| Athletics at the VI Summer Universiade | |
|---|---|
 The host stadium (shown in the 1930s) | |
| Dates | 2–6 September 1970 |
| Host city | Turin, Italy  |
| Venue | Stadio Comunale di Torino |
| Events | 33 |
At the 1970 Summer Universiade, the Athletics events were held at the Stadio Comunale in Turin, Italy between 2 and 6 September.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 8 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
| 2 |  East Germany (GDR) | 8 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| 3 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 |  United States (USA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 |  Poland (POL) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 |  West Germany (FRG) | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 |  Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 9 |  Austria (AUT) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 |  Yugoslavia (YUG) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 |  Romania (ROM) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 |  Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 |  Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 |  Greece (GRE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 18 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 |  Madagascar (MAD) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Panama (PAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (20 entries) | 33 | 33 | 33 | 99 | |
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