| Athletics at the 2015 Summer Universiade | |
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| Dates | July 8, 2015 – July 12, 2015 |
| Host city | Gwangju, South Korea |
| Venue | Gwangju Universiade Main Stadium |
| Level | Senior |
| Events | 46 |
| Participation | 1073 athletes from 107 nations |
| Records set | 3 UR s |
Athletics was contested at the 2015 Summer Universiade from July 8 to 12 at the Gwangju Universiade Main Stadium in Gwangju, South Korea. [1]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia (RUS) | 12 | 8 | 9 | 29 |
| 2 |  Japan (JPN) | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 3 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |  Poland (POL) | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 |  Germany (GER) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 |  China (CHN) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 |  South Africa (RSA) | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 |  Belgium (BEL) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 |  Azerbaijan (AZE) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Dominican Republic (DOM) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 |  United States (USA) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 12 |  Jamaica (JAM) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 13 |  New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 |  Australia (AUS) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 15 |  Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 |  Estonia (EST) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 |  Lithuania (LTU) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 |  Barbados (BAR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 India (IND) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Ireland (IRL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Ivory Coast (CIV) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Uganda (UGA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 25 |  Morocco (MAR) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 28 |  Romania (ROU) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 |  Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 30 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 |  Algeria (ALG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Botswana (BOT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Burkina Faso (BUR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 37 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Thailand (THA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (40 entries) | 50 | 51 | 49 | 150 | |
Afghanistan (3)
Algeria (12)
Anguilla (1)
Argentina (11)
Australia (34)
Austria (6)
Azerbaijan (2)
Bangladesh (2)
Barbados (2)
Belarus (4)
Belgium (10)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
Botswana (10)
Brazil (4)
Bulgaria (2)
Burkina Faso (2)
Cambodia (2)
Cameroon (2)
Canada (40)
Chile (18)
China (41)
Chinese Taipei (13)
Colombia (4)
Costa Rica (5)
Croatia (3)
Cyprus (5)
Czech Republic (13)
Democratic Republic of the Congo (2)
Denmark (15)
Dominican Republic (5)
Equatorial Guinea (2)
Estonia (28)
Ethiopia (2)
Federated States of Micronesia (1)
Finland (11)
France (6)
Gabon (2)
Germany (15)
Ghana (13)
Hong Kong (10)
Hungary (11)
India (10)
Iran (2)
Ireland (5)
Italy (18)
Ivory Coast (1)
Jamaica (10)
Japan (32)
Jordan (7)
Kazakhstan (15)
Kenya (7)
Kyrgyzstan (4)
Latvia (13)
Lebanon (10)
Liberia (1)
Lithuania (17)
Luxembourg (3)
Malaysia (9)
Mali (2)
Malta (3)
Mexico (13)
Moldova (3)
Mongolia (6)
Montenegro (1)
Morocco (10)
Netherlands (7)
New Zealand (30)
Niger (1)
Nigeria (9)
Northern Mariana Islands (1)
Norway (26)
Oman (11)
Pakistan (2)
Panama (3)
Philippines (4)
Poland (25)
Portugal (9)
Qatar (2)
Romania (15)
Russia (80)
Rwanda (2)
El Salvador (1)
Senegal (5)
Serbia (3)
Singapore (1)
Slovakia (8)
Slovenia (16)
Solomon Islands (1)
South Africa (39)
South Korea (31)
Sri Lanka (15)
Suriname (2)
Swaziland (2)
Sweden (16)
Switzerland (5)
Tanzania (1)
Thailand (19)
Trinidad and Tobago (2)
Turkey (14)
Uganda (11)
Ukraine (8)
United States (44)
United States Virgin Islands (2)
Uzbekistan (3)
Venezuela (12)
Zambia (3)
Zimbabwe (5)
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