| Cross-country skiing at the I Winter Universiade | |
|---|---|
| Venue | French National Ski School |
| Dates | 6 March 1960 |
| Competitors | 37 from 7 nations |
| Teams | 7 in Men's event;3 on Womenś |
Cross-country skiing at the 1960 Winter Universiade was held in Chamonix, France on 6 March, 1960. [1] [2]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Relay 4 x 8 km |  Soviet Union (URS) |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) |  Poland (POL) |
| Women's Relay 3 x 4km | Soviet Union (URS) | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | Poland (POL) |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  Czechoslovakia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Poland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
The FISU World University Games, formerly the Universiade, is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The former name is a portmanteau of the words "University" and "Olympiad".
The International University Sports Federation is responsible for the organization and governance of worldwide sports competitions for student-athletes between the ages of 17 and 25. It was founded in 1949 as the world governing body of national university sports organizations and currently has 165 member associations from five continents. Between 1949 and 2011, it was based in Brussels (Belgium); it was relocated to Lausanne (Switzerland) since 2011.
The 2009 Winter Universiade, the XXIV Winter Universiade took place in Harbin, China. Student athletes from 44 countries took part in the games.
The 2005 Winter Universiade, the XXII Winter Universiade, took place in Innsbruck and Seefeld, Austria. South Korea won 23 medals, the most of any of the participating nations.
The 2003 Winter Universiade, the XXI Winter Universiade, took place in Tarvisio, Italy. Total 1,266 athletes from 41 countries performed.
The 2001 Winter Universiade, the XX Winter Universiade, took place in Zakopane, Poland.
The 1993 Winter Universiade, the XVI Winter Universiade, took place in Zakopane, Poland. Japan led the medal standings with 6 gold, 5 silver and 4 bronze medals.
The 1987 Winter Universiade, the XIII Winter Universiade, took place in Štrbské Pleso, Czechoslovakia. 596 athletes from 28 countries participated at the games.
The 1983 Winter Universiade, the XI Winter Universiade, took place in Sofia, Bulgaria. This was one of only four Universiades since Winter 1981 with no official mascot.
The 1975 Winter Universiade, the VIII Winter Universiade, took place in Livigno, Italy.
The 1966 Winter Universiade, the IV Winter Universiade, took place in Sestriere, Italy. 430 athletes, from 30 countries participated.
The 1960 Winter Universiade, the I Winter Universiade, took place in Chamonix, France.
Cross-country skiing at the 2007 Winter Universiade included ten cross-country skiing events.
The 2013 Winter Universiade, the XXVI Winter Universiade, was a winter multi-sport event which took place in Trentino, Italy between 11 and 21 December 2013.
The 2015 Winter Universiade, the XXVII Winter Universiade, was a multi-sport winter event with the host ducties were shared by Granada, Spain and Štrbské Pleso, Slovakia. On 14 March 2009, FISU announced that the host would be Granada because they were the only bid.
Winter Universiade 2017, the XXVIII Winter Universiade, was a multi-sport winter event which took place in Almaty, Kazakhstan from 29 January to 8 February 2017. On 29 November 2011, FISU announced that Winter Universiade 2017 would be hosted in Almaty.
The 2019 Winter Universiade, the XXIX Winter Universiade, was a multi-sport event for student and youth athletes which took place from 2 to 12 March 2019 in the Russian city of Krasnoyarsk. The 2019 Winter Universiade was the third Universiade hosted in Russia and second as an independent country. The first Universiade, when Russia was a Soviet Republic, was hosted by Moscow in 1973, whereas Kazan, capital of the Republic of Tatarstan, hosted the 2013 Summer Universiade. It is the first Winter Universiade hosted by Russia, and the second time that the event was held in a former USSR republic.
The FISU World University Championships are part of the sporting events of the International University Sports Federation. Launched the FISU World University Championships in 1963, with Lund, Sweden hosting the Handball event.
The Lake Placid 2023 FISU World University Games, commonly known as Lake Placid 2023, was a collegiate multi-sport winter sports held between January 12 to January 22, 2023 and had Lake Placid, New York, United States, as main host city. Alongside Lake Placid, events were also hosted by neighbouring cities of Wilmington, Saranac Lake, Potsdam and North Creek also located at the New York state. The event is also known as the 31st Winter Universiade as administered by the International University Sports Federation (FISU).
Japan participated at the 1960 Winter Universiade, in Chamonix, France. Japan finished seventh in the medal table with the silver medal won by Nobuo Sato in the men's figure skating event.
