| Czech Republic at the World University Games | |
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| IOC code | CZE |
| National federation | Czech University Sports Association |
| Website | www |
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The Czech Republic has participated in all Summer and Winter World University Games since the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993.
The Czech Republic has won 115 medals in 15 appearances at the Summer Universiade between 1993 and 2021 (2023).
| Edition |  |  |  |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo 1993 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
 Fukuoka 1995 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Sicily 1997 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
 Palma de Mallorca 1999 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
 Beijing 2001 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
 Daegu 2003 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
 Ízmir 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
 Bangkok 2007 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
 Belgrade 2009 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Shenzhen 2011 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 Kazan 2013 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Gwangju 2015 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 |
 Taipei 2017 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Naples 2019 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Chengdu 2021 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| Total | 31 | 35 | 49 | 115 |
The Czech Republic has won 99 medals in 15 appearances at the Winter World University Games between 1993 and 2023.
| Edition | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zakopane 1993 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jaca 1995 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Muju/Jeonju 1997 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
 Poprad Tatry 1999 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Zakopane 2001 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Tarvisio 2003 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
 Innsbruck/Seefeld 2005 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| Turin 2007 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| Harbin 2009 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| Erzurum 2011 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Trentino 2013 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| Granada/Štrbské Pleso-Osrblie 2015 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
 Almaty 2017 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| Krasnoyarsk 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Lake Placid 2023 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Total | 28 | 28 | 43 | 99 |
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