The diving competition in the 1961 Summer Universiade was held in Sofia, Bulgaria.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 3-Meter Springboard |  Shunsuke Kaneto (JPN) |  Len Rapkins (GBR) |  Gheorghe Banu (ROM) |
| Men's Platform | Tadao Tosa (JPN) |  Horst Rosenfeld (FRG) | Gheorghe Banu (ROM) |
| Women's 3-Meter Springboard | Liz Ferris (GBR) | Helga Berg (FRG) |  Konstantina Popova (BUL) |
| Women's Platform | Liz Ferris (GBR) |  Irmgard Lurf (AUT) | Emilia Negulescu (ROM) |
* Host nation (Bulgaria)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Japan (JPN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Romania (ROM) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
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The 1999 Summer Universiade, also known as the XX Summer Universiade, took place in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
The 1997 Summer Universiade, also known as the XIX Summer Universiade, took place in the island of Sicily, Italy.
The 1995 Summer Universiade, also known as the XVIII Summer Universiade, took place in Fukuoka, Japan.
The 1993 Summer Universiade, also known as XVII Summer Universiade or World University Games Buffalo '93, took place in Buffalo, New York, as the main site. For the first time in history the event was hosted by two countries, as some events were held in neighbouring cities in Canada.
The 1983 Summer Universiade, also known as the 1983 World University Games or XII Summer Universiade, took place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between July 1 and 12, 1983. Over 2400 athletes from 73 countries participated. It was the first time Canada hosted these Games. Edmonton also hosted the 1978 Commonwealth Games.
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Diving was contested at the 2017 Summer Universiade from August 20 to 27 at the Aquatics Palace in Taipei, Taiwan.
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