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 | |
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 2009 Summer Universiade, officially known as the XXV Summer Universiade, was celebrated in Belgrade, Serbia from July 1 to 12, 2009. The event has also been organised by a range of co-host cities mostly in Vojvodina, close to Belgrade. It was the largest sporting event ever to be organised by the city. At this Universiade the biggest star was the Russian rhythmic gymnast Evgeniya Kanaeva, who won 5 gold medals. Russia was the leading nation in the medal table, with the most gold medals (27) and most medals (76).
The 2005 Summer Universiade, also known as the XXIII Summer Universiade, took place in İzmir, Turkey, in August.
The 2003 Summer Universiade, also known as the XXII Summer Universiade, took place in Daegu, South Korea.
The 1999 Summer Universiade, also known as the XX Summer Universiade, took place in Palma de Mallorca, Spain from 3 July to 13 July.
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The 1995 Summer Universiade, also known as the XVIII Summer Universiade, took place in Fukuoka, Japan.
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The 1967 Summer Universiade, also known as the V Summer Universiade, was a multi-sport event for university athletes that took place in Tokyo, Japan.
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The 1989 Winter Universiade, the XIV Winter Universiade, took place in Sofia, Bulgaria.
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The 2011 Summer Universiade (2011年夏季世界大学生运动会), also known as the XXVI Summer Universiade (第二十六届夏季世界大学生运动会) and Shenzhen 2011, was hosted in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
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The Diving competition in the 1977 Summer Universiade were held in Sofia, Bulgaria.
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Diving was contested at the 2013 Summer Universiade from July 5 to 12 at the Aquatics Palace in Kazan, Russia.
Diving was contested at the 2017 Summer Universiade from August 20 to 27 at the Aquatics Palace in Taipei, Taiwan.
Diving was contested at the 2019 Summer Universiade from 2 to 8 July 2019 at the Mostra d'Oltremare diving pool in Napoli.
