Men's Football events were contested at the 1993 Summer Universiade in Buffalo,USA and in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Men's | Czech Republic (CZE) | South Korea (KOR) | Germany (GER) |
Women's | China (CHN) | United States (USA) | Russia (RUS) |
UB Stadium is a stadium in Amherst, New York on the campus of the University at Buffalo. It is primarily used for football, soccer, and track and field events, and is the home field of the Buffalo Bulls. The Stadium hosted the athletics events and the closing ceremonies of the 1993 World University Games held in July of 1993. The first football game was held between the Bulls and Maine Black Bears on September 4, 1993.
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 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 1997 Winter Universiade, the XVIII Winter Universiade, took place in Muju and Chonju (Jeonju), Jeonbuk province, South Korea. The snow sport events were held in Muju Resort in Muju. The ice events were held in Chonju, the provincial capital about 55 kilometers from Muju Resort.
Lee Lim-saeng is a former South Korean footballer who played as a defender. He is currently the technical director of the Korea Football Association.
The swimming competition at the 1993 Summer Universiade took place in Buffalo, United States from July 9 to July 14, 1993.
Baseball is not a mandatory sport in the Summer Universiade. In 1993, the sport was held at the XVII Summer Universiade in Buffalo, New York, United States, and it was staged two years later at the XVIII Summer Universiade in Fukuoka, Japan. Twenty years later, the sport made a comeback at the 2015 Summer Universiade in Gwangju, South Korea, and was played again at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei, Taiwan.
Tennis events were contested at the 1993 Summer Universiade in Buffalo, New York, United States.
Football was an optional sport at the 1979 edition and two of the optional sports at the 1985 edition of the Universiade. Between 1987 and 2019, it was a recognized mandatory sport. The women's football competition began in the 1993 edition as an optional event. Due to the creation of the FISU University Football World Cup in 2019, the sport is no longer part of the Summer World University Games program, as of that year. With this change, the number of mandatory sports was kept at 15, since the place was occupied by badminton, which, after five editions as an optional sport, became compulsory.
The 2015 Summer Universiade was a Universiade held in the city of Gwangju, South Korea. It took place from July 3 to July 14, 2015. Gwangju also hostes the group matches of the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
Water polo events were contested at the 1993 Summer Universiade in Buffalo, New York, USA.
Volleyball events were contested at the 1993 Summer Universiade in Buffalo, New York, USA.
Fencing events were contested at the 1993 Summer Universiade in Buffalo, New York, USA.
The Diving competition in the 1993 Summer Universiade were held in Buffalo, New York, USA.
Basketball events were contested at the 1993 Summer Universiade in Buffalo, New York, USA.
At the 1993 Summer Universiade, the athletics events were held at the University at Buffalo Stadium in Amherst, New York in the United States from July 14 to 18. A total of 43 events were contested, of which 23 by male and 20 by female athletes.
Buffalo, New York, and its greater metropolitan area is currently home to two major league sports teams, the Buffalo Sabres & Buffalo Bills. Buffalo is also home to several other major and minor league sports teams, including the Buffalo Bandits, Buffalo Bisons, Buffalo eXtreme and FC Buffalo. Local colleges active in NCAA Division I athletics include Canisius University, Niagara University, St. Bonaventure University and University at Buffalo.
The women's javelin throw event at the 1993 Summer Universiade was held at the UB Stadium in Buffalo, United States on 16 July 1993.
The men's 800 metres event at the 1993 Summer Universiade was held at the UB Stadium in Buffalo, United States 14–16 July 1993.
Ukraine competed at the 1993 Summer Universiade in Buffalo, New York, United States, from 8 to 18 July 1993. Ukraine did not compete in baseball, football, tennis, volleyball, and water polo. Ukrainian women's basketball team finished 7th.