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| IOC code | UKR |
| National federation | Ukrainian University Sports Association |
| Website | studsport |
| Medals Ranked 8th |
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Ukraine has participated in all Summer and Winter Universiades since the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Medals at the Summer Universiade
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Medals by summer sportAs of 2023.
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215 Ukrainian athletes won at least two medals at Winter Universiades. Among athletes who won more than 6 medals are also Olena Dmytrash (rhythmic gymnastics, 9 medals), Hanna Rizatdinova (rhythmic gymnastics, 8 medals), Ihor Radivilov (artistic gymnastics, 7 medals), Serhiy Breus, Vyacheslav Shyrshov, Serhiy Frolov (all — swimming, 6 medals), Natalia Hodunko, Oleksandra Hridasova, and Yevheniia Homon (all — rhythmic gymnastics, 6 medals).
As of 2023.
| No | Athlete | Sport |  |  |  | Total |
| 1 | Anna Bessonova |  Rhythmic gymnastics | 10 | 8 | 1 | 19 |
| 2 | Yana Klochkova |  Swimming | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | Oleh Lisohor | Swimming | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | Olena Vitrychenko | Rhythmic gymnastics | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Tamara Yerofeeva | Rhythmic gymnastics | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 6 | Ihor Snitko | Swimming | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Yana Shemyakina |  Fencing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 8 | Oleg Verniaiev |  Artistic gymnastics | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 |
| 9 | Andriy Serdinov | Swimming | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Olena Kostevych |  Shooting | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
41 Ukrainian athletes won at least two medals at Winter Universiades. Among athletes who won more than 4 medals are also Iana Bondar (biathlon, 6 medals), Roman Pryma (biathlon, 5 medals), Valentyna Semerenko, Oleksiy Korobeinikov, Serhiy Sednev (all — biathlon, 4 medals), and Mykola Popovych (cross-country skiing, 4 medals).
As of 2023.
| No | Athlete | Sport | | | | Total |
| 1 | Oksana Khvostenko |  Biathlon | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | Vita Semerenko | Biathlon | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | Valentyna Shevchenko |  Cross-country skiing | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Artem Pryma | Biathlon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Kateryna Hryhorenko | Cross-country skiing | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | Oksana Yakovlieva | Biathlon | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Andriy Deryzemlya | Biathlon | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Oleksandr Bilanenko | Biathlon | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Serhiy Semenov | Biathlon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Oleh Berezhnyi | Biathlon | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
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