Host city | Buffalo, New York, United States |
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Nations | 118 |
Athletes | 3,582 |
Events | 140 in 12 sports |
Opening | July 8, 1993 |
Closing | July 18, 1993 |
Opened by | Vice President Al Gore |
Torch lighter | Ron Karnaugh |
Main venue | Rich Stadium |
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.
* Host nation (United States)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States (USA)* | 31 | 24 | 19 | 74 |
2 | China (CHN) | 17 | 6 | 5 | 28 |
3 | Canada (CAN) | 12 | 13 | 14 | 39 |
4 | Ukraine (UKR) | 11 | 6 | 9 | 26 |
5 | Cuba (CUB) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
6 | Romania (ROU) | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
7 | Germany (GER) | 6 | 9 | 13 | 28 |
8 | Japan (JPN) | 5 | 13 | 12 | 30 |
9 | Italy (ITA) | 5 | 9 | 11 | 25 |
10 | France (FRA) | 5 | 8 | 11 | 24 |
11 | Hungary (HUN) | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
12 | Great Britain (GBR) | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
13 | Poland (POL) | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
14 | South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
15 | Belgium (BEL) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
16 | Belarus (BLR) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
17 | Australia (AUS) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
18 | Jamaica (JAM) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
Nigeria (NGR) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
20 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
21 | Austria (AUT) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
23 | Ghana (GHA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kenya (KEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Morocco (MAR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
South Africa (SAF) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Spain (ESP) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
28 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
29 | Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
30 | Independent Participants | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
31 | Armenia (ARM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Estonia (EST) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
36 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
37 | Bahamas (BAH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Ethiopia (ETH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Greece (GRE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Madagascar (MAD) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (43 entries) | 135 | 135 | 147 | 417 |
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