Athletics at the 2015 Summer Universiade | |
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Dates | July 8, 2015 – July 12, 2015 |
Host city | Gwangju, South Korea |
Venue | Gwangju Universiade Main Stadium |
Level | Senior |
Events | 46 |
Participation | 1073 athletes from 107 nations |
Records set | 3 UR s |
Athletics was contested at the 2015 Summer Universiade from July 8 to 12 at the Gwangju Universiade Main Stadium in Gwangju, South Korea. [1]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Russia (RUS) | 12 | 8 | 9 | 29 |
2 | Japan (JPN) | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
3 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
4 | Poland (POL) | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
5 | Germany (GER) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
6 | China (CHN) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
7 | South Africa (RSA) | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
8 | Belgium (BEL) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
9 | Azerbaijan (AZE) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Dominican Republic (DOM) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
11 | United States (USA) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
12 | Jamaica (JAM) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
13 | New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
14 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
15 | Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
16 | Estonia (EST) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
17 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
18 | Lithuania (LTU) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
19 | Barbados (BAR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
India (IND) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Ireland (IRL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Ivory Coast (CIV) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Uganda (UGA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
25 | Morocco (MAR) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
26 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
28 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
29 | Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
30 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
31 | Algeria (ALG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Botswana (BOT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Burkina Faso (BUR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
37 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Thailand (THA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (40 entries) | 50 | 51 | 49 | 150 |
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