Golf is an optional sport at the Universiade that has been held on the event four times since the first inception in Bangkok 2007. Unlike the Olympic competition, a team competition is also held for both sexes. [1]
Event | 07 | 11 | 15 | 17 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Men's singles | • | • | • | • | ||
Men's team | • | • | • | • | ||
Women's singles | • | • | • | • | ||
Women's team | • | • | • | • | ||
Events | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
2007 Bangkok | Ming-chuan Chen (TPE) | Charles Ford (GBR) | Yuki Usami (JPN) |
2011 Shenzhen | Hideki Matsuyama (JPN) | Yoshinori Fujimoto (JPN) | Andrea Bolognesi (ITA) |
2015 Gwangju | Kazuki Higa (JPN) | Nicolas Platret (FRA) | Natipong Srithong (THA) |
2017 Taipei | Raul Pereda de la Huerta (MEX) | Kazuki Higa (JPN) | Liu Yung-hua (TPE) Kevin Yu (TPE) |
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
2007 Bangkok | Danielle Mc Veigh (IRL) | Diana Cantú (MEX) | Hiroko Ayada (JPN) |
2011 Shenzhen | Tzuchi Lin (TPE) | Katerina Ruzickova (CZE) | Ko Min Jeong (KOR) |
2015 Gwangju | Lee Jeong-eun (KOR) | Shina Kanazawa (JPN) | Sitanart Singhanart (THA) |
2017 Taipei | Mariel Galdiano (USA) | Chen Hsuan (TPE) Hou Yu-sang (TPE) | not awarded |
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
2007 Bangkok | Thailand (THA) | Mexico (MEX) | Japan (JPN) |
2011 Shenzhen | Japan (JPN) | Italy (ITA) | Mexico (MEX) |
2015 Gwangju | Japan (JPN) | France (FRA) | South Korea (KOR) |
2017 Taipei | Japan (JPN) | Mexico (MEX) | Chinese Taipei (TPE) |
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
2007 Bangkok | Mexico (MEX) | Ireland (IRL) | United States (USA) |
2011 Shenzhen | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | China (CHN) | United States (USA) |
2015 Gwangju | South Korea (KOR) | Japan (JPN) | United States (USA) |
2017 Taipei | United States (USA) | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | South Korea (KOR) |
Last updated after the 2017 Summer Universiade
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Japan (JPN) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
2 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
3 | Mexico (MEX) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
4 | South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
5 | United States (USA) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
6 | Ireland (IRL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
7 | Thailand (THA) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
8 | France (FRA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
9 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
10 | China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Totals (12 entries) | 16 | 17 | 15 | 48 |
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