1975 Summer Universiade

Multi-sport event in Rome, Italy

VIII Summer Universiade
VIII Universiade estiva

Host city	Rome, Italy
Nations	38
Athletes	468
Events	35 in 1 sport
Opening	September 18, 1975
Closing	September 21, 1975
Opened by	Giovanni Leone
Main venue	Stadio Olimpico
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The 1975 Summer Universiade, also known as the VIII Summer Universiade,^[1] took place in Rome, Italy. The 1975 Universiade only featured athletics, other disciplines having been cancelled, as the original host Yugoslavia was unable to hold the event.^[2] It was therefore referred to as the World University Championships in athletics.^[3]^[4]

Sports

Athletics (details)

Medal table

* Host nation (Italy)


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Soviet Union (URS)	7	5	11	23
2	Poland (POL)	7	3	1	11
3	Italy (ITA)*	5	1	1	7
4	West Germany (FRG)	3	2	2	7
5	Finland (FIN)	3	2	0	5
6	Romania (ROU)	2	6	4	12
7	United States (USA)	2	4	0	6
8	Bulgaria (BUL)	2	0	4	6
9	Canada (CAN)	1	4	2	7
10	France (FRA)	1	1	1	3
11	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	1	1	0	2
12	Austria (AUT)	1	0	0	1
13	Yugoslavia (YUG)	0	3	4	7
14	Hungary (HUN)	0	2	0	2
15	Great Britain (GBR)	0	1	2	3
16	Algeria (ALG)	0	0	1	1
	Nigeria (NGR)	0	0	1	1
	Sweden (SWE)	0	0	1	1
Totals (18 entries)		35	35	35	105

References

^ FISU (organising body) official site - History
^ "Just potted nostalgia". The Guardian. 23 September 1975. p. 28. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
^ hickoksports.com - Universiade Archived 2012-09-01 at the Wayback Machine
^ GBR athletics - World Student Games (Universiade) - British Medallists