1959 Summer Universiade
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| Host city | Turin, Italy |
|---|---|
| Motto | Universal understanding[1] |
| Nations participating | 45 |
| Athletes participating | 985 |
| Events | 7 sports |
| Opening ceremony | August 26 |
| Closing ceremony | September 7 |
| Officially opened by | Giovanni Gronchi |
| Main venue | Stadio Comunale |
The 1959 Summer Universiade, also known as the I Summer Universiade, took place in Turin, Italy.[2]
Sports[]
Medal table[]
Italy leads this first edition in the total medals count.[3]
* Host nation (Italy)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy* | 18 | 10 | 10 | 38 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 11 | 8 | 5 | 24 |
| 3 |  West Germany (FRG) | 6 | 9 | 10 | 25 |
| 4 |  Hungary (HUN) | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| 5 |  France (FRA) | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 |
| 6 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| 7 |  Yugoslavia (YUG) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| 9 |  Japan (JPN) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 10 |  Romania (ROU) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 |  Poland (POL) | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 |
| 12 |  Greece (GRE) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 |  Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (19 nations) | 60 | 60 | 61 | 181 | |
References[]
- ^ "World Games Open". California Pasadena Independent. 28 August 1959. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Spotlight: Take a look back to the Torino 1959 Summer Universiade". fisu.net. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Medaglie vinte dalle rappresentative italiane alle Universiadi Estive" (PDF) (in Italian). cusi.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-23. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
External links[]
- (in Italian) Le Universiadi in Italia
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