1961 Summer Universiade

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II Summer Universiade
II лятна универсиада

Host city	Sofia, Bulgaria
Nations participating	32
Athletes participating	1.270
Events	9 sports
Opening ceremony	August 25
Closing ceremony	September 3
Officially opened by	Dimitar Ganev
Main venue	Vasil Levski Stadium
← 1959 Turin 1963 Porto Alegre →

The 1961 Summer Universiade, also known as the II Summer Universiade, was an international sporting event for university students that took place in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Sports at the 1961 Summer Universiade[]

• Athletics
• Basketball
• Diving
• Fencing
• Gymnastics
• Swimming
• Tennis
• Volleyball
• Water polo

Medal table[]

  *   Host nation (Bulgaria)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Soviet Union (URS)	21	23	7	51
2	Japan (JPN)	9	5	4	18
3	Hungary (HUN)	8	2	8	18
4	Romania (ROU)	6	6	9	21
5	Yugoslavia (YUG)	4	2	0	6
6	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	3	6	8	17
7	West Germany (FRG)	3	4	12	19
8	Poland (POL)	3	4	4	11
9	Italy (ITA)	3	0	2	5
10	Bulgaria (BUL)*	2	5	7	14
11	Great Britain (GBR)	2	5	4	11
12	South Africa (SAF)	1	1	0	2
	Sweden (SWE)	1	1	0	2
14	Ireland (IRL)	1	0	1	2
15	Cuba (CUB)	1	0	0	1
16	Austria (AUT)	0	2	1	3
17	Switzerland (SUI)	0	2	0	2
18	Belgium (BEL)	0	1	0	1
Totals (18 nations)		68	69	67	204