1963 Summer Universiade

III Summer Universiade
III Universiade de verão

Host city	Porto Alegre, Brazil
Nations participating	27
Athletes participating	713
Events	9 sports
Opening ceremony	August 30
Closing ceremony	September 8
Officially opened by
Torch lighter	Adhemar Ferreira da Silva
Main venue	Estádio Olímpico Monumental
← 1961 Sofia 1965 Budapest →

The 1963 Summer Universiade, also known as the III Summer Universiade, took place in Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Sports at the 1963 Summer Universiade[]

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

Medal table[]

  *   Host nation (Brazil)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Soviet Union (URS)	19	12	3	34
2	Hungary (HUN)	18	13	6	37
3	West Germany (FRG)	10	11	14	35
4	Japan (JPN)	9	3	6	18
5	Great Britain (GBR)	4	6	3	13
6	Italy (ITA)	3	5	10	18
7	Poland (POL)	2	1	0	3
8	Brazil (BRA)*	2	0	9	11
9	France (FRA)	1	6	3	10
10	Cuba (CUB)	1	2	5	8
11	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	1	2	0	3
12	Peru (PER)	0	1	2	3
	Spain (ESP)	0	1	2	3
14	Netherlands (NED)	0	1	1	2
	South Africa (SAF)	0	1	1	2
16	Switzerland (SUI)	0	1	0	1
	Uruguay (URU)	0	1	0	1
18	Belgium (BEL)	0	0	1	1
	Chile (CHI)	0	0	1	1
	Luxembourg (LUX)	0	0	1	1
	Yugoslavia (YUG)	0	0	1	1
Totals (21 nations)		70	67	69	206

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