1983 Summer Universiade
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| Host city | Edmonton, Canada |
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| Nations participating | 73 |
| Athletes participating | 2,400 |
| Events | 118 in 10 sports |
| Opening ceremony | July 1 |
| Closing ceremony | July 12 |
| Officially opened by | Charles, Prince of Wales |
| Torch lighter | |
| Main venue | Commonwealth Stadium |
The 1983 Summer Universiade, also known as the 1983 World University Games or XII Summer Universiade, took place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between July 1 and 12, 1983. Over 2400 athletes from 73 countries participated. It was the first time Canada hosted these Games. Edmonton also hosted the 1978 Commonwealth Games.
The event was marred by tragedy from the death of Soviet diver Sergei Chalibashvili when he died eight days after hitting his head on the 10 m diving platform in competition while attempting a reverse 3½ in the tuck position.
Charles, Prince of Wales opened the Universiade accompanied by Princess Diana, and other dignitaries and celebrities also visited.[1]
In October 2005, Edmonton was also selected as a potential bid candidate to host the 2011 Summer Universiade by the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS).[2]
Sports[]
Athletics (40)
Basketball (2)
Cycling
- Road cycling (4)
- Track cycling (8)
Diving (4)
Fencing (8)
Gymnastics (14)
Swimming (30)
Tennis (5)
Volleyball (2)
Water polo (1)
Venues[]
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- Commonwealth Stadium
- Argyll Velodrome (track cycling)
- Hawrelak Park (road cycling)
- Universiade Pavilion (basketball)
Medal table[]
* Host nation (Canada)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 58 | 30 | 25 | 113 |
| 2 |  United States (USA) | 12 | 20 | 22 | 54 |
| 3 |  Canada (CAN)* | 9 | 10 | 19 | 38 |
| 4 |  Italy (ITA) | 8 | 11 | 6 | 25 |
| 5 |  Romania (ROU) | 6 | 11 | 10 | 27 |
| 6 |  China (CHN) | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 7 |  Nigeria (NGR) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 9 |  France (FRA) | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 10 |  Japan (JPN) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 11 |  Cuba (CUB) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 12 |  Australia (AUS) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 |  West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| 14 |  Poland (POL) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 15 |  Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 |  Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 |  Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 |  Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 |  Tunisia (TUN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Senegal (SEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Tanzania (TAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 23 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Bermuda (BER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Jamaica (JAM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (28 nations) | 118 | 117 | 118 | 353 | |
Participating nations[]
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Around 2,400 athletes from 73 nations took part.
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References[]
- ^ "Highlights from Edmonton's Sport History" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-01-04. Retrieved 2014-10-22.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-10-08. Retrieved 2007-06-11.
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