2001 Summer Universiade

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XXI Summer Universiade
第二十一届世界大学生夏季运动会
Dì èrshíyī jiè shìjiè dàxuéshēng xiàjì yùndònghuì

Host city	Beijing, China
Nations participating	165[1]
Athletes participating	6,657[1]
Events	12 sports
Opening ceremony	22 August
Closing ceremony	1 September
Officially opened by	Jiang Zemin
Athlete's Oath	Kou Qing (athletics)
Judge's Oath	Huang Youang (basketball)
Torch lighter	Tian Liang
Main venue	Workers Stadium
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The 2001 Summer Universiade, also known as the XXI Summer Universiade, was an international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, between 22 August and 1 September. A total of 6,757 athletes from 165 nations took part in 12 sports. The hosts, China, topped the medal table for the first time, with a total of 103 medals and 54 gold medals (more than twice the number of gold-second placed,the United States).

The event was also considered a rehearsal for the 2008 Beijing Olympics due to the announcement that Beijing would host the 2008 Olympic Games, which was made one month before the Opening Ceremony of the Universiade.

Venues[]

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Chaoyang District[]

• Beijing Workers' Stadium — ceremonies and football (men's finals)
• Olympic Sports Center Stadium — athletics
• Ying Tung Natatorium — swimming
• Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium - volleyball (finals)
• pool - water polo
• - volleyball

Fengtai District[]

• - volleyball,football
• - volleyball
• Beijing Tennis Center — tennis

Haidian District[]

• - football
• Peking University Haidian Gymnasium — table tennis
• Peking University Main Gymnasium - basketball
• Peking University - football
• Peking University Swimming Pool- water polo
• Peking University Health Science Center Gymnasium- volleyball
• Tsinghua University Gymnasium - basketball
• Tsinghua University Stadium - football
• Tsinghua University Diving Pool - diving
• Beijing Sport University Gymnasium - basketball
• Beijing Sport University Stadium - football
• Capital Indoor Stadium — gymnastics (artistic and rhythmic)
• Beijing Jiaotong University Gymnasium - basketball
• Beijing Forestry University Gymnasium - basketball
• Minzu University of China Gymnasium - basketball
• Beihang University Gymnasium - volleyball
• Capital Normal University stadium - football

Xicheng District[]

• - judo

Shijingshan District[]

• Shougang Gymnasium - fencing

Dongcheng District[]

• Xiannongtan Stadium- football

Sports[]

Events in a total of twelve sports were contested at the Universiade.

• Note: Numbers in brackets denote the number of different events held in each sport.

Obligatory sports[]

Rhythmic gymnastics became an obligatory sport at this edition.

Optional[]

• Judo (18) (details)
• Table tennis (7) (details)

Medal table[]

  *   Host nation (China)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China (CHN)*	54	25	24	103
2	United States (USA)	21	13	13	47
3	Japan (JPN)	14	14	25	53
4	Ukraine (UKR)	14	14	7	35
5	Russia (RUS)	12	18	20	50
6	Italy (ITA)	8	8	6	22
7	Cuba (CUB)	6	4	2	12
8	France (FRA)	5	2	15	22
9	Great Britain (GBR)	4	2	4	10
10	South Korea (KOR)	3	10	14	27
11	Poland (POL)	3	4	1	8
12	Romania (ROM)	3	4	0	7
13	Australia (AUS)	3	1	2	6
14	Brazil (BRA)	2	3	2	7
15	Spain (ESP)	2	3	1	6
16	North Korea (PRK)	2	1	8	11
17	Czech Republic (CZE)	1	4	8	13
18	Germany (GER)	1	4	2	7
19	Mexico (MEX)	1	3	0	4
20	Netherlands (NED)	1	2	3	6
21	Uzbekistan (UZB)	1	2	2	5
22	Israel (ISR)	1	1	0	2
	Latvia (LAT)	1	1	0	2
24	Estonia (EST)	1	0	2	3
25	FR Yugoslavia (YUG)	1	0	1	2
	Slovenia (SLO)	1	0	1	2
	South Africa (RSA)	1	0	1	2
28	Kenya (KEN)	1	0	0	1
	Morocco (MAR)	1	0	0	1
	Turkey (TUR)	1	0	0	1
31	Belarus (BLR)	0	6	11	17
32	Chinese Taipei (TPE)	0	3	5	8
33	Kazakhstan (KAZ)	0	3	0	3
34	Belgium (BEL)	0	2	0	2
	Canada (CAN)	0	2	0	2
	Portugal (POR)	0	2	0	2
37	Switzerland (SUI)	0	1	6	7
38	Austria (AUT)	0	1	0	1
	Azerbaijan (AZE)	0	1	0	1
	Georgia (GEO)	0	1	0	1
	Ireland (IRL)	0	1	0	1
	Namibia (NAM)	0	1	0	1
43	Hungary (HUN)	0	0	6	6
44	Botswana (BOT)	0	0	2	2
45	Croatia (CRO)	0	0	1	1
	Cyprus (CYP)	0	0	1	1
	Egypt (EGY)	0	0	1	1
	Slovakia (SVK)	0	0	1	1
	Sweden (SWE)	0	0	1	1
	Thailand (THA)	0	0	1	1
Totals (50 nations)		170	167	200	537

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