2003 Summer Universiade

XXII Summer Universiade
제22회 하계 유니버시아드

Slogan : Dream for Unity!
Host city	Daegu, South Korea
Nations participating	174
Athletes participating	4,179
Events	13 sports
Opening ceremony	August 21
Closing ceremony	August 31
Officially opened by	President Roh Moo-hyun
Torch lighter	Lee Jin-Taek
Main venue	Daegu World Cup Stadium
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The 2003 Summer Universiade, also known as the XXII Summer Universiade, took place in Daegu, South Korea.

Emblem[]

• The alphabet letter "U" and five stars, which is FISU's emblem, make up the basis of the emblem for the Daegu Universiade.
• It symbolizes the theme of "Dream for Unity" and the five goals (Dream, Advance, Equalize, Green and Unite) of the Games.
• The wide green stripe emphasizing Daegu's image as an environmentally friendly city.
• The Five-colored stripes symbolize Daegu as a city of textile and fashion.
• The soaring figure of the Universiade's five stars and five stripes in harmony symbolize the challenging spirit of youth across the globe, Daegu's upright spirit and vision for the bright future.

Mascot[]

• The mascot embodies the Image of Daegu Summer Universiade, a festival of the University Students on the global village.
• The rainbow colors symbolize the textile & fashion industry, environmentally friendly city and the dreams toward unity transcending all the barriers or differences.
• Cyber-typed Mascot represents the creativity and challenging spirit toward the future of the youth.

Venues[]

Daegu[]

Suseong

• Daegu Stadium — ceremonies, athletics, football
• Daegu Athletics Park Swimming Pool — water polo
• Daegu Athletics Arena — gymnastics
• Kyeongbuk High School Gymnasium — taekwondo
• Junghwa Girls' High School Gymnasium — basketball
• Suseong District Stadium — football

Buk

• Daegu Municipal Stadium — football
• Daegu Baseball Stadium — archery
• Daegu Citizens' Gymnasium — basketball
• Daegu Gymnasium — volleyball
• Daegu Il Middle School Gymnasium — volleyball
• Riverside Football Ground — football
• Daegu Expo Hall 1 — fencing

Dalseo

• Daegu Universiade Tennis Center — tennis
• Duryu Swimming Pool — swimming, diving
• Duryu Arena — judo
• Yeungnam High School Gymnasium — basketball

Nam

• Yeungnam College of Science & Technology Gymnasium — volleyball

Gumi[]

• Gumi Citizens' Stadium — football
• Park Chung Hee Gymnasium — basketball

Andong[]

• Andong Gymnasium — basketball

Gyeongju[]

• Sorabol College Gymnasium — basketball

Yeongcheon[]

• Yeongcheon Gymnasium — volleyball

Gyeongsan[]

• Kyungil University Gymnasium — volleyball
• Catholic University of Daegu Gymnasium — volleyball

Gimcheon[]

• Gimcheon Main Stadium — football

Sports[]

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

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

Obligatory sports[]

Optional[]

• Archery (8) (details)
• Judo (18) (details)
• Taekwondo (16) (details)

Participants[]

Medal table[]

  *   Host nation ()

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	(CHN)	41	27	13	81
2	(RUS)	26	22	34	82
3	(KOR)*	26	12	17	55
4	(UKR)	23	15	17	55
5	(JPN)	13	13	21	47
6	(FRA)	8	8	4	20
7	(GBR)	8	3	6	17
8	(USA)	5	13	18	36
9	(PRK)	3	8	3	14
10	(POL)	3	4	3	10
11	Chinese Taipei (TPE)	3	3	5	11
12	(BLR)	3	3	4	10
13	(GER)	3	2	8	13
14	(HUN)	3	2	7	12
15	(CZE)	3	0	3	6
16	(AUS)	2	5	5	12
	(ITA)	2	5	5	12
18	(KAZ)	2	4	0	6
19	(RSA)	2	1	2	5
20	(UZB)	2	0	1	3
21	(ESP)	1	4	8	13
22	(BRA)	1	2	8	11
23	(ROM)	1	2	4	7
24	(NED)	1	1	2	4
25	(SCG)	1	1	1	3
	(MAR)	1	1	1	3
27	(LAT)	1	0	0	1
	(MDA)	1	0	0	1
29	(MEX)	0	3	2	5
30	(FIN)	0	3	1	4
31	(SVK)	0	2	3	5
32	(IRN)	0	2	2	4
33	(SLO)	0	2	0	2
	(TUR)	0	2	0	2
35	(CAN)	0	1	2	3
	(EST)	0	1	2	3
	(SUI)	0	1	2	3
38	(CUB)	0	1	1	2
	(IRL)	0	1	1	2
40	(DEN)	0	1	0	1
	(UGA)	0	1	0	1
42	(CRO)	0	0	3	3
	(THA)	0	0	3	3
44	Israel (ISR)	0	0	2	2
45	(ARM)	0	0	1	1
	(AUT)	0	0	1	1
	(BAH)	0	0	1	1
	(BIH)	0	0	1	1
	(CYP)	0	0	1	1
	(GRE)	0	0	1	1
	(JAM)	0	0	1	1
	(MAS)	0	0	1	1
	(MGL)	0	0	1	1
Totals (53 nations)		189	182	233	604

External links[]

• Official website (archived)