1961 Summer Universiade

II Summer Universiade
II Лятна универсиада

Host city	Sofia, Bulgaria
Nations	33
Athletes	1,627
Events	68 in 9 sports
Opening	August 25, 1961
Closing	September 3, 1961
Opened by	Dimitar Ganev
Main venue	Vasil Levski Stadium

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. Held from 25 August to 3 September, the event featured nine different sports, with participation by 1,627 athletes from 33 countries.^[1]

Sports at the 1961 Summer Universiade

•  Athletics (29)
•  Basketball (2)
•  Diving (4)
•  Fencing (8)
•  Gymnastics (4)
•  Swimming (15)
•  Tennis (5)
•  Volleyball (2)
•  Water polo (1)

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Bulgaria)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Soviet Union (URS)	21	23	8	52
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	3	10
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 entries)		68	69	67	204

References

1. Bell, Daniel (2011-11-21). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland. p. 444. ISBN 978-0-7864-6414-2.