1959 Summer Universiade

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The 1959 Summer Universiade, also known as the I Summer Universiade, took place in Turin, Italy.[2]

I Summer Universiade
I Universiade estiva
Host cityTurin, Italy
MottoUniversal understanding[1]
Nations45
Athletes985
Events60 in 7 sports
OpeningAugust 26, 1959
ClosingSeptember 7, 1959
Opened byGiovanni Gronchi
Main venueStadio Comunale

Sports

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Medal table

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Italy leads this first edition in the total medals count.[3]

  *   Host nation (Italy)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Italy*18101038
2  Soviet Union (URS)118524
3  West Germany (FRG)691025
4  Hungary (HUN)65213
5  France (FRA)42814
6  Great Britain (GBR)36110
7  Yugoslavia (YUG)3328
8  Czechoslovakia (TCH)25512
9  Japan (JPN)2237
10  Romania (ROU)2125
11  Poland (POL)15814
12  Greece (GRE)1113
13  Bulgaria (BUL)1102
14  East Germany (GDR)0101
  Switzerland (SUI)0101
16  Belgium (BEL)0011
  Netherlands (NED)0011
  Spain (ESP)0011
  Sweden (SWE)0011
Totals (19 entries)606061181

References

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  1. ^ "World Games Open". California Pasadena Independent. 28 August 1959. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Spotlight: Take a look back to the Torino 1959 Summer Universiade". fisu.net. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Medaglie vinte dalle rappresentative italiane alle Universiadi Estive" (PDF) (in Italian). cusi.it. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-23. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
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