1970 Summer Universiade

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The 1970 Summer Universiade, also known as the VI Summer Universiade, took place in Turin, Italy.

VI Summer Universiade
VI Universiade estiva
Host cityTurin, Italy
Nations58
Athletes2,084
Events81 in 9 sports
OpeningAugust 26, 1970
ClosingSeptember 6, 1970
Opened byGiuseppe Saragat
Main venueStadio Comunale

After the city of Lisbon, Portugal failed to host the 1969 Summer Universiade, the games were assigned to Turin to be held next year.[1][2]

Sports at the 1970 Summer Universiade

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Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Italy)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Soviet Union (URS)26171558
2  United States (USA)22181454
3  East Germany (GDR)83415
4  Italy (ITA)*44715
5  Japan (JPN)37515
6  Hungary (HUN)36615
7  West Germany (FRG)36312
8  Great Britain (GBR)34714
9  Poland (POL)3159
10  Yugoslavia (YUG)3115
11  Netherlands (NED)1124
12  Austria (AUT)1113
  Bulgaria (BUL)1113
14  France (FRA)1045
15  Romania (ROU)0426
16  Cuba (CUB)0224
17  Australia (AUS)0101
  Czechoslovakia (TCH)0101
  Greece (GRE)0101
  Sweden (SWE)0101
21  Canada (CAN)0011
  Madagascar (MAD)0011
  Panama (PAN)0011
  South Korea (KOR)0011
Totals (24 entries)828083245

References

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  1. ^ "FISU history". www.fisu.net. Archived from the original on 2017-01-19. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
  2. ^ "Spotlight: Remembering the Torino 1970 Summer Universiade". www.fisu.net. Retrieved 2020-03-30.