1975 Summer Universiade

VIII Summer Universiade
VIII Universiade estiva
Host cityRome, Italy
Nations38
Athletes468
Events35 in 1 sport
OpeningSeptember 18, 1975
ClosingSeptember 21, 1975
Opened byGiovanni Leone
Main venueStadio Olimpico

The 1975 Summer Universiade, also known as the VIII Summer Universiade,[1] took place in Rome, Italy. The 1975 Universiade only featured athletics, other disciplines having been cancelled, as the original host Yugoslavia was unable to hold the event.[2] It was therefore referred to as the World University Championships in athletics.[3][4]

Sports

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Medal table

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Pietro Mennea won two gold medals at the 1975 Summer Universiade

  *   Host nation (Italy)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Soviet Union (URS)751123
2 Poland (POL)73111
3 Italy (ITA)*5117
4 West Germany (FRG)3227
5 Finland (FIN)3205
6 Romania (ROU)26412
7 United States (USA)2406
8 Bulgaria (BUL)2046
9 Canada (CAN)1427
10 France (FRA)1113
11 Czechoslovakia (TCH)1102
12 Austria (AUT)1001
13 Yugoslavia (YUG)0347
14 Hungary (HUN)0202
15 Great Britain (GBR)0123
16 Algeria (ALG)0011
 Nigeria (NGR)0011
 Sweden (SWE)0011
Totals (18 entries)353535105

References

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  1. ^ FISU (organising body) official site - History
  2. ^ "Just potted nostalgia". The Guardian. 23 September 1975. p. 28. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  3. ^ hickoksports.com - Universiade Archived 2012-09-01 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ GBR athletics - World Student Games (Universiade) - British Medallists