1983 Summer Universiade

The 1983 Summer Universiade, also known as the 1983 World University Games or XII Summer Universiade, took place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between July 1 and 12, 1983. Over 2400 athletes from 73 countries participated. It was the first time Canada hosted these Games. Edmonton also hosted the 1978 Commonwealth Games.

XII Summer Universiade
XII Universiade d'été
Host cityEdmonton, Canada
Nations participating73
Athletes participating2,400
Events118 in 10 sports
Opening ceremonyJuly 1
Closing ceremonyJuly 12
Officially opened byCharles, Prince of Wales
Torch lighterJeanna Suzanne-Genrisson
Main venueCommonwealth Stadium

The event was marred by tragedy from the death of Soviet diver Sergei Chalibashvili when he died eight days after hitting his head on the 10 m diving platform in competition while attempting a reverse 3½ in the tuck position.

Charles, Prince of Wales opened the Universiade accompanied by Princess Diana, and other dignitaries and celebrities also visited.[1]

In October 2005, Edmonton was also selected as a potential bid candidate to host the 2011 Summer Universiade by the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS).[2]

Sports

Venues

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Canada)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Soviet Union (URS)583025113
2 United States (USA)12202254
3 Canada (CAN)*9101938
4 Italy (ITA)811625
5 Romania (ROU)6111027
6 China (CHN)55313
7 Nigeria (NGR)5005
8 Great Britain (GBR)3339
9 France (FRA)24511
10 Japan (JPN)2349
11 Cuba (CUB)2147
12 Australia (AUS)2125
13 West Germany (FRG)16310
14 Poland (POL)1214
15 Belgium (BEL)1102
16 Brazil (BRA)1023
17 Netherlands (NED)0303
18 Yugoslavia (YUG)0213
19 Tunisia (TUN)0123
20 Czechoslovakia (TCH)0101
 Senegal (SEN)0101
 Tanzania (TAN)0101
23 Austria (AUT)0011
 Bermuda (BER)0011
 Hungary (HUN)0011
 Jamaica (JAM)0011
 New Zealand (NZL)0011
 South Korea (KOR)0011
Totals (28 nations)118117118353

Participating nations

Around 2,400 athletes from 73 nations took part.

Participating National Olympic Committees

 Afghanistan  Albania  Algeria  Andorra  Angola  Argentina  Australia  Austria  Barbados  Belgium  Benin  Bolivia  Botswana  Brazil  Bulgaria  Myanmar  Cameroon  Canada  Chad  Chile  China  Colombia  Comoros  Republic of the Congo  Colombia  Cuba  Cyprus  Czechoslovakia  Denmark  Dominican Republic  Ecuador  Egypt  Ethiopia  Finland  France  Gabon  The Gambia  East Germany  West Germany  Ghana  Greece  Guatemala  Haiti  Honduras  Hong Kong  Hungary  Iceland  India  Indonesia  Iran  Iraq  Ireland  Israel  Italy  Ivory Coast  Jamaica  Japan  Jordan  Kenya  South Korea  North Korea  Laos  Lebanon  Lesotho  Libya  Liechtenstein  Luxembourg  Malaysia  Mali  Malta  Mauritania  Mexico  Monaco  Mongolia  Morocco  Nepal  Netherlands  New Zealand  Nicaragua  Niger  Nigeria  Norway  Oman  Pakistan  Panama  Papua New Guinea  Peru  Paraguay  Philippines  Poland  Portugal  Puerto Rico  Qatar  Romania  Rwanda  Saint Kitts and Nevis  Saint Lucia  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  San Marino  Saudi Arabia  Senegal  Seychelles  Sierra Leone  Singapore  South Africa  Soviet Union  Spain  Sudan  Sweden  Switzerland  Syria  Chinese Taipei  Tanzania  Thailand  Togo  Tonga  Trinidad and Tobago  Tunisia  Turkey  Uganda  United Arab Emirates  Great Britain  United States  Upper Volta  Uruguay  Venezuela  Vietnam  Samoa  North Yemen  South Yemen  Yugoslavia  Zaire  Zambia

References
  1. "Highlights from Edmonton's Sport History" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-01-04. Retrieved 2014-10-22.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-10-08. Retrieved 2007-06-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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