1970 Summer Universiade
The 1970 Summer Universiade, also known as the VI Summer Universiade, took place in Turin, Italy.
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| Host city | Turin, Italy |
|---|---|
| Nations participating | 58 |
| Athletes participating | 2,084 |
| Events | 9 sports |
| Opening ceremony | August 26 |
| Closing ceremony | September 6 |
| Officially opened by | Giuseppe Saragat |
| Main venue | Stadio 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
Medal table
* Host nation (Italy)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 26 | 17 | 15 | 58 |
| 2 |  United States (USA) | 22 | 18 | 11 | 51 |
| 3 |  East Germany (GDR) | 8 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 |  Italy (ITA)* | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Japan (JPN) | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 |
| 6 |  Hungary (HUN) | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| 7 |  West Germany (FRG) | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
| 8 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| 9 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Poland (POL) | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 10 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia (YUG) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 |  Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 |  Austria (AUT) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 14 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 15 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Romania (ROU) | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 16 |  Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 17 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Greece (GRE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 21 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Madagascar (MAD) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Panama (PAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (24 nations) | 82 | 80 | 81 | 243 | |
References
- "FISU history". www.fisu.net. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
- "Spotlight: Remembering the Torino 1970 Summer Universiade". www.fisu.net. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
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