1993 Summer Universiade

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XVII Summer Universiade
Host cityBuffalo, New York, United States
Nations118
Athletes3,582
Events140 in 12 sports
OpeningJuly 8, 1993
ClosingJuly 18, 1993
Opened byVice President Al Gore
Torch lighterRon Karnaugh
Main venueRich Stadium

The 1993 Summer Universiade, also known as XVII Summer Universiade or World University Games Buffalo '93, took place in Buffalo, New York, as the main site. For the first time in history the event was hosted by two countries, as some events were held in neighbouring cities in Canada.

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Medal table[edit]

  *   Host nation (United States)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)*31241974
2 China (CHN)176528
3 Canada (CAN)12131439
4 Ukraine (UKR)116926
5 Cuba (CUB)84416
6 Romania (ROU)72312
7 Germany (GER)691328
8 Japan (JPN)5131230
9 Italy (ITA)591125
10 France (FRA)581124
11 Hungary (HUN)43714
12 Great Britain (GBR)36413
13 Poland (POL)3148
14 South Korea (KOR)24410
15 Belgium (BEL)2237
16 Belarus (BLR)2125
17 Australia (AUS)2024
18 Jamaica (JAM)1326
 Nigeria (NGR)1326
20 Czech Republic (CZE)1304
21 Austria (AUT)1012
 Netherlands (NED)1012
23 Ghana (GHA)1001
 Kenya (KEN)1001
 Morocco (MAR)1001
 South Africa (SAF)1001
 Spain (ESP)1001
28 Russia (RUS)0437
29 Mexico (MEX)0415
30 Independent Participants0202
31 Armenia (ARM)0101
 Brazil (BRA)0101
 Estonia (EST)0101
 Kazakhstan (KAZ)0101
 Lithuania (LTU)0101
36 Chinese Taipei (TPE)0033
37 Bahamas (BAH)0011
 Ethiopia (ETH)0011
 Greece (GRE)0011
 Ireland (IRL)0011
 Madagascar (MAD)0011
 Slovakia (SVK)0011
 Switzerland (SUI)0011
Totals (43 entries)135135147417

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Games Planners Promise 'World-Class' Competition Organizers Release Tentative Events Schedule".
  2. ^ "Ground is broken for Lew-Port fields: sites are being prepared for World University Games". Buffalo News. September 5, 1992. Retrieved May 11, 2022.

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