1961 Summer Universiade

II Summer Universiade
Nations participating 32
Athletes participating 1.270
Events 9 sports
Opening ceremony August 25
Closing ceremony September 3
Officially opened by President of Bulgarian Committee of the University and Youth Sport Alan Vasilev
Athlete's Oath Nikole Ivanova
Judge's Oath no taken, since 1965
Torch Lighter Yeduard Nikolev
Stadium Vasil Levski Stadium

The 1961 Summer Universiade, also known as the II Summer Universiade, was an international sporting event for university students that took place in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Soviet Union 21 23 7 51
2  Japan 9 5 4 18
3  Hungary 8 2 8 18
4  Romania 6 6 9 21
5  Yugoslavia 4 2 0 6
6  Czechoslovakia 3 6 8 17
7  West Germany 3 4 12 19
8  Poland 3 4 4 11
9  Italy 3 0 2 5
10  Bulgaria 2 5 7 14
11  United Kingdom 2 5 4 11
12  South Africa 1 1 0 2
12  Sweden 1 1 0 2
14  Ireland 1 0 1 2
15  Cuba 1 0 0 1
16  Austria 0 2 1 3
17  Switzerland 0 2 0 2
18  Belgium 0 1 0 1
Total 68 69 67 204

Sports at the 1961 Summer Universiade

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