1987 Summer Universiade

The 1987 Summer Universiade, also known as the XIV Summer Universiade, took place in Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia (now Croatia). It involved participants from 111 countries and over 6,000 individual sportspersons and members of teams.

Infrastructural changes

The city of Zagreb used the event to renovate and revitalize the city. The city's main square (Republic Square) was repaved with stone blocks and made part of the downtown pedestrian zone. A part of the Medveščak stream, which had been running under the sewers since 1898, was uncovered by workers. This part formed the Manduševac fountain that was also covered in 1898.^[1]

Mascot

The mascot of the 1987 Summer Universiade is a squirrel, named "Zagi" and created by Nedjeljko Dragići. It is a resident of Zagreb's parks, amiable and always in a good mood. Its nonchalance and gaiety are but a cover for diligence. Always on the move and reaching for the seemingly impossible, the squirrel embodies the dynamism of athletic endeavour. Its origin is shown by the little black hat, characteristic of the folk costumes in the region of Zagreb.^[2]

Sports

• Athletics ()
• Basketball ()
• Canoeing ()
• Diving ()
• Fencing ()
• Football ()
• Gymnastics ()
• Rowing ()
• Swimming ()
• Tennis ()
• Volleyball ()
• Water polo ()

Medal table

Zagi, the XIV Summer Universiade mascot, was created by Croatian animator Nedjeljko Dragić.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	27	20	24	71
2	Soviet Union	23	33	19	75
3	Romania	21	13	9	43
4	Italy	12	8	10	30
5	China	11	8	10	29
6	Yugoslavia	7	7	5	19
7	East Germany	5	3	5	13
8	Hungary	4	3	5	12
9	United Kingdom	4	1	4	9
10	Netherlands	3	10	8	21
11	West Germany	3	5	5	13
12	Bulgaria	3	4	1	8
13	Japan	3	3	6	12
14	Poland	3	1	2	6
15	Cuba	1	3	2	6
16	Czechoslovakia	1	2	2	5
17	Greece	1	2	1	4
18	Belgium	1	1	1	3
19	Australia	1	1	0	2
19	New Zealand	1	1	0	2
21	Spain	1	0	1	2
22	Morocco	1	0	0	1
22	Norway	1	0	0	1
22	Portugal	1	0	0	1
25	Nigeria	0	3	3	6
26	Canada	0	2	5	7
27	France	0	1	3	4
28	South Korea	0	1	1	2
29	Brazil	0	1	0	1
29	Switzerland	0	1	0	1
29	Senegal	0	1	0	1
32	North Korea	0	0	2	2
33	Jamaica	0	0	1	1
33	Mexico	0	0	1	1
33	Puerto Rico	0	0	1	1
Total		139	139	137	415

See also

• European Universities Games 2016
• European University Sports Association
• FISU

References

External links

• ZAGREB WELCOMES THE XIVMER UNIVERSIADE by VAN MECANOVIC PRESIDENT OF THE YUGOSLAVIAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE
• Univerzijada ‘87. – drugi ilirski preporod
• U Beogradu nisu htjeli da Dražen otvori Univerzijadu (Croatian)

Universiade Summer Universiade Turin 1959 Sofia 1961 Porto Alegre 1963 Budapest 1965 Tokyo 1967 Turin 1970 Moscow 1973 Rome 1975 Sofia 1977 Mexico City 1979 Bucharest 1981 Edmonton 1983 Kobe 1985 Zagreb 1987 Duisburg 1989 Sheffield 1991 Buffalo 1993 Fukuoka 1995 Sicily 1997 Palma de Mallorca 1999 Beijing 2001 Daegu 2003 İzmir 2005 Bangkok 2007 Belgrade 2009 Shenzhen 2011 Kazan 2013 Gwangju 2015 Taipei 2017 2019 Winter Universiade Chamonix 1960 Villars 1962 Špindlerův Mlýn 1964 Sestriere 1966 Innsbruck 1968 Rovaniemi 1970 Lake Placid 1972 Livigno 1975 Špindlerův Mlýn 1978 Jaca 1981 Sofia 1983 Belluno 1985 Štrbské Pleso 1987 Sofia 1989 Sapporo 1991 Zakopane 1993 Jaca 1995 Muju/Jeonju 1997 Poprad/Tatry 1999 Zakopane 2001 Tarvisio 2003 Innsbruck 2005 Turin 2007 Harbin 2009 Erzurum 2011 Trentino 2013 Granada/Štrbské Pleso 2015 Almaty 2017 Krasnoyarsk 2019 FISU Sports at the Universiade All-time Universiade medal table