1991 Summer Universiade

The 1991 Summer Universiade, also known as the XVI Summer Universiade, took place in Sheffield, England. In the host country it was generally referred to as the World Student Games.

Sheffield City Council saw the event as a catalyst for urban renewal after industrial decline.^[1] It set up a company, Universiade GB Ltd, to run the games.^[1] Lack of central government funding and television sponsorship meant the event was in doubt until the Council guaranteed the money itself, in the face of complaints from local ratepayers.^[1] New facilities built for the event included the centrepiece Don Valley Stadium and other arenas, while the Lyceum Theatre was renovated for the associated cultural events.^[1] The opening ceremony attracted publicity when Helen Sharman, Britain's first astronaut, tripped and dropped the games torch. The flames were finally lit by the ignitor in the flame bowl itself as the torch had gone completely out.^[1]

Venues

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  Don Valley Stadium

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  Ponds Forge

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  Sheffield Arena

University Village

Hyde Park flats, located near Sheffield City Centre were used for accommodation for the athletes during the games and were later demolished.

Hyde Park flats during the 1991 Summer Universiade

Sports

• Athletics ()
• Basketball ()
• Diving ()
• Fencing ()
• Field hockey ()
• Football ()
• Gymnastics ()
• Swimming ()
• Tennis ()
• Volleyball ()
• Water polo ()

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	28	24	23	75
2	China	21	18	13	52
3	Soviet Union	15	14	21	50
4	North Korea	11	3	5	19
5	Italy	6	7	8	21
6	Japan	5	16	7	28
7	Germany	4	9	5	18
8	United Kingdom	4	5	4	13
9	South Korea	4	2	2	8
10	Canada	3	5	10	18
11	France	3	1	4	8
12	Ireland	3	1	0	4
13	Romania	2	4	6	12
14	Australia	2	3	2	7
15	Netherlands	2	2	0	4
16	Poland	1	3	1	5
17	Nigeria	1	2	0	3
18	Jamaica	1	1	0	2
19	Bermuda	1	0	0	1
19	Chinese Taipei	1	0	0	1
19	Finland	1	0	0	1
22	Spain	0	3	2	5
23	Cuba	0	1	1	2
23	Norway	0	1	1	2
25	Malaysia	0	1	0	1
25	Mexico	0	1	0	1
25	Sierra Leone	0	1	0	1
25	Yugoslavia	0	1	0	1
29	Belgium	0	0	2	2
30	Kenya	0	0	1	1
Total		119	129	118	366

References

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 TBD 2019 TBD 2021 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 TBD 2021 FISU Sports at the Universiade All-time Universiade medal table