1983 Summer Universiade
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Host city | Edmonton, Canada |
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Nations | 73 |
Athletes | 2,400 |
Events | 118 in 10 sports |
Opening | July 1, 1983 |
Closing | July 12, 1983 |
Opened by | Charles, Prince of Wales |
Torch lighter | Jeanna Suzanne-Genrisson |
Main venue | Commonwealth Stadium |
← 1981 Bucharest 1985 Kobe → |
The 1983 Summer Universiade, also known as the 1983 World University Games or XII Summer Universiade, took place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between July 1 and 12, 1983. Over 2400 athletes from 73 countries participated. It was the first time Canada hosted these Games. Edmonton also hosted the 1978 Commonwealth Games.
The event was marred by tragedy from the death of Soviet diver Sergei Chalibashvili when he died eight days after hitting his head on the 10 m diving platform in competition while attempting a reverse 3½ in the tuck position. The official mascot of the event was Wugie the Owl, his name is an acronym of World University Games in Edmonton, the Owl is the national bird of Alberta.
The Prince of Wales (now Charles III) opened the Universiade accompanied by the Princess of Wales (Diana), and other dignitaries and celebrities also visited.[1]
In October 2005, Edmonton was selected as a potential bid candidate to host the 2011 Summer Universiade by the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS).[2]
Sports
Athletics (40)
Basketball (2)
Cycling
- Road cycling (4)
- Track cycling (8)
Diving (4)
Fencing (8)
Gymnastics (14)
Swimming (30)
Tennis (5)
Volleyball (2)
Water polo (1)
Venues
Venue | Events | Capacity | Status |
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Commonwealth Stadium | Athletics | 60,081 | Active |
Northlands Coliseum | 17,498 | Defunct | |
Argyll Velodrome | Track Cycling | Active | |
Hawrelak Park | Road cycling | Active | |
Universiade Pavilion | Basketball | 5,500 | Active |
Medal table
* Host nation (Canada)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 57 | 30 | 25 | 112 |
2 | ![]() | 12 | 20 | 21 | 53 |
3 | ![]() | 9 | 11 | 18 | 38 |
4 | ![]() | 8 | 11 | 6 | 25 |
5 | ![]() | 6 | 12 | 8 | 26 |
6 | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
7 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
8 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
9 | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
10 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
11 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
12 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
13 | ![]() | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
14 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
15 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
16 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
17 | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
18 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
19 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
20 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
23 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (28 entries) | 117 | 118 | 116 | 351 |
Participating nations
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (October 2014) |
Around 2,400 athletes from 73 nations took part.
Participating National University Sports Federations |
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References
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- 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
- Naples 2019
- Chengdu 2021†
- Yekaterinburg 2023‡
- Rhine-Ruhr 2025
- Chungcheong 2027
- North Carolina 2029
![Flaga FISU](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/FISU_flag2.svg/100px-FISU_flag2.svg.png)
- 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-Chonju 1997
- Poprad-Tatry 1999
- Zakopane 2001
- Tarvisio 2003
- Innsbruck-Seefeld 2005
- Turin 2007
- Harbin 2009
- Erzurum 2011
- Trentino 2013
- Granada-Štrbské Pleso 2015
- Almaty 2017
- Krasnoyarsk 2019
- Lucerne 2021§
- Lake Placid 2023
- Turin 2025
- TBD 2027
- †Postponed to 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- ‡Cancelled due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- §Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- FISU
- Sports at the FISU World University Games
- All-time FISU World University Games medal table
- FISU World University Games medals by host nation
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