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1970 Summer Universiade

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VI Summer Universiade
VI Universiade estiva
Host cityTurin, Italy
Nations58
Athletes2,084
Events81 in 9 sports
OpeningAugust 26, 1970
ClosingSeptember 6, 1970
Opened byGiuseppe Saragat
Main venueStadio Comunale

The 1970 Summer Universiade, also known as the VI Summer Universiade, took place in Turin, Italy.

After the city of Lisbon, Portugal failed to host the 1969 Summer Universiade, the games were assigned to Turin to be held next year.[1][2]

Sports at the 1970 Summer Universiade

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Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Italy)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Soviet Union (URS)26171558
2 United States (USA)22181454
3 East Germany (GDR)83415
4 Italy (ITA)*44715
5 Japan (JPN)37515
6 Hungary (HUN)36615
7 West Germany (FRG)36312
8 Great Britain (GBR)34714
9 Poland (POL)3159
10 Yugoslavia (YUG)3115
11 Netherlands (NED)1124
12 Austria (AUT)1113
 Bulgaria (BUL)1113
14 France (FRA)1045
15 Romania (ROU)0426
16 Cuba (CUB)0224
17 Australia (AUS)0101
 Czechoslovakia (TCH)0101
 Greece (GRE)0101
 Sweden (SWE)0101
21 Canada (CAN)0011
 Madagascar (MAD)0011
 Panama (PAN)0011
 South Korea (KOR)0011
Totals (24 entries)828083245

References

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  1. ^ "FISU history". www.fisu.net. Archived from the original on 2017-01-19. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
  2. ^ "Spotlight: Remembering the Torino 1970 Summer Universiade". www.fisu.net. Retrieved 2020-03-30.