List of FISU World University Games medals by host nation
Tabulated below are the medals and overall rankings for host nations in each Summer Universiade and Winter Universiade, based on individual Games medals tables.
Summer Universiade[edit]
Ranked first
| Games | Host nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 |  Italy |
18 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 1 |
| 1961 |  Bulgaria |
2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 10 |
| 1963 |  Brazil |
2 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 8 |
| 1965 |  Hungary |
16 | 8 | 14 | 38 | 1 |
| 1967 |  Japan |
21 | 18 | 24 | 63 | 2 |
| 1970 | Italy |
4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 4 |
| 1973 |  Soviet Union |
69 | 37 | 31 | 137 | 1 |
| 1975 | Italy |
5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| 1977 | Bulgaria |
16 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 3 |
| 1979 |  Mexico |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 1981 |  Romania |
30 | 17 | 20 | 67 | 2 |
| 1983 |  Canada |
9 | 10 | 18 | 37 | 3 |
| 1985 | Japan |
5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 6 |
| 1987 |  Yugoslavia |
7 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 6 |
| 1989 |  West Germany |
3 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 8 |
| 1991 |  United Kingdom |
4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 8 |
| 1993 |  United States |
31 | 24 | 19 | 74 | 1 |
| 1995 | Japan |
24 | 16 | 24 | 64 | 2 |
| 1997 | Italy |
7 | 14 | 10 | 31 | 6 |
| 1999 |  Spain |
7 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 7 |
| 2001 |  People's Republic of China |
54 | 25 | 24 | 103 | 1 |
| 2003 |  Korea Republic |
26 | 12 | 17 | 55 | 3 |
| 2005 |  Turkey |
10 | 11 | 6 | 27 | 8 |
| 2007 |  Thailand |
13 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 6 |
| 2009 |  Serbia |
5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 10 |
| 2011 | People's Republic of China |
74 | 40 | 32 | 146 | 1 |
| 2013 |  Russian Federation |
151 | 72 | 61 | 284 | 1 |
| 2015 | Korea Republic |
47 | 32 | 29 | 108 | 1 |
| 2017 |  Chinese Taipei |
26 | 34 | 30 | 90 | 3 |
| 2019 | Italy |
15 | 13 | 16 | 44 | 6 |
| 2021 | People's Republic of China |
103 | 40 | 35 | 178 | 1 |
| 2025 | Germany |
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| 2027 | South Korea |
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| 2029 | United States |
Winter Universiade[edit]
Ranked first
| Games | Host nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 |  France |
4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 1962 |  Switzerland |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 1964 |  Czechoslovakia |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 1966 | Italy |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 1968 |  Austria |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 1970 |  Finland |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 1972 | United States |
1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| 1975 | Italy |
3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 2 |
| 1978 | Czechoslovakia |
4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
| 1981 | Spain |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 1983 | Bulgaria |
1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| 1985 | Italy |
3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 4 |
| 1987 | Czechoslovakia |
17 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 1 |
| 1989 | Bulgaria |
1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 1991 | Japan |
11 | 9 | 10 | 30 | 1 |
| 1993 |  Poland |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| 1995 | Spain |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 1997 | Korea Republic |
5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 6 |
| 1999 |  Slovakia |
4 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 3 |
| 2001 | Poland |
8 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 3 |
| 2003 | Italy |
5 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 4 |
| 2005 | Austria |
10 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 1 |
| 2007 | Italy |
9 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 3 |
| 2009 | People's Republic of China |
18 | 18 | 12 | 48 | 1 |
| 2011 | Turkey |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
| 2013 | Italy |
3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 6 |
| 2015 | Slovakia |
1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 |
| 2015 | Spain |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| 2017 |  Kazakhstan |
11 | 8 | 17 | 36 | 2 |
| 2019 | Russian Federation |
41 | 39 | 32 | 112 | 1 |
| 2023 | United States |
3 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 8 |
| 2025 | Italy |
External links[edit]
- The Geopolitics of Winter Olympic Medal Counts, The Atlantic, February 7, 2014
- One Benefit of Hosting the Olympics? More Medals, NPR, August 8, 2012
