1983 Summer Universiade
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.
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Host city | Edmonton, Canada |
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Nations participating | 73 |
Athletes participating | 2,400 |
Events | 118 in 10 sports |
Opening ceremony | July 1 |
Closing ceremony | July 12 |
Officially opened by | Charles, Prince of Wales |
Torch lighter | Jeanna Suzanne-Genrisson |
Main venue | Commonwealth Stadium |
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.
Charles, Prince of Wales opened the Universiade accompanied by Princess Diana, and other dignitaries and celebrities also visited.[1]
In October 2005, Edmonton was also 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
Medal table
* Host nation (Canada)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 58 | 30 | 25 | 113 |
2 | ![]() | 12 | 20 | 22 | 54 |
3 | ![]() | 9 | 10 | 19 | 38 |
4 | ![]() | 8 | 11 | 6 | 25 |
5 | ![]() | 6 | 11 | 10 | 27 |
6 | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
7 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
8 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
9 | ![]() | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
10 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
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 nations) | 118 | 117 | 118 | 353 |
Participating nations
Around 2,400 athletes from 73 nations took part.
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References
- "Highlights from Edmonton's Sport History" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-01-04. Retrieved 2014-10-22.