1983 Summer Universiade

XII Summer Universiade
Host city	Edmonton, Canada
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 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.

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
1	Soviet Union (URS)	58	30	25	113
2	United States (USA)	12	20	22	54
3	Canada (CAN)*	9	10	19	38
4	Italy (ITA)	8	11	6	25
5	Romania (ROU)	6	11	10	27
6	China (CHN)	5	5	3	13
7	Nigeria (NGR)	5	0	0	5
8	Great Britain (GBR)	3	3	3	9
9	France (FRA)	2	4	5	11
10	Japan (JPN)	2	3	4	9
11	Cuba (CUB)	2	1	4	7
12	Australia (AUS)	2	1	2	5
13	West Germany (FRG)	1	6	3	10
14	Poland (POL)	1	2	1	4
15	Belgium (BEL)	1	1	0	2
16	Brazil (BRA)	1	0	2	3
17	Netherlands (NED)	0	3	0	3
18	Yugoslavia (YUG)	0	2	1	3
19	Tunisia (TUN)	0	1	2	3
20	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	0	1	0	1
	Senegal (SEN)	0	1	0	1
	Tanzania (TAN)	0	1	0	1
23	Austria (AUT)	0	0	1	1
	Bermuda (BER)	0	0	1	1
	Hungary (HUN)	0	0	1	1
	Jamaica (JAM)	0	0	1	1
	New Zealand (NZL)	0	0	1	1
	South Korea (KOR)	0	0	1	1
Totals (28 nations)		118	117	118	353

Participating nations

Around 2,400 athletes from 73 nations took part.

Participating National Olympic Committees
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Argentina Australia Austria Barbados Belgium Benin Bolivia Botswana Brazil Bulgaria Myanmar Cameroon Canada Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Republic of the Congo Colombia Cuba Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt Ethiopia Finland France Gabon The Gambia East Germany West Germany Ghana Greece Guatemala Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Ivory Coast Jamaica Japan Jordan Kenya South Korea North Korea Laos Lebanon Lesotho Libya Liechtenstein Luxembourg Malaysia Mali Malta Mauritania Mexico Monaco Mongolia Morocco Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Papua New Guinea Peru Paraguay Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Romania Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines San Marino Saudi Arabia Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore South Africa Soviet Union Spain Sudan Sweden Switzerland Syria Chinese Taipei Tanzania Thailand Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Uganda United Arab Emirates Great Britain United States Upper Volta Uruguay Venezuela Vietnam Samoa North Yemen South Yemen Yugoslavia Zaire Zambia

References

"Highlights from Edmonton's Sport History" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-01-04. Retrieved 2014-10-22.

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[1] "Highlights from Edmonton's Sport History" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-01-04. Retrieved 2014-10-22.

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Summer Games	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
Winter Games	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 2005 Turin 2007 Harbin 2009 Erzurum 2011 Trentino 2013 Granada-Štrbské Pleso 2015 Almaty 2017 Krasnoyarsk 2019 Lucerne 2021 Lake Placid 2023 TBD 2025
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