1987 Summer Universiade

The city of Zagreb used the event to renovate and revitalize the city. The city's main square (Republic Square) was repaved with stone blocks and made part of the downtown pedestrian zone. A part of the Medveščak stream, which had been running under the sewers since 1898, was uncovered by workers. This part formed the Manduševac fountain that was also covered in 1898.[1]

The mascot of the 1987 Summer Universiade is a squirrel, named "Zagi" and created by Nedjeljko Dragić.[2] It is a resident of Zagreb's parks, amiable and always in a good mood. Its nonchalance and gaiety are but a cover for diligence. Always on the move and reaching for the seemingly impossible, the squirrel embodies the dynamism of athletic endeavour. Its origin is shown by the little black hat, characteristic of the folk costumes in the region of Zagreb.[3]

• Athletics ()
• Basketball ()
• Canoeing ()
• Diving ()
• Fencing ()
• Football ()
• Gymnastics ()
• Rowing ()
• Swimming ()
• Tennis ()
• Volleyball ()
• Water polo ()

Zagi, the XIV Summer Universiade mascot, was created by Croatian animator Nedjeljko Dragić.

  *   Host nation (Yugoslavia)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States (USA)	27	20	24	71
2	Soviet Union (URS)	23	33	19	75
3	Romania (ROU)	21	13	9	43
4	Italy (ITA)	12	8	10	30
5	China (CHN)	11	8	10	29
6	Yugoslavia (YUG)*	7	7	7	21
7	East Germany (GDR)	5	3	5	13
8	Hungary (HUN)	4	3	5	12
9	Great Britain (GBR)	4	1	4	9
10	Netherlands (NED)	3	10	8	21
11	West Germany (FRG)	3	5	5	13
12	Bulgaria (BUL)	3	4	1	8
13	Japan (JPN)	3	3	6	12
14	Poland (POL)	3	1	2	6
15	Cuba (CUB)	1	3	3	7
16	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	1	2	2	5
17	Greece (GRE)	1	2	1	4
18	Belgium (BEL)	1	1	1	3
19	Australia (AUS)	1	1	0	2
	New Zealand (NZL)	1	1	0	2
21	Spain (ESP)	1	0	1	2
22	Morocco (MAR)	1	0	0	1
	Norway (NOR)	1	0	0	1
	Portugal (POR)	1	0	0	1
25	Nigeria (NGR)	0	3	3	6
26	Canada (CAN)	0	2	5	7
27	France (FRA)	0	1	3	4
	South Korea (KOR)	0	1	3	4
29	Brazil (BRA)	0	1	0	1
	Senegal (SEN)	0	1	0	1
	Switzerland (SUI)	0	1	0	1
32	North Korea (PRK)	0	0	2	2
33	Jamaica (JAM)	0	0	1	1
	Mexico (MEX)	0	0	1	1
	Puerto Rico (PUR)	0	0	1	1
Totals (35 nations)		139	139	142	420

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• ZAGREB WELCOMES THE XIVMER UNIVERSIADE by VAN MECANOVIC PRESIDENT OF THE YUGOSLAVIAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE Archived 2010-12-08 at the Wayback Machine
• Univerzijada ‘87. – drugi ilirski preporod
• U Beogradu nisu htjeli da Dražen otvori Univerzijadu (in Croatian)