1983 Summer Universiade

XII Summer Universiade Nations participating 73 Athletes participating 2,400 Events 10 Opening ceremony July 1 Closing ceremony July 12 Officially opened by Edward Schreyer Athlete's Oath Elizabeth Queenstone Judge's Oath Garry Saurlend Torch Lighter Jeanna Suzanne-Genrisson Stadium Commonwealth Stadium Nickname {{{Nickname}}} v · d · e The 1983 Summer Universiade, also known as the XII Summer Universiade, took place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between July 1 and 12, 1983. Over 2,400 athletes from 73 countries participated. The event was marred by tragedy when Soviet diver Sergei Chalibashvili died eight days after hitting his head on the platform while attempting a reverse 3½ in competition. In October 2005, Edmonton was also selected as a potential bid candidate to host the XXVI Summer Universiade in 2011 by the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) [1]. Sports Athletics (details) Basketball (details) Cycling (details) Diving (details) Fencing (details) Gymnastics (details) Swimming (details) Tennis (details) Volleyball (details) Water polo (details) Medal table 1983 SUMMER UNIVERSIADE FINAL MEDAL TABLE POS PARTICIPATING NATION GOLD SILVER BRONZE TOTAL 1  Soviet Union 58 30 25 113 2  United States 12 20 22 54 3  Canada 9 10 19 38 4  Italy 8 11 6 25 5  Romania 6 11 10 27 6  China 5 5 3 13 7  Nigeria 5 0 0 5 8  United Kingdom 3 3 3 9 9  France 2 4 5 11 10  Japan 2 3 4 9 11  Cuba 2 1 4 7 12  Australia 2 1 2 5 13  West Germany 1 6 3 10 14  Poland 1 2 1 4 15  Belgium 1 1 0 2 16  Brazil 1 0 2 3 17  Netherlands 0 3 0 3 18  Yugoslavia 0 2 1 3 19  Tunisia 0 1 2 3 20  Czechoslovakia 0 1 0 1 20  Senegal 0 1 0 1 20  Tanzania 0 1 0 1 23  Austria 0 0 1 1 23  Bermuda 0 0 1 1 23  Hungary 0 0 1 1 23  Jamaica 0 0 1 1 23  South Korea 0 0 1 1 23  New Zealand 0 0 1 1 TOTAL 118 118 118 354 External links International University Sports Federation (FISU) website v · d · eUniversiade Summer Universiade  1959 Turin  •  1961 Sofia  •  1963 Porto Alegre  •  1965 Budapest  •  1967 Tokyo  •  1970 Turin  •  1973 Moscow  •  1975 Rome  •  1977 Sofia  •  1979 Mexico City  •  1981 Bucharest  •  1983 Edmonton  •  1985 Kobe  •  1987 Zagreb  •  1989 Duisburg  •  1991 Sheffield  •  1993 Buffalo  •  1995 Fukuoka  •  1997 Sicily  •  1999 Palma de Mallorca  •  2001 Beijing  •  2003 Daegu  •  2005 İzmir  •  2007 Bangkok  •  2009 Belgrade  •  2011 Shenzhen  •  2013 Kazan  •  2015 Gwangju Winter Universiade  1960 Chamonix  •  1962 Villars  •  1964 Špindlerův Mlýn  •  1966 Sestriere  •  1968 Innsbruck  •  1970 Rovaniemi  •  1972 Lake Placid  •  1975 Livigno  •  1978 Špindlerův Mlýn  •  1981 Jaca  •  1983 Sofia  •  1985 Belluno  •  1987 Štrbské Pleso  •  1989 Sofia  •  1991 Sapporo  •  1993 Zakopane  •  1995 Jaca  •  1997 Muju / Jeonju  •  1999 Poprad Tatry  •  2001 Zakopane  •  2003 Tarvisio  •  2005 Innsbruck / Seefeld  •  2007 Turin  •  2009 Harbin  •  2011 Erzurum  •  2013 Maribor  • 2015 Granada This article about a sporting event is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · d · e