Russia at the FISU World University Games

Russia participated in 12 editions of the Universiade, debuting at the 1993 Summer Universiade. The 2013 Summer Universiade was the best for Russia, beating the previous total medal and gold record of the 1973 Summer Universiade, of the then USSR.^[1] Furthermore, Russia produced a number of Universiade records, including the total medals won.^[2] Russia hosted the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan and the 2019 Winter Universiade in Krasnoyarsk.

Russia at the Universiade
IOC code	RUS
Medals	Gold 647 Silver 558 Bronze 599 Total 1,804

In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian athletes were banned from competing in the 2022 FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, China, and FISU postponed Russia's hosting rights for the 2023 Summer World University Games.^[3][4]

Medal count

Medals at the Summer Universiade Universiade Rank 1959–1991 part of USSR 1993 Buffalo 0 4 3 7 28 1995 Fukuoka 15 12 23 50 3 1997 Sicily 10 14 10 34 4 1999 Palma de Mallorca 14 18 11 43 2 2001 Beijing 12 18 20 50 3 2003 Daegu 26 22 34 82 2 2005 Izmir 26 16 23 65 1 2007 Bangkok 28 28 39 95 2 2009 Belgrade 29 22 27 76 1 2011 Shenzhen 42 43 45 130 2 2013 Kazan 150 73 61 284 1 2015 Gwangju 34 39 47 122 2 2017 Taipei 25 31 38 94 4 2019 Naples 22 24 36 82 2 Total 437 368 422 1,227 3

Medals at the Winter Universiade Universiade Rank 1960–1991 part of USSR 1993 Zakopane 5 2 4 12 4 1995 Jaca 6 3 3 12 2 1997 Muju 9 6 9 24 2 1999 Poprad 8 11 11 30 1 2001 Zakopane 14 9 8 31 1 2003 Tarvisio 12 10 10 32 1 2005 Innsbruck 7 5 9 21 3 2007 Turin 9 14 12 35 2 2009 Harbin 18 14 19 51 2 2011 Erzurum 14 14 11 39 1 2013 Trentino 15 16 19 50 1 2015 Granada/ Štrbské Pleso 20 18 18 56 1 2017 Almaty 29 27 15 71 1 2019 Krasnoyarsk 41 39 32 112 1 Total 207 188 180 575 1

See also

• Russia at the Olympics
• Russia at the Paralympics

References

1. "Универсиада 2013: Россия бьет 30-летний рекорд СССР, у Украины неудачный день" [Universiade 2013: Russia beats USSR Record, Unlucky Day for Ukraine] (in Russian). Korrespondent.net. 11 July 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
2. "200 слов про золото Универсиады" [200 Words about the Gold at the Universiade] (in Russian). RIA. 18 July 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
3. "FISU suspends Yekaterinburg hosting rights for 2023 World University Games". www.insidethegames.biz. April 29, 2022.
4. "FISU suspends Yekaterinburg hosting rights for 2023 World University Games".

External links

• FISU History at the FISU