1977 Summer Universiade

The 1977 Summer Universiade, also known as the IX Summer Universiade or World University Games, took place in Sofia, Bulgaria.

IX Summer Universiade
IX Лятна универсиада

Host city	Sofia, Bulgaria
Nations	78
Athletes	2,939
Events	102 in 10 sports
Opening	August 17, 1977
Closing	August 28, 1977
Opened by	Todor Zhivkov
Torch lighter	Nikolay Georgiev
Main venue	Vassil Levski Stadion
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Sports

•  Athletics (34)
•  Basketball (2)
•  Diving (4)
•  Fencing (8)
•  Gymnastics (4)
•  Swimming (22)
•  Tennis (5)
•  Volleyball (2)
•  Water polo (1)
•  Wrestling (20)

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Bulgaria)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Soviet Union (URS)	26	31	25	82
2	United States (USA)	19	11	13	43
3	Bulgaria (BUL)	16	8	11	35
4	Romania (ROM)	9	8	11	28
5	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	5	4	1	10
6	Canada (CAN)	4	6	5	15
7	Cuba (CUB)	4	3	4	11
8	Poland (POL)	3	6	4	13
9	West Germany (FRG)	3	3	6	12
10	Japan (JPN)	3	3	0	6
11	Hungary (HUN)	2	4	4	10
12	France (FRA)	2	2	2	6
13	Italy (ITA)	1	3	3	7
14	Yugoslavia (YUG)	1	3	1	5
15	Mongolia (MGL)	1	0	2	3
16	Austria (AUT)	1	0	0	1
	Belgium (BEL)	1	0	0	1
	Brazil (BRA)	1	0	0	1
19	Great Britain (GBR)	0	4	1	5
20	East Germany (GDR)	0	3	3	6
21	Algeria (ALG)	0	0	1	1
	China (CHN)	0	0	1	1
	Iran (IRI)	0	0	1	1
	South Korea (KOR)	0	0	1	1
	Switzerland (SUI)	0	0	1	1
	Turkey (TUR)	0	0	1	1
Totals (26 entries)		102	102	102	306

References

• Athletics
  • World Student Games (Universiade - Men) - GBR Athletics
  • World Student Games (Universiade - Women) - GBR Athletics
• Basketball
  • USAB - NINTH WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES (Men)
  • USAB - NINTH WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES (Women)
• Diving
  • "Universiade: Diving Medalists". HickokSports.com. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012.
  • "GBR Athletics". GBR Athletics (Men). Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  • "GBR Athletics". GBR Athletics (Women). Retrieved 15 August 2021.