1979 Summer Universiade

The 1979 Summer Universiade, also known as the X Summer Universiade, took place in Mexico City, Mexico.

X Summer Universiade

Host city	Mexico City, Mexico
Nations participating	94
Athletes participating	2,974
Events	10 sports
Opening ceremony	September 2
Closing ceremony	September 13
Officially opened by	José López Portillo
Main venue	Estadio Olimpico Universitario

Sports

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

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Mexico)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Soviet Union (URS)	31	26	16	73
2	United States (USA)	21	14	16	51
3	Romania (ROU)	14	3	14	31
4	East Germany (GDR)	6	4	4	14
5	West Germany (FRG)	4	6	7	17
6	Hungary (HUN)	4	3	4	11
7	Italy (ITA)	3	2	5	10
8	Netherlands (NED)	2	4	3	9
9	Poland (POL)	2	3	3	8
10	Great Britain (GBR)	1	5	4	10
11	Mexico (MEX)*	1	2	1	4
12	Brazil (BRA)	1	2	0	3
13	China (CHN)	1	1	4	6
14	France (FRA)	1	1	3	5
15	South Korea (KOR)	1	1	1	3
16	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	1	0	3	4
17	Canada (CAN)	1	0	2	3
18	Australia (AUS)	1	0	1	2
19	Austria (AUT)	1	0	0	1
20	Japan (JPN)	0	3	5	8
21	Cuba (CUB)	0	3	2	5
22	Finland (FIN)	0	3	0	3
23	Bulgaria (BUL)	0	1	1	2
	Yugoslavia (YUG)	0	1	1	2
25	India (IND)	0	1	0	1
	Ivory Coast (CIV)	0	1	0	1
	Switzerland (SUI)	0	1	0	1
	Uruguay (URU)	0	1	0	1
29	Kenya (KEN)	0	0	1	1
Totals (29 nations)		97	92	101	290