1981 Summer Universiade

The 1981 Summer Universiade, also known as the XI Summer Universiade, took place in Bucharest, Romania. The events were watched by 200,000 spectators.

Main stadium

XI Summer Universiade

Host city	Bucharest, Romania
Nations participating	86
Athletes participating	2,912
Events	10 sports
Opening ceremony	July 19
Closing ceremony	July 30
Officially opened by	Nicolae Ceauşescu
Torch lighter	Nadia Comăneci
Main venue	Lia Manoliu Stadium

Sports

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

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Romania)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Soviet Union (URS)	40	36	33	109
2	Romania (ROU)*	30	17	20	67
3	United States (USA)	29	18	9	56
4	China (CHN)	10	8	3	21
5	Italy (ITA)	6	4	3	13
6	East Germany (GDR)	4	6	1	11
7	Japan (JPN)	3	2	2	7
8	Cuba (CUB)	2	2	4	8
9	West Germany (FRG)	2	1	3	6
10	Great Britain (GBR)	2	1	2	5
11	Yugoslavia (YUG)	1	3	2	6
12	Hungary (HUN)	1	2	2	5
13	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	1	2	1	4
14	Poland (POL)	1	0	4	5
15	Morocco (MAR)	1	0	0	1
	Sweden (SWE)	1	0	0	1
17	Bulgaria (BUL)	0	4	5	9
18	Brazil (BRA)	0	3	10	13
19	Canada (CAN)	0	3	2	5
20	South Korea (KOR)	0	1	4	5
21	France (FRA)	0	1	3	4
22	Australia (AUS)	0	1	0	1
	Finland (FIN)	0	1	0	1
	Greece (GRE)	0	1	0	1
	Switzerland (SUI)	0	1	0	1
26	Algeria (ALG)	0	0	1	1
	Austria (AUT)	0	0	1	1
	Ghana (GHA)	0	0	1	1
	Ivory Coast (CIV)	0	0	1	1
	Mongolia (MGL)	0	0	1	1
Totals (30 nations)		134	118	118	370

External links

• Universiada 81-TVR