2005 Summer Universiade

Multi-sport event in İzmir, Turkey XXIII Summer Universiade XXIII Yaz Üniversite Oyunları Izmir2005logo.png 200 Slogan : World Unity on the Aegean Blue İzmir, Turkey 131 5,346 14 sports August 11, 2005 August 22, 2005 Ahmet Necdet Sezer İzmir Atatürk Stadium 2003 Daegu 2007 Bangkok fisu.net (archived) The 2005 Summer Universiade, also known as the XXIII Summer Universiade, took place in İzmir, Turkey, in August. Emblem The emblem is the letter "U", inspired by the bird's-eye view of the Gulf of İzmir. This shape has perfectly fit the letter "U" of Universiade, symbolizing its multi-cultural feature, while the smooth outline emphasizes the harmony and uniformity of the Universiade spirit. Mascot Name: EFE Efes are the leaders and heroes of societies that lived in Western Anatolia during the early 1900s. The village dandy Efe, guards and defends all the members of his society and also deals with much of their social work and events as if he is the father of all. For this reason, all the members of the society behave respectfully towards him with strong, emotional, family ties. The Efes were legends in these areas with their smart, fearless, alert dashing behaviors as brave and manly young fellows. They became the symbols of bravery, power and justice throughout the Aegean history. Nowadays, the word "Efe" is the explanation of a man who is the symbol of justice. Therefore, we call successful athletes "Efe" stating their various qualifications in one brief word. Venues İzmir Streets — Athletics (Walking, Half-marathon) İzmir Atatürk Spor Salonu — Basketball, Volleyball Karşıyaka Arena — Basketball, Volleyball Halkapınar Spor Salonu — Gymnastics, Diving Şirinyer Hipodromu — Archery, Tennis Altay Alsancak Stadi — Football Sports Authority of İzmir — Shooting, Volleyball İzmir Atatürk Stadium — Athletics, Football Manisa Özel Yıdare Swimming Complex — Swimming İzmir University Sport Complex — Wrestling, Taekwondo, Fencing, Water Polo İzmir Port — Sailing Sports Core Events Athletics Basketball Diving Fencing Football Gymnastics Swimming Tennis Volleyball Water polo Optional Events Archery Sailing Taekwondo Wrestling Participants 22em Albania Algeria Angola Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bangladesh Barbados Belarus 1995 Belgium Benin Bhutan Botswana Brazil Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Canada Chad China Comoros Congo Costa Rica Colombia Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus 1960 Czech Republic Denmark Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Estonia Ethiopia 1996 Fiji Finland France Georgia Germany Ghana Great Britain Greece Guinea Guinea-Bissau Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iraq 2004 Ireland Iran Israel Italy 2003 Jamaica Japan Jordan Kenya North Korea South Korea Laos Latvia Lebanon Liberia Libya 1977 Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Madagascar Malawi 1964 Malaysia Malta Mauritania 1959 Mexico Federated States of Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Morocco Namibia Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Norway Pakistan Palestine Panama Paraguay 1990 Peru Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Vincent and the Grenadines San Marino 1862 Senegal Serbia and Montenegro Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Somalia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Switzerland Sweden Chinese Taipei univ Tanzania Thailand Togo Turkey (host) Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United States Uruguay United States Virgin Islands Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Medal table TUR 26 16 23 21 16 12 18 18 20 18 16 18 17 12 14 12 8 8 11 14 9 10 11 6 yes 6 2 4 TPE univ 5 6 13 5 3 7 4 5 8 4 2 9 3 9 7 3 6 6 3 6 3 3 1 2 3 0 0 2 6 4 2 1 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 1 5 7 1 3 2 1 3 1 1 2 6 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 3 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 1 4 0 1 4 0 1 3 0 1 3 0 1 3 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 External links Official website Universiade Universiade Category:2000s in İzmir Category:August 2005 sports events in Turkey Category:International sports competitions hosted by Turkey Category:Multi-sport events in Turkey Category:Sports competitions in İzmir