1995 Summer Universiade

Multi-sport event in Fukuoka, Japan XVIII Summer Universiade 第18回 夏季ユニバーシアード Fukuoka1995.png Slogan: スポーツはかるく国境を越える (Sports slightly go across border) 162 3,949 136 in 12 sports August 23, 1995 September 3, 1995 Crown Prince Naruhito Fukuoka Dome 1993 Buffalo 1997 Sicily universiade.fjct.fit.ac.jp (archived) The 1995 Summer Universiade, also known as the XVIII Summer Universiade, took place in Fukuoka, Japan.2006-04-03 The 18th UNIVERSIADE 1995 FUKUOKA HOME PAGE. http://universiade.fjct.fit.ac.jp/ 2024-06-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20060403185721/http://universiade.fjct.fit.ac.jp/ 2006-04-03 Emblem The symbol mark is a motif of "U", expressing passion and energy in the flickering flames of a burning torch. In the flames one sees both the profile of a youth and an "F", the first letter of Fukuoka. Mascot The mascot character for the Fukuoka Games, "Kapapoo", is a motif of a unicorn, a mythical European creature. A horse-like animal with a single horn growing from its forehead, it is said to be invincible and unrivaled for its energy. The unicorn symbolizes courage, dignity, wisdom, nobility, justice and represents the sun and heroes. Venues Fukuoka Dome – ceremonies, baseball (final rounds) Hakatanomori Athletic Stadium – athletics, football finals Hakatanomori Football Stadium – football Marine Messe – volleyball (finals), gymnastics Fukuoka Prefectural Pool – aquatics Hakatonomori Tennis Club – tennis and water polo Sun Marine Stadium – baseball Fukuoka Kokusai Center – judo, basketball (finals) Accion Fukuoka – volleyball Sports Athletics Baseball Basketball Diving Fencing Football Gymnastics Judo Swimming Tennis Volleyball Water polo Participants 22em Albania Algeria American Samoa Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan 1991 Bangladesh Barbados Belarus 1995 Belgium Benin Bhutan Bolivia Botswana Brazil British Virgin Islands Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile China Chinese Taipei univ Comoros 1992 Congo Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus 1960 Czech Republic Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador 1900 El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Estonia Fiji Finland France Gambia Georgia 1990 Germany Ghana Great Britain Greece Grenada Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras 1949 Hong Kong 1959 Hungary India Indonesia Iran Iraq 2004 Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan 1947 (host) Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya South Korea 1984 Kyrgyzstan 1992 Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho 1987 Liberia Libya 1977 Lithuania 1988 Luxembourg border|20px Macau Madagascar Malawi 1964 Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania 1959 Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Morocco Mozambique Myanmar 1974 Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Norway Pakistan Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay 1990 Peru Philippines 1986 Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Romania Russia Saint Lucia 1979 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines San Marino 1862 São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles 1977 Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria 1980 Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia 1959 Turkey Turkmenistan 1992 Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vietnam United States Virgin Islands Western Samoa Yemen FR Yugoslavia Zambia 1964 Zimbabwe Medal table JPN 24 27 18 24 16 24 yes JPN 1947 15 12 23 13 10 16 10 7 10 KOR 1984 8 4 2 6 6 8 5 4 2 4 5 6 4 5 2 4 3 3 3 7 11 3 1 0 2 6 7 2 5 2 2 3 3 BLR 1995 2 1 2 2 1 0 22px|border FR Yugoslavia (YUG) 1 2 3 1 2 2 1 2 0 1 1 2 TPE univ 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 7 0 3 4 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 References 30em External links Official website of the 18th Summer Universiade 1995 Universiade Summer Universiade Category:International sports competitions hosted by Japan Category:Multi-sport events in Japan Category:Sports competitions in Fukuoka Summer Universiade Summer Universiade Category:August 1995 in Japan