1961 Summer Universiade

Multi-sport event in Sofia, Bulgaria February 2024 II Summer Universiade II Лятна универсиада Sofia1961logo.png Sofia, Bulgaria 33 1,627 68 in 9 sports August 25, 1961 September 3, 1961 Dimitar Ganev Vasil Levski Stadium 1959 Turin 1963 Porto Alegre The 1961 Summer Universiade, also known as the II Summer Universiade, was an international sporting event for university students that took place in Sofia, Bulgaria. Held from 25 August to 3 September, the event featured nine different sports, with participation by 1,627 athletes from 33 countries.Bell Daniel https://books.google.com/books?id=IUvfCwAAQBAJ Encyclopedia of International Games 2011-11-21 McFarland 978-0-7864-6414-2 444 en Sports at the 1961 Summer Universiade Athletics 29 d Basketball 2 d Diving 4 d Fencing 8 d Gymnastics 4 d Swimming 15 d Tennis 5 d Volleyball 2 d Water polo 1 d Medal table BUL 21 23 7 URS 1955 9 5 4 JPN 1947 8 2 8 6 6 9 ROU 1952 4 2 0 3 6 8 3 4 12 3 4 4 POL 1928 3 0 2 2 5 7 yes BUL 1946 2 5 4 1 1 0 SAF 1928 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 References 1961 U U U Category:Multi-sport events in Bulgaria Category:Sports competitions in Sofia Category:1960s in Sofia Category:August 1961 sports events in Europe Category:September 1961 sports events in Europe