1989 Summer Universiade

Multi-sport event in Duisburg, GermanyDecember 2025 December 2025 XV Summer Universiade XV Sommer-Universiade Duisburg1989logo.png Duisburg, West Germany 79 1,785 66 in 4 sports August 22, 1989 August 30, 1989 Chancellor Helmut Kohl Heide Ecker-Rosendahl Wedaustadion 1987 Zagreb 1991 Sheffield The 1989 Summer Universiade, also known as the XV Summer Universiade, took place in Duisburg, West Germany. It was a scaled-down event with only four sports after the original hosts, Brazil, were forced to pull out due to a mounting financial crisis in that country. A total of 1785 athletes from 79 nations participated in the event organized by the International University Sports Federation.15th Summer Universiade https://www.fisu.net/events/15th-summer-universiade/ 2025-12-07 FISU Sports Athletics 42 d Basketball 1 d Fencing 10 d Rowing 13 d Venues Venue Sports Capacity Ref. Wedaustadion Ceremonies (opening/closing), athletics 38,000 Duisburg Universiade Arena Basketball, fencing 15,000 Wedau Rowing 10,000 Medal table FRG 9 11 8 9 9 8 8 7 4 8 3 5 8 2 0 ROU 1965 4 4 1 4 2 5 3 8 8 yes 3 2 1 2 0 0 BUL 1971 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 0 BRA 1968 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 4 0 3 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 JPN 1947 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 KOR 1984 References 1989 U Category:Sport in Duisburg U U Category:Multi-sport events in West Germany Summer Universiade Category:1980s in North Rhine-Westphalia Category:Sports competitions in North Rhine-Westphalia