1963 Summer Universiade
| Host city | Porto Alegre, Brazil |
|---|---|
| Nations | 27 |
| Athletes | 713 |
| Events | 69 in 9 sports |
| Opening | August 31, 1963 |
| Closing | September 8, 1963 |
| Opened by | Paulo de Tarso Santos |
| Athlete's Oath | Antônio Salvador Sucar (basketball) |
| Torch lighter | Adhemar Ferreira da Silva (athletics) |
| Main venue | Estádio Olímpico Monumental |
The 1963 Summer Universiade, also known as the III Summer Universiade, took place in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Sports
- Aquatics
- Diving (4)
- Swimming (15)
- Water polo (1)
- Athletics (29)
- Basketball (1)
- Fencing (8)
- Gymnastics (4)
- Tennis (5)
- Volleyball (2)
Schedule
| OC | Opening ceremony | ● | Event competitions | 1 | Event finals | CC | Closing ceremony |
| August/September 1963[1] | August | September | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Fri |
31 Sat |
1 Sun |
2 Mon |
3 Tue |
4 Wed |
5 Thu |
6 Fri |
7 Sat |
8 Sun | ||
| Ceremonies | OC | CC | |||||||||
| Aquatics | |||||||||||
| Diving | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||||
| Swimming | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||||
| Water polo | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||
| Athletics | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||||||
| Basketball | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |
| Fencing | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||
| Gymnastics | ● | ● | |||||||||
| Tennis | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||
| Volleyball | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | |||
Medal table
Source:[2]
* Host nation (Brazil)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary (HUN) | 19 | 13 | 6 | 38 |
| 2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 18 | 12 | 3 | 33 |
| 3 | West Germany (FRG) | 10 | 11 | 14 | 35 |
| 4 | Japan (JPN) | 9 | 4 | 6 | 19 |
| 5 | Great Britain (GBR) | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 6 | Italy (ITA) | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 |
| 7 | Poland (POL) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Brazil (BRA)* | 2 | 0 | 9 | 11 |
| 9 | France (FRA) | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| 10 | Cuba (CUB) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 11 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Peru (PER) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 14 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| South Africa (SAF) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 16 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Uruguay (URU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chile (CHI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Luxembourg (LUX) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (21 entries) | 70 | 68 | 69 | 207 | |
References
- ^ Comitê Executivo dos Jogos Mundiais Universitários de 1963 (1963). "Boletim de Informação da Universíade 63" (PDF). UFRGS Digital Repository (in Portuguese).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ FISU (2024). "FISU World University Games Summer 1959–2023 Statistics" (PDF). FISU. Retrieved 2025-08-06.