The XIX Winter Universiade was held in the Slovak city of Poprad from January 22 to 30, 1999 .
| XIX Winter Universiade | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Host city | Poprad ( Slovakia ) |
| opening date | January 22, 1999 |
| Opened up | Michal Kovacs |
| closing date | January 30, 1999 |
| Stadium | High Tatras |
The competition was attended by 929 athletes - 644 men and 285 women, representing 40 countries.
The competition in nine sports:
- Biathlon
- Skiing
- Skating
- Nordic combined
- Ski race
- Ski jumping
- Snowboard
- Figure skating
- Hockey
Content
Medals
| A place | A country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Russia | eight | eleven | eleven | thirty |
| 2 | Austria | 7 | 3 | 0 | ten |
| 3 | Slovakia | four | 7 | 7 | 18 |
| four | Japan | four | five | 7 | sixteen |
| five | Poland | four | 3 | 3 | ten |
| 6 | Ukraine | four | one | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Italy | four | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| eight | France | four | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | China | 3 | five | 6 | 14 |
| ten | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 3 | eight |
| eleven | Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 2 | five |
| 12 | Belorussia | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 13 | Canada | one | 2 | one | four |
| 14 | Germany | one | 0 | 3 | four |
| 15 | Switzerland | 0 | four | 0 | four |
| sixteen | Czech | 0 | 2 | one | 3 |
| 17 | USA | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Slovenia | 0 | one | 2 | 3 |
| nineteen | Spain | 0 | one | 0 | one |
| 20 | Belgium | 0 | one | 0 | one |
Hockey
The winners of the hockey tournament at the Universiade 1999 were the Ukrainian team [1] , the second place was taken by the Slovak team, and the third - Canada. In total, 9 teams participated in the competition.
Biathlon
8 sets of awards were played in biathlon - 4 among men and women. Three gold medals each were won by teams from Slovakia and Poland, two gold from the Russian team.
Notes
- ↑ World Winter Universiade Archived on June 27, 2015.