Summer Universiade 1963 - III summer Universiade , held in Porto Alegre ( Brazil ) from August 30 to September 8, 1963 at the Olympic Stadium Monumental . The competition was attended by 713 athletes from 27 countries.
| III Summer Universiade | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Host city | Porto Alegre ( Brazil ) |
| Participating countries | 27 |
| Number of Athletes | 713 |
| Sports | 9 |
| opening date | August 25, 1963 |
| closing date | September 3, 1963 |
| Stadium | Olympic Monumental |
The Universiade was the first international competition to be held in South America .
Sports at the 1963 Summer Universiade
During the Universiade, competitions were held in 9 sports.
BasketballWater polo
Volleyball
Athletics
Swimming
Diving
Gymnastics
Tennis
Fencing
Medal standings
| A place | A country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | the USSR | nineteen | 12 | 3 | 34 |
| 2 | Hungary | 18 | 13 | 6 | 37 |
| 3 | Germany | ten | eleven | 14 | 34 |
| four | Japan | 9 | 3 | 6 | 18 |
| five | Great Britain | four | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 6 | Italy | 3 | five | ten | 18 |
| 7 | Poland | 2 | one | 0 | 3 |
| eight | Brazil | 2 | 0 | 9 | eleven |
| 9 | France | one | 6 | 3 | ten |
| ten | Cuba | one | 2 | five | eight |
| eleven | Czechoslovakia | one | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Peru | 0 | one | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Spain | 0 | one | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Netherlands | 0 | one | one | 2 |
| 14 | South Africa | 0 | one | one | 2 |
| sixteen | Switzerland | 0 | one | 0 | one |
| sixteen | Uruguay | 0 | one | 0 | one |
| 18 | Belgium | 0 | 0 | one | one |
| 18 | Chile | 0 | 0 | one | one |
| 18 | Luxembourg | 0 | 0 | one | one |
| 18 | Yugoslavia | 0 | 0 | one | one |