1987 Summer Universiade

XIV Summer Universiade
XIV. Ljetna univerzijada

Slogan : World of the young for a World of peace!
Host city	Zagreb, Yugoslavia
Nations	122
Athletes	6,423
Events	120 in 12 sports
Opening	July 8, 1987
Closing	July 19, 1987
Opened by	Lazar Mojsov, president of the Presidency of the SFRY
Athlete's Oath	Ivan Karpović (football)
Judge's Oath	Janka Dorožić (athletics)
Torch lighter	Dražen Petrović, basketball player
Main venue	Maksimir Stadium
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The 1987 Summer Universiade, also known as the XIV Summer Universiade, took place in Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia. It involved participants from 111 countries and over 6,000 individual sportspersons and members of teams.

Infrastructural changes

The city of Zagreb used the event to renovate and revitalize the city. The city's main square (Republic Square) was repaved with stone blocks and made part of the downtown pedestrian zone. A part of the Medveščak stream, which had been running under the sewers since 1898, was uncovered by workers. This part formed the Manduševac fountain that was also covered in 1898.

Mascot

The mascot of the 1987 Summer Universiade is a squirrel, named "Zagi" and created by Nedjeljko Dragić.^[1] It is a resident of Zagreb's parks, amiable and always in a good mood. Its nonchalance and gaiety are but a cover for diligence. Always on the move and reaching for the seemingly impossible, the squirrel embodies the dynamism of athletic endeavour. Its origin is shown by the little black hat, characteristic of the folk costumes in the region of Zagreb.^[2]

Sports

• Athletics (42)
• Basketball (2)
• Canoeing (13)
• Diving (6)
• Fencing (8)
• Football (1)
• Gymnastics (14)
• Rowing (14)
• Swimming (32)
• Tennis (5)
• Volleyball (2)
• Water polo (1)

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Yugoslavia)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States (USA)	25	19	25	69
2	Soviet Union (URS)	23	34	19	76
3	Romania (ROU)	21	13	9	43
4	Italy (ITA)	12	8	10	30
5	China (CHN)	11	8	11	30
6	Yugoslavia (YUG)*	7	7	8	22
7	East Germany (GDR)	6	4	5	15
8	Hungary (HUN)	4	3	5	12
9	Great Britain (GBR)	4	1	4	9
10	Netherlands (NED)	3	8	8	19
11	West Germany (FRG)	3	5	5	13
12	Bulgaria (BUL)	3	4	1	8
13	Japan (JPN)	3	3	6	12
14	Poland (POL)	3	1	2	6
15	Cuba (CUB)	2	3	3	8
16	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	1	2	2	5
17	Greece (GRE)	1	2	1	4
18	Belgium (BEL)	1	1	1	3
19	Australia (AUS)	1	1	0	2
	New Zealand (NZL)	1	1	0	2
21	Spain (ESP)	1	0	1	2
22	Morocco (MAR)	1	0	0	1
	Norway (NOR)	1	0	0	1
	Portugal (POR)	1	0	0	1
25	France (FRA)	0	3	4	7
26	Nigeria (NGR)	0	3	3	6
27	Canada (CAN)	0	2	5	7
28	South Korea (KOR)	0	1	2	3
29	Brazil (BRA)	0	1	0	1
	Senegal (SEN)	0	1	0	1
	Switzerland (SUI)	0	1	0	1
32	North Korea (PRK)	0	0	2	2
33	Jamaica (JAM)	0	0	1	1
	Mexico (MEX)	0	0	1	1
	Puerto Rico (PUR)	0	0	1	1
Totals (35 entries)		139	140	145	424

See also

• European Universities Games 2016
• European University Sports Association
• FISU

References

External links

• ZAGREB WELCOMES THE XIVMER UNIVERSIADE by VAN MECANOVIC PRESIDENT OF THE YUGOSLAVIAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE Archived 2010-12-08 at the Wayback Machine
• Univerzijada ‘87. – drugi ilirski preporod
• U Beogradu nisu htjeli da Dražen otvori Univerzijadu (in Croatian)

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