1993 Summer Universiade

The 1993 Summer Universiade, also known as XVII Summer Universiade or World University Games Buffalo '93, took place in Buffalo, New York, as the main site. For the first time in history the event was hosted by two countries, as some events were held in neighbouring cities in Canada.

XVII Summer Universiade

Host city	Buffalo, New York, United States
Nations	118
Athletes	3,582
Events	140 in 12 sports
Opening	July 8, 1993
Closing	July 18, 1993
Opened by	Primo Nebiolo
Torch lighter	Ron Karnaugh
Main venue	Rich Stadium
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Sports

•  Athletics (43)
•  Baseball (1)
•  Basketball (2)
•  Diving (8)
•  Fencing (10)
•  Football (2)
•  Gymnastics (12)
•  Rowing (15)
•  Swimming (34)
•  Tennis (5)
•  Volleyball (2)
•  Water polo (1)

Venues

Buffalo, USA

• Athletics and Closing Ceremonies – University at Buffalo Stadium
• Baseball – Pilot Field, Sal Maglie Stadium and Dwyer Stadium^[1]
• Diving and Volleyball – Alumni Arena
• Football – Lewiston-Porter Central School District^[2]
• Gymnastics – Niagara Falls Convention and Civic Center
• Opening Ceremonies – Rich Stadium
• Swimming – Burt Flickinger Center
• Tennis – Ellicott Complex Tennis Center
• Volleyball – Alumni Arena
• Water Polo – Tonawanda Aquatic and Fitness Center

Venues in Canada

• Rowing – Royal Canadian Henley Rowing Course

Medal table

  *   Host nation (United States)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States (USA)*	31	24	19	74
2	China (CHN)	17	6	5	28
3	Canada (CAN)	12	13	14	39
4	Ukraine (UKR)	11	6	9	26
5	Cuba (CUB)	8	4	4	16
6	Romania (ROU)	7	2	3	12
7	Germany (GER)	6	9	13	28
8	Japan (JPN)	5	13	12	30
9	Italy (ITA)	5	9	11	25
10	France (FRA)	5	8	11	24
11	Hungary (HUN)	4	3	7	14
12	Great Britain (GBR)	3	6	4	13
13	Poland (POL)	3	1	4	8
14	South Korea (KOR)	2	4	4	10
15	Belgium (BEL)	2	2	3	7
16	Belarus (BLR)	2	1	2	5
17	Australia (AUS)	2	0	2	4
18	Jamaica (JAM)	1	3	2	6
	Nigeria (NGR)	1	3	2	6
20	Czech Republic (CZE)	1	3	0	4
21	Austria (AUT)	1	0	1	2
	Netherlands (NED)	1	0	1	2
23	Ghana (GHA)	1	0	0	1
	Kenya (KEN)	1	0	0	1
	Morocco (MAR)	1	0	0	1
	South Africa (SAF)	1	0	0	1
	Spain (ESP)	1	0	0	1
28	Russia (RUS)	0	4	3	7
29	Mexico (MEX)	0	4	1	5
30	Independent Participants	0	2	0	2
31	Armenia (ARM)	0	1	0	1
	Brazil (BRA)	0	1	0	1
	Estonia (EST)	0	1	0	1
	Kazakhstan (KAZ)	0	1	0	1
	Lithuania (LTU)	0	1	0	1
36	Chinese Taipei (TPE)	0	0	3	3
37	Bahamas (BAH)	0	0	1	1
	Ethiopia (ETH)	0	0	1	1
	Greece (GRE)	0	0	1	1
	Ireland (IRL)	0	0	1	1
	Madagascar (MAD)	0	0	1	1
	Slovakia (SVK)	0	0	1	1
	Switzerland (SUI)	0	0	1	1
Totals (43 entries)		135	135	147	417