2001 Summer Universiade
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| Host city | Beijing, China |
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| Nations | 165[1] |
| Athletes | 6,657[1] |
| Events | 173 in 12 sports |
| Opening | 22 August 2001 |
| Closing | 1 September 2001 |
| Opened by | Jiang Zemin |
| Athlete's Oath | Wang Haibin (Fencing) |
| Judge's Oath | Wen Fushen (Athletics) |
| Torch lighter | Tian Liang |
| Main venue | Workers' Stadium |
| Website | universiade21.org.cn (archived) |
The 2001 Summer Universiade, also known as the XXI Summer Universiade, was an international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, between 22 August and 1 September. Beijing also hosted the 1990 Asian Games. A total of 6,757 athletes from 165 nations took part in 12 sports. The hosts, China, topped the medal table for the first time, with a total of 103 medals and 54 gold medals (more than twice the number of gold- medals won by the United States, in second place).
The event was also considered a rehearsal for the 2008 Beijing Olympics due to the announcement that Beijing would host the 2008 Olympic Games, which was made one month before the Opening Ceremony of the Universiade.
Venues
[edit]- Beijing Workers' Stadium — ceremonies and football (men's finals)
- Olympic Sports Center Stadium — athletics
- Ying Tung Natatorium — swimming
- Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium - volleyball (finals)
- Sino-Japanese Youth Center pool - water polo
- Beijing Chaoyang Gymnasium - volleyball
- Fengtai Sports Center - volleyball, football
- Guangcai Gymnasium - volleyball
- Beijing Tennis Center — tennis
- Haidian Stadium - football
- Peking University Haidian Gymnasium — table tennis
- Peking University Main Gymnasium - basketball
- Peking University May Fourth Stadium - football
- Peking University Swimming Pool- water polo
- Peking University Health Science Center Gymnasium- volleyball
- Tsinghua University Gymnasium - basketball
- Tsinghua University Stadium - football
- Tsinghua University Diving Pool - diving
- Beijing Sport University Gymnasium - basketball
- Beijing Sport University Stadium - football
- Capital Indoor Stadium — gymnastics (artistic and rhythmic)
- Beijing Jiaotong University Gymnasium - basketball
- Beijing Forestry University Gymnasium - basketball
- Minzu University of China Gymnasium - basketball
- Beihang University Gymnasium - volleyball
- Capital Normal University stadium - football
- Beijing Yuetan Gymnasium - judo
- Shougang Gymnasium - fencing
- Xiannongtan Stadium- football
Sports
[edit]Events in a total of twelve sports were contested at the Universiade.
- Note: Numbers in brackets denote the number of different events held in each sport.
Obligatory sports
[edit]Rhythmic gymnastics became an obligatory sport at this edition.
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Optional
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Judo (18) ()
Table tennis (7) ()
Medal table
[edit]* Host nation (China)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  China (CHN)* | 54 | 25 | 24 | 103 |
| 2 |  United States (USA) | 21 | 13 | 13 | 47 |
| 3 |  Japan (JPN) | 14 | 14 | 25 | 53 |
| 4 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 13 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
| 5 |  Russia (RUS) | 12 | 18 | 22 | 52 |
| 6 |  Italy (ITA) | 8 | 8 | 6 | 22 |
| 7 |  Cuba (CUB) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 8 |  France (FRA) | 5 | 2 | 15 | 22 |
| 9 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 10 |  South Korea (KOR) | 3 | 10 | 14 | 27 |
| 11 |  Poland (POL) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 12 |  Romania (ROM) | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 |  Australia (AUS) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 14 |  Brazil (BRA) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 15 |  Spain (ESP) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 16 |  North Korea (PRK) | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 |
| 17 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| 18 |  Germany (GER) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 19 |  Mexico (MEX) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 20 |  Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 21 |  Uzbekistan (UZB) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 22 |  Israel (ISR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Latvia (LAT) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 24 |  Estonia (EST) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 25 | .svg){kind=small} FR Yugoslavia (YUG) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Slovenia (SLO) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
 South Africa (RSA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 28 |  Kenya (KEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Morocco (MAR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Turkey (TUR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 31 |  Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| 32 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 33 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 |  Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Canada (CAN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
 Portugal (POR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 37 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 38 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Azerbaijan (AZE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Georgia (GEO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Namibia (NAM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 43 |  Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 44 |  Botswana (BOT) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 45 |  Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Cyprus (CYP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Thailand (THA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (50 entries) | 169 | 167 | 202 | 538 | |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Masterman, Guy (2010). Strategic Sports Event Management. Routledge. p. 45. ISBN 9781136435171.
- ^ "Venues". Archived from the original on 22 February 2001. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
