1979 Summer Universiade
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The 1979 Summer Universiade, also known as the X Summer Universiade, took place in Mexico City, Mexico.
Sports
Athletics ()
Basketball ()
Diving ()
Fencing ()
Football ()
Gymnastics ()
Swimming ()
Tennis ()
Volleyball ()
Water polo ()
Medal table
* Host nation (Mexico)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 31 | 26 | 16 | 73 |
| 2 |  United States (USA) | 21 | 14 | 16 | 51 |
| 3 |  Romania (ROU) | 14 | 3 | 14 | 31 |
| 4 |  East Germany (GDR) | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 5 |  West Germany (FRG) | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 |
| 6 |  Hungary (HUN) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 7 |  Italy (ITA) | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 8 |  Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 9 |  Poland (POL) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| 11 |  Mexico (MEX)* | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 |  Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 |  China (CHN) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 14 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 15 |  South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 17 |  Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 |  Australia (AUS) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 |  Austria (AUT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 21 |  Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 22 |  Finland (FIN) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 23 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 25 |  India (IND) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Ivory Coast (CIV) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Uruguay (URU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 29 |  Kenya (KEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (29 entries) | 97 | 92 | 101 | 290 | |
