1995 Summer Universiade

XVIII Summer Universiade
Slogan : スポーツはかるく国境を越える
Nations participating	162
Athletes participating	3,949
Events	12 sports
Opening ceremony	August 23
Closing ceremony	September 3
Officially opened by	Emperor Akihito
Main venue	Fukuoka Dome

The 1995 Summer Universiade, also known as the XVIII Summer Universiade, took place in Fukuoka, Japan.

Emblem

The symbol mark is a motif of "U", expressing passion and energy in the flickering flames of a burning torch. In the flames one sees both the profile of a youth and an "F", the first letter of Fukuoka.

Mascot

The mascot character for the Fukuoka Games, "Kapapoo", is a motif of a unicorn, a mythical European creature. A horse-like animal with a single horn growing from its forehead,it is said to be invincible and unrivaled for its energy. The unicorn symbolizes courage, dignity, wisdom, nobility, justice and represents the sun and heroes.

Venues

Fukuoka Dome — ceremonies, baseball
Hakatanomori Athletic Stadium — athletics, football
Marine Messe — volleyball, gymnastics
Fukuoka Prefectural Pool — swimming, diving, water polo (final)
Hakatonomori Tennis Club Courts — tennis, water polo
Sun Marine Stadium — baseball
Fukuoka Kokusai Center — judo, basketball
Accion Fukuoka — volleyball

Sports

Participants

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	24	27	18	69
2	Japan	24	16	24	64
3	Russia	15	12	23	50
4	China	13	10	16	39
5	South Korea	10	7	10	27
6	Hungary	8	4	2	14
7	Germany	6	6	8	20
8	Bulgaria	5	4	2	11
9	Ukraine	4	5	6	15
10	Romania	4	5	2	11
11	Cuba	4	3	3	10
12	Italy	3	7	11	21
13	South Africa	3	1	0	4
14	France	2	6	7	15
15	Brazil	2	5	2	9
16	Belarus	2	3	3	8
17	Mexico	2	1	2	5
18	Yugoslavia	2	1	0	3
19	Australia	1	2	3	6
20	Netherlands	1	2	2	5
21	Kenya	1	2	0	3
22	Chinese Taipei	1	1	2	4
22	Nigeria	1	1	2	4
24	Czech Republic	1	1	1	3
24	Slovakia	1	1	1	3
26	Belgium	1	0	1	2
27	Croatia	1	0	0	1
27	Madagascar	1	0	0	1
27	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1	0	0	1
30	Great Britain	0	3	7	10
31	Poland	0	3	4	7
32	Spain	0	2	1	3
33	Kazakhstan	0	2	0	2
34	Canada	0	1	2	3
35	Greece	0	1	1	2
35	Morocco	0	1	1	2
37	Armenia	0	1	0	1
37	Austria	0	1	0	1
37	Barbados	0	1	0	1
40	Algeria	0	0	1	1
40	Finland	0	0	1	1
40	Portugal	0	0	1	1
40	Slovenia	0	0	1	1
40	Switzerland	0	0	1	1
Total		144	149	172	465

External links

Official Website of the 18th Summer Universiade

Universiade

Summer Universiade	Turin 1959 Sofia 1961 Porto Alegre 1963 Budapest 1965 Tokyo 1967 Turin 1970 Moscow 1973 Rome 1975 Sofia 1977 Mexico City 1979 Bucharest 1981 Edmonton 1983 Kobe 1985 Zagreb 1987 Duisburg 1989 Sheffield 1991 Buffalo 1993 Fukuoka 1995 Sicily 1997 Palma de Mallorca 1999 Beijing 2001 Daegu 2003 İzmir 2005 Bangkok 2007 Belgrade 2009 Shenzhen 2011 Kazan 2013 Gwangju 2015 Taipei 2017 Naples 2019 TBD 2021

Winter Universiade	Chamonix 1960 Villars 1962 Špindlerův Mlýn 1964 Sestriere 1966 Innsbruck 1968 Rovaniemi 1970 Lake Placid 1972 Livigno 1975 Špindlerův Mlýn 1978 Jaca 1981 Sofia 1983 Belluno 1985 Štrbské Pleso 1987 Sofia 1989 Sapporo 1991 Zakopane 1993 Jaca 1995 Muju 1997 Poprad/Tatry 1999 Zakopane 2001 Tarvisio 2003 Innsbruck 2005 Turin 2007 Harbin 2009 Erzurum 2011 Trentino 2013 Granada/Štrbské Pleso 2015 Almaty 2017 Krasnoyarsk 2019 Lucerne 2021

FISU Sports at the Universiade All-time Universiade medal table

Events at the 1995 Summer Universiade (Fukuoka)

Athletics Baseball Basketball Diving Fencing Football Gymnastics Judo Swimming Tennis Volleyball Water polo

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