1977 Summer Universiade

IX Summer Universiade

Nations participating	78
Athletes participating	2,939
Events	10 sports
Opening ceremony	August 17
Closing ceremony	August 28
Officially opened by	Todor Zhivkov
Main venue	Vassil Levski Stadion

The 1977 Summer Universiade, also known as the IX Summer Universiade, took place in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Sports

• Athletics ()
• Basketball ()
• Diving ()
• Fencing ()
• Gymnastics ()
• Swimming ()
• Tennis ()
• Volleyball ()
• Water polo ()
• Wrestling ()

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Soviet Union	24	31	24	79
2	United States	20	11	10	41
3	Bulgaria	17	8	11	36
4	Romania	7	8	11	26
5	Czechoslovakia	5	4	1	10
6	Canada	4	6	5	15
7	Cuba	4	3	4	11
8	Poland	3	6	4	13
9	West Germany	3	3	6	12
10	Japan	3	3	0	6
11	Hungary	2	4	4	10
12	Italy	2	3	3	8
13	France	2	1	2	5
14	Yugoslavia	1	3	1	5
15	Mongolia	1	0	2	3
16	Austria	1	0	0	1
16	Belgium	1	0	0	1
16	Brazil	1	0	0	1
19	United Kingdom	0	4	1	5
20	East Germany	0	3	3	6
21	North Korea	0	0	2	2
22	Algeria	0	0	1	1
22	Iran	0	0	1	1
22	Switzerland	0	0	1	1
22	Turkey	0	0	1	1
Total		101	101	101	303