| | Medals | Gd | Sv | Br | All | | 1. | Soviet Union | 21 | 23 | 7 | 51 | | 2. | Japan | 9 | 5 | 4 | 18 | | 3. | Hungary | 8 | 2 | 8 | 18 | | 4. | Romania | 6 | 6 | 9 | 21 | | 5. | Yugoslavia | 4 | 2 | | 6 | | 6. | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | | 7. | West Germany | 3 | 4 | 12 | 19 | | 8. | Poland | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | | 9. | Italy | 3 | | 2 | 5 | | 10. | Bulgaria | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | | 11. | Great Britain | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | | 12. | South Africa | 1 | 1 | | 2 | | 12. | Sweden | 1 | 1 | | 2 | | 14. | Ireland | 1 | | 1 | 2 | | 15. | Cuba | 1 | | | 1 | | 15. | Austria | | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 15. | Switzerland | | 2 | | 2 | | 18. | Belgium | | 1 | | 1 | | Totals (18 nations) | 68 | 69 | 67 | 204 |
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| International sporting event for university students. | | Nations: 32. Athletes: 1,270. Sports: 9. | | Officially opened by: Dimitar Ganev | | Main venue: Vasil Levski Stadium | | Athletics, Basketball, Diving, Fencing, Gymnastics, Swimming, Tennis, Volleyball, Water polo |
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