| Medals | G | S | B | All | | 1. | .URS Soviet Union | 19 | 12 | 3 | 34 | | 2. | .HUN Hungary | 18 | 13 | 6 | 37 | | 3. | .FRG West Germany | 10 | 11 | 14 | 35 | | 4. | .JPN Japan | 9 | 3 | 6 | 18 | | 5. | .GBR Great Britain | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 | | 6. | .ITA Italy | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | | 7. | .POL Poland | 2 | 1 | | 3 | | 8. | .BRA Brazil | 2 | | 9 | 11 | | 9. | .FRA France | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | | 10. |  Cuba | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | | 11. |  Czechoslovakia | 1 | 2 | | 3 | | 12. |  Peru | | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 12. |  Spain | | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 14. |  Netherlands | | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 14. |  South Africa | | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 16. |  Switzerland | | 1 | | 1 | | 16. |  Uruguay | | 1 | | 1 | | 18. |  Belgium | | | 1 | 1 | | 18. |  Chile | | | 1 | 1 | | 18. |  Luxembourg | | | 1 | 1 | | 18. |  Yugoslavia | | | 1 | 1 | | Totals (21 nations) | 70 | 67 | 69 | 206 |
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| International sporting event for university students. | | Nations: 27. Athletes: 713. Sports: 9. | | Officially opened by: Paulo de Tarso Santos | | Main venue: Estádio Olímpico Monumental | | Torch lighter: Adhemar Ferreira da Silva | | Athletics, Basketball, Diving, Fencing, Gymnastics, Swimming, Tennis, Volleyball, Water polo. |
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