| Medals | G | S | B | All | | 1. | .HUN Hungary | 16 | 8 | 14 | 38 | | 2. | .URS Soviet Union | 14 | 26 | 16 | 56 | | 3. | .USA United States | 14 | 10 | 9 | 33 | | 4. | .JPN Japan | 7 | | 3 | 10 | | 5. | .ITA Italy | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | | 6. | .POL Poland | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | | 7. | .FRG West Germany | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | | 8. | .FRA France | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | | 8. | .ROU Romania | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | | 10. |  Great Britain | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | | 11. |  Yugoslavia | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | | 12. |  Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | | 13. |  Canada | 1 | | 3 | 4 | | 14. |  Sweden | 1 | | 1 | 2 | | 15. |  Czechoslovakia | | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 16. |  Netherlands | | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 17. |  Cuba | | 2 | | 2 | | 18. |  Austria | | | 1 | 1 | | Totals (18 nations) | 74 | 72 | 73 | 219 |
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| International sporting event for university students. | | Nations: 32. Athletes: 1,729. Sports: 9. | | Officially opened by: István Dobi. | | Main venue: Stadium Puskás Ferenc. | | Basketball, Diving, Fencing, Gymnastics, Swimming, Tennis, Volleyball, Water polo. |
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