1981 Summer Universiade

Host City București
Country ROU
Held 19 – 30 July 1981
Events 124
Competitors 685
Countries 33

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Individual All-Around, Men Men — Medal 3 2
Floor Exercise, Men Men — Medal 4 3
Vault, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Parallel Bars, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Horizontal Bar, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Rings, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Pommelled Horse, Men Men — Medal 4 3
Team All-Around, Men Men — Medal 12 3
Individual All-Around, Women Women — Medal 3 2
Floor Exercise, Women Women — Medal 3 2
Vault, Women Women — Medal 3 2
Uneven Bars, Women Women — Medal 3 2
Balance Beam, Women Women — Medal 3 2
Team All-Around, Women Women — Medal 12 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m, Men Men — Medal 3 2
200 m, Men Men — Medal 3 3
400 m, Men Men — Medal 3 2
800 m, Men Men — Medal 3 3
1,500 m, Men Men — Medal 3 3
5,000 m, Men Men — Medal 3 3
10,000 m, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Marathon, Men Men — Medal 3 3
110 m Hurdles, Men Men — Medal 3 3
400 m Hurdles, Men Men — Medal 3 3
3,000 m Steeplechase, Men Men — Medal 3 3
4 x 100 m Relay, Men Men — Medal 12 3
4 x 400 m Relay, Men Men — Medal 14 3
20 km Walk, Men Men — Medal 3 2
High Jump, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Pole Vault, Men Men — Medal 3 2
Long Jump, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Triple Jump, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Shot Put, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Discus Throw, Men Men — Medal 3 2
Hammer Throw, Men Men — Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw, Men Men — Medal 3 2
Decathlon, Men Men — Medal 3 2
100 m, Women Women — Medal 3 2
200 m, Women Women — Medal 3 3
400 m, Women Women — Medal 3 2
800 m, Women Women — Medal 3 2
1,500 m, Women Women — Medal 3 3
3,000 m, Women Women — Medal 3 3
100 m Hurdles, Women Women — Medal 3 3
400 m Hurdles, Women Women — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Relay, Women Women — Medal 12 3
4 x 400 m Relay, Women Women — Medal 12 3
High Jump, Women Women — Medal 3 3
Long Jump, Women Women — Medal 3 2
Shot Put, Women Women — Medal 3 2
Discus Throw, Women Women — Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw, Women Women — Medal 3 3
Heptathlon, Women Women — Medal 3 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Basketball, Men Men — Medal 36 3
Basketball, Women Women — Medal 36 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
3 m Springboard, Men Men 22 – 23 July 1981 Medal 12 8
10 m Platform, Men Men 27 – 28 July 1981 Medal 14 10
3 m Springboard, Women Women 20 – 21 July 1981 Medal 12 8
10 m Platform, Women Women 25 – 26 July 1981 Medal 12 8
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Épée individual, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Épée team, Men Men — Medal 15 3
Foil individual, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Foil team, Men Men — Medal 15 3
Sabre individual, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Sabre team, Men Men — Medal 15 3
Foil individual, Women Women — Medal 3 2
Foil team, Women Women — Medal 15 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Freestyle, Men Men 22 – 23 July 1981 Medal 15 10
200 m Freestyle, Men Men 26 July 1981 Medal 12 8
400 m Freestyle, Men Men 29 July 1981 Medal 10 6
1,500 m Freestyle, Men Men 23 – 25 July 1981 Medal 8 6
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Men Men 27 – 28 July 1981 Medal 16 8
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay, Men Men 23 – 24 July 1981 Medal 17 8
100 m Backstroke, Men Men 26 July 1981 Medal 13 10
200 m Backstroke, Men Men 23 July 1981 Medal 11 9
100 m Breaststroke, Men Men 22 July 1981 Medal 13 9
200 m Breaststroke, Men Men 24 July 1981 Medal 10 8
100 m Butterfly, Men Men 24 July 1981 Medal 15 12
200 m Butterfly, Men Men 28 July 1981 Medal 11 7
200 m Individual Medley, Men Men 25 July 1981 Medal 10 7
400 m Individual Medley, Men Men 27 July 1981 Medal 9 8
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Men Men 29 July 1981 Medal 16 8
100 m Freestyle, Women Women 22 – 23 July 1981 Medal 13 9
200 m Freestyle, Women Women 26 July 1981 Medal 10 6
400 m Freestyle, Women Women 29 July 1981 Medal 9 7
800 m Freestyle, Women Women 27 July 1981 Medal 8 6
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Women Women 28 July 1981 Medal 16 7
100 m Backstroke, Women Women 26 July 1981 Medal 8 6
200 m Backstroke, Women Women 23 July 1981 Medal 8 5
100 m Breaststroke, Women Women 22 July 1981 Medal 12 8
200 m Breaststroke, Women Women 24 July 1981 Medal 10 7
100 m Butterfly, Women Women 24 July 1981 Medal 12 8
200 m Butterfly, Women Women 28 July 1981 Medal 10 7
200 m Individual Medley, Women Women 25 July 1981 Medal 9 6
400 m Individual Medley, Women Women 27 July 1981 Medal 8 6
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Women Women 29 July 1981 Medal 12 7
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Singles, Men Men — Medal 3 2
Doubles, Men Men — Medal 6 3
Singles, Women Women — Medal 3 2
Doubles, Women Women — Medal 6 3
Doubles, Mixed Mixed — Medal 6 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Volleyball, Men Men — Medal 36 3
Volleyball, Women Women — Medal 36 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Water Polo, Men Men 20 – 28 July 1981 Medal 39 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Greco-Roman -48 kg, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Greco-Roman -52 kg, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Greco-Roman -57 kg, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Greco-Roman -62 kg, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Greco-Roman -68 kg, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Greco-Roman -74 kg, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Greco-Roman -82 kg, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Greco-Roman -90 kg, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Greco-Roman -100 kg, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Greco-Roman +100 kg, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -48 kg, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -52 kg, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -57 kg, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -62 kg, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -68 kg, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -74 kg, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -82 kg, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -90 kg, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -100 kg, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle +100 kg, Men Men — Medal 3 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Soviet Union URS 38 38 35 111
2 Romania ROU 30 17 20 67
3 United States USA 29 18 9 56
4 China CHN 10 6 5 21
5 Italy ITA 6 4 3 13
6 East Germany GDR 4 7 1 12
7 Japan JPN 3 2 2 7
8 Cuba CUB 2 2 4 8
9 Germany GER 2 1 3 6
10 Great Britain GBR 2 1 2 5
11 Czechoslovakia TCH 1 2 2 5
= Hungary HUN 1 2 2 5
= Yugoslavia YUG 1 2 2 5
14 Poland POL 1 0 4 5
15 Morocco MAR 1 0 0 1
= Sweden SWE 1 0 0 1
17 Bulgaria BUL 0 4 5 9
18 Brazil BRA 0 3 10 13
19 Canada CAN 0 3 2 5
20 France FRA 0 1 4 5
= South Korea KOR 0 1 4 5
22 Australia AUS 0 1 0 1
= Finland FIN 0 1 0 1
= Greece GRE 0 1 0 1
= Switzerland SUI 0 1 0 1
26 Algeria ALG 0 0 1 1
= Austria AUT 0 0 1 1
= Ghana GHA 0 0 1 1
= Ivory Coast CIV 0 0 1 1
= Mongolia MGL 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
Individual All-Around, Men Kurt Szilier
Yury Korolyov 		ROU
URS 		Artur Akopyan URS
Floor Exercise, Men Li Ning
Dan Odorhean 		CHN
ROU 		Li Yuejiu
Yury Korolyov 		CHN
URS
Vault, Men Li Yuejiu CHN Dan Odorhean ROU Yury Korolyov URS
Parallel Bars, Men Koji Sotomura JPN Li Yuejiu CHN Yury Korolyov URS
Horizontal Bar, Men Emilian Necula ROU Zhou Limin CHN Yury Korolyov URS
Rings, Men Li Ning CHN Artur Akopyan URS Emilian Necula ROU
Pommelled Horse, Men Li Ning
Li Xiaoping
Kurt Szilier
Yury Korolyov 		CHN
CHN
ROU
URS
Team All-Around, Men Romania ROU Soviet Union URS China CHN
Individual All-Around, Women Nadia Comăneci ROU Stella Zakharova URS Dumitrița Turner ROU
Floor Exercise, Women Nadia Comăneci ROU Rodica Dunca ROU Stella Zakharova URS
Vault, Women Nadia Comăneci
Stella Zakharova 		ROU
URS 		Dumitrița Turner ROU
Uneven Bars, Women Emilia Eberle
Nadia Comăneci 		ROU
ROU 		Zhu Zheng CHN
Balance Beam, Women Emilia Eberle ROU Dumitrița Turner ROU Stella Zakharova URS
Team All-Around, Women Romania ROU Soviet Union URS China CHN
100 m, Men Mel Lattany USA Calvin Smith USA Ernie Obeng GHA
200 m, Men Yury Naumenko URS István Nagy HUN Georges Kablan Degnan CIV
400 m, Men Cliff Wiley USA Walter McCoy USA Gérson de Souza BRA
800 m, Men Andreas Hauck GDR Sotirios Moutsanas GRE Pavel Troshchilo URS
1,500 m, Men Saïd Aouita MAR Vinko Pokrajčić YUG Amar Brahmia ALG
5,000 m, Men Doug Padilla USA Jozef Lencéš TCH Frank Zimmermann GER
10,000 m, Men Toomas Turb URS György Marko ROU Dave Murphy GBR
Marathon, Men Ivan Kovalchuk URS Herb Wills USA Gheorghe Buruiana ROU
110 m Hurdles, Men Larry Cowling USA Pal Palffy ROU Georgy Shabanov URS
400 m Hurdles, Men David Lee USA Dmitry Shkarupin URS Antônio Ferreira BRA
3,000 m Steeplechase, Men John Gregorek, Sr. USA Tommy Ekblom FIN Mariano Scartezzini ITA
4 x 100 m Relay, Men United States USA Soviet Union URS France FRA
4 x 400 m Relay, Men Soviet Union URS United States USA Brazil BRA
20 km Walk, Men Maurizio Damilano ITA Carlo Mattioli ITA Liodor Pescaru ROU
High Jump, Men Leo Williams USA Zhu Jianhua CHN Gerd Nagel GER
Pole Vault, Men Konstantin Volkov URS Vladimir Polyakov URS Philippe Houvion FRA
Long Jump, Men László Szalma HUN Liu Yuhuang CHN Ubaldo Duany CUB
Triple Jump, Men Zou Zhenxian CHN Béla Bakosi HUN Keith Connor GBR
Shot Put, Men Mike Carter USA Detlef Mortag GDR Dalibor Vašícek TCH
Discus Throw, Men Armin Lemme GDR Wolfgang Warnemünde GDR Ion Zamfirache ROU
Hammer Throw, Men Klaus Ploghaus GER Jüri Tamm URS Igor Nikulin URS
Javelin Throw, Men Dainis Kūla URS Gerald Weiß GDR Heino Puuste URS
Decathlon, Men Aleksandr Shablenko URS Sergey Zhelanov URS Georg Werthner AUT
100 m, Women Bev Goddard GBR Olga Zolotaryova URS Olga Nasonova URS
200 m, Women Kathy Smallwood GBR Marisa Masullo ITA Irina Nazarova URS
400 m, Women Irina Baskakova URS Nadezhda Lyalina URS Sophie Malbranque FRA
800 m, Women Doina Melinte ROU Gabriella Dorio ITA Tudorita Morutan ROU
1,500 m, Women Gabriella Dorio ITA Doina Melinte ROU Olga Dvirna URS
3,000 m, Women Breda Pergar YUG Valentina Ilyinykh URS Maria Radu ROU
100 m Hurdles, Women Stephanie Hightower USA Mariya Kemenchezhi URS Elżbieta Rabsztyn POL
400 m Hurdles, Women Ana Ambrazienė URS Birgit Sonntag GDR Tatyana Zubova URS
4 x 100 m Relay, Women United States USA Great Britain GBR Italy ITA
4 x 400 m Relay, Women Soviet Union URS United States USA Romania ROU
High Jump, Women Sara Simeoni ITA Lyudmila Andonova BUL Tamara Bykova URS
Long Jump, Women Tatyana Kolpakova URS Anișoara Cușmir ROU Valy Ionescu ROU
Shot Put, Women Helma Knorscheidt GDR Ines Müller GDR Lyudmila Savina URS
Discus Throw, Women Florenţa Crăciunescu ROU Petra Sziegaud GDR Mariana Ionașcu ROU
Javelin Throw, Women Petra Felke GDR Karin Smith USA Mayra Vila CUB
Heptathlon, Women Małgorzata Guzowska POL Nadezhda Vinogradova URS Corina Tifrea ROU
Basketball, Men United States USA Soviet Union URS Yugoslavia YUG
Basketball, Women Soviet Union URS United States USA Romania ROU
3 m Springboard, Men Sergey Kuzmin URS Aleksandr Portnov URS Li Kongzheng CHN
10 m Platform, Men Li Hongping CHN Vyacheslav Troshin URS Vladimir Aleynik URS
3 m Springboard, Women Li Yihua CHN Megan Neyer USA Ruxandra Hociotă ROU
10 m Platform, Women Chen Xiaoxia CHN Li Yihua CHN Yelena Matyushenko URS
Épée individual, Men Björne Väggö SWE Olivier Lenglet FRA Ernő Kolczonay HUN
Épée team, Men Romania ROU Switzerland SUI France FRA
Foil individual, Men Vladimir Smirnov URS Petru Kuki ROU Federico Cervi ITA
Foil team, Men Italy ITA Soviet Union URS Cuba CUB
Sabre individual, Men Giovanni Scalzo ITA Andrey Alshan URS Vasil Etropolski BUL
Sabre team, Men Italy ITA Soviet Union URS Romania ROU
Foil individual, Women Anna Dmitrenko URS Aurora Dan ROU Flora Chaldayeva URS
Foil team, Women Romania ROU Soviet Union URS Hungary HUN
100 m Freestyle, Men Kris Kirchner USA Sergey Krasyuk URS Jorge Fernandes BRA
200 m Freestyle, Men Andy Schmidt USA Jorge Fernandes BRA Djan Madruga BRA
400 m Freestyle, Men Daniel Machek TCH Djan Madruga BRA Sergey Kalashnikov URS
1,500 m Freestyle, Men Aleksandr Chayev URS Sergey Kalashnikov URS Monte Brown USA
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Men United States USA Soviet Union URS Brazil BRA
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay, Men Soviet Union URS United States USA Brazil BRA
100 m Backstroke, Men Sergey Zabolotnov URS Vladimir Dolgov URS Rômulo Arantes BRA
200 m Backstroke, Men Sergey Zabolotnov URS Djan Madruga BRA Zbigniew Januszkiewicz POL
100 m Breaststroke, Men Nick Nevid USA Peter Lang GER Arsens Miskarovs URS
200 m Breaststroke, Men Arsens Miskarovs URS Nick Nevid USA Aleksandr Fedorovsky URS
100 m Butterfly, Men Bob Placak
Bill Paulus 		USA
USA 		Sergey Kiselyov URS
200 m Butterfly, Men Sergey Fesenko URS Levente Mady CAN Sergey Kiselyov URS
200 m Individual Medley, Men Sergey Fesenko URS Aleksey Markovsky URS Alan Swanston CAN
400 m Individual Medley, Men Sergey Fesenko URS Peter Dobson CAN Daniel Machek TCH
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Men Soviet Union URS United States USA Brazil BRA
100 m Freestyle, Women Jill Sterkel USA Barbara Major USA Olga Klevakina URS
200 m Freestyle, Women Jill Sterkel USA Olga Klevakina URS Irina Laricheva URS
400 m Freestyle, Women Kim Linehan USA Irina Laricheva URS Sherri Hanna USA
800 m Freestyle, Women Kim Linehan USA Irina Laricheva URS Sherri Hanna USA
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Women United States USA Soviet Union URS Canada CAN
100 m Backstroke, Women Carmen Bunaciu ROU Kim Carlisle USA Sue Walsh USA
200 m Backstroke, Women Carmen Bunaciu ROU Kim Carlisle USA Sue Walsh USA
100 m Breaststroke, Women Angelika Knipping GER Liang Weifen CHN Lina Kačiušytė URS
200 m Breaststroke, Women Lina Kačiušytė URS Irena Fleissnerová TCH Cindy Tuttle USA
100 m Butterfly, Women Jill Sterkel USA Carol Borgmann USA Carmen Bunaciu ROU
200 m Butterfly, Women Kim Linehan USA Susie Woodhouse AUS Mayumi Yokoyama USA
200 m Individual Medley, Women Kim Carlisle USA Olga Klevakina URS Barbara Selter GER
400 m Individual Medley, Women Mayumi Yokoyama USA Irinel Pănulescu ROU Małgorzata Różycka POL
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Women United States USA Romania ROU Soviet Union URS
Singles, Men Florin Segărceanu ROU Vadim Borisov URS Andrei Dîrzu ROU
Doubles, Men Andrei Dîrzu / Florin Segărceanu ROU Angelo Binaghi / Raimondo Ricci Bitti ITA Vadim Borisov / Sergey Leonyuk URS
Singles, Women Virginia Ruzici ROU Lucia Romanov ROU Kelly Henry USA
Doubles, Women Florența Mihai / Virginia Ruzici ROU Fumiko Furuhashi / Masako Yanagi JPN Yelena Gizhiyang / Lyudmila Makarova URS
Doubles, Mixed Virginia Ruzici / Florin Segărceanu ROU Lyudmila Makarova / Sergey Leonyuk URS Kim Su-Ok / Jeon Yeong-Dae KOR
Volleyball, Men Romania ROU Cuba CUB Japan JPN
Volleyball, Women China CHN Cuba CUB Brazil BRA
Water Polo, Men Cuba CUB United States USA Romania ROU
Greco-Roman -48 kg, Men Temo Kasarashvili URS Constantin Alexandru ROU Hidekazu Okawa JPN
Greco-Roman -52 kg, Men Benur Pashayan URS Nicu Gingă ROU Bang Dae-Du KOR
Greco-Roman -57 kg, Men Nicolae Zamfir ROU Kamil Fatkulin URS Stoyan Balov BUL
Greco-Roman -62 kg, Men Ion Păun ROU Gyrom Micharashvili URS Stefan Mikhaylov BUL
Greco-Roman -68 kg, Men Ștefan Rusu ROU Mikhail Prokudin URS Nikolay Dimov BUL
Greco-Roman -74 kg, Men Aleksandr Kudryavtsev URS Gheorghe Ciobotaru ROU Peter Thätner GDR
Greco-Roman -82 kg, Men Ion Draica ROU Teymuraz Apkhazava URS Evgeni Stamov BUL
Greco-Roman -90 kg, Men Ilie Matei ROU Thomas Horschel GDR Aleksandr Dubrovsky URS
Greco-Roman -100 kg, Men Mikhail Saladze URS Vasile Andrei ROU Roman Wrocławski POL
Greco-Roman +100 kg, Men Victor Dolipschi ROU Refik Memišević YUG Ivan Karapetian URS
Freestyle -48 kg, Men Toshiaki Ishikawa JPN Arshak Sanoyan URS Son Gap-Do KOR
Freestyle -52 kg, Men Mitsuru Sato JPN Gheorghe Bircu ROU Kim Jong-Gyu KOR
Freestyle -57 kg, Men Anatoly Beloglazov URS Hideaki Tomiyama JPN Aurel Neagu ROU
Freestyle -62 kg, Men Viktor Alekseyev URS Mike Land USA Dugarsürengiin Oyuunbold MGL
Freestyle -68 kg, Men Raúl Cascaret CUB Yu In-Tak KOR Boris Budayev URS
Freestyle -74 kg, Men Georgy Makasarashvili URS Dave Schultz USA Kiro Ristov YUG
Freestyle -82 kg, Men Vagab Kazibekov URS Ivan Yorgov BUL Gheorghe Fodore ROU
Freestyle -90 kg, Men Viktor Batnia URS Clark Davis CAN Mitch Hull USA
Freestyle -100 kg, Men Ilya Mate URS Venelin Atanasov BUL Luis Miranda León CUB
Freestyle +100 kg, Men Bruce Baumgartner USA Sergey Stoychev BUL Nikolay Skripkin URS