1977 Summer Universiade
Multi-sport event in Sofia, Bulgaria
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The 1977 Summer Universiade, also known as the IX Summer Universiade or World University Games, took place in Sofia, Bulgaria.
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| Host city | Sofia, Bulgaria |
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| Nations | 78 |
| Athletes | 2,939 |
| Events | 102 in 10 sports |
| Opening | August 17, 1977 |
| Closing | August 28, 1977 |
| Opened by | Todor Zhivkov |
| Torch lighter | Nikolay Georgiev |
| Main venue | Vassil Levski Stadion |
Sports
Athletics (34) 
Basketball (2) 
Diving (4) 
Fencing (8) 
Gymnastics (4) 
Swimming (22) 
Tennis (5) 
Volleyball (2) 
Water polo (1) 
Wrestling (20)
Participating NUSFs
The following 78 National University Sporting Federations sent delegations to the 1977 Summer Universiade.12 delegations were composed exclusively of male athletes (Algeria, Central African Republic, Congo, Ethiopia, Gambia, Madagascar, Sudan, Tunisia, Zambia, Barbados, Panama, Paraguay, Uruguay, North Korea,Jordan and Kuwait).The three all-female delegation was Guinea's, with just one woman and Peru with the woman's volleyball team.[1]
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Medal table
* Host nation (Bulgaria)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 26 | 31 | 25 | 82 |
| 2 |  United States (USA) | 19 | 11 | 14 | 44 |
| 3 |  Bulgaria (BUL)* | 16 | 8 | 11 | 35 |
| 4 |  Romania (ROM) | 9 | 8 | 11 | 28 |
| 5 |  Japan (JPN) | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 6 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 7 |  Canada (CAN) | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 |
| 8 |  Cuba (CUB) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 9 |  Poland (POL) | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
| 10 |  West Germany (FRG) | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 11 |  Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 12 |  France (FRA) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 13 |  Italy (ITA) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 14 |  Yugoslavia (YUG) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 15 |  Mongolia (MGL) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 |  Austria (AUT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 20 |  East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 21 |  Algeria (ALG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 China (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Iran (IRI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (26 entries) | 104 | 104 | 104 | 312 | |