1970 Winter Universiade

VI Winter Universiade
VI Talviuniversiadit
VI Vinteruniversiaden

Host city	Rovaniemi, Finland
Country	Finland
Nations	25
Athletes	591
Events	7 sports
Opening	April 3, 1970
Closing	April 9, 1970
Opened by	Urho Kekkonen

The 1970 Winter Universiade, the 6th Winter Universiade, an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes, took place in Rovaniemi, Finland. 416 athletes from 25 countries participated in the games.[1]

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Finland)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Soviet Union (URS)	13	16	8	37
2	United States (USA)	5	4	1	10
3	West Germany (FRG)	3	1	5	9
4	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	3	0	0	3
5	Poland (POL)	0	2	1	3
6	North Korea (PRK)	0	1	1	2
7	Austria (AUT)	0	0	3	3
8	Japan (JPN)	0	0	2	2
9	Finland (FIN)*	0	0	1	1
	France (FRA)	0	0	1	1
Totals (10 entries)		24	24	23	71

Participating nations

•  Austria
•  Bulgaria
•  Canada
•  Czechoslovakia
•  Finland
•  France
•  West Germany
•  Great Britain
•  Greece
•  Hungary
•  Italy
•  Japan
•  Mongolia
•  Netherlands
•  North Korea
•  Norway
•  Poland
•  Romania
•  Soviet Union
•  Spain
•  Sweden
•  Switzerland
•  United States
•  Yugoslavia

References

1. "Spotlight: Remembering the Rovaniemi 1970 Winter Universiade". FISU. 15 March 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2024.