2001 Summer Universiade
The 2001 Summer Universiade, also known as the XXI Summer Universiade, was an international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, between the 22 August and 1 September. A total of 6,757 athletes from 165 nations took part in 12 sports. The hosts, China, topped the medal table for the first time, with a total of 103 medals and 54 gold medals (more than twice the number of runners-up the United States).
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| Host city | Beijing, China |
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| Nations participating | 165[1] |
| Athletes participating | 6,657[1] |
| Events | 12 sports |
| Opening ceremony | 22 August |
| Closing ceremony | 1 September |
| Officially opened by | Jiang Zemin |
| Athlete's Oath | Kou Qing (athletics) |
| Judge's Oath | Huang Youang (basketball) |
| Torch lighter | Tian Liang |
| Main venue | Workers Stadium |
Sports
Events in a total of twelve sports were contested at the Universiade.
- Note: Numbers in brackets denote the number of different events held in each sport.
Obligatory sports
Rhythmic gymnastics became an obligatory sport at this edition.
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Judo (18) () 
Table tennis (7) ()
Medal table
* Host nation (China)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  China (CHN)* | 54 | 25 | 24 | 103 |
| 2 |  United States (USA) | 21 | 13 | 13 | 47 |
| 3 |  Japan (JPN) | 14 | 14 | 25 | 53 |
| 4 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 14 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| 5 |  Russia (RUS) | 12 | 18 | 20 | 50 |
| 6 |  Italy (ITA) | 8 | 8 | 6 | 22 |
| 7 |  Cuba (CUB) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 8 |  France (FRA) | 5 | 2 | 15 | 22 |
| 9 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 10 |  South Korea (KOR) | 3 | 10 | 14 | 27 |
| 11 |  Poland (POL) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 12 |  Romania (ROM) | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia (AUS) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 14 |  Brazil (BRA) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 15 |  Spain (ESP) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 16 |  North Korea (PRK) | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 |
| 17 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| 18 |  Germany (GER) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 19 |  Mexico (MEX) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 20 |  Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 21 |  Uzbekistan (UZB) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 22 |  Israel (ISR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Latvia (LAT) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 24 |  Estonia (EST) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 25 | %253B_Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_(2003%E2%80%932006).svg.png.webp){kind=small} FR Yugoslavia (FR Yugoslavia) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Slovenia (SLO) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
 South Africa (RSA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 28 |  Kenya (KEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Morocco (MAR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Turkey (TUR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 31 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| 32 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 33 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada (CAN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
 Portugal (POR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 37 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 38 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Azerbaijan (AZE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Georgia (GEO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Namibia (NAM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 43 |  Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 44 |  Botswana (BOT) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 45 |  Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Cyprus (CYP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Thailand (THA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (50 nations) | 170 | 167 | 200 | 537 | |
References
- Masterman, Guy (2010). Strategic Sports Event Management. Routledge. p. 45. ISBN 9781136435171.
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