1989 Summer Universiade

XV Summer Universiade
XV Sommer-Universiade

Host city	Duisburg, West Germany
Nations	79
Athletes	1,785
Events	66 in 4 sports
Opening	August 22, 1989
Closing	August 30, 1989
Opened by	Chancellor Helmut Kohl
Torch lighter	Heide Ecker-Rosendahl
Main venue	Wedaustadion

The 1989 Summer Universiade, also known as the XV Summer Universiade, took place in Duisburg, West Germany.

Iran and Iraq boycotted the event in response to the Iran–Iraq War in 1980. Iran also chose to boycott the 1989 Winter Universiade in Sofia for the same reason.

Countries that boycotted the 1989 edition are shaded blue

Sports

•  Athletics (42)
•  Basketball (1)
•  Fencing (10)
•  Rowing (13)

Venues

Venue	Sports	Capacity	Ref.
				Wedaustadion	Ceremonies (opening/closing), athletics	38,000
Duisburg Universiade Arena	Basketball, fencing	15,000
Wedau	Rowing	10,000

Medal table

  *   Host nation (West Germany)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Soviet Union (URS)	9	11	8	28
2	United States (USA)	9	9	8	26
3	Cuba (CUB)	8	7	4	19
4	Italy (ITA)	8	3	5	16
5	Romania (ROU)	8	2	0	10
6	Hungary (HUN)	4	4	1	9
7	China (CHN)	4	2	5	11
8	West Germany (FRG)*	3	8	8	19
9	Kenya (KEN)	3	2	1	6
10	Bulgaria (BUL)	2	0	0	2
11	France (FRA)	1	1	3	5
12	East Germany (GDR)	1	1	2	4
	Great Britain (GBR)	1	1	2	4
	Poland (POL)	1	1	2	4
15	Brazil (BRA)	1	1	0	2
16	Finland (FIN)	1	0	3	4
17	Jamaica (JAM)	1	0	0	1
	Norway (NOR)	1	0	0	1
19	Spain (ESP)	0	3	4	7
20	Canada (CAN)	0	3	2	5
21	Netherlands (NED)	0	2	2	4
22	Japan (JPN)	0	2	0	2
23	Sweden (SWE)	0	1	1	2
24	Nigeria (NGR)	0	1	0	1
	Turkey (TUR)	0	1	0	1
26	Australia (AUS)	0	0	3	3
27	Greece (GRE)	0	0	1	1
	South Korea (KOR)	0	0	1	1
Totals (28 entries)		66	66	66	198