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| Host city | Beijing, China |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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).
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.
Optional
Judo (18) 
Table tennis (7)
Table tennis (7) Medal table
* Host nation (China)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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){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 | %3b_Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_(2003%e2%80%932006).svg.png){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){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){kind=small} Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
.svg.png){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){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){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
- ^ a b Masterman, Guy (2010). Strategic Sports Event Management. Routledge. p. 45. ISBN 9781136435171.