1995 Summer Universiade

The 1995 Summer Universiade, also known as the XVIII Summer Universiade, took place in Fukuoka, Japan.

XVIII Summer Universiade

Slogan : スポーツはかるく国境を越える (Sports slightly go across border)
Nations participating	162
Athletes participating	3,949
Events	12 sports
Opening ceremony	August 23
Closing ceremony	September 3
Officially opened by	Emperor Akihito
Main venue	Fukuoka Dome

Emblem

The symbol mark is a motif of "U", expressing passion and energy in the flickering flames of a burning torch. In the flames one sees both the profile of a youth and an "F", the first letter of Fukuoka.

Mascot

The mascot character for the Fukuoka Games, "Kapapoo", is a motif of a unicorn, a mythical European creature. A horse-like animal with a single horn growing from its forehead, it is said to be invincible and unrivaled for its energy. The unicorn symbolizes courage, dignity, wisdom, nobility, justice and represents the sun and heroes.

Venues

• Fukuoka Dome — ceremonies, baseball
• Hakatanomori Athletic Stadium — athletics, football
• Marine Messe — volleyball, gymnastics
• Fukuoka Prefectural Pool — swimming, diving, water polo (final)
• Hakatonomori Tennis Club Courts — tennis, water polo
• Sun Marine Stadium — baseball
• Fukuoka Kokusai Center — judo, basketball
• Accion Fukuoka — volleyball

Sports

• Athletics ()
• Baseball ()
• Basketball ()
• Diving ()
• Fencing ()
• Football ()
• Gymnastics ()
• Judo ()
• Swimming ()
• Tennis ()
• Volleyball ()
• Water polo ()

Participants

Albania  Algeria  American Samoa  Angola  Antigua and Barbuda  Argentina  Armenia  Australia  Austria  Azerbaijan  Bangladesh  Barbados  Belarus  Belgium  Benin  Bhutan  Bolivia  Botswana  Brazil  British Virgin Islands  Bulgaria  Burkina Faso  Burundi  Cambodia  Cameroon  Canada  Cape Verde  Central African Republic  Chad  Chile  China  Chinese Taipei  Comoros  Congo  Costa Rica  Côte d'Ivoire  Croatia  Cuba  Cyprus  Czech Republic

Dominica  Dominican Republic  Ecuador  El Salvador  Equatorial Guinea  Estonia  Fiji  Finland  France  Gambia  Georgia  Germany  Ghana  Great Britain  Greece  Grenada  Guatemala  Guyana  Haiti  Honduras  Hong Kong  Hungary  India  Indonesia  Iran  Iraq  Ireland  Israel  Italy  Jamaica  Japan (host)  Jordan  Kazakhstan  Kenya  South Korea  Kyrgyzstan  Laos  Latvia  Lebanon  Lesotho

Liberia  Libya  Lithuania  Luxembourg  Macau  Madagascar  Malawi  Malaysia  Maldives  Mali  Malta  Mauritania  Mauritius  Mexico  Moldova  Mongolia  Morocco  Mozambique  Myanmar  Namibia  Nauru    Nepal  Netherlands  Netherlands Antilles  New Zealand  Nicaragua  Niger  Nigeria  Norway  Pakistan  Panama  Papua New Guinea  Paraguay  Peru  Philippines  Poland  Portugal  Puerto Rico  Romania  Russia

Saint Lucia  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  San Marino  São Tomé and Príncipe  Senegal  Seychelles  Sierra Leone  Singapore  Slovakia  Slovenia  South Africa  Spain  Sri Lanka  Sudan  Suriname  Swaziland  Sweden   Switzerland  Syria  Tajikistan  Tanzania  Thailand  Togo  Tonga  Trinidad and Tobago  Tunisia  Turkey  Turkmenistan  Uganda  Ukraine  United Arab Emirates  United States  Uruguay  Uzbekistan  Vanuatu  Vietnam  United States Virgin Islands  Western Samoa  Yemen  FR Yugoslavia  Zambia  Zimbabwe

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Japan)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States (USA)	24	27	18	69
2	Japan (JPN)*	24	16	24	64
3	Russia (RUS)	15	12	23	50
4	China (CHN)	13	10	16	39
5	South Korea (KOR)	10	7	10	27
6	Hungary (HUN)	8	4	2	14
7	Germany (GER)	6	6	8	20
8	Bulgaria (BUL)	5	4	2	11
9	Ukraine (UKR)	4	5	6	15
10	Romania (ROM)	4	5	2	11
11	Cuba (CUB)	4	3	3	10
12	Italy (ITA)	3	7	11	21
13	South Africa (RSA)	3	1	0	4
14	France (FRA)	2	6	7	15
15	Brazil (BRA)	2	5	2	9
16	Belarus (BLR)	2	3	3	8
17	Mexico (MEX)	2	1	2	5
18	FR Yugoslavia (FR Yugoslavia)	2	1	0	3
19	Australia (AUS)	1	2	3	6
20	Netherlands (NED)	1	2	2	5
21	Kenya (KEN)	1	2	0	3
22	Chinese Taipei (TPE)	1	1	2	4
	Nigeria (NGR)	1	1	2	4
24	Czech Republic (CZE)	1	1	1	3
	Slovakia (SVK)	1	1	1	3
26	Belgium (BEL)	1	0	1	2
27	Croatia (CRO)	1	0	0	1
	Madagascar (MAD)	1	0	0	1
	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN)	1	0	0	1
30	Great Britain (GBR)	0	3	7	10
31	Poland (POL)	0	3	4	7
32	Spain (ESP)	0	2	1	3
33	Kazakhstan (KAZ)	0	2	0	2
34	Canada (CAN)	0	1	2	3
35	Greece (GRE)	0	1	1	2
	Morocco (MAR)	0	1	1	2
37	Armenia (ARM)	0	1	0	1
	Austria (AUT)	0	1	0	1
	Barbados (BAR)	0	1	0	1
40	Algeria (ALG)	0	0	1	1
	Finland (FIN)	0	0	1	1
	Portugal (POR)	0	0	1	1
	Slovenia (SLO)	0	0	1	1
	Switzerland (SUI)	0	0	1	1
Totals (44 nations)		144	149	172	465

External links

• Official Website of the 18th Summer Universiade