1989 Winter Universiade
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| Host city | Sofia, Bulgaria |
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| Opening | 2 March 1989 |
| Closing | 12 March 1989 |
| Opened by | Todor Zhivkov |
The 1989 Winter Universiade, the XIV Winter Universiade, took place in Sofia, Bulgaria.[1]
Iran boycotted the event in response to the Iran–Iraq War in 1980. Iran and Iraq also chose to boycott the 1989 Summer Universiade in Duisburg for the same reason.
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Medal table
[edit]* Host nation (Bulgaria)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| 2 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 7 | 6 | 2 | 15 |
| 3 |  China (CHN) | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 |  South Korea (KOR) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 |  Yugoslavia (YUG) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 |  East Germany (GDR) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 |  Italy (ITA) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 |  Japan (JPN) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 |  Bulgaria (BUL)* | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 |  Austria (AUT) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 |  West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 |  United States (USA) | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 14 |  Poland (POL) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 |  North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 17 |  Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (18 entries) | 40 | 40 | 40 | 120 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "1989 Winter Universiade". Archived from the original on 2011-07-05. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
