| Medals | G | S | B | All | | 1. | .URS Soviet Union | 21 | 23 | 7 | 51 | | 2. | .JPN Japan | 9 | 5 | 4 | 18 | | 3. | .HUN Hungary | 8 | 2 | 8 | 18 | | 4. | .ROU Romania | 6 | 6 | 9 | 21 | | 5. | .YUG Yugoslavia | 4 | 2 | | 6 | | 6. | .TCH Czechoslovakia | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | | 7. | .FRG West Germany | 3 | 4 | 12 | 19 | | 8. | .POL Poland | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | | 9. | .ITA Italy | 3 | | 2 | 5 | | 10. |  Bulgaria | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | | 11. |  Great Britain | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | | 12. |  South Africa | 1 | 1 | | 2 | | 12. |  Sweden | 1 | 1 | | 2 | | 14. |  Ireland | 1 | | 1 | 2 | | 15. |  Cuba | 1 | | | 1 | | 15. |  Austria | | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 15. |  Switzerland | | 2 | | 2 | | 18. |  Belgium | | 1 | | 1 | | Totals (18 nations) | 68 | 69 | 67 | 204 |
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| International sporting event for university students. | | Nations: 32. Athletes: 1,270. Sports: 9. | | Officially opened by: Dimitar Ganev | | Main venue: Vasil Levski Stadium | | Athletics, Basketball, Diving, Fencing, Gymnastics, Swimming, Tennis, Volleyball, Water polo |
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