X Summer Universiade
X Universiadas de Verano

Host city	Mexico City, Mexico
Nations	94
Athletes	2,974
Events	95 in 10 sports
Opening	September 2, 1979
Closing	September 13, 1979
Opened by	José López Portillo
Main venue	Estadio Olimpico Universitario
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The 1979 Summer Universiade, also known as the X Summer Universiade, took place in Mexico City, Mexico.

Sports

• Athletics (37)
• Basketball (2)
• Diving (4)
• Fencing (8)
• Football (1)
• Gymnastics (14)
• Swimming (26)
• Tennis (5)
• Volleyball (2)
• Water polo (1)

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Mexico)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Soviet Union (URS)	33	29	14	76
2	United States (USA)	21	14	16	51
3	Romania (ROU)	13	3	14	30
4	East Germany (GDR)	6	4	4	14
5	West Germany (FRG)	4	6	7	17
6	Hungary (HUN)	4	3	3	10
7	Italy (ITA)	3	2	4	9
8	Netherlands (NED)	2	4	3	9
9	Poland (POL)	2	3	3	8
10	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	2	0	3	5
11	Great Britain (GBR)	1	6	4	11
12	Japan (JPN)	1	2	6	9
13	Mexico (MEX)*	1	2	1	4
14	Brazil (BRA)	1	2	0	3
15	China (CHN)	1	1	4	6
16	France (FRA)	1	1	3	5
17	South Korea (KOR)	1	1	0	2
18	Australia (AUS)	1	0	1	2
19	Austria (AUT)	1	0	0	1
20	Cuba (CUB)	0	3	3	6
21	Finland (FIN)	0	3	0	3
22	Bulgaria (BUL)	0	1	1	2
	Yugoslavia (YUG)	0	1	1	2
24	India (IND)	0	1	0	1
	Ivory Coast (CIV)	0	1	0	1
	Switzerland (SUI)	0	1	0	1
	Uruguay (URU)	0	1	0	1
28	Canada (CAN)	0	0	3	3
29	Kenya (KEN)	0	0	1	1
Totals (29 entries)		99	95	99	293