Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual all-around |  Takashi Mitsukuri (JPN)
|
 Yuri Titov (URS)
|
 Velik Kapsasov (BUL)
|
The Gymnastics competitions in the 1961 Summer Universiade were held in Sofia, Bulgaria.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual all-around | Takashi Mitsukuri (JPN)
|
Yuri Titov (URS)
|
Velik Kapsasov (BUL)
|
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual all-around | Irina Pervushina (URS)
|
Tamara Lyukhina (URS)
|
Tamara Manina (URS)
|
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 |  Japan (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
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