1989 Summer Universiade

XV Summer Universiade
XV Sommer-Universiade
Host cityDuisburg, West Germany
Nations79
Athletes1,785
Events66 in 4 sports
OpeningAugust 22, 1989
ClosingAugust 30, 1989
Opened byChancellor Helmut Kohl
Torch lighterHeide Ecker-Rosendahl
Main venueWedaustadion

The 1989 Summer Universiade, also known as the XV Summer Universiade, took place in Duisburg, West Germany. It was a scaled-down event with only four sports after the original hosts, Brazil, were forced to pull out due to a mounting financial crisis in that country. A total of 1785 athletes from 79 nations participated in the event organized by the International University Sports Federation.

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