XIII Summer Universiade
Nations participating	106
Athletes participating	2,783
Events	11 sports
Opening ceremony	August 24
Closing ceremony	September 4
Officially opened by	Crown Prince Akihito
Athlete's Oath	Orujama Hingo
Judge's Oath	Junko Chiomi
Torch Lighter	Ijiromi Nacha
Stadium	Univer Memorial Stadium
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The 1985 Summer Universiade, also known as the XIII Summer Universiade, took place in Kobe, Japan.

[edit] Mascot

Name: UNITAN

Artist: Osamu Tezuka

The mascot of the Kobe Universiade is a red-crested white crane which is symbolic of Japan. From olden times it has been considered to be a bird of good omen. The crane flying dynamically with large wings wide spread evokes the image of the Universiade, the sporting festival of students, full of youth, passion and health.

The name 'Unitan' was chosen from some 8,000 suggestions received from throughout the country. The name is derived from a combination of 'uni' from 'Universiade' and 'tan' from the Japanese name for red-crested crane, namely 'tancho-tsuru'.

Special Feature: For the first time a Universiade mascot appeared in more than one pose. Unitan appeared in sixteen different poses, including those depicting each of the ten competitive events and taking the athletes' pledge or carrying the sacred torch.

[edit] Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Soviet Union	42	22	20	84
2	United States	23	22	24	69
3	Cuba	8	8	5	21
4	China	7	7	6	20
5	Romania	6	7	6	19
6	Japan	6	3	7	16
7	Italy	4	6	5	15
8	Bulgaria	4	6	4	14
9	Netherlands	3	1	4	8
10	North Korea	3	1	3	7
10	Poland	3	1	3	7
12	West Germany	2	4	8	14
13	Australia	2	3	2	7
14	South Korea	2	1	5	8
15	Nigeria	2	1	2	5
16	Hungary	1	4	4	9
17	United Kingdom	1	2	3	6
18	Brazil	1	2	2	5
19	Mexico	1	1	0	2
20	Czechoslovakia	1	0	1	2
20	Jamaica	1	0	1	2
22	Canada	0	6	6	12
23	France	0	5	3	8
24	Yugoslavia	0	1	2	3
25	New Zealand	0	1	0	1
25	Portugal	0	1	0	1
25	Uruguay	0	1	0	1
28	Côte d'Ivoire	0	0	1	1
28	Morocco	0	0	1	1
Total		123	117	128	368

[edit] Events

• Athletics
• Swimming
• Diving
• Water Polo
• Football
• Tennis
• Volleyball
• Gymnastics
• Basketball
• Fencing
• Judo
• Cycling

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