Athletics at the World University Games

Athletics is one of the sports at the biennial Summer World University Games competition. Athletics has been a core sport of the Summer World University Games since 1959. Starting in 2027, the Cross Country discipline was also introduced as an optional sport in the Winter World University Games program.

Editions GamesYearEventsHost cityHost countryWinnerSecondThird1 1959 29 Turin 2 1961 29 Sofia 3 1963 29 Porto Alegre 4 1965 30 Budapest 5 1967 33 Tokyo 6 1970 33 Turin 7 1973 34 Moscow 8 1975 35 Rome 9 1977 34 Sofia 10 1979 35 Mexico City 11 1981 39 Bucharest 12 1983 40 Edmonton 13 1985 42 Kobe 14 1987 42 Zagreb 15 1989 42 Duisburg 16 1991 42 Sheffield 17 1993 43 Buffalo 18 1995 43 Fukuoka 19 1997 45 Catania 20 1999 45 Palma de Mallorca 21 2001 45 Beijing 22 2003 45 Daegu 23 2005 45 İzmir 24 2007 46 Bangkok 25 2009 46 Belgrade 26 2011 50 Shenzhen 27 2013 50 Kazan 28 2015 50 Gwangju 29 2017 50 Taipei 30 2019 50 Naples 31 2021 50 Chengdu 32 2023 50 Yekaterinburg colspan=3 33 2025 50 Bochum 33-W2027-W 5 Changchun 34 2027 50 Chungju 35 2029 50 Greensboro

All time medal table Note Last updated after the 2025 Summer World University Games

See also List of Universiade records in athletics List of Universiade medalists in athletics (men) World University Cross Country Championships International Athletics Championships and Games

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