FISU World University Games Host Cities
There has been a long history of multi-sport events for students, starting way back in 1905 when the first international university games were held in the USA. The major multi-sport international event for University students is the FISU World University Games (previously named Universiade) is a
Below are tables of all the known international student sporting events, organized by various groups, both summer and winter events.
Summer Events
year | host | event | organized by |
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1923 | Paris, France | International Universities Championships | CIE |
1924 | Warsaw, Poland | Summer Student World Championships 1 | CIE |
1927 | Rome, Italy | Summer Student World Championships 2 | CIE |
1928 | Paris, France | Summer Student World Championships 3 | CIE |
1930 | Darmstadt, Germany | International University Games 4 | CIE |
1933 | Turin, Italy | International University Games 5 | CIE |
1935 | Budapest, Hungary | International University Games 6 | CIE |
1937 | Paris, France | International University Games 7 | CIE |
1939 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | International University Games 8 (organized by CIE) | CIE |
1939 | Vienna, Austria | International University Games (organized by the Union Internationale des Étudiants (UIE) | UIE |
1947 | Paris, France | International University Games 9 | CIE |
1949 | Merano, Italy | Summer International University Sports Week 1 | |
1951 | Luxembourg, Luxembourg | Summer International University Sports Week 2 | |
1953 | Dortmund, West Germany | Summer International University Sports Week 3 | |
1955 | San Sebastián, Spain | Summer International University Sports Week 4 | |
1957 | Paris, France | World University Games | |
1947 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | World Student Games | UIE |
1949 | Budapest, Hungary | World Student Games | UIE |
1951 | Berlin, East Germany | World Student Games | UIE |
1953 | Bucharest, Romania | World Student Games | UIE |
1954 | Budapest, Hungary | World Student Games | UIE |
1955 | Warsaw, Poland | World Student Games | UIE |
1957 | Moscow, Soviet Union | World Student Games | UIE |
1959 | Vienna, Austria | World Student Games | UIE |
1962 | Helsinki, Finland | World Student Games | UIE |
1959 | Turin, Italy | Summer Universiade 1 | |
1961 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Summer Universiade 2 | |
1963 | Porto Alegre, Brazil | Summer Universiade 3 | |
1965 | Budapest, Hungary | Summer Universiade 4 | |
1967 | Tokyo, Japan | Summer Universiade 5 | |
1970 | Turin, Italy | Summer Universiade 6 | |
1973 | Moscow, Soviet Union | Summer Universiade 7 | |
1975 | Rome, Italy | Summer Universiade 8 | |
1977 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Summer Universiade 9 | |
1979 | Mexico City, Mexico | Summer Universiade 10 | |
1981 | Bucharest, Romania | Summer Universiade 11 | |
1983 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | Summer Universiade 12 | |
1985 | Kobe, Japan | Summer Universiade 13 | |
1987 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Summer Universiade 14 | |
1989 | Duisburg, West Germany | Summer Universiade 15 | |
1991 | Sheffield, United Kingdom | Summer Universiade 16 | |
1993 | Buffalo, United States | Summer Universiade 17 | |
1995 | Fukuoka, Japan | Summer Universiade 18 | |
1997 | Sicily, Italy | Summer Universiade 19 | |
1999 | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | Summer Universiade 20 | |
2001 | Beijing, China | Summer Universiade 21 | |
2003 | Daegu, South Korea | Summer Universiade 22 | |
2005 | Izmir, Türkiye | Summer Universiade 23 | |
2007 | Bangkok, Thailand | Summer Universiade 24 | |
2009 | Belgrade, Serbia | Summer Universiade 25 | |
2011 | Shenzhen, China | Summer Universiade 26 | |
2013 | Kazan, Russia | Summer Universiade 27 | |
2015 | Gwangju, South Korea | Summer Universiade 28 | |
2017 | Taipei, Taiwan | Summer Universiade 29 | |
2019 | Naples, Italy | Summer Universiade 30 | |
2021 | event cancelled | ||
2023 | Chengdu, China | Summer FISU World University Games 31 | |
2025 | Rhine-Ruhr, Germany | Summer FISU World University Games 32 |
Winter Events
year | host | event |
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1928 | Cortina d'Ampezzo | 1st Winter International University Games |
1930 | Davos | 2nd Winter International University Games |
1933 | Bardonecchia | 3rd Winter International University Games |
1935 | St Mortiz | 4th Winter International University Games |
1937 | Zell am See | 5th Winter International University Games |
1939 | Lillehammer | 6th Winter International University Games |
1951 | Bad Gastein | 1st Winter International University Sport Week |
1953 | St Moritz |
2nd Winter International University Sport Week |
1955 | Jahorina | 3rd Winter International University Sport Week |
1957 | Oberammergau | 4th Winter International University Sport Week |
1959 | Zell am See | 5th Winter International University Sport Week |
1960 | Chamonix, France | Winter Universiade 1 |
1962 | Villars, Switzerland | Winter Universiade 2 |
1964 | Špindlerův Mlýn, Czechoslovakia | Winter Universiade 3 |
1966 | Sestriere, Italy | Winter Universiade 4 |
1968 | Innsbruck, Austria | Winter Universiade 5 |
1970 | Rovaniemi, Finland | Winter Universiade 6 |
1972 | Lake Placid, United States | Winter Universiade 7 |
1975 | Livigno, Italy | Winter Universiade 8 |
1978 | Špindlerův Mlýn, Czechoslovakia | Winter Universiade 9 |
1981 | Jaca, Spain | Winter Universiade 10 |
1983 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Winter Universiade 11 |
1985 | Belluno, Italy | Winter Universiade 12 |
1987 | Štrbské Pleso, Czechoslovakia | Winter Universiade 13 |
1989 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Winter Universiade 14 |
1991 | Sapporo, Japan | Winter Universiade 15 |
1993 | Zakopane, Poland | Winter Universiade 16 |
1995 | Jaca, Spain | Winter Universiade 17 |
1997 | Muju / Jeonju, South Korea | Winter Universiade 18 |
1999 | Poprad Tatry, Slovakia | Winter Universiade 19 |
2001 | Zakopane, Poland | Winter Universiade 20 |
2003 | Tarvisio, Italy | Winter Universiade 21 |
2005 | Innsbruck / Seefeld, Austria | Winter Universiade 22 |
2007 | Turin, Italy | Winter Universiade 23 |
2009 | Harbin, China | Winter Universiade 24 |
2011 | Erzurum, Türkiye | Winter Universiade 25 |
2013 | Trentino, Italy | Winter Universiade 26 |
2015 | Granada, Spain and Slovakia | Winter Universiade 27 |
2017 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | Winter Universiade 28 |
2019 | Krasnoyarsk, Russia | Winter Universiade 29 |
2021 | |
Winter FISU World University Games 30 |
2023 | Lake Placid, USA | Winter FISU World University Games 31 |
2025 | Turin, Italy | Winter FISU World University Games 32 |
Related Pages
- FISU World University Games home page
- Other International Multi-Events
- Sporting Events for University students
- Sports History
