The 1973 Summer Universiade, also known as the VII Summer Universiade, took place in Moscow, Soviet Union.[3]
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| Host city | Moscow, Soviet Union |
|---|---|
| Nations | 73[1] |
| Athletes | 3,634[1] |
| Events | 114 in 10 sports |
| Opening | August 15, 1973 |
| Closing | August 25, 1973 |
| Opened by | Leonid Brezhnev |
| Main venue | Central Lenin Stadium[2] |
Sports
Athletics (34)
Basketball (2)
Diving (4)
Fencing (8)
Gymnastics (16)
Swimming (22)
Tennis (5)
Volleyball (2)
Water polo (1)
Wrestling (20)
Venues at the 1973 Summer Universiade
- Athletics () (Central Lenin Stadium)
- Basketball () (Sport Palace of the Central Lenin Stadium)
- Diving () (Tchaika Pool)
- Gymnastics () (Sport Palace of the Central Lenin Stadium)
- Fencing () (Znamenskie Brother ring)
- Swimming () (Lenin Stadium Pool)
- Tennis () (Tennis City of the Central Lenin Stadium)
- Volleyball () (Sokolniki Palace)
- Water polo () (Swimming Palace)
- Wrestling () (University Ring)
Medal table
* Host nation (Host nation)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union (URS)* | 69 | 37 | 31 | 137 |
| 2 |  United States (USA) | 19 | 16 | 18 | 53 |
| 3 |  Romania (ROU) | 3 | 8 | 6 | 17 |
| 4 |  Japan (JPN) | 3 | 8 | 1 | 12 |
| 5 |  Poland (POL) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 |  Cuba (CUB) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
 Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| 8 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 |  Italy (ITA) | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 10 |  Finland (FIN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 |  Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 9 | 4 | 14 |
| 12 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 7 | 6 | 14 |
| 13 |  West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| 14 |  East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| 15 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 16 |  Yugoslavia (YUG) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 17 |  Mongolia (MGL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 |  Iran (IRN) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 19 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 20 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 21 |  Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 |  Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 23 |  South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 |  India (IND) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Kenya (KEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (26 entries) | 113 | 114 | 118 | 345 | |