|  Slogan : Dream for Unity! | |
| Host city | Daegu, South Korea | 
|---|---|
| Nations | 174 | 
| Athletes | 4,179 | 
| Events | 187 in 13 sports | 
| Opening | August 21, 2003 | 
| Closing | August 31, 2003 | 
| Opened by | President Roh Moo-hyun | 
| Torch lighter | Lee Jin-Taek | 
| Main venue | Daegu World Cup Stadium | 
The 2003 Summer Universiade, also known as the XXII Summer Universiade, took place in Daegu, South Korea.
Emblem
- The alphabet letter "U" and five stars, which is FISU's emblem, make up the basis of the emblem for the Daegu Universiade.
- It symbolizes the theme of "Dream for Unity" and the five goals (Dream, Advance, Equalize, Green and Unite) of the Games.
- The wide green stripe emphasizing Daegu's image as an environmentally friendly city.
- The Five-colored stripes symbolize Daegu as a city of textile and fashion.
- The soaring figure of the Universiade's five stars and five stripes in harmony symbolize the challenging spirit of youth across the globe, Daegu's upright spirit and vision for the bright future.
Mascot
- The mascot embodies the Image of Daegu Summer Universiade, a festival of the University Students on the global village.
- The rainbow colors symbolize the textile & fashion industry, environmentally friendly city and the dreams toward unity transcending all the barriers or differences.
- Cyber-typed Mascot represents the creativity and challenging spirit toward the future of the youth.
Venues
Daegu
- Daegu Stadium — ceremonies, athletics, football
- Daegu Athletics Park Swimming Pool — water polo
- Daegu Athletics Arena — gymnastics
- Kyeongbuk High School Gymnasium — taekwondo
- Junghwa Girls' High School Gymnasium — basketball
- Suseong District Stadium — football
- Daegu Municipal Stadium — football
- Daegu Baseball Stadium — archery
- Daegu Citizens' Gymnasium — basketball
- Daegu Gymnasium — volleyball
- Daegu Il Middle School Gymnasium — volleyball
- Riverside Football Ground — football
- Daegu Expo Hall 1 — fencing
- Daegu Universiade Tennis Center — tennis
- Duryu Swimming Pool — swimming, diving
- Duryu Arena — judo
- Yeungnam High School Gymnasium — basketball
- Yeungnam College of Science & Technology Gymnasium — volleyball
Gumi
- Gumi Citizens' Stadium — football
- Park Chung Hee Gymnasium — basketball
Andong
- Andong Gymnasium — basketball
Gyeongju
- Sorabol College Gymnasium — basketball
Yeongcheon
- Yeongcheon Gymnasium — volleyball
Gyeongsan
- Kyungil University Gymnasium — volleyball
- Catholic University of Daegu Gymnasium — volleyball
Gimcheon
- Gimcheon Main Stadium — football
Sports
Events in a total of twelve sports were contested at this Universiade.
- Note: Numbers in brackets denote the number of different events held in each sport.
Obligatory sports
- Aquatics
 Diving (12) () Diving (12) ()
 Swimming (40) () Swimming (40) ()
 Water polo (1) () Water polo (1) ()
 
 Athletics (45) () Athletics (45) ()
 Basketball (2) () Basketball (2) ()
 Fencing (12) () Fencing (12) ()
 Football (2) () Football (2) ()
_pictogram.svg.png.webp) Gymnastics  () Gymnastics  ()- Artistic gymnastics (14)
- Rhythmic gymnastics (8)
 
 Tennis (5) () Tennis (5) ()
_pictogram.svg.png.webp) Volleyball (2) () Volleyball (2) ()
Optional
Participants
.svg.png.webp) Afghanistan Afghanistan
 Albania Albania
 Algeria Algeria
 Angola Angola
 Argentina Argentina
 Armenia Armenia
 Aruba Aruba
.svg.png.webp) Australia Australia
 Austria Austria
 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
 Bahamas Bahamas
 Bangladesh Bangladesh
 Barbados Barbados
.svg.png.webp) Belarus Belarus
.svg.png.webp) Belgium Belgium
 Benin Benin
 Bermuda Bermuda
 Bhutan Bhutan
.svg.png.webp) Bolivia Bolivia
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Botswana Botswana
 Brazil Brazil
 British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands
 Bulgaria Bulgaria
 Burkina Faso Burkina Faso
 Burundi Burundi
 Cambodia Cambodia
 Cameroon Cameroon
.svg.png.webp) Canada Canada
 Cape Verde Cape Verde
 Central African Republic Central African Republic
 Chad Chad
 Chile Chile
 China China
 Colombia Colombia
 Comoros Comoros
.svg.png.webp) DR Congo DR Congo
 Congo Congo
 Cook Islands Cook Islands
 Costa Rica Costa Rica
 Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire
 Croatia Croatia
 Cuba Cuba
.svg.png.webp) Cyprus Cyprus
 Czech Republic Czech Republic
 Denmark Denmark
 Djibouti Djibouti
 Dominican Republic Dominican Republic
 East Timor East Timor
 Ecuador Ecuador
 Egypt Egypt
 El Salvador El Salvador
 Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea
 Eritrea Eritrea
 Estonia Estonia
.svg.png.webp) Ethiopia Ethiopia
 Fiji Fiji
 Finland Finland
 France France
 Gabon Gabon
 Gambia Gambia
.svg.png.webp) Georgia Georgia
 Germany Germany
 Ghana Ghana
 Great Britain Great Britain
 Greece Greece
 Grenada Grenada
 Guam Guam
 Guatemala Guatemala
 Guinea Guinea
 Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau
 Guyana Guyana
 Haiti Haiti
 Honduras Honduras
 Hong Kong, China Hong Kong, China
 Hungary Hungary
 India India
 Indonesia Indonesia
 Iran Iran
.svg.png.webp) Iraq Iraq
 Ireland Ireland
 Israel Israel
.svg.png.webp) Italy Italy
 Jamaica Jamaica
 Japan Japan
 Jordan Jordan
 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
 Kenya Kenya
 North Korea North Korea
 South Korea (host) South Korea (host)
 Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan
 Laos Laos
 Latvia Latvia
 Lebanon Lebanon
.svg.png.webp) Libya Libya
.svg.png.webp) Lithuania Lithuania
 Luxembourg Luxembourg
 Macau, China Macau, China
 Madagascar Madagascar
 Malawi Malawi
 Malaysia Malaysia
 Maldives Maldives
 Mali Mali
 Malta Malta
 Marshall Islands Marshall Islands
.svg.png.webp) Mauritania Mauritania
 Mexico Mexico
 Federated States of Micronesia Federated States of Micronesia
 Moldova Moldova
 Mongolia Mongolia
 Morocco Morocco
 Mozambique Mozambique
 Namibia Namibia
 Nepal Nepal
 Netherlands Netherlands
.svg.png.webp) Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles
 New Zealand New Zealand
 Nicaragua Nicaragua
 Niger Niger
 Nigeria Nigeria
 Norway Norway
 Oman Oman
 Pakistan Pakistan
 Palestine Palestine
 Panama Panama
.svg.png.webp) Paraguay Paraguay
 Peru Peru
 Philippines Philippines
 Poland Poland
 Portugal Portugal
 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
 Romania Romania
 Russia Russia
 Rwanda Rwanda
 Samoa Samoa
 São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe
 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
 Senegal Senegal
.svg.png.webp) Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro
 Seychelles Seychelles
 Singapore Singapore
 Slovakia Slovakia
 Slovenia Slovenia
 Solomon Islands Solomon Islands
 Somalia Somalia
 South Africa South Africa
 Spain Spain
 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
 Sudan Sudan
 Suriname Suriname
 Swaziland Swaziland
 Sweden Sweden
.svg.png.webp) Switzerland Switzerland
 Syria Syria
 Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei
 Tajikistan Tajikistan
 Tanzania Tanzania
 Thailand Thailand
 Togo Togo
 Tonga Tonga
 Tunisia Tunisia
 Turkey Turkey
 Turkmenistan Turkmenistan
 Uganda Uganda
 Ukraine Ukraine
 United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
 United States United States
 Uruguay Uruguay
 Uzbekistan Uzbekistan
 Vietnam Vietnam
 United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands
 Yemen Yemen
 Zambia Zambia
 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
Medal table
* Host nation (South Korea)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China (CHN) | 41 | 27 | 13 | 81 | 
| 2 |  Russia (RUS) | 26 | 22 | 34 | 82 | 
| 3 | .svg.png.webp) South Korea (KOR)* | 26 | 12 | 17 | 55 | 
| 4 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 23 | 15 | 17 | 55 | 
| 5 |  Japan (JPN) | 13 | 13 | 21 | 47 | 
| 6 |  France (FRA) | 8 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 
| 7 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 8 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 
| 8 |  United States (USA) | 5 | 13 | 18 | 36 | 
| 9 |  North Korea (PRK) | 3 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 
| 10 |  Poland (POL) | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 
| 11 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 
| 12 | .svg.png.webp) Belarus (BLR) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 
| 13 |  Germany (GER) | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 
| 14 |  Hungary (HUN) | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 
| 15 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 
| 16 |  Australia (AUS) | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Italy (ITA) | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | |
| 18 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 
| 19 |  South Africa (RSA) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 
| 20 |  Uzbekistan (UZB) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 
| 21 |  Spain (ESP) | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 
| 22 |  Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 
| 23 |  Romania (ROM) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 
| 24 |  Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 
| 25 |  Morocco (MAR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 27 |  Latvia (LAT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
|  Moldova (MDA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 29 |  Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 
| 30 |  Finland (FIN) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 
| 31 |  Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 
| 32 |  Iran (IRI) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 
| 33 |  Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 
|  Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 35 | .svg.png.webp) Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 
|  Estonia (EST) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
|  Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 38 |  Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 
|  Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 40 |  Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
|  Uganda (UGA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 42 |  Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 
|  Thailand (THA) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 44 |  Israel (ISR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 
| 45 |  Armenia (ARM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
|  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
|  Bahamas (BAH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
|  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| .svg.png.webp) Cyprus (CYP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
|  Greece (GRE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
|  Jamaica (JAM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
|  Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
|  Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (53 entries) | 189 | 182 | 233 | 604 | |
External links
- Official website (archived)
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