Men's World University Games All-Time Results & Standings
Men's World University Games Summary of Finishes
(Since the U.S. began participating in 1965)
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GOLD |
SILVER |
BRONZE |
| United States |
13 (^14)
|
3
|
3
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| Soviet Union |
2
|
5
|
1
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| Yugoslavia |
2
|
3
|
1
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| Canada |
1
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4
|
4
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| Serbia |
2
|
1
|
1
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| Serbia & Montenegro |
1
|
0
|
1
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| Lithuania |
1
|
0
|
1
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| Russia |
1
|
2
|
1
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| Australia |
0
|
1
|
0
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| China |
0
|
1
|
1
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| Germany |
0
|
1
|
1
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| Japan |
0
|
1
|
0
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| South Korea |
0
|
1
|
0
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| Ukraine |
0
|
1
|
0
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| Brazil |
0
|
0
|
3
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| Cuba |
0
|
0
|
2
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| Spain |
0
|
0
|
2
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| Czechoslovakia |
0
|
0
|
1
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| Hungary |
0
|
0
|
1
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Men's World University Games Year-by-Year Final Standings
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1965 | 1967 | 1970 | 1973 | 1977 | 1979 | 1981 | 1983 | 1985 | 1987 | 1989 |
| 1. | USA | USA | URS | USA | USA | USA | USA | CAN | URS | YUG | USA |
| 2. | URS | KOR | USA | URS | URS | YUG | URS | YUG | USA | USA | URS |
| 3. | HUN | BRA | CUB | BRA | CZK | CUB | YUG | USA | CAN | ESP | FRG |
| 4. | |
JPN | YUG | CAN | CAN | MEX | ROM | CUB | BUL | CUB | CAN |
| 5. | |
PHI | ITA | BUL | CUB | CAN | CAN | CHN | YUG | BUL | ISR |
| 6. | |
BEL | BUL | CUB | ESP | BUL | CUB | ISR | JPN | URS | YUG |
| 7. | |
THA | BRA | YUG | BRA | FGR | MEX | CIV | FIN | CAN | CUB |
| 8. | |
HKG | KOR | CZK | BUL | BEL | BRA | AUS | EGY | CZK | BRA |
| 9. | |
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CZK | ISR | MEX | BRA | FIN | FIN | BEL | BRA | TUR |
| 10. | |
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POL | JPN | POL | ISR | KOR | GBR | KOR | CHN | FIN |
| 11. | |
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CAN | FRG | YUG | JPN | TUR | SEN | PRK | ISR | MEX |
| 12. | |
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HUN | PUR | HUN | PAN | CHN | ANG | AUS | FIN | GBR |
| 13. | |
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FRG | GBR | ITA | FIN | POL | KOR | KUW | GBR | CHN |
| 14. | |
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ROM | MEX | HOL | CON | GBR | MEX | CHN | BEL | POL |
| 15. | |
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TUR | FRA | FRG | LIB | CIV | EGY | JOR | KOR | GRE |
| 16. | |
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FRA | DEN | FRA | JOR | JPN | LIB | UAE | GRE | JPN |
| 17. | |
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GRE | HOL | ISR | |
HOL | |
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TUR | |
| 18. | |
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JPN | BEL | TUR | |
GRE | |
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MEX | |
| 19. | |
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NED | FIN | GRE | |
EGY | |
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FRG | |
| 20. | |
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ISR | SWE | SEN | |
BEL | |
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FRA | |
| 21. | |
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POR | POL | JPN | |
CON | |
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JPN | |
| 22. | |
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PAN | GRE | BEL | |
LBR | |
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TUN | |
| 23. | |
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IRN | POR | CGO | |
SOM | |
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COL | |
| 24. | |
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ALB | SYR | GBR | |
SEN | |
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EGY | |
| 25. | |
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SEN | IRN | EGY | |
NGR | |
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AST | |
| 26. | |
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SUD | PER | ZAM | |
IRQ | |
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HKG | |
| 27. | |
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LUX | LBR | SUD | |
LIB | |
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SUD | |
| 28. | |
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SUD | DEN | |
JOR | |
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LBR | |
| 29. | |
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IRQ | |
SUD | |
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KUW | |
| 30. | |
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SYR |
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1991 | 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 |
2007
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2009
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2011
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2013
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2015
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| 1. | USA | USA | USA | USA | USA | YUG | SCG | USA |
LTU
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SRB
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SRB
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RUS
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^USA
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| 2. | CAN | CAN | JPN | CAN | YUG | CHN | RUS | UKR |
SRB
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RUS
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CAN
|
AUS
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GER
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| 3. | URS | CHN | CAN | BRA | ESP | USA | CAN | SCG |
CAN
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USA
|
LTU
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SRB
|
RUS
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| 4. | ISR | ITA | CZR | ITA | MEX | GER | CHN | RUS |
JPN
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ISR
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RUS
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CAN
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BRA
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| 5. | TUR | CZR | LTU | KOR | CAN | LTU | BUL | GER |
TUR
|
LTU
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USA
|
LTU
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FRA
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| 6. | CZK | ISR | GBR | GBR | RUS | CAN | TUR | TUR |
RUS
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TUR
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GER
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ROM
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LTU
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| 7. | ESP | CRO | CRO | MEX | LTU | SWE | AUS | AUS |
GER
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BUL
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FIN
|
EST
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CAN
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| 8. | MEX | IRE | IRE | NGR | BRA | BRA | UKR | CAN |
KOR
|
GER
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ROM
|
BRA
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EST
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| 9. | GBR | GBR | KOR | LTU | GRE | RUS | EST | ITA |
+USA
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CAN
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UKR
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USA
|
SRB
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| 10. | IRE | EST | MEX | CZE | TUR | CZE | GER | LTU |
ISR
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FIN
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TUR
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FIN
|
AUS
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| 11. | KOR | SWE | RUS | FIN | NED | GRE | SWE | GRE |
FIN
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UKR
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CZE
|
MEX
|
KOR
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| 12. | JPN | GRE | CHN | JPN | GBR | GBR | MEX | FIN |
GRE
|
LAT
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JPN
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GER
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SWE
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| 13. | SWE | KOR | BRA | CHN | CZE | UKR | CZE | CZE |
MEX
|
ROM
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BRA
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NOR
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MNE
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| 14. | HUN | TUR | UAE | RUS | FIN | JPN | KOR | CHN |
UKR
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GRE
|
ISR
|
KOR
|
FIN
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| 15. | FIN | SUI | HKG | HKG | BUL | *KOR | JPN | KOR |
NZL
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ITA
|
AUS
|
CZE
|
TUR
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| 16. | NIG | HKG | RSA | RSA | JPN | *TUR | TPE | JON |
CHN
|
POR
|
MEX
|
MGL
|
CHN
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| 17. | HKG | FIN | FIN | |
KOR | ISV | RSA | SVK |
AUS
|
AUS
|
KOR
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SWE
|
MGL
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| 18. | |
LAT | |
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PER | BUL | HKG | IRI |
CZE
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BRA
|
CHN
|
JPN
|
SUI
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| 19. | |
JPN | |
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RSA | MEX | KAZ | POR |
BRA
|
JPN
|
HUN
|
UKR
|
MEX
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| 20. | |
LIB | |
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IRL | RSA | |
ANG |
TPE
|
MEX
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UAE
|
UAE
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CHI
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| 21. | |
GAB | |
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CHN | NGR | |
GBR |
KAZ
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IRI
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NZL
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CHI
|
JPN
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| 22. | |
MAR | |
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NGR | PER | |
BRA |
THA
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KOR
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HKG
|
CHN
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TPE
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| 23. | |
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HKG | HKG | |
MEX |
ANG
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CHN
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PHI
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OMA
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MOZ
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| 24. | |
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LIB | |
EST |
RSA
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UAE
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PHI
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| 25. | |
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ANG | |
RSA |
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RSA
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| 26. | |
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IRI | |
CYP |
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| 27. | |
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LIB |
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| 28. | |
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PER |
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| 29. | |
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UAE |
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| 30. | |
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HAI |
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LEGEND: ALB-Albania; ANG-Angola; AUS-Australia; AUT-Austria; BEL-Belgium; BRA-Brazil; BUL-Bulgaria; CAN-Canada; CGO-Congo; CHI-Chile; CHN-China; CIV-Ivory Coast; COL-Colombia; CRO-Croatia; CUB-Cuba; CYP-Cyprus; CZE-Czech Republic; CZK-Czechoslovakia; DEN-Denmark; EGY-Egypt; ESP-Spain; EST-Estonia; FIN-Finland; FRA-France; FRG-Federal Republic of Germany/West Germany; GAB-Gabon; GBR-Great Britain; GER-Germany; GRE-Greece; HAI-Haiti; HKG-Hong Kong; HUN-Hungary; IRL-Ireland; IRI-Iran; IRQ-Iraq; ISR-Israel; ISV-Virgin Islands; ITA-Italy; JOR-Jordan; JPN-Japan; KAZ-Kazakhstan; KOR- South Korea; KUW-Kuwait; LAT-Latvia; LBR-Liberia; LIB-Lebanon; LTU-Lithuania; LUX-Luxembourg; MAR-Morocco; MEX-Mexico; MGL-Mongolia; MNE-Montenegro; MOZ-Mozambique; NED-Netherlands; NGR-Nigeria; NOR-Norway; NZL-New Zealand; OMA-Oman; PAN-Panama; PER-Peru; PHI-Philippines; POL-Poland; POR-Portugal; PRK-People's Republic of Korea; PUR-Puerto Rico; ROM-Romania; RSA-Republic of South Africa; RUS-Russia; SCG-Serbia & Montenegro; SEN-Senegal; SOM-Somalia; SRB-Serbia; SUD-Sudan; SUI-Switzerland; SVK-Slovakia; SWE-Sweden; SYR-Syria; THA-Thailand; TPE-Chinese Taipei; TUN-Tunisia; TUR-Turkey; UAE-United Arab Emigrates; UKR-Ukraine; URS-Soviet Union; USA-United States of America; YUG-Yugoslavia; ZAM-Zambia.
NOTES:
* South Korea and Turkey did not play the classification game for 15th/16th place in 2001.
+USA Basketball did not field a team for the 2007 World University Games, instead the men's team from the University of Northern Iowa participated.
^USA Basketball did not field a team for the 2015 World University Games, instead the men’s team from the University of Kansas participated.
USA'S Men's All-time World University Games Results
(Won 145, Lost 11)
| Australia (2-1) | |
| 84- 93 | 2013 |
| 88- 68 | 2005 |
| 100- 52 | 1983 |
| Austria (1-0) | |
| 105- 47 | 1987 |
| Belgium (3-0) | |
| 98- 57 | 1987 |
| 136- 57 | 1977 |
| 108- 48 | 1967 |
| Brazil (8-0) | |
| 99- 67 | 2001 |
| 118- 75 | 1995 |
| 126- 93 | 1989 |
| 88- 81 | 1987 |
| 103- 81 | 1977 |
| 66- 60 | 1973 |
| 85- 75 | 1970 |
| 91- 38 | 1967 |
| Bulgaria (4-0) | |
| 93- 66 | 2009 |
| 94- 66 | 1985 |
| 138- 79 | 1979 |
| 108- 53 | 1965 |
| Canada (7-3) | |
| 85- 94 | 2013 |
| 87- 82 | 1999 |
| 72- 64 | 1997 |
| 114- 89 | 1995 |
| 95- 90 | 1993 |
| 96- 56 | 1991 |
| 93- 83 | 1987 |
| 77- 85 | 1983 |
| 76- 78 | 1981 |
| 86- 76 | 1979 |
| China (2-1) | |
| 117- 61 | 2005 |
| 82- 83 | 2001 |
| 129- 91 | 1993 |
| Croatia (1-0) | |
| 106- 65 | 1993 |
| Cuba (7-0) | |
| 88- 70 | 1987 |
| 119- 91 | 1983 |
| 99- 84 | 1983 |
| 94- 78 | 1977 |
| 98- 76 | 1973 |
| 87- 73 | 1970 |
| 90- 80 | 1970 |
| Czech Republic (4-0) | |
| 96- 53 | 2013 |
| 87- 51 | 2005 |
| 102- 43 | 1999 |
| 77- 62 | 1995 |
| Czechoslovakia (5-0) | |
| 116- 74 | 1991 |
| 69- 57 | 1987 |
| 85- 69 | 1977 |
| 110- 59 | 1973 |
| 89- 52 | 1965 |
| Denmark (1-0) | |
| 97- 32 | 1970 |
| Estonia (1-0) | |
| 107- 59 | 1993 |
| Federal Republic of Germany (2-0) | |
| 103- 76 | 1989 |
| 98- 52 | 1965 |
| Finland (4-0) | |
| 97- 70 | 2013 |
| 124- 64 | 2011 |
| 87- 40 | 2009 |
| 141- 66 | 1991 |
| France (3-0) | |
| 137- 43 | 1973 |
| 114- 65 | 1970 |
| 83- 44 | 1965 |
| Gabon (1-0) | |
| 122- 55 | 1993 |
| Germany (4-0) | |
| 92- 70 | 2013 |
| 86- 83 | 2011 |
| 72- 62 | 2005 |
| 80- 78 | 2001 |
| Great Britain (5-0) | |
| 91- 62 | 2001 |
| 88- 48 | 1997 |
| 95- 59 | 1995 |
| 108- 67 | 1989 |
| 123- 74 | 1973 |
| Greece (3-0) | |
| 108- 77 | 2009 |
| 91- 74 | 1999 |
| 110- 68 | 1981 |
| Hong Kong (2-0) | |
| 120- 28 | 1997 |
| 135- 28 | 1967 |
| Hungary (1-0) | |
| 102- 53 | 2011 |
| Iran (2-0) | |
| 94- 47 | 2005 |
| 112- 50 | 2001 |
| Ireland (2-0) | |
| 93- 64 | 1993 |
| 103- 57 | 1991 |
| Israel (4-0) | |
| 94- 84 | 2011 |
| 91- 80 | 2009 |
| 89- 59 | 1991 |
| 104- 79 | 1989 |
| Italy (4-0) | |
| 67- 51 | 1997 |
| 103- 73 | 1993 |
| 95- 56 | 1970 |
| 85- 37 | 1965 |
| Ivory Coast (1-0) | |
| 104- 65 | 1983 |
| Japan (3-0) | |
| 141- 81 | 1995 |
| 123- 68 | 1985 |
| 114- 38 | 1967 |
| Jordan (2-0) | |
| 140- 30 | 1985 |
| 144- 34 | 1979 |
| Kuwait (1-0) | |
| 131- 46 | 1977 |
| Lebanon (1-0) | |
| 156- 75 | 1983 |
| Lithuania (2-1) | |
| 74- 76 | 2011 |
| 97- 88 | 1999 |
| 105- 81 | 1995 |
| Mexico (3-0) | |
| 108- 67 | 2011 |
| 88- 58 | 1981 |
| 75- 67 | 1979 |
| Nigeria (1-0) | |
| 97- 58 | 1999 |
| Norway (1-0) | |
| 91- 51 | 2013 |
| People's Republic of Korea (1-0) | |
| 147- 47 | 1985 |
| Peru (1-0) | |
| 134- 25 | 1983 |
| Philippines (1-0) | |
| 79- 53 | 1967 |
| Poland (2-0) | |
| 128- 75 | 1989 |
| 91- 62 | 1977 |
| Portugal (1-0) | |
| 140- 34 | 1973 |
| Republic of South Africa (1-0) | |
| 110- 32 | 1997 |
| Romania (3-0) | |
| 94- 80 | 2011 |
| 91- 70 | 1981 |
| 69- 60 | 1965 |
| Russia (2-1) | |
| 68- 69 | 2009 |
| 120- 80 | 2005 |
| 115- 48 | 1995 |
| Saudi Arabia (1-0) | |
| 147- 25 | 1979 |
| Senegal (2-0) | |
| 91- 35 | 1981 |
| 101- 41 | 1970 |
| Serbia (1-0) | |
| 68- 66 | 2009 |
| Slovakia (1-0) | |
| 85-70 | 2005 |
| South Africa (1-0) | |
| 118- 56 | 2001 |
| South Korea (7-0) | |
| 112- 68 | 2011 |
| 113- 76 | 2009 |
| 128- 97 | 2001 |
| 96- 77 | 1999 |
| 94- 64 | 1997 |
| 104- 70 | 1981 |
| 92- 63 | 1967 |
| Soviet Union (9-2) | |
| 88- 80 | 1989 |
| 93- 96 | 1985 |
| 93- 88 | 1985 |
| 93- 87 | 1981 |
| 113-107** | 1981 |
| 87- 68 | 1977 |
| 129- 96 | 1977 |
| 75- 67 | 1973 |
| 71- 78 | 1970 |
| 71- 60 | 1965 |
| 81- 38 | 1965 |
| Spain (3-0) | |
| 88- 80 | 1999 |
| 74- 71 | 1991 |
| 83- 82 | 1987 |
| Sudan (1-0) | |
| 173- 14 | 1979 |
| Sweden (2-0) | |
| 83- 65 | 2013 |
| 120- 31 | 1973 |
| Thailand (1-0) | |
| 120- 46 | 1967 |
| Turkey (1-0) | |
| 113- 90 | 2001 |
| Ukraine (1-0) | |
| 85-70 | 2005 |
| United Arab Emirates (1-0) | |
| 140- 46 | 2013 |
| Yugoslavia (3-2) | |
| 79- 65 | 1999 |
| 85-100 | 1997 |
| 88- 70 | 1979 |
| 73- 79 | 1979 |
| 93- 81 | 1970 |
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*Overtime
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