The 1991 Summer Universiade, also known as the XVI Summer Universiade

Universiade

The Universiade is an International multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation . The name is a combination of the words "University" and "olympiad"...

, took place in Sheffield

Sheffield

Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...

, England

England

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. In the host country it was generally referred to as the World Student Games.

Sheffield City Council

Sheffield City Council

Sheffield City Council is the city council for the metropolitan borough of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It consists of 84 councillors, elected to represent 28 wards, each with three councillors...

 saw the event as a catalyst for urban renewal

Urban renewal

Urban renewal is a program of land redevelopment in areas of moderate to high density urban land use. Renewal has had both successes and failures. Its modern incarnation began in the late 19th century in developed nations and experienced an intense phase in the late 1940s – under the rubric of...

 after industrial decline. It set up a company, Universiade GB Ltd, to run the games. Lack of government funding and television sponsorship meant the event was in doubt until the Council guaranteed the money itself, in the face of complaints from local ratepayers. New facilities built for the event included the centrepiece Don Valley Stadium

Don Valley Stadium

The Don Valley Stadium is a stadium in Sheffield, England and is the home of Rotherham United F.C.. The stadium is an athletics stadium which has hosted major UK Athletic events and the 1991 World Student Games. Sheffield Eagles RLFC and Parramore Sports FC also use the stadium. It was designed by...

 and other arenas, while the Lyceum Theatre

Lyceum Theatre (Sheffield)

-History:Built in 1897 following a traditional proscenium arch design, the Lyceum is the only surviving theatre outside of London designed by the famous theatre architect W.G.R. Sprague and the last example of an Edwardian auditorium in Sheffield...

 was renovated for the associated cultural events. The opening ceremony attracted publicity when Helen Sharman

Helen Sharman

Helen Patricia Sharman, OBE PhD , is a British chemist. She was the first Briton in space, visiting the Mir space station aboard Soyuz TM-12 in 1991....

, Britain's first astronaut, tripped and dropped the games torch. She succeeded in lighting the gas-fuelled flame from its embers.

Medal table

1		28	24	23	75
2		21	18	13	52
3		15	14	21	50
4		11	3	5	19
5		6	7	8	21
6		5	16	7	28
7		4	9	5	18
8		4	5	4	13
9		4	2	2	8
10		3	5	10	18
11		3	1	4	8
12		3	1	0	4
13		2	4	6	12
14		2	3	2	7
15		2	2	0	4
16		1	3	1	5
17		1	2	0	3
18		1	1	0	2
19		1	0	0	1
19	Chinese Taipei	1	0	0	1
19		1	0	0	1
22		0	3	2	5
23		0	1	1	2
23		0	1	1	2
25		0	1	0	1
25		0	1	0	1
25		0	1	0	1
25		0	1	0	1
29		0	0	2	2
30		0	0	1	1
TOTAL		119	129	118	366