The 1995 Summer Universiade, also known as the XVIII 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 Fukuoka

Fukuoka, Fukuoka

is the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture and is situated on the northern shore of the island of Kyushu in Japan.Voted number 14 in a 2010 poll of the World's Most Livable Cities, Fukuoka is praised for its green spaces in a metropolitan setting. It is the most populous city in Kyushu, followed by...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

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Emblem

The symbol mark is a motif of "U", expressing passion and energy in the flickering flames of a burning torch. In the flames one sees both the profile of a youth and an "F", the first letter of Fukuoka.

Mascot

The mascot character for the Fukuoka Games, "Kapapoo", is a motif of a unicorn, a mythical European creature. A horse-like animal with a single horn growing from its forehead,it is said to be invincible and unrivaled for its energy. The unicorn symbolizes courage, dignity, wisdom, nobility, justice and represents the sun and heroes.

Medal table

1	United States	24	27	18	69
2	Japan	24	16	24	64
3	Russia	15	12	23	50
4	Mainland China	13	10	16	39
5	South Korea	10	7	10	27
6	Hungary	8	4	2	14
7	Germany	6	6	8	20
8	Kingdom of Bulgaria	5	4	2	11
9	Ukraine	4	5	6	15
10	Kingdom of Romania	4	5	2	11
11	Cuba	4	3	3	10
12	Italy	3	7	11	21
13	South Africa	3	1	0	4
14	Early Modern France	2	6	7	15
15	Brazil	2	5	2	9
16	Belarus	2	3	3	8
17	Mexico	2	1	2	5
18	align=left	|2	1	0	3
19	Australia	1	2	3	6
20	Netherlands	1	2	2	5
21	Kenya	1	2	0	3
22	Chinese Taipei	1	1	2	4
22	Nigeria	1	1	2	4
24	Czech Republic	1	1	1	3
24	Slovakia	1	1	1	3
26	Belgium	1	0	1	2
27	Independent State of Croatia	1	0	0	1
27	Madagascar	1	0	0	1
27	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1	0	0	1
30	United Kingdom	0	3	7	10
31	Poland	0	3	4	7
32	Spain	0	2	1	3
33	Kazakhstan	0	2	0	2
34	Canada	0	1	2	3
35	Greece	0	1	1	2
35	Morocco	0	1	1	2
37	Armenia	0	1	0	1
37	Austria	0	1	0	1
37	Barbados	0	1	0	1
40	Algeria	0	0	1	1
40	Finland	0	0	1	1
40	Portugal	0	0	1	1
40	Slovenia	0	0	1	1
40	Switzerland	0	0	1	1

External links

• Official Website of the 18th Summer Universiade