The 2005 Summer Universiade, also known as the XXIII 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 İzmir

Izmir

Izmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...

, Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

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Emblem

The emblem is the letter “U”, inspired by the bird’s-eye view of the Gulf of İzmir.
This shape has perfectly fit the letter “U” of Universiade,
symbolizing its multi-cultural feature, while the smooth outline emphasizes
the harmony and uniformity of the Universiade spirit.

Mascot

Name: EFE

Efes are the leaders and heroes of societies that lived in Western Anatolia during the early nineties. The village dandy Efe, guards and defends all the members of his society and also deals with all kinds of their social work and events as if he is the father of all. For this reason, all the members of the society behave respectfully towards him with strong, emotional, family ties. The Efes were legends in these areas with their smart, fearless, alert dashing behaviors as brave and manly young fellows. They became the symbol of braveness, power and justice throughout the Aegean history.

Nowadays, the word “Efe” is the explanation of a virtuous, brave man who is the symbol of justice in every case. Therefore, we call successful athletes “Efe” stating their various qualifications in one brief word.

Medal table

1	Russia	26	16	23	65
2	Mainland China	21	16	12	49
3	Japan	18	18	20	56
4	Ukraine	18	16	18	52
5	United States	17	12	14	43
6	Poland	12	8	8	28
7	South Korea	11	14	9	34
8	Turkey	10	11	6	27
9	Chinese Taipei	6	2	4	12
10	Italy	5	6	13	24
11	Early Modern France	5	3	7	15
12	Germany	4	5	8	17
13	Brazil	4	2	9	15
14	United Kingdom	3	9	7	19
15	Belarus	3	6	6	15
16	Canada	3	6	3	12
17	Estonia	3	1	2	6
18	Uganda	3	0	0	3
19	Iran	2	6	4	12
20	Netherlands	2	1	2	5
21	Czech Republic	2	0	2	4
22	Independent State of Croatia	2	0	0	2
23	Mexico	1	5	7	13
24	North Korea	1	3	2	6
25	New Zealand	1	3	1	5
26	Kazakhstan	1	2	6	9
27	Hungary	1	2	2	5
27	Serbia and Montenegro	1	2	2	5
29	Cuba	1	1	4	6
30	Spain	1	1	2	4
31	Jamaica	1	1	1	3
31	Thailand	1	1	1	3
33	Georgia (country)	1	0	3	4
34	South Africa	1	0	2	3
35	Austria	1	0	1	2
35	Kingdom of Romania	1	0	1	2
37	Latvia	1	0	0	1
37	Mongolia	1	0	0	1
37	Slovenia	1	0	0	1
40	Switzerland	0	2	3	5
41	Portugal	0	2	0	2
42	Armenia	0	1	4	5
42	Republic of Ireland	0	1	4	5
44	Australia	0	1	3	4
44	Greece	0	1	3	4
44	Morocco	0	1	3	4
47	Belgium	0	1	2	3
47	Slovakia	0	1	2	3
49	Finland	0	1	1	2
49	Lithuania	0	1	1	2
49	Senegal	0	1	1	2
52	Algeria	0	1	0	1
52	Egypt	0	1	0	1
52	Moldova	0	1	0	1
55	Azerbaijan	0	0	2	2
55	Kenya	0	0	2	2
57	Malaysia	0	0	1	1