| XIV Summer Universiade XIV. Ljetna univerzijada | |
| Size: | 140 |
| Host City: | Zagreb, Yugoslavia |
| Nations: | 122 |
| Athletes: | 6,423 |
| Events: | 120 in 12 sports |
| Opening: | July 8, 1987 |
| Closing: | July 19, 1987 |
| Opened By: | Lazar Mojsov, president of the Presidency of the SFRY |
| Athlete Oath: | Ivan Karpović (football) |
| Judge Oath: | Janka Dorožić (athletics) |
| Torch Lighter: | Dražen Petrović, basketball player[1] |
| Stadium: | Maksimir Stadium |
| Previous: | 1985 Kobe |
| Next: | 1989 Duisburg |
The 1987 Summer Universiade, also known as the XIV Summer Universiade, took place in Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia. It involved participants from 111 countries and over 6,000 individual sportspersons and members from delegations.
The City of Zagreb used the event to renovate and revitalize the city. The city's main square (Republic Square) was repaved with stone blocks and made part of the downtown pedestrian zone. A part of the Medveščak stream, which had been running under the sewers since 1898, was uncovered by workers. This part formed the Manduševac fountain that was also covered in 1898. Multi-sport venue ŠRC Jarun on the Jarun Lake was built for the event.
The mascot of the 1987 Summer Universiade is a squirrel, named "Zagi" and created by Nedeljko Dragić.[2] It was described as:[3]
