title: Gymnastics at the 1979 Summer Universiade
text: # Gymnastics at the 1979 Summer Universiade
  
  The Gymnastics competitions in the 1979 Summer Universiade were held in Mexico City, Mexico.
  
  ## Men's events
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Floor | Sergei Khijniakov (URS) | Bohdan Makuts (URS) | Kyogi Yamawaki (JPN) |
  | Pommel Horse | Bohdan Makuts (URS) | Fereno Donath (HUN) | Zoltán Magyar (HUN) |
  | Rings | Alexander Checiches (ROU) | Sergei Khijniakov (URS) | Kyogi Yamawaki (JPN)  Fereno Donath (HUN) |
  | Vault | Bohdan Makuts (URS)  Kyogi Yamawaki (JPN) | | Giorgy Kramaritz (HUN)  Kurt Szilier (ROU) |
  | Parallel Bars | Bohdan Makuts (URS) | Peter Kovacs (HUN) | Fedor Kulaksizov (URS)  Kurt Szilier (ROU) |
  | Horizontal Bar | Bohdan Makuts (URS) | Sergei Khijniakov (URS) | Junichi Kitagawa (JPN)  Hajime Mikami (JPN) |
  | Individual all-around | Bohdan Makuts (URS) | Fedor Kulaksizov (URS) | Sergei Khijniakov (URS) |
  | Team all-around | Soviet Union | Japan | Romania |
  
  ## Women's events
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Vault | Maria Filatova (URS) | Elena Davydova (URS) | Teodora Ungureanu (ROU) |
  | Uneven Bars | Teodora Ungureanu (ROU)  Maria Filatova (URS) | | Anca Grigoras (ROU) |
  | Beam | Teodora Ungureanu (ROU) | Anca Grigoras (ROU)  Svetlana Grozdova (URS) | |
  | Floor | Maria Filatova (URS) | Teodora Ungureanu (ROU) | Elena Davydova (URS) |
  | Individual all-around | Teodora Ungureanu (ROU) | Maria Filatova (URS) | Elena Davydova (URS) |
  | Team all-around | Soviet Union | Romania | United States |
  
  ## Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 11 | 7 | 4 | 22 |
  | 2 | Romania (ROU) | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
  | 3 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
  | 4 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
  | 5 | United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (5 entries) | Totals (5 entries) | 16 | 13 | 17 | 46 |
  