| XIII Summer Universiade 第13回 夏季ユニバーシアード | |
| Size: | 150 |
| Host City: | Kobe, Japan |
| Nations: | 106 |
| Athletes: | 2,783 |
| Events: | 119 in 11 sports |
| Opening: | August 24, 1985 |
| Closing: | September 4, 1985 |
| Opened By: | Crown Prince Akihito |
| Stadium: | Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium |
| Previous: | 1983 Edmonton |
The 1985 Summer Universiade, also known as the XIII Summer Universiade, took place in Kobe, Japan.
The mascot of the Kobe Universiade, "Unitan", designed by Osamu Tezuka, is a red-crested white crane, symbolic of Japan and a good omen. The name was chosen from some 8,000 suggestions received from throughout the country. The name is derived from a combination of 'uni' from 'Universiade' and 'tan' from the Japanese name for red-crested crane, namely 'tancho-tsuru'.
The sex chromatin test was used at these games to decide on participants' gender; Spanish hurdler Maria José Martínez-Patiño was declared a man and thus ruled ineligible for the women's events.[1] [2] [3] In agreement with officials who suggested she fake an injury so she could withdraw without publicity, she complied. She later fought, successfully, to have that diagnosis reversed.[4]