III Summer Universiade
III Universíade de Verão

Host city	Porto Alegre, Brazil
Nations	27
Athletes	713
Events	70 in 9 sports
Opening	August 30, 1963
Closing	September 8, 1963
Opened by	Paulo de Tarso Santos
Athlete's Oath	Antônio Salvador Sucar (basketball)
Torch lighter	Adhemar Ferreira da Silva (athletics)
Main venue	Estádio Olímpico Monumental

The 1963 Summer Universiade, also known as the III Summer Universiade, took place in Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Sports at the 1963 Summer Universiade

• Athletics (29)
• Basketball (1)
• Diving (4)
• Fencing (8)
• Gymnastics (4)
• Swimming (15)
• Tennis (5)
• Volleyball (2)
• Water polo (1)

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Brazil)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Hungary (HUN)	18	13	6	37
2	Soviet Union (URS)	18	12	3	33
3	West Germany (FRG)	10	11	14	35
4	Japan (JPN)	9	4	6	19
5	Great Britain (GBR)	4	6	3	13
6	Italy (ITA)	3	5	10	18
7	Poland (POL)	2	1	0	3
8	Brazil (BRA)*	2	0	9	11
9	France (FRA)	1	6	3	10
10	Cuba (CUB)	1	3	5	9
11	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	1	1	0	2
12	Peru (PER)	0	1	2	3
	Spain (ESP)	0	1	2	3
14	Netherlands (NED)	0	1	1	2
	South Africa (SAF)	0	1	1	2
16	Switzerland (SUI)	0	1	0	1
	Uruguay (URU)	0	1	0	1
18	Belgium (BEL)	0	0	1	1
	Chile (CHI)	0	0	1	1
	Luxembourg (LUX)	0	0	1	1
	Yugoslavia (YUG)	0	0	1	1
Totals (21 entries)		69	68	69	206