Rowing is an Universiade optional sport since the 1987 in Zagreb, Yugoslavia. After this, rowing was an optional sport at the 1989, 1993, 2013 and 2015 editions. The sport returned with the same status at the 2021 Summer Universiade, which were held in Chengdu, China, and was also chosen with same status to the subsequent editions scheduled for the 2025 Summer Universiade, to be held in Duisburg, Germany and the 2027 Summer Universiade, to be held in Chungcheong Province, South Korea.
| Rowing at the Summer World University Games | |
|---|---|
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| Events | 14 (men: 7; women: 7) |
| Games | |
Editions
edit| Games | Year | Host city | Host country | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XIV | 1987 | Zagreb |  Yugoslavia |
 Romania |
 Italy |
 West Germany
|
| XV | 1989 | Duisburg | West Germany |
Romania |
 China West Germany |
|
| XVII | 1993 | St. Catharines |  Canada |
Canada |
Romania |
 United States
|
| XXVII | 2013 | Kazan |  Russia |
Russia |
Germany |
 Lithuania
|
| XXVIII | 2015 | Gwangju |  South Korea |
Lithuania |
 Japan |
 Ukraine
|
| XXXI | 2021 | Chengdu | China |
China |
 Poland |
Italy
|
| XXXII | 2025 | Duisburg | Germany |
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| XXXIII | 2027 | Chungcheong Province | South Korea |
Medal table
editLast updated after the 2021 Summer Universiade
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania (ROM) | 13 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| 2 | China (CHN) | 9 | 5 | 6 | 20 |
| 3 | Lithuania (LTU) | 9 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) | 7 | 10 | 11 | 28 |
| 5 | Canada (CAN) | 5 | 8 | 7 | 20 |
| 6 | Germany (GER) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 |
| 7 | Poland (POL) | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 8 | Ukraine (UKR) | 3 | 8 | 3 | 14 |
| 9 | West Germany (FRG) | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 10 |  Netherlands (NED) | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 |
| 11 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 12 | Russia (RUS) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 13 | United States (USA) | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| 14 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Japan (JPN) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 16 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 17 |  South Africa (RSA) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 18 |  Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 |  Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 21 |  East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 22 |  Turkey (TUR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 |  Austria (AUT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Finland (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 25 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 26 |  Spain (ESP) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 27 | Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 28 |  Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Iran (IRI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 32 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Azerbaijan (AZE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Greece (GRE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Moldova (MDA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (37 entries) | 83 | 84 | 82 | 249 | |