Sofia 1993
| Location: | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Opening Date: | 24 Jul 1993 |
| Closing Date: | 02 Aug 1993 |
| Nations: | 52 |
| Athletes: | 1680 |
| Men: | 1296 |
| Women: | 384 |
The number of athletic participants of 1,679 in the Sofia games was a great leap, finally breaking the record that Köln had held since 1981. Also the record was broken for the highest number of nations represented in this Games: 52 nations from the previous record of 32 in 1977.
Countries participated:
| Country | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
 Algeria | 11 | 0 | 11 |
 Australia | 9 | 2 | 11 |
 Austria | 10 | 5 | 15 |
 Belarus | 15 | 11 | 26 |
 Belgium | 37 | 3 | 40 |
 Brazil | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Bulgaria | 59 | 17 | 76 |
 Canada | 13 | 5 | 18 |
 Chinese Taipei | 20 | 1 | 21 |
 Croatia | 17 | 0 | 17 |
 Cuba | 7 | 2 | 9 |
 Czech Republic | 10 | 5 | 15 |
 Czechoslovakia | 18 | 0 | 18 |
 Denmark | 27 | 5 | 32 |
 Estonia | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Finland | 25 | 9 | 34 |
 France | 36 | 6 | 42 |
 Germany | 94 | 39 | 133 |
 Great Britain | 46 | 26 | 72 |
 Greece | 36 | 0 | 36 |
 Hong Kong | 12 | 0 | 12 |
 Hungary | 17 | 4 | 21 |
 Iceland | 15 | 0 | 15 |
 India | 24 | 5 | 29 |
 Iran | 48 | 0 | 48 |
 Ireland | 26 | 14 | 40 |
 Israel | 31 | 4 | 35 |
 Italy | 65 | 7 | 72 |
 Japan | 20 | 21 | 41 |
 Korea | 25 | 0 | 25 |
 Kuwait | 17 | 0 | 17 |
 Latvia | 7 | 16 | 23 |
 Lithuania | 15 | 10 | 25 |
 Malaysia | 3 | 2 | 5 |
 Moldova | 16 | 0 | 16 |
 Netherlands | 38 | 10 | 48 |
 New Zealand | 4 | 2 | 6 |
 Norway | 23 | 13 | 36 |
 Poland | 33 | 6 | 39 |
 Portugal | 7 | 2 | 9 |
 Romania | 23 | 14 | 37 |
 Russian Federation | 42 | 20 | 62 |
 Slovakia | 3 | 2 | 5 |
 Slovenia | 6 | 4 | 10 |
 South Africa | 27 | 10 | 37 |
 Spain | 36 | 0 | 36 |
 Sweden | 38 | 14 | 52 |
 Switzerland | 17 | 5 | 22 |
 Turkiye | 23 | 1 | 24 |
 Ukraine | 26 | 15 | 41 |
 United States | 115 | 44 | 159 |
 Zimbabwe | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 1296 | 384 | 1680 |