List of 2001 World Games medal winners
The 2001 World Games were held in Akita, Japan, from August 16 to August 26, 2001.[1]
Acrobatic gymnastics[edit]
Aerobic gymnastics[edit]
Artistic roller skating[edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's free skating | Luca Lailai Italy
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Joshua Rhodes United States
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Daniel Arriola Argentina
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| Women's free skating | Heather Mulkey United States
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Erica Colaceci Italy
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Elke Dederichs Germany
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| Pairs |  ItalyPatrick Venerucci Beatrice Palazzi Rossi |
 United StatesBilly Crowder Candice Heiden |
 BrazilMax Santos Luciana Roiha |
| Dance | United States Adam White Melissa Quinn |
 AustraliaGawaine Davis Ester Ambrus |
 ArgentinaGastón Passini Analia Martínez |
Bodybuilding[edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 65 kg | Anwar El-Amawy Egypt
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José Carlos Santos Brazil
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Marvin Ward United States
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| Men's 70 kg | Igor Kočiš Slovakia
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René Zimmermann Switzerland
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Derik Farnsworth United States
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| Men's 75 kg | Andreas Becker Germany
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Yoshihiro Yano Japan
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Makoto Tashiro Japan
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| Men's 80 kg | Pavlos Mentis Greece
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Juraj Vrábel Slovakia
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Tito Raymond United States
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| Men's +80 kg | Olegas Žuras Lithuania
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Thomas Scheu Germany
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Manfred Petautschnig Austria
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| Women's 52 kg | Pam Kusar United States
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Utako Mizuma Japan
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Sandra Weber Germany
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| Women's +52 kg | Cornelia Junker Germany
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Susanne Niederhauser Austria
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Jana Purdjaková Slovakia
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Boules sports[edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's lyonnaise progressive doubles |  FranceLaurent Duverger Sébastien Grail |
Italy Michele Giordanino Marco Ziraldo |
 SloveniaGregor Košir Zoran Rednak |
| Men's pétanque triples | Italy Stefano Bruno Fabio Dutto Paolo Lerda |
 SpainJosé Luis Delgado José Joaquín Romero Antonio López |
 BelgiumAndré Lozano Michel Van Campenhout Claudy Weibel |
| Women's lyonnaise progressive doubles | France Corine Maugiron Valérie Maugiron |
Italy Ilenia Pasin Laura Trova |
Slovenia Petra Pivk Nina Sodec |
| Women's pétanque doubles | Belgium Nancy Barzin Linda Goblet |
Spain Rosario Inés María Luisa Ruíz |
 MadagascarHanta Randriambahiny Odile Razanamahefa |
Bowling[edit]
| Event[2] | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Tobias Gäbler Germany
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Kim Kyung-min South Korea
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Tom Hahl Finland
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| Women's singles | Sofía Rodríguez Guatemala
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Ross Greiner Netherlands
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Piritta Kantola Finland
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| Mixed doubles |  Great BritainSteve Thornton Kirsten Penny |
 GermanyTobias Gäbler Tanya Petty |
 NorwayPetter Hansen Mette Hansen |
Casting[edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's fly accuracy | Henrik Österberg Sweden
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Henrik Harjanne Sweden
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Jan Luxa Czech Republic
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| Men's fly distance single handed | Jacek Kuza Poland
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Jan Luxa Czech Republic
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Henrik Österberg Sweden
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| Men's multiplier accuracy | Michael Harter Germany
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Steve Rajeff United States
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Henrik Österberg Sweden
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| Women's fly accuracy | Jana Maisel Germany
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Alena Zinner Austria
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Zuzana Kočířová Czech Republic
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| Women's fly distance single handed | Kathrin Ernst Germany
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Tina Gerlach Germany
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Alena Zinner Austria
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| Women's multiplier accuracy | Jana Maisel Germany
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Tina Gerlach Germany
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Kathrin Ernst Germany
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Cue sports[edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's three-cushion carom | Dani Sánchez Spain
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Dick Jaspers Netherlands
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Lee Sang-chun United States
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| Men's nine-ball pool | Yang Ching-shun Chinese Taipei
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Ralf Souquet Germany
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Thomas Engert Germany
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| Men's snooker | Bjorn Haneveer Belgium
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Marlon Manalo Philippines
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Shokat Ali Pakistan
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| Women's nine-ball pool | Jeanette Lee United States
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Karen Corr Great Britain
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Jennifer Chen Chinese Taipei
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Dancesport[edit]
Field archery[edit]
| Event[3] | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's recurve | Jay Barrs United States
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Michele Frangilli Italy
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Fulvio Verdecchia Italy
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| Men's compound | Dave Cousins United States
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Björn Andersson Sweden
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Hervé Dardant France
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| Men's barebow | Erik Jonsson Sweden
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Žare Krajnc Slovenia
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Mattias Larsson Sweden
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| Women's recurve | Carole Ferriou France
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Elisabeth Grube Austria
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Laure Barczynski France
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| Women's compound | Michelle Ragsdale United States
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Giorgia Solato Italy
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Françoise Volle France
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| Women's barebow | Barbara Guiducci Italy
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Patricia Lovell Great Britain
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Odile Boussière France
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Finswimming[edit]
Fistball[edit]
Flying disc[edit]
Inline speed skating[edit]
Ju-jitsu[edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's duo | France Bruno Pereira Jérôme Laurent |
Germany Andreas Richter Raik Tietze |
Belgium Tom Jacobs Wim Kersemans |
| Men's fighting 69 kg | Antonio Da Costa France
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Gerhard Ableidinger Austria
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Colin Kist Netherlands
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| Men's fighting 77 kg | Didier Cezar France
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Michel van Rijt Netherlands
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Christer Öqvist Sweden
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| Men's fighting 85 kg | Rob Haans Netherlands
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Thierry Grimaud France
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Peter Bevc Slovenia
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| Men's fighting 94 kg | Kamal Temal France
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Pedro García Spain
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Grzegorz Zimoląg Poland
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| Women's duo |  DenmarkVibeke Mortensen Karina Lauridsen |
France Läetitia Deloris Géraldine Dejardin |
 NetherlandsSilvia Alvarez Nuray Batman |
| Women's fighting 62 kg | Patricia Hekkens Netherlands
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Jeanne Rasmussen Denmark
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Diana Gasco Spain
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| Women's fighting 70 kg | Nicole Sydbøge Denmark
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Sophie Albert France
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Anna Dimberg Sweden
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| Mixed duo | Spain Miguel Ángel Benítez Isabel Talavera |
Germany Peter Florian Gertraud Christ |
Denmark Frank Stjernholm Camilla Prien |
Karate[edit]
Korfball[edit]
Lifesaving[edit]
Orienteering[edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's middle distance | Grant Bluett Australia
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Tore Sandvik Norway
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Jamie Stevenson Great Britain
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| Women's middle distance | Hanne Staff Norway
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Anette Granstedt Sweden
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Birgitte Husebye Norway
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| Mixed relay | Norway Bjørnar Valstad Hanne Staff Tore Sandvik Birgitte Husebye |
 LithuaniaSvajūnas Ambrazas Vilma Rudzenskaitė Edgaras Voveris Giedrė Voverienė |
 SwedenEmil Wingstedt Anette Granstedt Niclas Jonasson Jenny Johansson |
Parachuting[edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's freestyle skydiving | United States Olav Zipser Matt Nelson |
France Nicolas Arnaud Stéphane Fardel |
United States Omar Alhegelan Greg Gasson |
| Women's freestyle skydiving | Italy Stefania Martinengo Filippo Fabbi |
 JapanYoko Okazaki Axel Zohmann |
Italy Gigliola Borgnis Marco Tiezzi |
| Open accuracy landing | Marco Pflüger Germany
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Wang Jianming China
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Wei Ning China
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| Open formation skydiving | United States John Eagle Craig Girard Neal Houston Mark Kirkby Marc Steinbaugh |
Norway Lise Aune Dag Einar Hernes Pål Kolbenstvedt Carl-Erik Tuv Torstein Valen |
France Jérôme David Marin Ferré Julien Losantos Davidé Moy Laurent Pechberty |
Powerlifting[edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's lightweight | Alexey Sivokon Kazakhstan
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Konstantin Pavlov Russia
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Mikhail Andryukhin Russia
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| Men's middleweight | Viktor Furazhkin Russia
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Andrey Tarasenko Russia
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Sergey Mor Russia
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| Men's heavyweight | Daisuke Midote Japan
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Brad Gillingham United States
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Jörgen Ljungberg Sweden
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| Women's lightweight | Raija Koskinen Finland
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Chen Kuan-ting Chinese Taipei
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Yukako Fukushima Japan
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| Women's middleweight | Marina Kudinova Russia
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Irina Abramova Russia
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Pirjo Savola Finland
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| Women's heavyweight | Svetlana Miklashevich Russia
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Natalia Payusova Russia
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Chao Chen-yeh Chinese Taipei
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Rhythmic gymnastics[edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's rope | Irina Tchachina Russia
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Lyasan Utiasheva Russia
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Elena Tkachenko Belarus
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| Women's hoop | Irina Tchachina Russia
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Lyasan Utiasheva Russia
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Elena Tkachenko Belarus
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| Women's ball | Irina Tchachina Russia
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Lyasan Utiasheva Russia
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Elena Tkachenko Belarus
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| Women's clubs | Irina Tchachina Russia
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Lyasan Utiasheva Russia
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Elena Tkachenko Belarus
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Roller hockey[edit]
Rugby sevens[edit]
Trampoline gymnastics[edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's synchro |  RussiaAlexander Moskalenko German Khnychev |
 BelarusMikalai Kazak Vladimir Kakorka |
Japan Takayuki Kawanishi Daisuke Nakata |
| Men's double mini | Radostin Rachev Bulgaria
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Diogo Faria Portugal
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Uwe Marquardt Germany
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| Men's tumbling | Levon Petrosian Russia
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Tseko Mogotsi South Africa
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Rob Small Great Britain
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| Women's synchro |  UkraineOxana Tsyhuleva Olena Movchan |
Great Britain Kirsten Lawton Claire Wright |
Russia Irina Karavayeva Natalia Chernova |
| Women's double mini | Teodora Sinilkova Bulgaria
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Jacinta Harford Australia
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Ilse Despriet Belgium
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| Women's tumbling | Elena Bluyina Russia
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Kathryn Peberdy Great Britain
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Anna Terenya Belarus
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Tug of war[edit]
Water skiing[edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's ski overall | Patrice Martin France
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Jason Seels Great Britain
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Tom Asher Great Britain
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| Men's barefoot overall | Keith St. Onge United States
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David Small Great Britain
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Evert Aartsen Netherlands
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| Men's wakeboarding | Rodo Vinh-Tung France
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Morgan Krause South Africa
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Fabrizio Benelli Italy
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| Women's ski overall | Elena Milakova Russia
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Angeliki Andriopoulou Greece
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Sarah Gatty Saunt Great Britain
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| Women's barefoot overall | Nadine de Villiers South Africa
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Rachel George United States
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Kirsten Grønvik Norway
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| Women's wakeboarding | Mero Narita Japan
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Leza Bugden Australia
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Kiyomi Suzuki Japan
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Invitational sports[edit]
Beach handball[edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Belarus
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Spain
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Brazil
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| Women | Ukraine
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Germany
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Brazil
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Gateball[edit]
Sumo[edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 85 kg | Chohei Kimura Japan
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Peer Schmidt-Düwiger Germany
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Lodoijamtsyn Bat-Erdene Mongolia
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| Men's 115 kg | Seietsu Hikage Japan
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Altangadasyn Khüchitbaatar Mongolia
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David Tsallagov Russia
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| Men's +115 kg | Jörg Brümmer Germany
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Jüri Uustalu Estonia
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Takahisa Osanai Japan
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| Men's openweight | Kenichi Yajima Japan
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Torsten Scheibler Germany
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Jaroslav Poříz Czech Republic
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| Men's team | Japan
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Germany
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Russia
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| Women's 65 kg | Astrid Lixenfeld Germany
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Satomi Ishigaya Japan
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Natalia Bobkina Russia
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| Women's +65 kg | Olesya Kovalenko Russia
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Rie Tsuihiji Japan
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Sandra Köppen Germany
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| Women's team | Russia
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 Estonia
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Japan
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Tug of war[edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's indoor 480 kg | Spain
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Japan
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Netherlands
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| Women's indoor 520 kg | Netherlands
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Japan
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United States
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References[edit]
- ^ "Results of the World Games". International World Games Association.
- ^ "World Games past winners". Asian Bowling Federation. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "World Games Medallists" (PDF). World Archery Federation. Retrieved 20 October 2019.