World Games

The 2021 edition originally scheduled from 15 to 21 July 2021 was postponed after the Olympic Games have been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Editions

Edition	Host City	Country	Held	Events	Competitors	Countries
1981 World Games	Santa Clara	USA	24 July – 2 August 1981	5	26	10
1985 World Games	London	GBR	25 July – 4 August 1985	4	12	7
1989 World Games	Karlsruhe	GER	20 – 30 July 1989	4	12	9
1993 World Games	Den Haag	NED	22 July – 2 August 1993	8	30	9
1997 World Games	Lahti	FIN	7 – 17 August 1997	8	24	12
2001 World Games	Akita	JPN	16 – 26 August 2001	8	56	12
2005 World Games	Duisburg	GER	14 – 24 July 2005	14	98	19
2009 World Games	Kaohsiung	TPE	16 – 26 July 2009	14	93	20
2013 World Games	Cali	COL	25 July – 4 August 2013	15	94	21
2017 World Games	Wrocław	POL	20 – 30 July 2017	17	107	26
2022 World Games	Birmingham	USA	7 – 17 July 2022	17	107	24

Medal table

Pos	Country		🥇 Gold	🥈 Silver	🥉 Bronze	Total
1	Italy	ITA	13	11	15	39
2	Sweden	SWE	13	6	9	28
3	France	FRA	11	16	9	36
4	United States	USA	9	7	5	21
5	Germany	GER	7	7	7	21
6	Brazil	BRA	7	0	5	12
7	Russia	RUS	6	13	0	19
8	China	CHN	6	2	0	8
9	Great Britain	GBR	5	9	8	22
10	Austria	AUT	5	5	1	11
11	Japan	JPN	4	7	3	14
12	Belgium	BEL	4	2	0	6
13	Malaysia	MAS	3	0	2	5
14	Slovenia	SLO	2	7	1	10
15	Denmark	DEN	2	4	3	9
16	Spain	ESP	2	4	1	7
17	Colombia	COL	2	1	3	6
18	Netherlands	NED	1	6	1	8
19	Ukraine	UKR	1	4	0	5
20	Australia	AUS	1	3	0	4
=	Hungary	HUN	1	3	0	4
22	Croatia	CRO	1	2	5	8
23	Indonesia	INA	1	1	3	5
24	Iran	IRI	1	1	0	2
=	Mexico	MEX	1	1	0	2
26	Egypt	EGY	1	0	2	3
27	Belarus	BLR	1	0	0	1
=	Mixed team	MIX	1	0	0	1
=	Serbia	SRB	1	0	0	1
=	Switzerland	SUI	1	0	0	1
31	South Korea	KOR	0	3	1	4
32	Norway	NOR	0	2	2	4
33	England	ENG	0	2	0	2
=	Finland	FIN	0	2	0	2
35	Canada	CAN	0	1	2	3
36	Argentina	ARG	0	1	1	2
=	Czech Republic	CZE	0	1	1	2
=	Qatar	QAT	0	1	1	2
39	Hong Kong	HKG	0	1	0	1
=	Ireland	IRL	0	1	0	1
=	Poland	POL	0	1	0	1
42	India	IND	0	0	2	2
43	El Salvador	ESA	0	0	1	1
=	New Zealand	NZL	0	0	1	1
=	Scotland	SCO	0	0	1	1
=	Turkey	TUR	0	0	1	1