2005 World Games
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| Host city | Duisburg, Germany | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nations participating | 93 | ||
| Athletes participating | appr. 3,200 | ||
| Events | 34 + 6 invitational | ||
| Opening ceremony | 14 July | ||
| Closing ceremony | 24 July | ||
| Officially opened by |
Otto Schily Federal Minister of the Interior of Germany | ||
| Main venue | MSV-Arena | ||
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The 2005 World Games, the seventh World Games, were an international multi-sport event held in Duisburg, Germany from 14 July 2005 until 24 July 2005. Three cities namely Bottrop, Mülheim an der Ruhr, and Oberhausen, also held some of the competition events.[1] More than 3,000 athletes competed in 39 non-Olympic sports.
Sports
Official sports
- Air sports
- Archery
- Billiards
- Bodybuilding
- Boules
- Bowling
- Canoe
- Casting
- DanceSport
- Fistball
- Flying disc
- Gymnastics
- Individual rhythmic gymnastics
- Sports acrobatics
- Sports aerobics
- Tumbling/Synchronized Trampolining
- Ju-jitsu
- Karate
- Korfball
- Lifesaving
- Beach
- Pool
- Mountaineering
- Competitive climbing
- Orienteering (Orienteering at the World Games)
- Powerlifting
- Roller sports
- Rugby
- Squash
- Sumo
- Swimming
- Tug of war
- Men's outdoor
- Women's indoor
- Water skiing
- Barefoot skiing
- Trick water skiing
- Wakeboarding
- Cable wakeboarding
Fiji's gold medal win in rugby
Invitational sports
- Aikido (No competitions were held. There was just a demonstration of the sport.)
- American football
- Dragon boat race
- Beach team handball
- Indoor hockey
- Indoor trial
Athletes at the closing ceremony
World Games sports not included in 2005
Medal table
The medal tally during the seventh World Games is as follows. Russia won the most gold medals and tied with Germany in overall medals won in this edition's official sports.[2]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 27 | 19 | 11 | 57 |
| 2 |  | 19 | 18 | 20 | 57 |
| 3 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 13 | 9 | 13 | 35 |
| 4 |  | 12 | 12 | 11 | 35 |
| 5 |  | 7 | 9 | 4 | 20 |
| 6 |  | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| 7 |  | 7 | 6 | 8 | 21 |
| 8 |  | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
| 9 |  | 5 | 8 | 4 | 17 |
| 10 |  | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 |  | 4 | 8 | 6 | 18 |
| 12 |  | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 13 |  | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 14 |  | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 15 |  | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 |
| 16 |  | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 17 |  | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 18 |  | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 19 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 20 |  | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 21 |  | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 22 |  | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 23 |  | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 24 |  | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 25 |  | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 26 |  | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 28 |  | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 |  | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 30 |  | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 33 |  | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 34 |  | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 36 |  | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 38 |  | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 40 |  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
.svg.png){kind=small} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 46 |  | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 47 |  | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 48 |  | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 49 |  | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 50 |  | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 53 |  | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 58 |  | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (60 nations) | 169 | 170 | 170 | 509 | |
References
- ↑ "Duisburg, GER 2005". theworldgames.org. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ↑ "Results of the World Games". International World Games Association. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
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