Casting at the 1981 World Games
The sport casting events of World Games I were held on July 29–August 2, 1981, at Gunderson High School in San Jose, California, in the United States. These were the first World Games, an international quadrennial multi-sport event, and were hosted by the city of Santa Clara. The World Casting Championships were held simultaneously and included women, juniors and pros. The only World Games casting events were these 11 men’s contests. Casters from the United States won 18 of the 33 medals awarded, with Steve Rajeff collecting four gold medals.
Medalists
Sources: [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
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Details
Fly skish accuracy
(first 11 places decided in a cast-off)
1. Harold Maehle, Norway, 100 points
2. Chris Korich, USA, 100
3. Harald Meindl, Austria, 100
4. John Waters, Australia, 100
5. Guido Vinck, Belgium, 100
6. Ron Reeves, Australia, 100
7. Raphael Lasseet, Belgium, 100
8. Bjorn Rogler, Norway, 100
9. Stefan Mantier, Austria, 100
10. James Tomlinson, Scotland, 100
11. Oyvind Forland, Norway, 100
Spinning accuracy Arenburg target
(ties broken in castoff)
1. Guid Vinck, Belgium, 100 points
2. Harold Maehle, Norway, 98
3. Steve Rajeff, USA, 98
4. Felix Roth, Switzerland, 98
5. Ron Reeves, Australia, 98
6. B.L. Farley, USA, 96
followed by at least 25 others
Spinning accuracy skish
(ties broken in castoff)
1. Oyvind Forland, Norway, 100
2. Tom Martens, Netherlands, 100
3. Helmut Hochwartner, Austria, 100
4. Felix Roth, Switzerland, 100
5. Harold Maehle, Norway, 100
6. Tim Rajeff, USA, 95
followed by at least 24 others
Fly distance single handed
1. Steve Rajeff, USA, 67.12 m
2. Peter Hayes, Australia, 64.43 m
3. Oyvind Forland, Norway, 63.39 m
Fly distance double handed
1. Steve Rajeff, USA, 79.94 m
2. Chris Korich, USA, 79.04 m
3. Oyvind Forland, Norway, 76.34 m
Spinning distance single handed
1. Ernst Rohatsch, Austria, 73.33m, 109.99 points
2. Peter Klausier, Switzerland, 71.94m, 107.91
3. Steve Rajeff, USA, 71.23m, 106.84
Spinning distance double handed
1. Chris Korich, USA, 122.06, 183.09 points
2. Helmut Hochwartner, Austria, 118.56, 178.84[10]
3. Kevin Carriero, USA, 116.87, 175.30
Multiplier accuracy
1. Øyvind Førland, NOR
2. Chris Korich, USA
3. Zack Wilson, USA
Multiplier distance single handed
1. Steve Rajeff, USA
2. Chris Korich, USA
3. Zack Wilson, USA
Multiplier distance double handed
1. Steve Rajeff, USA
2. Art Walker, Canada
3. Keith Pryor, USA
All-round
1. Steve Rajeff, USA
2. Chris Korich, USA
3. Tim Rajeff, USA
References
- ↑ SARGIS, JOE (Aug 1, 1981). "Running 26 miles -- the classic marathon distance --..." United Press International.
- ↑ SARGIS, JOE (Aug 2, 1981). "Arendsen pitches perfect game". United Press International.
- ↑ "Santa Clara, USA 1981 Calendar & Results". International World Games Association. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
- ↑ "Results of the World Games". International World Games Association. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
- ↑ "World Games". San Jose Mercury-News. San Jose, California. July 30, 1981. p. 12E.
- ↑ "World Games". San Jose Mercury-News. San Jose, California. July 31, 1981. p. 10E.
- ↑ "World Games". San Jose Mercury-News. San Jose, California. August 1, 1981. p. 4E.
- ↑ "World Games". San Jose Mercury-News. San Jose, California. August 3, 1981. p. 6D.
- ↑ Finch, Peter (August 3, 1981). "Perfect game by Arendsen closes Games". San Jose Mercury-News. San Jose, California. p. 3D.
- ↑ Placing is determined by distance. Points are used for combined event scoring. For this event, 1 meter=1.5 points. A typographical error in the source newspaper article showed a point score of 188.84.