1997 World Games
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| Host city | Lahti, Finland | ||
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| Nations participating | 73 | ||
| Athletes participating | 1,379[1] | ||
| Events | 164 (22 sports) | ||
| Opening ceremony | 7 August | ||
| Closing ceremony | 17 August | ||
| Officially opened by | President Martti Ahtisaari | ||
| Main venue | Lahti Sport Centre | ||
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The 1997 World Games, the fifth World Games, were an international multi-sport event held in Lahti, Finland on August 7–17, 1997. The opening and closing ceremonies took place at the Lahti Sport Centre.
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Calendar
| ● | Opening ceremony | ● | Event competitions | ● | Event finals | ● | Closing ceremony |
| August | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th |
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| Ceremonies | ● | ● | |||||||||
| Bodybuilding | ● | ● | |||||||||
| Bowling | ● | ● | ● | ||||||||
| Casting | ● | ● | ● | ||||||||
| DanceSport | ● | ● | |||||||||
| Fistball | ● | ● | ● | ||||||||
| Gymnastics | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||||
| Korfball | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ||||||
| Squash | ● | ● | ● | ||||||||
| Tug of war | ● | ● | |||||||||
| August | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th |
Medal count
The medal tally during the fifth World Games is as follows. United States finished at the top of the final medal table.[2]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  | 17 | 18 | 11 | 46 |
| 2 |  | 16 | 14 | 5 | 35 |
| 3 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 15 | 16 | 11 | 42 |
| 4 |  | 15 | 10 | 13 | 38 |
| 5 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 12 | 12 | 15 | 39 |
| 6 |  | 8 | 5 | 10 | 23 |
| 7 |  | 6 | 8 | 8 | 22 |
| 8 |  | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 9 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 10 |  | 5 | 12 | 7 | 24 |
| 11 |  | 5 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| 12 |  | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| 13 |  | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 14 |  | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 15 |  | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 |
| 16 |  | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 17 |  | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 18 |  | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 19 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 20 |  | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 21 |  | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 22 |  | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 23 |  | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 24 |  | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 25 |  | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 26 |  | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 27 |  | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 29 |  | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 31 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 34 |  | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 35 |  | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 37 |  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 39 |  | 0 | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| 40 |  | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 41 |  | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 42 |  | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 44 |  | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (47 nations) | 164 | 163 | 168 | 495 | |
This is the breakdown between official sports and demonstration sports (only applied to top 10).
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| Rank | Nation | Official sports | Demonstration sports | ||||||
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | ||
| 1 | | 17 | 18 | 11 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 |  | 15 | 16 | 11 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | | 16 | 14 | 5 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | | 15 | 10 | 13 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | | 12 | 12 | 15 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | | 8 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | | 6 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | | 5 | 12 | 7 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Medalists
Bodybuilding
The venue was the Lahti City Theater. The competition took place on August 8 and 9.
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| - 65 kg | |
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| - 70 kg | |
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| - 80 kg | |
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| - 90 kg | |
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| + 90 kg | |
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Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| - 52 kg | |
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| - 57 kg | |
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| + 57 kg | |
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Bowling
The venue was the Lahti Bowling Centre. The competition took place on August 8 to 10.
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Ten-pin bowling - Singles | |
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Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Ten-pin bowling - Singles | |
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Mixed
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Ten-pin bowling - Pairs | Daniel Lim |
Andrew Frawley |
Shigeo Saito |
Casting
The venue was the Kisapuisto Sports Park. The competition took place on August 10 to 12.
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Fly Accuracy | |
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| Fly Distance Single Handed | |
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| Spinning Accuracy Arenberg Target | |
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The source available does not say whether or not there was a Men's Multiplier Distance Single Handed event.
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Fly Accuracy | |
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| Fly Distance Single Handed | |
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| Spinning Accuracy Arenberg Target | |
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DanceSport
The venue was the Urheilutalo. The competition took place on August 10 and 11.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Standard | Christopher Hawkins |
William Pino |
Stefan Ossenkop |
| Latin | Steen Lund |
Andrej Skufca |
Jussi Väänänen |
Fistball
The venue was the Lahti Sport Centre. The competition took place on August 9 to 11.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Gymnastics
Sports acrobatics
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Pairs | Li Renjie |
Mark Flores |
Marcin Drabicki |
| Groups | Maksim Vlasov Aleksandr Maikrov Oleg Ivanov |
Yuriy Zaveryukha Sergiy Pavlov Dmitriy Bain |
Huang Linseng Chen Wuhua Jiang Jianfen |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Pairs | Yuliya Lopatkina |
.svg.png){kind=small} Oksana Feoktistova |
Tine Dewaele |
| Groups | Svetlana Kushu Yelena Avakeliyan |
Nadezhda Surina Viktoriya Zherdeva |
Luo Xiajing Wang Ting |
Mixed
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Pairs | Dmitriy Kukva |
Lu Yijie |
Andrzej Sokołowski |
Sports aerobics
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Mixed
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Pairs | Vladislav Oksner |
Kalojan Kalojanov |
Alastair Rates |
| Trios | Tamas Katus Romeo Szentgyörgyi |
Stanislav Marchenkov Vadim Michaylov |
Xavier Julien Olivier Salvan |
Trampoline
These were the final individual events of trampoline at the World Games. The individual trampoline has been part of the program of the Olympic Games from 2000.
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Synchro | Vladimir Kakorko |
Martin Kubicka |
Ji Wallace |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Synchro | Olena Movchan |
Yekaterina Khilko |
Natalya Karpenkova |
Tumbling
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Individual | |
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Korfball
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Korfball | |
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Squash
The competition took place at Suurhalli Exhibition.
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men | |
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Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men | |
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Tug of war
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| - 640 kg | |
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| - 720 kg | |
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References
- ↑ "LAHTI, FIN 1997". International World Games Association. Retrieved 2017-09-30.
- ↑ "Results of the World Games". International World Games Association. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
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