1989 World Games
The 1989 World Games, the third World Games, were an international multi-sport event held in Karlsruhe, West Germany.
 | |
| Host city | Karlsruhe, West Germany |
|---|---|
| Nations participating | 36 |
| Athletes participating | 1,265 |
| Events | 112 (19 sports) |
| Opening ceremony | 20 July |
| Closing ceremony | 30 July |
| Officially opened by | President Richard von Weizsäcker |
| Main venue | Wildparkstadion |
Titles
112 titles were awarded in 19 sports (5 invitational sports not included).[1]
As Invitational sport
| Sport | Titles | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Artistic cycling | 4 | |
| Bodybuilding | 6 | |
| Boules | 2 | |
| Bowling | 3 | |
| Cycle ball | 1 | |
| Field archery | 4 | |
| Fistball | 1 | |
| Finswimming | 14 | |
| Karate | 12 | |
| Korfball | 1 | |
| Life saving | 16 | |
| Netball | 1 | |
| Powerlifting | 6 | [2] |
| Artistic roller skating | 4 | |
| Roller speed skating | 10 | |
| Roller hockey | 1 | |
| Taekwondo | 12 | |
| Trampoline | 6 | |
| Tug of war | 2 | |
| Waterskiing | 6 | |
| Aikido | ||
| Bahn golf | ||
| Boomerang | ||
| Triathlon | ||
| Ultimate | ||
| Total | 112 |
Medal table
The medal tally was as follows. Italy won the most gold medals in this edition; West Germany led in overall medals.[3] Two bronze medals were awarded in the men's karate kata event and in each karate kumite (10) and taekwondo (12) event.
* Host nation (West Germany)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 21 | 15 | 14 | 50 |
| 2 |  | 18 | 13 | 27 | 58 |
| 3 |  | 15 | 13 | 8 | 36 |
| 4 |  | 8 | 9 | 9 | 26 |
| 5 |  | 8 | 6 | 6 | 20 |
| 6 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 8 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 7 |  | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 |
| 8 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 9 |  | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 |  | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 11 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 12 |  | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 13 |  | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 14 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 15 |  | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 |  | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 |  | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| 18 |  | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 19 |  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 21 |  | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 22 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 23 |  | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 |  | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 |  | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 27 |  | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 28 |  | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 33 |  | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
.svg.png){kind=small} | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 37 |  | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (37 nations) | 112 | 112 | 135 | 359 | |
Opening Event
The opening event was created and organised by Traumfabrik
References
- "The World Games in the past". worldgames2009.tw. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- "1989 World Games - Karlsruhe, Germany 20th-30th July 1989. All weights are in kilogrammes". powerlifting-ipf.com. Archived from the original on 22 May 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- "Results of the World Games". International World Games Association. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
External links
- Official Website of the IWGA
- Medal table at Sports123 (by Internet Archive)
- Traumfabrik.de
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