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| Host city | Lahti, Finland |
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| Nations | 73 |
| Athletes | 1,379[1] |
| Events | 164 (22 sports) |
| Opening | 7 August 1997 |
| Closing | 17 August 1997 |
| Opened by | President Martti Ahtisaari |
| Main venue | Lahti Sport Centre |
The 1997 World Games (Finnish: 1997 Maailman Pelit, Swedish: 1997 Världsspelen), 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
Medal table
Official sports
The medal tally during the fifth World Games is as follows. United States finished at the top of the final medal table.[2] Two bronze medals were awarded in each of the nine karate kumite events. No bronze medals were awarded in two bodybuilding and three weightlifting events. No silver medal was awarded in one weightlifting event.
* Host nation (Finland)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 17 | 18 | 10 | 45 |
| 2 |  China (CHN) | 16 | 14 | 5 | 35 |
| 3 |  Germany (GER) | 15 | 16 | 10 | 41 |
| 4 |  Russia (RUS) | 15 | 10 | 13 | 38 |
| 5 |  Italy (ITA) | 12 | 12 | 15 | 39 |
| 6 |  Sweden (SWE) | 8 | 5 | 10 | 23 |
| 7 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 6 | 8 | 9 | 23 |
| 8 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Japan (JPN) | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 9 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium (BEL) | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 10 |  France (FRA) | 5 | 12 | 7 | 24 |
| 11 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 5 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| 12 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia (AUS) | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| 13 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 14 |  Spain (ESP) | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 15 |  Netherlands (NED) | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 |
| 16 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 17 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belarus (BLR) | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 18 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada (CAN) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 19 |  Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 20 |  Colombia (COL) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 21 |  Egypt (EGY) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 22 |  South Africa (RSA) | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 23 |  Austria (AUT) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 24 |  Slovakia (SVK) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 25 |  Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 26 |  Norway (NOR) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 27 |  Slovenia (SVN) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 29 |  Greece (GRE) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 31 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Indonesia (INA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
 Uzbekistan (UZB) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 34 |  Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 35 |  Argentina (ARG) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 37 |  Malaysia (MAS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 39 |  Finland (FIN)* | 0 | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| 40 |  Poland (POL) | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 41 |  Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 42 |  Liechtenstein (LIE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 44 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Georgia (GEO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Iran (IRI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (48 entries) | 164 | 163 | 168 | 495 | |
Invitation sports
* Host nation (Finland)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | China (CHN) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Finland (FIN)* | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 |  Croatia (CRO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Russia (RUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Slovenia (SVN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (14 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Medalists
Air sports
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skydiving - Accuracy Landing | Ivan Hovorka |
Junbo Chen |
 Oleg Fomin |
| Skydiving - Freestyle Landing | Omar Alhegelan |
Scott Smith |
Nicolas Arnaud |
| Skydiving - Formation Skydiving | Daniel Brodsky-Chenfeld Jack Jefferies Mark Kirkby Kirk Verner |
Thierry Boitieux Marin Ferre Martial Ferre Davide Moy |
Gary Smith Robert Spencer Fred Whitsitt Solly Williams |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skydiving - Accuracy Landing | Irena Avbelj |
Xiaoli Lai |
Monika Filipowska |
| Skydiving - Freestyle Landing | Dale Stuart |
 Chifumi Sakakibara |
Lucrezia Manni-Hunold |
Archery
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recurve | Sven Giesa |
Andrea Parenti |
Fulvio Verdecchia |
| Compound | Morgan Lundin |
Niels Baldur |
Peter Penner |
| Barebow | Mathias Larsson |
Rensco van Wees |
Alessandro Gaudethi |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recurve | Ingrid Kihlander |
Lise-Lotte Andersson |
Hedi Mittermaier |
| Compound | Petra-Sofie Ericsson |
Mari Henriksen |
Jozica Emersic |
| Barebow | Jutta Schneider |
Particia Lovell |
Cristina Pugnaghi |
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 | Anwar el-Amawy |
Mohamed Abdel el-Aziz |
José Carlos Santos |
| - 70 kg | Toshiko Hirota |
Chris Faildo |
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| - 75 kg | Kim Jun-Ho |
Juha Hakala |
Ahmed al-Sayed |
| - 80 kg | Kester Pasche |
Johnny Steward |
Yrjö Jokela |
| - 90 kg | Milton Holloway |
Ingo Fischer |
Janos Lantos |
| + 90 kg | Walter Lettner |
Peter Keränen |
Olegas Zuras |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| - 52 kg | Utako Mizuma |
Katja Rydström |
Heike Jung |
| - 57 kg | Barbara Furer |
Rita Rinner |
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| + 57 kg | Michaela Baumer |
Pauliina Kosola |
Anne Oksanen |
Boules sports
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pétanque - Triples Men | Enrique Catalan Jose Hoyo Quilez Isidro Pomares Solsona |
Stefano Bruno Gianni Laugueglia Massimiliano Tiboni |
Michel Briand Michel Loy Zvonko Radic |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pétanque - Precision Shooting - Doubles | Fabienne Berodyes Linda Goblet |
Angelique Colombet Christine Saunier |
Catlina Gomez Mayo Rosario Ines Lizon |
Bowling
The venue was the Lahti Bowling Centre. The competition took place on August 8 to 10.
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ten-pin bowling - Singles | Gery Verbruggen |
Vernon Peterson |
Rafael Nepomuceno |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ten-pin bowling - Singles | Patricia Schwarz |
Isabelle Saldjian |
Lee Mi-Young |
Mixed
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ten-pin bowling - Pairs | Sharon Low Daniel Lim |
Cara Honeychurch Andrew Frawley |
Tomomi Shibata Shigeo Saito |
Casting
The venue was the Kisapuisto Sports Park. The competition took place on August 10 to 12.
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fly Accuracy | Thomas Maire |
Werner Gattermaier |
Frode Semb |
| Fly Distance Single Handed | Slaveyko Slaveykov |
Robert Meszaros |
Patrik Lexa |
| Spinning Accuracy Arenberg Target | Patrik Lexa |
Henrik Harjanne |
Josef Luxa |
| Spinning Accuracy | Patrik Lexa |
Thomas Maire |
Jan Meszaros |
| Spinning Distance Single Handed | Jan Meszaros |
Thomas Maire |
Patrik Lexa |
| Multiplier Accuracy | Steve Rajeff |
Harvey Beck |
Henrik Österberg |
The source available does not say whether or not there was a Men's Multiplier Distance Single Handed event.
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fly Accuracy | Hana Tupa |
Michaela Krizová |
Kathrin Ernst |
| Fly Distance Single Handed | Michaela Krizová |
Hana Tupa |
Ewa Borowska |
| Spinning Accuracy Arenberg Target | Annika Janson |
Michaela Krizová |
Marianne Kosonen |
| Spinning Accuracy | Kathrin Ernst |
Michaela Krizová |
Brenda Banks |
| Multiplier Accuracy | Bernda Banks |
Marianne Kosonen |
Annika Janson |
DanceSport
The venue was the Urheilutalo. The competition took place on August 10 and 11.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | Hazel Newberry Christopher Hawkins |
Alessandra Bucciarelli William Pino |
Pia David Stefan Ossenkop |
| Latin | Mie Bach Steen Lund |
Katerina Venturini Andrej Skufca |
Katja Koukkula Jussi Väänänen |
Fistball
The venue was the Lahti Sport Centre. The competition took place on August 9 to 11.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Germany |
Austria |
Brazil |
Gymnastics
Sports acrobatics
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pairs | Song Min Li Renjie |
Martyn Smith Mark Flores |
Dariusz Nowak Marcin Drabicki |
| Groups | Denys Pirogov Maksim Vlasov Aleksandr Maikrov Oleg Ivanov |
Andrey Safonov Yuriy Zaveryukha Sergiy Pavlov Dmitriy Bain |
Wu Weihuan Huang Linseng Chen Wuhua Jiang Jianfen |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pairs | Anna Mokhova Yuliya Lopatkina |
Yekaterina Raktcheyeva Oksana Feoktistova |
Kaat Croubels Tine Dewaele |
| Groups | Yelvira Zaliayeva Svetlana Kushu Yelena Avakeliyan |
Yelena Moyseychea Nadezhda Surina Viktoriya Zherdeva |
Xu Yingxia Luo Xiajing Wang Ting |
Mixed
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pairs | Sofiya Galiyulina Dmitriy Kukva |
Lü Xiaojun Lu Yijie |
Ewelina Fijolek Andrzej Sokołowski |
Sports aerobics
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Kalojan Kalojanov |
Stanislav Marchenkov |
Patrick Nahafahik |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women | Juanita Little |
Olga Rumyantseva |
Barbara Vadovicová |
Mixed
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pairs | Tatyana Solovyova Vladislav Oksner |
Konstantza Popova Kalojan Kalojanov |
Helen Carpenter-Waters Alastair Rates |
| Trios | Attila Katus Tamas Katus Romeo Szentgyörgyi |
Denys Belikov Stanislav Marchenkov Vadim Michaylov |
Grégory Alcan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | Nikolay Kazak |
Emmanuel Durand |
Aleksandr Danilchenko |
| Synchro | Nikolay Kazak Vladimir Kakorko |
Michael Serth Martin Kubicka |
Adrian Wareham Ji Wallace |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | Yelena Savaleva |
Olena Movchan |
Anna Dogonadze-Lilkendey |
| Synchro | Oxana Tsyhuleva Olena Movchan |
Yelena Savaleva Yekaterina Khilko |
Galina Lebedeva Natalya Karpenkova |
Tumbling
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | Vladimir Ignatenkov |
Rayshine Harris |
Tseko Mogotsi |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | Olena Chabanenko |
Chrystel Robert |
Natalya Borisenko |
Ju-jitsu
Korfball
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Korfball | Netherlands |
Belgium |
Chinese Taipei |
Powerlifting
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lightweight | Alexey Sivokon (KAZ) |
Sutrisno Bin Darimin (INA) |
Hu Chun-hsiung (TPE) |
| Middleweight | Triharyanto (INA) |
Dmitriy Soloviov (UKR) |
Jan Wilczynski (POL) |
| Heavyweight | Sturla Davidsen (NOR) |
Carl Christoffersen (NOR) |
Janne Toivanen (FIN) |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lightweight | Lin Li-min (TPE) |
Raija Koskinen (FIN) |
Nadezhda Mir (KAZ) |
| Middleweight | Carrie Boudreau (USA) |
Ingeborg Marx (BEL) |
Irene Frangi (ARG) |
| Heavyweight | Lisa Sjöstrand (SWE) |
Lee Chia-sui (TPE) |
Chao Chen-yeh (TPE) |
Squash
The competition took place at Suurhalli Exhibition.
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Ahmed Barada |
Derek Ryan |
Graham Ryding |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women | Sarah Fitz-Gerald |
Sabine Schöne |
Leilani Joyce |
Tug of war
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| - 640 kg | Spain |
Switzerland |
Ireland |
| - 720 kg | Netherlands |
Sweden |
Ireland |
Women (invitational)
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.
Sources
External links
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