World Games 1989
| Host city |
 Karlsruhe |
|---|---|
| Nations participating | 36 |
| Athletes participating | 1,265 |
| Events | 101 (19 sports) |
| Opening ceremony | 20 July 1989 |
| Closing ceremony | 30 July 1989 |
| Officially opened by | Richard von Weizsäcker |
| Main venue | Wildparkstadion |
The third World Games were held in 1989 in Karlsruhe, then part of West Germany.
Titles
101 titles were awarded in 19 sports (5 invitational sports not included).[1]
As Invitational sport
| Sport | Titles | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Artistic cycling | 5 | |
| Bodybuilding | 6 | |
| Boules | 2 | |
| Bowling | 3 | |
| Field archery | 4 | |
| Fistball | 1 | |
| Finswimming | 13 | |
| Karate | 12 | |
| Korfball | 1 | |
| Life saving | 8 | |
| 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 | 101 |
Medal Table
The medal tally during the third World Games is as follows. Italy won the most gold medals in this edition; Germany led in overall medals.[3]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy |
22 | 15 | 14 | 51 |
| 2 | Germany |
18 | 12 | 28 | 58 |
| 3 |  Soviet Union |
15 | 13 | 8 | 36 |
| 4 |  United States |
8 | 10 | 12 | 30 |
| 5 |  France |
7 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
| 6 |  South Korea |
7 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 7 |  United Kingdom |
6 | 6 | 11 | 23 |
| 8 |  Canada |
6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 9 |  Chinese Taipei |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 |  Japan |
2 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 11 |  Austria |
2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 12 |  Netherlands |
2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 13 | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 |  Finland |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 |  Portugal |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 |  Switzerland |
1 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| 17 |  China |
1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 18 |  Indonesia |
1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 19 |  New Zealand |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Norway |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 21 |  Spain |
0 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 22 |  Czechoslovakia |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 23 |  Australia |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 24 |  Jordan |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Philippines |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 26 |  Hungary |
0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 27 |  Turkey |
0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 28 |  Denmark |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Egypt |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 India |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Ireland |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 32 |  Sweden |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 33 |  Algeria |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Brazil |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Mexico |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Poland |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 37 |  Luxembourg |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 111 | 112 | 135 | 358 | |
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. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ↑ "Results of the World Games". International World Games Association. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
External links
- Official Website of the IWGA
- Medal table at Sports123 (by Internet Archive)
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