1989 World Games
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| Host city | Karlsruhe, West Germany |
|---|---|
| Nations | 36 |
| Athletes | 1,265 |
| Events | 112 (19 sports) |
| Opening | 20 July 1989 |
| Closing | 30 July 1989 |
| Opened by | President Richard von Weizsäcker |
| Main venue | Wildparkstadion |
The 1989 World Games (German: 1989 Weltspiele), commonly known as Karlsruhe 1989, were the third edition of the World Games, an international multi-sport event. This edition was held in Karlsruhe, West Germany.
Titles
[edit]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 | [2] |
| Life saving | 16 | |
| Netball | 1 | |
| Powerlifting | 6 | [3] |
| 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 (flying disc) | ||
| Total | 112 |
Medal table
[edit]The medal tally was as follows. Italy won the most gold medals in this edition; West Germany led in overall medals.[4] Two bronze medals were awarded in the men's karate kata event and in each karate kumite (10) and taekwondo (12) event.
Italy (ITA)
West Germany (FRG)*
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United States (USA)
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South Korea (KOR)
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Canada (CAN)
Chinese Taipei (TPE)
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Japan (JPN)
Austria (AUT)
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Belgium (BEL)
Finland (FIN)
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Switzerland (SUI)
Indonesia (INA)
New Zealand (NZL)
Norway (NOR)
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Australia (AUS)
Czechoslovakia (TCH)
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Philippines (PHI)
Hungary (HUN)
Turkey (TUR)
Denmark (DEN)
Egypt (EGY)
India (IND)
Ireland (IRL)
Sweden (SWE)
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Brazil (BRA)
Mexico (MEX)
Poland (POL)
Luxembourg (LUX)Opening Event
[edit]The opening event was created and organised by the Traumfabrik theater.
References
[edit]- ^ "The World Games in the past". worldgames2009.tw. Archived from the original on 4 September 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ^ [1]
- ^ "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
[edit]- Official Website of the IWGA
- Medal table at Sports123 (by Internet Archive)
- Traumfabrik.de