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.
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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 |
Titles
edit112 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
editThe 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. It was the only time that Soviet Union participated in the World Games.
* Host nation (West Germany)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy (ITA) | 21 | 15 | 14 | 50 |
| 2 |  West Germany (FRG)* | 18 | 13 | 27 | 58 |
| 3 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 15 | 13 | 8 | 36 |
| 4 |  United States (USA) | 8 | 9 | 9 | 26 |
| 5 |  France (FRA) | 8 | 6 | 6 | 20 |
| 6 |  South Korea (KOR) | 8 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 7 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 |
| 8 |  Canada (CAN) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 9 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 |  China (CHN) | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 11 |  Japan (JPN) | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 12 |  Austria (AUT) | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 13 |  Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 14 |  Belgium (BEL) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 15 |  Finland (FIN) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 |  Portugal (POR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| 18 |  Indonesia (INA) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 19 |  New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 21 |  Spain (ESP) | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 22 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 23 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 |  Jordan (JOR) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 |  Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 |  Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 27 |  Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 28 |  Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 India (IND) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 33 |  Algeria (ALG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 37 |  Luxembourg (LUX) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (37 entries) | 112 | 112 | 135 | 359 | |
Opening Event
editThe 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.
- ↑ "Korfball - World Games 1989 - Calendar & Results".
- ↑ "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