1997 World Games

World Games V
V Maailman Pelit
Host city	Lahti, Finland
Nations participating	73
Athletes participating	1,379
Events	164 (22 sports)
Opening ceremony	7 August
Closing ceremony	17 August
Officially opened by	President Martti Ahtisaari
Main venue	Lahti Sport Centre
	← The Hague 1993 Akita 2001 →

The 1997 World Games (Finnish: 1997 Maailman Pelit), 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.

Sports[]

Official sports

Gymnastics
- Sports aerobics
- Sports acrobatics
- Tumbling/Synchronized Trampolining
Roller sports
- Artistic roller skating
- Inline speed skating
Bodybuilding
Bowling
- Ten-pin bowling
Casting
DanceSport
Archery
- Field archery
Finswimming
Fistball
Ju-jitsu

Karate
Korfball
Lifesaving
- Beach
- Pool
Air sports
- Parachuting
Boules
- Pétanque
Powerlifting
Squash
Tug of war
- Men's outdoor
Water skiing
- Barefoot skiing
- Trick water skiing
Weightlifting
- Women's weightlifting

Invitational sports

Aikido
Boules
- Boule Lyonnaise
Floorball
Military pentathlon
Pesäpallo
Tug of war
- Women's indoor

Calendar[]

●	Opening ceremony	●	Event competitions	●	Event finals	●	Closing ceremony

August	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	17th
Ceremonies	●										●
Bodybuilding		●	●
Bowling		●	●	●
Casting				●	●	●
DanceSport				●	●
Fistball			●	●	●
Gymnastics					●	●	●		●	●
Ju-jitsu									●	●	●
Korfball							●	●	●	●	●
Squash					●					●	●
Tug of war										●	●
August	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	17th

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	Japan (JPN)	6	3	5	14
9	Belgium (BEL)	6	3	4	13
10	France (FRA)	5	12	7	24
11	Ukraine (UKR)	5	7	0	12
12	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	Belarus (BLR)	3	1	4	8
18	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
27	South Korea (KOR)	1	1	2	4
29	Greece (GRE)	1	1	1	3
29	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
35	Kazakhstan (KAZ)	1	0	1	2
37	Malaysia (MAS)	1	0	0	1
37	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
42	Mexico (MEX)	0	1	0	1
44	Georgia (GEO)	0	0	1	1
	Iran (IRI)	0	0	1	1
	Lithuania (LTU)	0	0	1	1
	New Zealand (NZL)	0	0	1	1
	Philippines (PHI)	0	0	1	1
Totals (48 nations)		164	163	168	495

Invitation sports[]

* Host nation (Finland)


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China (CHN)	2	1	0	3
2	Netherlands (NED)	2	0	0	2
2	Sweden (SWE)	2	0	0	2
4	France (FRA)	1	1	0	2
4	Italy (ITA)	1	1	0	2
6	Spain (ESP)	0	2	0	2
7	Brazil (BRA)	0	1	1	2
7	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 nations)		8	8	8	24

Medalists[]

Bodybuilding[]

The venue was the . The competition took place on August 8 and 9.

Men[]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
- 65 kg
- 70 kg
- 75 kg
- 80 kg
- 90 kg		Ingo Fischer
+ 90 kg

Women[]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
- 52 kg
- 57 kg
+ 57 kg

Bowling[]

The venue was the . The competition took place on August 8 to 10.

Men[]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Ten-pin bowling - Singles			Rafael Nepomuceno

Women[]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Ten-pin bowling - Singles

Mixed[]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Ten-pin bowling - Pairs		Cara Honeychurch

Casting[]

The venue was the . The competition took place on August 10 to 12.

Men[]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Fly Accuracy
Fly Distance Single Handed
Spinning Accuracy Arenberg Target
Spinning Accuracy
Spinning Distance Single Handed
Multiplier Accuracy

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
Fly Distance Single Handed
Spinning Accuracy Arenberg Target
Spinning Accuracy
Multiplier Accuracy

DanceSport[]

The venue was the . The competition took place on August 10 and 11.

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Standard	Hazel Newberry Christopher Hawkins
Latin			Katja Koukkula Jussi Väänänen

Fistball[]

The venue was the . 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
Groups

Women[]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Pairs
Groups

Mixed[]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Pairs

Sports aerobics[]

Men[]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men

Women[]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Women

Mixed[]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Pairs
Trios

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
Synchro		Michael Serth	Ji Wallace

Women[]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Individual		Olena Movchan
Synchro	Olena Movchan

Tumbling[]

Men[]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Individual

Women[]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Individual		Chrystel Robert

Korfball[]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Korfball	Netherlands	Belgium	Chinese Taipei

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[]

The IWGA

[1] "LAHTI, FIN 1997". International World Games Association. Retrieved 2017-09-30.

[results-2] "Results of the World Games". International World Games Association. Retrieved 2015-10-26.

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