2015 Summer Transplant Games
Host city | Mar del Plata |
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Country | Argentina |
Nations participating | 44 |
Athletes participating | 1,100 |
Events | 14 sports |
Opening ceremony | August 23, 2015 |
Closing ceremony | August 30, 2015 |
Officially opened by | Olivier Coustere, presidente de la World Transplant Games Federation (WTGF) |
Main venue | Polideportivo Islas Malvinas |
The 2015 Transplant Games (Spanish: Juegos Mundiales para Transplantados) were a multi-sport event held from 23 to 30 August 2015 in Mar del Plata, Argentina. They were the 20th edition of the World Transplant Games.
The Games were organized by the World Transplant Games Federation (WTGF), the Ministry of Social Development and the Ministry of Health of Argentina.[1]
Participating nations[]
- Argentina
- Australia
- Austria
- Brazil
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Colombia
- Chile
- China
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Great Britain
- Greece
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Iran
- Ireland
- Italy
- Japan
- Malaysia
- Mexico
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Thailand
- Tunisia
- United States
- Uruguay
Sports[]
Medal table[]
Medals were awarded to the following countries:[2][3]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Great Britain | 122 | 76 | 48 | 246 |
2 | Argentina | 54 | 44 | 46 | 144 |
3 | South Africa | 41 | 24 | 24 | 89 |
4 | Hungary | 41 | 23 | 23 | 87 |
5 | United States | 30 | 31 | 26 | 87 |
6 | Iran | 27 | 22 | 28 | 77 |
7 | Germany | 26 | 24 | 12 | 62 |
8 | France | 24 | 23 | 28 | 75 |
9 | Thailand | 18 | 27 | 18 | 63 |
10 | Canada | 13 | 14 | 11 | 38 |
11 | Switzerland | 9 | 12 | 5 | 26 |
12 | Netherlands | 8 | 22 | 19 | 49 |
13 | Australia | 8 | 6 | 10 | 24 |
14 | Czech Republic | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
15 | Ireland | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
16 | Finland | 5 | 7 | 10 | 22 |
17 | Greece | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
18 | Hong Kong | 4 | 1 | 12 | 17 |
19 | Tunisia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
20 | Italy | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
21 | Austria | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
22 | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
23 | Chile | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
25 | China | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
26 | Poland | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
27 | Singapore | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 |
28 | Portugal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
29 | Cyprus | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
30 | Mexico | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
31 | Brazil | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Slovakia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
33 | Japan | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
34 | India | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
35 | Norway | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
36 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
37 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
38 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
39 | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Colombia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Iceland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Nepal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals (44 nations) | 483 | 400 | 381 | 1264 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Arrancaron los Juegos Mundiales de Deportistas Trasplantados en Mar del Plata". Ministerio de Salud. Retrieved 2015-08-23.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "World Transplant Games Federation | Results & Awards". Wtgf.org. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
- ^ Secretaria de Deportes de la Nación. "Mundial de Trasplantados - Mar del Plata 2015". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 2015-09-27. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
External links[]
Categories:
- Multi-sport events in Argentina
- Sport in Mar del Plata
- World Transplant Games
- 2015 in multi-sport events
- 2015 in Argentine sport
- August 2015 sports events in South America