Sumo at the World Games

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Sumo was introduced as an official World Games sport at the 2005 World Games in Duisburg. It had previously appeared as an invitational sport at the 2001 World Games in Akita.

Medalists[]

Men[]

-85 kg (lightweight)[]

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2001 Akita (Demonstration)	(JPN)	(GER)	(MGL)
	(UKR)	Igor Kurinnoy (RUS)	(JPN)
2009 Kaohsiung	Sandor Bardosi (HUN)	(RUS)	(MGL)
	(JPN)	(RUS)	(MGL)
2017 Wrocław	(RUS)	(USA)	(POL)

-115 kg (middleweight)[]

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2001 Akita (Demonstration)	(JPN)	Altangadasyn Khüchitbaatar (MGL)	(RUS)
	(JPN)	(JPN)	(RUS)
2009 Kaohsiung	(JPN)	(JPN)	(UKR)
	(UKR)	(HUN)	(RUS)
2017 Wrocław	(RUS)	(EGY)	(MGL)

+115 kg (heavyweight)[]

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2001 Akita (Demonstration)	(GER)	(EST)	(JPN)
	(JPN)	Takayuki Ichihara (JPN)	(POL)
2009 Kaohsiung	(JPN)	(MGL)	Alan Karaev (RUS)
	Alan Karaev (RUS)	(RUS)	(JPN)
2017 Wrocław	(RUS)	(EGY)	(JPN)

Open[]

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2001 Akita (Demonstration)	(JPN)	(GER)	(CZE)
	Takayuki Ichihara (JPN)	(JPN)	(JPN)
2009 Kaohsiung	Byambajav Ulambayaryn (MGL)	(JPN)	(JPN)
	(MGL)	(UKR)	(RUS)
2017 Wrocław	(RUS)	(RUS)	(JPN)

Women[]

-65 kg (lightweight)[]

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2001 Akita (Demonstration)	(GER)	(JPN)	(RUS)
	(UKR)	(RUS)	(JPN)
2009 Kaohsiung	(UKR)	(MGL)	(RUS)
	(JPN)	(BRA)	Vera Koval (RUS)
2017 Wrocław	(UKR)	(BRA)	(POL)

-80 kg (middleweight)[]

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2001 Akita (Demonstration)	(RUS)	(JPN)	Sandra Köppen (GER)
	(RUS)	(JPN)	(GER)
2009 Kaohsiung	Epp Mäe (EST)	Maryna Pryshchepa (UKR)	(JPN)
	Maryna Pryshchepa (UKR)	(UKR)	(JPN)
2017 Wrocław	(MGL)	(JPN)	(UKR)

+80 kg (heavyweight)[]

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2001 Akita (Demonstration)	None (Middleweight competed as +65 kg)
	Sandra Köppen (GER)	(RUS)	Edyta Witkowska (POL)
2009 Kaohsiung	Anna Zhigalova (RUS)	(UKR)	(RUS)
	Anna Zhigalova (RUS)	(RUS)	(VEN)
2017 Wrocław	Anna Poliakova (RUS)	(RUS)	(THA)

Open[]

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2001 Akita (Demonstration)	None
	(RUS)	Edyta Witkowska (POL)	(RUS)
2009 Kaohsiung	Anna Zhigalova (RUS)	(UKR)	(POL)
	Anna Zhigalova (RUS)	(BRA)	Svitlana Yaromka (UKR)
2017 Wrocław	Anna Poliakova (RUS)	(UKR)	(RUS)

External links[]

• Sports 123
• 2009 Games Schedule