World Games

The World Games are an international multi-sport event comprising sports and sporting disciplines that are not contested in the Olympic Games. They are usually held every four years, one year after a Summer Olympic Games, over the course of 11 days. The World Games are governed by the International World Games Association, under the patronage of the International Olympic Committee.

In the most recent editions, between 25 and 34 sports have been included in the official program. Several sports or disciplines that were on the program of The World Games have been discontinued because they are now included in the programme of the Olympic Games. Around 3500 participants from around 100 nations take part.

The World Games differs from other multi-sport events, such as the Olympic Games, in that host cities are not required to construct new venues or facilities for the Games.<ref name="Growth"/>Template:Rp The competitors are selected by the sports' international federations, as opposed to by National Olympic Committees or national governing bodies. In most disciplines, qualification is by a top ranking at the world championships or a qualification tournament. This is intended to ensure the top athletes in a sport compete at the Games.

The first edition of The World Games was held in Santa Clara, California, United States, in 1981, and the eleventh edition was held in Birmingham, Alabama, United States from 7 to 17 July 2022. That edition was originally intended to be held in 2021, but it was delayed one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

History

Inauguration

The idea for a multi-sport event for non-Olympic sports came from the General Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF). Realising that there were few opportunities to become part of the Olympic program, non-Olympic federations wanted to form their own showcase event to increase the publicity of their sports, which they called The World Games. These federations formed a steering group in early 1979 to decide on the structure and principles of the games and search for a venue.

In May 1979, the steering group announced that they had found a venue for the first event: Santa Clara, USA.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The GAISF steering committee became the World Games Executive Council in October 1979, and the inaugural meeting of the World Games Council was held on 19–22 May 1980, with a purpose of creating the concept of the Games.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The World Games Council was renamed the International World Games Association, or IWGA in 1985.<ref>Proposals of the Exco for Changes of the WG Constitution, 1984, IWGA Archives</ref>

The first edition of The World Games was held in Santa Clara, USA, in 1981. It was opened by Kim Un-yong, president of the World Games executive committee, at Buck Shaw Stadium.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> At the opening ceremony, the athletes marched sorted by sport and not by nation.

The 15 sports at the inaugural games included badminton, casting, racquetball, and taekwondo. The first medals of the Games were awarded in the 640 kilo class of tug-of-war, with the gold going to the team from England.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref>

Twentieth century

After the inaugural Games, the West Nally Group, which had provided financing for the Games in Santa Clara, became owners of the rights to the event, and took the second edition to their headquarters in London.<ref name=":1">Template:Cite web</ref>

For the third Games in Karlsruhe, 1989, the West Nally Group still owned the commercial rights to the Games, but the host city was responsible for the staff and volunteers organising the event. After this, the IWGA bought back the commercial rights, and the organising committees of the host cities have been responsible for the organisation and financing since. This led to the organisers of The World Games in The Hague (1993) asking the participants to pay accommodation costs.<ref name=":2">Template:Cite web</ref>

The 1997 edition of the Games was due to be held in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, but in August 1994, Port Elizabeth pulled out of hosting the Games due to the political situation in the country.<ref name="Lahti">Template:Cite web</ref> Lahti in Finland volunteered to host instead and signed the host contract in January 1995. Airsports, dancesport, aerobics and jujitsu made their debut in Lahti and have been contested at the Games ever since.<ref name="Lahti"/>

Following the Games in Lahti, the IWGA and IOC agreed on a memorandum of understanding, which was signed in 2000<ref name="Lahti"/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Here, the IOC recognised the importance of The World Games and set out shared values, including the IOC providing patronage to Organising Committees, encouraging multi-sport national teams, and working together on anti-doping. It also set out that "disciplines/events of sport that are not on the Olympic Games program could be included on the program of the World Games".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> A further memorandum of understanding was signed in 2016.<ref name="MOU">Template:Cite web</ref>

Twenty-first century

In 2001, the Games were held in Akita, Japan – the first time it had been held outside of North America or Europe. Several competitions were delayed or moved to an alternative venue when a typhoon hit the city. For the first time, some National Olympic Committees organised hotel accommodation for their athletes, beyond the time they were hosted by the IWGA.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The World Games in 2005, in Duisburg, Germany, were the first World Games where athletes paraded into the opening ceremony grouped by nation. Also several standards were set in place which continue to this day, such as the television production of all sports and sports grouped by category, such as ball sports and precision sports.<ref name="Duis">Template:Cite web</ref>

The 2013 Games in Cali, Colombia were particularly noted for the large numbers of spectators, estimated at 500,000. For example, the Bullfight Ring, which was the venue for dancesport, was 'packed' for the salsa dance finals.<ref name=":3">Template:Cite web</ref> This edition of the Games saw the first time a competition was cancelled: due to concerns about temperature and air flow at the Del Pueblo Gymnasium, where the sport of rhythmic gymnastics was taking place, the ribbons event was cancelled.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The 2017 Games in Wrocław, Poland were the first to be broadcast on the Olympic Channel, to 130 countries. Both the raffa and lyonnaise disciplines of boules were cancelled after a storm destroyed the venue and it could not be repaired in time.<ref name="Wroclaw">Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2015, it was announced that the 11th edition of The World Games was to be held in Birmingham, Alabama, USA in 2021, beating bids from Lima, Peru and Ufa, Russia.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On 2 April 2020, the Games were postponed to 2022 so as not to clash with the postponement of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo due to the coronavirus pandemic.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

No parasport federations are currently part of the IWGA, but The World Games in Birmingham was the first edition to include parasports, with the inclusion of wheelchair rugby. Birmingham was also to include disabled athletes (one per gender) in archery.<ref name="Birm">Template:Cite web</ref> The IWGA is also aiming to secure a partnership with the International Paralympic Committee and include a quota for para-athletes.<ref name="Growth"/>Template:Rp

In 2019, it was announced that The World Games in 2025 will take place in Chengdu, China.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Features

Venues

In order for hosting to be sustainable, organisers of The World Games are not required to build any new venues or facilities.<ref name="Growth"/>Template:Rp For example, Sloss Furnaces, a former pig iron-producing blast furnace now in public use, hosted the sport climbing, breakdancing, parkour and beach handball competitions in Birmingham 2022.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Athletes stayed at the student accommodations of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), several of whose sports facilities were used for various events.<ref name="Birm"/>

Past venues have included the Lahti City Theatre (bodybuilding), Landschaftspark Nord (a former iron foundry in Duisburg), Wrocław Zoo, and Wrocław's Philharmonic Hall, the National Forum of Music.<ref name="Lahti"/><ref name="Duis"/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Even though it is not required, some venues are constructed or renovated for The World Games. For instance, for the 2017 World Games in Wrocław, a new swimming pool and speed skating rink were built, and Olympic Stadium, built in 1928, was renovated and is still used for American football and speedway.<ref name="Wroclaw"/> Also, for the 2009 World Games, Kaohsiung built a National Stadium – the first stadium in the world to use solar energy technology for its power.<ref name=":4">Template:Cite web</ref> Other editions used new facilities that were built for purposes other than the World Games; the main stadium of the 2022 edition, Protective Stadium, was built for UAB's American football team.

Athlete selection

Athletes are selected to compete at The World Games by their sport's international federation, as opposed to their sport's national governing body or National Olympic Committee, as in other multi-sport events.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The selections are intended to "achieve a satisfactory balance between competitors' positions on world ranking lists and the fair representation of as many as possible of its member nations".<ref name="Rules"/>Template:Rp

International federations are obliged to send their best athletes, with The World Games development agenda setting out that sports are only to be included if "the best athletes/teams in the world are present".<ref name="Growth"/>Template:Rp

International World Games Association

The International World Games Association (IWGA) is the international association responsible for the direction and control of The World Games. Its headquarters are located in Lausanne, Switzerland, and its official language is English.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Its membership consists of 39 international sporting federations.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It also works very closely with the Local Organising Committees (LOCs), temporary committees responsible for the organisation of each World Games. LOCs are dissolved after each Games. The IWGA is officially recognised by the International Olympic Committee.

Ceremonies

Opening ceremony

The opening ceremony marks the official start of The World Games. Until Duisburg 2005, athletes paraded into the ceremony grouped by sport. From 2005, they were grouped by nation, and now march in alphabetical order, with the host country and then the judges last.<ref name="Duis"/><ref name="IF">Template:Cite web</ref>

The Athletes' Oath is taken by an athlete of the host nation, and the Judges' Oath is taken by the chairman of the Tournament Judges' Commission. Parading of flags, speeches and official opening also make up the required parts of the ceremony.<ref name="IF"/><ref name="final2017"/>Template:Rp There is also often a musical and artistic aspect of the ceremony. For example, more than 400 artists took part in the opening ceremony of the 2017 World Games in Wroclaw.<ref name="final2017"/>Template:Rp

Athlete party

Since 1993 at The Hague, an athlete party has been held in the middle of the competition.<ref name="final2017"/>Template:Rp<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It was intended to allow all athletes to participate in at least one ceremony (opening, athlete party, or closing) during the competition.<ref name=":5">Template:Cite web</ref>

Closing ceremony

The closing ceremony ends The World Games and follows the last awards ceremony.<ref name="IF"/> Official aspects include speeches, a presentation by the next host city and a handing of the flag of the Games to the representatives of the next host city. In Wroclaw, the second part of the ceremony was a concert performed by local artists.<ref name="final2017">Template:Cite web</ref>Template:Rp

Editions

Overview of The World Games Editions

Year	Edition	Host	Opened by	Official Sports	Invitational Sports	Medal Events	Nations	Date	Athletes	Officials	Top nation	Top medalist
1981	1	Template:USA, Santa Clara	Kim Un-yong	15	1<ref name=":9">Template:Cite web</ref>Template:Refn	104	58	25 July – 2 August 1981	1,400 (est)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> or 1,546<ref name=":9" />	293	Template:USA	Template:USA
1985	2	Template:GBR, London	Charles Palmer	20	1<ref name=":1" />	134	51	25 July – 4 August 1985	1,410	333	Template:ITA	Template:ITA
1989	3	Template:FRG, Karlsruhe	Juan Antonio Samaranch	18	2<ref name=":2" />	103	50	20 – 30 July 1989	1,359	285	Template:ITA	Template:FRG
1993	4	Template:NED, The Hague	Kevan Gosper	21	4<ref name=":5" />	160	67	21 July – 1 August 1993	2,026	418	Template:GER	Template:GER
1997	5	Template:FIN, Lahti	Juan Antonio Samaranch	20	6<ref name=":6" />	164	70<ref name=":6" />	7 – 11 August 1997	2,016	430	Template:USA	Template:USA
2001	6	Template:JPN, Akita	Toyama Atsuko	22	5<ref name=":10" />	170	80	16 – 26 August 2001	2,380	591	Template:RUS	Template:RUS
2005	7	Template:GER, Duisburg	Otto Schily	26	6<ref name="Duis" />	178	93	14 – 24 July 2005	3,149	638	Template:RUS	Template:RUS Template:GER
2009	8	Template:TPETemplate:Refn, Kaohsiung	Ma Ying-jeou	25	5<ref name=":4" />	155	84	16 – 26 July 2009	2,908	636	Template:RUS	Template:RUS
2013	9	Template:COL, Cali	Angelino Garzón	26	4 or 5Template:Refn	194	91	25 July – 4 August 2013	3,103	682	Template:ITA	Template:RUS
2017	10	Template:POL, Wrocław	Thomas Bach	27	4<ref name="Wroclaw" />	219	102	20 – 30 July 2017	3,430	856	Template:RUS	Template:RUS
2022	11	Template:USA, Birmingham	Randall Woodfin	30	5<ref name="invite"/><ref>Quantum Event Evaluation Report Template:Webarchive - The World Games 2022, p. 8.</ref>Template:Refn	223<ref>Template:Cite webNote: This document states 207 official events, which, however, includes men's lacrosse, an invitational event.</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	99<ref name="theworldgames.org">Template:Cite web</ref>	7 – 17 July 2022	3,457<ref name="theworldgames.org"/>	868	Template:GER	Template:ITA
2025	12	Template:CHN, Chengdu		35	0	253	117	7 – 17 August 2025
2029	13	Template:GER, Karlsruhe						19 – 29 July 2029

Sports

Official sports

For The World Games in 2017 and before, official sports were selected solely by the IWGA. Only sports whose international federations were members of the IWGA could be selected.<ref name="Rules">Template:Cite web</ref>Template:Rp From 2022, the official sports are selected by both the IWGA and host city and can include some sports whose federations are not part of the IWGA.<ref name="Growth">Template:Cite web</ref>Template:Rp

As formalised in the memorandum of understanding, "only events that are not on the program of the Olympic Games can be included in the program of The World Games".<ref name="MOU"/> For example, canoe polo is a discipline at The World Games, while canoe sprint and canoe slalom are disciplines at the Olympic Games, despite all three being governed by the International Canoe Federation.

Sports that depend on the availability of snow or ice for competitions are ineligible for inclusion in The World Games.<ref name="Rules"/>Template:Rp

Sports which have been contested at all editions of The World Games are bowling, finswimming, trampoline and tumbling disciplines of gymnastics, karate, powerlifting, roller sports, tug of war and water skiing. Bowling and water skiing are not on the program of the 2025 World Games.

Invitational sports

In addition to the official sports, the host city, in coordination with the IWGA, has been allowed to invite sports to participate in the individual program. These sports optionally are permitted to include international sports federations that were not members of the IWGA.<ref name="Rules"/>Template:Rp Before Birmingham 2022, these were deemed "invitational sports".

Starting in Birmingham 2022, there was no distinction between official and invitational sports. Host cities are still able to select up to five optional sports, but they are designated "official" sports, rather than invitational. In addition, the host city will be able to designate "display sports".<ref name="Growth"/>Template:Rp José Perurena, IWGA President, stated, "In Birmingham, for the first time, invitational sports were no longer presented separately but were also part of the official programme."<ref name="host"/> For example, the Birmingham Organising Committee selected men's lacrosse (women's being selected by the IWGA), duathlon, flag football and wushu. For the first time ever, a paralympic sport was part of the program as a wheelchair rugby tournament was held.<ref name="invite">Template:Cite web</ref>

Some sports or disciplines started in The World Games as invitational sports and then became official, often as their international federations became part of the IWGA. These include the lyonnaise discipline of boules sports, beach handball, sumo, and indoor tug of war.

Olympic sports

Sports or disciplines which have been part of The World Games and the Olympics include badminton, baseball and softball, karate, rugby, sport climbing, taekwondo, target archery, triathlon, beach volleyball and water polo. Target archery is currently on the programs of both, but The World Games only holds events in divisions that are not contested in the Olympics.

Other sports presented

In addition to official and invitational sports, other sports have been presented during The World Games, including through "The World Games Garden". Among such sports are: Rhönrad (Wheel Gymnastics),<ref name=":8" /> Karlsruhe-based Ring Tennis,<ref name=":8" /> Skateboard,<ref name=":8" /> Baton twirling<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>Template:Refn and others.

Table of sports

Sport	Template:Tooltip	Official	InvitationalTemplate:Refn	Olympic
Aikido<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:No		1993–2005 (no medals awarded)
Air sports<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Yes	Template:Flatlist
American football<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Yes	Flag football (women): 2025	Template:Flatlist	Demonstration: 1932 Flag football: 2028<ref>Flag Football Template:Webarchive, Olympics.com</ref>
Archery<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Yes	Template:Flatlist
Badminton<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:No	1981		Demonstration: 1972. Official: 1992–<ref>Badminton Template:Webarchive, Olympics.com</ref>
Baseball – Softball<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Yes-No	Template:Plainlist	Softball: 2009–2013	Baseball: 1992–2008, 2020, 2028 Softball: 1996–2008, 2020, 2028<ref>Baseball - Softball Template:Webarchive, Olympics.com</ref>
Billiards sports<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Yes	Carom billiards, Pool, Snooker: 2001–
Boomerang	Template:No		1989 (demonstration)<ref name="hist">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":8">Template:Cite web</ref>
Boules sports<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Yes	Petanque: 1985–, Lyonnaise: 2001– Raffa: 2009–2017	Lyonnaise: 1997<ref name="Lahti" />
Bowling<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:No	Ten pin: 1981–2022, Nine pin: 2005		Demonstration: 1988
Canoe<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Yes	Canoe polo: 2005–, Marathon: 2022–, Dragon boat: 2025	Marathon: 2013 Dragon boat: 2005–2009Template:Refn
Casting<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:No	Template:Flatlist
Cheerleading	Template:Yes	Pom: 2025<ref name=":7">Template:Cite web</ref>
Cycling	Template:No	Artistic: 1989, Cycle ball: 1989<ref name=":2" />
Dancesport<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Yes	Template:Flatlist		Breaking: 2024<ref>Breaking Template:Webarchive, Olympics.com</ref>
Equestrian	Template:No		Vaulting: 1993<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Vaulting: 1920<ref>Antwerp 1920 - Equestrian Vaulting Results Template:Webarchive, Olympics.com</ref>
Fistball<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Yes	Outdoor: 1985–
Fitness and Bodybuilding<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:No	Bodybuilding: 1981–2009
Floorball<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Yes	Indoor: 2017–	Indoor: 1997
Flying disc<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Yes	Ultimate: 2001–, Disc golf: 2001, 2025	Ultimate: 1989 (demonstration)<ref name="hist" /><ref name=":8" />
Gateball	Template:No		2001<ref name=":10">Template:Cite web</ref>
GymnasticsTemplate:Refn<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Yes-No	Trampoline: 1981–, Tumbling: 1981–, Acrobatic: 1993–, Aerobic: 1997–, Rhythmic: 2001–2022, Parkour: 2022–		Trampoline: 2000–<ref>Trampoline Template:Webarchive, Olympics.com</ref>
Handball<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Yes-No	Beach: 2013–	Beach: 2001–2009
Hockey<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:No		Field, indoor: 2005
Ju-jitsu<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Yes	Duo: 1997–, Fighting: 1997–, Ne-waza: 2013–, Duo for athletes with impairment: 2025
Karate<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Yes	Kata: 1981– , Kumite: 1981–		2020<ref>Karate Template:Webarchive, Olympics.com</ref>
Kickboxing<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Yes	K1 style: 2022–, Point Fighting: 2025	K1 style: 2017
Korfball<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Yes	Indoor:1985–, Beach: 2025		Demonstrations: 1920, 1928
Lacrosse<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Yes	Women's: 2017, Women's Sixes: 2022–	Men's Sixes: 2022<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Demonstrations (men's): 1928, 1932, 1948 Official: Sixes: 2028<ref>Lacrosse Template:Webarchive, Olympics.com</ref>
Lifesaving<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Yes-No	Template:Hlist
Military pentathlon	Template:No		1997<ref name=":6">Template:Cite web</ref>
Minigolf	Template:No		1989<ref name=":2" />
Motorcycling	Template:No		Motocross: 1985,<ref name=":1" /> Speedway: 1985,<ref name=":1" /> 2017,<ref name="Wroclaw" /> Indoor trial: 2005<ref name="Duis" />
Muaythai<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Yes	2017–
Netball<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:No	1985–1993
Orienteering<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Yes	2001–
Pesäpallo	Template:No		1997<ref name=":6" />	Demonstration: 1952
Powerboating	Template:Yes	MotoSurf (biofuel/electric): 2025<ref name=":7" />
Powerlifting<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Yes	Equipped: 1981–, Classic: 2025
Racquetball<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Yes	1981–85, 1993, 2009–2013, 2022–
Roller sports<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Yes	Template:Flatlist		Roller hockey: Demonstration: 1992
Rowing	Template:No		Indoor: 2017<ref name="Wroclaw" />
Rugby<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:No	Sevens: 2001–2013		Rugby Union: 1900, 1908, 1920-1924 Sevens: 2016–<ref>Rugby Sevens Template:Webarchive, Olympics.com</ref>
Sambo<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Yes	1985, 1993, 2025
Sport climbing<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Yes-No	Template:Hlist		2020–<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Squash<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Yes	1997, 2005–		2028
Sumo<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:No	2005–2022	2001
Taekwondo	Template:No	1981–1993<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>		Demonstration: 1988. Official: 2000–<ref>Taekwondo Template:Webarchive, Olympics.com</ref>
Tchoukball	Template:No		2009<ref name=":4" />
Triathlon<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Yes-No	1993<ref name=":5" />	Template:Plainlist	Triathlon: 2000–<ref>Triathlon Template:Webarchive, Olympics.com</ref>
Tug of war<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Yes-No	Outdoor: 1981–, Indoor: 2005–2017	Indoor: 1993–2001	1900–1920
Underwater Sports<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Yes	Finswimming: 1981– , Para Freediving: 2025
Volleyball	Template:No	Beach: 1993<ref name=":5" />		Beach: Demonstration: 1992. Official: 1996–<ref>Beach Volleyball Template:Webarchive, Olympics.com</ref>
Water polo	Template:No		Women's: 1981<ref name=":9" />Template:Refn	Women's: 2000–<ref>Water Polo Template:Webarchive, Olympics.com</ref>
Waterski & Wakeboard<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Yes-No	Template:Hlist	Barefoot: 1993<ref name=":5" />	Demonstration: 1972
Weightlifting	Template:No	Women's: 1997<ref name=":6" />		Women's: 2000–<ref>Weightlifting Template:Webarchive, Olympics.com</ref>
Wheelchair rugby<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Yes-No	Low point: 2025	Low point: 2022
Wushu<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Yes	Taolu: 2025, Sanda: 2025	Sanda: 2009–2013 Taolu: 2009–2013, 2022

Medal tables

All-time nation medal table

Template:Main As of the 2022 World Games Template:Medals table Template:Notelist

All-time athlete medal table

Top ten medal table for athletes<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Sport	Years Active	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Jurgen Kolenda	Template:FlagIOC	Finswimming	1981–1985	11	0	0	11
2	Steve Rajeff	Template:FlagIOC	Casting	1981–2005	8	4	3	15
3	Serguei Akhapov	Template:FlagIOC	Finswimming	1989–2005	8	4	1	13
4	Bart Swings	Template:FlagIOC	Speed skating	2013–2022	8	2	2	12
5	Danny Wieck	Template:FlagIOC	Life saving	2013–2022	6	1	2	9
6	Magali Rousseau	Template:FlagIOC	Life saving	2013–2022	6	1	1	8
6	Patrice Martin	Template:FlagIOC	Waterski	1981–2001	6	1	1	8
8	Anna Poliakova	Template:FlagIOC	Sumo	2009–2017	6	0	0	6
9	Marcello Saporiti	Template:FlagIOC	Life saving	1989–1993	5	2	2	9
10	Vasilisa Kravchuk	Template:FlagIOC	Finswimming	2005–2013	5	2	1	8

External links

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