World Games 1981
I. World Games |
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Participating Nations | 58 |
Participating athletes | 1745 |
Official sports | 15th |
Invitation Sports | 1 |
opening | July 24, 1981 |
Closing ceremony | no information |
Opened by | Thomas Keller |
timeline | |
World Games 1985 → |
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space | country | G | S. | B. | total |
1 |
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37 | 37 | 25th | 99 |
2 |
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9 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
3 |
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7th | 12 | 17th | 36 |
4th |
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7th | 6th | 6th | 19th |
5 |
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7th | 4th | 5 | 16 |
6th |
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5 | 5 | 5 | 15th |
7th |
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4th | 4th | 4th | 12 |
8th |
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4th | - | 5 | 9 |
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4th | 1 | 3 | 8th |
10 |
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4th | - | - | 4th |
Complete medal table |
The 1st World Games took place from July 24th to August 2nd, 1981 in Santa Clara ( California ) and were the first official World Games event after the so-called Pre-World Games , which took place in Seoul in 1978 .
The opening ceremony took place on July 24, 1981 at Buck Shaw Stadium . Similar to the closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games , the athletes marched into the stadium, but not sorted by country, but by sport for the opening. There were no national flags and no national anthems. Around 8,000 spectators were present at the opening ceremony. A high school marching band , a group of 30 dancers from Santa Clara and four parachutists provided entertainment .
The World Games began - after the opening ceremony - with the tug-of-war competitions. The first inviting sport of the World Games was women's water polo.
1745 athletes participated in 16 sports. Most of the competitions were held on the Santa Clara University campus . An estimated 80,000 spectators attended the first World Games in Santa Clara.
sports
101 competitions in the 15 official sports and one competition in an invitation sport were held.
Official sports
Invitation sports
Results
badminton
discipline | gold | silver | bronze |
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Men's singles |
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Ladies singles |
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Men's doubles |
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Ladies doubles |
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Mixed |
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baseball
discipline | gold | silver | bronze |
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Men's |
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Bodybuilding
discipline | gold | silver | bronze |
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Gentlemen lightweight |
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Ladies lightweight |
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Men's middleweight |
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Women middleweight |
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Gentlemen lightweight |
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Men's heavyweight |
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bowling
discipline | gold | silver | bronze |
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Men's singles |
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Ladies singles |
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Mixed |
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Casting
Only men participated in this sport.
discipline | gold | silver | bronze |
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All-around |
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Fly target |
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Fly wide with one hand |
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Fly wide two-handed |
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Multi goal |
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Multi wide one-handed |
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Multi wide two-handed |
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Weight goal |
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Weight precision |
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Weight one-handed |
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Weight one-handed |
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Fin swimming
discipline | gold | silver | bronze |
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50 m distance diving men |
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50 m distance diving women |
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100 m distance diving men |
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100 m distance diving women |
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100 m fin swim men |
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100 m fin swim women |
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200 m fin swim men |
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200 m fin swim women |
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400 m fin swim men |
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400 m fin swim women |
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800 m fin swim women |
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1500 m fin swim men |
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karate
Kata
discipline | gold | silver | bronze |
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Men's |
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Ladies |
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Kumite
discipline | gold | silver | bronze |
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60 kg men |
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65 kg men |
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70 kg men |
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75 kg men |
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80 kg men |
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﹢80 kg men |
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Open class men |
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Powerlifting
Only men participated in this sport.
discipline | gold | silver | bronze |
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52 kg |
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Not forgiven |
56 kg |
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Not forgiven | Not forgiven |
60 kg |
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75 kg |
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Not forgiven |
82.5 kg |
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Not forgiven |
90 kg |
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Not forgiven |
100 kg |
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110 kg |
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Not forgiven |
Super heavyweight |
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Not forgiven |
Racquetball
discipline | gold | silver | bronze |
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Men's singles |
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Ladies singles |
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Men's doubles |
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Ladies doubles |
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Roller sports
Inline speed skating
discipline | gold | silver | bronze |
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5,000 m women elimination |
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10,000 m elimination men |
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10,000 m elimination women |
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20,000 m elimination men |
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Half marathon women |
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Marathon men |
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Roller hockey
discipline | gold | silver | bronze |
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Figure skating
discipline | gold | silver | bronze |
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Men's singles |
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Ladies singles |
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Roll dancing |
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Pair skating |
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Softball
discipline | gold | silver | bronze |
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Men's |
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Ladies |
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Taekwondo
Only men participated in this sport.
discipline | gold | silver | bronze |
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Needle weight |
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Flyweight |
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Bantamweight |
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Featherweight |
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lightweight |
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Welterweight |
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Light middleweight |
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medium weight |
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Light heavyweight |
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Heavyweight |
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Tug of war
discipline | gold | silver | bronze |
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Men outdoor 640 kg |
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Men outdoor 720 kg |
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Trampoline exercise
discipline | gold | silver | bronze |
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Double mini trampoline men |
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Double mini trampoline women |
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Trampoline men's single |
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Trampoline women's singles |
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Synchronized jumping men |
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Synchronized jumping women |
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Tumbling gentlemen |
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Tumbling ladies |
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Water-skiing
discipline | gold | silver | bronze |
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Figure run men |
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Figure run women |
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Slalom men |
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Slalom women |
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Jumping gentlemen |
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Jumping ladies |
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Overall gentlemen |
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Overall ladies |
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Water polo
The final round took place on July 27, 1981. In the game for gold, the Dutch defeated the first American team (US Team I) 13: 7. In the bronze medal match, the Canadians won 11: 3 against the second American team (US team II).
discipline | gold | silver | bronze |
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swell
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Joe Sargis: With a simple ceremony, a touch of pageantry and ... In: United Press International . July 24, 1981. Retrieved August 19, 2017 .
- ↑ a b Joe Sargis: It seemed only fitting that the first gold medal ... In: United Press International . July 25, 1981. Retrieved August 19, 2017 .
- ^ Joe Sargis: The World Games slipped out of town Monday, quietly ... In: United Press International . August 3, 1981. Retrieved August 19, 2017 .
- ^ Joe Sargis: The Netherlands, with Ria Roos scoring four goals, buried ... In: United Press International . July 28, 1981. Retrieved August 19, 2017 .