The fifth World Games

World Games

The World Games, first held in 1981, are an international multi-sport event, meant for sports, or disciplines or events within a sport, that are not contested in the Olympic Games...

were held in 1997 in Lahti

Lahti

Lahti is a city and municipality in Finland.Lahti is the capital of the Päijänne Tavastia region. It is situated on a bay at the southern end of lake Vesijärvi about north-east of the capital Helsinki...

, Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 on August 7-17, 1997. The Opening and Closing Ceremonies took place at the Lahti Sport Centre.

Sports

Official sports

Gymnastics Gymnastics Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body... Sports aerobics Sports acrobatics Tumbling/Synchronized Trampolining Trampoline A trampoline is a device consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric stretched over a steel frame using many coiled springs. People bounce on trampolines for recreational and competitive purposes.... Roller sports Artistic roller skating Artistic roller skating Artistic roller skating is a sport similar to figure skating but where constestants run on roller skates instead of ice skates. Within artistic roller skating there are several disciplines:* figures... Inline speed skating Inline speed skating Inline speed skating is the sport of racing on inline skates It is often called inline racing by participants. Although it primarily evolved from racing on traditional roller skates, the sport is similar enough to ice speed skating that many competitors are now known to switch between inline and... Bodybuilding Bodybuilding at the 2005 World Games Bodybuilding was an event which took place at the 2005 World Games in Duisburg, Germany from the 15 to 16 July 2005. The competition included both men's and women's events for seven different weight categories... Bowling Bowling Bowling Bowling Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule... Ten-pin bowling Ten-pin bowling Ten-pin bowling is a competitive sport in which a player rolls a bowling ball down a wooden or synthetic lane with the objective of scoring points by knocking down as many pins as possible.-Summary:The lane is bordered along its length by semicylindrical channels Ten-pin bowling (commonly just... Casting Casting In metalworking, casting involves pouring liquid metal into a mold, which contains a hollow cavity of the desired shape, and then allowing it to cool and solidify. The solidified part is also known as a casting, which is ejected or broken out of the mold to complete the process... DanceSport DanceSport at the 2005 World Games The DanceSport events at the World Games 2005 took place at the König Pilsener Arena, a sport arena in Oberhausen near Duisburg, on Saturday, July 16 and Sunday, July 17 2005.-Finalists:-Semi finalists:-Finalists:-Semi finalists:-Rock'n'Roll:... Archery Archery Archery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow, from Latin arcus. Archery has historically been used for hunting and combat; in modern times, however, its main use is that of a recreational activity... Field archery Field archery Field archery involves shooting at targets of varying distance, often in woodland and rough terrain.One goal of field archery is to improve the techniques and abilities required for bowhunting in a more realistic outdoor setting... Swimming Swimming (sport) Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native... Fin swimming Fistball Fistball Fistball is a sport which is of European origin and is similar to volleyball in that player tries to hit a ball over a net.-History:The earliest known written mention of the game is by Roman Emperor Gordian III and dates to the year 240. Rules for an Italian version of fistball were recorded by... Ju-jitsu Karate Karate is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa, Japan. It was developed from indigenous fighting methods called and Chinese kenpō. Karate is a striking art using punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes, and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands. Grappling, locks,...

Korfball Korfball Korfball is a mixed gender team sport, with similarities to netball and basketball. A team consists of eight players; four female and four male. A team also includes a coach. It was founded in the Netherlands in 1902 by Nico Broekhuysen. In the Netherlands there are around 580 clubs, and over a... Lifesaving Lifesaving Lifesaving is the act involving rescue, resuscitation and first aid. It often refers to water safety and aquatic rescue however it could include ice rescue, flood and river rescue, swimming pool rescue and other emergency medical services. Lifesaving also refers to sport where lifesavers compete... Beach Pool Air sports Air Sports at the 2005 World Games -Schedule:The air sports competition at the World Games 2005 were held from July 15 to July 17.-Medal table:-External links:*... Parachuting Parachuting Parachuting, also known as skydiving, is the action of exiting an aircraft and returning to earth with the aid of a parachute. It may or may not involve a certain amount of free-fall, a time during which the parachute has not been deployed and the body gradually accelerates to terminal... Boules Boules Boules is a collective name for games played with metal balls.Two of the most played boule games are pétanque and boule lyonnaise. The aim of the game is to get large, heavy balls as close to the 'jack' as you can. It is very popular especially in France, but also Italy, where it may often be seen... Petanque Pétanque Pétanque is a form of boules where the goal is, while standing inside a starting circle with both feet on the ground, to throw hollow metal balls as close as possible to a small wooden ball called a cochonnet or jack. It is also sometimes called a bouchon or le petit... Powerlifting Powerlifting Powerlifting is a strength sport. It resembles the sport of Olympic weightlifting, as both disciplines involve lifting weights in three attempts. Powerlifting evolved from a sport known as 'odd lifts' which followed the same three attempt format but used a wide variety of events akin to Strongman... Squash Squash (sport) Squash is a high-speed racquet sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball... Tug of war Tug of war Tug of war, also known as tug o' war, tug war, rope war or rope pulling, is a sport that directly pits two teams against each other in a test of strength. The term may also be used as a metaphor to describe a demonstration of brute strength by two opposing groups, such as a rivalry between two... Men's outdoor Water skiing Water skiing thumb|right|A slalom skier making a turn on a slalom waterski.Waterskiing is a sport where an individual is pulled behind a boat or a cable ski installation on a body of water, skimming the surface.-History:... Barefoot skiing Barefoot skiing Barefoot skiing is water skiing behind a motorboat without the use of water skis, commonly referred to as "barefooting". Barefooting requires the skier to travel at higher speeds than conventional water skiing... Trick water skiing Wakeboarding Wakeboarding Wakeboarding is a surface water sport which involves riding a wakeboard over the surface of a body of water. It was developed from a combination of water skiing, snow boarding and surfing techniques.... Cable wakeboarding Weightlifting Women's weightlifting

Invitational sports Bowling Bowling Bowling Bowling Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule... Boules Lyonnaise Floorball Floorball Floorball, a type of floor hockey, is an indoor team sport which was developed in the 1970s in Sweden. Floorball is most popular in areas where the sport has developed the longest, such as the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. The game is played... Military pentathlon Military pentathlon The Military Pentathlon is a multisport.- History of the Military Pentathlon :The modern pentathlon was originally designed to include the ideal skills of a soldier of the time... Pesäpallo Pesäpallo Pesäpallo is a fast-moving ball sport that is quite often referred to as the national sport of Finland and has some presence in other countries, such as Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, Australia, and Northern Ontario in Canada... Tug of war Tug of war Tug of war, also known as tug o' war, tug war, rope war or rope pulling, is a sport that directly pits two teams against each other in a test of strength. The term may also be used as a metaphor to describe a demonstration of brute strength by two opposing groups, such as a rivalry between two... Women's indoor

Medal count

World Games 1997 Medals statistics by nation
Rank	|Nation	|Official sports	|Demonstration sports
	Gold	|Bronze	Total	|Silver	Rafael Nepomuceno Rafael Nepomuceno Rafael "Paeng" Nepomuceno is a six-time World Bowling Champion Filipino bowler. He has won the World Cup of Bowling four times...

Women

Ten-pin bowling - Singles

Patricia Schwarz

Isabelle Saldjian

Lee Mi-Young

Mixed

Ten-pin bowling - Pairs

Sharon Low Daniel Lim

Cara Honeychurch Andrew Frawley

Tomomi Shibata Shigeo Saito

Casting

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

Men

Fly Accuracy	Thomas Maire	Werner Gattermaier	Frode Semb
Fly Distance Single Handed	Slaveyko Slaveykov	Robert Meszaros	Patrik Lexa
Spinning Accuracy Arenberg Target	Patrik Lexa	Henrik Harjanne	Josef Luxa
Spinning Accuracy	Patrik Lexa	Thomas Maire	Jan Meszaros
Spinning Distance Single Handed	Jan Meszaros	Thomas Maire	Patrik Lexa
Multiplier Accuracy	Steve Rajeff	Harvey Beck	Henrik Österberg

The source available does not say whether or not there was a Men's Multiplier Distance Single Handed event.

Women

Fly Accuracy	Hana Tupa	Michaela Krizová	Kathrin Ernst
Fly Distance Single Handed	Michaela Krizová	Hana Tupa	Ewa Borowska
Spinning Accuracy Arenberg Target	Annika Janson	Michaela Krizová	Marianne Kosonen
Spinning Accuracy	Kathrin Ernst	Michaela Krizová	Brenda Banks
Multiplier Accuracy	Bernda Banks	Marianne Kosonen	Annika Janson

DanceSport

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

Standard	Hazel Newberry Hazel Newberry Hazel Catherine Newberry MBE is one of England's leading ballroom dancers and dance teachers. She was three times undefeated World Professional Ballroom champion, dancing with Christopher Hawkins .... Christopher Hawkins Christopher Hawkins (dancer) Christopher Hawkins is an English ballroom dancer and teacher. He won the Professional World Ballroom Dance Championship three times, with Hazel Newberry . The couple also won the International Professional Ballroom Championship in London in 2002 and 2003.Before this, he won both World and European...	Alessandra Bucciarelli William Pino	Pia David Stefan Ossenkop
Latin	Mie Bach Steen Lund	Katerina Venturini Andrej Skufca	Katja Koukkula Jussi Väänänen Jussi Väänänen Jussi Väänänen is a competitive dancer who won the Eurovision Dance Contest 2007 with his partner Katja Koukkula.Jussi and Katja started their professional career in 2000 and they are Finnish champions in competitive dance. They got 132 points in Eurovision Dance Contest by dancing the Rumba and...

Fistball

The venue was the Lahti Sport Centre. The competition took place on August 9 to 11.

Men

Men

Pairs	Song Min Li Renjie	Martyn Smith Mark Flores	Dariusz Nowak Marcin Drabicki
Groups	Denys Pirogov Maksim Vlasov Aleksandr Maikrov Oleg Ivanov	Andrey Safonov Andrey Safonov Andrey Safonov is a politician from Transnistria. He lives in Bender, Transnistria's second largest city.- Biography :He ran for president against incumbent president Igor Smirnov in the election held on December 10, 2006, and came in third place with 3.9% of the vote.He is a former teacher of... Yuriy Zaveryukha Sergiy Pavlov Dmitriy Bain	Wu Weihuan Huang Linseng Chen Wuhua Jiang Jianfen

Women

Pairs	Anna Mokhova Yuliya Lopatkina	Yekaterina Raktcheyeva Oksana Feoktistova	Kaat Croubels Tine Dewaele
Groups	Yelvira Zaliayeva Svetlana Kushu Yelena Avakeliyan	Yelena Moyseychea Nadezhda Surina Viktoriya Zherdeva	Xu Yingxia Luo Xiajing Wang Ting Wang Ting Wang Ting is a Paralympian athlete from China competing mainly in category F54-56 discus throw events.She competed in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. There she won a gold medal in the women's F54-56 discus throw event...

Mixed

Pairs

Sofiya Galiyulina Dmitriy Kukva

Lu Xiaojun Lu Xiaojun Lu Xiaojun is a Chinese weightlifter. He is the current world record holder for both the snatch and the total in the 77 kg category, with 174 kg and 378 kg respectively.-External links:*... Lu Yijie

Ewelina Fijolek Andrzej Sokołowski

Men

Men

Vito Iaia

Adrien Galo

Sergey Konstantinov

Women

Men

Juanita Little

Olga Rumyantseva

Barbara Vadovicová

Mixed

Pairs	Tatyana Solovyova Vladislav Oksner	Konstantza Popova Kalojan Kalojanov	Helen Carpenter-Waters Alastair Rates
Trios	Attila Katus Tamas Katus Romeo Szentgyörgyi	Denys Belikov Stanislav Marchenkov Vadim Michaylov	Grégory Alcan Xavier Julien Olivier Salvan

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

Individual	Nikolay Kazak	Emmanuel Durand	Aleksandr Danilchenko
Synchro	Nikolay Kazak Vladimir Kakorko	Michael Serth Martin Kubicka	Adrian Wareham Ji Wallace Ji Wallace Ji Wallace is an Australian gymnast and Olympic trampoline champion.Earlier in his career Ji Wallace won several Australian national titles and made an international breakthrough in 1996 by winning gold in the DMT discipline at the 19th Trampoline World Championships in Vancouver.In the World...

Women

Individual	Yelena Savaleva	Olena Movchan Olena Movchan Olena Movchan is a Ukrainian world champion trampolinist that represented the Ukraine at both the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:...	Anna Dogonadze-Lilkendey
Synchro	Oksana Tsiguleva Olena Movchan Olena Movchan Olena Movchan is a Ukrainian world champion trampolinist that represented the Ukraine at both the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:...	Yelena Savaleva Yekaterina Khilko	Galina Lebedeva Natalya Karpenkova

Men

Individual

Vladimir Ignatenkov

Rayshine Harris

Tseko Mogotsi

Women

Individual

Olena Chabanenko

Chrystel Robert Chrystel Robert Chrystel Robert is a French tumbling champion. She is a five time world champion, three time European champion and has won numerous additional international medals. From 1989 to 2000, she was Champion of France almost every year, leaving only the 1997 title to her French teammate, Karine Boucher....

Natalya Borisenko

Korfball

Korfball

Netherlands

Belgium

Chinese Taipei

Men

Men

Ahmed Barada Ahmed Barada Ahmed Barada is a former professional squash player from Egypt. He finished runner-up at both the World Open and the Super Series Finals in 1999 . His career-high world ranking was World No...

Derek Ryan Derek Ryan Derek Ryan is a retired Irish professional squash player who at the peak of his career rose to No. 7 in the world rankings, and for many years was the Irish men's number 1 player....

Graham Ryding Graham Ryding Graham Ryding is a professional male squash player who represented Canada during his career. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 10 in November 1999 after having joined the Professional Squash Association in 1993.-References:...

Women

Men

Sarah Fitz-Gerald Sarah Fitz-Gerald Sarah Elizabeth Fitz-Gerald AM is an Australian women's squash player who is perhaps the greatest of the 1990s, collecting five World Open titles – 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001 and 2002. She ranks alongside Susan Devoy, Michelle Martin and Heather McKay as the sport's greatest...

Sabine Schöne

Leilani Joyce Leilani Joyce Leilani Joyce is a former World No. 1 professional squash player from New Zealand. During her career, she won the British Open in 1999 and 2000, and finished runner-up at the World Open in 2000 and 2001....

Men

- 640 kg
- 720 kg

Sources

• World Games News - Number 11 - Dec.1996
• World Games News - Number 13 - May 1997