1993 World Games

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World Games IV
IV Wereldspelen
World Games 1993 logo.png
Host city The Hague, Netherlands
Nations44
Athletes1,265
Events155 (23 sports) [1]
Opening22 July 1993
Closing2 August 1993
Opened by Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
Main venue Zuiderpark Stadion

The 1993 World Games (Dutch : 1993 Wereldspelen), the fourth World Games, were an international multi-sport event held in The Hague, Netherlands.

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Titles

155 titles were awarded in 23 sports (not including invitational sports — aikido, equestrian vaulting, indoor tug of war, baton twirling and barefoot waterski).

SportTitlesNotes
Acrobatic gymnastics 15
Beach volleyball 2
Bodybuilding 7
Boules 2
Bowling 3
Casting 13
Field archery 6
Fistball 1
Finswimming 14
Karate 12
Korfball 1
Life saving 16
Netball 1
Powerlifting 6
Racquetball 2
Roller hockey 1
Roller skating, artistic 4
Roller speed skating 10
Sambo 9
Taekwondo 12
Trampoline 6
Triathlon 4
Tug of war 2
Water skiing 6
Total155

Medal table

The medal tally during the fourth World Games is as follows. Germany finished at the top of the final medal table. [2] There were two gold medals (and zero silver medals) awarded in five of the acrobatic gymnastics events because of ties for first place. There were two bronze medals awarded in the karate kumite (10) and taekwondo (12) events and one of the acrobatic gymnastics events.

  *   Host nation (Netherlands)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)21191555
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)1419639
3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)125926
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)11111234
5Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)11101536
6Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)101718
7Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)*951630
8Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)8101028
9Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg  Russia  (RUS)78217
10Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)5229
11Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea  (KOR)4217
12Flag of Belarus (1918, 1991-1995).svg  Belarus  (BLR)41510
13Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan  (JPN)4015
14Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)35412
15Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)34714
16Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)3339
17Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)32611
18Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)3058
19Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)3003
20Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)26614
21Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  (AUS)24511
22Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei  (TPE)2316
23Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia  (EST)2305
24Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico  (MEX)2215
25Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland  (SUI)2114
26Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)1517
27Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)1203
28Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)11810
29Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)1157
30Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan  (KAZ)1113
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)1113
32Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore  (SIN)1102
33Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  (POR)1023
34Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)1012
35Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia  (MGL)1001
36Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania  (LTU)0336
37Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt  (EGY)0224
38Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey  (TUR)0202
39Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina  (ARG)0123
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)0123
41Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg  South Africa  (RSA)0112
42Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia  (LAT)0101
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia  (MAS)0101
44Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)0033
45Flag of Iran.svg  Iran  (IRI)0011
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)0011
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan  (JOR)0011
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait  (KUW)0011
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)0011
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines  (PHI)0011
Totals (50 entries)160150178488

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