 | |
| Host city | The Hague, Netherlands |
|---|---|
| Nations | 17 |
| Debuting countries | 2 |
| Athletes | ~500 |
| Opening | 16 April 2022 |
| Closing | 22 April 2022 |
| Opened by | Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex |
| Main venue | Sportcampus Zuiderpark |
| Website | invictusgames2020 |
The 2020 Invictus Games was an adaptive multi-sport event for wounded, injured and ill veteran and active defence personnel, that took place in The Hague, Netherlands in April 2022, after having been postponed twice. It was the fifth edition of the Invictus Games. [1] [2]
The games were to be held on 9–16 May 2020 at the Zuiderpark, [3] but were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They were then postponed again to the spring of 2022. [4] The opening ceremony on 16 April 2022 was attended by the event's founding patron Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. [5] Also in attendance were Princess Margriet of the Netherlands, who is the Honorary Chair of the committee of recommendation of the 2020 Invictus Games and who christened the official Invictus Games Tulip in June 2021, and her son Prince Pieter-Christiaan. [6] [7] Representatives of participating nations were also present. [6] King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands attended the closing ceremony on 22 April 2022. [8]
The Royal Dutch Mint was announced as the sponsor and designer of the medals and other special sporty issues for the games. [9]
The 18 participating countries of the 2018 Invictus Games were invited back, along with new invitations to Belgium and South Korea. [10]
Due to COVID measures, Jordan, Afghanistan and New Zealand could not attend. [11] The 17 participating countries were:
Another team titled "Unconquered" also participated in certain events consisting of competitors from multiple nations.
There are 9 adaptive sports contested at the Games as well as the Land Rover Driving Challenge. [12]
Archery 
Athletics 
Indoor rowing 
Powerlifting 
Road cycling 
Sitting volleyball 
Swimming 
Wheelchair basketball 
Wheelchair rugby | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team |  France Christophe Collot Franck Poirot |  Romania Mihai Ion Toma Iulian Constantin Capatina |  Georgia Murtazi Osepaishvili Onise Jugeli |
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's recurve | Novice | Stéphane Pretot France | Stuart Padley United Kingdom | Jean-François Lavergne Canada |
| Open | Kim Kang-hun South Korea | Emil Florin Cojocaru Romania | Andrzej Skrajny Poland | |
| Women's recurve | Novice | Sherry Louise McBain United Kingdom | Rose-Marie Maya France | Anna-Sofia Puzanova Ukraine |
| Team recurve | Novice |  Denmark Uffe Christensen Bubby Jacobsen Jesper Smollerup | Poland Krzysztof Gozdzik Rafal Lis Waldemar Skoneczny | Canada Jean-François Lavergne Christopher Moores Wade Stach |
| Open | Romania Iulian Constantin Capatina Emil Florin Cojocaru Eduard Vlad Romila | Ukraine Dmytro Afanasiev Serhii Kalytiuk Vasyl Stuzhenko | United Kingdom Anthony Booth Chaze Melluish Daniel O'Connor | |
| Men's compound | Open | Marcel Neagu Romania | Brett Campfield United States | Douglas Godfrey, Jr. United States |
| Women's compound | Open | Tiffany Hudgins United States | Michelle Sanchez United States | Kristel van Dinter Netherlands |
| Team compound | Open | United States Brett Campfield Richard Devericks Douglas Godfrey, Jr. | Romania Florin Bolovan Marcel Neagu Mihai Ion Toma |  Italy Massimo Addio Giuseppe Erriquez Andrea Preite |
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | IT1 | Kionte Storey United States | Aleksi Beruashvili Georgia | Ross Alewine United States |
| 200 m | Aleksi Beruashvili Georgia | Kionte Storey United States | Wolf Wolput Belgium | |
| 400 m | Carlo Calcagni Italy | Sébastien Peyen France | Ross Alewine United States | |
| 1500 m | Aleksi Beruashvili Georgia | Wolf Wolput Belgium | Oleksii Bobchynets Ukraine | |
| 100 m | IT2 | Marco Pisani Italy | not awarded | not awarded |
| 100 m | IT3 | David Malenfant Canada | Mattia Dal Pastro Italy | Seo Won-bae South Korea |
| 200 m | David Malenfant Canada | not awarded | not awarded | |
| 400 m | David Malenfant Canada | Garrett Powers Canada | not awarded | |
| 1500 m | Mattia Dal Pastro Italy | David Malenfant Canada | Roberto Como Italy | |
| 100 m | IT4 | Patrick Levis Canada | Garrett Kuwada United States | Akhmed Safarov Georgia |
| 200 m | Patrick Levis Canada | Garrett Kuwada United States | Jai Cheon United States | |
| 400 m | Patrick Levis Canada | Jai Cheon United States | Garrett Kuwada United States | |
| 1500 m | Patrick Levis Canada | Garrett Kuwada United States | Jai Cheon United States | |
| 100 m | IT5 | Micheal Nicholson United States | Joel Rodriguez United States | not awarded |
| 200 m | Micheal Nicholson United States | Joel Rodriguez United States | not awarded | |
| 400 m | Micheal Nicholson United States | Joel Rodriguez United States | not awarded | |
| 100 m | IT6 | Jacob Cox United States | Michael Murphy United States | not awarded |
| 200 m | Jacob Cox United States | Michael Murphy United States | not awarded | |
| 400 m | Jacob Cox United States | Michael Murphy United States | not awarded | |
| 1500 m | Michael Murphy United States | Jacob Cox United States | not awarded | |
| 100 m | IT7 | Andrew Holliday United States | Rafael Morfinenciso United States | Matthew Cable United States |
| 200 m | Andrew Holliday United States | Rafael Morfinenciso United States | Matthew Cable United States | |
| 400 m | Fred Lewis United States | Rafael Morfinenciso United States | Jacob Anthony United States | |
| 1500 m | Gérald Monnier France | Andrew Wilkinson Australia | Rafal Rutkowski Poland | |
| 100 m | IT8 | Mark Clougherty United Kingdom | Daniel Phillips United Kingdom | Joshua Smith United States |
| 200 m | Mark Clougherty United Kingdom | Joshua Smith United States | Daniel Phillips United Kingdom | |
| 400 m | Mark Clougherty United Kingdom | Joshua Smith United States | Daniel Phillips United Kingdom | |
| 1500 m | Joshua Smith United States | Daniel Phillips United Kingdom | Mark Clougherty United Kingdom | |
| Long jump | IJ5 | Rafael Morfinenciso United States | Artem Lukashuk Ukraine | Ivan Heretsun Ukraine |
| Shot put | IF1 | Ross Alewine United States | Dandy Wilson United States | Imad al-Shuwaili Iraq |
| Discus throw | Alexander Ulrich Germany | Nathan King Australia | Frederik De Keyzer Belgium | |
| Shot put | IF2 | Rodion Sitdikov Ukraine | Yaseen Mahdi Iraq | Garrett Powers Canada |
| Discus throw | Rene Hinrikus Estonia | Luca Locci Italy | not awarded | |
| Shot put | IF3 | Jacob Cox United States | not awarded | not awarded |
| Discus throw | Hameed Hasan Iraq | not awarded | not awarded | |
| Shot put | IF4 | Robert Dominguez United States | Gabriel Ramon Australia | Matthew Cable United States |
| Discus throw | Shane Bramley Australia | Dariusz Cegiełka Poland | Rafael Morfinenciso United States | |
| Shot put | IF5 | Serhii Priadka Ukraine | Saif Lami Iraq | Kang Cha-soo South Korea |
| Discus throw | Steven James Australia | Thomas Laronce France | Carlos Jimenez United States | |
| Shot put | IF6 | Giuseppe Campoccio Italy | Rustum Rosul Ukraine | Wessam al-Kadhemy Iraq |
| Shot put | IF7 | Viktor Lehkodukh Ukraine | Austin Parker United States | Joel Rodriguez United States |
| Discus throw | George Vera United States | not awarded | not awarded | |
| Shot put | IF8 | Shane Rossall United Kingdom | Valentin Ciolan Uță Romania | Charlie Dye United Kingdom |
| Discus throw | Carnell Martin United States | Stephen French Australia | Joshua Smith United States |
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | IT7 | Emma Murfet Australia | Chunte Gonzalez United States | Heidi Dalhuisen Netherlands |
| 200 m | Lisa McCranie United States | Emma Murfet Australia | Chunte Gonzalez United States | |
| 400 m | Jessica Garneau Canada | Lisa McCranie United States | Sally Renard United Kingdom | |
| 1500 m | Sally Renard United Kingdom | Jessica Garneau Canada | Joanne Bradley Canada | |
| Long jump | IJ5 | Vanessa Broughill Australia | Emma Murfet Australia | Angela Euson United States |
| Shot put | IF1 | Lisa Johnston United Kingdom | Sabreen al-Dawahi Iraq | not awarded |
| Discus throw | IF2 | Rachel Williamson United Kingdom | not awarded | not awarded |
| Shot put | IF4 | Emma Murfet Australia | Angela Euson United States | Victoria Wales United Kingdom |
| Discus throw | Chunte Gonzalez United States | Joyce van den Waardenburg Netherlands | Vanessa Broughill Australia | |
| Shot put | IF5 | Beth Grauer United States | Hyoshin Cha United States | not awarded |
| Discus throw | Beth King United States | not awarded | not awarded | |
| Discus throw | IF 8 | Lucy Holt United Kingdom | Kristen Morris United States | not awarded |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 × 100 m relay | United States Kionte Storey Andrew Holliday Ross Alewine Matthew Cable | Canada Rock Ferland Garrett Powers Jessica Garneau David Malenfant | Belgium Patrice Lombet Wolf Wolput Thierry Dutrieux Peter Caubergh |
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint | IR1 | Micheal Nicholson United States | not awarded | not awarded |
| Endurance | Micheal Nicholson United States | not awarded | not awarded | |
| Sprint | IR2 | Nicolas Marfil France | Brent Garlic United States | Lenny Redrose Australia |
| Endurance | Nicolas Marfil France | Viktor Lehkodukh Ukraine | Austin Parker United States | |
| Sprint | IR3 | KC Higer United States | Franck Poirot France | Ihor Halushka Ukraine |
| Endurance | Ihor Halushka Ukraine | KC Higer United States | Franck Poirot France | |
| Sprint | IR4 | Peter Brown Australia | Shane Rossall United Kingdom | Patrick Levis Canada |
| Endurance | James Saville Australia | Patrick Levis Canada | Peter Brown Australia | |
| Sprint | IR5 | Ross Alewine United States | Peter Brown Australia | Dandy Alexander Wilson United States |
| Gregory Quarles United States | Ihor Bezkaravainyi Ukraine | |||
| Endurance | Ross Alewine United States | Peter Brown Australia | Gregory Quarles United States | |
| Sprint | IR6 | Matthew Model Australia | Matthew Cable United States | Phillip Fong, Jr. United States |
| Przemysław Kowalski Poland | ||||
| Endurance | Matthew Model Australia | Kasper Holm Henriksen Denmark | Matthew Cable United States |
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint | IR3 | Rachel Williamson United Kingdom | not awarded | not awarded |
| Endurance | Kerrie Tessier Australia | not awarded | not awarded | |
| Sprint | IR5 | Lucy Holt United Kingdom | Emilea Mysko Australia | Kelly Leonard United Kingdom |
| Endurance | Lucy Holt United Kingdom | Emilea Mysko Australia | Beth King United States | |
| Sprint | IR6 | Sarah Petchell Australia | Lisa McCranie United States | Victoria Ross United Kingdom |
| Endurance | Victoria Ross United Kingdom | Katrin Tukkia Estonia | Sally Renard United Kingdom | |
| Lisa McCranie United States |
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's lightweight | IP4 | Jacob Cox United States | James Stride United Kingdom | Antonio Auricchio Italy |
| Men's middleweight | IP5 | Jonathan Platt United Kingdom | Ameer al-Graishi Iraq | Falih al-Delfi Iraq |
| Men's heavyweight | IP6 | Gregory van Olm Canada | Gabriel Ramon Australia | Matthew Cable United States |
| Women's lightweight | IP1 | Taryn Barbara Australia | Hyoshin Cha United States | Emilea Mysko Australia |
| Women's middleweight | IP2 | Lisa McCranie United States | Angela Euson United States | Émilie Poulin Canada |
| Women's heavyweight | IP3 | Sarah Petchell Australia | Chunte Gonzalez United States | Joyce van den Waardenburg Netherlands |
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time trial | IHB1 | Austin Parker United States | Kim Jong-suk South Korea | Lenny Redrose Australia |
| Road race | Lenny Redrose Australia | Austin Parker United States | Kim Jong-suk South Korea | |
| Time trial | IHB2 | Janno Lepik Estonia | Kim Young-min South Korea | James Saville Australia |
| Road race | Janno Lepik Estonia | Kim Young-min South Korea | James Saville Australia | |
| Time trial | IReB1 | Carlo Calcagni Italy | Gregory Quarles United States | Joshua Smith United States |
| Road race | Carlo Calcagni Italy | Gregory Quarles United States | Garrett Kuwada United States | |
| Time trial | IRB1 | Na Hyeong-yoon South Korea | Raphaël Legros Belgium | Eric Estievenart Belgium |
| Road race | Raphaël Legros Belgium | Na Hyeong-yoon South Korea | not awarded | |
| Time trial | IRB2 | Francesco Mottola Italy | Peter Caubergh Belgium | Nicolas Melen France |
| Road race | Nicolas Melen France | Peter Caubergh Belgium | Francesco Mottola Italy | |
| Time trial | IRB3 | Gérald Monnier France | Kasper Holm Henriksen Denmark | James Rogers United Kingdom |
| Road race | Gérald Monnier France | Ashley Muir Australia | Kasper Holm Henriksen Denmark | |
| Time trial | ITB1 | Michael Murphy United States | Jacob Cox United States | not awarded |
| Road race | Michael Murphy United States | Jacob Cox United States | not awarded |
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time trial | IHB2 | Tisha Knickerbocker United States | Hyoshin Cha United States | not awarded |
| Road race | Tisha Knickerbocker United States | Hyoshin Cha United States | not awarded | |
| Time trial | IReB1 | Kerrie Tessier Australia | Beth King United States | Victoria Wales United Kingdom |
| Road race | Kerrie Tessier Australia | Beth King United States | Victoria Wales United Kingdom | |
| Time trial | IRB2 | Kristen Morris United States | Emilea Mysko United States | not awarded |
| Road race | Kristen Morris United States | Emilea Mysko United States | not awarded | |
| Time trial | IRB3 | Casey Turner United States | Vanessa Broughill Australia | Colleen Swifte Australia |
| Road race | Casey Turner United States | Colleen Swifte Australia | Lisa McCranie United States |
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | ISA | Micheal Nicholson United States | Austin Parker United States | not awarded |
| 50 m backstroke | Austin Parker United States | Micheal Nicholson United States | Rafal Konopka Poland | |
| 50 m breaststroke | Micheal Nicholson United States | not awarded | not awarded | |
| 50 m freestyle | ISB | Garrett Kuwada United States | Antonio Auricchio Italy | Ivan Lepekha Ukraine |
| 100 m freestyle | Garrett Kuwada United States | Antonio Auricchio Italy | Giuseppe Spatola Italy | |
| 50 m backstroke | Andrii Badarak Ukraine | Benito Versluijs Netherlands | Garrett Kuwada United States | |
| 50 m breaststroke | Ronald van Dort Netherlands | Garrett Kuwada United States | Andrii Badarak Ukraine | |
| 50 m freestyle | ISC | Isaiah Staley United States | Richard Gray United Kingdom | Roberto Como Italy |
| 100 m freestyle | Isaiah Staley United States | KC Higer United States | not awarded | |
| 50 m backstroke | Isaiah Staley United States | not awarded | not awarded | |
| 50 m breaststroke | Isaiah Staley United States | A. al-Zahri Iraq | KC Higer United States | |
| 50 m freestyle | ISD | James Saville Australia | Peter Brown Australia | August O'Niell United States |
| 100 m freestyle | James Saville Australia | Peter Brown Australia | Andrew Blackburn United States | |
| 50 m backstroke | Andrew Blackburn United States | August O'Niell United States | Nathan King Australia | |
| 50 m breaststroke | August O'Niell United States | Michael Murphy United States | Andrew Blackburn United States | |
| 50 m freestyle | ISE | Gert van 't Oever Netherlands | Christopher O'Brien Australia | Sean Walsh United States |
| 100 m freestyle | Gert van 't Oever Netherlands | Christopher O'Brien Australia | Andrew Wilkinson Australia | |
| 50 m backstroke | Christopher O'Brien Australia | Gert van 't Oever Netherlands | Benjamin McComb United Kingdom | |
| 50 m breaststroke | Christopher O'Brien Australia | Gert van 't Oever Netherlands | Rafal Rutkowski Poland |
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m freestyle | ISC | Rachel Williamson United Kingdom | Kerrie Tessier Australia | not awarded |
| 50 m backstroke | Rachel Williamson United Kingdom | Kerrie Tessier Australia | not awarded | |
| 50 m breaststroke | Rachel Williamson United Kingdom | Kerrie Tessier Australia | not awarded | |
| 50 m freestyle | ISD | Kristen Morris United States | Kelly Leonard United Kingdom | Lisa Johnston United Kingdom |
| 100 m freestyle | Kristen Morris United States | Rachel Williamson United Kingdom | Lisa Johnston United Kingdom | |
| 50 m backstroke | Kristen Morris United States | Kelly Leonard United Kingdom | Lisa Johnston United Kingdom | |
| 50 m breaststroke | Kristen Morris United States | Kelly Leonard United Kingdom | Lisa Johnston United Kingdom | |
| 50 m freestyle | ISE | Taryn Barbara Australia | Casey Turner United States | Angela Euson United States |
| 100 m freestyle | Taryn Barbara Australia | Casey Turner United States | Angela Euson United States | |
| 50 m backstroke | Angela Euson United States | Taryn Barbara Australia | Casey Turner United States | |
| 50 m breaststroke | Taryn Barbara Australia | Sally Renard United Kingdom | Emma Murfet Australia |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 × 50 m freestyle relay | Australia Andrew Wilkinson James Saville Peter Brown Christopher O'Brien | United States Sean Walsh Robert Dominguez August O'Niell Ross Alewine | United States Brett Campfield Daniel Clarke Andrew Blackburn Garrett Kuwada |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sitting volleyball | Poland | Georgia | United States |
| Wheelchair basketball | United States | Netherlands | United Kingdom |
| Wheelchair rugby | United States | United Kingdom | Australia |
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