2022 World Armwrestling Championship. | |
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Venue | Amara Resort, Kemer |
Location | Antalya, Turkey |
Dates | 14 – 23 October |
The 2022 World Armwrestling Championship was the 43rd edition of the World Armwrestling Championship held in Antalya, Turkey from 14 to 23 October. [1] [2] [3]
* Host nation (Turkey)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Kazakhstan | 15 | 14 | 12 | 41 |
2 | Turkey * | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
3 | Bulgaria | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
4 | Sweden | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
5 | Slovakia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
6 | Brazil | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
7 | Moldova | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
8 | Latvia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
9 | Hungary | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
10 | Ukraine | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
11 | Armenia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
12 | Croatia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Romania | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
14 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
15 | United States | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
16 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Egypt | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Uzbekistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (19 entries) | 38 | 37 | 38 | 113 |
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