| 2024 Parkour World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Location | Kitakyushu, Japan |
| Start date | November 15, 2024 |
| End date | November 17, 2024 |
The 2024 Parkour World Championships was the 2nd Parkour World Championships, held from November 15 to 17, 2024, in Kitakyushu, Japan. [1] [2] [3]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speed | Caryl Cordt-Moller  Switzerland | Andrea Consolini  Italy | Jaroslav Chum  Czech Republic |
| Freestyle [4] | Elis Torhall  Sweden | Mutsuhiro Shiohata  Japan | Tangui Van Schingen  Netherlands |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speed [5] | Ella Bucio  Mexico | Audrey Johnson  United States | Miranda Tibbling Sweden |
| Freestyle | Shang Chunsong  China | Ella Bucio Mexico | Audrey Johnson United States |
* Host nation (Japan)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | China | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 |  United States | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Japan* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
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