| Air sports at the 2017 World Games | |
|---|---|
 The pictogram of Air sports. | |
| Venue | Szymanów Airport |
| Dates | 21–23 July 2017 |
| Competitors | 64 from 22 nations |
The air sports tournaments at the 2017 World Games in Wrocław was played between 21 and 23 July. 64 acrobatic gymnastics competitors, from 22 nations, participated in the tournament. The air sports competition took place at Szymanów Airport in Szymanów.
| Q | Qualification | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | Fri 21 | Sat 22 | Sun 23 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glider aerobatics | Q | F | ||||
| Parachuting canopy piloting | Q | F | ||||
| Paramotor slalom | Q | F | ||||
Poland, as the host country, receives a guaranteed spot, in case it were not to earn one by the regular qualifying methods.
Australia (3)
Austria (2)
Brazil (1)
Canada (1)
Czech Republic (5)
Denmark (1)
France (7)
Germany (4)
Great Britain (1)
Hungary (2)
Italy (3)
New Zealand (1)
Norway (2)
Poland (6)
Russia (4)
Spain (3)
South Africa (1)
Sweden (1)
Thailand (4)
Ukraine (1)
United Arab Emirates (2)
United States (9)| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Poland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Hungary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Thailand | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| United Arab Emirates | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glider aerobatics | Ferenc Tóth  Hungary | Luca Bertossio  Italy | Eugen Schaal Germany |
| Parachuting | Nicolas Batsch United States | Curtis Bartholomew United States | Cornelia Mihai United Arab Emirates |
| Paramotor | Wojciech Bógdał Poland | Kittiphob Phrommat Thailand | Marcin Bernat Poland |
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