Air sports at the World Games

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Air sports with the discipline parachuting were introduced as World Games sports at the World Games 1997 in Lahti. At the 2013 World Games in Cali, paragliding was introduced.

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Parachuting

Men

Accuracy Landing

GamesGoldSilverBronze
1997 Lahti Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Ivan Hovorka  (CZE)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Chen Junbo  (CHN)Flag of Belarus.svg  Oleg Fomin  (BLR)

Freestyle

GamesGoldSilverBronze
1997 Lahti Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia  (KSA)Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)
2001 Akita Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)

Women

Accuracy Landing

GamesGoldSilverBronze
1997 Lahti Flag of Slovenia.svg  Irena Avbelj  (SLO)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Lai Xiaoli  (CHN)Flag of Poland.svg  Monika Filipowska  (POL)

Freestyle

GamesGoldSilverBronze
1997 Lahti Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland  (SUI)
2001 Akita Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)

Mixed

Accuracy Landing

GamesGoldSilverBronze
2001 Akita Flag of Germany.svg  Marco Pflüger  (GER)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Jianming  (CHN)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wei Ning  (CHN)
2005 Duisburg Flag of Hungary.svg  István Asztalos  (HUN)Flag of Germany.svg  Stefan Wiesner  (GER)Flag of Turkey.svg  Savas Kocyigit  (TUR)
2009 Kaohsiung Flag of Germany.svg  Stefan Wiesner  (GER)Flag of Slovakia.svg  Robert Juris  (SVK)Flag of Russia.svg  Liubov Ekshikeeva  (RUS)

Canopy Formation, 2-way

GamesGoldSilverBronze
2009 Kaohsiung Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  (AUS)

Canopy Piloting

GamesGoldSilverBronze
2005 Duisburg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Jason Moledzki  (CAN)Flag of the United States.svg  Shannon Pilcher  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Clint Clawson  (USA)
2009 Kaohsiung Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Jason Moledzki  (CAN)Flag of the United States.svg  Nicholas Batsch  (USA)Flag of Brazil.svg  Marat Leiras  (BRA)
2013 Cali Flag of the United States.svg  Curtis Bartholomew  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Thomas Dellibac  (USA)Flag of Spain.svg  Pablo Hernández  (ESP)
2017 Wrocław Flag of the United States.svg  Nicolas Batsch  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Curtis Bartholomew  (USA)Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  Cornelia Mihai  (UAE)
2022 Birmingham Flag of France.svg  Cedric Veiga Rios  (FRA)Flag of the United States.svg  Nicholas Batsch  (USA)Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  Abdulbari Qubaisi  (UAE)

Formation Skydiving, 4-way

GamesGoldSilverBronze
1997 Lahti Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)
2001 Akita Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)
2005 Duisburg Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)
2009 Kaohsiung Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)

Freeflying

GamesGoldSilverBronze
2005 Duisburg Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
2009 Kaohsiung Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)

Freestyle

GamesGoldSilverBronze
2005 Duisburg Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)

Paragliding

Men

Accuracy Landing

GamesGoldSilverBronze
2013 Cali Flag of Slovenia.svg  Matjaz Feraric  (SLO)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Thomas Lednik  (CZE)Flag of Thailand.svg  Tanapat Luangiam  (THA)

Women

Accuracy Landing

GamesGoldSilverBronze
2013 Cali Flag of Lithuania.svg  Jolanta Romanenko  (LTU)Flag of Thailand.svg  Nunnapat Phuchong  (THA)Flag of Serbia.svg  Milica Marinkovic  (SRB)

Paramotoring

Mixed

Paramotor Slalom

GamesGoldSilverBronze
2017 Wrocław Flag of Poland.svg  Wojciech Bogda  (POL)Flag of Thailand.svg  Kittiphob Phrommat  (THA)Flag of Poland.svg  Marcin Bernat  (POL)

Gliding

Mixed

Glider Aerobatics

GamesGoldSilverBronze
2017 Wrocław Flag of Hungary.svg  Ference Toth  (HUN)Flag of Italy.svg  Luca Bertossio  (ITA)Flag of Germany.svg  Eugen Schaal  (GER)

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