All-time World Games medal table

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This is the all-time medal table of the World Games as of the 2025 edition. In the history of the games, Russia (2001, 2005, 2009 and 2017) has led the total medal count four times, and Italy (1985, 1989 and 2013) three times. The United States have claimed that honor twice (1981 and 1997), while Germany (West Germany in the first three editions) led the overall count in 1993. China led in 2025. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] Ranked by gold, then silver, then bronze:

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy [a] [b] 179195171545
2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany [c] 176133170479
3Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States [d] 172147125444
4Flag of Russia.svg  Russia [e] 13611172319
5Flag of France.svg  France 125127137389
6Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1147640230
7Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine [f] 747368215
8Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 726170203
9Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain [d] [g] 696799235
10Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 555162168
11Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden [g] 504759156
12Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 475060157
13Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 474752146
14Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 472637110
15Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 455838141
16Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary [h] 382937104
17Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 375653146
18Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 374541123
19Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 32392293
20Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 293348110
21Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 28151760
22Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 24263282
23Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil [f] 19142154
24Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 18262266
25Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 17203673
26Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 16152051
27Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union [e] 1513836
28Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 1561435
29Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 14212459
30Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 14171445
31Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 1482749
32Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 1371535
33Flag of Finland.svg  Finland [i] 12252461
34Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 12171544
35Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 9162348
36Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal 9111636
37Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 98825
38Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 891027
39Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 7141839
40Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 7141435
41Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 7111937
42Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 791228
43Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 6111128
44Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 611926
45Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 5101328
46Flag of Iran.svg  Iran [i] 510722
47Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 510520
Flag of the Individual Neutral Athletes at the 2024 Summer Olympics.svg  Individual Neutral Athletes [j] 56516
48Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia 53715
49Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 5319
50Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 5005
51Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 471223
52Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 47718
53Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia [k] 47415
54Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 45918
55Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 45716
56Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 45615
57Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 44816
58Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 4239
59Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 37313
60Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 35210
61Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 34613
62Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 34512
63Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 3003
64Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 27716
65Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 24612
66Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 23510
67Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2136
68Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 2103
69Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 2013
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 2013
71Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 2002
72Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 1337
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 1337
74Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  U.S. Virgin Islands 1315
75Flag of India.svg  India [l] 1258
76Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 1247
77Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 1225
78Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar [f] 1214
79Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 1203
80Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 1102
81Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 1012
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 1012
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 1012
84Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 1001
Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 1001
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 1001
87Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 0303
88Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 0213
89Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 0145
90Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 0134
91Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 0112
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 0112
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 0112
94Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 0101
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 0101
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 0101
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 0101
Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 0101
99Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 0044
100Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 0022
101Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 0011
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 0011
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 0011
Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 0011
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 0011
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0011
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 0011
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 0011
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia 0011
Totals (109 entries)2,0001,9702,0716,041
  1. The results from the 2001 World Games are from the archived website of the Akita, Japan, organizing committee. [2] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]
  2. Italy was stripped of a gold medal in women's muaythai and a bronze medal in women's powerlifting for doping at the 2022 World Games. This table reflects the reallocation of medals for those events. [21]
  3. In 2017, Germany was stripped of a gold medal in women's bowling for doping. This table reflects the reallocation of medals for that event. [22]
  4. 1 2 The 1997 bronze medalists in aerobics mixed pair were from Great Britain, not United States as stated in IWGA source. [23]
  5. 1 2 The Soviet Union, which amassed 36 total medals in 1989, is counted separately from its successor states, including Russia. This is consistent with the separate counting of medals for other states that sub-divided into their constituent successor states following their initial participation in the World Games. These include Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic and Slovakia) and FR Yugoslavia (2001)/SUSM (2005) (Serbia and Montenegro).
  6. 1 2 3 In 2009, Ukraine was stripped of two gold medals in bodybuilding for doping, and Qatar and Brazil were each stripped of a silver medal. This table does not include those stripped medals, and neither does it include possible reallocation of those medals, as the results at the World Games website do not reflect a reallocation. [3]
  7. 1 2 The 1981 mixed badminton title was won by a pair of players from Sweden and Great Britain. Both nations are counted as having won a gold medal.
  8. In 2009 and 2013, Hungary was stripped of a gold medal and a silver medal, respectively, in sumo for doping. This table reflects the reallocation of medals for these two events. [3] [4] [5]
  9. 1 2 The 1993 bronze medalist in men's 75kg karate kumite was from Iran, not Finland as stated in IWGA source. [24]
  10. Athletes from Russia and Belarus competed at the 2025 World Games as independents.
  11. In 2013, Hungary was stripped of a silver medal in men's middleweight sumo due to doping. Mongolia was elevated to bronze due to medal reallocation. This table reflects the reallocation which is not counted in IWGA source. [5]
  12. IWGA source mistakenly attributed Liem Swie King who won a bronze medal from 1981 World Games as an athlete from India instead of Indonesia. This medal table reflects the correct count.

References

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  3. 1 2 3 "2009 Kaohsiung: Doping Violations". International World Games Association. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
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  22. Butler, Nick (5 July 2018). "Bowler, kickboxer and indoor rower stripped of World Games medals for doping". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media Company Limited. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
  23. "DYBO Health & Fitness". Archived from the original on 2019-10-16. Retrieved 2019-10-16. ... multi British Sports Aerobics champions Helen Carpenter-Waters and Alastair Rates who became GB's only ever medallists at World level
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