| Boules sport at the 2017 World Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Centennial Hall |
| Dates | 22–24 July 2017 |
| Competitors | 94 from 27 nations |
The boules sports tournament at the 2017 World Games in Wrocław was played between 22 and 24 July. 94 competitors, from 27 nations, participated in the tournament. The boules sports competition took place at Centennial Hall in Lower Silesian Voivodeship.
94 competitors, from 27 nations, participated in the tournament.
Algeria (1)
Argentina (3)
Australia (1)
Austria (2)
Belgium (4)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
Brazil (4)
Chile (5)
China (8)
Croatia (2)
Denmark (2)
France (8)
Germany (2)
Italy (10)
Madagascar (4)
Monaco (2)
Morocco (1)
Poland (8)
Russia (1)
San Marino (2)
Slovakia (2)
Slovenia (3)
Spain (4)
Switzerland (4)
Thailand (4)
Turkey (4)
United States (2)| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Italy | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Argentina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Thailand | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | China | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Brazil | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Croatia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| San Marino | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petanque Doubles | Italy (ITA) Fabio Dutto Diego Rizzi | Thailand (THA) Thanakorn Sangkaew Sarawut Sriboonpeng | Spain (ESP) Enrique Catalan Manuel Romero |
| Raffa Doubles | Italy (ITA) Giuliano Di Nicola Gianluca Formicone | San Marino (SMR) Enrico Dall'Olmo Jacopo Frisoni | Austria (AUT) Günther Baur Philipp Wolfgang |
| Lyonnaise Precision | Nicolas Pretto Argentina | Pero Ćubela Croatia | Gregory Chirat France |
| Petanque Precision Shooting | Henri Lacroix France | Thanakorn Sangkaew Thailand | Diego Rizzi Italy |
| Lyonnaise Progressive | Guillaume Abelfo France | Anže Petrič Slovenia | Li Panpan China |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petanque Doubles | Thailand (THA) Nantawan Fueangsanit Phantipha Wongchuvej | Belgium (BEL) Nancy Barzin Camille Max | France (FRA) Caroline Bourriaud Anne Maillard |
| Raffa Doubles | Argentina (ARG) Romina Bolatti María Victoria Maíz | Brazil (BRA) Noeli Dalla Corte Ana Caroline Martins | China (CHN) Cen Wefei Zhang Wei |
| Lyonnaise Precision | Guo Xiaomin China | Suzy Marie France | Laura Skoberne Slovenia |
| Petanque Precision Shooting | Caroline Bourriaud France | Nantawan Fueangsanit Thailand | Chao Guijin China |
| Lyonnaise Progressive | Barbara Barthet France | Wang Yang China | Serena Traversa Italy |
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