Men's tournament
| Year | Host | Gold-medal match | Bronze-medal match | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Score |  Silver |  Bronze | Score | Fourth place | ||
| 2022 Details |  Birmingham |  Canada | 23–9 |  United States |  Japan | 19 – 18 (OT) |  Great Britain |
Lacrosse is part of the World Games as an official sport (for women) since the 2017 edition and invitational sport (for men) since the 2022 edition. [1]
| Year | Host | Gold-medal match | Bronze-medal match | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth place | ||
| 2022 Details | Birmingham | Canada | 23–9 | United States | Japan | 19 – 18 (OT) | Great Britain |
| Year | Host | Gold-medal match | Bronze-medal match | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth place | ||
| 2017 Details |  Wrocław | United States | 11–8 | Canada |  Australia | 10–8 | Great Britain |
| 2022 Details | Birmingham | Canada | 14–12 | United States | Great Britain | 21–5 | Australia |
| Team | Appearances | 2022 (8) |
|---|---|---|
 Australia | 1 | 6th |
 Canada | 1 | 1st |
 Germany | 1 | 7th |
 Great Britain | 1 | 4th |
 Haudenosaunee | 1 | 5th |
 Israel | 1 | 8th |
 Japan | 1 | 3rd |
| United States | 1 | 2nd |
| Team | Appearances | 2017 (6) | 2022 (8) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2 | 3rd | 3rd |
| Canada | 2 | 2nd | 1st |
 Czech Republic | 1 | – | 8th |
| Great Britain | 2 | 4th | 4th |
| Haudenosaunee | 1 | – | 7th |
| Israel | 1 | – | 5th |
| Japan | 2 | 5th | 6th |
| Poland | 1 | 6th | – |
| United States | 2 | 1st | 2nd |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada (CAN) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | United States (USA) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
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