The 2009 World Games were held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, from July 16 to July 26, 2009. [1]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's free skating | Carles Gasset  Spain | Roberto Riva  Italy | Marcel Stürmer  Brazil |
| Women's free skating | Tanja Romano Italy | Nika Arčon  Slovenia | Monika Lis  Germany |
| Pairs |  Italy Matteo Guarise Sara Venerucci |  United States Robert Hines Audrey Orcutt |  Germany Hannes Muschol Christiane Reich |
| Dance | Italy Gabriele Gasparini Enrica Gasparini |  Spain Oscar Molins Ayelén Morales | United States Jonathan Cross Erin Ovens |
| Event [2] | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 70 kg | Kim Byung-soo  South Korea | Vyacheslav Makogon  Ukraine | Masahiro Sue  Japan |
| Men's 75 kg | Boo Chang-soon South Korea | Igor Kočiš  Slovakia | Huang Chien-chih  Chinese Taipei |
| Men's 80 kg | None awarded | Hsu Chung-huang Chinese Taipei | Masashi Suzuki Japan |
| Men's 85 kg | Lee Jin-ho South Korea | None awarded | Mohamed Kotb  Egypt |
| Men's +85 kg | None awarded | None awarded | Peter Tatarka Slovakia |
| Women's 55 kg | Jana Purdjaková Slovakia | Alina Čepurnienė  Lithuania | Nataliia Dichkovska Ukraine |
| Women's fitness | Alevtyna Titarenko Ukraine | Diana Almeida Brazil | Anna Urbaníková Slovakia |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's lyonnaise precision | Gianfranco Santoro  Croatia | Emanuele Ferrero Italy | Markica Dodig  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Men's lyonnaise progressive | Aleš Borčnik Slovenia | Alessandro Longo Italy | Sébastien Mourgues  France |
| Men's pétanque doubles |  France Damien Hureau Julien Lamour |  Belgium Fabrice Uytterhoeven William Van der Biest |  Thailand Pakin Phukram Supan Thongphoo |
| Men's raffa doubles | Italy Pasquale D'Alterio Gianluca Formicone |  Argentina Raúl Basualdo Francisco Spessot | Brazil Milton Schmitz Rafael Vanz Borges |
| Women's lyonnaise precision | Yang Ying  China | Magali Jouve France | Paola Mandola Italy |
| Women's lyonnaise progressive | Cheng Xiping China | Laurence Essertel France | Chiara Soligon Italy |
| Women's pétanque doubles | Thailand Kannika Limwanich Suphannee Wongsut | France Nadège Baussian Ranya Kouadri |  Israel Margalit Ossi Gali Shriki |
| Women's raffa doubles | Italy Loana Capelli Elisa Luccarini | Brazil Noeli Dalla Corte Ingrid Schulz |  Turkey Deniz Demir Rukiye Yüksel |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Manuel Otálora  Colombia | Wu Siu Hong  Hong Kong | Adrian Ang  Malaysia |
| Women's singles | Krista Pöllänen  Finland | Zara Glover  Great Britain | Liza del Rosario  Philippines |
| Mixed doubles |  South Korea Kong Byoung-hee Gye Min-young |  Colombia Manuel Otálora Anggie Ramírez |  Malaysia Adrian Ang Zatil Iman |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's three-cushion carom | Dick Jaspers  Netherlands | Torbjörn Blomdahl  Sweden | Marco Zanetti Italy |
| Men's nine-ball pool | Ralf Souquet Germany | Yang Ching-shun Chinese Taipei | Stephan Cohen France |
| Men's snooker | Nigel Bond Great Britain | David Grace Great Britain | Mohammed Shehab  United Arab Emirates |
| Women's nine-ball pool | Allison Fisher Great Britain | Jasmin Ouschan  Austria | Lin Yuan-chun Chinese Taipei |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | Italy Paolo Bosco Silvia Pitton | Germany Benedetto Ferruggia Claudia Köhler |  Russia Marat Gimaev Alina Basyuk |
| Latin | Russia Alexey Silde Anna Firstova |  Slovenia Jurij Batagelj Jagoda Štrukelj | Italy Gabriele Goffredo Antonia Goffredo |
| Rock 'n' Roll | France Christophe Payan Kathy Richeta | Russia Ivan Yudin Olga Sbitneva | Russia Ivan Klimov Katrin Gazazyan |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's recurve | Vic Wunderle  United States | Michele Frangilli Italy | Sebastian Rohrberg Germany |
| Men's compound | Kevin Wilkey United States | Alessandro Lodetti Italy | Chris White Great Britain |
| Men's barebow | Giuseppe Seimandi Italy | Pasi Ahjokivi Finland | Sergio Cassiani Italy |
| Women's recurve | Carole Ferriou France | Jessica Tomasi Italy | Naomi Folkard Great Britain |
| Women's compound | Petra Göbel Austria | Ingeborg Enthoven Netherlands | Ivana Buden Croatia |
| Women's barebow | Eleonora Strobbe Italy | Christine Gauthé France | Monika Jentges Germany |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's sprint | Andrey Khramov  Russia | Daniel Hubmann  Switzerland | Tero Föhr Finland |
| Men's middle distance | Daniel Hubmann Switzerland | Dmitry Tsvetkov Russia | Andrey Khramov Russia |
| Women's sprint | Minna Kauppi Finland | Johanna Allston  Australia | Elise Egseth  Norway |
| Women's middle distance | Johanna Allston Australia | Minna Kauppi Finland | Linnea Gustafsson Sweden |
| Mixed relay | Russia Dmitry Tsvetkov Yulia Novikova Andrey Khramov Galina Vinogradova |  Finland Pasi Ikonen Bodil Holmström Tero Föhr Minna Kauppi |  Norway Lars Skjeset Mari Fasting Øystein Kvaal Østerbø Elise Egseth |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's lightweight | Hsieh Tsung-ting Chinese Taipei | Arkadiy Shalokha Ukraine | Hassan El-Belghitti France | |||
| Men's middleweight | Jarosław Olech  Poland | Andriy Naniev Ukraine | Jan Wegiera Poland | |||
| Men's heavyweight | Sergiy Pevnev Ukraine | Jacek Wiak Poland | Anibal Coimbra  Luxembourg | |||
| Men's super heavyweight | Mike Tuchscherer United States | Oleksandr Shepel Ukraine | Valeriy Karpov Ukraine | |||
| Women's lightweight | Chen Wei-ling Chinese Taipei | Yukako Fukushima Japan | Sri Hartati  Indonesia | |||
| Women's middleweight | Noviana Sari Indonesia | Tetyana Prymenchuk Ukraine | Zhanna Ivanova Ukraine | |||
| Women's heavyweight | Larysa Soloviova Ukraine | Antonietta Orsini Italy | Priscilla Ribic United States | |||
| Women's super heavyweight | Iryna Yavorska Ukraine | Jessica O'Donnell United States | Chang Ya-wen Chinese Taipei | |||
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Jack Huczek United States | Rocky Carson United States | Vincent Gagnon  Canada |
| Women's singles | Paola Longoria  Mexico | Rhonda Rajsich United States | Angela Grisar  Chile |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's rope | Evgeniya Kanaeva Russia | Anna Bessonova Ukraine | Olga Kapranova Russia |
| Women's hoop | Evgeniya Kanaeva Russia | Olga Kapranova Russia | Silvia Miteva  Bulgaria |
| Women's ball | Evgeniya Kanaeva Russia | Anna Bessonova Ukraine | Melitina Staniouta  Belarus |
| Women's ribbon | Evgeniya Kanaeva Russia | Anna Bessonova Ukraine | Aliya Garayeva  Azerbaijan |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's lead | Sachi Amma Japan | Patxi Usobiaga Spain | Romain Desgranges France |
| Men's speed | Zhong Qixin China | Evgeny Vaytsekhovsky Russia | Maksym Styenkoviy Ukraine |
| Women's lead | Maja Vidmar Slovenia | Kim Ja-in South Korea | Caroline Ciavaldini France |
| Women's speed | He Cuilian China | He Cuifang China | Olga Morozkina Russia |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Nick Matthew Great Britain | James Willstrop Great Britain | Mohd Azlan Iskandar Malaysia |
| Women's singles | Nicol David Malaysia | Natalie Grinham Netherlands | Omneya Abdel Kawy Egypt |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 85 kg | Nachyn Mongush Russia | Rentsendorjiin Gantögs  Mongolia | El-Sayed Gabr Egypt |
| Men's 115 kg | Ryo Ito Japan | Katsuo Yoshida Japan | Kostiantyn Iermakov Ukraine |
| Men's +115 kg | Takashi Himeno Japan | Gankhuyagiin Naranbat Mongolia | Alan Karaev Russia |
| Men's openweight | Ulambayaryn Byambajav Mongolia | Mutoshi Matsunaga Japan | Takashi Himeno Japan |
| Women's 65 kg | Alina Boykova Ukraine | Selengiin Enkhzayaa Mongolia | Nelli Vorobyeva Russia |
| Women's 80 kg | Epp Mäe  Estonia | Maryna Pryshchepa Ukraine | Asano Matsuura Japan |
| Women's +80 kg | Anna Zhigalova Russia | Olga Davydko Ukraine | Ekaterina Keyb Russia |
| Women's openweight | Anna Zhigalova Russia | Olga Davydko Ukraine | Edyta Witkowska Poland |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's synchro |  Japan Masaki Ito Shunsuke Nagasaki | France Sébastien Martiny Grégoire Pennes | Germany Martin Gromowski Dennis Luxon |
| Men's double mini | Kirill Ivanov Russia | André Lico  Portugal | Nico Gärtner Germany |
| Men's tumbling | Andrey Krylov Russia | Mike Barnes Great Britain | Viktor Kyforenko Ukraine |
| Women's synchro |  Ukraine Yulia Domchevska Olena Movchan |  China Gu Qingwen Jiang Yiqi | Germany Carina Baumgärtner Jessica Simon |
| Women's double mini | Victoria Voronina Russia | Sarah Prosen United States | Aubree Balkan United States |
| Women's tumbling | Anna Korobeynikova Russia | Anzhelika Soldatkina Russia | Emily Smith Canada |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's ski overall | Rodrigo Miranda Chile | Storm Selsor United States | Martin Bartalský Slovakia |
| Men's barefoot overall | Keith St. Onge United States | Heinrich Sam  South Africa | David Small Great Britain |
| Men's wakeboarding | Andrew Adkison United States | Kyle Rattray Canada | Padiwat Jaemjan  Thailand |
| Women's ski overall | Kate Adriaensen  Belgium | Manon Costard France | Caroline Hensley United States |
| Women's barefoot overall | Elaine Heller United States | Ashleigh Stebbeings Australia | Shannon Heller United States |
| Women's wakeboarding | Dallas Friday United States | Raimi Merritt United States | Miku Asai Japan |
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