| Air sports at the 2009 World Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Toeppersee Nordufer Duisburg |
| Dates | 15–17 July 2005 |
| Competitors | from 19 nations |
The parachuting tournaments in air sports at the 2005 World Games in Duisburg was played between 15 and 17 July. [1] Parachuters from 19 nations, participated in the tournament. The parachuting competition took place in Toeppersee Nordufer Duisburg.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 |  France | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Denmark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Hungary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 |  Germany | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Turkey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parachuting accuracy landing | István Asztalos  Hungary | Stefan Wiesner  Germany | Savaş Koçyiğit  Turkey |
| Canopy piloting | Jay Moledzki  Canada | Shannon Pilcher  United States | Clint Clawson United States |
| Freestyle skydiving | Denmark Nils Predstrup Martin Kristensen | France Robin Dubuisson Nicolas Arnaud | Japan Yoko Okazaki Axel Zohmann |
| Freeflying | France Stéphane Fardel Frédéric Fugen Vincent Reffet | Germany Hartmut Neumann Michael Plünnecke Frank Täsler | United States Trent Alkek Stephen Boyd Jed Lloyd |
| Formation skydiving | United States Shannon Pilcher Doug Park Jonathan Tagle Solly Williams | Russia Vasily Korotkov Alexander Kvochur Alexey Minaev Vadim Niyazov Evgeny Stashchenko | Italy Marco Arrigo Arianna De Benedetti Luca Marchioro Livio Piccolo Luca Poretti |
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