Participating nations
Australia (1)
Belgium (1)
Bulgaria (1)
Czech Republic (2)
Spain (1)
Great Britain (1)
Greece (1)
Italy (1)
Japan (2)
Netherlands (1)
Sweden (2)
Ukraine (2)
United States (1)
| Parkour at the 2022 World Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Sloss Furnaces |
| Dates | 10–11 July 2022 |
| No. of events | 4 |
The parkour competition at the 2022 World Games took place in July 2022, [1] in Birmingham in United States, at the Sloss Furnaces. Originally scheduled to take place in July 2021, the Games were rescheduled for July 2022 as a result of the 2020 Summer Olympics postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] Parkour competition made its debut as official sport of The World Games programme.
Australia (1)
Belgium (1)
Bulgaria (1)
Czech Republic (2)
Spain (1)
Great Britain (1)
Greece (1)
Italy (1)
Japan (2)
Netherlands (1)
Sweden (2)
Ukraine (2)
United States (1)* Host nation (United States)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speedrun | Bohdan Kolmakov  Ukraine | Andrea Consolini  Italy | David Nelmes  Great Britain |
| Freestyle | Ioakeim Theodoridis  Greece | Elis Torhall  Sweden | Jérémy Lorsignol  Belgium |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speedrun | Miranda Tibbling Sweden | Noa Man  Netherlands | Hikari Izumi  Japan |
| Freestyle | Noa Man Netherlands | Miranda Tibbling Sweden | Hikari Izumi Japan |
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