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| Founded | 1981 |
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| Region | International |
| Current champions |  Portugal (4th title) |
| Most successful team(s) | Portugal (4 titles) |
Roller Hockey was introduced as a World Games sport for men at the 1981 World Games in Santa Clara. In 2005 it was replaced by Inline hockey.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Portugal | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 |  Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 |  United States (USA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 |  Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
| World |
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| Europe – WSE |
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| Asia – CARS |
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| America – CPRS |
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| Africa – FARS |
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| Oceania – OCRS |
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