Participating nations
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The Squash competition at the World Games 2009 took place from July 21 to July 24 at the Chung Cheng Martial Arts Stadium in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 |  | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 nations) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's singles [2] | | | |
| Women's singles [3] | | | |
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