| Sumo at the 2017 World Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Orbita Hall |
| Dates | 22–23 July 2017 |
| No. of events | 8 |
| Competitors | 93 from 17 nations |
The sumo competition at the 2017 World Games took place from July 22 to July 23, [1] in Wrocław in Poland, at the Orbita Hall.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 |  Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 |  Mongolia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |  Egypt | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  Japan | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 |  Brazil | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 |  Poland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 |  Thailand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lightweight | Batyr Altyev  Russia | Trent Sabo  United States | Paweł Wojda  Poland |
| Middleweight | Atsamaz Kaziev Russia | Misbah Hossam  Egypt | Usukhbayar Ochirkhuu  Mongolia |
| Heavyweight | Vasilii Margiev Russia | Ramy Belal Egypt | Soichiro Kurokawa  Japan |
| Openweight | Vasilii Margiev Russia | Batyr Altyev Russia | Hayato Miwa Japan |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lightweight | Svitlana Trosiuk  Ukraine | Luciana Montgomery Higuchi Brazil | Magdalena Macios Poland |
| Middleweight | Munkhtsetseg Otgon Mongolia | Asano Ota Japan | Maryna Maksymenko Ukraine |
| Heavyweight | Anna Poliakova Russia | Olga Davydko Russia | Viparat Vituteerasan  Thailand |
| Openweight | Anna Poliakova Russia | Ivanna Berezovska Ukraine | Olga Davydko Russia |
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