| Waterskiing men's three event at the 2001 World Games | |||||||
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| Venue | Ogata Water Ski Course, Ogata, Akita, Japan | ||||||
| Date | 23-25 August 2001 | ||||||
| Competitors | 21 from 15 nations | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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The men's three event competition in water skiing at the 2001 World Games took place from 23 to 25 August 2001 at the Ogata Water Ski Course in Ogata, Akita, Japan. [1]
A total of 21 athletes entered the competition. In this competition athletes compete in three events: slalom, tricks and jump. Best six athletes from preliminary round qualifies to the final.
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Slalom | Trick | Jump | Overall | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Seels |  Great Britain | 959.68 | 978.31 | 1,000.00 | 2,937.99 | Q |
| 2 | Patrice Martin |  France | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 922.65 | 2,922.65 | Q |
| 3 | Tom Asher | Great Britain | 814.52 | 921.91 | 850.83 | 2,587.26 | Q |
| 4 | George Hatzis |  Greece | 846.77 | 782.00 | 944.75 | 2,573.52 | Q |
| 5 | Markham Smith |  United States | 830.65 | 573.75 | 941.99 | 2,346.39 | Q |
| 6 | Rodrigo Miranda |  Chile | 774.19 | 726.68 | 828.73 | 2,329.60 | Q |
| 7 | Christian Siegert |  Colombia | 806.45 | 663.77 | 839.78 | 2,310.00 | |
| 8 | Jochen Luers |  Germany | 830.65 | 495.66 | 944.75 | 2,271.06 | |
| 9 | Michael McCormick | United States | 903.23 | 470.72 | 895.03 | 2,268.98 | |
| 10 | Nick Böttcher | Germany | 895.16 | 545.55 | 801.10 | 2,241.81 | |
| 11 | Alessandro Giubbilei |  Italy | 701.61 | 750.54 | 707.18 | 2,159.33 | |
| 12 | Dennis van Oye |  Netherlands | 701.61 | 746.20 | 660.22 | 2,108.03 | |
| 13 | Hiroyuki Kurisawa |  Japan | 887.10 | 475.05 | 508.29 | 1,870.44 | |
| 14 | Arturo Torres |  Mexico | 782.26 | 609.54 | 469.61 | 1,861.41 | |
| 15 | Park Jae-hong |  South Korea | 814.52 | 184.38 | 748.62 | 1,747.52 | |
| 16 | Son Je-min | South Korea | 717.74 | 258.13 | 754.14 | 1,730.01 | |
| 17 | Frederic Halt |  Switzerland | 798.39 | 393.71 | 527.62 | 1,719.72 | |
| 18 | Andrej Tichy |  Slovakia | 806.45 | 459.87 | 331.49 | 1,597.81 | |
| 19 | Yusuke Nozawa | Japan | 677.42 | 334.06 | 497.24 | 1,508.72 | |
| 20 | Saburo Tsuruki | Japan | 612.90 | 293.93 | 508.29 | 1,415.12 | |
| 21 | Warren Quinn |  South Africa | 653.23 | 393.71 | 0.00 | 1,046.94 |
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Slalom | Trick | Jump | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Patrice Martin | France | 1,000.00 | 1,000.00 | 978.20 | 2,978.20 |
 | Jason Seels | Great Britain | 881.89 | 862.36 | 991.83 | 2,736.08 |
 | Tom Asher | Great Britain | 913.39 | 943.69 | 877.38 | 2,734.46 |
| 4 | George Hatzis | Greece | 881.89 | 820.65 | 948.23 | 2,650.77 |
| 5 | Markham Smith | United States | 858.27 | 759.12 | 1,000.00 | 2,617.39 |
| 6 | Rodrigo Miranda | Chile | 881.89 | 716.37 | 831.06 | 2,429.32 |
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