| Water skiing at the 2017 World Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Old Odra River |
| Dates | 25–27 July 2017 |
| No. of events | 8 |
| Competitors | 80 from 35 nations |
The water skiing competition at the 2017 World Games took place from July 25 to July 27, [1] in Wrocław in Poland, at the Old Odra River.
Argentina (1)
Australia (5)
Austria (1)
Belarus (3)
Belgium (2)
Canada (3)
Chile (2)
China (1)
Colombia (2)
Czech Republic (2)
Dominican Republic (1)
Finland (1)
France (5)
Georgia (1)
Germany (3)
Great Britain (3)
Greece (2)
Ireland (1)
Israel (1)
Italy (7)
Japan (4)
Latvia (1)
Mexico (4)
Netherlands (1)
Peru (1)
Poland (1)
Portugal (1)
Russia (3)
Slovakia (1)
South Korea (2)
Spain (1)
Sweden (3)
Switzerland (2)
Ukraine (1)
United States (7)| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belarus | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Germany | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 3 | United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Japan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | France | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Chile | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Greece | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| South Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Italy | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 14 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Israel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tricks | Josh Briant  Australia | Pierre Ballon  France | Olivier Fortamps  Belgium |
| Slalom | Adam Sedlmajer  Czech Republic | Steve Neveu  Canada | Thomas Degasperi  Italy |
| Jump | Bojan Schipner  Germany | Rodrigo Miranda  Chile | Aliaksandr Isayeu  Belarus |
| Wakeboard | Shota Tezuka  Japan | Yun Sang-hyun  South Korea | Guy Firer  Israel |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tricks | Natallia Berdnikava Belarus | Clementine Lucine France | Giannina Bonnemann Germany |
| Slalom | Geena Krueger Germany | Clementine Lucine France | Kate Adriaensen Belgium |
| Jump | Natallia Berdnikava Belarus | Marie Vympranietsova  Greece | Jutta Menestrina  Finland |
| Wakeboard | Nicola Butler  United States | Erika Lang United States | Alice Virag Italy |
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