| Sumo at the 2001 World Games | |
|---|---|
 Tenno Town Gymnasium | |
| Venue | Tenno Town Gymnasium |
| Dates | 25–26 August 2001 |
| Competitors | 66 from 14 nations |
Sumo was one of the invitational sports at the 2001 World Games in Akita and was played between 25 and 26 August. [1] 66 athletes, from 14 nations, participated in the tournament. The sumo competition took place at Tenno Town Gymnasium.
Brazil (3)
Chinese Taipei (4)
Czech Republic (3)
Estonia (6)
Germany (6)
Japan (12)
Kazakhstan (3)
Mongolia (4)
Paraguay (3)
Russia (6)
Thailand (6)
Tonga (4)
United States (3)
Uzbekistan (3)| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Germany | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Russia | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Estonia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Mongolia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lightweight | Chohei Kimura  Japan | Peer Schmidt-Düwiger  Germany | Lodoijamtsyn Bat-Erdene  Mongolia |
| Middleweight | Seietsu Hikage Japan | Altangadasyn Khüchitbaatar Mongolia | David Tsallagov  Russia |
| Heavyweight | Jörg Brümmer Germany | Jüri Uustalu  Estonia | Takahisa Osanai Japan |
| Openweight | Kenichi Yajima Japan | Torsten Scheibler Germany | Jaroslav Poříz  Czech Republic |
| Team | Japan | Germany | Russia |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lightweight | Astrid Lixenfeld Germany | Satomi Ishigaya Japan | Natalia Bobkina Russia |
| Heavyweight | Olesya Kovalenko Russia | Rie Tsuihiji Japan | Sandra Köppen Germany |
| Team | Russia | Estonia | Japan |
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