1989 World Games
Multi-sport event in Karlsruhe, West Germany
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The 1989 World Games (German: 1989 Weltspiele), commonly known as Karlsruhe 1989, were the third edition of the World Games, an international multi-sport event. This edition was held in Karlsruhe, West Germany.
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| Host city | Karlsruhe, West Germany |
|---|---|
| Nations | 36 |
| Athletes | 1,265 |
| Events | 112 (19 sports) |
| Opening | 20 July 1989 |
| Closing | 30 July 1989 |
| Opened by | President Richard von Weizsäcker |
| Main venue | Wildparkstadion |
Titles
112 titles were awarded in 19 sports (5 invitational sports not included).[1]
As Invitational sport
| Sport | Titles | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Artistic cycling | 4 | |
| Bodybuilding | 6 | |
| Boules | 2 | |
| Bowling | 3 | |
| Cycle ball | 1 | |
| Field archery | 4 | |
| Fistball | 1 | |
| Finswimming | 14 | |
| Karate | 12 | |
| Korfball | 1 | [2] |
| Life saving | 16 | |
| Netball | 1 | |
| Powerlifting | 6 | [3] |
| Artistic roller skating | 4 | |
| Roller speed skating | 10 | |
| Roller hockey | 1 | |
| Taekwondo | 12 | |
| Trampoline | 6 | |
| Tug of war | 2 | |
| Waterskiing | 6 | |
| Aikido | ||
| Bahn golf | ||
| Boomerang | ||
| Triathlon | ||
| Ultimate (flying disc) | ||
| Total | 112 |
Medal table
The medal tally was as follows. Italy won the most gold medals in this edition; West Germany led in overall medals.[4] Two bronze medals were awarded in the men's karate kata event and in each karate kumite (10) and taekwondo (12) event. It was the only time that Soviet Union participated in the World Games.
* Host nation (West Germany)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy (ITA) | 21 | 15 | 14 | 50 |
| 2 |  West Germany (FRG)* | 18 | 13 | 27 | 58 |
| 3 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 15 | 13 | 8 | 36 |
| 4 |  United States (USA) | 8 | 9 | 9 | 26 |
| 5 |  France (FRA) | 8 | 6 | 6 | 20 |
| 6 |  South Korea (KOR) | 8 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 7 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 |
| 8 |  Canada (CAN) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 9 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 |  China (CHN) | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 11 |  Japan (JPN) | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 12 |  Austria (AUT) | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 13 |  Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 14 |  Belgium (BEL) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 15 |  Finland (FIN) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 |  Portugal (POR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| 18 |  Indonesia (INA) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 19 |  New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 21 |  Spain (ESP) | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 22 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 23 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 |  Jordan (JOR) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 |  Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 |  Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 27 |  Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 28 |  Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 India (IND) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 33 |  Algeria (ALG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 37 |  Luxembourg (LUX) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (37 entries) | 112 | 112 | 135 | 359 | |
Opening Event
The opening event was created and organised by the Traumfabrik theater.