Tug of war at the World Games

Tug of war was introduced as a World Games sport at the first World Games in 1981 World Games in Santa Clara. It has been played at all editions since then.

Men

-640 kg

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1981 Santa Clara  England  Switzerland (SUI)  Netherlands (NED)
1985 London  Ireland (IRL)  Switzerland (SUI)  England
1989 Karlsruhe  Switzerland (SUI)  Ireland (IRL)  England
1993 Den Haag  Switzerland (SUI)  Ireland (IRL)  Spain (ESP)
1997 Lahti  Spain (ESP)  Switzerland (SUI)  Ireland (IRL)
2005 Duisburg  Switzerland (SUI)  Sweden (SWE)  Germany (GER)
2009 Kaohsiung  Switzerland (SUI)  Germany (GER)  Netherlands (NED)
2013 Cali  Switzerland (SUI)  Great Britain (GBR)  Germany (GER)

-680 kg

Games Gold Silver Bronze
2001 Akita  Netherlands (NED)  Switzerland (SUI)  Sweden (SWE)
2005 Duisburg  Netherlands (NED)  Sweden (SWE)  Ireland (IRL)
2009 Kaohsiung  Netherlands (NED)  Switzerland (SUI)  Great Britain (GBR)

-700 kg

Games Gold Silver Bronze
2013 Cali  Netherlands (NED)  Switzerland (SUI)  Sweden (SWE)

-720 kg

This is a discontinued event.

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1981 Santa Clara  Switzerland (SUI)  Netherlands (NED)  England
1985 London  Ireland (IRL)  England  Switzerland (SUI)
1989 Karlsruhe  England  Switzerland (SUI)  Ireland (IRL)
1993 Den Haag  Switzerland (SUI)  Ireland (IRL)  Germany (GER)
1997 Lahti  Netherlands (NED)  Sweden (SWE)  Ireland (IRL)

Indoor -600 kg

This is a discontinued event.

Games Gold Silver Bronze
2001 Akita  England  Scotland  Japan (JPN)

Women

Indoor -520 kg

Games Gold Silver Bronze
2005 Duisburg  Chinese Taipei (TPE)  Japan (JPN)  Netherlands (NED)
2009 Kaohsiung  Chinese Taipei (TPE)  Netherlands (NED)  Great Britain (GBR)

-540 kg

Games Gold Silver Bronze
2013 Cali  Chinese Taipei (TPE)  Netherlands (NED)  South Africa (RSA)

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