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DeutschTug of war at the 2022 World Games
| Tug of war at the 2022 World Games | |
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| Venue | University of Alabama Birmingham |
| Dates | 14–16 July 2022 |
| No. of events | 3 |
The tug of war competition at the 2022 World Games took place in July 2022,[1] in Birmingham in United States, at the University of Alabama Birmingham. Originally scheduled to take place in July 2021, the Games were rescheduled for July 2022 as a result of the 2020 Summer Olympics postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] This was the first time when mixed event in tug of war took place as part of the World Games.
Participating nations
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Medal table
[edit]* Host nation (United States)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 |  Chinese Taipei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 |  Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Medalists
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's outdoor 640 kg | Switzerland Martin Arnold Thomas Arnold Walter Bernhard Robin Burch Ueli Christen Samuel Grani Ruedi Odermatt Fabian Rolli Emanuel Zumbuhl Johannes Zumbuhl | Great Britain Marshall Drew Daniel Paul Kenny Will Lee Ian Murphy Tony Peck Andy Rebori Ian Robinson Leeboy Robinson Peter Darren Sellars Aidan Wheeler | Belgium Wim Broeckx Jan Hendrickx Joeri Janssens Luc Mertens Raf Mertens Wouter Raeymaekers Johny Schuermans Wim de Schutter Ief Smets Dries Vermeiren Joris Vermeiren |
| Women's outdoor 540 kg | Chinese Taipei Gu Tsai-rong Huang Yu-an Lai Ting-yu Li Ju-chun Lin Meng-zhu Shih Chih-hsin Tien Chia-hsin Tien Chia-jung Tung Han | Sweden Justin Andersson Knif Eriksson Knif Frida Hed Karin Jacobson Ellen Lilja Stor Lindquist Olsson Magdalena Persson Sofia Persson Hanna Maria Westerling | Switzerland Stephanie Arnet Elena Beier Petra Kaslin Michaela Koch Stefanie Rita Ott Jasmin Villiger Melanie Villiger Sarah Villiger Brigitte Regula Ziegler Erika Sara Zumbuhl |
| Mixed outdoor 580 kg | Great Britain Tara Adams Lucie Gray Richard John Keightley Daniel Paul Kenny Will Lee Ian Robinson Leeboy Robinson Emma Stone Aidan Wheeler Charlotte Wiliams | Germany Fabien Elias Julia Agnes Frieß Lukas Maier Lorenz Alexander Mühl Ramona Susanne Mühl Nicole Pflüger Florian Resch Rainer Vogel Thomas Wegmann | Netherlands Robert Bentsink Ruud Geerdes Gerben Jansen Jan Willem Klumpers Jolanda Klumpers-Floors Annieta Nieuwland Nanda Martrude Oude Egberink Arjan Martijn Oude Nijhuis Aloysius Maria Ribberink Trude Zonneveld |
References
[edit]- ^ "The World Games 2022 Sports programme". Retrieved 2020-08-29.
- ^ "2021 WORLD GAMES POSTPONED TO 2022 TO AVOID TOKYO OLYMPIC CLASH". reuters.com. Retrieved 2020-08-29.