) | |
| Host city | Akita, Japan |
|---|---|
| Nations participating | 92 |
| Athletes participating | 3,200 |
| Events | 140 in 27 sports |
| Opening ceremony | 16 August |
| Closing ceremony | 26 August |
| Officially opened by | Atsuko Toyama Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan |
| Athlete's Oath | Doumu Narita and Mero Narita |
| Main venue | Akita Yabase Athletics Stadium |
The 2001 World Games, the sixth World Games, were an international multi-sport event held in Akita, Japan.
Titles
140 titles (invitational sports not included) were awarded in the following official sports.[1] There were five invitational sports in this edition.[1]
Sports
The 2001 World Games programme featured 27 official sports and 4 invitational sports. (Aikido was deemed a demonstration sport; no medal events were held.) The numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events that were contested in each sports discipline.
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Aerobic gymnastics (4)
Artistic roller skating (4)
Beach handball (2) I
Bodybuilding (7)
Boules sports (4)
Bowling (3)
Casting (6)
Cue sports (4)
Dancesport (2)
Field archery (6)
Finswimming (10)
Fistball (1)
Flying disc (3)
Gateball (1) I
Inline speed skating (10)
Ju-jitsu (9)
Karate (12)
Korfball (1)
Lifesaving (16)
Orienteering (3)
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Rhythmic gymnastics (4)
Roller hockey (1)
Rugby sevens (1)
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Trampoline gymnastics (6)
Tug of war (4) I(W)
Water skiing (6)
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Aerobic gymnastics (4)
Artistic roller skating (4)
Beach handball (2) I
Bodybuilding (7)
Boules sports (4)
Bowling (3)
Casting (6)
Cue sports (4)
Dancesport (2)
Field archery (6)
Finswimming (10)
Fistball (1)
Flying disc (3)
Gateball (1) I
Inline speed skating (10)
Ju-jitsu (9)
Karate (12)
Korfball (1)
Lifesaving (16)
Orienteering (3)
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Rhythmic gymnastics (4)
Roller hockey (1)
Rugby sevens (1)
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Trampoline gymnastics (6)
Tug of war (4) 
Water skiing (6)- Notes
- I: Invitational sports, selected by the host city
Medal count
Official sports
The results from the 2001 World Games are from the archived website of the Akita, Japan, organizing committee.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] The medal tally during the sixth World Games is as follows. Russia finished at the top of the final medal table.[15]
* Host nation (Japan)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia (RUS) | 24 | 15 | 5 | 44 |
| 2 |  United States (USA) | 15 | 8 | 8 | 31 |
| 3 |  France (FRA) | 12 | 5 | 6 | 23 |
| 4 |  Germany (GER) | 10 | 10 | 15 | 35 |
| 5 | .svg.png){kind=small} Australia (AUS) | 10 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
| 6 |  Italy (ITA) | 9 | 11 | 8 | 28 |
| 7 |  Japan (JPN)* | 9 | 6 | 10 | 25 |
| 8 |  Spain (ESP) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 9 |  Great Britain (GBR)[a] | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 |
| 10 |  Netherlands (NED) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 11 |  South Africa (RSA) | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 |
| 12 |  Colombia (COL) | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| 13 | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium (BEL) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 14 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 15 |  China (CHN) | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 |
| 16 |  Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 |
| 17 |  Norway (NOR) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 18 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 19 |  Denmark (DEN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 20 |  Austria (AUT) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 21 |  New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 22 |  Greece (GRE) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 23 |  Slovenia (SLO) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 24 | .svg.png){kind=small} Lithuania (LTU) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Portugal (POR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
 Slovakia (SVK) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 27 | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada (CAN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Romania (ROM) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 29 |  Finland (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 30 |  Egypt (EGY) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 32 |  Fiji (FIJ) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Guatemala (GUA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 36 |  Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 37 | .svg.png){kind=small} Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 38 | .svg.png){kind=small} South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 40 | .svg.png){kind=small} Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 41 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 42 |  Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Luxembourg (LUX) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 45 |  Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 46 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
%3b_Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_(2003%e2%80%932006).svg.png){kind=small} FR Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Madagascar (MAD) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (49 nations) | 140 | 140 | 140 | 420 | |
- ^ England, Scotland and Northern Ireland competed separately in tug-of-war. England won the gold medal in the indoor 600kg tug of war, and Scotland won the silver medal.[16][17] England and Wales competed separately in singles and doubles bowling. The pair from England won the gold medal in mixed doubles bowling.[18][19][20]
Invitational sports
* Host nation (Japan)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan (JPN)* | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Russia (RUS) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 |  Estonia (EST) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |  Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | China (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (14 nations) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 | |
References
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- ^ "The 6th World Games 2001.8.16-26 Karate/Sparring/Open weight/Men August 18-19 / Tenno Town Gymnasium, Tenno Town, Japan". Archived from the original on 2005-12-15. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
- ^ "The 6th World Games 2001.8.16-26 Karate/Sparring/-60kg/Women/ August 18-19 / Tenno Town Gymnasium, Tenno Town, Japan". Archived from the original on 2005-04-15. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
- ^ "The 6th World Games 2001.8.16-26 Life Saving/Point Race/". Archived from the original on 2005-09-20. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
- ^ "The 6th World Games 2001.8.16-26 Life Saving/Surf/Rescue Bord Rescue Race". Archived from the original on 2005-11-02. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
- ^ "The 6th World Games 2001.8.16-26 Life Saving/Surf/Rescue Tube Rescue Race". Archived from the original on 2005-11-07. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
- ^ "The 6th World Games 2001.8.16-26 Life Saving/Pool/4x50m Obstacle Relay". Archived from the original on 2005-04-15. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
- ^ "The 6th World Games 2001.8.16-26 Life Saving/Pool/4x25m Manikin Relay". Archived from the original on 2005-04-15. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
- ^ "The 6th World Games 2001.8.16-26 Life Saving/Pool/4x50m Rescue Tube Relay". Archived from the original on 2005-09-14. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
- ^ "The 6th World Games 2001.8.16-26 Sport Boules/Petanque/Women/Doubles/ August 17-19 / World Games Plaza, Akita City, Japan". Archived from the original on 2005-09-10. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
- ^ "The 6th World Games 2001.8.16-26 Water Ski/Tournament/Men/ August 23-25 / Ogata Water Ski Course, Ogata Village, Japan". Archived from the original on 2005-09-08. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
- ^ "WORLD GAMES AKITA, JAPAN". 2001-08-26. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
- ^ "The 6th World Games 2001.8.16-26 Roller Skating/Speed/Point+elimination 15,000m/Men/ August 24-26 / Akita Prefectural Skating Rink, Akita City, Japan". Archived from the original on 2005-09-14. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
- ^ "The 6th World Games 2001.8.16-26 Roller Skating/Speed/Elimination 20,000m/Men/ August 24-26 / Akita Prefectural Skating Rink, Akita City, Japan". Archived from the original on 2005-09-09. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
- ^ "Results of the World Games". International World Games Association. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
- ^ "The 6th World Games 2001.8.16-26 Tug of War/Men/Indoor/600kg/". Archived from the original on 2005-11-02. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
- ^ "The 6th World Games 2001.8.16-26 Tug of War/Men/Outdoor/680kg/". Archived from the original on 2005-04-15. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
- ^ "The 6th World Games 2001.8.16-26 Bowling/Mixed Doubles". Archived from the original on 2005-04-15. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
- ^ "The 6th World Games 2001.8.16-26 Bowling/Singles/Men". Archived from the original on 2005-09-10. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
- ^ "The 6th World Games 2001.8.16-26 Bowling/Singles/Ladies". Archived from the original on 2005-09-10. Retrieved 2019-10-04.