Air sports at the World Games
Air sports with the discipline parachuting were introduced as World Games sports at the World Games 1997 in Lahti. At the 2013 World Games in Cali, paragliding was staged for the only time. At the 2017 World Games in Wroclaw, paramotoring and gliding were contested for the only time. At the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, drone racing was introduced and will also be held in 2025.
Parachuting
[edit]Men
[edit]Accuracy Landing
[edit]| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Lahti |  Ivan Hovorka (CZE)
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 Chen Junbo (CHN)
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 Oleg Fomin (BLR)
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Freestyle
[edit]| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Lahti |  Saudi Arabia (KSA)
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 United States (USA)
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 France (FRA)
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| 2001 Akita | United States (USA)
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France (FRA)
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United States (USA)
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Women
[edit]Accuracy Landing
[edit]| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Lahti |  Irena Avbelj (SLO)
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Lai Xiaoli (CHN)
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 Monika Filipowska (POL)
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Freestyle
[edit]| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Lahti | United States (USA)
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 Japan (JPN)
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 Switzerland (SUI)
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| 2001 Akita |  Italy (ITA)
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Japan (JPN)
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Italy (ITA)
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Mixed
[edit]Accuracy Landing
[edit]| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Akita |  Marco Pflüger (GER)
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Wang Jianming (CHN)
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Wei Ning (CHN)
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| 2005 Duisburg |  István Asztalos (HUN)
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Stefan Wiesner (GER)
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 Savas Kocyigit (TUR)
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| 2009 Kaohsiung | Stefan Wiesner (GER)
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 Robert Juris (SVK)
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 Liubov Ekshikeeva (RUS)
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Canopy Formation, 2-way
[edit]| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Kaohsiung | United States (USA)
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Russia (RUS)
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 Australia (AUS)
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Canopy Piloting
[edit]| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Duisburg |  Jason Moledzki (CAN)
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Shannon Pilcher (USA)
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Clint Clawson (USA)
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| 2009 Kaohsiung | Jason Moledzki (CAN)
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Nicholas Batsch (USA)
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 Marat Leiras (BRA)
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| 2013 Cali | Curtis Bartholomew (USA)
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Thomas Dellibac (USA)
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 Pablo Hernández (ESP)
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| 2017 Wrocław | Nicolas Batsch (USA)
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Curtis Bartholomew (USA)
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 Cornelia Mihai (UAE)
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| 2022 Birmingham | Cedric Veiga Rios (FRA)
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Nicholas Batsch (USA)
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Abdulbari Qubaisi (UAE)
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Formation Skydiving, 4-way
[edit]| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Lahti | United States (USA)
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France (FRA)
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 South Africa (RSA)
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| 2001 Akita | United States (USA)
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 Norway (NOR)
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France (FRA)
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| 2005 Duisburg | United States (USA)
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Russia (RUS)
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Italy (ITA)
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| 2009 Kaohsiung | United States (USA)
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Russia (RUS)
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France (FRA)
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Freeflying
[edit]| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Duisburg | France (FRA)
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Germany (GER)
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United States (USA)
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| 2009 Kaohsiung | France (FRA)
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Norway (NOR)
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 Great Britain (GBR)
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Freestyle
[edit]| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Duisburg |  Denmark (DEN)
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France (FRA)
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Japan (JPN)
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Paragliding
[edit]Men
[edit]Accuracy Landing
[edit]| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Cali | Matjaz Feraric (SLO)
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Thomas Lednik (CZE)
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 Tanapat Luangiam (THA)
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Women
[edit]Accuracy Landing
[edit]| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Cali |  Jolanta Romanenko (LTU)
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Nunnapat Phuchong (THA)
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 Milica Marinkovic (SRB)
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Paramotoring
[edit]Mixed
[edit]Paramotor Slalom
[edit]| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Wrocław | Wojciech Bogda (POL)
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Kittiphob Phrommat (THA)
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Marcin Bernat (POL)
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Gliding
[edit]Mixed
[edit]Glider Aerobatics
[edit]| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Wrocław | Ference Toth (HUN)
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Luca Bertossio (ITA)
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Eugen Schaal (GER)
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Drone racing
[edit]Mixed
[edit]First Person View
[edit]| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Birmingham | Killian Rousseau (FRA)
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Paweł Laszczak (POL)
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Alejandro Zamora (ESP)
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