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 introduced.
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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