Powerlifting has been part of every World Games since the inaugural 1981 World Games held in Santa Clara, California.
Medalists edit
Men edit
Lightweight edit
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 London |  Hiroyuki Isagawa (JPN)
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 Dave Mannering (GBR)
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Eddie Pengelly (GBR)
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| 1989 Karlsruhe |  Ventje Male (INA)
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Hiroyuki Isagawa (JPN)
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Nanda Telambanua (INA)
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| 1993 The Hague |  Gerard McNamara (IRL)
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Rodney Hypolite (GBR)
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 Sergey Zhuravliev (RUS)
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| 1997 Lahti |  Alexey Sivokon (KAZ)
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Sutrisno Bin Darimin (INA)
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 Hu Chun-hsiung (TPE)
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| 2001 Akita | Alexey Sivokon (KAZ)
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Konstantin Pavlov (RUS)
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Mikail Andruchin (RUS)
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| 2005 Duisburg | Ravil Kazakov (RUS)
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Hsieh Tsung-ting (TPE)
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 Dariusz Wszoła (POL)
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| 2009 Kaohsiung | Hsieh Tsung-ting (TPE)
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 Arkadiy Shalokha (UKR)
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 Hassan El Belghiti (FRA)
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| 2013 Cali | Sergey Fedosienko (RUS)
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Sergey Gladkikh (RUS)
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Hsieh Tsung-ting (TPE)
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| 2017 Wroclaw | Sergey Fedosienko (RUS)
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Hassan El Belghiti (FRA)
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 Charles Okpoko (USA)
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| 2022 Birmingham | Yusuke Satake (JPN)
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Hsieh Tsung-ting (TPE)
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Hassan El Belghiti (FRA)
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Middleweight edit
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 London |  Claudino Ardini (ITA)
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 Eddie Coppin (BEL)
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 Glen Waszkiel (AUS)
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| 1989 Karlsruhe | Alexander Ausby (USA)
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Floriano Domenici (ITA)
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Michael Barber (USA)
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| 1993 The Hague |  Frank Schramm (GER)
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His Yi-ching (TPE)
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 Walt Forsey (CAN)
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| 1997 Lahti | Triharyanto (INA)
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Dmitriy Soloviov (UKR)
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Jan Wilczynski (POL)
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| 2001 Akita | Viktor Furazhkin (RUS)
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Andrey Tarasenko (RUS)
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Sergey Mor (RUS)
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| 2005 Duisburg | Andrey Tarasenko (RUS)
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Viktor Furazhkin (RUS)
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Jan Wegiera (POL)
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| 2009 Kaohsiung | Jaroslaw Olech (POL)
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Andriy Naniev (UKR)
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Jan Wegiera (POL)
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| 2013 Cali | Jaroslaw Olech (POL)
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 Kjell Egil Bakkelund (NOR)
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 José Castillo (ECU)
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| 2017 Wroclaw | Jaroslaw Olech (POL)
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Volodymyr Rysiyev (UKR)
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Andriy Naniev (UKR)
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| 2022 Birmingham | Kjell Egil Bakkelund (NOR)
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Mykola Barannik (UKR)
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 Paul Knute Douglas (ISV)
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Heavyweight edit
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 London | Tony Stevens (GBR)
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Dave Caldwell (GBR)
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John Neighbour (GBR)
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| 1989 Karlsruhe | Tony Stevens (GBR)
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 Johnny Melander (SWE)
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Jean-Pierre Brulois (FRA)
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| 1993 The Hague | Gene Bell (USA)
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Viktor Naleikin (UKR)
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Brian Reynolds (GBR)
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| 1997 Lahti | Sturla Davidsen (NOR)
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Carl Christoffersen (NOR)
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 Janne Toivanen (FIN)
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| 2001 Akita | Daisuke Midote (JPN)
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Brad Gillingham (USA)
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Jörgen Ljungberg (SWE)
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| 2005 Duisburg | Nikolay Suslov (RUS)
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Brian Siders (USA)
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Ivan Freydun (UKR)
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| 2009 Kaohsiung | Sergiy Pevnev (UKR)
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Jacek Wiak (POL)
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 Anibal Coimbra (LUX)
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| 2013 Cali | Vadym Dovhanyuk (UKR)
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Anibal Coimbra (LUX)
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Konstantin Lebedko (RUS)
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| 2017 Wroclaw | Sergii Bilyi (UKR)
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Dmitry Inzarkin (RUS)
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Dmitry Semenenko (UKR)
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| 2022 Birmingham | Volodymyr Rysiyev (UKR)
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Ian Bell (ISV)
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Danylo Kovalov (UKR)
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Super Heavyweight edit
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Kaohsiung | Michael Tuchscherer (USA)
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Oleksandr Shepel (UKR)
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Valeriy Karpov (UKR)
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| 2013 Cali | Andrey Konovalov (RUS)
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Viktor Testsov (UKR)
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Carl Yngvar Christensen (NOR)
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| 2017 Wroclaw | Oleksii Rokochiy (UKR)
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Joseph Cappellino (USA)
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Nurlan Yeshmakhanov (KAZ)
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| 2022 Birmingham | Oleksiy Bychkov (UKR)
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Sen Yang (TPE)
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Tony Cliffe (GBR)
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−52 kg edit
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | Hideaki Inabe (JPN)
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Don MacVicar (USA)
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−56 kg edit
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | Gary Hunnicut (USA)
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−60 kg edit
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | Ito Chokichi (JPN)
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George Hummel (USA)
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Mark Shijo (USA)
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−75 kg edit
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | Mauro Di Pasquale (CAN)
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Ray Neeley (USA)
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−82,5 kg edit
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | Jim Grudzien (USA)
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Dennis Wright (USA)
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−90 kg edit
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | Walter Thomas (USA)
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Jen Len (USA)
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−100 kg edit
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | Jim Cash (USA)
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Frederick Hatfield (USA)
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−110 kg edit
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | Scott Palmer (USA)
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Gene Kunit (USA)
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+110 kg edit
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | Doyle Kennedy (USA)
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Dave Shaw (USA)
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Women edit
Lightweight edit
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 Karlsruhe | Anna-Liisa Prinkkala (FIN)
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Hisako Yoshida (JPN)
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 Rekha Mal (IND)
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| 1993 The Hague |  Claudine Cognacq (DEN)
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Raija Koskinen (FIN)
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 Gema Christobal (ESP)
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| 1997 Lahti | Lin Li-min (TPE)
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Raija Koskinen (FIN)
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Nadezhda Mir (KAZ)
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| 2001 Akita | Raija Koskinen (FIN)
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Chen Kuan-ting (TPE)
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Yukako Fukushima (JPN)
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| 2005 Duisburg | Olesya Lafina (RUS)
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Olena Dmytruk (UKR)
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Chen Wei-ling (TPE)
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| 2009 Kaohsiung | Chen Wei-ling (TPE)
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Yukako Fukushima (JPN)
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Sri Hartati (INA)
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| 2013 Cali | Natalia Salnikova (RUS)
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Chen Wei-ling (TPE)
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Yukako Fukushima (JPN)
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| 2017 Wroclaw | Natalia Salnikova (RUS)
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Yukako Fukushima (JPN)
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Chen Wei-ling (TPE)
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| 2022 Birmingham | Yukako Fukushima (JPN)
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Zuzanna Kula (POL)
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Anastasiya Derevyanko (UKR)
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Middleweight edit
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 Karlsruhe | Joy Burt (CAN)
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Silvana Bollmann (GER)
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Jenny Hunter (GBR)
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| 1993 The Hague | Carrie Boudreau (USA)
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Beate Amdahl (NOR)
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Ingeborg Marx (BEL)
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| 1997 Lahti | Carrie Boudreau (USA)
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Ingeborg Marx (BEL)
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 Irene Frangi (ARG)
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| 2001 Akita | Marina Kudinova (RUS)
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Irina Abramova (RUS)
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Pirjo Savola (FIN)
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| 2005 Duisburg | Larysa Vitsiyevska (UKR)
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Priscilla Ribic (USA)
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 Nadezhda Malyugina (UZB)
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| 2009 Kaohsiung | Noviana Sari (INA)
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Tetyana Prymenchuk (UKR)
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Zhanna Ivanova (UKR)
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| 2013 Cali | Larysa Soloviova (UKR)
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Tetyana Akhmamyetyeva (UKR)
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Wu Hui-chun (TPE)
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| 2017 Wroclaw | Larysa Soloviova (UKR)
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Anna Ryzhkova (RUS)
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Wu Hui-chun (TPE)
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| 2022 Birmingham | Carola Galla (ITA)
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Taylor Lachapelle (ISV)
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Larysa Soloviova (UKR)
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Heavyweight edit
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 Karlsruhe |  Liz Odendaal (NED)
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Sumita Laha (IND)
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Judy Oakes (GBR)
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| 1993 The Hague |  Cathy Millen (NZL)
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Tammy Diande (USA)
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Shelby Corson (USA)
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| 1997 Lahti | Lisa Sjöstrand (SWE)
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Lee Chia-sui (TPE)
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Chao Chen-yeh (TPE)
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| 2001 Akita | Svetlana Miklashevich (RUS)
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Natalia Payusova (RUS)
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Chao Chen-yeh (TPE)
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| 2005 Duisburg | Marina Kudinova (UKR)
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Galina Karpova (RUS)
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Irina Yavorska (UKR)
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| 2009 Kaohsiung | Larysa Soloviova (UKR)
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Antonietta Orsini (ITA)
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Priscilla Ribic (USA)
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| 2013 Cali |  Ana Castellain (BRA)
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Yulia Medvedeva (RUS)
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Priscilla Ribic (USA)
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| 2017 Wroclaw | Ana Castellain (BRA)
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Priscilla Ribic (USA)
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 Yenifer Canelon (VEN)
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| 2022 Birmingham | Agata Sitko (POL)
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Kelsey McCarthy (ISV)
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Francesca Parrello (ITA)
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Super Heavyweight edit
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Kaohsiung | Iryna Yavorska-Karpova (UKR)
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Jessica O'Donnell (USA)
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Chang Ya-wen (TPE)
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| 2013 Cali | Olena Kozlova (UKR)
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Ielja Strik (NED)
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Svetlana Tcvetkova (RUS)
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| 2017 Wroclaw | Bonica Lough (USA)
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Tetyana Melnyk (UKR)
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Liane Blyn (USA)
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| 2022 Birmingham | Rhaea Stinn (CAN)
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Bonica Brown (USA)
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Tetyana Melnyk (UKR)
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