Switzerland at the 2022 World Games

Switzerland competed at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States from 7 to 17 July 2022.[1] Athletes representing Switzerland won five gold medals, four silver medals and three bronze medals. The country finished in 15th place in the medal table.

Switzerland at the
2022 World Games
IOC codeSUI
NOCSwiss Olympic Association
in Birmingham, United States
7 July 2022 (2022-07-07) – 17 July 2022 (2022-07-17)
Competitors102 (72 men and 30 women) in 15 sports
Medals
Ranked 15th
Gold
5
Silver
4
Bronze
3
Total
12
World Games appearances

Medalists edit

Medal Name Sport Event Date
  Gold Men's team Tug of war Men's outdoor 640 kg 14 July
  Gold Simona Aebersold Orienteering Women's sprint 15 July
  Gold Simona Aebersold Orienteering Women's middle distance 16 July
  Gold Sascha Lehmann Sport climbing Men's lead 16 July
  Gold Mixed team Orienteering Mixed sprint relay 17 July
  Silver Noëmi Kuran-Pellegatta
Nicolas Kuran-Pellegatta
Dancesport Rock 'n' Roll 9 July
  Silver Men's team Fistball Men's tournament 14 July
  Silver Women's team Fistball Women's tournament 14 July
  Silver Matthias Kyburz Orienteering Men's middle distance 16 July
  Bronze Elena Roos Orienteering Women's sprint 15 July
  Bronze Women's team Tug of war Women's outdoor 540 kg 15 July
  Bronze Sofia Sokl
Thomas Schönenberger
Ju-jitsu Mixed duo 16 July

Competitors edit

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 0 1 1
Dancesport 1 1 2
Duathlon 3 0 3
Fistball 10 10 20
Floorball 14 0 0
Inline hockey 14 0 14
Ju-jitsu 1 2 3
Karate 1 1 2
Orienteering 3 2 5
Sport climbing 1 1 2
Squash 2 2 4
Tug of war 12 10 22
Water skiing 1 0 1
Wheelchair rugby 8 0 8
Wushu 1 0 1
Total 72 30 102

Archery edit

Switzerland competed in archery.[2]

Athlete Event Qualification Elimination 1 Elimination 2 Elimination 3 Elimination 4 Semifinal Final / BM
Score Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Valentine de Giuli Women's recurve 313 12   Klesmann (GER)
W 77–73
  Čavič (CRO)
L 85–88
Did not advance

Dancesport edit

Switzerland won one silver medal in dancesport.[3]

Duathlon edit

Switzerland competed in duathlon.[4]

Fistball edit

Switzerland won the silver medal in both the men's and women's fistball tournaments.[5]

Floorball edit

Switzerland competed in the floorball tournament.[6]

Summary
Team Event Group stage Semifinal Final / BM / Pl.
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Switzerland men's Men's tournament   Thailand
W 10–3
  Latvia
L 5–6
  Sweden
L 0–3
3 Did not advance   Canada
W 12–1
5
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Sweden 3 2 1 0 29 7 +22 5 Semifinals
2   Latvia 3 2 1 0 27 13 +14 5
3    Switzerland 3 1 0 2 15 12 +3 2 Fifth place game
4   Thailand 3 0 0 3 6 45 −39 0 Seventh place game
Source: TWG2022
8 July 2022
15:30
Switzerland  10–3
(4–0, 2–2, 4–1)
  ThailandBJCC East Exhibition Hall, Birmingham
Attendance: 247
IFF TWG2022

9 July 2022
15:30
Switzerland  5–6
(2–2, 2–2, 1–2)
  LatviaBJCC East Exhibition Hall, Birmingham
Attendance: 603
IFF TWG2022

10 July 2022
12:00
Switzerland  0–3
(0–2, 0–1, 0–0)
  SwedenBJCC East Exhibition Hall, Birmingham
Attendance: 281
IFF TWG2022
Fifth place game
11 July 2022
17:45
Switzerland  12–1
(2–1, 0–0, 10–0)
  CanadaBJCC East Exhibition Hall, Birmingham
Attendance: 112
IFF TWG2022

Inline hockey edit

Switzerland competed in the inline hockey tournament.[7]

Ju-jitsu edit

Switzerland won one bronze medal in ju-jitsu.[8]

Karate edit

Switzerland competed in karate.[9]

Men
Athlete Event Elimination round Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Yuki Ujihara Men's kata   Busato (ITA)
L 24.20–24.98
  Quintero (ESP)
L 24.66–25.80
  Díaz (VEN)
L 24.60–24.82
4 Did not advance 6
Women
Athlete Event Elimination round Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Elena Quirici Women's kumite 68 kg   Zaretska (AZE)
L 1–9
  Agier (FRA)
L 0–3
  Melnyk (UKR)
W 5–1
3 Did not advance 5

Orienteering edit

Switzerland won five medals in orienteering.[10][11][12]

Sport climbing edit

Switzerland won one gold medal in sport climbing.[13][14]

Squash edit

Switzerland competed in squash.[11][15]

Tug of war edit

Switzerland won two medals in tug of war.[10][16]

Water skiing edit

One competitor was scheduled to represent Switzerland in water skiing.[17] He did not start in his event.[17]

Wheelchair rugby edit

Switzerland competed in wheelchair rugby.[18]

Wushu edit

Switzerland competed in wushu.[19]

References edit

  1. ^ "Qualifications for TWG 2022, Birmingham (USA)". International World Games Association. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Archery Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Dancesport Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Duathlon Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Fistball Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Floorball Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Roller Inline Hockey Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Ju-jitsu Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  10. ^ a b Berkeley, Geoff (15 July 2022). "Jonsson wins all-Swedish archery final at Birmingham 2022 World Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  11. ^ a b Brennan, Eliott (17 July 2022). "Crouin and Gilis claim squash titles at Birmingham 2022 World Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Orienteering Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  13. ^ Brennan, Eliott (16 July 2022). "Ju-jitsu glory for Mochulskyi, Pilz returns to sport climbing summit at World Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Sport Climbing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  15. ^ "Squash Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  16. ^ "Tug of War Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  17. ^ a b "Waterski & Wakeboard Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  18. ^ "Wheelchair Rugby Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  19. ^ "Wushu Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.