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Sumo at the World Games 
Summary
Sumo was introduced as an official World Games sport at the 2005 World Games in Duisburg. It had previously appeared as an invitational sport at the 2001 World Games in Akita.
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia (RUS) | 13 | 10 | 8 | 31 |
| 2 |  Japan (JPN) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 32 |
| 3 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 9 | 9 | 6 | 24 |
| 4 |  Mongolia (MGL) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 |  Egypt (EGY) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 |  Germany (GER) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Estonia (EST) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 |  Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 |  Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 11 |  United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 |  Thailand (THA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (13 entries) | 40 | 40 | 40 | 120 | |
Medalists edit
Men edit
-85 kg (lightweight) edit
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Akita (Demonstration) | Chohei Kimura (JPN)
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Peer Schmidt-Düwiger (GER)
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Lodoijamtsyn Bat-Erdene (MGL)
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| 2005 Duisburg | Vitaliy Tikhenko (UKR)
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Igor Kurinnoy (RUS)
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Yuya Hanada (JPN)
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| 2009 Kaohsiung | Sandor Bardosi (HUN)
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Nachyn Mongush (RUS)
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Gantugs Rentsendorj (MGL)
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| 2013 Cali | Tatsuma Kawaguchi (JPN)
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Batyr Altyev (RUS)
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Gantugs Rentsendorj (MGL)
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| 2017 Wrocław | Batyr Altyev (RUS)
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 Trent Sabo (USA)
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Pawel Wojda (POL)
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| 2022 Birmingham | Abdelrahman Elsefy (EGY)
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Demid Karachenko (UKR)
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Sviatoslav Semykras (UKR)
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-115 kg (middleweight) edit
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Akita (Demonstration) | Seietsu Hikage (JPN)
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Altangadasyn Khüchitbaatar (MGL)
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David Tsallagov (RUS)
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| 2005 Duisburg | Katsuo Yoshida (JPN)
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Seietsu Hikage (JPN)
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David Tsallagov (RUS)
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| 2009 Kaohsiung | Ryo Ito (JPN)
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Katsuo Yoshida (JPN)
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Kostiantyn Iermakov (UKR)
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| 2013 Cali | Oleksandr Gordienko (UKR)
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Atsamaz Kaziev (RUS)
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Usukhbayar Ochirkhuu (MGL)
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| 2017 Wrocław | Atsamaz Kaziev (RUS)
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Misbah Hossam (EGY)
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Usukhbayar Ochirkhuu (MGL)
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| 2022 Birmingham | Vazha Daiauri (UKR)
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Shion Fujisawa (JPN)
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Aron Rozum (POL)
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+115 kg (heavyweight) edit
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Akita (Demonstration) | Jörg Brümmer (GER)
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Jüri Uustalu (EST)
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Takahisa Osanai (JPN)
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| 2005 Duisburg | Keisho Shimoda (JPN)
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Takayuki Ichihara (JPN)
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Robert Paczków (POL)
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| 2009 Kaohsiung | Takashi Himeno (JPN)
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Naranbat Gankhuyag (MGL)
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Alan Karaev (RUS)
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| 2013 Cali | Alan Karaev (RUS)
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Vasiliy Margiev (RUS)
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Mutoshi Matsunaga (JPN)
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| 2017 Wrocław | Vasiliy Margiev (RUS)
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Ramy Belai (EGY)
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Soichiro Kurokawa (JPN)
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| 2022 Birmingham | Hidetora Hanada (JPN)
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Daiki Nakamura (JPN)
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Rui Junior (BRA)
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Open edit
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Akita (Demonstration) | Kenichi Yajima (JPN)
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Torsten Scheibler (GER)
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 Jaroslav Poříz (CZE)
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| 2005 Duisburg | Takayuki Ichihara (JPN)
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Keisho Shimoda (JPN)
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Seietsu Hikage (JPN)
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| 2009 Kaohsiung | Byambajav Ulambayaryn (MGL)
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Mutoshi Matsunaga (JPN)
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Takashi Himeno (JPN)
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| 2013 Cali | Naranbat Gankhuyag (MGL)
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Yevhen Kozliatin (UKR)
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Vasiliy Margiev (RUS)
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| 2017 Wrocław | Vasiliy Margiev (RUS)
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Batyr Altyev (RUS)
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Hayato Miwa (JPN)
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| 2022 Birmingham | Daiki Nakamura (JPN)
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Badral Baasandorj (MGL)
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Oleksandr Veresiuk (UKR)
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Women edit
-65 kg (lightweight) edit
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Akita (Demonstration) | Astrid Lixenfeld (GER)
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Satomi Ishigaya (JPN)
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Natalia Bobkina (RUS)
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| 2005 Duisburg | Alina Boykova (UKR)
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Yekaterina Salakhova (RUS)
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Tamami Iwai (JPN)
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| 2009 Kaohsiung | Alina Boykova (UKR)
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Selenge Enkhzaya (MGL)
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Nelli Vorobyeva (RUS)
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| 2013 Cali | Yukina Iwamoto (JPN)
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Luciana Montgomery Watanabe (BRA)
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Vera Koval (RUS)
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| 2017 Wrocław | Svitlana Trosiuk (UKR)
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Luciana Montgomery Higuchi (BRA)
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Magdalena Macios (POL)
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| 2022 Birmingham | Yuka Okutomi (JPN)
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Miku Yamanaka (JPN)
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Magdalena Macios (POL)
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-80 kg (middleweight) edit
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Akita (Demonstration) | Olesya Kovalenko (RUS)
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Rie Tsuihiji (JPN)
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Sandra Köppen (GER)
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| 2005 Duisburg | Svetlana Panteleyeva (RUS)
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Satomi Ishigaya (JPN)
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Nicole Hehemann (GER)
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| 2009 Kaohsiung | Epp Mäe (EST)
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Maryna Pryshchepa (UKR)
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Asano Matsuura (JPN)
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| 2013 Cali | Maryna Pryshchepa (UKR)
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Maryna Maksymenko (UKR)
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Asano Matsuura (JPN)
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| 2017 Wrocław | Munkhtsetseg Otgon (MGL)
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Asano Ota (JPN)
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Maryna Maksymenko (UKR)
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| 2022 Birmingham | Sakura Ishii (JPN)
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Karyna Kolesnik (UKR)
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Monika Skiba (POL)
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+80 kg (heavyweight) edit
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Akita (Demonstration) | None (Middleweight competed as +65 kg)
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| 2005 Duisburg | Sandra Köppen (GER)
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Olesya Kovalenko (RUS)
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Edyta Witkowska (POL)
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| 2009 Kaohsiung | Anna Zhigalova (RUS)
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Olga Davydko (UKR)
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Yekaterina Keyb (RUS)
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| 2013 Cali | Anna Zhigalova (RUS)
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Olesya Kovalenko (RUS)
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Maria Alejandra Cedeno Henriquez (VEN)
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| 2017 Wrocław | Anna Poliakova (RUS)
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Olga Davydko (RUS)
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Viparat Vituteerasan (THA)
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| 2022 Birmingham | Svitlana Yaromka (UKR)
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Ivanna Berezovska (UKR)
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Airi Hisano (JPN)
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Open edit
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Akita (Demonstration) | None
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| 2005 Duisburg | Olesya Kovalenko (RUS)
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Edyta Witkowska (POL)
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Yekaterina Keyb (RUS)
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| 2009 Kaohsiung | Anna Zhigalova (RUS)
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Olga Davydko (UKR)
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Edyta Witkowska-Popecka (POL)
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| 2013 Cali | Anna Zhigalova (RUS)
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Janaina Fernanda Silva (BRA)
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Svitlana Yaromka (UKR)
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| 2017 Wrocław | Anna Poliakova (RUS)
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Ivanna Berezovska (UKR)
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Olga Davydko (RUS)
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| 2022 Birmingham | Ivanna Berezovska (UKR)
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Hiyori Kon (JPN)
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Svitlana Yaromka (UKR)
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External links edit
- Sports 123
- 2009 Games Schedule