The 1989 World Games (), commonly known as Karlsruhe 1989, were the third edition of the World Games, an international multi-sport event. This edition was held in Karlsruhe, West Germany.
Titles 112 titles were awarded in 19 sports (5 invitational sports not included).
As Invitational sport Sport Titles NotesArtistic cycling4 Bodybuilding 6 Boules 2 Bowling 3 Cycle ball1 Field archery 4 Fistball 1 14 12 1 Life saving 16 Netball 1 6 Artistic roller skating 4 Roller speed skating 10 Roller hockey 1 Taekwondo 12 Trampoline 6 Tug of war 2 Waterskiing 6 Aikido Bahn golf Boomerang Triathlon Ultimate (flying disc) Total 112
Medal table
The medal tally was as follows. Italy won the most gold medals in this edition; West Germany led in overall medals. Two bronze medals were awarded in the men's karate kata event and in each karate kumite (10) and taekwondo (12) event. It was the only time that Soviet Union participated in the World Games.
Opening Event The opening event was created and organised by the Traumfabrik theater.
References
External links Official Website of the IWGA Medal table at Sports123 (by Internet Archive) Traumfabrik.de