Sumo at the 2005 World Games

Sumo
at the 2005 World Games
VenueLandschaftspark Nord - Kraftzentrale[1]
Dates19–20 July 2005
No. of events8
Competitors54[2] from 15 nations

The sumo competition at the 2005 World Games took place from 19 to 20 July in Duisburg, Germany at the Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord.[3] This was the first time sumo was chosen to be an official sport at the World Games and as a result the medals were included in the official medal tally.

Participating nations

  •  Australia (3)
  •  Brazil (5)
  •  Bulgaria (1)
  •  Cuba (1)
  •  France (3)
  •  Germany (6)
  •  Japan (10)
  •  Mauritius (3)
  •  Netherlands (1)
  •  New Zealand (2)
  •  Poland (2)
  •  Russia (6)
  •  South Africa (3)
  •  Ukraine (2)
  •  United States (6)

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Japan34310
2 Russia2327
3 Ukraine2002
4 Germany1012
5 Poland0123
Totals (5 entries)88824

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Lightweight
details 		Vitaliy Tikhenko
 Ukraine 		Igor Kurinnoy
 Russia 		Yuya Hanada
 Japan
Middleweight
details 		Katsuo Yoshida
 Japan 		Seietsu Hikage
 Japan 		David Tsallagov
 Russia
Heavyweight
details 		Keisho Shimoda
 Japan 		Takayuki Ichihara
 Japan 		Robert Paczków
 Poland
Openweight
details 		Takayuki Ichihara
 Japan 		Keisho Shimoda
 Japan 		Seietsu Hikage
 Japan

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Lightweight
details 		Alina Boykova
 Ukraine 		Ekaterina Salakhova
 Russia 		Tamami Iwai
 Japan
Middleweight
details 		Svetlana Panteleeva
 Russia 		Satomi Ishigaya
 Japan 		Nicole Hehemann
 Germany
Heavyweight
details 		Sandra Köppen
 Germany 		Olesya Kovalenko
 Russia 		Edyta Witkowska
 Poland
Openweight
details 		Olesya Kovalenko
 Russia 		Edyta Witkowska
 Poland 		Ekaterina Keyb
 Russia

References

  1. ^ "World Games 2005 - Sumo". Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  2. ^ "[PDF] Sports Flyer - Sumo". Retrieved 2023-10-28.
  3. ^ "The World Games 2005 Schedule". Retrieved 2023-10-28.