The parkour competition at the 2022 World Games took place in July 2022,[1] in Birmingham in United States, at the Sloss Furnaces. Originally scheduled to take place in July 2021, the Games were rescheduled for July 2022 as a result of the 2020 Summer Olympics postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] Parkour competition made its debut as official sport of The World Games programme.
Qualification
Participating nations
Australia (1)
Belgium (1)
Bulgaria (1)
Czech Republic (2)
Spain (1)
Great Britain (1)
Greece (1)
Italy (1)
Japan (2)
Netherlands (1)
Sweden (2)
Ukraine (2)
United States (1)
Medal table
* Host nation (United States)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Events
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speedrun |
Bohdan Kolmakov Ukraine
|
Andrea Consolini Italy
|
David Nelmes Great Britain
|
| Freestyle |
Ioakeim Theodoridis Greece
|
Elis Torhall Sweden
|
Jérémy Lorsignol Belgium
|
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speedrun |
Miranda Tibbling Sweden
|
Noa Man Netherlands
|
Hikari Izumi Japan
|
| Freestyle |
Noa Man Netherlands
|
Miranda Tibbling Sweden
|
Hikari Izumi Japan
|
References
- ^ "The World Games 2022 Sports programme". Retrieved 2020-08-27.
- ^ "2021 WORLD GAMES POSTPONED TO 2022 TO AVOID TOKYO OLYMPIC CLASH". reuters.com. Retrieved 2020-08-27.