The 1981 World Games were held in Santa Clara, United States, from July 24 to August 2, 1981.[1]
Badminton
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Baseball
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's |  United States
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 South Korea
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 Australia
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Bodybuilding
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| Men's -65 kg | Renato Bertagna Italy
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Esmal Abdullah Sadek Egypt
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Joseph Disinti United States
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| Men's -70 kg | James Youngblood United States
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Billy Knight Australia
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Erwin Note Belgium
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| Men's -80 kg | Jacques Neuville France
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Jesse Gautreaux United States
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Keijo Reiman Finland
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| Men's +80 kg | John Kemper United States
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Wayne Robins Canada
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Ahmed el-Sayed Ibrahim Egypt
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| Women's -52 kg | Pam Brooks United States
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Josée Baumgartner France
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Christine Reed United States
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| Women's +52 kg | Kike Elomaa Finland
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Gail Schroeter United States
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Deborah Diana United States
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Bowling
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| Men's tenpin all-events | Arne Strøm Norway
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Ernst Berndt Austria
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Chris Batson Australia
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| Women's tenpin all-events | Liliane Gregori France
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Porntip Singha Thailand
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Mary-Lou Vining United States
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| Mixed tenpin pairs | Ruth Guerster Chris Batson Australia
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Ari Leppala Mikko Kaartinen Finland
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Hilde Reitermaier Ernst Berndt Austria
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Casting
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Finswimming
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Inline speed skating
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's track 10000 m | Tom Peterson United States
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Hermes Fossi Italy
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Moreno Bagnolini Italy
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| Men's track 20000 m | Scott Constantine New Zealand
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Giuseppe Cruciani Italy
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Moreno Bagnolini Italy
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| Men's Marathon | Tom Peterson United States
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Hermes Fossi Italy
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Danny van Deperre Belgium
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| Women's track 5000 m | Monica Lucchese Italy
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Paola Sometti Italy
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Annie Lambrechts Belgium
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| Women's track 10000 m | Paola Cristofori Italy
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Darlene Kessenger United States
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Annie Lambrechts Belgium
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Karate
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's kata | Keji Okada Japan
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Masashi Koyama Japan
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Domingo Llanos United States
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| Men's kumite -60 kg | Masayuki Naito Japan
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Fernando Roseuero Spain
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Joe Tierney Great BritainGiuseppe Tinnirello Italy
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| Men's kumite -65 kg | Yoshikazu Ono Japan
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Toshiaki Maeda Japan
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Robert De Luca Italy Kesayoshi Yokouchi Japan
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| Men's kumite -70 kg | Cecil Hackett Great Britain
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Bernard Bilicki France
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Yukiyoshi Marutani Japan Seiji Nishimura Japan
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| Men's kumite -75 kg | Lin Chi-min Chinese Taipei
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Fred Royers Netherlands
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Christian Gouze France Ángel López Spain
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| Men's kumite -80 kg | Osamu Kamikodo Japan
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Hisao Murase Japan
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Tokey Hill United States Otti Roethof Netherlands
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| Men's kumite +80 kg | Ludwig Kotzebue Netherlands
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Chen Chien Chinese Taipei
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Claudio Guazzaroni Italy Francisco Torres Spain
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| Men's kumite open | Vic Charles Great Britain
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Marc Pyrée France
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Billy Blanks United States Claude Petinella France
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| Women's kata | Susuko Okamura Japan
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Mie Nakayama Japan
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María Moreno Spain
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Roller figure skating
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's freeskating | Mike Glatz United States
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Rick Elsworth United States
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Michele Biserni Italy
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| Women's freeskating | Anna Conklin United States
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Elena Bonati Italy
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Tina Kneisley United States
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| Pairs | Tina Kneisley Paul Price United States
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Ann Green Rick Elsworth United States
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Sylvia Gingras Guy Aubin Canada
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| Dance | Holly Valente William Richardson United States
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Cindy Smith Mark Howard United States
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Kim Geoghegan Eamon Geoghegan Great Britain
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Roller hockey
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| Men's |  Portugal
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United States
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 Argentina
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Softball
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's | United States
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United States II
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 Canada
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| Women's | United States
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Canada
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 Bahamas
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Taekwondo
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Trampoline gymnastics
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's individual | Yves Milord Canada
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Steve Elliott United States
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Rand Wilson United States
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| Men's mini individual | Brett Brown Canada
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Carl Heger United States
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Tim Cleave Canada
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| Men's synchro | Carl Heger Steve Elliott United States
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Paul Rugheimer Carlos Villarreal United States
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Brett Brown Alan Gouthier Canada
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| Men's individual tumbling | Steve Elliott United States
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Randy Wickstrom United States
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Steve Cooper United States
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| Women's individual | Bethany Fairchild United States
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Barbara Letho United States
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Christine Tough Canada
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| Women's mini individual | Christine Tough Canada
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Bethany Fairchild United States
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Norma Letho United States
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| Women's synchro | Norma Letho Barbara Letho United States
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Bethany Fairchild Mary Borkowski United States
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Tug of war
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's –640 kg |  England
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 Switzerland
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 Netherlands
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| Men's –720 kg | Switzerland
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Netherlands
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England
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Water skiing
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's slalom | Bob LaPoint United States
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Andy Mapple Great Britain
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Mike Neville Australia
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| Men's tricks | Patrice Martin France
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Carl Roberge United States
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Sammy Duvall United States
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| Men's jump | Sammy Duvall United States
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Mike Hazelwood Great Britain
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Glen Thurlow Australia
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| Men's three event | Sammy Duvall United States
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Carl Roberge United States
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Mike Neville Australia
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| Women's slalom | Cindy Benzel United States
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Sue Fieldhouse Australia
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Cindy Todd United States
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| Women's tricks | Ana María Carrasco Venezuela
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Karin Roberge United States
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Anita Carlman Sweden
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| Women's jump | Marlon van Dijk Netherlands
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Sue Lipplegoes Australia
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Cindy Todd United States
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| Women's three event | Ana María Carrasco Venezuela
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Anita Carlman Sweden
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Karin Roberge United States
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References
edit- ^ "Results of the World Games". International World Games Association.