Great Britain at the 2017 World Games
Great Britain competed at the World Games 2017[1] in Wroclaw, Poland, from July 20 to July 30, 2017.
| Great Britain at the World Games 2017 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | GBR |
| NOC | British Olympic Committee |
| in Wroclaw, Poland 20 July 2017 – 30 July 2017 | |
| Competitors | 36 +1 athlete in invitational sport in 3 + 1 invitational discipline (kickboxing) sports |
| Medals |
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| World Games appearances | |
Medalists
[edit]The following competitors won medals at the Games for Great Britain:[2]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
Conor Sawenko Charlie Tate Adam Upcott Lewis Watts |
Acrobatic gymnastics | Men's group all-around | 26 July |
| Gold |
Kyren Wilson | Cue sports | Snooker | 30 July |
| Gold |
David Callcutt Ian Daniels Wayne Evans David Field David Hammersley Edward Holland James Murphy Edward Shannon Adrian Webb |
Tug of war | Men's outdoor 640 kg | 30 July |
 Silver |
Naomi Folkard | Archery | Women's recurve individual | 25 July |
| Silver |
Jordan Thomas | Karate | Men's kumite 67 kg | 25 July |
| Silver |
Jayson Shaw | Cue sports | Men's 9-ball pool | 29 July |
| Silver |
Ali Carter | Cue sports | Snooker | 30 July |
 Bronze |
Kathryn Williams Lewis Walker |
Acrobatic gymnastics | Mixed pairs all-around | 24 July |
| Bronze |
Isabel Haigh Emily Hancock Ilisha Boardman |
Acrobatic gymnastics | Women's group all-around | 25 July |
| Bronze |
Lucie Colebeck | Trampoline gymnastics | Women's tumbling | 25 July |
| Bronze |
David Bowyer James Dewsberry Leonard Jarram William Lee James Murphy Ian Robinson Lee Robinson Justin Sheppard |
Tug of war | Men's outdoor 700 kg | 29 July |
Competitors
[edit]| Sports | Men | Women | Total | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korfball | 7 | 7 | 14 | 1 | |
| Lacrosse | 0 | 18 | 18 | 1 | |
| Trampoline | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| Kickboxing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 9 | 28 | 36 | 6 |
Gymnastic
[edit]Trampoline
[edit]Great Britain has qualified at the 2017 World Games:
- Men's Individual Double Mini Trampoline - 1 quota [3]
- Men's Individual Tumbling - 1 quota
- Women's Individual Double Mini Trampoline - 1 quota
- Women's Individual Tumbling - 1 quota
Korfball
[edit]Great Britain has qualified at the 2017 World Games in the Korfball Mixed Team event.[4][5]
Lacrosse
[edit]Great Britain has qualified at the 2017 World Games in the Lacrosse Women event.[6][7]
Kickboxing
[edit]Kickboxing - Is on the World Games for the first time as an invitational sport. Only one GB Fighter has qualified during the European Championships in Slovenia 2016. Division = K1, Female -52 kg Monika Markowska from Jersey, UK.
Tug of war
[edit]Great Britain won the gold medal in the men's outdoor 640 kg event and the bronze medal in the men's outdoor 700 kg event.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "World Games 2017". Archived from the original on 2017-03-19. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
- ^ "List of results". Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "2015 Trampoline World Championship". Retrieved 2015-12-07.
- ^ "Korfball". www.theworldgames.org. Archived from the original on 2015-11-23. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
- ^ "2015 Korfball World Championship". www.ikf-wkc-2015.be/. Archived from the original on 2015-10-27. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
- ^ "Lacrosse". www.theworldgames.org. Archived from the original on 2015-11-28. Retrieved 2015-11-29.
- ^ "2015 Lacrosse World Championship". Archived from the original on 2015-02-15. Retrieved 2015-11-29.
- ^ "Tug of War Medalists" (PDF). 2017 World Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.