Air sports at the World Games
Air sports with the discipline parachuting were introduced as World Games sports at the 1997 World Games in Lahti. At the 2013 World Games in Cali, paragliding was staged for the only time. At the 2017 World Games in Wrocław, paramotoring and gliding were contested for the only time. At the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, drone racing was introduced and will also be held in 2025.
Parachuting
Men
Accuracy Landing
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Lahti |  Ivan Hovorka (CZE)
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 Chen Junbo (CHN)
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 Oleg Fomin (BLR)
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Freestyle
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Lahti |  Saudi Arabia (KSA)
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 United States (USA)
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 France (FRA)
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| 2001 Akita | United States (USA)
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France (FRA)
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United States (USA)
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Women
Accuracy Landing
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Lahti |  Irena Avbelj (SLO)
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Lai Xiaoli (CHN)
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 Monika Filipowska (POL)
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Freestyle
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Lahti | United States (USA)
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 Japan (JPN)
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.svg.png){kind=small} Switzerland (SUI)
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| 2001 Akita |  Italy (ITA)
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Japan (JPN)
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Italy (ITA)
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Mixed
Accuracy Landing
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Akita |  Marco Pflüger (GER)
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Wang Jianming (CHN)
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Wei Ning (CHN)
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| 2005 Duisburg |  István Asztalos (HUN)
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Stefan Wiesner (GER)
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 Savas Kocyigit (TUR)
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| 2009 Kaohsiung | Stefan Wiesner (GER)
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 Robert Juris (SVK)
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 Liubov Ekshikeeva (RUS)
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Canopy Formation, 2-way
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Kaohsiung | United States (USA)
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Russia (RUS)
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.svg.png){kind=small} Australia (AUS)
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Canopy Piloting
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Duisburg | .svg.png){kind=small} Jason Moledzki (CAN)
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Shannon Pilcher (USA)
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Clint Clawson (USA)
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| 2009 Kaohsiung | Jason Moledzki (CAN)
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Nicholas Batsch (USA)
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 Marat Leiras (BRA)
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| 2013 Cali | Curtis Bartholomew (USA)
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Thomas Dellibac (USA)
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 Pablo Hernández (ESP)
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| 2017 Wrocław | Nicolas Batsch (USA)
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Curtis Bartholomew (USA)
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 Cornelia Mihai (UAE)
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| 2022 Birmingham | Cedric Veiga Rios (FRA)
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Nicholas Batsch (USA)
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Abdulbari Qubaisi (UAE)
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Formation Skydiving, 4-way
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Lahti | United States (USA)
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France (FRA)
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 South Africa (RSA)
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| 2001 Akita | United States (USA)
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 Norway (NOR)
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France (FRA)
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| 2005 Duisburg | United States (USA)
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Russia (RUS)
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Italy (ITA)
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| 2009 Kaohsiung | United States (USA)
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Russia (RUS)
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France (FRA)
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Freeflying
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Duisburg | France (FRA)
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Germany (GER)
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United States (USA)
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| 2009 Kaohsiung | France (FRA)
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Norway (NOR)
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 Great Britain (GBR)
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Freestyle
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Duisburg |  Denmark (DEN)
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France (FRA)
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Japan (JPN)
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Paragliding
Men
Accuracy Landing
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Cali | Matjaž Ferarič (SLO)
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Tomáš Lednik (CZE)
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 Tanapat Luangiam (THA)
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Women
Accuracy Landing
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Cali |  Jolanta Romanenko (LTU)
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Nunnapat Phuchong (THA)
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 Milica Marinkovic (SRB)
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Paramotoring
Mixed
Paramotor Slalom
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Wrocław | Wojciech Bógdał (POL)
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Kittiphob Phrommat (THA)
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Marcin Bernat (POL)
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Gliding
Mixed
Glider Aerobatics
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Wrocław | Ferenc Tóth (HUN)
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Luca Bertossio (ITA)
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Eugen Schaal (GER)
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Drone racing
Mixed
First Person View
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Birmingham | Killian Rousseau France
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Paweł Laszczak Poland
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Alejandro Zamora Spain
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| 2025 Chengdu | Yuki Hashimoto Japan
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Kwan Chun Yan Hong Kong
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Kim Min-jae South Korea
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