Boules sports, including boule lyonnaise, pétanque and raffa, were introduced as World Games sports at the World Games 1985 in London.
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| 2001 Akita | Corine Maugiron Valérie Maugiron | Ilenia Pasin Laura Trova | Petra Pivk Nina Sodec |
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| 2009 Kaohsiung | Damien Hureau Julien Lamour | Fabrice Uytterhoeven William van der Biest | Pakin Phukram Supan Thongphoo | |
| 2013 Cali | Henri Lacroix Dylan Rocher | Thaloengkiat Phusa-At Lacsukan Piachan | Jean-Francois Hemon Steven Ielegems | |
| 2017 Wrocław | Fabio Dutto Diego Rizzi | Thanakorn Sangkaew Sarawut Sriboonpeng | Enrique Catalan Manuel Romero |
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| 2001 Akita | Stefano Bruno Fabio Dutto Paolo Lerda | José Luis Delgado José Joaquín Romero Antonio López | André Lozano Michel Vancampenhout Charles Weibel | |
| 2005 Duisburg | Simon Cortes Sylvain Dubreuil Sylvain Pilewski | Michel Rakotomalala Jean Randrianandrasana Sylvain Rakotoarivelo | André Lozano Charles Weibel Michel Vancampenhout |
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| 2009 Kaohsiung | Kannika Limwanich Suphannee Wongsut | Nadége Baussian Ranya Kouadri | Margalit Ossi Gali Shriki | |
| 2013 Cali | Ludivine D'Isidoro Marie-Christine Virebayre | Thongsri Thamakord Phantipha Wongchuvej | Maryse Bergeron Marieke Rolland | |
| 2017 Wrocław | Nantawan Fueangsanit Phantipha Wongchuvej | Nancy Barzin Camille Max | Caroline Bourriaud Anne Maillard |
| 2005 Duisburg | Cynthia Quennehen Ingrid d'Introno Chantal Salaris | Phantipha Wongchuvej Noknoi Youngcham Thongsri Thamakord | Lara Eble Gudrun Deterding Daniela Thelen |
| 2009 Kaohsiung | Pasquale d'Alterio Gianluca Formicone | Raúl Basualdo Horacio Francisco Spessot | Milton Schmitz Rafael Vanz Borges | |
| 2013 Cali | Andrea Cappelacci Giuliano Di Nicola | Aldo Cesar Bavestrello Sturla Rodolfo Samuel Galvez Monsalve | Raúl Basualdo Horacio Francisco Spessot | |
| 2017 Wrocław | Giuliano Di Nicola Gianluca Formicone | Enrico Dall'Olmo Jacopo Frisoni | Günther Baur Philipp Wolfgang |
| 2009 Kaohsiung | Loana Capelli Elisa Luccarini | Noeli Dalla Corte Ingrid Fuchter | Deniz Demir Rukiye Yüksel | |
| 2013 Cali | Cen Weifei Zhang Wei | Natalia Alejandra Limardo Maria Victoria Maiz | Noeli Dalla Corte Ingrid Fuchter | |
| 2017 Wrocław | Romina Bolatti María Victoria Maíz | Noeli Dalla Corte Ana Caroline Martins | Cen Wefei Zhang Wei |