| Event: | Flying disc |
| Year: | 2001 |
| Venues: | Akita Prefectural Central Park Disc Golf Course (disc golf) Akita Prefectural Central Park Football Studiume (ultimate) |
| Dates: | 17–21 August 2001 |
| Competitors: | 72 |
| Nations: | 8 |
| Previous: | 1997 |
| Next: | 2005 |
The flying disc events at the 2001 World Games in Akita was played between 17 and 21 August.[1] 72 athletes, from 8 nations, participated in the tournament. The competition took place at Akita Prefectural Central Park Football Studiume, where matches of ultimate were played and on Akita Prefectural Central Park Disc Golf Course, where disc golf was held.
| Ultimate | Allan Nichols Anja Haman Jeff Cruickshank Jill Calkin Kirk Savage Leslie Calder Marc Seraglia Mike Grant Su-Ning Strube Victoria Chow | Billy Rodriguez Christine Dunlap Damien Scott Dana Green Dominique Fontenette Heidi Pomfret Justin Safdie Steve Dugan Johanna Neumann Fortunat Mueller | Ayuko Sonoda Fuminori Ishizuka Hiroko Misui Kaori Nasu Kimiyo Yano Makiko Iida Masato Okada Yasushi Yamamoto Yohei Kichikawa Yoshinori Nasu | |
| Men's disc golf | ||||
| Women's disc golf |