Great Britain at the 2022 World Games explained

Noc:GBR
Country:Great Britain
Year:2022
Games:World Games
Nocname:British Olympic Committee
Location:Birmingham, United States
Competitors:110
Competitors Men:58
Competitors Women:52
Sports:17
Rank:13
Gold:6
Silver:3
Bronze:4

Great Britain competed at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States from 7 to 17 July 2022.[1] Athletes representing Great Britain won six gold medals, three silver medals and four bronze medals. The country finished in 13th place in the medal table.

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Mixed team Mixed outdoor 580 kg
Women's 57 kg
Men's group
Men's team Men's outdoor 640 kg
Men's super heavyweight
Men's speedrun
Mixed team Mixed sprint relay

Invitational sports

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

width=180Sportwidth=55Menwidth=55Womenwidth=55Total
Acrobatic gymnastics6 0 6
Archery2 3 5
Canoe marathon1 1 2
Canoe polo0 8 8
Cue sports2 1 3
Flying disc8 7 15
Lacrosse12 12 24
Muaythai0 2 2
Orienteering2 2 4
Parkour1 0 1
Powerlifting1 2 3
Squash0 1 1
Trampoline gymnastics2 2 4
Tug of war11 10 21
Water skiing3 0 3
Wheelchair rugby6 1 7
Wushu1 0 1
Total 58 52 110

Acrobatic gymnastics

See main article: Acrobatic gymnastics at the 2022 World Games.

Great Britain won one gold medal in acrobatic gymnastics.[2]

Archery

See main article: Archery at the 2022 World Games.

Great Britain won two medals in archery.[3] [4] [5]

Recurve / barebow
AthleteEventQualificationElimination 1Elimination 2Elimination 3Elimination 4SemifinalFinal /
ScoreRankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Patrick HustonMen's recurve
James AnnallMen's barebow
Bryony PitmanWomen's recurve3532 Čavič
W 56–53
Rebagliati
L 53–64
Victoria WilliamsWomen's barebow24212 Boscher
L 51–72
did not advance
Compound

Canoe marathon

See main article: Canoe marathon at the 2022 World Games.

Great Britain competed in canoe marathon.[6]

Canoe polo

See main article: Canoe polo at the 2022 World Games.

Great Britain competed in canoe polo.[7]

Cue sports

See main article: Cue sports at the 2022 World Games.

Great Britain won two medals in cue sports.[8]

Flying disc

See main article: Flying disc at the 2022 World Games.

Great Britain competed in the flying disc competition.[9]

Lacrosse

See main article: Lacrosse at the 2022 World Games.

Great Britain competed in lacrosse.[10]

Muaythai

See main article: Muaythai at the 2022 World Games.

Great Britain won one gold medal in muaythai.[11]

Orienteering

See main article: Orienteering at the 2022 World Games.

Great Britain won one bronze medal in orienteering.[12] [13]

Parkour

See main article: Parkour at the 2022 World Games.

Great Britain won one bronze medal in parkour.[14] [15]

Powerlifting

See main article: Powerlifting at the 2022 World Games.

Great Britain won one bronze medal in powerlifting.[16] [17]

Men
Women
AthleteEventExercisesTotal weightTotal pointsRank
SquatBench
press
Deadlift
Emma GoodwinWomen's lightweight177.580.0
Ellie SteelWomen's middleweight200.0145.0172.5517.598.287

Squash

See main article: Squash at the 2022 World Games.

Great Britain won one silver medal in squash.[18]

Trampoline gymnastics

See main article: Trampoline gymnastics at the 2022 World Games.

Great Britain competed in trampoline gymnastics.[19]

Tug of war

See main article: Tug of war at the 2022 World Games.

Great Britain won two medals in tug of war.[20] [21] [22]

Water skiing

See main article: Water skiing at the 2022 World Games.

Great Britain competed in water skiing.[23]

Wheelchair rugby

See main article: Wheelchair rugby at the 2022 World Games.

Great Britain won the gold medal in the wheelchair rugby tournament.[12] [24]

Wushu

See main article: Wushu at the 2022 World Games.

Great Britain competed in wushu.[25]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Qualifications for TWG 2022, Birmingham (USA). 26 March 2022. International World Games Association.
  2. Web site: Acrobatic Gymnastics Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220719145025/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Acrobatic+Gymnastics.pdf . 19 July 2022 . 19 July 2022 . 2022 World Games.
  3. News: Houston . Michael . 9 July 2022 . Gibson and Becerra claim compound archery titles at World Games . . 11 July 2022.
  4. News: Burke . Patrick . 12 July 2022 . Canada beat hosts US to earn men's lacrosse gold at Birmingham 2022 World Games . . 13 July 2022.
  5. Web site: Archery Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220715232555/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Archery.pdf . 15 July 2022 . 15 July 2022 . 2022 World Games.
  6. Web site: Canoe Marathon Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220713061725/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Canoe+Marathon.pdf . 13 July 2022 . 13 July 2022 . 2022 World Games.
  7. Web site: Canoe Polo Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220717225112/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Canoe+Polo.pdf . 17 July 2022 . 17 July 2022 . 2022 World Games.
  8. Web site: Billiard Sports Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220718062404/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Billiard+Sports.pdf . 18 July 2022 . 19 July 2022 . 2022 World Games.
  9. Web site: Flying Disc Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220717113211/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Flying+Disc.pdf . 17 July 2022 . 17 July 2022 . 2022 World Games.
  10. Web site: Lacrosse Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220717111618/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Lacrosse.pdf . 17 July 2022 . 17 July 2022 . 2022 World Games.
  11. Web site: Muaythai Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220718093542/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Muaythai.pdf . 18 July 2022 . 18 July 2022 . 2022 World Games.
  12. News: Brennan . Eliott . 17 July 2022 . Crouin and Gilis claim squash titles at Birmingham 2022 World Games . InsideTheGames.biz . 18 July 2022.
  13. Web site: Orienteering Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220717195909/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Orienteering.pdf . 17 July 2022 . 17 July 2022 . 2022 World Games.
  14. News: Berkeley . Geoff . 11 July 2022 . Denmark strike twice with bowling victories at Birmingham 2022 World Games . . 12 July 2022.
  15. Web site: Parkour Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220712171649/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Parkour.pdf . 12 July 2022 . 12 July 2022 . 202 World Games.
  16. News: Berkeley . Geoff . 10 July 2022 . Egyptian sumo team banned from World Games over "poor sportsmanship" . . 12 July 2022.
  17. Web site: Powerlifting Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220710222906/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Powerlifting.pdf . 10 July 2022 . 10 July 2022 . 2022 World Games.
  18. Web site: Squash Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220717203830/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Squash.pdf . 17 July 2022 . 17 July 2022 . 2022 World Games.
  19. Web site: Trampoline Gymnastics Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220717192451/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Trampoline+Gymnastics.pdf . 17 July 2022 . 17 July 2022 . 2022 World Games.
  20. News: Berkeley . Geoff . 15 July 2022 . Jonsson wins all-Swedish archery final at Birmingham 2022 World Games . . 16 July 2022.
  21. News: Brennan . Eliott . 16 July 2022 . Ju-jitsu glory for Mochulskyi, Pilz returns to sport climbing summit at World Games . . 18 July 2022.
  22. Web site: Tug of War Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220717123948/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Tug+of+War.pdf . 17 July 2022 . 17 July 2022 . 2022 World Games.
  23. Web site: Waterski & Wakeboard Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220717140126/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Waterski+%26+Wakeboard.pdf . 17 July 2022 . 18 July 2022 . 2022 World Games.
  24. Web site: Wheelchair Rugby Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220717203055/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Wheelchair+Rugby.pdf . 17 July 2022 . 17 July 2022 . 2022 World Games.
  25. Web site: Wushu Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20220714074749/https://swog2022.sportresult.com/hide/en/Pdf/GetResultbookPdf?filename=Wushu.pdf . 14 July 2022 . 14 July 2022 . 2022 World Games.