Bodybuilding was part of all World Games until 2009. In 2009 Fitness events were added. After violations of the Anti-Doping Rules at the 2009 games, the International World Games Association decided to suspend the sport from participating in the 2013 World Games and subsequent World Games.
Medalist
Bodybuilding
Men
- 65 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara |  Renato Bertagna (ITA)
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 Esmat Sadek (EGY)
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 Joe Disinti (USA)
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| 1985 London |  Herman Hoffend (FRG)
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Steve Davis (USA)
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 Calvin Nyuli (CAN)
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| 1989 Karlsruhe | Bernd Haid (FRG)
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 Park Yong-Chul (KOR)
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 Alfonso Gómez (ESP)
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| 1997 Lahti | Anwar el-Amawy (EGY)
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Mohamed Abdel Aziz (EGY)
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 José Carlos Santos (BRA)
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| 2001 Akita | Anwar el-Amawy (EGY)
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José Carlos Santos (BRA)
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Martin Ward (USA)
|
- 70 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | James Youngblood (USA)
|
 Billy Knight (AUS)
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 Erwin Note (BEL)
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| 1985 London | Sean-Paul Jenkins (USA)
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El-Shahat Mabrouk (EGY)
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 Ian Dowe (GBR)
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| 1989 Karlsruhe | Han Dong-Ki (KOR)
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Ray Williams (USA)
|
 Daniel Coussieu (FRA)
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| 1993 The Hague | Eduard Derzapf (GER)
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Kim Jun-Ho (KOR)
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Anwar el-Amawy (EGY)
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| 1997 Lahti |  Toshihiko Hirota (JPN)
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Chris Faildo (USA)
|
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| 2001 Akita |  Igor Kočiš (SVK)
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 René Zimmermann (SUI)
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Derik Farnsworth (USA)
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| 2005 Duisburg | José Carlos Santos (BRA)
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 Kamil Majek (POL)
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Anwar el-Amawy (EGY)
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| 2009 Kaohsiung | Kim Byung-Soo (KOR)
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 Vyacheslav Makogon (UKR)
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Masahiro Sue (JPN)
|
- 75 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 The Hague |  Azman bin Abdullah (SIN)
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Patrick Linquet (FRA)
|
Ray Williams (CAN)
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| 1997 Lahti | Kim Jun-Ho (KOR)
|
 Juha Hakala (FIN)
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Ahmed el-Sayed (EGY)
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| 2001 Akita | Andreas Becker (GER)
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Yoshihiro Yano (JPN)
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Makoto Tashiro (JPN)
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| 2005 Duisburg | Werner Zenk (GER)
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Igor Kocis (SVK)
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Angelo Corrado Maggiore (ITA)
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| 2009 Kaohsiung | Boo Chang-Soon (KOR)
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Igor Kocis (SVK)
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 Huang Chien-Chih (TPE)
|
- 80 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | Jacques Neuville (FRA)
|
Jesse Gautreaux (USA)
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Keijo Reiman (FIN)
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| 1985 London | David Hawk (USA)
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Angelito Lesta (GBR)
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Michel Devitis (FRA)
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| 1989 Karlsruhe | Henderson Thorne (CAN)
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Miroslaw Daszkiewicz (POL)
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Markus Vollert (FRG)
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| 1993 The Hague | Ian Dowe (GBR)
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 Gustav Ander (SWE)
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Juhani Herranen (FIN)
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| 1997 Lahti | Kester Paschke (GER)
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Johnny Steward (USA)
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Yrjö Jokela (FIN)
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| 2001 Akita |  Pavlos Mentis (GRE)
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Juraj Vrabel (SVK)
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Tito Raymond (USA)
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| 2005 Duisburg | Juraj Vrabel (SVK)
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Andreas Becker (GER)
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Luiz Carlos Sarmento (BRA)
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| 2009 Kaohsiung | Not awarded | Hsu Chung-Huang (TPE)
|
Masashi Suzuki (JPN)
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- Beila Balog from Ukraine tested positive for various anabolic steroids, diuretics and SERMs and was therefore disqualified as well as stripped of the gold medal.
- 85 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Duisburg |  Kamal Abdulsalam (QAT)
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 Tareq Al-Farsani (BHR)
|
Frank Schramm (GER)
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| 2009 Kaohsiung | Lee Jin-Ho (KOR)
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Not awarded | Mohamed Kotb (EGY)
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- Luiz-Carlos Sarmento from Brazil tested positive for various anabolic steroids, tamoxifen, SERMs and excess testosterone and was therefore disqualified as well as stripped of the silver medal.
- 90 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Lahti | Milton Holloway (USA)
|
Ingo Fischer (GER)
|
 János Lantos (HUN)
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+ 80 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | John Kemper (USA)
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Wayne Robins (CAN)
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Ahmed el-Sayed Ibrahim (EGY)
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| 1985 London |  Berry de Mey (NED)
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Matt Mendenhall (USA)
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Olev Annus (FIN)
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| 1989 Karlsruhe |  Andreas Münzer (AUT)
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François Gay (SUI)
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Wayne Grady (USA)
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| 1993 The Hague | Glen Gravenbeek (NED)
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 Sven Karlsen (NOR)
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Gene Howell (USA)
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| 2001 Akita |  Olegas Zuras (LTU)
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Thomas Scheu (GER)
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Manfred Petautschnig (AUT)
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+ 85 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Duisburg | El-Shahat Mabrouk (EGY)
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Ali Tabrizi Nouri (QAT)
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Thomas Scheu (GER)
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| 2009 Kaohsiung | Not awarded | Not awarded | Peter Tatarka (SVK)
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- Oleksandr Bilous from Ukraine tested positive for various masking agents, diuretics and excess testosterone and was therefore disqualified as well as stripped of the gold medal.
- Kamal Abdulsalam from Qatar tested positive for tamoxifen and was therefore disqualified as well as stripped of the silver medal.
+ 90 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Lahti | Walter Lettner (AUT)
|
Peter Keränen (FIN)
|
Olegas Zuras (LTU)
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Women
- 52 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | Pam Brooks (USA)
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Josée Baumgartner (FRA)
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Christine Reed (USA)
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| 1985 London | Dona Oliveira (USA)
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Renate Holland (FRG)
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Donna Lea (CAN)
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| 1989 Karlsruhe | Helga Popp (FRG)
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Kay Caseley (GBR)
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Sharon Lewis (USA)
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| 1993 The Hague | Andrulla Blanchette (GBR)
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Jee Jong Quah (SIN)
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Ina Lopulissa (NED)
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| 1997 Lahti | Utako Mizuma (JPN)
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Katja Rydström (FIN)
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Heike Jung (GER)
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| 2001 Akita | Pam Kusar (USA)
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Utako Mizuma (JPN)
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Sandra Weber (GER)
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| 2005 Duisburg | Iryna Petrenko (UKR)
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 Lo Kit Ming (HKG)
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 Cao Xinli (CHN)
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- 55 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Kaohsiung | Jana Purdjaková (SVK)
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Alina Cepurniene (LIT)
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Natalia Dichkovskaya (UKR)
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- 57 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 The Hague |  Martha Sánchez (MEX)
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Maria Aicher (GER)
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Elena Sesana (ITA)
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| 1997 Lahti | Barbara Furer (SUI)
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 Rita Rinner (LIE)
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+ 52 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | Kike Elomaa (FIN)
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Gail Schroeter (USA)
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Deborah Diana (USA)
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| 1985 London | Chris Wesenberg (CAN)
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Dominique Darde (FRA)
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Hildegard Schäfer (FRG)
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| 1989 Karlsruhe | Christa Bauch (FRG)
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Jutta Tippelt (FRG)
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Claudia Montemaggi (ITA)
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| 2001 Akita | Cornelia Junker (GER)
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Susanne Niederhauser (AUT)
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Jana Purdjaková (SVK)
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| 2005 Duisburg | Agnieszka Ryk (POL)
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Aurelia Grozajová (SVK)
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Simone Linay (GER)
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+ 57 kg
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 The Hague | Conny Plösser (GER)
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Gunilla Söderberg (SWE)
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Linda Forbin (FRA)
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| 1997 Lahti | Michaela Baumer (GER)
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Pauliina Kosola (FIN)
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Anne Oksanen (FIN)
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Fitness
Women
Fitness Open
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Kaohsiung | Diana Almeida (BRA)
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Alevtyna Titarenko (UKR)
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Anna Mozolany-Urbanikova (SVK)
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References
- "IWGA - Body Building". theworldgames.org. Archived from the original on 9 July 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ^ "2009 Kaohsiung: Doping Violations". International World Games Association. Retrieved 2017-11-12.