2015 Military World Games
The 2015 Military World Games (Korean: 2015년 세계군인체육대회, romanized: Icheon sib-o nyeon segyegun-incheyugdaehoe), officially known as the 6th CISM Military World Games (Korean: 제6회 세계군인체육대회, romanized: Jeyukhoe segyegun-incheyugdaehoe), is hosted from October 2–11, 2015 in Mungyeong, South Korea.
Host city | Mungyeong, North Gyeongsang, South Korea |
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Motto | Friendship Together, Peace Forever (Korean: 우정의 어울림, 평화의 두드림, romanized: Ujeong-ui eoullim, pyeonghwaui dudeulim) |
Nations participating | 110 |
Athletes participating | 8,700 |
Events | 246 in 23 sports |
Opening ceremony | 2 October 2015 |
Closing ceremony | 11 October 2015 |
Officially opened by | President Park Geun-hye |
Main venue | KAFAC Sports Complex |
The games is the largest military sports event ever held in South Korea, with approximately 8,700 athletes from 110 countries competing in 24 sports. The Games were organized by the Ministry of National Defense Republic of Korea in accordance with CISM regulations and the rules of the International Sports Federations.[1]
Venues
Mungyeong
Venue | Sport |
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Mungyeong Indoor Stadium | Wrestling |
KAFAC Sports Complex | Football, Athletics |
KAFAC Indoor Sports Complex | Judo, Taekwondo |
KAFAC Modern Pentathlon Stadium | Modern Pentathlon |
KAFAC Shooting Range | Aeronautical Pentathlon |
KAFAC Indoor Tennis Courts | Fencing |
Mungyeong Civic Stadium | Football |
Mungyeong Cycling Course | Cycling |
Pohang
Venue | Sport |
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1st Marine Division, Pohang | Parachuting, Naval Pentathlon |
Yeongildae Beach | Sailing, Triathlon |
Gimcheon
Venue | Sport |
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Gimcheon Sports Complex | Football |
Gimcheon Indoor Swimming Pool | Swimming |
Gimcheon Sports Town Indoor Gymnasium | Volleyball |
Gimcheon Sports Town Badminton Stadium | Volleyball |
Andong
Venue | Sport |
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Top-Bliss CC | Golf |
Andong Indoor Gymnasium | Basketball |
Andong Civic Stadium | Football |
Yeongcheon
Venue | Sport |
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Yeongcheon KAAY | Shooting, Military Pentathlon |
Yeongcheon Indoor Swimming Pool | Military Pentathlon |
Yeongju
Venue | Sport |
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Yeongju Indoor Gymnasium | Boxing |
Yeongju Dongyang University | Orienteering |
Yeongju Civic Stadium | Football |
Sangju
Venue | Sport |
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Sangju Civic Stadium | Football |
Sangju Indoor Gymnasium | Handball |
Yecheon
Venue | Sport |
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Yecheon JinHo International Archery Field | Archery |
Yecheon 16th Fighter Wing | Aeronautical Pentathlon |
Daegu
Venue | Sport |
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Daegu Shooting Range | Shooting |
Participating nations
- Algeria (56)
- Albania (5)
- Angola (2)
- Armenia (15)
- Argentina (2)
- Azerbaijan (20)
- Austria (37)
- Brazil (329)
- Bahrain (69)
- Barbados (2)
- Belarus (95)
- Benin
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (11)
- Belgium (51)
- Bulgaria (21)
- Burkina Faso (3)
- Canada (104)
- Cameroon (55)
- Central African Republic
- Republic of the Congo (19)
- Chile (32)
- Colombia (31)
- China (553)
- Croatia (11)
- Cyprus (8)
- Czech Republic (27)
- Chad (11)
- Denmark (61)
- Dominican Republic (31)
- Ecuador (74)
- Egypt (83)
- Estonia (27)
- Swaziland (2)
- Finland (53)
- France (273)
- Germany (243)
- Gabon (9)
- Greece (46)
- Guinea (14)
- Hungary (56)
- India (54)
- Iran (90)
- Iraq
- Indonesia (46)
- Italy (139)
- Ivory Coast
- Jamaica
- Jordan (5)
- Kazakhstan (62)
- Kenya (14)
- Kuwait (35)
- Lesotho (3)
- Latvia (32)
- Lebanon (7)
- Lithuania (56)
- Luxembourg (18)
- Macedonia
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Morocco (24)
- Monaco (2)
- Mongolia (75)
- Montenegro (2)
- Macedonia (4)
- Namibia (3)
- Netherlands (89)
- Niger (3)
- Nigeria (12)
- Norway (28)
- Oman (63)
- Pakistan (19)
- State of Palestine (9)
- Peru (15)
- Poland (193)
- Qatar (99)
- Romania (77)
- Russia (243)
- Saudi Arabia (41)
- Senegal (3)
- Serbia (41)
- Slovakia (14)
- Slovenia (32)
- Korea (172)
- Spain (111)
- Sri Lanka (73)
- Suriname
- Sweden (72)
- Switzerland (67)
- Syria (15)
- Tanzania (22)
- Thailand (55)
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia (17)
- Turkey (20)
- United Arab Emirates (27)
- United States (172)
- Uganda (5)
- Uzbekistan (50)
- Ukraine (87)
- Uruguay (27)
- Venezuela (84)
- Vietnam (32)
- Zambia (13)
- Zimbabwe (28)
Sports
The competition comprised 24 sports, some of them appearing for the first time in military world games, such as archery.[3]
- Aeronautical pentathlon (details)
- Archery ()
- Athletics () (and Para Athletics)
- Basketball ()
- Boxing ()
- Cycling ()
- Fencing ()
- Football ()
- Golf ()
- Handball ()
- Judo ()
- Military pentathlon ()
- Modern pentathlon ()
- Naval pentathlon ()
- Orienteering ()
- Parachuting ()
- Sailing ()
- Shooting ()
- Swimming ()
- Taekwondo ()
- Triathlon ()
- Volleyball ()
- Wrestling ()
Games schedule
OC | Opening ceremony | ● | Event competitions | 1 | Daily medal events | CC | Closing ceremony |
September/October | 30th Wed |
1st Thu |
2nd Fri |
3rd Sat |
4th Sun |
5th Mon |
6th Tue |
7th Wed |
8th Thu |
9th Fri |
10th Sat |
11th Sun |
Events | |
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Ceremonies | OC | CC | ||||||||||||
Aeronautical pentathlon | 1 | ● | ● | ● | 4 | 5 | ||||||||
Archery | ● | ● | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||
Athletics | 4 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 42 | |||||||
Basketball | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Boxing | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 10 | 10 | |||||||
Cycling | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||
Fencing | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |||||||
Football | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | ||
Golf | ● | ● | ● | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
Handball | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | |||||||
Judo | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 | ||||||||||
Military pentathlon | ● | ● | ● | ● | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||||||
Modern pentathlon | ● | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
Naval pentathlon | ● | ● | ● | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
Orienteering | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||
Parachuting | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 6 | 9 | 16 | |||||||
Sailing | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
Shooting | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 24 | |||||||
Swimming | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 38 | |||||||||
Taekwondo | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 | ||||||||||
Triathlon | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||
Volleyball | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | ||||||
Wrestling | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | |||||||||
Daily medal events | 2 | 7 | 18 | 33 | 41 | 51 | 44 | 46 | 4 | 246 | ||||
Cumulative total | 2 | 9 | 27 | 60 | 101 | 152 | 196 | 242 | 246 | |||||
September/October | 30th Wed | 1st Thu | 2nd Fri | 3rd Sat | 4th Sun | 5th Mon | 6th Tue | 7th Wed | 8th Thu | 8th Fri | 10th Sat | 11th Sun | Events |
Medal table
Host nation (South Korea)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Russia (RUS) | 59 | 43 | 33 | 135 |
2 | Brazil (BRA) | 34 | 26 | 24 | 84 |
3 | China (CHN) | 32 | 31 | 35 | 98 |
4 | South Korea (KOR)* | 19 | 15 | 25 | 59 |
5 | Poland (POL) | 10 | 13 | 19 | 42 |
6 | France (FRA) | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
7 | Germany (GER) | 8 | 10 | 15 | 33 |
8 | Bahrain (BHR) | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
9 | Italy (ITA) | 5 | 11 | 12 | 28 |
10 | Ukraine (UKR) | 5 | 9 | 12 | 26 |
11 | Egypt (EGY) | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
12 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
13 | Algeria (ALG) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
14 | Norway (NOR) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
15 | Iran (IRI) | 3 | 10 | 15 | 28 |
16 | Mongolia (MGL) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
17 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
18 | Tunisia (TUN) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
19 | Azerbaijan (AZE) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
20 | Kenya (KEN) | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
21 | Finland (FIN) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
22 | Austria (AUT) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
23 | Switzerland (SUI) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
United States (USA) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
25 | Belgium (BEL) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
26 | Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
27 | Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
28 | Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
29 | Qatar (QAT) | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
30 | Slovenia (SLO) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
31 | Vietnam (VIE) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
32 | Oman (OMA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
33 | Ecuador (ECU) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
34 | Morocco (MAR) | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
35 | Estonia (EST) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Turkey (TUR) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
37 | Croatia (CRO) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Syria (SYR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
40 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
41 | India (IND) | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
42 | Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
43 | Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
44 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Thailand (THA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Venezuela (VEN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
48 | Armenia (ARM) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
49 | Greece (GRE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Luxembourg (LUX) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
51 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Cameroon (CMR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
55 | Kuwait (KUW) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Sri Lanka (SRI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Uganda (UGA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (58 nations) | 246 | 246 | 306 | 798 |
Source: [5]
References
- Lange, Katie (2015-10-05). 2015 CISM Military World Games Kick Off in South Korea Department of Defense Live. Retrieved on 2015-10-09.
- Venues
- "Sports". korea2015mwg.org. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
- Schedule
- "Medal Standings". korea2015mwg.org. Retrieved October 9, 2015.