2003 Military World Games

2003 Military World Games
2003 Giochi mondiali militari
Host city	Catania
Country	Italy
Nations	87
Athletes	2800
Events	13
Opening	December 4, 2003 (2003-12-04)
Closing	December 11, 2003 (2003-12-11)
Opened by	President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
Main venue	Cibali
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The 2003 Military World Games was an international multi-sport event for military personnel which was held in Catania, Italy from 4–11 December 2003. It was the third edition of the Military World Games, competition organised by the Conseil International du Sport Militaire.^[1] A total of 84 nations were represented at the event, with some 2800 military servicemen and women competing in the tournament. The games opening ceremony took place at the Stadio Angelo Massimino in front of 5000 spectators.^[2]

Sports

A total of thirteen sports were contested at the 2003 Games.^[3]

Basketball (details)
Boxing (details)
Cycling (details)
Diving (details)
Fencing (details)
Football (details)
Judo (details)
Lifesaving (details)
Modern pentathlon (details)
Sailing (details)
Swimming (details)
Track and field (details)
Volleyball (details)

Games schedule

Ceremony

Competition

Finals

**Competition schedule^[3]**
December →	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Opening ceremony

Basketball	C						F
Boxing	C							F
Cycling		F			F
Diving		C			C
Fencing			C	F
Football		C		C				F
Judo		F		F
Lifesaving			C
Modern pentathlon		C				C	F
Swimming		C
Sailing			C
Track and field			F
Volleyball	C					F

Closing ceremony

Note: The football tournament began before the Games opening ceremony, with the first matches taking place on 2 and 3 December.

Medal table

* Host nation (Italy)


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	31	15	12	58
2	Russia	25	34	33	92
3	Italy*	20	14	19	53
4	Ukraine	6	11	5	22
5	South Korea	5	4	5	14
6	Kenya	4	3	2	9
7	Belarus	4	1	5	10
8	Slovakia	4	1	1	6
9	Morocco	4	0	1	5
10	Latvia	2	1	3	6
11	Poland	2	1	1	4
12	Romania	1	5	8	14
13	Brazil	1	5	0	6
14	United Arab Emirates	1	3	2	6
15	Slovenia	1	2	3	6
16	United States	1	1	2	4
17	Greece	1	1	1	3
18	Bahrain	1	1	0	2
18	Estonia	1	1	0	2
20	Canada	1	0	4	5
21	Czech Republic	1	0	1	2
	Netherlands	1	0	1	2
	Serbia and Montenegro	1	0	1	2
24	Tunisia	1	0	0	1
25	Hungary	0	6	3	9
26	Austria	0	3	4	7
27	France	0	2	1	3
28	Rwanda	0	1	0	1
	Sri Lanka	0	1	0	1
	Tanzania	0	1	0	1
	Turkey	0	1	0	1
32	Kazakhstan	0	0	3	3
32	Sweden	0	0	3	3
34	Azerbaijan	0	0	2	2
	Belgium	0	0	2	2
	Finland	0	0	2	2
37	Algeria	0	0	1	1
	Botswana	0	0	1	1
	Colombia	0	0	1	1
	Cyprus	0	0	1	1
	Qatar	0	0	1	1
Totals (41 entries)		120	119	135	374

All information taken from Armed Forces Sports.^[4]

Participation

References

^ The City of U Liotru and Pupi’s. CISM. Retrieved on 2010-07-25.
^ Coleman, Craig (2003-12-04). Military World Games begin in Italy Archived 2010-06-07 at the Wayback Machine. Armed Forces Sports (USA). Retrieved on 2010-07-25.
^ ^a ^b Programme Handbook (archived). CISM/Archive.org. Retrieved on 2010-07-25.
^ 3rd Military World Games. CISM. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved on 2010-07-25.