Great Britain at the 2022 World Games

Sporting event delegation
Great Britain at the
2022 World Games
IOC codeGBR
NOCBritish Olympic Committee
in Birmingham, United States
7 July 2022 (2022-07-07) – 17 July 2022 (2022-07-17)
Competitors110 (58 men and 52 women) in 17 sports
Medals
Ranked 13th
Gold
6
Silver
3
Bronze
4
Total
13
World Games appearances
  • 1981
  • 1985
  • 1989
  • 1993
  • 1997
  • 2001
  • 2005
  • 2009
  • 2013
  • 2017
  • 2022

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

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Ella Gibson Archery Women's individual compound 9 July
 Gold Mixed team Tug of war Mixed outdoor 580 kg 16 July
 Gold Kelly Fisher Cue sports Women's nine-ball pool 16 July
 Gold Iman Barlow Muaythai Women's 57 kg 17 July
 Gold Bradley Gold
Archie Goonesekera
Finlay Gray
Andrew Morris-Hunt		 Acrobatic gymnastics Men's group 17 July
 Silver Bryony Pitman Archery Women's individual recurve 12 July
 Silver Men's team Tug of war Men's outdoor 640 kg 14 July
 Silver Lucy Beecroft Squash Women's singles 17 July
 Bronze Tony Cliffe Powerlifting Men's super heavyweight 10 July
 Bronze David Nelmes Parkour Men's speedrun 11 July
 Bronze Mixed team Orienteering Mixed sprint relay 17 July
 Bronze Darren Morgan Cue sports Men's snooker 16 July

Invitational sports

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Mixed team Wheelchair rugby Mixed tournament 17 July

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Acrobatic gymnastics 6 0 6
Archery 2 3 5
Canoe marathon 1 1 2
Canoe polo 0 8 8
Cue sports 2 1 3
Flying disc 8 7 15
Lacrosse 12 12 24
Muaythai 0 2 2
Orienteering 2 2 4
Parkour 1 0 1
Powerlifting 1 2 3
Squash 0 1 1
Trampoline gymnastics 2 2 4
Tug of war 11 10 21
Water skiing 3 0 3
Wheelchair rugby 6 1 7
Wushu 1 0 1
Total 58 52 110

Acrobatic gymnastics

Great Britain won one gold medal in acrobatic gymnastics.[2][3]

Archery

Great Britain won two medals in archery.[4][5][6]

Recurve / barebow
Athlete Event Qualification Elimination 1 Elimination 2 Elimination 3 Elimination 4 Semifinal Final / BM
Score Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Patrick Huston Men's recurve
James Annall Men's barebow
Bryony Pitman Women's recurve 353 2 Bye Slovenia Čavič
W 56–53 		Italy Rebagliati
L 53–64 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Victoria Williams Women's barebow 242 12 Germany Boscher
L 51–72 		did not advance
Compound
Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Ella Gibson Women's compound 699 9 United States Gardner
W 146–131 		New Zealand Randle
W 148–143 		Denmark Gellenthien
W 150–147 		United States Pearce
W 146*–146 		Colombia López
W 148–142 		1st place, gold medalist(s)

Canoe marathon

Great Britain competed in canoe marathon.[7]

Canoe polo

Great Britain competed in canoe polo.[8]

Cue sports

Great Britain won two medals in cue sports.[9]

Flying disc

Great Britain competed in the flying disc competition.[10]

Lacrosse

Great Britain competed in lacrosse.[11]

Muaythai

Great Britain won one gold medal in muaythai.[12]

Orienteering

Great Britain won one bronze medal in orienteering.[2][13]

Parkour

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

Powerlifting

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

Men
Athlete Event Exercises Total weight Total points Rank
Squat Bench
press 		Deadlift
Tony Cliffe Men's super heavyweight 420.0 322.5 370.0 1112.5 105.33 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Exercises Total weight Total points Rank
Squat Bench
press 		Deadlift
Emma Goodwin Women's lightweight 177.5 80.0 — — — DSQ
Ellie Steel Women's middleweight 200.0 145.0 172.5 517.5 98.28 7

Squash

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

Trampoline gymnastics

Great Britain competed in trampoline gymnastics.[19]

Tug of war

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

Water skiing

Great Britain competed in water skiing.[23]

Wheelchair rugby

Great Britain won the gold medal in the wheelchair rugby tournament.[2][24]

Wushu

Great Britain competed in wushu.[25]

References

  1. ^ "Qualifications for TWG 2022, Birmingham (USA)". International World Games Association. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Brennan, Eliott (17 July 2022). "Crouin and Gilis claim squash titles at Birmingham 2022 World Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Acrobatic Gymnastics Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  4. ^ Houston, Michael (9 July 2022). "Gibson and Becerra claim compound archery titles at World Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  5. ^ Burke, Patrick (12 July 2022). "Canada beat hosts US to earn men's lacrosse gold at Birmingham 2022 World Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Archery Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Canoe Marathon Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Canoe Polo Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Billiard Sports Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Flying Disc Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Lacrosse Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Muaythai Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  13. ^ "Orienteering Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  14. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (11 July 2022). "Denmark strike twice with bowling victories at Birmingham 2022 World Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  15. ^ "Parkour Results Book" (PDF). 202 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  16. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (10 July 2022). "Egyptian sumo team banned from World Games over "poor sportsmanship"". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  17. ^ "Powerlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  18. ^ "Squash Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  19. ^ "Trampoline Gymnastics Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  20. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (15 July 2022). "Jonsson wins all-Swedish archery final at Birmingham 2022 World Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  21. ^ Brennan, Eliott (16 July 2022). "Ju-jitsu glory for Mochulskyi, Pilz returns to sport climbing summit at World Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  22. ^ "Tug of War Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  23. ^ "Waterski & Wakeboard Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  24. ^ "Wheelchair Rugby Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  25. ^ "Wushu Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
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