Flying disc at the 2022 World Games

Flying disc
at the 2022 World Games
VenueJohn Carroll Catholic High School
Dates12–16 July 2022
No. of events1
← 2017

The flying disc competition at the 2022 World Games took place in July 2022,[1] in Birmingham, Alabama, USA, at John Carroll Catholic High School. Originally scheduled to take place in July 2021, the Games were rescheduled for July 2022 as a result of the 2020 Summer Olympics postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2]

Qualification

A total of 8 teams competed in the flying disc event at the 2022 World Games.[3]

The 2016 World Ultimate and Guts Championships acted as the qualification tournament. Eight best teams qualified for the World Games.

Qualified teams

Team Date of
qualification 		Method of
qualification 		Finals
appearance 		Previous
appearance
United States United States 26 June 2016 Host 6th 2017
Australia Australia 26 June 2016 Finished second at the 2016 WUGC 5th 2017
Canada Canada 26 June 2016 Finished third at the 2016 WUGC 6th 2017
Japan Japan 26 June 2016 Finished sixth at the 2016 WUGC 5th 2017
Colombia Colombia 26 June 2016 Finished eight at the 2016 WUGC 4th 2017
United Kingdom Great Britain 26 June 2016 Finished fifth at the 2016 WUGC 3rd 2013
France France 26 June 2016 Finished fourth at the 2016 WUGC 1st -
Germany Germany 26 June 2016 Finished ninth at the 2016 WUGC 3rd 2005

Medal table

  *   Host nation (United States)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States*1001
2 Australia0101
3 Colombia0011
Totals (3 entries)1113

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Mixed tournament  United States
Claire Chastain
Carolyn Finney
Dylan Freechild
Nate Goff
Kaela Helton
Chris Kocher
Grant Lindsley
Sarah Meckstroth
Jimmy Mickle
Carolyn Normile
Opi Payne
Khalif El Salaam
Claire Trop
Jack Williams 		 Australia
Rob Andrews
Liv Carr
Georgia Egan-Griffiths
Alex Gan
Alex Ladomatos
Caro Ma
Sam McGuckin
Kyal Oh
Cat Phillips
Mish Phillips
Alex Prentice
Alex Shepherd
Tom Tullett
Sally Yu 		 Colombia
Ivan Alba
Jonathan Cantor
Maria Manuela Cardenas
Maria Valeria Cardenas
Yina Cartagena
Julio Duque
Alexander Ford
Maria Angelica Forero
Jose Jimenez
Ximena Montana
Elizabeth Mosquera
Laura Ospina
Andres Ramirez
Simon Ramirez
Jose Manuel Rosero
Alejandra Torres

References

  1. ^ "The World Games 2022 Sports programme". Retrieved 2020-08-29.
  2. ^ "2021 WORLD GAMES POSTPONED TO 2022 TO AVOID TOKYO OLYMPIC CLASH". reuters.com. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 2020-08-29.
  3. ^ "Qualification criteria for flying disc at the 2022 World Games". wfdf.sport. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-02.