Sweden at the 2022 World Games

Sweden at the
2022 World Games
IOC codeSWE
NOCSwedish Olympic Committee
in Birmingham, United States
7 July 2022 (2022-07-07) – 17 July 2022 (2022-07-17)
Competitors56 (32 men and 24 women) in 15 sports
Medals
Ranked 19th
Gold
3
Silver
6
Bronze
5
Total
14
World Games appearances

Sweden competed at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States from 7 to 17 July 2022.[1] Athletes representing Sweden won three gold medals, six silver medals and five bronze medals. The country finished in 19th place in the medal table.

Medalists

Further information: 2022 World Games § Medal table, and List of 2022 World Games medal winners
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Miranda Tibbling Parkour Women's speedrun 10 July
 Gold Men's team Floorball Men's tournament 12 July
 Gold Erik Jonsson Archery Men's individual barebow 15 July
 Silver Elis Torhall Parkour Men's freestyle 10 July
 Silver Miranda Tibbling Parkour Women's freestyle 11 July
 Silver Martin Regborn Orienteering Men's sprint 15 July
 Silver Leo Pettersson Archery Men's individual barebow 15 July
 Silver Women's team Tug of war Women's outdoor 540 kg 15 July
 Silver Sofia Ohlsson Orienteering Women's middle distance 16 July
 Bronze Jenny Wegner Bowling Women's singles 11 July
 Bronze Lina Björklund Archery Women's individual barebow 15 July
 Bronze Martin Regborn Orienteering Men's middle distance 16 July
 Bronze Lina Sjöberg Trampoline gymnastics Women's double mini-trampoline 17 July
 Bronze Patricia Axling Muaythai Women's 54 kg 17 July

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Air sports 2 0 2
Archery 3 3 6
Bowling 0 2 2
Canoe marathon 1 1 2
Cue sports 1 0 1
Floorball 14 0 14
Ju-jitsu 0 1 1
Karate 0 1 1
Muaythai 0 2 2
Orienteering 3 2 5
Parkour 1 1 2
Powerlifting 1 0 1
Trampoline gymnastics 1 1 2
Tug of war 5 9 14
Water skiing 0 1 1
Total 32 24 56

Air sports

Main article: Air sports at the 2022 World Games

Sweden competed in air sports and drone racing.[2][3]

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 2022 World Games

Sweden won three medals in archery.[4][5]

Bowling

Main article: Bowling at the 2022 World Games

Sweden won one bronze medal in bowling.[6][7]

Canoe marathon

Main article: Canoe marathon at the 2022 World Games

Sweden competed in canoe marathon.[8]

Cue sports

Main article: Cue sports at the 2022 World Games

Sweden competed in cue sports.[9]

Floorball

Main article: Floorball at the 2022 World Games

Sweden won the floorball tournament.[10][11]

Summary
Team Event Group stage Semifinal Final / BM / Pl.
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Sweden men's Men's tournament  Latvia
D 6–6 		 Thailand
W 20–1 		  Switzerland
W 3–0 		1 Q  Czech Republic
W 6–1 		 Finland
W 6–5 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 3 2 1 0 29 7 +22 5 Semifinals
2  Latvia 3 2 1 0 27 13 +14 5
3   Switzerland 3 1 0 2 15 12 +3 2 Fifth place game
4  Thailand 3 0 0 3 6 45 −39 0 Seventh place game
Source: IFF
8 July 2022
09:30		Sweden 6–6
(2–1, 2–4, 2–1)		 LatviaBJCC East Exhibition Hall, Birmingham
Attendance: 456
IFF
9 July 2022
09:30		Thailand 1–20
(0–6, 1–6, 0–8)		 SwedenBJCC East Exhibition Hall, Birmingham
Attendance: 259
IFF
10 July 2022
12:00		Switzerland 0–3
(0–2, 0–1, 0–0)		 SwedenBJCC East Exhibition Hall, Birmingham
Attendance: 281
IFF
Semifinal
11 July 2022
09:30		Sweden 6–1
(3–0, 2–0, 1–1)		 Czech RepublicBJCC East Exhibition Hall, Birmingham
Attendance: 135
IFF
Gold medal game
12 July 2022
13:00		Sweden 6–5
(0–1, 3–0, 3–4)		 FinlandBJCC East Exhibition Hall, Birmingham
Attendance: 807
IFF

Ju-jitsu

Main article: Ju-jitsu at the 2022 World Games

Sweden competed in ju-jitsu.[12]

Karate

Main article: Karate at the 2022 World Games

One competitor represented Sweden in karate.[13]

Athlete Event Elimination round Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Anna-Johanna Nilsson Women's kumite 61 kg  Grande (PER)
L 2–3 		 Jumaa (CAN)
L 0–2 		 Suchánková (SVK)
L 2–4 		4 Did not advance 7

Muaythai

Main article: Muaythai at the 2022 World Games

Sweden won one bronze medal in muaythai.[14]

Orienteering

Main article: Orienteering at the 2022 World Games

Sweden won three medals in orienteering.[4][15][16]

Parkour

Main article: Parkour at the 2022 World Games

Sweden won three medals in parkour.[6][17][18]

Powerlifting

Main article: Powerlifting at the 2022 World Games

Sweden competed in powerlifting.[19]

Athlete Event Exercises Total weight Total points Rank
Squat Bench
press 		Deadlift
Oliver Dahlkvist Men's heavyweight 400.0 300.0 300.0 1000.0 102.44 4

Trampoline gymnastics

Main article: Trampoline gymnastics at the 2022 World Games

Sweden won one bronze medal in trampoline gymnastics.[20][21]

Tug of war

Main article: Tug of war at the 2022 World Games

Sweden won one silver medal in tug of war.[4][22]

Water skiing

Main article: Water skiing at the 2022 World Games

Sweden competed in water skiing.[23]

References

  1. ^ "Qualifications for TWG 2022, Birmingham (USA)". International World Games Association. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Air Sports Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Drone Racing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Berkeley, Geoff (15 July 2022). "Jonsson wins all-Swedish archery final at Birmingham 2022 World Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Archery Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  6. ^ a b Berkeley, Geoff (11 July 2022). "Denmark strike twice with bowling victories at Birmingham 2022 World Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Bowling Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Canoe Marathon Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 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. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "Floorball Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Ju-jitsu Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  13. ^ "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Muaythai Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ "Orienteering Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  17. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (10 July 2022). "Egyptian sumo team banned from World Games over "poor sportsmanship"". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  18. ^ "Parkour Results Book" (PDF). 202 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  19. ^ "Powerlifting Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  20. ^ Brennan, Eliott (17 July 2022). "Crouin and Gilis claim squash titles at Birmingham 2022 World Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  21. ^ "Trampoline Gymnastics Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 17 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.