Sumo at the 2001 World Games

Sumo was one of the invitational sports at the 2001 World Games in Akita and was played between 25 and 26 August.[1] 66 athletes, from 14 nations, participated in the tournament. The sumo competition took place at Tenno Town Gymnasium.

Sumo
at the 2001 World Games
VenueTenno Town Gymnasium
Location Akita, Japan
Dates25–26 August 2001
Competitors66 from 14 nations

Participating nations
  •  Brazil (3)
  •  Chinese Taipei (4)
  •  Czech Republic (3)
  •  Estonia (6)
  •  Germany (6)
  •  Japan (12)
  •  Kazakhstan (3)
  •  Mongolia (4)
  •  Paraguay (3)
  •  Russia (6)
  •  Thailand (6)
  •  Tonga (4)
  •  United States (3)
  •  Uzbekistan (3)

Medal table
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Japan4228
2 Germany2316
3 Russia2035
4 Estonia0202
5 Mongolia0112
6 Czech Republic0011
Totals (6 nations)88824

Events

Men's events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Lightweight
 Chohei Kimura
 Japan		 Peer Schmidt-Düwiger
 Germany		 Lodoijamtsyn Bat-Erdene
 Mongolia
Middleweight
 Seietsu Hikage
 Japan		 Altangadasyn Khüchitbaatar
 Mongolia		 David Tsallagov
 Russia
Heavyweight
 Jörg Brümmer
 Germany		 Jüri Uustalu
 Estonia		 Takahisa Osanai
 Japan
Openweight
 Kenichi Yajima
 Japan		 Torsten Scheibler
 Germany		 Jaroslav Poříz
 Czech Republic
Team
  Japan  Germany  Russia

Women's events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Lightweight
 Astrid Lixenfeld
 Germany		 Satomi Ishigaya
 Japan		 Natalia Bobkina
 Russia
Heavyweight
 Olesya Kovalenko
 Russia		 Rie Tsuihiji
 Japan		 Sandra Köppen
 Germany
Team
  Russia  Estonia  Japan

References
  1. "Web Archive 2001 World Games". Retrieved 2020-06-26.
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