The 1989 World Games (german: 1989 Weltspiele), commonly known as Karlsruhe 1989, were the third edition of the

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, an international

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held in

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Titles

112 titles were awarded in 19 sports (5 invitational sports not included). As Invitational sport

Medal table

The medal tally was as follows.

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won the most gold medals in this edition;

led in overall medals. Two bronze medals were awarded in the men's karate kata event and in each karate kumite (10) and taekwondo (12) event.

Opening Event

The opening event was created and organised by Traumfabrik

References

External links

Official Website of the IWGA

at Sports123 (by

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Traumfabrik.de
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