Military World Games facts for kids
The Military World Games is a big sports competition for athletes who are part of military forces from different countries. The International Military Sports Council (CISM) organizes these games. Think of it like the Olympics, but for military members!
The first Military World Games happened in 1995. Before that, there were smaller championships for individual sports. Later, a special winter version of the games was created. The first Winter Military World Games took place in Italy in 2010.
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Sports at the Games
Many different sports are played at the Military World Games. They are split into summer and winter events.
Summer Games Sports
These are some of the sports you can see at the Summer Games:
- Archery
- Artistic gymnastics
- Athletics
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Beach volleyball
- Boxing
- Cycling
- Diving
- Equestrian
- Fencing
- Football
- Golf
- Handball
- Judo
- Modern pentathlon
- Open water swimming
- Orienteering
- Parachuting
- Sailing
- Shooting
- Swimming
- Table tennis
- Taekwondo
- Tennis
- Triathlon
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
There are also special military sports:
- Aeronautical pentathlon
- Military pentathlon
- Naval pentathlon
Winter Games Sports
These are the sports featured at the Winter Games:
- Alpine skiing
- Biathlon
- Cross-country skiing
- Military patrol
- Short track speed skating
- Ski mountaineering
- Ski-orienteering
- Sport climbing
Where the Games Have Been Held
The Military World Games happen every four years. Different cities around the world host them.
Summer Games Locations
Here's a look at past Summer Games:
Year | Games | Host City | Nations | Competitors | Sports | Events | Top Country |
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1995 | 1 | ![]() |
93 | 4017 | 17 | 179 | ![]() |
1999 | 2 | ![]() |
80 | 7825 | 18 | 199 | ![]() |
2003 | 3 | ![]() |
81 | 3217 | 11 | 120 | ![]() |
2007 | 4 | ![]() |
101 | 4738 | 15 | 157 | ![]() |
2011 | 5 | ![]() |
113 | 4017 | 20 | 195 | ![]() |
2015 | 6 | ![]() |
110 | 8700 | 24 | 248 | ![]() |
2019 | 7 | ![]() |
110 | 9308 | 27 | 316 | ![]() |
Winter Games Locations
Here's a look at past Winter Games:
Year | Games | Host City | Nations | Competitors | Sports | Events | Top Country | ||
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2010 | 1 | ![]() |
43 | 800 | 6 | 28 | ![]() |
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2013 | 2 | ![]() |
40 | 1000 | 8 | 36 | ![]() |
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2017 | 3 | ![]() |
25 | 402 | 7 | 44 | ![]() |
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2022 | 4 | ![]() |
Cancelled, due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||
2025 | 5 | ![]() |
Future event |
Cadet Games
There are also Cadet Games for younger military athletes.
Year | Games | Host City | Nations | Sports | Top Country |
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2010 | 1 | ![]() |
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2014 | 2 | ![]() |
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2022 | 3 | ![]() |
20 | 7 | ![]() |
Medals Won
Countries compete to win gold, silver, and bronze medals. Here's a look at which countries have won the most medals.
Summer Games Medals
This table shows the total medals won up to the 2019 Games.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
324 | 247 | 168 | 739 |
2 | ![]() |
294 | 227 | 190 | 711 |
3 | ![]() |
102 | 104 | 107 | 313 |
4 | ![]() |
88 | 94 | 115 | 297 |
5 | ![]() |
51 | 53 | 70 | 174 |
6 | ![]() |
49 | 61 | 87 | 197 |
7 | ![]() |
47 | 48 | 57 | 152 |
8 | ![]() |
40 | 71 | 80 | 191 |
9 | ![]() |
39 | 34 | 45 | 118 |
10 | ![]() |
34 | 63 | 73 | 170 |
11 | ![]() |
27 | 26 | 25 | 78 |
12 | ![]() |
20 | 30 | 30 | 80 |
13 | ![]() |
18 | 25 | 58 | 101 |
14 | ![]() |
17 | 5 | 15 | 37 |
15 | ![]() |
15 | 17 | 22 | 54 |
16 | ![]() |
14 | 22 | 27 | 63 |
17 | ![]() |
14 | 10 | 16 | 40 |
18 | ![]() |
13 | 21 | 15 | 49 |
19 | ![]() |
13 | 12 | 21 | 46 |
20 | ![]() |
13 | 9 | 12 | 34 |
21 | ![]() |
11 | 23 | 29 | 63 |
22 | ![]() |
10 | 15 | 21 | 46 |
23 | ![]() |
10 | 11 | 11 | 32 |
24 | ![]() |
10 | 9 | 23 | 42 |
25 | ![]() |
10 | 5 | 13 | 28 |
26 | ![]() |
9 | 11 | 10 | 30 |
27 | ![]() |
9 | 7 | 9 | 25 |
28 | ![]() |
9 | 6 | 11 | 26 |
29 | ![]() |
8 | 8 | 14 | 30 |
30 | ![]() |
8 | 7 | 20 | 35 |
31 | ![]() |
8 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
32 | ![]() |
7 | 9 | 17 | 33 |
33 | ![]() |
7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
34 | ![]() |
7 | 4 | 9 | 20 |
35 | ![]() |
7 | 2 | 9 | 18 |
36 | ![]() |
6 | 10 | 10 | 26 |
37 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
38 | ![]() |
5 | 18 | 12 | 35 |
39 | ![]() |
5 | 12 | 22 | 39 |
40 | ![]() |
4 | 20 | 11 | 35 |
41 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
42 | ![]() |
3 | 10 | 6 | 19 |
43 | ![]() |
3 | 4 | 19 | 26 |
44 | ![]() |
3 | 4 | 16 | 23 |
45 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
46 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 10 | 14 |
47 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
48 | ![]() |
2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
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2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | |
50 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
51 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
52 | ![]() |
1 | 4 | 10 | 15 |
53 | ![]() |
1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
54 | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
55 | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
56 | ![]() |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
57 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
58 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
59 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
![]() |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
61 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
![]() |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
63 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
64 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
66 | ![]() |
0 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
67 | ![]() |
0 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
68 | ![]() |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
69 | ![]() |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
70 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
71 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
72 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
![]() |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
74 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
![]() |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
76 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
77 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
![]() |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
![]() |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
![]() |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
81 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
![]() |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
![]() |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
![]() |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
85 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (92 entries) | 1,432 | 1,449 | 1,682 | 4,563 |
Winter Games Medals
This table shows the total medals won up to the 2017 Games.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
29 | 16 | 14 | 59 |
2 | ![]() |
25 | 19 | 18 | 62 |
3 | ![]() |
24 | 21 | 20 | 65 |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 11 | 8 | 25 |
5 | ![]() |
6 | 11 | 6 | 23 |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
7 | ![]() |
4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
8 | ![]() |
2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
9 | ![]() |
2 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
10 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
11 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
12 | ![]() |
1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
13 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
14 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
15 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
16 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
17 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
18 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
19 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (23 entries) | 110 | 105 | 105 | 320 |
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See also
- International Army Games
- World Military Championships
- World Military Cup
- Africa Military Games
- Invictus Games
- Military pentathlon
- World Police and Fire Games