The Tug of War Outdoor World Championships is a tug of war competition organised by the Tug of War International Federation for national teams. It is the main worldwide competition in the sport and has been held biennially since 2014. TWIF alternates this competition with another biennial world championship, called the TWIF Indoor World Championships for nations.

Venues

Year Location
2014[1] United States Madison
2016[2] Sweden Malmö
2018[3] South Africa Cape Town
2021[4] Spain Getxo
2022[5] Netherlands Holten
2023[6] Switzerland Sursee
2024 Germany Mannheim
2026 South Africa Mossel Bay
2028 Switzerland St. Gallen

Medallists

Men's 580kg (2014-2016) - 560kg (2018-)

Year Gold Silver Bronze
2014  Switzerland (SUI)  England (ENG)  Basque Country (Basque Country)
2016  Basque Country (Basque Country)  England (ENG)  Switzerland (SUI)
2018  Germany (GER)  Basque Country (Basque Country)  Netherlands (NED)
2021  Basque Country (Basque Country)  Switzerland (SUI)  Germany (GER)
2022  Switzerland (SUI)  Basque Country (Basque Country)  Germany (GER)
2023  Switzerland (SUI)  Basque Country (Basque Country)  Scotland (SCO)

Men's 640kg

Year Gold Silver Bronze
2014  Switzerland (SUI)  Sweden (SWE)  Germany (GER)
2016  Switzerland (SUI)  Basque Country (Basque Country)  Ireland (IRL)
2018  Switzerland (SUI)  Germany (GER)  England (ENG)
2021  Switzerland (SUI)  Netherlands (NED)  England (ENG)
2022  Switzerland (SUI)  England (ENG)  Netherlands (NED)
2023  Switzerland (SUI)  Netherlands (NED)  Belgium (BEL)

Men's 680kg

Year Gold Silver Bronze
2018  Switzerland (SUI)  Netherlands (NED)  England (ENG)
2021  Germany (GER)  Netherlands (NED)  Switzerland (SUI)
2022  Netherlands (NED)  Switzerland (SUI)  England (ENG)
2023  Switzerland (SUI)  Netherlands (NED)  England (ENG)

Men's 700kg (2014-2016) - 720kg (2018-)

Year Gold Silver Bronze
2014  Switzerland (SUI)  Sweden (SWE)  Netherlands (NED)
2016  Switzerland (SUI)  Netherlands (NED)  England (ENG)
2018  Netherlands (NED)  Basque Country (Basque Country)  South Africa (RSA)
2021  Switzerland (SUI)  Netherlands (NED)  Germany (GER)
2022  Netherlands (NED)  Switzerland (SUI)  Belgium (BEL)

Women's 500kg

Year Gold Silver Bronze
2014  Chinese Taipei (TPE)  Sweden (SWE)  Switzerland (SUI)
2016  Chinese Taipei (TPE)  Basque Country (Basque Country)  Sweden (SWE)
2018  Chinese Taipei (TPE)  Switzerland (SUI)  Basque Country (Basque Country)
2021  Basque Country (Basque Country)  Switzerland (SUI)  Netherlands (NED)
2022  Chinese Taipei (TPE)  Switzerland (SUI)  Germany (GER)
2023  Chinese Taipei (TPE)  Switzerland (SUI)  Germany (GER)

Women's 540kg

Year Gold Silver Bronze
2014  Sweden (SWE)  Switzerland (SUI)  Chinese Taipei (TPE)
2016  Chinese Taipei (TPE)  Sweden (SWE)  South Africa (RSA)
2018  Chinese Taipei (TPE)  Switzerland (SUI)  England (ENG)
2021  Sweden (SWE)  Switzerland (SUI)  Netherlands (NED)
2022  Chinese Taipei (TPE)  Netherlands (NED)  Sweden (SWE)
2023  Chinese Taipei (TPE)  Switzerland (SUI)  Sweden (SWE)

Mixed 600kg (2014-2016) - 580kg (2018-)

Year Gold Silver Bronze
2014  Sweden (SWE)  Netherlands (NED)  Basque Country (Basque Country)
2016  Sweden (SWE)  Basque Country (Basque Country)  Netherlands (NED)
2018  England (ENG)  Sweden (SWE)  Netherlands (NED)
2021  Sweden (SWE)  Switzerland (SUI)  England (ENG)
2022  Netherlands (NED)  Switzerland (SUI)  Germany (GER)
2023  Sweden (SWE)  Basque Country (Basque Country)  Italy (ITA)

References

  1. "2014 TWIF Outdoor World Championships" (PDF) (Press release). Tug of War International Federation. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  2. "2016 TWIF Outdoor World Championships" (PDF) (Press release). Tug of War International Federation. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  3. "2018 TWIF Outdoor World Championships" (PDF) (Press release). Tug of War International Federation. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  4. "2021 TWIF Outdoor World Championships" (PDF) (Press release). Tug of War International Federation. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  5. "2022 TWIF Outdoor World Championships results". Tug of War International Federation. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  6. "2023 TWIF Outdoor World Championships results" (PDF). Tug of War International Federation. Retrieved 21 September 2022.

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