# 2015 Military World Games

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Multi-sport event in Mungyeong, South Korea

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VI Military World Games Host city Mungyeong, North Gyeongsang, South Korea Motto Friendship Together, Peace Forever (우정의 어울림, 평화의 두드림) Nations 110 Athletes 8,700 Events 246 in 23 sports Opening 2 October 2015 (2015-10-02) Closing 11 October 2015 (2015-10-11) Opened by President Park Geun-hye Main venue KAFAC Sports Complex Summer ← Rio 2011 Wuhan 2019 → Winter ← Annecy 2013 Sochi 2017 →

The **2015 [Military World Games](/source/Military_World_Games)** ([Korean](/source/Korean_language): 2015년 세계 군인 체육 대회; lit. '2015 World Military Sports Festival'), officially known as the **6th CISM Military World Games** (제6회 세계 군인 체육 대회; lit. '6th World Military Sports Festival') and also known as **Mungyeong 2015** (문경 2015), were hosted from October 2–11, 2015 in [Mungyeong](/source/Mungyeong), [South Korea](/source/South_Korea).

The games were the largest [military](/source/Military) sports event ever held in South Korea, with approximately 8,700 athletes from 110 countries competing in 24 sports. The Games were organized by the Ministry of National Defense Republic of Korea in accordance with [CISM](/source/International_Military_Sports_Council) regulations and the rules of the [International Sports Federations](/source/List_of_international_sport_federations).[1]

## Venues

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### North Gyeongsang

#### Mungyeong

Venue Sport Mungyeong Indoor Stadium Wrestling KAFAC Sports Complex Football, Athletics KAFAC Indoor Sports Complex Judo, Taekwondo KAFAC Modern Pentathlon Stadium Modern Pentathlon KAFAC Shooting Range Aeronautical Pentathlon KAFAC Indoor Tennis Courts Fencing Mungyeong Civic Stadium Football Mungyeong Cycling Course Cycling

#### [Pohang](/source/Pohang)

Venue Sport 1st Marine Division, Pohang Parachuting, Naval Pentathlon Yeongildae Beach Sailing, Triathlon

#### [Gimcheon](/source/Gimcheon)

Venue Sport Gimcheon Sports Complex Football Gimcheon Indoor Swimming Pool Swimming Gimcheon Sports Town Indoor Gymnasium Volleyball Gimcheon Sports Town Badminton Stadium Volleyball

#### [Andong](/source/Andong)

Venue Sport Top-Bliss CC Golf Andong Indoor Gymnasium Basketball Andong Civic Stadium Football

#### [Yeongcheon](/source/Yeongcheon)

Venue Sport Yeongcheon KAAY Shooting, Military Pentathlon Yeongcheon Indoor Swimming Pool Military Pentathlon

#### [Yeongju](/source/Yeongju)

Venue Sport Yeongju Indoor Gymnasium Boxing Yeongju Dongyang University Orienteering Yeongju Civic Stadium Football

#### [Sangju](/source/Sangju)

Venue Sport Sangju Civic Stadium Football Sangju Indoor Gymnasium Handball

#### [Yecheon](/source/Yecheon)

Venue Sport Yecheon JinHo International Archery Field Archery Yecheon 16th Fighter Wing Aeronautical Pentathlon

### [Daegu](/source/Daegu)

Venue Sport Daegu Shooting Range Shooting

## Participating nations

- Algeria (56)

- Albania (5)

- Angola (2)

- Armenia (15)

- Argentina (2)

- Azerbaijan (20)

- Austria (37)

- Brazil (329)

- Bahrain (69)

- Barbados (2)

- Belarus (95)

- Benin

- Bosnia and Herzegovina (11)

- Belgium (51)

- Bulgaria (21)

- Burkina Faso (3)

- Canada (104)

- Cameroon (55)

- Central African Republic

- Republic of the Congo (19)

- Chile (32)

- Colombia (31)

- China (553)

- Croatia (11)

- Cyprus (8)

- Czech Republic (27)

- Chad (11)

- Denmark (61)

- Dominican Republic (31)

- Ecuador (74)

- Egypt (83)

- Estonia (27)

- Swaziland (2)

- Finland (53)

- France (273)

- Germany (243)

- Gabon (9)

- Greece (46)

- Guinea (14)

- Hungary (56)

- India (54)

- Iran (90)

- Iraq

- Indonesia (46)

- Italy (139)

- Ivory Coast

- Jamaica

- Jordan (5)

- Kazakhstan (62)

- Kenya (14)

- Kuwait (35)

- Lesotho (3)

- Latvia (32)

- Lebanon (7)

- Lithuania (56)

- Luxembourg (18)

- Macedonia

- Malawi

- Mali

- Mauritania

- Morocco (24)

- Monaco (2)

- Mongolia (75)

- Montenegro (2)

- Macedonia (4)

- Namibia (3)

- Netherlands (89)

- Niger (3)

- Nigeria (12)

- Norway (28)

- Oman (63)

- Pakistan (19)

- Palestine (9)

- Peru (15)

- Poland (193)

- Qatar (99)

- Romania (77)

- Russia (243)

- Saudi Arabia (41)

- Senegal (3)

- Serbia (41)

- Slovakia (14)

- Slovenia (32)

- South Korea (172)

- Spain (111)

- Sri Lanka (73)

- Suriname

- Sweden (72)

- Switzerland (67)

- Syria (15)

- Tanzania (22)

- Thailand (55)

- Trinidad and Tobago

- Tunisia (17)

- Turkey (20)

- United Arab Emirates (27)

- United States (172)

- Uganda (5)

- Uzbekistan (50)

- Ukraine (87)

- Uruguay (27)

- Venezuela (84)

- Vietnam (32)

- Zambia (13)

- Zimbabwe (28)

## Sports

The competition comprised 24 sports, some of them appearing for the first time in military world games, such as archery.[3]

- [Aeronautical pentathlon](/source/Aeronautical_pentathlon) *([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aeronautical_pentathlon_at_the_2015_Military_World_Games&action=edit&redlink=1))*

- [Archery](/source/Archery) ([details](/source/Archery_at_the_2015_Military_World_Games))

- [Athletics](/source/Sport_of_athletics) ([details](/source/Athletics_at_the_2015_Military_World_Games)) (and Para Athletics)

- [Basketball](/source/Basketball) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Basketball_at_the_2015_Military_World_Games&action=edit&redlink=1))

- [Boxing](/source/Boxing) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Boxing_at_the_2015_Military_World_Games&action=edit&redlink=1))

- [Cycling](/source/Cycle_sport) ([details](/source/Cycling_at_the_2015_Military_World_Games))

- [Fencing](/source/Fencing) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fencing_at_the_2015_Military_World_Games&action=edit&redlink=1))

- [Football](/source/Association_football) ([details](/source/Football_at_the_2015_Military_World_Games))

- [Golf](/source/Golf) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Golf_at_the_2015_Military_World_Games&action=edit&redlink=1))

- [Handball](/source/Handball) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Handball_at_the_2015_Military_World_Games&action=edit&redlink=1))

- [Judo](/source/Judo) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Judo_at_the_2015_Military_World_Games&action=edit&redlink=1))

- [Military pentathlon](/source/Military_pentathlon) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Military_pentathlon_at_the_2015_Military_World_Games&action=edit&redlink=1))

- [Modern pentathlon](/source/Modern_pentathlon) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Modern_pentathlon_at_the_2015_Military_World_Games&action=edit&redlink=1))

- [Naval pentathlon](/source/Naval_pentathlon) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Naval_pentathlon_at_the_2015_Military_World_Games&action=edit&redlink=1))

- [Orienteering](/source/Orienteering) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Orienteering_at_the_2015_Military_World_Games&action=edit&redlink=1))

- [Parachuting](/source/Parachuting) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Parachuting_at_the_2015_Military_World_Games&action=edit&redlink=1))

- [Sailing](/source/Sailing_(sport)) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sailing_at_the_2015_Military_World_Games&action=edit&redlink=1))

- [Shooting](/source/Shooting_sports) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shooting_at_the_2015_Military_World_Games&action=edit&redlink=1))

- [Swimming](/source/Swimming_(sport)) ([details](/source/Swimming_at_the_2015_Military_World_Games))

- [Taekwondo](/source/Taekwondo) ([details](/source/Taekwondo_at_the_2015_Military_World_Games))

- [Triathlon](/source/Triathlon) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Triathlon_at_the_2015_Military_World_Games&action=edit&redlink=1))

- [Volleyball](/source/Volleyball) ([details](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Volleyball_at_the_2015_Military_World_Games&action=edit&redlink=1))

- [Wrestling](/source/Wrestling) ([details](/source/Wrestling_at_the_2015_Military_World_Games))

## Games schedule

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OC Opening ceremony ● Event competitions 1 Daily medal events CC Closing ceremony

September/October 30th Wed 1st Thu 2nd Fri 3rd Sat 4th Sun 5th Mon 6th Tue 7th Wed 8th Thu 9th Fri 10th Sat 11th Sun Events Ceremonies OC CC Aeronautical pentathlon 1 ● ● ● 4 5 Archery ● ● 1 2 2 5 Athletics 4 5 11 6 12 4 42 Basketball ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 1 Boxing ● ● ● ● ● 10 10 Cycling 2 2 2 6 Fencing 2 2 2 2 2 2 12 Football ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 2 2 Golf ● ● ● 4 4 Handball ● ● ● ● ● 1 1 Judo 2 7 7 16 Military pentathlon ● ● ● ● 4 2 6 Modern pentathlon ● 2 2 1 5 Naval pentathlon ● ● ● 4 4 Orienteering 2 4 2 8 Parachuting ● ● ● 1 6 9 16 Sailing ● ● ● 2 2 Shooting 4 6 2 4 6 2 24 Swimming 10 8 9 11 38 Taekwondo 6 5 5 16 Triathlon 5 5 Volleyball ● ● ● ● ● ● 2 2 Wrestling 4 4 4 4 16 Daily medal events 2 7 18 33 41 51 44 46 4 246 Cumulative total 2 9 27 60 101 152 196 242 246 September/October 30th Wed 1st Thu 2nd Fri 3rd Sat 4th Sun 5th Mon 6th Tue 7th Wed 8th Thu 8th Fri 10th Sat 11th Sun Events

## Medal table

Host nation (South Korea)

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 Russia (RUS) 59 43 33 135 2 Brazil (BRA) 34 26 24 84 3 China (CHN) 32 31 35 98 4 South Korea (KOR)* 19 15 25 59 5 Poland (POL) 10 13 19 42 6 France (FRA) 9 9 11 29 7 Germany (GER) 8 10 15 33 8 Bahrain (BHR) 7 2 4 13 9 Italy (ITA) 5 11 12 28 10 Ukraine (UKR) 5 9 12 26 11 Egypt (EGY) 4 4 6 14 12 Kazakhstan (KAZ) 4 3 6 13 13 Algeria (ALG) 4 3 2 9 14 Norway (NOR) 4 1 1 6 15 Iran (IRI) 3 10 15 28 16 Mongolia (MGL) 3 4 6 13 17 Czech Republic (CZE) 3 2 1 6 18 Tunisia (TUN) 3 0 1 4 19 Azerbaijan (AZE) 2 4 6 12 20 Kenya (KEN) 2 4 4 10 21 Finland (FIN) 2 4 1 7 22 Austria (AUT) 2 3 2 7 23 Switzerland (SUI) 2 2 2 6 United States (USA) 2 2 2 6 25 Belgium (BEL) 2 1 2 5 26 Sweden (SWE) 2 0 2 4 27 Saudi Arabia (KSA) 2 0 0 2 28 Belarus (BLR) 1 6 6 13 29 Qatar (QAT) 1 5 2 8 30 Slovenia (SLO) 1 1 3 5 31 Vietnam (VIE) 1 1 2 4 32 Oman (OMA) 1 1 1 3 33 Ecuador (ECU) 1 1 0 2 34 Morocco (MAR) 1 0 5 6 35 Estonia (EST) 1 0 2 3 Turkey (TUR) 1 0 2 3 37 Croatia (CRO) 1 0 0 1 Hungary (HUN) 1 0 0 1 Syria (SYR) 1 0 0 1 40 Romania (ROU) 0 3 3 6 41 India (IND) 0 2 5 7 42 Latvia (LAT) 0 2 2 4 43 Lithuania (LTU) 0 1 3 4 44 Dominican Republic (DOM) 0 1 2 3 Indonesia (INA) 0 1 2 3 Thailand (THA) 0 1 2 3 Venezuela (VEN) 0 1 2 3 48 Armenia (ARM) 0 1 1 2 49 Greece (GRE) 0 1 0 1 Luxembourg (LUX) 0 1 0 1 51 Bulgaria (BUL) 0 0 2 2 Cameroon (CMR) 0 0 2 2 Canada (CAN) 0 0 2 2 Denmark (DEN) 0 0 2 2 55 Kuwait (KUW) 0 0 1 1 South Africa (RSA) 0 0 1 1 Sri Lanka (SRI) 0 0 1 1 Uganda (UGA) 0 0 1 1 Totals (58 entries) 246 246 306 798

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## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Lange, Katie (2015-10-05). [2015 CISM Military World Games Kick Off in South Korea](http://www.dodlive.mil/index.php/2015/10/2015-cism-military-world-games-kick-off-in-south-korea/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20161215124042/http://www.dodlive.mil/index.php/2015/10/2015-cism-military-world-games-kick-off-in-south-korea/) 2016-12-15 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) Department of Defense Live. Retrieved on 2015-10-09.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Venues](https://web.archive.org/web/20160406181334/http://korea2015mwg.org/facilities/stadium/index?lang=en)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Sports"](http://www.korea2015mwg.org/munkyoung/sports/index). *korea2015mwg.org*. Retrieved October 9, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Schedule](https://web.archive.org/web/20151011010910/http://www.korea2015mwg.org/sports/schedule/index?lang=en)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Medal Standings"](http://www.korea2015mwg.org/medal/menumedalstanding). *korea2015mwg.org*. Retrieved October 9, 2015.

## External links

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