Boules sports at the World Games
Boules sports, including boules Lyonnaise, petanque and raffa, were introduced as World Games sports at the World Games 1985 in London.
Medalists
Petanque
Men
Doubles
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Kaohsiung |  FranceDamien Hureau Julien Lamour |
 BelgiumFabrice Uytterhoeven William van der Biest |
 ThailandFabrice Uytterhoeven William van der Biest |
Triples
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 London | France |
 Italy |
 Monaco |
| 1989 Karlsruhe | France |
 Algeria |
 Luxembourg |
| 1993 Den Haag | France |
Belgium |
 Denmark |
| 1997 Lahti |  Spain |
Italy |
France |
| 2001 Akita | Italy Stefano Bruno Fabio Dutto Paolo Lerda |
Spain José Luis Delgado José Joaquín Romero Antonio López |
Belgium André Lozano Michel Vancampenhout Charles Weibel |
| 2005 Duisburg | France Simon Cortes Sylvain Dubreuil Sylvain Pilewski |
 MadagascarMichel Rakotomalala Jean Randrianandrasana Sylvain Rakotoarivelo |
Belgium André Lozano Charles Weibel Michel Vancampenhout |
Women
Doubles
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 Karlsruhe | Belgium |
 United Kingdom |
Spain |
| 1993 Den Haag | France |
 Sweden |
 Germany |
| 1997 Lahti | Belgium |
France |
Spain |
| 2001 Akita | Belgium Nancy Barzin Linda Goblet |
Spain Ines Rosário María Luisa Ruiz |
Madagascar Hanta Randriambahiny Odile Razanamahefa |
| 2009 Kaohsiung | Thailand Kannika Limwanich Suphannee Wongsut |
France Nadége Baussian Ranya Kouadri |
 IsraelMargalit Ossi Gali Shriki |
Triples
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Duisburg | France Cynthia Quennehen Ingrid d'Introno Chantal Salaris |
Thailand Phantipha Wongchuvej Noknoi Youngcham Thongsri Thamakord |
Germany Lara Eble Gudrun Deterding Daniela Thelen |
Boules Lyonnaise
Men
Progressive shooting
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Duisburg | Mauro Bunino (ITA) |
Fabien Jarnet (FRA) |
 Jasmin Causevic (SLO) |
| 2009 Kaohsiung | Ales Borcnik (SLO) |
Alessandro Longo (ITA) |
Sébastien Mourgues (FRA) |
Precision shooting
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Duisburg |  Markica Dodig (BIH) |
 Sandro Gulja (CRO) |
Frédéric Ascensi (FRA) |
| 2009 Kaohsiung | Gianfranco Santoro (CRO) |
Emanuele Ferrero (ITA) |
Markica Dodig (BIH) |
Doubles
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Akita | France Laurent Duverger Sébastien Grail |
Italy Michele Girodanino Marco Ziraldo |
Slovenia Gregor Kosir Zoran Rednak |
Women
Progressive shooting
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Duisburg | Ilenia Pasin (ITA) |
 Wang Mei (CHN) |
Magali Billeaud (FRA) |
| 2009 Kaohsiung | Cheng Xiping (CHN) |
Laurence Essertel (FRA) |
Chiara Soligo (ITA) |
Precision shooting
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Duisburg |  Fatiha Targhaoui (MAR) |
Corine Maugiron (FRA) |
Tanja Gobo (CRO) |
| 2009 Kaohsiung | Yang Ying (CHN) |
Magali Jouve (FRA) |
Paola Mandola (ITA) |
Doubles
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Akita | France Corine Maugiron Valérie Maugiron |
Italy Ilenia Pasin Laura Trova |
Slovenia Petra Pivk Nina Sodec |
Raffa
Men
Doubles
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Kaohsiung | Italy Pasquale d'Alterio Gianluca Formicone |
 ArgentinaRaúl Basualdo Horacio Francisco Spessot |
 BrazilMilton Schmitz Rafael Vanz Borges |
Women
Doubles
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Kaohsiung | Italy Loana Capelli Elisa Luccarini |
Brazil Noeli dalla Corte Ingrid Fuchter |
 TurkeyDeniz Demir Rukiye Yüksel |
