1989 World Games
The 1989 World Games, the third World Games, were an international multi-sport event held in Karlsruhe, West Germany.Titles
112 titles were awarded in 19 sports.
As Invitational sport
| Sport | Titles | Notes |
| Artistic cycling | 4 | |
| Bodybuilding | 6 | |
| Boules | 2 | |
| Bowling | 3 | |
| Cycle ball | 1 | |
| Field archery | 4 | |
| Fistball | 1 | |
| Finswimming | 14 | |
| Karate | 12 | |
| Korfball | 1 | |
| Life saving | 16 | |
| Netball | 1 | |
| Powerlifting | 6 | |
| Artistic roller skating | 4 | |
| Roller speed skating | 10 | |
| Roller hockey | 1 | |
| Taekwondo | 12 | |
| Trampoline | 6 | |
| Tug of war | 2 | |
| Waterskiing | 6 | |
| Aikido | | |
| Bahn golf | | |
| Boomerang | | |
| Triathlon | | |
| Ultimate | | |
| Total | 112 | - |
The medal tally was as follows. Italy won the most gold medals in this edition; West Germany led in overall medals. Two bronze medals were awarded in the men's karate kata event and in each karate kumite and taekwondo event.Opening Event
The opening event was created and organised by :de:Traumfabrik |Traumfabrik
