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{{Short description|Multi-sport event in Lahti, Finland}}
{{Infobox games
| name          = World Games V <br> V Maailman Pelit <br> V Världsspelen
| logo          = World Games 1997 logo.png
| size          = 170
| Slogan        =
| host_city     = [[Lahti]], [[Finland]]
| nations       = 73
| athletes      = 1,379<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theworldgames.org/editions/Lahti-FIN-1997-9/summary|title=LAHTI, FIN 1997 |accessdate=2017-09-30|publisher= International World Games Association}}</ref>
| events        = 164 (22 sports)
| opening       = 7 August 1997
| Countdown     = 
| closing       = 17 August 1997
| opened_by     = {{nowrap|[[President of Finland|President]] [[Martti Ahtisaari]]}}
| athlete_oath  = 
| judge_oath    = 
| torch_lighter = 
| stadium       = [[Lahti Sport Centre]]
| previous      = [[1993 World Games|The Hague 1993]]
| next          = [[2001 World Games|Akita 2001]] 
}}

The '''1997 World Games''' ({{langx|fi|1997 Maailman Pelit}}, {{langx|sv|1997 Världsspelen}}), the fifth [[World Games]], were an international [[multi-sport event]] held in [[Lahti]], [[Finland]] on August 7–17, 1997. The opening and closing ceremonies took place at the Lahti Sport Centre.

==Sports==
The 1997 World Games programme featured 23 official sports and 5 invitational sports. ([[Aikido]] was deemed a demonstration sport; no medal events were held.) The numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events that were contested in each sports discipline.

;Official sports
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*{{GamesSport|Acrobatic gymnastics|Events=15|Format=d}}
*{{GamesSport|Aerobic gymnastics|Events=4|Format=d}}
*{{GamesSport|Archery|Events=6|Format=d}}
*{{GamesSport|Artistic roller skating|Events=4|Format=d}}
*{{GamesSport|Bodybuilding|Events=9|Format=d}}
*{{GamesSport|Boules sports|Events=2|Format=d}} {{Tooltip|<sup>P</sup>|Petanque}}
*{{GamesSport|Bowling|Events=3|Format=d}}
*{{GamesSport|Casting|Events=11|Format=d}}
*{{GamesSport|Dancesport|Events=2|Format=d}}
*{{GamesSport|Finswimming|Events=16|Format=d}}
*{{GamesSport|Fistball|Events=1|Format=d}}
*{{GamesSport|Inline speed skating|Events=10|Format=d}}
*{{GamesSport|Ju-jitsu|Events=10|Format=d}}
*{{GamesSport|Karate|Events=12|Format=d}}
*{{GamesSport|Korfball|Events=1|Format=d}}
*{{GamesSport|Lifesaving|Events=16|Format=d}}
*{{GamesSport|Parachuting|Events=5|Format=d}}
*{{GamesSport|Powerlifting|Events=6|Format=d}}
*{{GamesSport|Squash|Events=2|Format=d}}
*{{GamesSport|Trampoline gymnastics|Events=6|Format=d}}
*{{GamesSport|Tug of war|Events=2|Format=d}} {{Tooltip|<sup>M</sup>|Men only}}
*{{GamesSport|Water skiing|Events=12|Format=d}}
*{{GamesSport|Weightlifting|Events=9|Format=d}}{{Tooltip|<sup>W</sup>|Women only}}
{{div col end}}

;Invitational sports
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*{{GamesSport|Aikido|Events=|Format=d}} {{Tooltip|<sup>N</sup>|No medals awarded}}
*{{GamesSport|Boules sports|Events=2|Format=d}} {{Tooltip|<sup>L</sup>|Boules lyonnaise}}
*{{GamesSport|Floorball|Events=1|Format=d}}
*{{GamesSport|Military pentathlon|Events=2|Format=d}}
*{{GamesSport|Pesäpallo|Events=1|Format=d}}
*{{GamesSport|Tug of war|Events=2|Format=d}} {{Tooltip|<sup>W</sup>|Women only}}
{{div col end}}

==Calendar==
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|bgcolor=#00cc33|{{nbsp|3}}●{{nbsp|3}}||Opening ceremony||bgcolor=#3399ff|{{nbsp|3}}●{{nbsp|3}}||Event competitions||bgcolor=#ffcc00|{{nbsp|3}}●{{nbsp|3}}||Event finals||bgcolor=#ee3333|{{nbsp|3}}●{{nbsp|3}}||Closing ceremony
|-
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|-
! August
! {{nbsp}}7th
! {{nbsp}}8th
! {{nbsp}}9th
! 10th
! 11th
! 12th
! 13th
! 14th
! 15th
! 16th
! 17th
|-
| Ceremonies||bgcolor=#00cc33 align=center|●|| || || || || || || || || ||bgcolor=#ee3333 align=center|●
|-
| [[#Bodybuilding|Bodybuilding]]|| ||bgcolor=#ffcc00 align=center|●||bgcolor=#ffcc00 align=center|●|| || || || || || || ||
|-
| [[#Bowling|Bowling]]|| ||bgcolor=#ffcc00 align=center|●||bgcolor=#ffcc00 align=center|●||bgcolor=#ffcc00 align=center|●|| || || || || || ||
|-
| [[#Casting|Casting]]|| || || ||bgcolor=#ffcc00 align=center|●||bgcolor=#ffcc00 align=center|●||bgcolor=#ffcc00 align=center|●|| || || || ||
|-
| [[#DanceSport|DanceSport]]|| || || ||bgcolor=#ffcc00 align=center|●||bgcolor=#ffcc00 align=center|●|| || || || || ||
|-
| [[#Fistball|Fistball]]|| || ||bgcolor=#3399ff align=center|●||bgcolor=#3399ff align=center|●||bgcolor=#ffcc00 align=center|●|| || || || || ||
|-
| [[#Gymnastics|Gymnastics]]|| || || || ||bgcolor=#ffcc00 align=center|●||bgcolor=#ffcc00 align=center|●||bgcolor=#ffcc00 align=center|●|| ||bgcolor=#ffcc00 align=center|●||bgcolor=#ffcc00 align=center|●||
|-
| [[Ju-jitsu at the 1997 World Games|Ju-jitsu]]|| || || || || || || || ||bgcolor=#ffcc00 align=center|●||bgcolor=#ffcc00 align=center|●||bgcolor=#ffcc00 align=center|●
|-
| [[#Korfball|Korfball]]|| || || || || || ||bgcolor=#3399ff align=center|●||bgcolor=#3399ff align=center|●||bgcolor=#3399ff align=center|●||bgcolor=#3399ff align=center|●||bgcolor=#ffcc00 align=center|●
|-
| [[#Squash|Squash]]|| || || || ||bgcolor=#3399ff align=center|●|| || || || ||bgcolor=#3399ff align=center|●||bgcolor=#ffcc00 align=center|●
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| [[#Tug of war|Tug of war]]|| || || || || || || || || ||bgcolor=#ffcc00 align=center|●||bgcolor=#ffcc00 align=center|●
|-
! August
! {{nbsp}}7th
! {{nbsp}}8th
! {{nbsp}}9th
! 10th
! 11th
! 12th
! 13th
! 14th
! 15th
! 16th
! 17th
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==Medal table==

{{Further|List of 1997 World Games medal winners}}

===Official sports===
The medal tally during the fifth [[World Games]] is as follows. United States finished at the top of the final medal table.<ref name=results>{{cite web|url=http://www.theworldgames.org/the-world-games/results-history#edition=0&category=0&country=0 | title= Results of the World Games |publisher=International World Games Association|accessdate=2015-10-26}}</ref> Two bronze medals were awarded in each of the nine karate kumite events. No bronze medals were awarded in two bodybuilding and three weightlifting events. No silver medal was awarded in one weightlifting event.
<!--- This table has been meticulously researched and checked for accuracy. Its medal counts may be at variance with those published on The World Games website, in which there are known errors and omissions. Please do not change the medal counts below to match that source. --->
{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = FIN
 | flag_template  = 
 | event          = 
 | team           = 
 | gold_USA = 17 | silver_USA = 18 | bronze_USA = 10
 | gold_CHN = 16 | silver_CHN = 14 | bronze_CHN = 5
 | gold_GER = 15 | silver_GER = 16 | bronze_GER = 10
 | gold_RUS = 15 | silver_RUS = 10 | bronze_RUS = 13
 | gold_ITA = 12 | silver_ITA = 12 | bronze_ITA = 15
 | gold_SWE = 8 | silver_SWE = 5 | bronze_SWE = 10
 | gold_GBR = 6 | silver_GBR = 8 | bronze_GBR = 9
 | gold_JPN = 6 | silver_JPN = 3 | bronze_JPN = 5 | name_JPN = {{flagteam|JPN|1947}}
 | gold_BEL = 6 | silver_BEL = 3 | bronze_BEL = 4
 | gold_FRA = 5 | silver_FRA = 12 | bronze_FRA = 7
 | gold_UKR = 5 | silver_UKR = 7 | bronze_UKR = 0
 | gold_AUS = 5 | silver_AUS = 4 | bronze_AUS = 5
 | gold_CZE = 5 | silver_CZE = 4 | bronze_CZE = 4
 | gold_ESP = 5 | silver_ESP = 2 | bronze_ESP = 7
 | gold_NED = 4 | silver_NED = 6 | bronze_NED = 7
 | gold_TPE = 4 | silver_TPE = 3 | bronze_TPE = 3
 | gold_BLR = 3 | silver_BLR = 1 | bronze_BLR = 4 | name_BLR = {{flagteam|BLR|1995}}
 | gold_CAN = 3 | silver_CAN = 1 | bronze_CAN = 2
 | gold_HUN = 2 | silver_HUN = 2 | bronze_HUN = 3
 | gold_COL = 2 | silver_COL = 2 | bronze_COL = 2
 | gold_EGY = 2 | silver_EGY = 1 | bronze_EGY = 1
 | gold_RSA = 2 | silver_RSA = 0 | bronze_RSA = 4
 | gold_AUT = 1 | silver_AUT = 3 | bronze_AUT = 1
 | gold_SVK = 1 | silver_SVK = 2 | bronze_SVK = 2
 | gold_DEN = 1 | silver_DEN = 2 | bronze_DEN = 1
 | gold_NOR = 1 | silver_NOR = 1 | bronze_NOR = 4
 | gold_KOR = 1 | silver_KOR = 1 | bronze_KOR = 2 | name_KOR = {{flagteam|KOR|1984}}
 | gold_SVN = 1 | silver_SVN = 1 | bronze_SVN = 2
 | gold_GRE = 1 | silver_GRE = 1 | bronze_GRE = 1
 | gold_SUI = 1 | silver_SUI = 1 | bronze_SUI = 1
 | gold_BUL = 1 | silver_BUL = 1 | bronze_BUL = 0
 | gold_INA = 1 | silver_INA = 1 | bronze_INA = 0
 | gold_UZB = 1 | silver_UZB = 1 | bronze_UZB = 0
 | gold_BRA = 1 | silver_BRA = 0 | bronze_BRA = 2
 | gold_ARG = 1 | silver_ARG = 0 | bronze_ARG = 1
 | gold_KAZ = 1 | silver_KAZ = 0 | bronze_KAZ = 1
 | gold_MAS = 1 | silver_MAS = 0 | bronze_MAS = 0
 | gold_KSA = 1 | silver_KSA = 0 | bronze_KSA = 0
 | gold_FIN = 0 | silver_FIN = 9 | bronze_FIN = 8 |host_FIN = yes
 | gold_POL = 0 | silver_POL = 2 | bronze_POL = 5
 | gold_IRL = 0 | silver_IRL = 1 | bronze_IRL = 2
 | gold_LIE = 0 | silver_LIE = 1 | bronze_LIE = 0
 | gold_MEX = 0 | silver_MEX = 1 | bronze_MEX = 0
 | gold_GEO = 0 | silver_GEO = 0 | bronze_GEO = 1 | name_GEO = {{flagteam|GEO|1990}}
 | gold_IRI = 0 | silver_IRI = 0 | bronze_IRI = 1
 | gold_LTU = 0 | silver_LTU = 0 | bronze_LTU = 1 | name_LTU = {{flagteam|LTU|1988}}
 | gold_NZL = 0 | silver_NZL = 0 | bronze_NZL = 1
 | gold_PHI = 0 | silver_PHI = 0 | bronze_PHI = 1 | name_PHI = {{flagteam|PHI|1986}}
}}

===Invitation sports===
{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = FIN
 | flag_template  = 
 | event          = 
 | team           = 
 | gold_CHN = 2 | silver_CHN = 1 | bronze_CHN = 0
 | gold_NED = 2 | silver_NED = 0 | bronze_NED = 0
 | gold_SWE = 2 | silver_SWE = 0 | bronze_SWE = 0
 | gold_FRA = 1 | silver_FRA = 1 | bronze_FRA = 0
 | gold_ITA = 1 | silver_ITA = 1 | bronze_ITA = 0
 | gold_ESP = 0 | silver_ESP = 2 | bronze_ESP = 0
 | gold_BRA = 0 | silver_BRA = 1 | bronze_BRA = 1
 | gold_FIN = 0 | silver_FIN = 1 | bronze_FIN = 1 |host_FIN = yes
 | gold_AUS = 0 | silver_AUS = 1 | bronze_AUS = 0
 | gold_JPN = 0 | silver_JPN = 0 | bronze_JPN = 2 | name_JPN = {{flagteam|JPN|1947}}
 | gold_CRO = 0 | silver_CRO = 0 | bronze_CRO = 1
 | gold_RUS = 0 | silver_RUS = 0 | bronze_RUS = 1
 | gold_SVN = 0 | silver_SVN = 0 | bronze_SVN = 1
 | gold_SUI = 0 | silver_SUI = 0 | bronze_SUI = 1
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Sources==
*[http://www.sportcentric.com/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,1044-163483-180698-13788-0-file,00.pdf World Games News - ''Number 11 - Dec.1996'']
*[http://www.sportcentric.com/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,1044-163482-180697-13790-0-file,00.pdf World Games News - ''Number 13 - May 1997'']

==External links==
* [http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20110122181556/http://www.worldgames-iwga.org/ The IWGA]

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