1989 World Games
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Italy ( ITA ) 21 15 14 50
2 West Germany ( FRG ) * 18 13 27 58
3 Soviet Union ( URS ) 15 13 8 36
4 United States ( USA ) 8 9 9 26
5 France ( FRA ) 8 6 6 20
6 South Korea ( KOR ) 8 1 4 13
7 Great Britain ( GBR ) 6 6 11 23
8 Canada ( CAN ) 6 2 1 9
9 Chinese Taipei ( TPE ) 4 0 0 4
10 China ( CHN ) 2 5 1 8
11 Japan ( JPN ) 2 4 7 13
12 Austria ( AUT ) 2 4 4 10
13 Netherlands ( NED ) 2 2 3 7
14 Belgium ( BEL ) 2 1 3 6
15 Finland ( FIN ) 2 1 0 3
16 Portugal ( POR ) 2 0 0 2
17 Switzerland ( SUI ) 1 5 4 10
18 Indonesia ( INA ) 1 0 4 5
19 New Zealand ( NZL ) 1 0 0 1
19 Norway ( NOR ) 1 0 0 1
Medal table
Further information : List of 1989 World Games medal winners The medal tally was as follows . Italy won the most gold medals in this edition ; West Germany led in overall medals . [ 3 ] Two bronze medals were awarded in the men 's karate kata event and in each karate kumite ( 10 ) and taekwondo ( 12 ) event . * Host nation ( West Germany )
The 1989 World Games, the third World Games, were an international multi-sport event held in Karlsruhe, West Germany.