# Boules sports at the World Games

Boules sports, including boule lyonnaise, pétanque and raffa, were introduced as World Games sports at the World Games 1985 in London.

## Boule Lyonnaise
### Men
#### Doubles

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2001 Akita | France (FRA) Laurent Duverger Sébastien Grail | Italy (ITA) Michele Girodanino Marco Ziraldo | Slovenia (SLO) Gregor Kosir Zoran Rednak |

#### 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) |
| 2013 Cali | Mauro Roggero (ITA) | Guillaume Abelfo (FRA) | Tomislav Kolobaric (CRO) |
| 2017 Wrocław | Guillaume Abelfo (FRA) | Anže Petrič (SLO) | Li Panpan (CHN) |

#### 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) |
| 2013 Cali | Luigi Grattapaglia (ITA) | Zhang Yixin (CHN) | Thomas Allier (FRA) |
| 2017 Wrocław | Nicolas Pretto (ARG) | Pero Ćubela (CRO) | Gregory Chirat (FRA) |

### Women
#### Doubles

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2001 Akita | France (FRA) Corine Maugiron Valérie Maugiron | Italy (ITA) Ilenia Pasin Laura Trova | Slovenia (SLO) Petra Pivk Nina Sodec |

#### 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) |
| 2013 Cali | Cheng Xiping (CHN) | Barbara Barthet (FRA) | Giorgia Rebora (ITA) |
| 2017 Wrocław | Barbara Barthet (FRA) | Wang Yang (CHN) | Serena Traversa (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) |
| 2013 Cali | Iva Vlahek (CRO) | Gaelle Millet (FRA) | Romina Soledad Bolatti (ARG) |
| 2017 Wrocław | Guo Xiaomin (CHN) | Suzy Marie (FRA) | Laura Skoberne (SLO) |

## Pétanque
### Men
#### Precision shooting

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2017 Wrocław | Henri Lacroix (FRA) | Thanakorn Sangkaew (THA) | Diego Rizzi (ITA) |

#### Doubles

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2009 Kaohsiung | France (FRA) Damien Hureau Julien Lamour | Belgium (BEL) Fabrice Uytterhoeven William van der Biest | Thailand (THA) Pakin Phukram Supan Thongphoo |
| 2013 Cali | France (FRA) Henri Lacroix Dylan Rocher | Thailand (THA) Thaloengkiat Phusa-At Lacsukan Piachan | Belgium (BEL) Jean-Francois Hemon Steven Ielegems |
| 2017 Wrocław | Italy (ITA) Fabio Dutto Diego Rizzi | Thailand (THA) Thanakorn Sangkaew Sarawut Sriboonpeng | Spain (ESP) Enrique Catalan Manuel Romero |

#### Triples

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1985 London | France (FRA) | Italy (ITA) | Monaco (MON) |
| 1989 Karlsruhe | France (FRA) | Algeria (ALG) | Luxembourg (LUX) |
| 1993 The Hague | France (FRA) | Belgium (BEL) | Denmark (DEN) |
| 1997 Lahti | Spain (ESP) | Italy (ITA) | France (FRA) |
| 2001 Akita | Italy (ITA) Stefano Bruno Fabio Dutto Paolo Lerda | Spain (ESP) José Luis Delgado José Joaquín Romero Antonio López | Belgium (BEL) André Lozano Michel Vancampenhout Charles Weibel |
| 2005 Duisburg | France (FRA) Simon Cortes Sylvain Dubreuil Sylvain Pilewski | Madagascar (MAD) Michel Rakotomalala Jean Randrianandrasana Sylvain Rakotoarivelo | Belgium (BEL) André Lozano Charles Weibel Michel Vancampenhout |

### Women
#### Precision shooting

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2017 Wrocław | Caroline Bourriaud (FRA) | Nantawan Fueangsanit (THA) | Chao Guijin (CHN) |

#### Doubles

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1989 Karlsruhe | Belgium (BEL) | Great Britain (GBR) | Spain (ESP) |
| 1993 The Hague | France (FRA) | Sweden (SWE) | Germany (GER) |
| 1997 Lahti | Belgium (BEL) | France (FRA) | Spain (ESP) |
| 2001 Akita | Belgium (BEL) Nancy Barzin Linda Goblet | Spain (ESP) Ines Rosário María Luisa Ruiz | Madagascar (MAD) Hanta Randriambahiny Odile Razanamahefa |
| 2009 Kaohsiung | Thailand (THA) Kannika Limwanich Suphannee Wongsut | France (FRA) Nadége Baussian Ranya Kouadri | Israel (ISR) Margalit Ossi Gali Shriki |
| 2013 Cali | France (FRA) Ludivine D'Isidoro Marie-Christine Virebayre | Thailand (THA) Thongsri Thamakord Phantipha Wongchuvej | Canada (CAN) Maryse Bergeron Marieke Rolland |
| 2017 Wrocław | Thailand (THA) Nantawan Fueangsanit Phantipha Wongchuvej | Belgium (BEL) Nancy Barzin Camille Max | France (FRA) Caroline Bourriaud Anne Maillard |

#### Triples

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2005 Duisburg | France (FRA) Cynthia Quennehen Ingrid d'Introno Chantal Salaris | Thailand (THA) Phantipha Wongchuvej Noknoi Youngcham Thongsri Thamakord | Germany (GER) Lara Eble Gudrun Deterding Daniela Thelen |

## Raffa
### Men
#### Doubles

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2009 Kaohsiung | Italy (ITA) Pasquale d'Alterio Gianluca Formicone | Argentina (ARG) Raúl Basualdo Horacio Francisco Spessot | Brazil (BRA) Milton Schmitz Rafael Vanz Borges |
| 2013 Cali | Italy (ITA) Andrea Cappelacci Giuliano Di Nicola | Chile (CHI) Aldo Cesar Bavestrello Sturla Rodolfo Samuel Galvez Monsalve | Argentina (ARG) Raúl Basualdo Horacio Francisco Spessot |
| 2017 Wrocław | Italy (ITA) Giuliano Di Nicola Gianluca Formicone | San Marino (SMR) Enrico Dall'Olmo Jacopo Frisoni | Austria (AUT) Günther Baur Philipp Wolfgang |

### Women
#### Doubles

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2009 Kaohsiung | Italy (ITA) Loana Capelli Elisa Luccarini | Brazil (BRA) Noeli Dalla Corte Ingrid Fuchter | Turkey (TUR) Deniz Demir Rukiye Yüksel |
| 2013 Cali | China (CHN) Cen Weifei Zhang Wei | Argentina (ARG) Natalia Alejandra Limardo Maria Victoria Maiz | Brazil (BRA) Noeli Dalla Corte Ingrid Fuchter |
| 2017 Wrocław | Argentina (ARG) Romina Bolatti María Victoria Maíz | Brazil (BRA) Noeli Dalla Corte Ana Caroline Martins | China (CHN) Cen Wefei Zhang Wei |