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# Three Kingdoms of Korea

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| Three Kingdoms of Korea |
| Map of the Three Kingdoms of Korea—Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla—in the fifth century, at the height of Goguryeo's territorial expansion |
| Korean name |
| Hunminjeongeum | 삼국시대 |
| Hanja | 三國時代 |
| Revised Romanization | *Samguk-sidae* |
| McCune–Reischauer | *Samguk-sidae* |
| Other name |
| Hunminjeongeum | 삼국시기 |
| Hanja | 三國時期 |
| Revised Romanization | *Samguk-sigi* |
| McCune–Reischauer | *Samguk-sigi* |

The **Three Kingdoms of Korea** were Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla. They existed between the 1st century BC and 7th century CE. There were some smaller kingdoms like Gaya, Dongye, Okjeo, Buyeo, Usan, Tamna, etc.

Baekje helped spread Chinese characters, Chinese culture, Han Buddhism, and other technology to Japan.

The Three Kingdoms period ended in 668: Silla allied with the Tang Dynasty to conquer Baekje and then Goguryeo. Korea unified under Later Silla. The Tang occupied the northern parts of Korea. After this Korea split during the North and South States period.

Besides Chinese records, the books *Samguk Sagi* and *Samguk Yusa* also record the history of the era*.* "Samguk" (Hangul: 삼국, Hanja: 三國) means "Three Kingdoms".
# Yi Sun-sin

Yi Sun-sin
Admiral **Yi Sun-sin** (March 8, 1545 – November 19, 1598) was a Joseon dynasty admiral. He fought the Japanese navy in the Imjin war. He is a national hero of Korea.

## Life

Yi was born in Geoncheon-dong, Seoul on March 8, 1545. Because his family was poor, he moved to and grew up in his mother's hometown, Asan, in Chungcheongnam province. He became a warrior at the late age of 32, after failing the exam at the age of 28. When he arrived Jeolla-do province as the navy commander of western part of Jeolla-do province in 1591, he predicted the war with Japan. He disciplined the navy tightly and made the turtle ship, which had at least five different types of cannon and had a fully covered deck with iron spikes to shield from cannon fire and attempt to board the ship, for preparation of the war.

On April 13, 1592, the Imjin War broke out just as Yi had foreseen. Joseon was not prepared for war. Japan occupied nearly all of Korea. Yi had already prepared for war, so he led his navy to victory in every battle he fought during seven years of war with the Japanese. In the battle of Hansan, using crane wing formation he captured and sank fifty nine of the seventy-three Japanese ships. In the battle of Myeongnyang, he defeated 333 enemy ships with 13 ships his own. This victory has regarded as one of the miracle victories of the world.

Through his victories, Joseon dynasty prohibited the Japanese warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi from governing Joseon. However Yi Sun-sin was killed by enemy fire during the last battle of the war, Noryang, in 1592.
# Keizō Obuchi

| Keizō Obuchi |
| --- |
| 小渕 恵三 |
|  |
|  |
| Prime Minister of Japan |
| **In office** 30 July 1998 – 5 April 2000 |
| Monarch | Akihito |
| Preceded by | Ryutaro Hashimoto |
| Succeeded by | Mikio Aoki (Acting) |
|  |
| Personal details |
| Born | (1937-06-25)25 June 1937 Nakanojō, Japan |
| Died | 14 May 2000(2000-05-14) (aged 62) Tokyo, Japan |
| Political party | Liberal Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Chizuko Ono |
| Children | Yūko Obuchi 1 son 1 daughter |
| Alma mater | Waseda University |

**Keizō Obuchi** (小渕 恵三, *Obuchi Keizō*; 25 June 1937 – 14 May 2000) was a Japanese politician. He served in the House of Representatives for twelve terms. He became the 84th Prime Minister of Japan from 30 July 1998 to 5 April 2000. His political career ended when he suffered a serious stroke and slipped into a coma.

His daughter, Yūko Obuchi, is a member of the House of Representatives.

Obuchi died on 14 May 2000 at the age of 62 in Tokyo from complications of a stroke.

## Other websites

 Media related to Keizō Obuchi at Wikimedia Commons
# Kiyoura Keigo

| Junior First Rank Count Kiyoura Keigo |
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| 清浦 奎吾 |
|  |
|  |
| Prime Minister of Japan |
| **In office** 7 January 1924 – 11 June 1924 |
| Monarch | Taishō |
| Regent | Hirohito |
| Preceded by | Yamamoto Gonnohyōe |
| Succeeded by | Katō Takaaki |
| President of the Privy Council |
| **In office** 8 February 1922 – 7 January 1924 |
| Monarch | Taishō |
| Vice President | Hamao Arata |
| Preceded by | Yamagata Aritomo |
| Succeeded by | Hamao Arata |
| Vice President of the Privy Council |
| **In office** 20 March 1917 – 8 February 1922 |
| Monarch | Taishō |
| President | Yamagata Aritomo |
| Preceded by | Yoshikawa Akimasa |
| Succeeded by | Hamao Arata |
| Minister of Home Affairs |
| **In office** 16 September 1905 – 7 January 1906 |
| Prime Minister | Katsura Tarō |
| Preceded by | Yoshikawa Akimasa |
| Succeeded by | Hara Takashi |
| Minister of Agriculture and Commerce |
| **In office** 17 July 1903 – 7 January 1906 |
| Prime Minister | Katsura Tarō |
| Preceded by | Hirata Tosuke |
| Succeeded by | Matsuoka Yasutake |
| Minister of Justice |
| **In office** 2 June 1901 – 22 September 1903 |
| Prime Minister | Katsura Tarō |
| Preceded by | Kaneko Kentarō |
| Succeeded by | Hatano Norinao |
| **In office** 8 November 1898 – 19 October 1900 |
| Prime Minister | Yamagata Aritomo |
| Preceded by | Gitetsu Ohigashi |
| Succeeded by | Kaneko Kentarō |
| **In office** 26 September 1896 – 12 January 1898 |
| Prime Minister | Matsukata Masayoshi |
| Preceded by | Yoshikawa Akimasa |
| Succeeded by | Sone Arasuke |
| Member of the House of Peers |
| **In office** 19 April 1891 – 17 May 1906 Nominated by the Emperor |
|  |
| Personal details |
| Born | (1850-02-14)14 February 1850 or (1850-03-27)27 March 1850 Kamoto-gun, Higo, Japan |
| Died | 5 November 1942(1942-11-05) (aged 92) Atami, Shizuoka, Japan |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse(s) |
Kiyoura Tōko ​(m. 1873)​ |
| Signature |  |

Count **Kiyoura Keigo** (清浦 奎吾; 14 February or 27 March 1850 – 5 November 1942) was a Japanese politician. He was the Prime Minister of Japan in 1924.

## More readings

* Bix, Herbert P. (2000). *Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan.* New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-019314-0; OCLC 247018161
* Hane, Mikiso. *Modern Japan: A Historical Survey*. Westview Press (2001). ISBN 0-8133-3756-9
* Jansen, Marius B. (2000). *The Making of Modern Japan.* Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674003347; OCLC 44090600
* Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). *Japan encyclopedia.* Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128
# Yoshihiko Noda

| Yoshihiko Noda |
| --- |
| 野田 佳彦 |
| Official portrait, 2011 |
|  |
| Prime Minister of Japan |
| **In office** 2 September 2011 – 26 December 2012 |
| Monarch | Akihito |
| Deputy | Katsuya Okada (2012) |
| Preceded by | Naoto Kan |
| Succeeded by | Shinzo Abe |
| Leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party |
| **In office** 23 September 2024 – 19 January 2026 |
| Deputy | Akira Nagatsuma Kiyomi Tsujimoto Hiroshi Ogushi |
| Preceded by | Kenta Izumi |
| Succeeded by | Shunichi Mizuoka |
| Secretary-General of the Democratic Party |
| **In office** September 2016 – September 2017 |
| President | Renhō |
| Preceded by | Yukio Edano |
| Succeeded by | Atsushi Oshima |
| President of the Democratic Party of Japan |
| **In office** 29 August 2011 – 25 December 2012 |
| Preceded by | Naoto Kan |
| Succeeded by | Banri Kaieda |
| Minister of Finance |
| **In office** 8 June 2010 – 2 September 2011 |
| Prime Minister | Naoto Kan |
| Preceded by | Naoto Kan |
| Succeeded by | Jun Azumi |
| Senior Vice Minister of Finance |
| **In office** 16 September 2009 – 8 June 2010Serving with Naoki Minezaki |
| Minister | Hirohisa Fujii Naoto Kan |
| Preceded by | Wataru Takeshita Masatoshi Ishida |
| Succeeded by | Motohisa Ikeda Naoki Minezaki |
| Member of the House of Representatives |
| **Incumbent** |
| **Assumed office**  26 June 2000 |
| Preceded by | Shōichi Tanaka |
| Constituency | Chiba 4th district |
| **In office** 19 July 1993 – 27 September 1996 |
| Preceded by | Ken'ichi Ueno |
| Succeeded by | *Constituency abolished* |
| Constituency | Chiba 1st district |
|  |
| Personal details |
| Born |  (1957-05-20) 20 May 1957 Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan |
| Political party | Constitutional Democratic |
| Other political affiliations | Japan New (1992–1994) New Frontier (1994–1996) Democratic (2016–2018, merger) Democratic (2016–2018, merger) Independent (2017-2020) Group of Independents (2018–2019) Social Security (2019-2020) |
| Spouse(s) |
Hitomi Noda ​(m. 1992)​ |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Waseda University (BA) |
| Website | Government website |

**Yoshihiko NodaYoshihiko Noda** (野田 佳彦, *Noda Yoshihiko*; born 20 May 1957) was Prime Minister of Japan from 2011 to 2012. He was leader of the Democratic Party of Japan (Minshuto). He was defeated by Shinzo Abe's party in an election in December 2012. In 2024, he was elected Leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party serving until 2026.

Noda was born in Funabashi, Chiba. His family was poor.
# Asian Hockey Federation

Asian Hockey Federation| Abbreviation | AHF |
| Formation | 1958 (1958) |
| Founded at | Tokyo, Japan |
| Type | Sports federation |
| Headquarters | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Region served  | Asia |
| Membership  | 33 member associations |
| Patron |  Al-Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah |
| President |  Dato' Fumio Ogura |
| Parent organization | International Hockey Federation |
| Website | asiahockey.org |

The **Asian Hockey Federation** (AHF) is the governing body for the sport of field hockey in Asia. It is responsible for promoting, organizing, and regulating field hockey activities across the continent under International Hockey Federation.

## Members

* Afghanistan
* Bangladesh
* Brunei
* Cambodia
* China
* Chinese Taipei
* Hong Kong
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Japan
* Kazakhstan
* Korea
* Korea (DPR)
* Macau
* Malaysia
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Philippines
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Timor-Leste
* Turkmenistan
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
# Japan women's national under-17 football team

Japan
リトルなでしこ| Nickname(s) | Little Nadeshiko (リトルなでしこ) |
| Association | Japan Football Association |
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) |
| Sub-confederation | EAFF (East Asia) |
| Head coach | Yumi Obe |
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**First colours** |

**Second colours** |

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| FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup |
| Appearances | 7 (*first in 2008*) |
| Best result | Winner, 2014 |
| AFC U-16 Women's Championship |
| Appearances | 7 (*first in 2005*) |
| Best result | Winners, 2005, 2011, 2013, 2019 |

The **Japan women's national under-17 football team** is a national association football youth team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Football Association.

## Competitive record

### FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

| FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup record |
| --- |
| Hosts / Year | Result | GP | W | D\* | L | GS | GA | GD |
|  2008 | Quarterfinals | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 7 | +12 |
|  2010 | Runner-up | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 9 | +11 |
|  2012 | Quarterfinals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1 | +16 |
|  2014 | **Champions** | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | +22 |
|  2016 | Runner-up | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 | +17 |
|  2018 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
|  2020 | *Qualified* |
| **Total** | 7/7 | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 106 | 22 | +84 |

*\*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.*
### AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup

| AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup record |
| --- |
| Hosts / Year | Result | GP | W | D\* | L | GS | GA | GD |
|  2005 | **Champions** | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 1 | +68 |
|  2007 | Runner-up | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | –1 |
|  2009 | Third-place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 7 | +19 |
|  2011 | **Champions** | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | +18 |
|  2013 | **Champions** | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 1 | +34 |
|  2015 | Runner-up | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 2 | +17 |
|  2017 | Third-place | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | +10 |
| **Total** | 3 Titles | 33 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 184 | 19 | +165 |

*\*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.*
## Other websites

* Japan Football Association website (in English); (in Japanese)
# Japanese Regional Leagues

Japanese Regional Leagues| Founded | 1966 |
| Country | Japan |
| Level on pyramid | 4 |

**Japanese Regional Leagues** is a football league which is fourth division in Japan.

## Related pages

* Sports in Japan
* J. League Division 1
* J. League Division 2
* Japan Football League
# Extra time

**Extra time** is more time added to a game if the score is tied at the end of normal time. Some sports do not allow some or all of their games to end in a tie. In score notation (notes about the score of the game), it is often written by the letters **ET** or **a.e.t.** a.e.t stands for "after extra time".

In tournament play, where only the winner continues to the next round, professional association football add 30 minutes of extra time to the game. The extra time is made up of two 15-minute periods. If a game is still tied after extra time, it is usually decided by kicks from the penalty mark, commonly called a penalty shootout.

Extra time is also used in other sports. Some of these sports are rugby union and rugby league, where extra time is usually 20 minutes long. In Australian rules football, two five-minute extra time periods are played in knockout finals matches when scores are tied at the end of the final quarter. In Gaelic football (and hurling), two halves of ten minutes are played after a draw. In major Gaelic football tournaments, extra time is only used if a replay finishes in a tie. In field hockey matches, extra time of 7½ minutes each way is played.

In North American sports, extra time is usually referred to as "overtime"; for ice hockey, it is usually "sudden death", which means that the overtime period ends with the first score made. In college football, a system of alternating possessions beginning at the opponent's 25-yard line is used which plays out similarly to extra innings in baseball in that each team receives a chance to score, and if the game is still tied, another iteration occurs.

## Related pages

* Penalty shootout
# Asian Handball Federation

| Asian Handball Federation Arabic: الاتحاد الآسيوي لكرة اليد AHF |
| --- |
| Sport | Handball |
| Other Sports | * Beach Handball
 |
| Official website | www.asianhandball.org |
| History |
| Year of formation | 26 August 1974 (1974-08-26) at Tehran, Imperial State of Iran  |
| Demographics |
| Membership size | 44 Members |
| Affiliations |
| International federation | International Handball Federation (IHF) |
| IHF member since | 1974 |
| Other affiliation(s) | * Olympic Council of Asia
 |
| Governance |
| President | Ahmed Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah  |
| 1st Vice-President | * Yoshihide Watanabe
 |
| Secretariat |
| Address | * South Surrah, Al-Salam Area, Block 7, Street No. 705, Villa 508
 |
| Country | Kuwait  |
| Secretary General | Muhammad Shafiq  |
| Official Language(s) | English *(Official)* Arabic *(Also used for correspondences)* |
| Number of staff | 8 |
| Finance |
| Sponsors | Al-Kass Sports Channel SK Group Gerflor Molten Corporation |
| Regions |
| * West Asia
* Central Asia
* South Asia
* Southeast Asia
* East Asia
 |

The **Asian Handball Federation** (**AHF**) (Arabic: الاتحاد الآسيوي لكرة اليد) is the governing body of handball and beach handball in Asia. It has 44 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent, but excludes the transcontinental countries with territory in both Europe and Asia – Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation and Turkey – which are instead members of European Handball Federation (EHF). Three other states located along the western fringe of Asia – Cyprus, Armenia and Israel – are also EHF members. Hong Kong China and Macau, although not independent countries (both are Special regions of China), are also members of the AHF.

One of IHF's six continental confederations, the AHF was formed officially on 26 August 1974 in Tehran (Imperial State of Iran), on the sidelines of the 7th Asian Games 1974. The AHF headquarters is located in Kuwait City (Kuwait). Its current President is Sheikh Ahmed Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah from Kuwait who is a member of House of Sabah, the ruling family of Kuwait.

## Tournaments

### AHF

* Asian Men's Handball Championship
* Asian Women's Handball Championship
* Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship
* Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship
* Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship
* Asian Women's Youth Handball Championship
* Asian Games
* Asian Youth Games

### Club

* Asian Club League Handball Championship
* Asian Women's Club League Handball Championship

### Beach

* Asian Beach Handball Championship
* Asian Youth Beach Handball Championship
* Asian Beach Games

### Zones

**West Asia West Asian Women's Handball Championship
* West Asian Games

**South Asia South Asian Men's Handball Championship
* South Asian Women's Handball Championship
* South Asian Games

**Southeast Asia Southeast Asian Games

**East Asia East Asian Games

## Other websites

* Official website (in English and Arabic)
# Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia
**Southeast Asia** or **Southeastern Asia**, is the southeastern part of Asia. There are 11 countries in this region. All the countries in Southeast Asia are a part of ASEAN, except East Timor. Some of the countries are mostly on the Asian mainland; they were formerly called Indochina. The others are only on islands. All of the countries in Southeast Asia are in the tropics except for the northernmost areas of Myanmar, which is in the subtropics.

These are the countries and territories in Southeast Asia:

* Brunei
* Cambodia
* Christmas Island
* Cocos (Keeling) Islands
* East Timor (or Timor-Leste)
* Indonesia
* Laos
* Malaysia
* Myanmar (formerly Burma)
* Philippines
* Singapore
* Thailand
* Vietnam

The United Nations also includes the region of Northeast India and Southeast Bangladesh traditionally, due to ethnicity similarities and culturally as part of Southeast Asia.

## Related pages

* Brunei
* Cambodia
* East Timor
* Indonesia
* Laos
* Malaysia
* Myanmar
* Philippines
* Singapore
* Thailand
* Vietnam
* Far East (Usually referring to the 6 countries of East Asia and 11 countries of Southeast Asia collectively)
# French Sailing Federation

French Sailing Federation| Sport | Sailing |
| Abbreviation | FFV |
| Founded | 1946 (1946) |
| Location | Paris |
| President | Nicolas Hénard |
| Secretary | Sylvie Harlé |
| Official website |
| www.ffvoile.org |

The **French Sailing Federation** (**FFV**) (French: *Fédération Française de Voile*) is the governing body of sailing in France.

## Other websites

* Official site (in French)
* ISAF MNA Microsite Archived 2012-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
# International Shooting Sport Federation

The **International Shooting Sport Federation** (**ISSF**) is the governing body of the Olympic Shooting events in rifle, pistol and shotgun (clay target) disciplines, and of several non-Olympic Shooting sport events. ISSF's activities include regulation of the sport, Olympic qualifications and organization of international competitions such as the ISSF World Cup Series, the ISSF World Cup Finals, the ISSF Separate World Championship in Shotgun events and the ISSF World Championship in all events.

Founded in 1907 as the **International Shooting Union** (French: *Union International de Tir*), and then changing its name in 1998, the ISSF affiliates nowadays over 150 National Shooting Federations from Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania. The ISSF Presidency is held by Mr. Vladimir Lisin, a Russian steel tycoon since the 30th of November 2018. Mr. Lisin was also President of the European Shooting Confederation until October 2021. The ISSF headquarters is in Munich, Germany.

## Competitions and records

The ISSF recognizes the following competitions as *ISSF Championships*:

* The Olympic Games every four years (Olympic events only)
* The ISSF World Shooting Championships every four years, plus every other year for shotgun events
* The ISSF World Cup four times a year plus a final (Olympic events only)
* The ISSF Junior World Cup four times a year plus a final (Olympic events only)
* Regional championships, such as the European Championships or the Pan-American Games, with regularity that is decided on the regional level

These are the only competitions that have direct supervision from ISSF committees, and the only competitions where world records can be set. This leads to many national records in fact being higher than the world records.

## Events

| Number | Events | First | Last |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | ISSF World Shooting Championships | 1897 | 2018 (52nd) |
| 2 | ISSF World Cup | 1986 | 2020 (35th) |
| 3 | ISSF Junior World Cup | 2016 | 2019 (4th) |
| 4 | World University Shooting Championships | 2003 | 2018 (7th) |
| 5 | World Military Shooting Championships | 1957 | 2017 (50th) |

## Related pages

* List of shooting sports organizations
* ISSF World Shooting Championships

## Other websites

* Official site
* ISSF News - Official news service
* ShootingWiki.org
* 10.9 Generator Archived 2015-01-04 at the Wayback Machine
# Bandy World Championship for men

The **Bandy World Championship** is a competition between bandy-playing nations. The tournament is administered by the Federation of International Bandy.

Bandy has been played since the 19th century, but the first world championship for men were only played in 1957, and the first world championship for women were only played in 2004.

Bandy was held as a demonstration sport at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. This Olympic bandy tournament had no world championship status.

The first ever Bandy World Championship was organised in 1957. It was played at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium in Finland.

From 1961–2003, the bandy world championship for men were played once every two years, but since 2003 the bandy world championship for men has been played once every year.

## Past champions

* 1957  Soviet Union
* 1958 *no world championship*
* 1959 *no world championship*
* 1960 *no world championship*
* 1961  Soviet Union
* 1962 *no world championship*
* 1963  Soviet Union
* 1964 *no world championship*
* 1965  Soviet Union
* 1966 *no world championship*
* 1967  Soviet Union
* 1968 *no world championship*
* 1969  Soviet Union
* 1970 *no world championship*
* 1971  Soviet Union
* 1972 *no world championship*
* 1973  Soviet Union
* 1974 *no world championship*
* 1975  Soviet Union
* 1976 *no world championship*
* 1977  Soviet Union
* 1978 *no world championship*
* 1979  Soviet Union
* 1980 *no world championship*
* 1981  Sweden
* 1982 *no world championship*
* 1983  Sweden
* 1984 *no world championship*
* 1985  Soviet Union
* 1986 *no world championship*
* 1987  Sweden
* 1988 *no world championship*
* 1989  Soviet Union
* 1990 *no world championship*
* 1991  Soviet Union
* 1992 *no world championship*
* 1993  Sweden
* 1994 *no world championship*
* 1995  Sweden
* 1996 *no world championship*
* 1997  Sweden
* 1998 *no world championship*
* 1999  Russia
* 2000 *no world championship*
* 2001  Russia
* 2002 *no world championship*
* 2003  Sweden
* 2004  Finland
* 2005  Sweden
* 2006  Russia
* 2007  Russia
* 2008  Russia
* 2009  Sweden
* 2010  Sweden
* 2011  Russia
* 2012  Sweden
* 2013  Russia
* 2014  Russia
* 2015  Russia
* 2016  Russia
* 2017  Sweden
# Petanque

Petanque players in Cannes, France
**Petanque** is a game played by many people, especially in France. It is played on a level surface which can be covered with gravel of varying sizes. Boules [metal balls] are thrown along this terrain. The game is played between two teams. Each team has three players [triples] with 2 boules each. At the start of the game, a small ball [coche or jack] is thrown. Each player stands in a circle and tries to throw a larger ball [boule] so that it lands close to the coche.The team having their boule or boules closest to the coche at the first end takes the points. Play continues until one team reaches 13.
In a doubles game each player has 3 boules.