Sweden Takes Gold in Open and Women’s Divisions as WFDF 2013 World Overall Championship Concludes

In Official Communication, Press Release * Official Communication by WFDF

After six days of competition from 22-27 July in Norrköping, Sweden, the WFDF 2013 World Overall Championships (WOC) concluded with the crowning of new open and women’s division champions from the host country. Tomas Burvall of Bollnäs, Sweden, won his second WFDF World Overall gold medal in the open division alongside the women’s gold medalist, Niloofar Mosavar Rahmani of Norrköping, Sweden.  The WOC event, held every other year, is the official WFDF championship contesting seven individual and pairs events, including the disc sports disciplines of Accuracy, Distance, Disc Golf, Discathon, Double Disc Court, Freestyle and Self-Caught Flight (SCF).

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A total of 85 athletes from nine countries and three continents were in attendance. Sweden finished atop the medal count with 11 gold, 10 silver, and eight bronze medals, while the USA finished second in the medal count with 5, 6, and 6, respectively.

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