Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2017 World Games
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| games_link = World Games 2017
| year = 2017
| NOC = BIH
| NOCname = Olympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina
| competitors = 2
| sports = 2
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| start_date = 20 July 2017
| end_date = 30 July 2017
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Bosnia and Herzegovina competed at the World Games 2017 held at Wrocław, Poland, from 20 to 30 July 2017. The Bosnian delegation consisted of two athletes competing in two sports. The team failed to win any medal in the Games.
Background
Bosnia and Herzegovina was part of Yugoslavia till 1992, after which it declared its independence. A National Olympic Committee was formed on 4 June 1992 on the eve of the 1992 Summer Olympics and was approved provisionally by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) before full recognition on 24 September 1993. In 1997, it officially became the Olympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/countries/BIH|title=Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Olympics|work=Olympedia|access-date=1 June 2024}}
The 2017 World Games were held in Wroclaw, Poland from 20 to 30 July 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.theworldgames.org/editions/Wroclaw-POL-2017-4/summary|title=World Games 2017|work=Wroclaw 2017|access-date=14 July 2017}} The nation did not participate in any previous World Games and made its debut in the 2017 event. The Bosnian delegation consisted of two athletes competing across two sports.{{cite web|url=https://swog2017.theworldgames.org/hide/en/-60/Participant/List?letter=&countryId=BIH&disciplineId=&eventId=&gender=&isTeam=false&isGrid=false&page=0&itemNumbers=All|title=Bosnia and Herzegovina, List of athletes|work=Wroclaw 2017|access-date=3 February 2024}}
Competitors
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! width=45|Men ! width=45|Women ! width=45|Total | |||
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align=left|Boules sports | 1 | 0 | 1 |
align=left|Kickboxing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total
!2 !0 !2 |
Boules sports
{{main|Boules sports at the 2017 World Games}}
Ivan Galoic was the lone participant in Boules sports. The Men's lyonnaise precision competition took place on 24 July 2017 at the Centennial Hall in Wroclaw. In the event, he qualified for the finals after placing fourth in the qualification rounds with a score of 35 points.{{cite web|url=https://swog2017.theworldgames.org/hide/en/-60/Comp/Info/ResultList/BOM011901|title=Men's lyonnaise precision, qualification|work=World Games 2017|access-date=31 July 2017}} In the finals, he missed out on a medal after he finished last amongst the four participants.{{cite web|url=https://swog2017.theworldgames.org/hide/en/-60/Comp/Info/ResultList/BOM011101|title=Men's lyonnaise precision, finals|work=World Games 2017|access-date=31 July 2017}}
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! rowspan="2" |Athlete ! rowspan="2" |Event ! colspan="4" |Qualification ! rowspan="2" |Final ! rowspan="2" |Rank |
Round 1
!Round 2 !Total !Rank |
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|align-left|Ivan Galoic |17 |18 |35 |4 Q |13 |4 |
Kickboxing
{{main|Kickboxing at the 2017 World Games}}
Mesud Selimovic was the lone participant in the men's cruiserweight category in Kickboxing at the Games. The Kickboxing was represented as an invitation event at the Games for the first time and hence was not eligible for medals.{{cite web|url=https://www.theworldgames.org/editions/Wroclaw-POL-2017-4/summary|title=Summary, 2017 World Games|work=World Games 2017|access-date=31 July 2017}} The competition took place from 26 to 27 July 2017 at the Orbita Hall in Wroclaw. In the event, Selimovic won the quarterfinals and semifinals, before losing to Dawid Kasperski of Poland in the finals to finish second.{{cite web|url=https://swog2017.theworldgames.org/hide/en/-60/Comp/DetailedScheduleByEvent?sportCode=KIM086000|title=Men's 86 kg, kickboxing|work=World Games 2017|access-date=31 July 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://swog2017.theworldgames.org/hide/en/-60/Participant/ParticipantInfo/d2daa7b6-6f5e-47aa-aa67-1f0a1c31e822|title=Mesud Selimovic|work=World Games 2017|access-date=31 July 2017}}
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! Athlete ! Event ! Quarterfinals ! Semifinals ! Final ! Rank |
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|align-left|Mesud Selimovic |{{flagicon|MAR}} El Felak |{{flagicon|IRI}} Nosrati |{{flagicon|POL}} Kasperski |{{silver02}} |