The Contender World Championship is an annual international sailing regatta for Contender (dinghy) they are organized by the host club on behalf of the International Class Association and recognized by World Sailing, the sports IOC recognized governing body.
Event | Host | Participation | Ref. | ||||||||
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Ed. | Dates | Year | Host club | Location | Country | Sailors | Male | Fem. | Nat. | Cont. | |
Compiled from the data below the table includes up to and including 20XX.
Ranking | Sailor | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | No. Entries* | Ref. |
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Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||
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1970 Hayling Island [1] | ![]() | |||
1972 Medemblik [2] | ![]() | |||
1973 Imperia | ![]() | |||
1975 Brisbane | ![]() | |||
1976 Palo Alto [3] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
1977 Kiel [4] | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
1979 Takapuna | ![]() | |||
1980 Hayling Island | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | [5] | |
1981 Toronto | ![]() | |||
1982 Medemblik | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [6] |
1983 Belmont NSW | ![]() | [7] | ||
1984 Riva del Garda | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [8] |
1985 Struer | ![]() | |||
1986 Santa Cruz | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [9] |
1987 Hamburgsund | ![]() | |||
1988 Brisbane | ![]() | |||
1989 Travemünde | ![]() | |||
1990 Hayling Island | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
1991 Marsala | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
1992 Melbourne | ![]() | |||
1993 Medemblik | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [10] |
1994 Attersee am Attersee | ![]() | |||
1995 Rowayton | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [11] |
1996 Weymouth | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [12] |
1997 Sydney | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [13] |
1998 Cagliari | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [14] [15] |
1999 Kiel | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [16] |
2000 Medemblik | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [17] [18] |
2001 Kingston | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [19] |
2002 Melbourne | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [19] |
2003 Plymouth | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [20] |
2004 Riva del Garda | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [21] |
2005 Travemünde | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [22] |
2006 Fremantle | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [23] |
2007 Medemblik | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [24] |
2008 Kingston | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [25] |
2009 Sønderborg | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [26] |
2010 Brisbane | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [27] |
2011 Weymouth | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [28] |
2012 St. Petersburg | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [29] |
2013 Gravedona | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [30] |
2014 Belmont | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [31] |
2015 Medemblik | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [32] [33] |
2016 Santa Cruz | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [34] |
2017 Sønderborg | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [35] |
2018 McCrae | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | [36] |
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