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] | Dick Jobbins (GBR) | |||
1972 Medemblik [2] | Peter Hollis (AUS) | |||
1973 Imperia | Peter Hollis (AUS) | |||
1975 Brisbane | David Pitman (GBR) | |||
1976 Palo Alto [3] | David Pitman (GBR) | Paul Wells (USA) | Peter Newlands (NZL) | |
1977 Kiel [4] | David Pitman (GBR) | Geoff Whitfield (GBR) | Richard Gladwell (GBR) | |
1979 Takapuna | Peter Newlands (NZL) | |||
1980 Hayling Island | Peter Newlands (NZL) and Geoff Whitfield (GBR) | Brian Bennett (NZL) | [5] | |
1981 Toronto | Peter Newlands (NZL) | |||
1982 Medemblik | Tony Smith (NZL) | Peter Newlands (NZL) | Keith Paul (GBR) | [6] |
1983 Belmont NSW | Tony Smith (NZL) | [7] | ||
1984 Riva del Garda | Barry Watson (AUS) | Keith Paul (GBR) | Joachim P. Rosler (GER) | [8] |
1985 Struer | Barry Watson (AUS) | |||
1986 Santa Cruz | Mark Starratt (USA) | Barry Watson (AUS) | Pieter Visser (NED) | [9] |
1987 Hamburgsund | John Webb (GBR) | |||
1988 Brisbane | Steve Daniel (GBR) | |||
1989 Travemünde | Steve Daniel (GBR) | |||
1990 Hayling Island | John Hardman (GBR) | John Browett (GBR) | Steve Daniel (GBR) | |
1991 Marsala | Andrea Bonezzi (ITA) | Christopher Burrough (GBR) | Graham Scott (GBR) | |
1992 Melbourne | Barry Watson (AUS) | |||
1993 Medemblik | Stuart Jones (GBR) | Andrea Bonezzi (ITA) | Steven Grimes (AUS) | [10] |
1994 Attersee am Attersee | Graham Scott (GBR) | |||
1995 Rowayton | Graham Scott (GBR) | Stuart Jones (GBR) | Andrea Bonezzi (ITA) | [11] |
1996 Weymouth | Ian Renilson (GBR) | Neil Wilson (GBR) | Jason Beebe (AUS) | [12] |
1997 Sydney | Andrea Bonezzi (ITA) | Ian Renilson (GBR) | Nigel Walbank (GBR) | [13] |
1998 Cagliari | Stuart Jones (GBR) | Graham Scott (GBR) | Andrea Bonezzi (ITA) | [14] [15] |
1999 Kiel | Andrea Bonezzi (ITA) | Stuart Jones (GBR) | Ian Renilson (GBR) | [16] |
2000 Medemblik | Gabriel Wicke (GER) | Andrea Bonezzi (ITA) | Ian Renilson (GBR) | [17] [18] |
2001 Kingston | Arthur Brett (AUS) | Andrea Bonezzi (ITA) | Nigel Walbank (GBR) | [19] |
2002 Melbourne | Arthur Brett (AUS) | Tim Holden (GBR) | Andrea Bonezzi (ITA) | [19] |
2003 Plymouth | Andrea Bonezzi (ITA) | Tim Holden (GBR) | Stuart Jones (GBR) | [20] |
2004 Riva del Garda | Andrea Bonezzi (ITA) | Marcus Hamilton (AUS) | Giovanni Bonzio (ITA) | [21] |
2005 Travemünde | Jan von der Bank (GER) | Andrea Bonezzi (ITA) | Giovanni Bonzio (ITA) | [22] |
2006 Fremantle | Andrea Bonezzi (ITA) | Marcus Hamilton (AUS) | Tim Hill (AUS) | [23] |
2007 Medemblik | Marcus Hamilton (AUS) | Andrea Bonezzi (ITA) | Jan von der Bank (GER) | [24] |
2008 Kingston | Marcus Hamilton (AUS) | Marco Versari (ITA) | Søren Dulong Andreasen (DEN) | [25] |
2009 Sønderborg | Andrea Bonezzi (ITA) | Jono Neate (AUS) | Jacob Lunding (DEN) | [26] |
2010 Brisbane | Jono Neate (AUS) | Andrea Bonezzi (ITA) | Christoph Homeier (GER) | [27] |
2011 Weymouth | Bjarke Johnsen (DEN) | Graham Scott (GBR) | Søren Dulong Andreasen (DEN) | [28] |
2012 St. Petersburg | Antonio Lambertini (ITA) | Giovanni Bonzio (ITA) | Søren Dulong Andreasen (DEN) | [29] |
2013 Gravedona | Søren Dulong Andreasen (DEN) | Simon Mussel (GBR) | Mark Bulka (AUS) | [30] |
2014 Belmont | Mark Bulka (AUS) | Jono Neate (AUS) | Matthew Mulder (AUS) | [31] |
2015 Medemblik | Simon Mussell (GBR) | Mark Bulka (AUS) | Andrea Bonezzi (ITA) | [32] [33] |
2016 Santa Cruz | Mark Bulka (AUS) | Jason Beebe (AUS) | Simon Mussell (GBR) | [34] |
2017 Sønderborg | Jason Beebe (AUS) | Mark Bulka (AUS) | Jesper Nielsen (DEN) | [35] |
2018 McCrae | Mark Bulka (AUS) | Jason Beebe (AUS) | Andrea Bonezzi (ITA) | [36] |
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