OK Dinghy World Championship

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The OK Dinghy World Championship is an annual international sailing regatta for OK Dinghy, they are organized by the host club on behalf of the International OK Dinghy Class Association and recognized by World Sailing, the sports IOC recognized governing body.

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Host clubLocationNat.BoatsSailorsNationsCont.


Multiple World Champions

Compiled from the data below the table includes up to and including 2022.

RankingSailorGoldSilverBronzeTotalNo. Entries*Ref.
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Nick Craig  (GBR)5421120 [1]
2Flag of Sweden.svg  Bo-Steffan Andersson  (SWE)43078 [2]
3Flag of New Zealand.svg  Leith Armit  (NZL)41168 [3]
4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Roger Blasse  (AUS)202414 [4]
5Flag of Germany.svg  André Budzien  (GER)30036 [5]
5Flag of Denmark.svg  Poul Kirketerp  (DEN)30033 [6]
7Flag of New Zealand.svg  Karl Purdie  (NZL)21145 [7]
7Flag of Germany.svg  Karsten Hitz  (GER)211417 [8]
9Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Jim Hunt  (GBR)21035 [9]
10Flag of New Zealand.svg  Richard Dodson  (NZL)20023 [10]
10Flag of Sweden.svg  Björn Førslund  (SWE)20024 [11]

Medalists

YearGoldSilverBronzeRef.
1963 Maubuisson Flag of Denmark.svg  Sven Jakobsen  (DEN)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bert de Bock (BEL)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Guy Lachapelle (BEL) [12]
1964 Roskilde Flag of Denmark.svg  Henning Schnachtschnabel  (DEN)Flag of Denmark.svg Bent Jørgensen (DEN)Flag of Denmark.svg Christen Tang Koch (DEN) [12]
1965 Hayling Island Flag of Sweden.svg  Göran Andersson  (SWE)Flag of Denmark.svg Bent Jørgensen (DEN)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Roy Martyn (GBR) [12]
1966 Veerse Meer Flag of Sweden.svg  Göran Andersson  (SWE)Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Arnesson (SWE)Flag of Denmark.svg Ib Ussing Andersen (DEN)
1967 Lake Saint-Louis Flag of Sweden.svg  Björn Arnesson  (SWE)Flag of Sweden.svg Erik Fromell (SWE)Flag of Sweden.svg Göran Andersson (SWE) [12]
1968 Tønsberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Erik Fromell  (SWE)Flag of Sweden.svg Leif Enarsson (SWE)Flag of Sweden.svg Per Westlund (SWE) [12]
1969 Bendor Flag of Sweden.svg  Kent Carlsson  (SWE)Flag of Denmark.svg Ib Ussing Andersen (DEN)Flag of Sweden.svg Erik Fromell (SWE) [12]
1970 Takapuna Flag of Sweden.svg  Kent Carlsson  (SWE)Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Jungblut (FRG)Flag of New Zealand.svg Jonty Farmer (NZL) [12]
1971 Kiel Flag of Germany.svg  Thomas Jungblut  (FRG)Flag of Denmark.svg  Peter Due  (DEN)Flag of Denmark.svg Steen Kjølhede (DEN) [12]
1972 Marstrand Flag of Sweden.svg  Kjell Axerot  (SWE)Flag of New Zealand.svg Graeme Woodroffe (NZL)Flag of Sweden.svg Per Wennersten (SWE) [12]
1973 Falmouth Flag of New Zealand.svg  Clive Roberts  (NZL)Flag of Sweden.svg Kjell Axerot (SWE)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Dawson-Edwards (GBR)
1974 Adelaide Flag of Denmark.svg  Torben Andrup  (DEN)Flag of Denmark.svg  Jørgen Lindhardsen  (DEN)Flag of New Zealand.svg Graeme Woodroffe (NZL)
1975 Helsinki Flag of Denmark.svg  Poul Kirketerp  (DEN)Flag of New Zealand.svg  Peter Lester  (NZL)Flag of Sweden.svg Hans-Peter Hylander (SWE)
1976 Nyköping Flag of Denmark.svg  Poul Kirketerp  (DEN)Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Ling-Vannerus (SWE)Flag of Germany.svg Michael Nissen (FRG)
1977 Takapuna Flag of New Zealand.svg  Peter Lester  (NZL)Flag of New Zealand.svg Barry Thom (NZL)Flag of Germany.svg Michael Nissen (FRG) [12]
1978 Medemblik Flag of Denmark.svg  Jørgen Lindhardsen  (DEN)Flag of New Zealand.svg Leith Armit (NZL)Flag of Germany.svg  Alexander Hagen  (FRG) [12]
1979 Tønsberg Flag of New Zealand.svg  Richard Dodson  (NZL)Flag of Sweden.svg Christer Berndtsson (SWE)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Clive Evison (GBR) [12]
1980 Varberg Flag of Denmark.svg  Poul Kirketerp  (DEN)Flag of Germany.svg Jens-Peter Wrede (FRG)Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Järudd (SWE) [12]
1981 Hyères Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Peter Gale  (AUS)Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Järudd (SWE)Flag of New Zealand.svg Earl Berry (NZL) [12]
1982 Melbourne Flag of New Zealand.svg  Richard Dodson  (NZL)Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Järudd (SWE)Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Takle (AUS) [12]
1983 Torquay Flag of New Zealand.svg  Leith Armit  (NZL)Flag of Denmark.svg  Stig Westergaard  (DEN)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Trevor Gore (GBR) [12]
1984 Sønderborg Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Glen Collings  (AUS)Flag of Denmark.svg  Stig Westergaard  (DEN)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  John Derbyshire  (GBR)
1985 Medemblik Flag of New Zealand.svg  Leith Armit  (NZL)Flag of Germany.svg Reemt Reemtsma (FRG)Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Fisher (AUS)
1986 Takapuna Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Mark Fisher  (AUS)Flag of New Zealand.svg P. Meo (NZL)Flag of New Zealand.svg Leith Armit (NZL)
1987 Luleå Flag of Sweden.svg  Mats Caap  (SWE)Flag of Sweden.svg Bo-Staffan Andersson (SWE)Flag of Sweden.svg Dennis Josefsson (SWE)
1988 Travemünde Flag of Sweden.svg  Bo-Staffan Andersson  (SWE)Flag of Denmark.svg  Bjørn Westergaard  (DEN)Flag of Sweden.svg Dennis Josefsson (SWE) [12]
1989 Weymouth Flag of Sweden.svg  Per Hägglund  (SWE)Flag of Sweden.svg Bo-Staffan Andersson (SWE)Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Josefsson (SWE) [12]
1990 Melbourne Flag of New Zealand.svg  Leith Armit  (NZL)Flag of Sweden.svg Per Hägglund (SWE)Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Fisher (AUS) [12]
1991 Vallensbæk Flag of Sweden.svg  Bo-Staffan Andersson  (SWE)Flag of Denmark.svg Ulf Brandt (DEN)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Hedley Fletcher (GBR) [12]
1992 Vitrolles Flag of Sweden.svg  Bo-Staffan Andersson  (SWE)Flag of Denmark.svg Anders Adersen (DEN)Flag of Denmark.svg Ulf Brand (DEN)
1993 Puck Flag of Sweden.svg  Bo-Staffan Andersson  (SWE)Flag of Poland.svg  Mateusz Kusznierewicz  (POL)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Hedley Fletcher (GBR)
1994 Napier Flag of New Zealand.svg  Leith Armit  (NZL)Flag of Poland.svg  Mateusz Kusznierewicz  (POL)Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roger Blasse (AUS) [12]
1995 Felixstowe Flag of Sweden.svg  Björn Forslund  (SWE)Flag of Denmark.svg  Jørgen Lindhardsen  (DEN)Flag of Denmark.svg Ulf Brandt (DEN) [12]
1996 Varberg Flag of Sweden.svg  Christian Carlson  (SWE)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Hedley Fletcher (GBR)Flag of Germany.svg Martin von Zimmermann (GER)
1997 Sonderborg Flag of Sweden.svg  Björn Forslund  (SWE)Flag of Germany.svg Karsten Hitz (GER)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Hedley Fletcher (GBR) [12]
1998 Glenelg Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Roger Blasse  (AUS)Flag of Australia (converted).svg Carl Schmidt (AUS)Flag of Germany.svg Karsten Hitz (GER) [12]
1999 Neustadt in Holstein Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Milne (AUS)Flag of Denmark.svg  Jørgen Lindhardsen  (DEN)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Nick Craig  (GBR) [12]
2000 Łeba Flag of Germany.svg  Karsten Hitz  (GER)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Nick Craig  (GBR)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bart Bomans (BEL) [12]
2001 Båstad Flag of Germany.svg  Karsten Hitz  (GER)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bart Bomans (BEL)Flag of Sweden.svg  Thomas Hansson-Mild  (SWE) [12]
2002 Napier Flag of New Zealand.svg  Greg Wilcox  (NZL)Flag of New Zealand.svg  Paul Rhodes  (NZL)Flag of New Zealand.svg Alistair Gair (NZL) [12]
2003 Goa Flag of India.svg  Nintin Mongia  (IND)Flag of New Zealand.svg Ben Morisson (NZL)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Nick Craig  (GBR) [12]
2004 Poole Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Jim Hunt  (GBR)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Nick Craig  (GBR)Flag of India.svg Nintin Mongia (IND) [12]
2005 Skælskør Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Nick Craig  (GBR)Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Quist (SWE)Flag of New Zealand.svg  Greg Wilcox  (NZL) [12]
2006 Belmont Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Nick Craig  (GBR)Flag of Denmark.svg  Jørgen Lindhardsen  (DEN)Flag of New Zealand.svg  Greg Wilcox  (NZL) [12]
2007 Łeba Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Nick Craig  (GBR)Flag of New Zealand.svg Mark Perrow (NZL)Flag of New Zealand.svg  Karl Purdie  (NZL) [12]
2008 Warnemünde Flag of New Zealand.svg  Karl Purdie  (NZL)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Nick Craig  (GBR)Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andre Blasse (AUS) [12]
2009 Kalmar Flag of Sweden.svg  Thomas Hansson-Mild  (SWE)Flag of New Zealand.svg  Karl Purdie  (NZL)Flag of Denmark.svg  Jørgen Lindhardsten  (DEN) [12]
2010 Wellington Flag of New Zealand.svg  Karl Purdie  (NZL)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Michael Williams  (AUS)Flag of New Zealand.svg  Matthew Steven  (NZL)
2011 Largs Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Nick Craig  (GBR)Flag of Germany.svg  Martin von Zimmermann  (GER)Flag of Sweden.svg  Thomas Hansson-Mild  (SWE) [12]
2012 Vallensbæk Flag of Germany.svg  André Budzien  (GER)Flag of New Zealand.svg  Greg Wilcox  (NZL)Flag of Sweden.svg  Thomas Hansson-Mild  (SWE) [12]
2013 Pattaya Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Roger Blasse  (AUS)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Nick Craig  (GBR)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Michael Williams  (AUS) [12]
2014 Melbourne Flag of New Zealand.svg  Matt Stechmann  (NZL)Flag of New Zealand.svg  Luke O'Connell  (NZL)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Roger Blasse  (AUS) [12]
2015 Puck Flag of Germany.svg  André Budzien  (GER)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Charlie Cumbley  (GBR)Flag of Denmark.svg  Bo Petersen  (DEN) [12]
2016 Saint-Pierre-Quiberon Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Jim Hunt  (GBR)Flag of Denmark.svg  Jørgen Svendsen  (DEN)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Charlie Cumbley  (GBR) [13]
2017 Barbados Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Nick Craig  (GBR)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jim Hunt (GBR)Flag of New Zealand.svg  Luke O'Connell  (NZL) [12]
2018 Warnemünde Flag of Germany.svg  André Budzien  (GER)Flag of Sweden.svg  Fredrik Lööf  (SWE)Flag of Germany.svg  Jan Kurfeld  (GER) [14]
2019 Auckland Flag of New Zealand.svg  Dan Slater  (NZL)Flag of Sweden.svg  Fredrik Lööf  (SWE)Flag of New Zealand.svg  Josh Armit  (NZL) [15]
2020 MarstrandCancelled due to COVID 19
2021 Lake GardaCancelled due to COVID 19
2022 MarstrandFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Charlie Cumbley  (GBR)Flag of Sweden.svg  Niklas Edler  (SWE)Flag of Norway.svg  Lars Johan Brodtkorb  (NOR) [16]
2023 Lyme RegisGBR 2245
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Henry Wetherell  (GBR)
SWE 71
Flag of Sweden.svg  Niklas Edler  (SWE)
FRA 11
Flag of France.svg  Valerian Lebrun  (FRA)
[17]

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  1. Nick Craig at World Sailing
  2. Bo-Steffan Andersson at World Sailing
  3. Leith Armit at World Sailing
  4. Roger Blasse at World Sailing
  5. André Budzien at World Sailing
  6. Poul Kirketerp at World Sailing
  7. Karl Purdie at World Sailing
  8. Karsten Hitz at World Sailing
  9. Jim Hunt at World Sailing
  10. Richard Dodson at World Sailing
  11. Björn Førslund at World Sailing
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  15. "2019 OK Worlds" . Retrieved 10 February 2019.
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  17. "2023 OK Worlds Results".