The Windsurfing World Championships is an international sailing competition organized by World Sailing held since 1980, now annually.
Edition | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref | |
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1980 Tihany | Board| [1] | Klaus Maran (ITA) | Derk Thijs (NED) | Aagesen (NOR) | [2] | |
1981 Palamós | Vincent Borde (FRA) | Patrice Vieller (FRA) | Thomas Staltmair (FRG) | [2] | ||
1982 Messina | Klaus Maran (ITA) | Heiko Hoffmann (FRG) | M. Querrin (FRA) | [2] | ||
1983 Hamilton | Stephan van den Berg (NED) | Klaus Maran (ITA) | Sven Rasmussen (NOR) | [2] | ||
1986 Cagliari | Håkan Ling (SWE) | M. Reintsema (NED) | [2] | |||
1987 Kingston | Georg Kendler (AUT) | Jean-Luc Lochus (FRA) | Luca De Pedrini (ITA) | [2] | ||
1989 Palma de Mallorca | Lechner A-390 | Eric Belot (FRA) | Alain Cadre (FRA) | Claude Muzellec (FRA) | [3] | |
1990 Corpus Christi | Michel Quentin (FRA) | Jorge García (ARG) | Eric Belot (FRA) | [3] | ||
1991 San Francisco | Barry Edington (GBR) | Michel Quentin (FRA) | Franck David (FRA) | [3] | ||
1992 Singapore | Franck David (FRA) | Amit Inbar (ISR) | Claude Muzellec (FRA) | [3] | ||
Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
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1986 | Julian Anderson (GBR) Nils Hangard (NOR) | ||
1987 | Francesco Wirz (ITA) Chris Lawrence (AUS) | Thomas Foyen (NOR) D. Woods (AUS) | H. Nissen-Lie (NOR) M. Pedersen (AUS) |
1988 | L. de Pedrini (ITA) H. Piegelin (FRA) | Francesco Wirz (ITA) M. Quintin (FRA) | Claude Muzellec (FRA) Robert Nagy (FRA) |
1989 Corpus Christi | Julian Anderson (GBR) Chris Lawrence (AUS) | Riccardo Giordano (ITA) Nikolaos Kaklamanakis (GRE) | H. Mann (SWE) J. Callahan (USA) |
1990 | J. Hutchcroft (GBR) Chris Lawrence (AUS) | A. Dale (RSA) Ted Huang (USA) | J. Blinnikka (FIN) H. Plumb (GBR) |
1991 San Francisco | Julian Anderson (GBR) Riccardo Giordano (ITA) Mike Gebhardt (USA) | A. Morell (ISV) Wim Opten (NED) S. Borncroft (GBR) | H. Mann (SWE) Tim Ratzlaff (USA) K. Schumacher (USA) |
1992 Mondello | Riccardo Giordano (ITA) P. van Schie (NED) | T. Lentall (AUS) Aaron McIntosh (NZL) | A. Dale (RSA) Nikolaos Kaklamanakis (GRE) |
1993 Kashiwazaki | Bruce Kendall (NZL) | Aaron McIntosh (NZL) | Mike Gebhardt (USA) |
1994 Gimli | Aaron McIntosh (NZL) | Bruce Kendall (NZL) | Andrea Zinali (ITA) |
1995 Port Elizabeth | João Rodrigues (POR) | Nikolaos Kaklamanakis (GRE) | Aaron McIntosh (NZL) |
1996 Haifa | Nikolaos Kaklamanakis (GRE) | Gal Fridman (ISR) | Eduardo García (ARG) |
1997 Fremantle | Aaron McIntosh (NZL) | Amit Inbar (ISR) | Marcos Galván (ARG) |
1998 Brest | Aaron McIntosh (NZL) | Amit Inbar (ISR) | João Rodrigues (POR) |
1999 Nouméa | Lars Kleppich (AUS) | Tony Philp (FIJ) | Marcos Galván (ARG) |
2000 Mar del Plata | Nikolaos Kaklamanakis (GRE) | Aaron McIntosh (NZL) | Carlos Espinola (ARG) |
2001 Varkiza | Nikolaos Kaklamanakis (GRE) | Przemysław Miarczyński (POL) | Fabrice Hassen (FRA) |
2002 Pattaya | Gal Fridman (ISR) | Ricardo Santos (BRA) | Julien Bontemps (FRA) |
2003 Cádiz | Przemysław Miarczyński (POL) | Nikolaos Kaklamanakis (GRE) | Gal Fridman (ISR) |
2004 Cezme | Julien Bontemps (FRA) | Przemysław Miarczyński (POL) | Nicolas Huguet (FRA) |
2005 Palermo | Nicolas Huguet (FRA) | Ricardo Santos (BRA) | Andreas Cariolou (CYP) |
2006 Shenzhen | Cheng Kwok Fai (HKG) | Chan King Yin (HKG) | Wu Shifu (CHN) |
Edition | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Board | |||
1979 Ermioni | Manuelle Graveline (FRA) | Anky Van der Starre (NED) | Rhonda Smith (USA) |
1980 Tihany | Ulrike Huber (AUT) | Thijs (NED) | Jansen (NED) |
1981 Palamos | Annemarie Köhlbach (GER) | ||
1982 Messina | Manuela Mascia (ITA) | Sundstøl (NOR) | Ladage (NED) |
1986 Cagliari | Jorunn Horgen (NOR) | ||
1987 Kingston | Jorunn Horgen (NOR) | Valérie Capart (FRA) | Penny Way (GBR) |
Lechner A-390 | |||
1989 Puerto Pollenca | Jorunn Horgen (NOR) | Penny Way (GBR) | Françoise Grasset (FRA) |
1990 Corpus Christi | Penny Way (GBR) | Wendy Thomson (USA) | Lanee Butler (USA) |
1991 San Francisco | Maud Herbert (FRA) | Anne Herbert (FRA) | Nathalie Lelièvre (FRA) |
1992 Cadix | Maud Herbert (FRA) | Nathalie Lelièvre (FRA) | Dorien de Vries (NED) |
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