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The Women's ILCA 6 World Championship, until 2020 the Women's Laser Radial World Championship, has been held every year since 1980, organised by the International Sailing Federation. [1] Laser Radial is an Olympic sailing class. The event was held together with the Men's Laser Radial World Championships between 1989 and 2010.
| # | Athlete | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marit Bouwmeester |  Netherlands | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Anne-Marie Rindom |  Denmark | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Katarzyna Szotyńska |  Poland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Jacqueline Ellis |  Australia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Sari Multala |  Finland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 6 | Ardis Bollweg | Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Emma Plasschaert |  Belgium | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
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