| World Wheelchair Mixed Doubles Curling Championship | |
|---|---|
| Established | 2022 |
| 2024 host city | Gangneung, South Korea |
| 2024 arena | Gangneung Curling Centre |
| 2023 champion |  Latvia |
| Current edition | |
The World Wheelchair Mixed Doubles Curling Championship is an annual world championship held to determine the world's best mixed doubles curling team in wheelchair curling.
The event began in 2022. [1]
Following is a list of medallists:
| Year | Host | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 [2] | Finland (Lohja) |  Sweden Sabina Johansson Marcus Holm |  Hungary Rita Sárai Viktor Beke |  Norway Rikke Iversen Rune Lorentsen |
| 2023 [3] | Canada (Richmond) | Latvia Poļina Rožkova Agris Lasmans |  United States Pam Wilson David Samsa |  Canada Collinda Joseph Dennis Thiessen |
| 2024 | South Korea (Gangneung) |
As of 2023 World Wheelchair Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Norway | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Nation | 2022 [4] | 2023 [5] | 2024 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Canada | 13 |  | 17 | 3 |
 China | – | 4 | 2 | |
 Czech Republic | 15 | – | – | 1 |
 Denmark | 12 | 18 | 12 | 3 |
 England | – | 5 | 9 | 2 |
 Estonia | 10 | 9 | 3 | |
 Finland | 16 | 19 | 11 | 3 |
 Germany | 9 | 10 | – | 2 |
 Hungary |  | 11 | 16 | 3 |
 Italy | 4 | 12 | 3 | |
 Japan | 18 | 13 | 3 | |
 Latvia | 5 |  | 3 | |
 Norway | | 14 | 14 | 3 |
 Poland | – | 17 | 19 | 2 |
 Scotland | 14 | 8 | 10 | 3 |
 Slovakia | 7 | 6 | 3 | |
 Slovenia | – | – | 21 | 1 |
 South Korea | 8 | 7 | 3 | |
 Spain | – | – | 20 | 1 |
 Sweden | | 15 | 13 | 3 |
 Switzerland | 11 | 16 | 15 | 3 |
 Turkey | 17 | – | 18 | 2 |
 United States | 5 | | 3 | |
| Total teams | 18 | 19 | 21 |
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