List of Water Ski World Championships champions
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List of Water Ski World Championships champions in International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation and Cable Wakeboard World Council (CWWC) events.
StatusActive
GenreGlobal sports event
FrequencyBiannual
Inaugurated1949
| Water Ski World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Global sports event |
| Frequency | Biannual |
| Inaugurated | 1949 |
| Organised by | International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation / Cable Wakeboard World Council (CWWC) |
Styles
10 Type and 8 Styles = 80 Competition form
There are potentially 80 types of competition titles that can be held. Currently, 21 types are held.
- Barefoot: Open (1978), Junior (1995), Senior (2010), World Games (2001–2009)
- Cable Wakeboard: Open (2001), World Games (2005)
- Cableski: Open (1998)
- Adaptive: Open (1993)
- Racing: Open (2019)
- Ski Racing: Open (1979)
- Wakeboard: Open (2001), World Games (2001–2013)
- Water Skiing: Open (1949), Junior (1986), U21 (2003), University (2004), World Games (1981–2017), +35 (2010), +45 (2010), +55 (2010), +65 (2014)
Types
- World Championships for Barefoot (1978–2016)
- Junior World Championships for Barefoot (1995–2016)
- Senior World Championships for Barefoot (2010–2016)
- World Championships for Adaptive (1993–2019)
- U21 World Championships for Water Skiing (2003–2019)
- Junior World Championships for Water Skiing (1986–2018)
- University World Championships for Water Skiing (2004–2016)
- World Championships for Cableski (1998–2018)
- World Championships for Ski Racing (1979–2011)
- World Championships for Wakeboard (2001–2018)
- World Championships for Racing (2019)
- World Championships for Cable Wakeboard (2001–2008)
- World Cup (1996-now)
Medals
World Championships for Water Skiing (1949-2019)
| Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 165 | 99 | 107 | 371 |
| FRA | 29 | 43 | 37 | 109 |
| AUS | 17 | 40 | 36 | 93 |
| CAN | 31 | 25 | 29 | 85 |
| GBR | 15 | 19 | 21 | 55 |
| ITA | 6 | 16 | 12 | 34 |
| BLR | 7 | 8 | 14 | 29 |
| VEN | 8 | 10 | 6 | 24 |
| MEX | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
| AUT | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 |
| SUI | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 |
| BEL | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| CZE | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| RUS | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| SWE | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| GRE | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| URS | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| ARG | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| CHI | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| LUX | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| GER | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| LEB | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| HOL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| DEN | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| LIB | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| NZE | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| SAF | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| ESP | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| FIN | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| NZL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| TCH | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| COL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| FRG | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| PER | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| ISR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
World Championships for Ski Racing (1979-2011)
Some medals unknown in database.
| Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | 43 | 39 | 20 | 102 |
| USA | 28 | 28 | 26 | 82 |
| GBR | 3 | 8 | 15 | 26 |
| BEL | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| ITA | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| GB | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| NZL | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| AUT | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| NZ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| NED | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
World Championships for Cableski (1998-2018)
| Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLR | 51 | 43 | 35 | 129 |
| GER | 9 | 17 | 10 | 36 |
| AUT | 10 | 4 | 5 | 19 |
| SVK | 2 | 4 | 12 | 18 |
| ISR | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| CZE | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| POL | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| RUS | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| GBR | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| HUN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Results
List of Ski Racing World champions
| Year | Place | Open | Formula 2 | Junior | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 |  United Kingdom |
Wayne Richie,  Australia | |||
| Bronwyn Wright Australia | |||||
| 1981 |  Italy |
Danny Bertels,  Belgium | |||
| Liz Hobbs United Kingdom | |||||
| 1983 | Australia |
Danny Bertels, Belgium | |||
| Liz Hobbs United Kingdom | |||||
| 1985 |  Spain |
Mark Pickering, Australia | |||
Debbie Nordblad  United States | |||||
| 1987 | Australia |
Steven Moore and Steyn Kotzé, United Kingdom | |||
| Tanya Williams Australia | |||||
| 1989 | Italy |
Ian Dipple, Australia | |||
| Marsha Fitzgerald United States | |||||
| 1991 | Australia |
Paul Robertson, Australia | |||
| Debbie Nordblad United States | |||||
| 1993 |  France |
Kirk Book, United States | |||
| Leanne Brown Australia | |||||
| 1995 | Belgium |
Stefanio Gregorio, Italy | Alex Ross, Australia | ||
| Leanne Brown Australia | Tami Kahn United States | ||||
| 1997 | Australia |
Wayne Mawer, Australia | Robbie Penny, Australia | ||
| Leanne Brown Australia | Ann Procter Australia | ||||
| 1999 | Spain |
Stephen Robertson, Australia | Kyle Cummings, United States | ||
| Joanne Hamilton Australia | Ashley Lathrop United States | ||||
| 2001 | United States |
Stephen Robertson, Australia | Marshall Cole, United States | ||
| Ann Procter Australia | Kristy Sloane  New Zealand | ||||
| 2003 | United States |
Martie Wells, United States | Dimitri Bertels, Belgium |
Chris Stout, Australia | |
| Ann Procter Australia | Janine Doherty, United States |
Katelin Wendt United States | |||
| 2005 | United Kingdom |
Todd Haig, United States | Justin Soller, United States |
Sam Frey, United States | |
| Kim Lumley United Kingdom | Lauryn Eagle, Australia |
Mallory Nordblad United States | |||
| 2007 | New Zealand |
Jason Walmsley Australia | Chris Stout Australia |
Jaaron Fritz New Zealand | |
| Ann Procter Australia | Tania Teelow Australia |
Trudi Stout Australia | |||
| 2009 | Belgium |
Wayne Mawer Australia | Steven Van Gaeveren Belgium |
Jack Houston Australia | |
| Kim Lumley United Kingdom | Kathrin Ortlieb  Austria |
Yolien Bormans Belgium | |||
| 2011 | Australia |
Chris Stout Australia | Grant Turner Australia |
Jack Houston Australia | |
| Katelin Wendt United States | Leanne Campbell Australia |
Kelsey Feros Australia | |||
| 2013 | Spain |
Wayne Mawer Australia | Ben Gulley Australia |
Jack Harrison Australia | |
| Trudi Stout Australia | Sarah Teelow Australia |
Rachel Stapleton Australia | |||
| 2015 | New Zealand |
Peter Procter Australia | Ben Gulley Australia |
Jack Harrison Australia |
Australia |
| Leanne Campbell Australia | Kelsey Feros Australia |
Ellen Jones Australia | |||
| 2017 | United States |
Ben Gulley Australia | Cameron Osborne Australia |
Luke Harrison Australia |
Australia |
| Chelsea Blight Australia | Ellen Jones Australia |
Milana Long Australia | |||
| 2019 | France |
Ben Gulley Australia | Lachlan Nix Australia |
Carter Robertson and Steyn Kotzé Australia |
Australia |
| Ellen Jones Australia | Sylvia de Spiegelerie Belgium |
Nellie McMillan Australia |
List of Cable Ski World champions - Men & Women
| Year | Place | Gender | Slalom | Trick | Jump | Overall | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | St. Leon-Rot,  Germany |
Male | Nir Shinuk,  Israel | Alexsei Zharnosek,  Belarus |
Manfred Hintringer, Austria | Michal Cerny,  Czech Republic | Belarus |
| Marc Andre Meier, Germany | Viatcheslav Durnov, Belarus |
Daniel Resl, Czech Republic | Michael Mader, Germany | ||||
Gabor Gyursanzky,  Hungary | Martin Kocur, Czech Republic |
Michal Cerny, Czech Republic | Daniel Resl, Czech Republic | Czech Republic | |||
| Female | Sabine Haberle, Germany | Olga Pavlova, Belarus |
Britta Llewellyn, Austria | Julia Gromyko Meier, Belarus | |||
| Lisa Adams, United Kingdom | Tatiana Avodina, Belarus |
Irina Tourets, Belarus | Irina Tourets, Belarus | Germany | |||
Bronislava Machova,  Slovakia | Julia Gromyko Meier, Belarus |
Bronislava Machova, Slovakia | Olga Pavlova, Belarus | ||||
| 2000 | Piešťany, Slovakia |
Male | Alois Kreen, Austria | Alexsei Zharnosek, Belarus |
Manfred Hintringer, Austria | Alexsei Zharnosek, Belarus | Belarus |
| Alexander Graw, Germany | Jouri Rykter, Belarus |
Daniel Resl, Czech Republic | Andres Pape, Germany | ||||
| Marc Andre Meier, Germany | Maksim Semavine, Belarus |
Jochen Luers, Germany | Michael Mader, Germany | Germany | |||
| Female | Lisa Adams, United Kingdom | Julia Gromyko Meier, Belarus |
Britta Llewellyn, Austria | Julia Gromyko Meier, Belarus | |||
| Irina Tourets, Belarus | Irina Tourets, Belarus |
Julia Gromyko Meier, Belarus | Irina Tourets, Belarus | Austria | |||
| Julia Gromyko Meier, Belarus | Tatiana Avdonina, Belarus |
Olga Pavlova, Slovakia | Olga Pavlova, Belarus | ||||
| 2002 | Alfsee, Germany |
Male | Alexander Graw, Germany | Alexsei Zharnosek, Belarus |
Thomas Bauer, Germany | Alexsei Zharnosek, Belarus | Belarus |
| Alois Krenn, Austria | Viatcheslav Durnov, Belarus |
Manfred Hintringer, Austria | Andres Pape, Germany | ||||
| Simon Hermann, Germany | Jouri Rykter, Belarus |
Daniel Resl, Czech Republic | Miroslav Hribik, Slovakia | Germany | |||
| Female | Lisa Adams, United Kingdom | Olga Pavlova, Belarus |
Irina Tourets, Belarus | Irina Tourets, Belarus | |||
| Nadine Wich, Germany | Julia Gromyko Meier, Belarus |
Julia Gromyko Meier, Belarus | Julia Gromyko Meier, Belarus | Slovakia | |||
| Bronislava Machova, Hungary | Irina Tourets, Belarus |
Olga Pavlova, Belarus | Olga Pavlova, Belarus | ||||
| 2006 | Schloss Dankern, Germany |
Male | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | - | - | - | ||||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Female | - | Julia Gromyko Meier, Belarus |
Julia Gromyko Meier, Belarus | Julia Gromyko Meier, Belarus | |||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||
| - | - | - | - | ||||
| 2010 | Tel Aviv, Israel |
Male | Or Shinuk, Israel | - | Manfred Hintringer, Austria | Moshiko Tzdaka, Israel |
Belarus |
| Simon Hermann, Germany | - | Moshiko Tzdaka, Israel | Nikita Papakul, Belarus | ||||
| Moshiko Tzdaka, Israel | - | Robin Senge, Germany | Siarhei Bushyn, Belarus |
 Poland | |||
| Female | - | Julia Gromyko Meier, Belarus |
- | Irina Tourets, Belarus | |||
| - | Tatiana Churakova,  Russia |
Julia Gromyko Meier, Belarus | Olga Pavlova, Belarus | Germany | |||
| - | Olga Pavlova, Belarus |
- | Julia Gromyko Meier, Belarus | ||||
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