List of World Women's Curling Champions
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Medallists
All-time medal table
As of 2026 World Women's Curling Championship
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 39 | |
| 2 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 20 | |
| 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 26 | |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | |
| 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | |
| 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | |
| 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | |
| 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 47 | 47 | 54 | 148 | |
Performance timeline
| Country | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Years | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | ||
| 13 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 9 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | Q | 48 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 7 | Q | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 11 | Q | 47 | ||||||||||
| 11 | 9 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 12 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 40 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 8 | Q | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 4 | Q | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 10 | 12 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 13 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | Q | 38 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 10 | Q | 48 | |||||||||||||
| 10 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 5 | Q | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | Q | 48 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | Q | 48 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 5 | Q | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | Q | 48 | ||||||||
Multiple gold medallists
As of 2026 World Women's Curling Championship
Including curlers with at least 3 gold medals.
| No. | Curler | Country | Period | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alina Pätz | 2012–2025 | 6 | 2 | – | 8 | |
| Carole Howald | 2014–2025 | ||||||
| 3 | Silvana Tirinzoni | 2019–2025 | 4 | 2 | – | 6 | |
| Louise Marmont | 1988–1999 | – | 4 | 8 | |||
| Elisabet Gustafson | 1992–1999 | 2 | 6 | ||||
| Katarina Nyberg | |||||||
| Elisabeth Persson | |||||||
| 8 | Anette Norberg | 1988–2011 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
| Rachel Homan | 2013–2025 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Emma Miskew | |||||||
| Sandra Schmirler | 1993–1997 | – | – | 3 | |||
| Jan Betker | |||||||
| Joan McCusker | |||||||
| Marcia Gudereit | |||||||
| Esther Neuenschwander | 2019–2022 | ||||||
| Melanie Barbezat |
Multiple finalists
As of 2026 World Women's Curling Championship
Include curler with at least 4 final appearances.
| No. | Curler | Country | Period | Final | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alina Pätz | 2012–2025 | 6 | 2 | 8 | – | 8 | |
| Carole Howald | 2014–2025 | |||||||
| 3 | Silvana Tirinzoni | 2019–2025 | 4 | 2 | 6 | – | 6 | |
| 4 | Anette Norberg | 1988–2011 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| Dordi Nordby | 1989–2005 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | |||
| 6 | Louise Marmont | 1988–1999 | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Elisabet Gustafson | 1992–1999 | 2 | 6 | |||||
| Katarina Nyberg | ||||||||
| Elisabeth Persson | ||||||||
| Rachel Homan | 2013–2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Emma Miskew | ||||||||
| Hanne Woods | 1989–2002 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |||
| Cathrine Lindahl | 1991–2009 | 2 | 6 | |||||
| Andrea Schöpp | 1986–2010 | 1 | 5 | |||||
| Monika Wagner | ||||||||
| Eva Lund | 2001–2009 | |||||||
| Allison Pottinger | 1996–2006 | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | |||
| Maria Prytz | 2001–2013 | – | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Margaretha Sigfridsson | 2002–2013 | – | 4 |
Multiple medallists
As of 2026 World Women's Curling Championship
Include curler with at least 6 medals of any colour.
| No. | Curler | Country | Period | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dordi Nordby | 1989–2005 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | |
| 2 | Anette Norberg | 1988–2011 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
| Hanne Woods | 1989–2002 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 4 | Alina Pätz | 2012–2025 | 6 | 2 | – | 8 | |
| Carole Howald | 2014–2025 | ||||||
| Louise Marmont | 1988–1999 | 4 | – | 4 | |||
| 7 | Marianne Aspelin | 1989–2000 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
| 8 | Silvana Tirinzoni | 2019–2025 | 4 | 2 | – | 6 | |
| Elisabet Gustafson | 1992–1999 | – | 2 | ||||
| Katarina Nyberg | |||||||
| Elisabeth Persson | |||||||
| Cathrine Lindahl | 1991–2009 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Records
| Most championship titles | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Curler | Country | No. | Years |
| Alina Pätz | 6 | 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021–2023 | |
| Carole Howald | 2014–2016, 2021–2023 | ||
| Most championship finals | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Curler | Country | No. | Years |
| Alina Pätz | 8 | 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021–2025 | |
| Carole Howald | 2014–2016, 2021–2025 | ||
| Most championship medals | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Curler | Country | No. | Years |
| Dordi Nordby | 11 | 1989–1991, 1993, 1995–1997, 2000, 2002, 2004–2005 | |
| Most championship appearances | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Curler | Country | No. | Years |
| Andrea Schöpp | 19 | 1985–1989, 1991, 1995–1999, 2001, 2006–2011, 2013 | |
| Most titles at back-to-back events | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Curler | Country | No. | Period |
| Alina Pätz | 4 | 2019–2023 | |
| Silvana Tirinzoni | |||
| Most finals at back-to-back events | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Curler | Country | No. | Period |
| Alina Pätz | 6 | 2019–2025 | |
| Silvana Tirinzoni | |||
| Most medals at back-to-back events | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Curler | Country | No. | Period |
| Alina Pätz | 6 | 2019–2025 | |
| Silvana Tirinzoni | |||
| Most appearances at back-to-back events | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Curler | Country | No. | Period |
| Dordi Nordby | 12 | 1995–2006 | |
| Teams went undefeated in championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Country | Skip | Games played |
| 2017 | Rachel Homan | 13 | |
| 2018 | Jennifer Jones | 14 | |
| 2022 | Silvana Tirinzoni | ||
| 2023 | |||
See also
Notes
- Bronze medals were only awarded from 1985. Table shows third-place finishers before then.
- 1979, 1989–94: Two bronze medals were awarded.