World Paragliding Championships
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World Paragliding Championships is the main competitive paragliding championships in the World, organized by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale.
List of events
| Year | City | Country | Date | Venue | No. of Athletes |
No. of Nations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1989 | Kössen |  Austria | ||||
| 2nd | 1991 | Digne-les-Bains |  France | ||||
| 3rd | 1993 | Verbier |  Switzerland | ||||
| 4th | 1995 | Kitakyushu |  Japan | ||||
| 5th | 1997 | Castejón de Sos |  Spain | ||||
| 6th | 1999 | Bramberg–Neukirchen | Austria | ||||
| 7th | 2001 | Granada | Spain | ||||
| 8th | 2003 | Larouco |  Portugal | ||||
| 9th | 2005 | Governador Valadares |  Brazil | March 11–27 | |||
| 10th | 2007 | Manilla |  Australia | February 24–March 9 | |||
| 11th | 2009 | El Peñón |  Mexico | January 23–February 6 | |||
| 12th | 2011 | Piedrahíta | Spain | July 3–16 | |||
| 13th | 2013 | Sopot |  Bulgaria | July 13–26 | |||
| 14th | 2015 | Roldanillo |  Colombia | January 10–25 | 148 | 38 | |
| 15th | 2017 | Feltre |  Italy | July 1–15 | 150 | 40 | |
| 16th | 2019 | Kruševo |  Macedonia | August 5–18 | 150 | 48 | |
| 17th | 2021 | San Miguel de Tucumán |  Argentina | November 2–12 | Loma Bola | 150 | 38 |
| 18th | 2023 | Chamoux-sur-Gelon | France | May 22–June 2 | 149 | 48 | |
| 19th | 2025 | Castelo | Brazil | September 2–12 | 128 | 53 | |
Overall
| Year | Hosts | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1989 | Austria |
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| 2nd | 1991 | France |
 Robbie Whittall (GBR) |
Andy Hediger (SUI) |
Urs Haari (SUI) |
| 3rd | 1993 | Switzerland |
Hans Bollinger (SUI) |
 E Strobl (GER) |
John Pendry (GBR) |
| 4th | 1995 | Japan |
Stefan Stiegler (AUT) |
Hans Bollinger (SUI) |
J. Sanderson (GBR) |
| 5th | 1997 | Spain |
John Pendry (GBR) |
Christian Tammeger (AUT) |
Jimmy Pacher (ITA) |
| 6th | 1999 | Austria |
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| 7th | 2001 | Spain |
Luca Donini (ITA) |
Christian Tammeger (AUT) |
 Olivier Rossel (CAN) |
| 8th | 2003 | Portugal |
Alex Hofer (SUI) |
Frank Thoma Brown (BRA) |
Masataka Kawachi (JPN) |
| 9th | 2005 | Brazil |
Steve Cox (SUI) |
Christian Tammeger (AUT) |
Stefan Wyss (SUI) |
| 10th | 2007 | Australia |
Bruce Goldsmith (GBR) |
Jean-Marc Caron (FRA) |
 Thomas McCune (USA) |
| 11th | 2009 | Mexico |
Andy Aebi (SUI) |
Stefan Wyss (SUI) |
 Aljaz Valic (SLO) |
| 12th | 2011 | Spain |
Charles Cazaux (FRA) |
Luca Donin (ITA) |
Andreas Malecki (GER) |
| 13th | 2013 | Bulgaria |
Jérémie Lager (FRA) |
Charles Cazaux (FRA) |
Davide Cassetta (ITA) |
| 14th | 2015 | Colombia |
Honorin Hamard (FRA) |
Michael Maurer (SUI) |
Torsten Siegel (GER) |
| 15th | 2017 | Italy |
Pierre Remy (FRA) |
Guy Anderson (GBR) |
Honorin Hamard (FRA) Jurij Vidic (SLO) |
| 16th | 2019 | Macedonia |
Joachim Oberhauser (ITA) |
 Gleb Sukhotsky (RUS) |
Honorin Hamard (FRA) |
| 17th | 2021 | Argentina |
Russell Ogden (GBR) |
Honorin Hamard (FRA) |
Luc Armant (FRA) |
| 18th | 2023 | France |
Maxime Pinot (FRA) |
Honorin Hamard (FRA) |
Pierre Remy (FRA) |
| 19th | 2025 | Brazil |
Baptiste Lambert (FRA) |
Honorin Hamard (FRA) |
Marcelo Sanchez Vilchez (SPA) |
Female
| Year | Hosts | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1989 | Austria |
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| 2nd | 1991 | France |
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| 3rd | 1993 | Switzerland |
Camilla Perner (AUT) |
Nathalie Berger (FRA) |
Miyuki Tanaka (JPN) |
| 4th | 1995 | Japan |
Judy Leden (GBR) |
Miyuki Tanaka (JPN) |
Nathalie Berger (FRA) |
| 5th | 1997 | Spain |
Sandie Cochepain (FRA) |
Claire Bernier (FRA) |
Louise Crandal (GBR) |
| 6th | 1999 | Austria |
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| 7th | 2001 | Spain |
Louise Crandal (GBR) |
Nicole Nussbaum (SUI) |
Miyuki Tanaka (JPN) |
| 8th | 2003 | Portugal |
 Petra Krausova (CZE) |
Nicole Nussbaum (SUI) |
 Louise Crandal (DEN) |
| 9th | 2005 | Brazil |
Louise Crandal (GBR) |
Ewa Wisnierska-Cieslewicz (GER) |
Elizabeth Rauchenberger (SUI) |
| 10th | 2007 | Australia |
Petra Slivova (CZE) |
Viv Williams (AUS) |
 Harmony Gaw (NZL) |
| 11th | 2009 | Mexico |
Elisa Houdry (FRA) |
Keiko Hiraki (JPN) |
Anja Kröll (SUI) |
| 12th | 2011 | Spain |
Petra Krausova-Slivova (CZE) |
Regula Strasser (GER) |
Kirsty Cameron (GBR) |
| 13th | 2013 | Bulgaria |
 Klaudia Bulgakow (POL) |
Seiko Fukuoka (FRA) |
Nicole Fedele (ITA) |
| 14th | 2015 | Colombia |
Seiko Fukuoka (FRA) |
Keiko Hiraki (JPN) |
Nicole Fedele (ITA) |
| 15th | 2017 | Italy |
Seiko Fukuoka (FRA) |
Kari Ellis (AUS) |
Silvia Buzzi Ferraris (ITA) |
| 16th | 2019 | Macedonia |
Meryl Delferriere (FRA) |
Yael Margelisch (SUI) |
Kari Ellis (AUS) |
| 17th | 2021 | Argentina |
Yael Margelisch (SUI) |
Seiko Fukuoka (FRA) |
Klaudia Bulgakow (POL) |
| 18th | 2023 | France |
Meryl Delferriere (FRA) |
Constance Mettetal (FRA) |
Nanda Walliser (SUI) |
| 19th | 2025 | Brazil |
Constance Mettetal (FRA) |
Alexia Fischer (USA) |
Keiko Hiraki (JPN) |
Nations
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1989 | |||
| 2nd | 1991 | Switzerland |
Great Britain |
Germany |
| 3rd | 1993 | Switzerland |
Great Britain |
Austria |
| 4th | 1995 | Switzerland |
Great Britain |
Austria |
| 5th | 1997 | Switzerland |
Great Britain |
Austria |
| 6th | 1999 | |||
| 7th | 2001 | Switzerland |
Germany |
Italy |
| 8th | 2003 | Switzerland |
Austria |
Germany |
| 9th | 2005 | Switzerland |
Germany |
Czech Republic |
| 10th | 2007 | Czech Republic |
France |
Switzerland |
| 11th | 2009 | Czech Republic |
Italy |
Slovenia |
| 12th | 2011 | France |
Great Britain |
Switzerland |
| 13th | 2013 | France |
Italy |
 Venezuela |
| 14th | 2015 | Germany |
Slovenia |
Spain |
| 15th | 2017 | France |
Slovenia |
Switzerland |
| 16th | 2019 | France Italy |
Japan | |
| 17th | 2021 | Great Britain |
Switzerland |
Czech Republic |
| 18th | 2023 | France |
Great Britain |
North Macedonia |
| 19th | 2025 | France |
Spain |
Italy |
All-time medal table (1991–2025)
Updated after the 2025 World Paragliding Championships.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 19 | 11 | 5 | 35 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 12 | 8 | 7 | 27 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 8 | 7 | 3 | 18 |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Italy | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 |
| 6 | Austria | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | Germany | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | Slovenia | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Poland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Japan | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 11 | Australia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Spain | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 |  United States | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Brazil | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| North Macedonia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (20 entries) | 50 | 50 | 51 | 151 | |
