Water Ski World Championships
Bi-annual sports competition
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The Water Ski World Championships is a bi-annual water ski competition that has taken place since 1949 by International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation. Held near the end of the competition season, the World Championships are one of the sport's oldest major championships along with the Masters Water Ski Tournament (since 1959) and the U.S. National Water Ski Championships (since 1939).
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 and Cable Wakeboard World Council (CWWC) |
Types of Water Ski World Championships
- Slalom, Trick, Jump Skiing since 1949
- Slalom, Trick, Jump Skiing (Junior) since 1986
- Slalom, Trick, Jump Skiing (U21) since 2003
- Slalom, Trick, Jump Skiing (+35) since 2010
- Barefoot Skiing since 1978
- Barefoot Skiing (Junior) since 1995
- Cable Skiing since 1988 or 1998
- Cable Wakeboarding since 2001
- Adaptive Skiing since 1993
- Ski Racing since 1979
- Racing since 2019
Results
- "History Of Results – IWWF Waterski Europe". www.waterskieurope.eu. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- "Historie - Menü". www.sport-komplett.de. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- "Index of ./". www.iwsf.com. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- "iwwfed-ea.org - Waterski competition results". www.iwwfed-ea.org. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- "iwwfed-ea.org - Waterski competition results". www.iwwfed-ea.org. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- "Sportarten". www.sport-komplett.de. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- "IWSF World Champions". Archived from the original on 12 February 2006. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
Medals by country
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 |
 DEN |
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 Barefoot (1978-2016)
| Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS |
59 | 66 | 59 | 184 |
| USA |
66 | 60 | 51 | 177 |
| GBR |
16 | 7 | 17 | 40 |
| NZL |
4 | 12 | 10 | 26 |
| RSA |
9 | 6 | 8 | 23 |
| DEN |
1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
 NOR |
0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| FRA |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| GER |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| ITA |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| SUI |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Junior World Championships for Barefoot (1995-2016)
| Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS |
59 | 66 | 59 | 184 |
| USA |
66 | 60 | 51 | 177 |
| GBR |
16 | 7 | 17 | 40 |
| NZL |
4 | 12 | 10 | 26 |
| RSA |
9 | 6 | 8 | 23 |
| DEN |
1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| NOR |
0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| FRA |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| GER |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| ITA |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| SUI |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Senior World Championships for Barefoot (2010-2016)
| Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA |
5 | 18 | 22 | 45 |
| AUS |
19 | 7 | 4 | 30 |
| GER |
5 | 7 | 6 | 18 |
| NZL |
5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| DEN |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| FIN |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| GBR |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
World Championships for Adaptive (1993-2019)
| Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA |
165 | 119 | 89 | 373 |
| GBR |
148 | 55 | 45 | 248 |
| AUS |
89 | 61 | 56 | 206 |
| ITA |
53 | 47 | 18 | 118 |
| FRA |
19 | 29 | 23 | 71 |
| SUI |
16 | 21 | 19 | 56 |
| BEL |
22 | 16 | 5 | 43 |
| NOR |
7 | 15 | 13 | 35 |
| DEN |
8 | 8 | 16 | 32 |
| NED |
19 | 6 | 4 | 29 |
| DEN |
10 | 11 | 7 | 28 |
 IRL |
9 | 8 | 8 | 25 |
| MEX |
16 | 4 | 0 | 20 |
| SWE |
1 | 8 | 10 | 19 |
| NZL |
3 | 9 | 1 | 13 |
| ARG |
4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| DAN | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| RSA |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| GER |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| HOL |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 BRA |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| ESP |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 JOR |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 SIN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
U21 World Championships for Water Skiing (2003-2019)
| Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA |
35 | 19 | 16 | 70 |
| DEN |
12 | 16 | 7 | 35 |
| FRA |
8 | 11 | 15 | 34 |
| AUS |
10 | 6 | 5 | 21 |
| GBR |
7 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| CZE |
0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| BLR |
1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| ITA |
0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
 UKR |
3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| CHI |
2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| GER |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| SWE |
1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| SUI |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| PER |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| AUT |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| NOR |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 POL |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| ESP |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| COL |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 DOM |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DEN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| GRE |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MEX |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Junior World Championships for Water Skiing (1986-2018)
| Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA |
72 | 45 | 38 | 155 |
| DEN |
19 | 22 | 18 | 59 |
| FRA |
17 | 17 | 21 | 55 |
| GBR |
8 | 13 | 12 | 33 |
| AUS |
11 | 12 | 4 | 27 |
| ITA |
2 | 4 | 8 | 14 |
| COL |
1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| ARG |
2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| UKR |
3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| BLR |
2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| CZE |
2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| GER |
2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| MEX |
2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| CHI |
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| GRE |
1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| SWE |
0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| URS |
0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| AUT |
0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| NZE | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| NZL |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| RSA |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| ESP |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| PER |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| DOM |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SUI |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| TCH |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 UAE |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| CZR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| DEN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| POL |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
University World Championships for Water Skiing (2004-2016)
| Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA |
20 | 10 | 4 | 34 |
| CZE |
2 | 5 | 7 | 14 |
| FRA |
1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| BEL |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| CHI |
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| AUS |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| DEN |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| ITA |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| GER |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| RUS |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| BLR |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| GBR |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 SVK |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| DOM |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| NZE | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| FIN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MEX |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| NZL |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| PER |
0 | 0 | 1 | 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 |
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 Wakeboard (2001-2018)
Some medals unknown in database.
| Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS |
25 | 19 | 19 | 63 |
| USA |
26 | 20 | 10 | 56 |
| ITA |
8 | 9 | 13 | 30 |
| SUI |
7 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| FRA |
5 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| GBR |
2 | 6 | 5 | 13 |
| RSA |
4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| ARG |
3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
 KOR |
2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| NZL |
3 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| BEL |
2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
 CHN |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| NED |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| RUS |
0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| MEX |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| SWE |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| BRA |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
 JPN |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| DEN |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| IRL |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| GER |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 HKG |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DEN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| ESP |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| JAP |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 KUW |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 LAT |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| SIN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
World Championships for Racing (2019)
| Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS |
6 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| BEL |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| USA |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| GBR |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
World Championships for Cable Wakeboard (2001-2008)
| Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER |
21 | 11 | 9 | 41 |
| GBR |
5 | 8 | 6 | 19 |
| NED |
6 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| AUS |
4 | 0 | 7 | 11 |
| USA |
0 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| HUN |
1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| FRA |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| ISR |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 SER |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| RUS |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| RSA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| AUT |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 BUL |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| ICE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| JAP |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
35+ World Championships for Water Skiing (2010-2018)
| Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA |
16 | 20 | 15 | 51 |
| FRA |
5 | 1 | 9 | 15 |
| GBR |
3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| DEN |
3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| GEO | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| BEL |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| GER |
1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| MEX |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| CHI |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| JPN |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| SUI |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| AUT |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| DEN |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| ESP |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| FIN |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 LTU |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| POL |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SWE |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RSA |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| COL |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
45+ World Championships for Water Skiing (2010-2018)
| Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA |
23 | 25 | 20 | 68 |
| GBR |
8 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| GER |
3 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| MEX |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| DEN |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| AUT |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| BEL |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| RSA |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| FIN |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| FRA |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| RUS |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| NOR |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| IRL |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| ITA |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
55+ World Championships for Water Skiing (2010-2018)
| Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA |
26 | 28 | 18 | 72 |
| DEN |
6 | 5 | 8 | 19 |
| GBR |
2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| AUT |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| IRL |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| SWE |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| FRA |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| GER |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| AUS |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| MEX |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DEN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| RSA |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
65+ World Championships for Water Skiing (2014-2018)
| Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA |
10 | 17 | 16 | 43 |
| GER |
9 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| DEN |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| DEN |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| AUS |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| SWE |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| FRA |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Tournament champions
See also
References
- "International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation". www.iwsf.com. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- "IWWF World Cup Winners". Archived from the original on 17 January 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- "International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation". www.iwsf.com. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- "Index of ./". www.iwsf.com. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- "iwwfed-ea.org - Waterski competition results". www.iwwfed-ea.org. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- "iwwfed-ea.org - Waterski competition results". www.iwwfed-ea.org. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- "Sportarten". www.sport-komplett.de. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- "IWSF World Champions". Archived from the original on 12 February 2006. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
- "International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation". www.iwsf.com. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- "International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation". www.iwsf.com. Retrieved 9 June 2025.