Soling World Championships
The Soling World Championships are international sailing regattas in the Soling class organized by the International Sailing Federation and the International Soling Class Association.[1]
Most titles has Norwegian sailor Paul Davis won, with four titles between 2002 and 2012 and another one podiums. Second most titles has Brazilian Vicente Brun, with three.
The most championships has been won by American sailors, nine editions, followed by Canadian sailor, seven titles, and sailors of Denmark (5).
The Soling was an Olympic class from 1972 to 2000.
History
The first Soling World Championships were held in Copenhagen in 1969, the year after the selection as Olympic Three-Men Keelboat for the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Medalists
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 9 | 10 | 9 | 28 |
| 2 |  Canada | 8 | 5 | 4 | 17 |
| 3 |  Denmark | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 4 |  Germany | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 |  Brazil | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 6 |  Argentina | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 |  Hungary | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 |  Spain | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 |  Russia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 |  Sweden | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 11 |  Australia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 |  Ukraine | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 |  Greece | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Slovenia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 15 |  East Germany | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 16 |  France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 |  Italy | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 |  Soviet Union | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 |  United Kingdom | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 43 | 43 | 43 | 129 | ||
Editions
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 Copenhagen | Denmark Paul Elvstrøm Niels Jensen Poul Mik-Meyer |
Sweden Pettersson |
United States Schoomaker |
| 1970 Poole | Sweden Stig Wennerström Stefan Krook Jan Lybeck |
United States Dane |
Great Britain John Oakeley |
| 1971 Oyster Bay, New York | Adlez (USA) Bob Mosbacher Thad Hutcheson Tom Dickey |
United States B. Goldsmith |
Denmark Paul Bert Elvstrøm Valdemar Bandolowski Niels Jensen |
| 1973 Quiberon | Denmark Ib Ussing Andersen Jørgen Lindhasten Hans Winther |
Denmark Poul Richard Høj Jensen |
Sweden Stig Wennerström Stefan Krook Jan Lybeck |
| 1974 Sydney | Bes (DEN) Paul Elvstrøm Hans Fogh Bruce McCurrach |
Pocahontas (AUS) David Forbes Dennis O'Neil John Anderson |
Oh Calcutta (SWE) Arved von Grünewaldt Tommy Nilsson Hjalmar Schibbye |
| 1975 Chicago | United States Bill Buchan, Jr. Craig Thomas Joe Golberg |
United States Buddy Melges |
United States John Waldrip Kolius Walter Merrill Glasgow Richard Hoepfner |
| 1977 Hanko | Canada Glen Dexter Andreas Josenhans Sandy McMillan |
Denmark Valdemar Bandolowski Jorgen Lindhardtsen Erik Hermann Hansen |
Brazil Gastão Brun Vicente Brun Roberto Martins |
| 1978 Rio de Janeiro | Brazil Gastão Brun Vicente Brun Roberto Martins |
Canada Glen Dexter Andreas Josenhans Sandy McMillan |
Canada Hans Fogh John Kerr Dennis Toews |
| 1979 Visby | United States Robbie Haines Rod Davis Ed Trevelyan |
Denmark Poul Richard Høj Jensen |
Sweden Stig Wennerström |
| 1980 Ponce | Canada Glen Dexter Andreas Josenhans Sandy McMillan |
United States Robbie Haines Rod Davis Ed Trevelyan |
United States Buddy Melges |
| 1981 Anzio | Brazil Vicente Brun Gastão Brun Steven Bakker |
Greece Anastasios Bountouris Anastasios Gavrilis Aristidis Rapanakis |
Italy Gianluca Lamaro Valerio Romano Aurelio Dalla Vecchia |
| 1982 Perth | Australia Mark Bethwaite Ian McDiarmid Glen Read |
Australia William Packer |
United States Dave Perry |
| 1983 San Francisco | United States Robbie Haines Vicente Brun Robert Kinney |
United States Dave Curtis John Engel Wally Corwin |
Canada Peter Gilmour |
| 1984 Torbole | Denmark Valdemar Bandolowski Steve Calder Theis Palm |
Soviet Union Boris Budnikov Gennadi Strakh Oleg Miron |
East Germany Helmar Nauck Norbert Hellriegel Sven Diedering |
| 1985 Sarnia | United States Dave Curtis John Engel Wally Corwin |
Brazil Torben Grael Daniel Adler Ronaldo Senfft |
United States John Kosteckil William Baylisl Bob Billingham |
| 1986 La Trinite-sur-Mer | United States John Kostecki William Baylis Bob Billingham |
United States Dave Curtis John Engel Wally Corwin |
East Germany Jochen Schümann Thomas Flach Bernd Jäkel |
| 1987 Kiel | East Germany Helmar Nauck Norbert Hellriegel Sven Diedering |
United States John Kostecki William Baylis Bob Billingham |
Soviet Union Georgi Shayduko Nikolay Poliakov Sergey Kanov |
| 1988 Melbourne | United States John Kostecki William Baylis Bob Billingham |
United States Dave Curtis Paul Murphy Wally Corwin |
Australia Gary Sheard |
| 1989 | no champion decided | ||
| 1990 Medemblik | France Marc Bouet Fabrice Levet Alain Pointet |
United States Kevin Mahaney James Brady Douglas Kern |
East Germany Helmar Nauck Norbert Hellriegel Sven Diedering |
| 1991 Rochester | United States Larry Klein Chris Redman Ron Rosenberg |
Germany Jochen Schümann Thomas Flach Bernd Jäkel |
United States Kevin P. Mahaney James Brady Douglas Kern |
| 1992 Cadiz | Germany Jochen Schümann Thomas Flach Bernd Jäkel |
Denmark Jesper Bank Jesper Seier Steen Secher |
Sweden Magnus Holmberg Björn Alm Johan Barne |
| 1993 Phaleron | Greece Anastasios Bountouris Dimitris Deligiannis Leo Pelekanakis |
Germany Albert Batzill Lang Eddy Eich |
Spain Luis Doreste Domingo Manrique David Vera |
| 1994 Helsingfors | Spain Manuel Doreste José Valades Juan Galmes |
Denmark Jesper Bank Kræn Nielsen Thomas Jacobsen |
United States Jeff Madrigali Kent Massey James Barton |
| 1995 Kingston | Spain Luis Doreste Domingo Manrique David Vera |
Sweden Magnus Holmberg Björn Alm Johan Barne |
United States Matt Hayes Stephen McConaghy Barry Watson |
| 1996 Punta Ala | Russia Georgi Shayduko Igor Skalin Dmitri Shabanov |
Italy Mario Celon Torboli Nicola Celon |
Germany Jochen Schümann Thomas Flach Bernd Jäkel |
| 1997 Copenhagen | no champion decided | ||
| 1998 Milwaukee | Russia Georgi Shayduko Sergey Volchkov Pavel Komarov |
Ukraine Sergey Pichuguin Vladimir Korotkov Sergey Timokhov |
Italy Paolo Cian Pierluigi Colannino |
| 1999 Melbourne | Denmark Stig Westergaard Jens Bojsen-Møller Bjørn Westergaard |
Germany Jochen Schümann Gunnar Bahr Ingo Borkowski |
Netherlands Roy Heiner Peter van Niekerk Dirk de Ridder |
| 2000 Murcia | United States Jeff Madrigali Jim Hartwell Chris Healy |
Ukraine Sergey Pichuguin Vladimir Korotkov Sergey Timokhov |
Sweden Hans Wallén Magnus Augustson Johan Barne |
| 2001 San Isidro | Argentina Gustavo Warburg Hernán Celedoni Maximo Smith |
Argentina Luis Cerrato Federico Haymes Biedma Fabio Scarpati |
Argentina Martín Busch Pablo Noceti Ismael Ayerza |
| 2002 Marblehead | Canada Bill Abbott, Jr. Paul Davis Bill Abbott III |
United States Dave Curtis George Iverson Ben Richardson |
United States Dave Franzel Dave Carlson Maximo Smith |
| 2003 Balaton | Ukraine Sergej Pichugin Sergej Timostschow Dmitri Jarowoj |
Germany Thomas Maschkiwitz Christoph Sauerbier Knut Seelig |
Germany Heiko Winkler Stefan Wenzel Jens Niemann |
| 2004 Porto Alegre | Argentina Gustavo Warburg Hernan Celedoni Maximo Smith |
Hungary George Wossala Leslie Kovacsi Pepe Nemeth |
Brazil George Nehm Marcos Pinto Ribeiro Lucio Pinto Ribeiro |
| 2005 Castiglioni della Pescaia | Germany Roman Koch Maxl Koch Gregor Bornemann |
Slovenia Boštjan Antončič Gennadi Strakh Zeljko Perovic |
Hungary Balazs Gyenese Gyula Monus Karoly Vezer |
| 2006 Annapolis | Canada Hans Fogh Roger Cheer Gordon Devries |
Canada Peter Hall Philip Karrigan Jay Deakin |
Argentina Gustavo Warburg Maximo Smith Miguel Lacour |
| 2007 San Isidoro | Brazil George Nehm Marcos Pinto Ribeiro Lucio Pinto Ribeiro |
Brazil Cicero Hartmann Flávio Quevedo Andre Renard |
Argentina Martin Busch Tomas Peuvrel Maximo Feldtmann |
| 2008 Scarlino | Slovenia Boštjan Antončič Gennadi Strakh Karlo Hmeljak |
Argentina Gustavo Warburg Hernan Celedoni Maximo Smith |
Argentina Martin Busch Tomas Peuvrel Maximo Feldtmann |
| 2009 Toronto | Canada Bill Abbott, Jr. Paul Davis Joanne Abbott |
Germany Roman Koch Maxl Koch Gregor Bornemann |
Canada Peter Hall Phillip Kerrigan Gavin Flinn |
| 2010 Porto Alegre | Germany Roman Koch Maxl Koch Gregor Bornemann |
Argentina Gustavo Warburg Hernan Celedoni Maximo Smith |
Brazil Cicero Hartmann Flávio Quevedo Andre Renard |
| 2011 Prien am Chiemsee | Canada Peter Hall Paul Davis Phillip Kerrigan |
Hungary George Wossala Kovasci Laszlo Pepe Nemeth |
Brazil Nelson Ilha Paulo Lemos Ribeiro Felipe Ilha |
| 2012 Milwaukee | Canada Peter Hall Paul Davis William Hall |
Canada Hans Fogh John Finch Gordon Devries |
Canada Bill Abbott Joanne Abbott Tom Freeman |
| 2013 Balatonalmádi | Hungary Litkey Farkas Károly Vezér Weinhardt Csaba |
Canada Peter Hall Paul Davis William Hall |
Brazil Nelson Ilha Felipe Ilha Fernando Ilha |
| 2014 Punta del Este | Canada Peter Hall Johan Offermans (NED) William Hall |
Brazil Cicero Hartmann Flávio Quevedo Andre Renard |
Argentina Martin Busch Eduardo Zimmermann Maximo Feldtmann |
| 2015 Castiglione della Pescaia | Hungary Litkey Farkas Károly Vezér Weinhardt Csaba |
Canada Bill Abbott Joanne Abbott William Abbott |
Austria Florian Felzmann Michael Felzmann Margund Schuh |
Multiple medallist
| # | Athlete | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Davis |  Norway |
4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Peter Hall | Canada |
3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Vicente Brun | Brazil |
3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
See also
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