Tornado World Championships
The Tornado World Championships are international sailing regattas in the Tornado class organized by the International Sailing Federation and the International Tornado Class Association.[1]
For the original open event, most titles have been won by Australian sailor Darren Bundock, with seven titles between 1998 and 2009 and another two bronze medals. The second most titles have been won by Australian John Forbes, who has won six titles. The highest number of championships have been won by Australian sailors, with twelve titles, followed by British sailors, with six titles, and sailors from Germany, who have won five titles.
The Tornado was an Olympic class from 1976 to 2008.
History
The first Tornado World Championships were held in Kiel in 1968.
Medalists
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Mixed
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Editions
Open
Mixed
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 2010 Travemünde |  GermanyRoland Gäbler Nahid Gäbler |
Germany Kiki Loweg Florian Loweg |
Germany Andreas Behem Katharina Behem |
| 2011 Biel | Germany Roland Gäbler Nahid Gäbler |
 AustriaNicole Salzmann Dietmar Salzmann |
 SwitzerlandMartin Rusterholz Julia Rusterholz |
| 2012 Torbole | Germany Roland Gäbler Nahid Gäbler |
Germany Dieter Maurer Maren Odefey |
 SpainJürgen Jentsch Sarah Steimer Klees |
| 2013 Ibiza | Germany Roland Gäbler Nahid Gäbler |
Switzerland Jean-Marc Cuanillion Gudrun Kolb |
 GreeceMaria Tsausidou Michael Papadopolus |
| 2014 Nedlands | Germany Roland Gäbler Nahid Gäbler |
Spain Jürgen Jentsch Sarah Steimer Klees |
Greece Maria Tsausidou Marc Baier |
| 2015 Carnac | Germany Roland Gäbler Nahid Gäbler |
Switzerland Jean-Marc Cuanillion Gudrun Kolb |
 Czech RepublicPavlis Zdenek Pavlisova Michaela |
Multiple medalists
Open
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Mixed
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See also
References
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