Underwater Rugby World Championships
The Underwater Rugby World Championships is the peak international event for the underwater sport of underwater rugby. The event is conducted on behalf of the Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (CMAS) by an affiliated national federation. The championships was first held in 1980.
Championships
| Year | Date | Championship | Location event [1] | # Teams | Champions (men) [2] | Champions (women) [3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | January 1 – 2 | 1st World Championships |  Mullheim, Germany |
7 |  Denmark |
Not held |
| 1983 | May 12 – 14 | 2nd World Championships |  Malmö, Sweden |
6 | Denmark |
Not held |
| 1987 | May 28 – 30 | 3rd World Championships |  Zürich, Switzerland |
7 | Sweden |
Not held |
| 1991 | May 8 – 11 | 4th World Championships | Copenhagen, Denmark |
9 | Sweden |
Sweden |
| 1995 | April 11 – 15 | 5th World Championships |  Cali, Colombia |
10 | Sweden |
 Norway |
| 1999 | May 25 – 30 | 6th World Championships | Essen, Germany |
8 | Sweden |
Sweden |
| 2003 | May 27 – 31 | 7th World Championships | Fredericia, Denmark |
11 | Sweden |
Germany |
| 2007 | July 31 - August 4 | 8th World Championships |  Bari, Italy |
13 |  Finland |
Germany |
| 2011 | August 15 – 21 | 9th World Championships | Helsinki, Finland |
14 | Norway[4] |
Norway |
| 2015 | July 26 - August 1 | 10th World Championships | Cali, Colombia |
13[5] | Norway |
Germany |
References
- ↑ "Championships Archive". CMAS. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ↑ "WC Results - Men". World of UW-Rugby. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ↑ "WC Results - Women". World of UW-Rugby. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ↑ "Two Norwegian World Cup gold in underwater rugby". Allvoices, Inc. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ "10th CMAS Underwater Rugby World Championship- Santiago De Cali, Colombia". CMAS. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
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