Tornado World Championship
The Tornado World Championship are international sailing regattas in the Tornado class organized by the host club on behalf of the International Tornado Class Association and recognised by World Sailing.[1] The Tornado was an Olympic class from 1976 to 2008.
History
The first Tornado World Championship were held in Kiel in 1968.
Editions
| Event | Host | Sailor | Boats | Ref. | ||||||||||
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| Ed. | Date | Year | Host club | City | Country | No. | Nat. | Cont. | No. |  |
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M/F | F/M | |
| 1 | - | 1968 |  |
Kiel |  Germany
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| 2 | - | 1969 | |
Melbourne | .svg.png){kind=small} Australia
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| 3 | - | 1970 | |
Eau Galle, Florida | .png){kind=small} United States
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| 4 | - | 1971 | |
Weymouth, Dorset |  United Kingdom
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| 5 | - | 1972 | |
Travemünde | Germany
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| 6 | - | 1973 | |
Toronto | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada
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| 7 | - | 1974 | |
Honolulu | United States
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| 8 | - | 1975 | |
Copenhagen |  Denmark
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| 9 | - | 1976 | |
Sydney | Australia
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| 10 | - | 1977 | |
Long Beach | United States
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| 11 | - | 1978 | |
Weymouth, Dorset | United Kingdom
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| 12 | - | 1979 | |
Kiel | Germany
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| 13 | - | 1980 | |
Auckland |  New Zealand
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| 14 | - | 1981 | |
Carnac |  France
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| 15 | - | 1982 | |
Kingston, Ontario | Canada
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| 16 | - | 1983 | |
Hayling Island | United Kingdom
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| 17 | - | 1984 | |
Melbourne | Australia
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| 18 | - | 1985 | |
Travemünde | Germany
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| 19 | 13-20 Apr | 1986 | |
Hamilton, Bermuda |  Bermuda
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| 20 | 26Jun -5Jul | 1987 | |
Kiel | Germany
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| 21 | 19-26 Jul | 1988 | |
Tallinn |  Estonia
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| 22 | - | 1989 | |
Houston | United States
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| 23 | 19-25 Aug | 1990 | |
Medemblik |  Netherlands
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84 | ||||||||
| 24 | 12-22 Sep | 1991 | Windsurfing Club Cagliari |
Cagliari |  Italy
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87 | ||||||||
| 25 | 12-19 Jan | 1992 | |
Perth | Australia
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58 | ||||||||
| 26 | 20-25 Sep | 1993 |  Alamitos Bay Yacht Club |
Long Beach, California | United States
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58 | ||||||||
| 27 | 8-14 Aug | 1994 | |
Bastad |  Sweden
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153 | 20 | 3 | 77 | |||||
| 28 | 11-18 Aug | 1995 | |
Kingston, Ontario | Canada
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64 | ||||||||
| 29 | 8-13 Jan | 1996 | |
Mooloolaba | Australia
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136 | 15 | 3 | 68 | |||||
| 30 | 7-14 Nov | 1997 | |
Hamilton, Bermuda | Bermuda
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62 | ||||||||
| 31 | 20-27 Nov | 1998 | |
Buzios |  Brazil
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154 | 22 | 5 | 77 | |||||
| 32 | 2-9 Jul | 1999 | |
Vallensbæk | Denmark
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156 | 24 | 5 | 78 | [2] | ||||
| 33 | 8-15 Jan | 2000 | |
Sydney | Australia
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146 | 25 | 5 | 74 | [3] | ||||
| 34 | 10-17 Feb | 2001 | Zululand Yacht Club |
Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal |  South Africa
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60 | 8 | 3 | 30 | [4] | ||||
| 35 | 21-28 Sep | 2002 | |
Martha Vineyard | United States
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114 | 20 | 5 | 57 | [5] | ||||
| 36 | 11-24 Sep | 2003 | |
Cadiz |  Spain
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144 | 27 | 5 | 72 | [6] | ||||
| 37 | 10-18 Apr | 2004 | Club Nàutic S’Arenal |
Bay of Palma, Mallorca, Balearics | Spain
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124 | 24 | 4 | 62 | [7] | ||||
| 38 | 12-19 Jun | 2005 | |
La Rochelle | France
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124 | 22 | 4 | 62 | [8] | ||||
| 39 | 1-10 Dec | 2006 |  Club Náutico San Isidro |
San Isidro, Buenos Aires |  Argentina
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94 | 20 | 5 | 47 | [9] | ||||
| 40 | 28Jun -13Jul | 2007 |  Clube Naval de Cascais |
Cascais | .svg.png){kind=small} Portugal
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98 | 21 | 5 | 49 | [10] | ||||
| 41 | 25Feb -1Mar | 2008 | Takapuna Boating Club |
Takapuna, Auckland | New Zealand
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102 | 22 | 5 | 51 | [11] | ||||
| 42 | 27Aug -4Sep | 2009 |  Circolo Vela Gargnano |
Gargnano, Lake Garda | Italy
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78 | 12 | 3 | 39 | [12] | ||||
| 43 | 23Jul -1Aug | 2010 | |
Travemunde | Germany
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100 | 8 | 2 | 50 | [13] | ||||
| 44 | 20-28 Aug | 2011 | |
Biel | 64 | 10 | 3 | 32 | [14] | |||||
| 45 | 18-22 Sep | 2012 |  Circolo Vela Torbole |
Nago–Torbole, Lake Garda | Italy
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80 | 11 | 2 | 40 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 1 | [15] |
| 46 | 28Sep -5Oct | 2013 | Club Nautico Santa Eularia |
Ibiza, Balearics | Spain
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60 | 11 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 2 | [16] |
| 47 | 30Dec -3Jan | 2014/15 | Nedlands Yacht Club |
Nedlands | Australia
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60 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 1 | [17] |
| 48 | 5-12 Sep | 2015 | Yacht Club de Carnac |
Carnac | France
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48 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | [18] |
| 49 | 10-17 Jun | 2016 | Lindauer Segles Club |
Lindau, Lake Constance, Bavaria | Germany
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58 | 11 | 2 | 29 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 2 | [19][20] |
| 50 | 28Aug -5Sep | 2017 | Nautical Club of Thessaloniki |
Kalamaria, Thessaloniki |  Greece
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46 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 2 | [21][22] |
| 51 | 7-14 Jul | 2018 | Yacht Club de La Grande Motte |
La Grande Motte | France
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48 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 1 | [23][24] |
| 52 | 4-10 Jan | 2019 | Takapuna Boating Club |
Takapuna, Auckland | New Zealand
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46 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 4 | [25][26] |
| N/A | - | 2020 | |
Greece
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CANCELLED DUE TO COVID | [27] | ||||||||
| 53 | 26Sep -3Oct | 2021 | Nautical Club of Thessaloniki |
Kalamaria, Thessaloniki | Greece
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34 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 4 | [28][29] |
| 54 | 27Aug -3Sep | 2022 | Yacht Club de La Grande Motte |
La Grande Motte | France
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48 | 10 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 2 | [30][31] |
| 55 | 18-25 Aug | 2023 | Centro Vela Dervio ASD |
Lake Como, Dervio | Italy
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60 | 11 | 2 | 30 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
| 56 | 12-19 Jul | 2024 | Club Nautico Rimini |
Rimini | Italy
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58 | 10 | 2 | 29 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 57 | 19-25 Jul | 2025 | Nautical Club of Kalamaria |
Kalamaria, Thessaloniki | Greece
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38 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 3 | [32] [33][34] |
Multiple medalists
Updated upto and including 2025
| Ranking | Sailor | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | No. Entries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Konstantinos Trigonis (GRE) |
8 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 17 | [35] |
| 2 | Iordanis Paschalidis (GRE) |
7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 15 | [36] |
| 3 | Darren Bundock (AUS) |
7 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 15 | [37] |
| 4 | John Forbes (AUS) |
6 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | [38] |
| 5 | Roland Gaebler (GER) |
4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 22 | [39] |
| 6 | Rene Schwall (GER) |
3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | [40] |
| 7 | Glenn Ashby (AUS) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | [41] |
| 8 |  Roman Hagara (AUT) |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 16 | [42] |
| 9 |  Randy Smyth (USA) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | [43] |
| 9 | Jay Glaser (USA) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | [44] |
| 9 | Reg White (GBR) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | [45] |
| 12 | Mitch Booth (AUS) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | [46] |
| 13 | Chris Cairns (AUS) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | [47] |
| 15 | Anton Paz Blanco (ESP) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | [48] |
| 15 |  Aleksandar Zybin (URS) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | [49] |
| 15 | Fernando Echavarri Era (ESP) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | [50] |
| 15 | H. Polaschegg (AUT) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | [51] |
| 15 | Jeremy Newman (GBR) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | [52] |
| 14 | Jörg Spengler (FRG) |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | [53] |
| 15 | Konstantinos Kazantzis (GRE) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | [54] |
| 15 | Robert Jessenigg (AUT) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | [55] |
| 15 | Robert White (GBR) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | [56] |
| 15 | Scott Anderson (AUS) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | [57] |
| 15 | Viktor Potapov (URS) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | [58] |
Medalists
Open
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Mixed
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Travemünde | Germany Roland Gäbler Nahid Gäbler |
Germany Kiki Loweg Florian Loweg |
Germany Andreas Behem Katharina Behem |
| 2011 Biel | Germany Roland Gäbler Nahid Gäbler |
Austria Nicole Salzmann Dietmar Salzmann |
.svg.png){kind=small} SwitzerlandMartin Rusterholz Julia Rusterholz |
| 2012 Torbole | Germany Roland Gäbler Nahid Gäbler |
Germany Dieter Maurer Maren Odefey |
Spain Jürgen Jentsch Sarah Steimer Klees |
| 2013 Ibiza | Germany Roland Gäbler Nahid Gäbler |
Switzerland Jean-Marc Cuanillion Gudrun Kolb |
Greece Maria 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 RepublicZdeněk Pavlis Michaela Pavlisova |
| 2016 Lindau | Australia Brett Burvill Estela Jentsch |
Greece Maria Tsausidou Michael Papadopolus |
Czech Republic Zdeněk Pavlis Michaela Pavlisova |
| 2017 Thessaloniki | Czech Republic Zdeněk Pavlis Michaela Pavlisova |
Germany Jürgen Jentsch Sarah Jentsch |
Czech Republic Markus Betz Monika Schuster |
See also
References
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- ^ "Tornado Worlds Championships Overall". yachtsandyachting.com. 11 Jul 1999.
- ^ "Subaru 2000 Tornado World Championships". Archived from the original on 2000-10-25.
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- ^ Patricia Kirschner (29 Jul 2010). "Manroland Tornado Worlds at Travemunde, Germany - Overall". yachtsandyachting.com.
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- ^ Maria Tsaousidou (15 Sep 2015). "Tornado World Championships at Yacht Club de Carnac - Overall". yachtsandyachting.com.
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- ^ WS Sailor Bio - John FORBES at World Sailing (archive)
- ^ WS Sailor Bio - Roland GAEBLER at World Sailing (archive)
- ^ WS Sailor Bio - Rene SCHWALL at World Sailing (archive)
- ^ WS Sailor Bio - Glenn ASHBY at World Sailing (archive)
- ^ WS Sailor Bio - Roman HAGARA at World Sailing (archive)
- ^ WS Sailor Bio - Randy SMYTH at World Sailing (archive)
- ^ WS Sailor Bio - Jay GLASER at World Sailing (archive)
- ^ WS Sailor Bio - Reginald WHITE at World Sailing (archive)
- ^ WS Sailor Bio - Mitch BOOTH at World Sailing (archive)
- ^ WS Sailor Bio - Chris CAIRNS at World Sailing (archive)
- ^ WS Sailor Bio - Anton PAZ BLANCO at World Sailing (archive)
- ^ WS Sailor Bio - Aleksandar ZYBIN at World Sailing (archive)
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- ^ WS Sailor Bio - Jörg SPENGLER at World Sailing (archive)
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- ^ WS Sailor Bio - Robert JESSENIGG at World Sailing (archive)
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- ^ WS Sailor Bio - Scott ANDERSON at World Sailing (archive)
- ^ WS Sailor Bio - Viktor POTAPOV at World Sailing (archive)
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