List of Water Ski World Championships champions
| Water Ski World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Global sports event |
| Frequency | Biannual |
| Inaugurated | 1949 |
| Organised by | International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation / Cable Wakeboard World Council (CWWC) |
List of Water Ski World Championships champions in International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation and Cable Wakeboard World Council (CWWC) events.
Styles
Source:[1]
10 Type and 8 Styles = 80 Competition form
There are potentially 80 types of competition titles that can be held. Currently, 21 types are held.
- Barefoot : Open (1978), Junior (1995), Senior (2010), World Games (2001–2009)
- Cable Wakeboard: Open (2001), World Games (2005)
- Cableski: Open (1998)
- Adaptive: Open (1993)
- Racing: Open (2019)
- Ski Racing: Open (1979)
- Wakeboard: Open (2001), World Games (2001–2013)
- Water Skiing: Open (1949), Junior (1986), U21 (2003), University (2004), World Games (1981–2017), +35 (2010), +45 (2010), +55 (2010), +65 (2014)
Types
- World Championships for Barefoot (1978–2016)
- Junior World Championships for Barefoot (1995–2016)
- Senior World Championships for Barefoot (2010–2016)
- World Championships for Adaptive (1993–2019)
- U21 World Championships for Water Skiing (2003–2019)
- Junior World Championships for Water Skiing (1986–2018)
- University World Championships for Water Skiing (2004–2016)
- World Championships for Cableski (1998–2018)
- World Championships for Ski Racing (1979–2011)
- World Championships for Wakeboard (2001–2018)
- World Championships for Racing (2019)
- World Championships for Cable Wakeboard (2001–2008)
- World Cup (1996-now)
Medals
http://www.iwsf.com/history/getMedals.php
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 |
| CAN | 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 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 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 |
Results
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List of Ski Racing World champions
| Year | Place | Open | Formula 2 | Junior | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 |  United Kingdom
|
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| Bronwyn Wright Australia
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| 1981 |  Italy
|
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| Liz Hobbs United Kingdom
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| 1983 | Australia
|
Danny Bertels, Belgium
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| Liz Hobbs United Kingdom
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| 1985 |  Spain
|
Mark Pickering, Australia
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| 1987 | Australia
|
Steven Moore and Steyn Kotzé, United Kingdom
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| Tanya Williams Australia
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| 1989 | Italy
|
Ian Dipple, Australia
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| Marsha Fitzgerald United States
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| 1991 | Australia
|
Paul Robertson, Australia
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| Debbie Nordblad United States
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| 1993 |  France
|
Kirk Book, United States
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| Leanne Brown Australia
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| 1995 | Belgium
|
Stefanio Gregorio, Italy |
Alex Ross, Australia
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| Leanne Brown Australia |
Tami Kahn United States
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| 1997 | Australia
|
Wayne Mawer, Australia |
Robbie Penny, Australia
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| Leanne Brown Australia |
Ann Procter Australia
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| 1999 | Spain
|
Stephen Robertson, Australia |
Kyle Cummings, United States
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| Joanne Hamilton Australia |
Ashley Lathrop United States
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| 2001 | United States
|
Stephen Robertson, Australia |
Marshall Cole, United States
| ||
| Ann Procter Australia |
Kristy Sloane  New Zealand
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| 2003 | United States
|
Martie Wells, United States |
Dimitri Bertels, Belgium
|
Chris Stout, Australia
| |
| Ann Procter Australia |
Janine Doherty, United States
|
Katelin Wendt United States
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| 2005 | United Kingdom
|
Todd Haig, United States |
Justin Soller, United States
|
Sam Frey, United States
| |
| Kim Lumley United Kingdom |
Lauryn Eagle, Australia
|
Mallory Nordblad United States
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| 2007 | New Zealand
|
Jason Walmsley Australia |
Chris Stout Australia
|
Jaaron Fritz New Zealand
| |
| Ann Procter Australia |
Tania Teelow Australia
|
Trudi Stout Australia
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| 2009 | Belgium
|
Wayne Mawer Australia |
Steven Van Gaeveren Belgium
|
Jack Houston Australia
| |
| Kim Lumley United Kingdom |
Kathrin Ortlieb  Austria
|
Yolien Bormans Belgium
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| 2011 | Australia
|
Chris Stout Australia |
Grant Turner Australia
|
Jack Houston Australia
| |
| Katelin Wendt United States |
Leanne Campbell Australia
|
Kelsey Feros Australia
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| 2013 | Spain
|
Wayne Mawer Australia |
Ben Gulley Australia
|
Jack Harrison Australia
| |
| Trudi Stout Australia |
Sarah Teelow Australia
|
Rachel Stapleton Australia
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| 2015 | New Zealand
|
Peter Procter Australia |
Ben Gulley Australia
|
Jack Harrison Australia
|
Australia
|
| Leanne Campbell Australia |
Kelsey Feros Australia
|
Ellen Jones Australia
| |||
| 2017 | United States
|
Ben Gulley Australia |
Cameron Osborne Australia
|
Luke Harrison Australia
|
Australia
|
| Chelsea Blight Australia |
Ellen Jones Australia
|
Milana Long Australia
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| 2019 | France
|
Ben Gulley Australia |
Lachlan Nix Australia
|
Carter Robertson and Steyn Kotzé Australia
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Australia
|
| Ellen Jones Australia |
Sylvia de Spiegelerie Belgium
|
Nellie McMillan Australia
|
List of Cable Ski World champions - Men & Women
| Year | Place | Gender | Slalom | Trick | Jump | Overall | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | St. Leon-Rot,  Germany
|
Male | Nir Shinuk,  Israel |
Alexsei Zharnosek,  Belarus
|
Manfred Hintringer, Austria |
Michal Cerny,  Czech Republic |
Belarus
|
| Marc Andre Meier, Germany |
Viatcheslav Durnov, Belarus
|
Daniel Resl, Czech Republic |
Michael Mader, Germany
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Gabor Gyursanzky,  Hungary |
Martin Kocur, Czech Republic
|
Michal Cerny, Czech Republic |
Daniel Resl, Czech Republic |
Czech Republic
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| Female | Sabine Haberle, Germany |
Olga Pavlova, Belarus
|
Britta Llewellyn, Austria |
Julia Gromyko Meier, Belarus
| |||
| Lisa Adams, United Kingdom |
Tatiana Avodina, Belarus
|
Irina Tourets, Belarus |
Irina Tourets, Belarus |
Germany
| |||
Bronislava Machova,  Slovakia |
Julia Gromyko Meier, Belarus
|
Bronislava Machova, Slovakia |
Olga Pavlova, Belarus
| ||||
| 2000 | Piešťany, Slovakia
|
Male | Alois Kreen, Austria |
Alexsei Zharnosek, Belarus
|
Manfred Hintringer, Austria |
Alexsei Zharnosek, Belarus |
Belarus
|
| Alexander Graw, Germany |
Jouri Rykter, Belarus
|
Daniel Resl, Czech Republic |
Andres Pape, Germany
| ||||
| Marc Andre Meier, Germany |
Maksim Semavine, Belarus
|
Jochen Luers, Germany |
Michael Mader, Germany |
Germany
| |||
| Female | Lisa Adams, United Kingdom |
Julia Gromyko Meier, Belarus
|
Britta Llewellyn, Austria |
Julia Gromyko Meier, Belarus
| |||
| Irina Tourets, Belarus |
Irina Tourets, Belarus
|
Julia Gromyko Meier, Belarus |
Irina Tourets, Belarus |
Austria
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| Julia Gromyko Meier, Belarus |
Tatiana Avdonina, Belarus
|
Olga Pavlova, Slovakia |
Olga Pavlova, Belarus
| ||||
| 2002 | Alfsee, Germany
|
Male | Alexander Graw, Germany |
Alexsei Zharnosek, Belarus
|
Thomas Bauer, Germany |
Alexsei Zharnosek, Belarus |
Belarus
|
| Alois Krenn, Austria |
Viatcheslav Durnov, Belarus
|
Manfred Hintringer, Austria |
Andres Pape, Germany
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| Simon Hermann, Germany |
Jouri Rykter, Belarus
|
Daniel Resl, Czech Republic |
Miroslav Hribik, Slovakia |
Germany
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| Female | Lisa Adams, United Kingdom |
Olga Pavlova, Belarus
|
Irina Tourets, Belarus |
Irina Tourets, Belarus
| |||
| Nadine Wich, Germany |
Julia Gromyko Meier, Belarus
|
Julia Gromyko Meier, Belarus |
Julia Gromyko Meier, Belarus |
Slovakia
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| Bronislava Machova, Hungary |
Irina Tourets, Belarus
|
Olga Pavlova, Belarus |
Olga Pavlova, Belarus
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| 2006 | Schloss Dankern, Germany
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Male | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | - | - | - | ||||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Female | - | Julia Gromyko Meier, Belarus
|
Julia Gromyko Meier, Belarus |
Julia Gromyko Meier, Belarus
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| - | - | - | - | - | |||
| - | - | - | - | ||||
| 2010 | Tel Aviv, Israel
|
Male | Or Shinuk, Israel |
- | Manfred Hintringer, Austria |
Moshiko Tzdaka, Israel
|
Belarus
|
| Simon Hermann, Germany |
- | Moshiko Tzdaka, Israel |
Nikita Papakul, Belarus
| ||||
| Moshiko Tzdaka, Israel |
- | Robin Senge, Germany |
Siarhei Bushyn, Belarus
|
 Poland
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| Female | - | Julia Gromyko Meier, Belarus
|
- | Irina Tourets, Belarus
| |||
| - | Tatiana Churakova,  Russia
|
Julia Gromyko Meier, Belarus |
Olga Pavlova, Belarus |
Germany
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| - | Olga Pavlova, Belarus
|
- | Julia Gromyko Meier, Belarus
|
Age Chart
- https://web.archive.org/web/20230325165202/http://www.iwsftournament.com/homologation/homologation.htm
- https://web.archive.org/web/20230317054436/http://www.iwsf.com/agechart/agechart.htm
- http://www.iwsf.com/agechart/agechart.htm
Others
- https://www.usawaterski.org/news/2024/august/04/u-s-team-wins-gold-medal-at-iwwf-world-under-17-waterski-championships
- https://www.bwsw.org.uk/home/
- https://www.waterskieurope.eu/history-of-results/
- http://www.iwsf.com/WorldChampionships/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20240305063231/http://www.iwsf.com/WorldChampionships/
- 7th IWWF 35+ World Waterski Championships 2024 - https://www.usawaterski.org/news/2024/september/09/u-s-team-wins-gold-at-iwwf-35-world-waterski-championships - US won 43 individual medals
- https://ski-db.com/worldcup.php
- http://www.iwwfed-ea.org/competition.php?cc=T-24IWWF04&page=TimeTable
- https://iwwfed-ea.org/
- http://www.iwsf.com/
- https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/statistics.html?statistictype=standings&standingstype=medal&standingssectorcode=AL&categorycode=WSC&seasoncode=2025
- https://wswc.ca/tag/water-ski/
- https://waterskicanada.ca/results/tournament-results/
- http://www.iwwfed-ea.org/classic/competitions/2018
- https://www.iwwfed-ea.org/classic/competitions/2025
- https://oca.asia/news/6003-aaliyah-wins-historic-three-gold-medals-in-university-world-waterski-championships.html
- https://www.usawaterski.org/barefooting---world-champions-history
- http://www.iwsftournament.com/homologation/homologation.htm
- https://worldwaterskiers.com/
- https://iwwf.asia/
- Past Asian Web: Archive
- https://www.iwwfed-ea.org/classic/22ASIA03/
- https://ems.iwwf.sport/Competitions/Details?Id=3c87abb0-2809-4280-b90e-1cd8b966f427
- https://www.asiangameshub.com/sports/waterski
- USA Water Ski & Wake Sports
- https://www.usawaterski.org/
- http://www.iwwf-ea.eu/?page_id=29
See also
- Water skiing
- List of Water Skiing European Champions
- List of Water Skiing Under-21 European Champions
- List of Water Skiing Under-17 European Champions
- World Waveski Surfing Titles
- Aquabike World Championship
References
- ^ http://www.iwsf.com/history/getMedals.php
- ^ "2023 IWWF World Waterski Championships". International Waterski and Wakeboard Federation. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
Links
- http://www.iwsf.com/04UniversityChampionships/WUCpodium.htm
- http://www.iwsf.com/history/getMedals.php
- http://www.iwsf.com/WorldChampionships/
- http://www.iwwfed-ea.org/classic/competitions/2018
- https://www.iwwfed-ea.org/classic/competitions/2025
- https://web.archive.org/web/20250000000000*/https://iwwf.sport/ Since 2019
- International Water Ski Federation (IWSF, www.iwsf.com)
- Cable Wakeboard World and European Council (CWWC and ECWC), www.cablewakeboard.net)
- IWSF World Cup (www.iwsfworldcup.com/)
- World Water Ski Racing (www.skirace.net)
- Europe & Africa Cable Wakeboard Council (ECWC)
- Cable Wakeboard World Council (CWWC)
- Cable Development Committee (ICDC)
- https://web.archive.org/web/20181115113013/https://www.cablewakeboard.net/about-iwwf/icdc/
- http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/index_sportarten.htm
- http://www.iwsf.com/history/showworldchamps.php
- https://web.archive.org/web/20220313234645/http://iwsf.com/history/WorldCupRecords.htm
- https://web.archive.org/web/20220117073307/http://www.iwsf.com/history/WorldCupWinners.php
- http://www.iwsf.com/AllWorldCup.php