The Soling World Championship is an International sailing regatta in the Soling organized by the host club on behalf of the International Soling Association and recognised by World Sailing. The first Soling World Championship were held in Copenhagen in 1969, the year after the selection as Olympic Three-Men Keelboat for the 1972 Summer Olympics. The Soling was an Olympic class from 1972 to 2000.
Editions Event Host Boats Sailor Date Year Host club City Country No. 1 - 1969 Hellerup 87 261 17 2 9-16 Jun 1970 Poole 3 25 Sep -1 Oct 1971 Centre Island, Oyster Bay, New York N/A 1972 Not held due to the Olympic Games 4 17–28 May 1973 Quiberon 5 26 Jan - 3 Feb 1974 Newport, NSW 38 114 16+ 6+ 6 1-9 Aug 1975 Chicago 62 186 18+ 5+ N/A 1976 Not held due to the Olympic Games 7 1-11 Jan 1977 Hankø, Østfold +49 19 6 8 22 Feb - 5 Mar 1978 Rio de Janeiro 48 144 16+ 5+ 9 1-11 Aug 1979 Visby 59 177 4+ 1+ 10 15-26 Jan 1980 Ponce 38 114 14+ 3+ 11 6–16 May 1981 Anzio 59 177 12+ 4+ 12 8-18 Mar 1982 Fremantle, Western Australia 40 120 11+ 3+ 13 10-23 Jul 1983 Berkeley, San Francisco, California 54 162 16+ 5+ 14 15-25 Sep 1984 Nago–Torbole, Lake Garda 64 192 19+ 3+ 15 5-17 Sep 1985 Point Edward, Ontario 39 117 0+ 0+ 16 4-14 Sep 1986 La Trinité-sur-Mer, Morbihan 78 234 0+ 0+ 17 14-20 Jun 1987 Kiel 86 258 27+ 5+ 18 6-12 Jan 1988 St Kilda, Victoria 46 138 16+ 4+ 19 - 1989 Lake Balaton 79 237 21+ 3+ 20 16-26 Aug 1990 Medemblik 66 198 25+ 5+ 21 22-30 Aug 1991 Rochester, New York 70 210 17+ 4+ 22 21-26 Mar 1992 Cádiz 60 180 19+ 4+ 23 4-11 Sep 1993 Phalaron 46 138 18+ 4+ 24 2-8 Jul 1994 Helsinki 67 201 23+ 5+ 25 12-18 Aug 1995 Kingston, Ontario 58 174 21+ 6+ 26 24-30 Mar 1996 Punta Ala 63 189 24+ 6+ 27 19-26 Jul 1997 Copenhagen 58 174 22+ 5+ 28 31Aug -5Sep 1998 Milwaukee 67 201 25+ 5+ 29 6-17 Jan 1999 Melbourne 38 114 20+ 5+ 30 30Mar -14Apr 2000 Puedo Tomas Maestre La Manga, Murcia, Murcia 41 123 3+ 2+ 31 15-24 Nov 2001 San Isidro, Buenos Aires 35 105 8+ 2+ 32 23-29 Sep 2002 Marblehead, Massachusetts 24 72 70 2 10 3 33 18–25 May 2003 Balatonfüred, Lake Balaton 40 120 117 3 12 3 34 21-31 Jan 2004 Porto Alegre 25 75 6+ 3+ 35 20–27 May 2005 Castiglione della Pescaia 43 129 13+ 3+ 36 16-22 Oct 2006 Annapolis, Maryland 37 111 104 7 11 3 37 16-24 Nov 2007 San Isidro, Buenos Aires 34 102 98 4 11 3 38 13-19 Sep 2008 Puntone di Scarlino, Tuscany 40 120 17+ 3+ 39 10-18 Sep 2009 Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario 24 72 65 7 7 3 40 5-13 Feb 2010 Porto Alegre 20 60 5+ 3+ 41 22-30 Apr 2011 Chiemsee, Bavaria 49 147 14+ 3+ 42 17-23 Sep 2012 Milwaukee 30 90 10+ 4+ 43 19-23 Sep 2013 Lake Balaton 31 93 14+ 4+ 44 22-30 Nov 2014 Punta del Este 27 81 79 2 7 3 45 22–28 May 2015 Castiglione della Pescaia 45 135 132 3 14 3 46 10-17 Sep 2016 Kingston, Ontario 24 72 67 5 8 3 47 16-22 Sep 2017 Muiden 35 105 99 6 13 3 48 15-22 Nov 2018 San Isidro, Buenos Aires 20 60 60 0 9 3 49 21-27 Sep 2019 La Baule-Escoublac 38 114 110 4 15 3 N/A 21-27 Sep 2020 Milwaukee CANCELLED DUE TO COVID N/A 14-19 Sep 2021 Milwaukee CANCELLED DUE TO COVID 50 2–7 May 2022 Chiemsee, Bavaria 37 111 106 5 13 3 51 17-23 Sep 2023 Milwaukee 22 66 61 5 8 3 52 24-30 Jun 2024 Hankø, Østfold 37 111 13+ 3+ 53 16-23 Nov 2025 Porto Alegre 16 48 46 2 7 3 54 10-16 May 2026 Balatonfüred 30 91 88 3 12 3
Medalists 1969 Paul ElvstrømNiels JensenPoul Mik-MeyerPelle PettersonUNKNOWNUNKNOWNDing SchoonmakerUNKNOWNUNKNOWN1970 Stig WennerströmStefan KrookJan LybeckJohn Dane IIIMark LeBlancJohn CeriseJohn OakeleyUNKNOWNUNKNOWN1971 Bob MosbacherThad HutchesonTom DickeyBruce GoldsmithUNKNOWNUNKNOWNPaul ElvstrømValdemar BandolowskiNiels Jensen1972 Not held due to Olympic Games1973 Ib Ussing AndersenJørgen LindhastenHans WintherPoul Richard Høj JensenUNKNOWNUNKNOWNStig WennerströmStefan KrookJan Lybeck1974 David Forbes Denis O'Neil John AndersonArved von GrünewaldtTommy NilssonHjalmar Schibbye1975 Bill BuchanCraig ThomasJoe GolbergBuddy MelgesUNKNOWNUNKNOWNJohn KoliusWalter GlasgowRichard Hoepfner 1976 Not held due to Olympic Games1977 Glen DexterAndreas JosenhansSandy MacMillanValdemar BandolowskiJørgen LindhastenErik Hermann HansenGastão BrunVicente BrunRoberto Martins1978 Gastão BrunVicente BrunRoberto MartinsGlen DexterAndreas JosenhansSandy MacMillanHans FoghJohn KerrDennis Toews1979 Robbie HainesRod DavisEd TrevelyanPoul Richard Høj JensenUNKNOWNUNKNOWN1980 Glen DexterAndreas JosenhansSandy MacMillanRobbie HainesRod DavisEd TrevelyanBuddy MelgesUNKNOWNUNKNOWN1981 Tassos BoudourisAntonios BountourisDimitrios DeligiannGianluca LamaroValerio RomanoAurelio Dalla Vecchia1982 Mark BethwaiteIan McDiarmidGlen ReadWilliam PackerIan CampbellRobert HardyDave PerryBrad DellenbaughEd Travelyan1983 Dave CurtisJohn EngelWally CorwinPeter GilmourUNKNOWNUNKNOWN1984 Helmar NauckNorbert HellriegelSven Diedering1985 Dave CurtisJohn EngelWally CorwinTorben GraelDaniel AdlerRonaldo SenfftJohn KosteckilWilliam BaylisRobert Billingham1986 John KosteckiWilliam BaylisRobert BillinghamDavid CurtisJohn EngelWally CorwinJochen SchümannThomas FlachBernd Jäkel1987 Helmar NauckNorbert HellriegelSven DiederingJohn KosteckiWilliam BaylisRobert BillinghamGeorgy ShaydukoNikolay PolyakovSergey Kanov1988 John KosteckiWilliam BaylisBob BillinghamDave CurtisPaul MurphyWally CorwinGary SheardCrew not documented 1989 No champion decided due to insufficient wind conditions (less than 5 races)1990 Marc BouetFabrice LevetAlain PointetKevin MahaneyJames BradyDouglas KernHelmar NauckNorbert HellriegelSven Diedering1991 Larry KleinChris RedmanRon RosenbergJochen SchümannThomas FlachBernd JäkelKevin P. MahaneyJames BradyDouglas Kern1992 Jochen SchümannThomas FlachBernd JäkelJesper BankJesper SeierSteen SecherMagnus HolmbergBjörn AlmJohan Barne1993 Tassos BoudourisDimitrios DeligiannisLeo PelekanakisAlbert BatzillLangEddy EichLuis DoresteDomingo ManriqueDavid Vera1994 Manuel DoresteJosé ValadesJuan GalmesJesper BankKræn NielsenThomas JacobsenJeff MadrigaliKent MasseyJames Barton1995Luis DoresteDomingo ManriqueDavid VeraMagnus HolmbergBjörn AlmJohan BarneMatt HayesStephen McConaghyBarry Watson1996Georgy ShaydukoIgor SkalinDmitri ShabanovMario CelonTorboliNicola CelonJochen SchümannThomas FlachBernd Jäkel1997No champion decided due to insufficient wind conditions (less than 5 races)1998Georgy ShaydukoSergey VolchkovPavel KomarovSerhiy PichuhinVolodymyr KorotkovSerhiy TimokhovPaolo CianPierluigiColannino1999Stig WestergaardJens Bojsen-MøllerBjørn WestergaardJochen SchümannGunnar BahrIngo BorkowskiRoy HeinerPeter van NiekerkDirk de Ridder2000Jeff MadrigaliHartwell JordanCraig HealySerhiy PichuhinVolodymyr KorotkovSerhiy TimokhovHans WallénMagnus AugustsonJohan Barne2001Gustavo WarburgHernán CeledoniMaximo SmithLuis CerratoFederico Haymes BiedmaFabio ScarpatiMartín BuschPablo NocetiIsmael Ayerza2002Dave CurtisGeorge IversonBen RichardsonDave FranzelDave CarlsonMaximo Smith2003Serhiy PichuhinSergej TimostschowDmitri JarowojThomas MaschkiwitzChristoph SauerbierKnut SeeligHeiko WinklerStefan WenzelJens Niemann2004Gustavo WarburgHernán CeledoniMaximo SmithGeorge WossalaLeslie KovacsiPepe NemethGeorge NehmMarcos Pinto RibeiroLucio Pinto Ribeiro2005Roman KochMaxl KochGregor BornemannBoštjan AntončičGennadi StrakhZeljko PerovicBalazs GyeneseGyula MónusKároly Vezér2006Hans FoghRoger CheerGordon DevriesPeter HallPhilip KarriganJay DeakinGustavo WarburgMaximo SmithMiguel Lacour2007George NehmMarcos Pinto RibeiroLucio Pinto RibeiroCicero HartmannFlávio QuevedoAndre RenardMartin BuschTomas PeuvrelMaximo Feldtmann2008Boštjan AntončičGennadi StrakhKarlo HmeljakGustavo WarburgHernán CeledoniMaximo SmithMartin BuschTomas PeuvrelMaximo Feldtmann2009Roman KochMaxl KochGregor BornemannPeter HallPhillip KerriganGavin Flinn2010Roman KochMaxl KochGregor BornemannGustavo WarburgHernán CeledoniMaximo SmithCicero HartmannFlávio QuevedoAndre Renard2011George WossalaKároly VezérPepe NemethNelson IlhaPaulo Lemos RibeiroFelipe Ilha2012Hans FoghJohn FinchGordon DevriesBill Abbott Jr.Joanne AbbottTom Freeman2013Farkas LitkeyKároly VezérCsaba WeinhardtNelson IlhaFelipe IlhaFernando Ilha2014Cicero HartmannFlávio QuevedoAndre RenardMartin BuschEduardo ZimmermannMaximo Feldtmann2015Farkas LitkeyKároly VezérWeinhardt CsabaBill Abbott Jr.Joanne AbbottWilliam AbbottFlorian FelzmannMichael FelzmannMargund Schuh2016Nelson IlhaManfredo FlorickGustavo IlhaThomas FoghRoger CheerGord Devries2017Farkas LitkeyKároly VezérGábor OroszlánNelson IlhaManfredo FlörickeCarlo de LeoIgor YushkoSerhiy PichuhinIgor Severjanov2018 Gustavo WarburgHernán CeledoniTomas RoldanCicero HartmannFrederico SidouAndre RenardGeorge NehmMarcos Pinto RibeiroAlexandre Mueller2019Farkas LitkeyKristóf JoóPepe NemethNelson IlhaManfredo FlörickeGustavo Ilha2020Postponed due to COVID-19 till 20212021Postponed due to COVID-19 till 20232022There was no wind and no race at all2023 BRA 73 CAN 1 CAN 225 2024 HUN 11 BRA 78 NOR 131 2025BRA-86 / Don’t Let Me DownBRA-78 / EquilibriumBRA-73 / Ico Carioba2026HUN-11 Process Solutions - MariettaGER-339 TunaAUT-7 Fatboy
Multiple World Champions PositionSailor Gold Silver Bronze Total Entry(1) 1 6 2 1 9 32 2 6 0 0 6 9 3 4 1 0 5 14 4 3 2 2 7 24 5 3 2 1 6 30 3 2 1 6 14 7 3 2 0 5 8 8 3 0 1 4 5 9 2 2 1 5 11 2 2 1 5 7 11 2 1 1 4 22 2 1 1 4 8 2 1 1 4 4 2 1 1 4 4 2 1 1 4 4 16 2 1 0 3 22 2 1 0 3 17 2 1 0 3 14 2 1 0 3 3 2 1 0 3 3 2 1 0 3 3 2 1 0 3 5 23 2 0 1 3 5 2 0 1 3 4 2 0 1 3 3 26 2 0 0 2 2
(1) This is the number of entries into the world championships including the masters made by the sailor. It is an under estimations as full results for all years are not known.
See also Soling Masters World Championship Soling World Championship Soling World Championship results (1969–1979) Soling World Championship results (1980–1984) Soling World Championship results (1985–1989) Soling World Championship results (1990–1994)
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