World Freshwater Angling Championships

{{Short description|Freshwater angling competition}}

The World Freshwater Angling Championships is a freshwater angling competition. Participating countries fish in teams of five with titles awarded to the team with the fewest points, the competition area is split into sections and the winner with the most weight will be awarded one point, two for second, three for third, at the end of the two days the team with the least points is the top team. Since its inception in 1954, the competition has been staged on rivers, canals and still waters from a selected host nation. Currently (to 2021), the world championships have not been held outside of Europe.

The 68th event was held in September 2022 at Bilje, Croatia. Held at Lake Biljsko Jezero which holds prussian carp, dwarf catfish, grass carp, catfish, asp, bighead, red perch, silver bream, ide and carassius.{{cite web| url= https://www.zsrubaranje.hr/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/POZIVNO-PISMO-CROATIA-2022-pdf.pdf |title=68th Coarse Angling World Championship for nations - Croatia 2022 |publisher=zsrubaranje.hr |date=2022}} First-time world champions were Serbia, with Italy in second place and the Czech Republic in third. and the individual new world champion was Mihael Pongrac of Croatia.

The 69th World Freshwater Coarse Angling Championships was held in Mequinenza-Fayón, at the Ribarroja Dam, on the river Ebro, Spain on 9-10th September 2023.{{cite web| url= http://www.fips-ed.com/fipsed/images/docs/programs/2023/eng/Competition-program_Nations_Spain_v5_ok.pdf |title= 69th Coarse Angling for Nations World Championship Spain 2023 Mequinenza-Fayón 09-10 September 2023 |publisher=fips-ed.com |date=2023}} and the team event won by Serbia, for a second consecutive year, with England in second place, and France in third. The individual world championship winner was Esteve Martinez, with James Dent and Sean Ashby of England in second and third place.

The 70th World Championships was held at Béthune, France on 21–22 September 2024.{{cite web| url= https://anglingtrust.net/our-competitions/team-england/team-england-coarse-fishing/nations-world-team-england/ |title= FIPSed 70th Coarse Angling Nations World Championship - Béthune, France |publisher= anglingtrust.net |access-date=21 February 2024}} First-time world champions were Croatia, with Italy in second place and France in third. The individual world championship winner was László Csillag.{{cite web|url= https://www.fips-ed.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Ranking_final_Coarse_Nation_2024.pdf?fbclid=IwY2xjawFf1Q5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHRSPIkl6kRHidMMeN-SKaXfxrfs5nrf_ZWzjAQPNF2rXADOX13AVXO_d7g_aem_fbG_DxfUWytNyNF5uKFC-w |title= 70th Coarse Angling World Championship for Nations - Canal D'Aire a la Bassée Béthune |publisher=fips-ed.com |date= 22 September 2024}}

Brief history

The inaugural world championship was held in West Germany in 1954 and won by team England,{{cite web|url=http://www.angling-news.co.uk/Angling_News_Weekly-WorldChampionshipTables.htm |title= World Freshwater Angling Championships Tables |publisher=angling-news.co.uk |access-date=January 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324095611/http://www.angling-news.co.uk/Angling_News_Weekly-WorldChampionshipTables.htm|archive-date=2016-03-24 |url-status=usurped}} with the first individual title going to Gino Vigarani of Italy.{{cite web |url= http://www.gpofishing.it/dblog/stampa.asp?articolo=286 |title=Special Shot Fishing, The World Cup in Figures |publisher=gpofishing.it |date=September 7, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303210005/http://www.gpofishing.it/dblog/stampa.asp?articolo=286 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status=dead}}

In 1992, Dave Wesson, an Australian, became the only non-European to win the title.{{cite web|url=http://www.angling-news.co.uk/Angling_News_Weekly-WorldChampionshipTables.htm |title= World Freshwater Angling Championships Tables |publisher=angling-news.co.uk |access-date=January 15, 2022}} The 2020 World Freshwater Angling Championships was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic{{cite web |url= https://www.fips-m.org/ |title=The FIPS-M has decided to postpone all the Championships from 2020 until Autumn 2021 |publisher=fips-m.org |date=January 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114053138/https://www.fips-m.org/ |archive-date=14 January 2022 |url-status=dead}} but resumed in 2021. The host nation have been team champions on 15 occasions, with the strongest nation at home being Italy who have won on their own waters 6 times, the others were Belgium 2, France, Luxembourg, Romania, East Germany, West Germany, England, Spain. The host nation has produced a home grown individual world champion from just 9 events of the 67 fished (one in seven).{{cite web|url=https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fips-ed.com%2Ffipsed%2Fimages%2Fdocs%2Fpalmares%2F2019%2Ffre%2Fmedailles_2019%2FCoup_nations_m_fra_2019.xls&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK |title= Coup Nations M Fra 2019 |publisher=FIPS-ED |date=2019|access-date=January 17, 2022}}

For a video history of this major angling event, see External links at the bottom of this page.

World Championship Nations Team results

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YearVenue and Host CountryWorld ChampionsP/PtsRunners-upP/Pts3rd Place TeamP/PtsReference
1954{{flagicon|West Germany}} Düsseldorf, West Germany{{flagicon|England}} England50{{flagicon|Belgium}} Belgium70{{flagicon|Italy}} Italy71
1955{{flagicon|England}} Reading, England{{flagicon|Luxembourg}} Luxembourg69{{flagicon|Belgium}} Belgium71{{flagicon|France}} France74
1956{{flagicon|France}} Paris, France{{flagicon|France}} France39{{flagicon|Belgium}} Belgium64{{flagicon|Luxembourg}} Luxembourg71
1957{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} Belgrade, Yugoslavia{{flagicon|Italy}} Italy23{{flagicon|Luxembourg}} Luxembourg52{{flagicon|France}} France54
1958{{flagicon|Belgium}} Huy, Belgium{{flagicon|Belgium}} Belgium29{{flagicon|France}} France32{{flagicon|Luxembourg}} Luxembourg86
1959{{flagicon|Switzerland}} Neuchâtel, Switzerland{{flagicon|France}} France71{{flagicon|Italy}} Italy103{{flagicon|Switzerland}} Switzerland104
1960{{flagicon|Poland}} Gdańsk, Poland{{flagicon|Belgium}} Belgium36{{flagicon|France}} France61{{flagicon|West Germany}} West Germany87
1961{{flagicon|East Germany}} Merseburg, East Germany{{flagicon|East Germany}} East Germany44{{flagicon|Belgium}} Belgium66{{flagicon|England}} England70
1962{{flagicon|Italy}} Lac de Garde, Italy{{flagicon|Italy}} Italy21{{flagicon|France}} France27{{flagicon|Belgium}} Belgium95
1963{{flagicon|Luxembourg}} Wormeldange, Luxembourg{{flagicon|France}} France57{{flagicon|Italy}} Italy77{{flagicon|England}} England80
1964{{flagicon|Italy}} Isola dei Pescatori, Italy{{flagicon|France}} France6{{flagicon|Italy}} Italy9{{flagicon|Austria}} Austria20
1965{{flagicon|Romania}} Galați, Romania{{flagicon|Romania}} Romania22{{flagicon|Poland}} Poland27{{flagicon|France}} France32
1966{{flagicon|England}} River Thurne, Martham Ferry, England{{flagicon|France}} France8{{flagicon|Belgium}} Belgium15{{flagicon|Italy}} Italy24{{cite web| url=https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/fishing/related-articles/the-fisheries-and-angling-team/1966-and-all-that |title= 1966 and all that |publisher=canalrivertrust.org.uk |date=April 18, 2017}}
1967{{flagicon|Hungary}} Dunaújváros, Hungary{{flagicon|Belgium}} Belgium12{{flagicon|France}} France17{{flagicon|England}} England25
1968{{flagicon|Ireland}} Fermoy, Ireland{{flagicon|France}} France18{{flagicon|West Germany}} West Germany24{{flagicon|Romania}} Romania25
1969{{flagicon|West Germany}} Bad Oldesloe, West Germany{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Netherlands17{{flagicon|Belgium}} Belgium19{{flagicon|France}} France21
1970{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Berg, Netherlands{{flagicon|Belgium}} Belgium8{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Netherlands14{{flagicon|France}} France16
1971{{flagicon|Italy}} Peschiera del Garda, Italy{{flagicon|Italy}} Italy6{{flagicon|Belgium}} Belgium21{{flagicon|France}} France25
1972{{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} Prague, Czechoslovakia{{flagicon|France}} France12{{flagicon|England}} England24{{flagicon|Italy}} Italy25
1973{{flagicon|France}} Chalon-sur-Saône, France{{flagicon|Belgium}} Belgium10{{flagicon|France}} France16{{flagicon|England}} England26
1974{{flagicon|Belgium}} Ghent, Belgium{{flagicon|France}} France18{{flagicon|Italy}} Italy18{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Netherlands23
1975{{flagicon|Poland}} Bydgoszcz, Poland{{flagicon|France}} France23{{flagicon|England}} England26{{flagicon|Belgium}} Belgium26
1976{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Varna, Bulgaria{{flagicon|Italy}} Italy7{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Bulgaria20{{flagicon|Austria}} Austria27
1977{{flagicon|Luxembourg}} Ehnen, Luxembourg{{flagicon|Luxembourg}} Luxembourg16{{flagicon|Belgium}} Belgium18{{flagicon|France}} France19
1978{{flagicon|Austria}} Vienna, Austria{{flagicon|France}} France14{{flagicon|Italy}} Italy19{{flagicon| Czechoslovakia}} Czechoslovakia24
1979{{flagicon|Spain}} Saragossa, Spain{{flagicon|France}} France14{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Netherlands16{{flagicon|Portugal}} Portugal25
1980{{flagicon|West Germany}} Mannheim, West Germany{{flagicon|West Germany}} West Germany7{{flagicon|England}} England23{{flagicon|Belgium}} Belgium24
1981{{flagicon|England}} Luddington, England{{flagicon|France}} France25{{flagicon|England}} England31{{flagicon|Wales}} Wales37
1982{{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} Newry, Northern Ireland{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Netherlands20{{flagicon|France}} France25{{flagicon|England}} England26
1983{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Amersfoort, Netherlands{{flagicon|Belgium}} Belgium9{{flagicon|England}} England14{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Netherlands24
1984{{flagicon|Switzerland}} Yverdon, Switzerland{{flagicon|Luxembourg}} Luxembourg28{{flagicon|England}} England28{{flagicon|Belgium}} Belgium40
1985{{flagicon|Italy}} Florence, Italy{{flagicon|England}} England16{{flagicon|Italy}} Italy17{{flagicon|Belgium}} Belgium25
1986{{flagicon|France}} Strasbourg, France{{flagicon|Italy}} Italy27{{flagicon|West Germany}} West Germany35{{flagicon|Austria}} Austria40
1987{{flagicon|Portugal}} Coimbra, Portugal{{flagicon|England}} England9{{flagicon|Italy}} Italy18{{flagicon|Austria}} Austria40
1988{{flagicon|Belgium}} Damme, Belgium{{flagicon|England}} England50{{flagicon|Italy}} Italy50{{flagicon|France}} France58
1989{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Plovdiv, Bulgaria{{flagicon|Wales}} Wales48{{flagicon|Italy}} Italy68{{flagicon|England}} England83
1990{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} Maribor, Yugoslavia{{flagicon|France}} France60{{flagicon|England}} England89{{flagicon|Italy}} Italy89
1991{{flagicon|Hungary}} Szeged, Hungary{{flagicon|England}} England44{{flagicon|France}} France48{{flagicon|Italy}} Italy51
1992{{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} Enniskillen, Northern Ireland{{flagicon|Italy}} Italy94{{flagicon|France}} France87{{flagicon|Jersey}}{{flagicon|Guernsey}} Channel islands120
1993{{flagicon|Portugal}} Coruche, Portugal{{flagicon|Italy}} Italy49{{flagicon|France}} France68{{flagicon|Austria}} Austria76
1994{{flagicon|England}} Nottingham, England{{flagicon|England}} England92{{flagicon|France}} France96{{flagicon|Italy}} Italy117
1995{{flagicon|Finland}}Lappeenranta, Finland{{flagicon|France}} France23{{flagicon|Belgium}} Belgium45{{flagicon|Italy}} Italy59
1996{{flagicon|Italy}} Peschiera del Garda, Italy{{flagicon|Italy}} Italy36{{flagicon|England}} England63{{flagicon|Austria}} Austria72
1997{{flagicon|Hungary}} Velence, Hungary{{flagicon|Italy}} Italy56.5{{flagicon|England}} England70{{flagicon|France}} France72
1998{{flagicon|Croatia}} Zagreb, Croatia{{flagicon|England}} England61{{flagicon|France}} France84{{flagicon|Italy}} Italy89
1999{{flagicon|Spain}} Toledo, Spain{{flagicon|Spain}} Spain34{{flagicon|Italy}} Italy40{{flagicon|England}} England52
2000{{flagicon|Italy}} Firenze, Italy{{flagicon|Italy}} Italy37{{flagicon|England}} England59.5{{flagicon|Hungary}} Hungary89.5
2001{{flagicon|France}} Paris, France{{flagicon|England}} England68{{flagicon|France}} France72{{flagicon|Italy}} Italy87
2002{{flagicon|Portugal}} Coimbra, Portugal{{flagicon|Spain}} Spain52.5{{flagicon|Portugal}} Portugal55.5{{flagicon|Belgium}} Belgium74
2003{{flagicon|Slovakia}} Madunice, Slovakia{{flagicon|Hungary}} Hungary55{{flagicon|Poland}} Poland93.5{{flagicon|France}} France102.5
2004{{flagicon|Belgium}} Willebroek, Belgium{{flagicon|France}} France70{{flagicon|England}} England71{{flagicon|Hungary}} Hungary79
2005{{flagicon|Finland}} Lappeenranta, Finland{{flagicon|England}} England64{{flagicon|Belgium}} Belgium76{{flagicon|Hungary}} Hungary77
2006{{flagicon|Portugal}} Rio Mondego, Portugal{{flagicon|England}} England61{{flagicon|Italy}} Italy85{{flagicon|Hungary}} Hungary101
2007{{flagicon|Hungary}} Lake Velence, Hungary{{flagicon|Italy}} Italy57{{flagicon|Belgium}} Belgium78{{flagicon|Hungary}} Hungary86.5
2008{{flagicon|Italy}} Spinadesco Canal, Italy{{flagicon|England}} England74{{flagicon|San Marino}} San Marino104{{flagicon|Italy}} Italy109
2009{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Lage Vaart Canal, Netherlands{{flagicon|Slovakia}} Slovakia39{{flagicon|France}} France40{{flagicon|Belgium}} Belgium41
2010{{flagicon|Spain}} Ciudad Real, Spain{{flagicon|England}} England40{{flagicon|Italy}} Italy42.5{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Netherlands51
2011{{flagicon|Italy}} Ostellato, Italy{{flagicon|Italy}} Italy21{{flagicon|Hungary}} Hungary27{{flagicon|Belgium}} Belgium33
2012{{flagicon|Czech Republic}} Morava River, Czech Republic{{flagicon|Poland}} Poland32{{flagicon|Czech Republic}} Czech Republic44{{flagicon|France}} France47{{cite web| url=http://www.anglersmail.co.uk/uncategorized/gold-for-englands-sean-ashby-in-2012-world-angling-championships-29091 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228171848/http://www.anglersmail.co.uk/uncategorized/gold-for-englands-sean-ashby-in-2012-world-angling-championships-29091 | url-status=dead | archive-date=December 28, 2017 |title=Gold for England's Sean Ashby in 2012 World Angling Championships |publisher=anglersmail.co.uk |date=2012 }}
2013{{flagicon|Poland}} Żerański Canal, Warsaw, Poland{{flagicon|England}} England22{{flagicon|France}} France33{{flagicon|Poland}} Poland39{{cite web |url= http://www.anglersmail.co.uk/match-results/world-angling-championships-2013-overall-win-for-drennan-team-england/ |title=World Angling Championships 2013 |work= anglersmail.co.uk |date= 17 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102033416/http://www.anglersmail.co.uk/match-results/world-angling-championships-2013-overall-win-for-drennan-team-england/ |archive-date=2 November 2013 |url-status=dead}}
2014{{flagicon|Croatia}} Dubrava Canal, Croatia{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Netherlands38{{flagicon|Hungary}} Hungary40.5{{flagicon|Serbia}} Serbia45{{cite web |url= http://www.anglersmail.co.uk/match-results/world-angling-championships-2014-results-51450 |title=World Angling Championships 2014 |work= anglersmail.co.uk |date= 14 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308120113/http://www.anglersmail.co.uk/match-results/world-angling-championships-2014-results-51450 |archive-date=8 March 2016 |url-status=dead}}
2015{{flagicon|Slovenia}} Sava River, Slovenia{{flagicon|Italy}} Italy37{{flagicon|Czech Republic}} Czech Republic42{{flagicon|England}} England46.5
2016{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Rowing Course, Plovdiv, Bulgaria{{flagicon|Hungary}} Hungary34{{flagicon|Czech Republic}} Czech Republic42{{flagicon|England}} England46{{cite web| url=https://www.facebook.com/1608928906093969/photos/pcb.1683701931949999/1683701618616697/?type=3&theater |title=63rd Coarse Angling World Championship for Nations - Team Final Ranking 2016 |publisher=Facebook |date=2016 }}{{cite web| url=https://www.facebook.com/1608928906093969/photos/ms.c.eJxFzssNwDAIA9CNqjh8TPZfrAq0cH2yLcNDuZZ6GDywHxS4GELUB~;QmeLTBELawOYmqoIGVsB~_oCYiBrFhXWKPo0chjZP84dUwG~;FbW8QbLissHgGSCZyA3sF~_YJTNa.bps.a.1684700458516813.1073741839.1608928906093969/1684700468516812/?type=3&theater |title=63rd Coarse Angling World Championship for Nations - Team Winners 2016 |publisher=Facebook |date=2016 }}
2017{{flagicon|Belgium}} Ronquières, Belgium{{flagicon|Belgium}} Belgium18{{flagicon|England}} England21{{flagicon|France}} France24.5{{cite web| url=http://www.brusselstimes.com/sports2/9099/belgium-s-anglers-win-gold-at-world-championship |title=Belgium's Anglers win gold at World Championship |publisher=Brussels Times |date=2017 }}{{cite web| url=https://www.facebook.com/FIPSed1954/photos/pcb.2009308969303644/2009308082637066/?type=3&theater |title=64th Coarse Angling World Championship for Nations - Team Final Ranking 2017 |publisher=Facebook |date=2017 }}
2018{{flagicon|Portugal}} Montemor-o-Velho, Portugal{{flagicon|Germany}} Germany46{{flagicon|Hungary}} Hungary52{{flagicon|Belgium}} Belgium61{{cite web| url=https://www.facebook.com/FIPSed1954/photos/pcb.2238504739717398/2238503713050834/?type=3&theater |title=65th Coarse Angling World Championship Team Final Ranking 2018 |publisher=Facebook |date=2018 }}
2019{{flagicon|Serbia}} Novi Sad, Serbia{{flagicon|France}} France20{{flagicon|Italy}} Italy26{{flagicon|Hungary}} Hungary32{{cite web| url= https://anglingtrust.nemisys3.uk.com/news.asp?section=926§ionTitle=Competition+News&from=2019/9/01&to=2019/10/01&page=3&itemid=5018 |title=Team England finishes in 5th Place in the 66th FIPSed Nations World Championship 2019 |publisher=anglingtrust.net |date=September 10, 2019}}
2020cancelled – COVID-19 pandemic
2021{{flagicon|Italy}} Peschiera del Garda, Italy{{flagicon|Italy}} Italy75{{flagicon|Czech Republic}} Czech Republic86.5{{flagicon|England}} England89{{cite web| url= https://www.facebook.com/FIPSed1954/photos/pcb.3096019313965932/3096018650632665/ |title=67th Nations Coarse angling World Championship 2021 |publisher=facebook |date=September 12, 2021 }}{{cite web| url= http://kirchberg.neumann.lu/index_htm_files/2021-09-11%20Final_ranking_Nations_2021.pdf |title=67th Nations Coarse angling World Championship 2021 Team Result |publisher= kirchberg.neumann.lu |date=September 12, 2021 }}
2022{{flagicon|Croatia}} Bilje, Croatia{{flagicon|Serbia}} Serbia31.5{{flagicon|Italy}} Italy42{{flagicon|Czech Republic}} Czech Republic47{{cite web| url= https://www.facebook.com/FIPSed1954/photos/pcb.3385417265026134/3385415748359619 |title=68th Nations Coarse Angling World Championship 2022 Final team Rankings |publisher=facebook |date=September 11, 2022}}
2023{{flagicon|Spain}} Mequinenza-Fayón, Spain{{flagicon|Serbia}} Serbia45{{flagicon|England}} England54{{flagicon|France}} France70{{cite web| url= https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=303541355600481&set=pcb.303541755600441 |title=69th Nations Coarse Angling World Championship for Nations 2023 Final team Rankings |publisher=facebook |date=September 11, 2023}}
2024{{flagicon|France}} Béthune, France{{flagicon|Croatia}} Croatia31{{flagicon|Italy}} Italy40{{flagicon|France}} France43

World Championship Individual results

class="wikitable"
YearVenue and Host CountryIndividual World ChampionIndividual Runner-UpIndividual 3rd PlaceReference
1954{{flagicon|West Germany}} Düsseldorf, West Germany{{flagicon|Italy}} Gino Vigarani{{flagicon|Italy}} F Fugazza{{flagicon|West Germany }} H Andef
1955{{flagicon|England}} Reading, England{{flagicon|France}} M Mailly{{flagicon|Belgium}} Dufeys{{flagicon|France}} Ducret
1956{{flagicon|France}} Paris, France{{flagicon|Belgium}} F Cerfontaine{{flagicon|France}} G Dubuc{{flagicon|France}} Robert Tesse
1957{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} Belgrade, Yugoslavia{{flagicon|Italy}} Giulio Mandelli{{flagicon|Italy}} G De Angellis{{flagicon|Italy}} F Fugazza
1958{{flagicon|Belgium}} Huy, Belgium{{flagicon|Belgium}} J Garroit{{flagicon|Belgium}} F Cerfontaine{{flagicon|France}} A Negrignat
1959{{flagicon|Switzerland}} Neuchâtel, Switzerland{{flagicon|France}} Robert Tesse{{flagicon|Italy}} G De Angelli{{flagicon|Netherlands}} S Knapen
1960{{flagicon|Poland}} Gdańsk, Poland{{flagicon|France}} Robert Tesse{{flagicon|Belgium}} F Cerfontaine{{flagicon|Belgium}} F Swinnen
1961{{flagicon|East Germany}} Merseburg, East Germany{{flagicon|France}} R Le Gouge{{flagicon|East Germany}} F Schmidt{{flagicon|France}} Robert Tesse
1962{{flagicon|Italy}} Lac de Garde, Italy{{flagicon|Italy}} R Tedesco{{flagicon|France}} J Fontanet{{flagicon|Italy}} M Vanelli
1963{{flagicon|Luxembourg}} Wormeldange, Luxembourg{{flagicon|England}} Billy Lane{{flagicon|France}} Robert Tesse{{flagicon|Italy}} M Vanelli
1964{{flagicon|Italy}} Isola dei Pescatori, Italy{{flagicon|France}} J Fontanet{{flagicon|France}} P Despres{{flagicon|France}} Robert Tesse
1965{{flagicon|Romania}} Galati, Romania{{flagicon|France}} Robert Tesse{{flagicon|Italy}} L Seppi{{flagicon|England}} C Burch
1966{{flagicon|England}} River Thurne, Martham Ferry, Norfolk{{flagicon|France}} Henri Guiheneuf{{flagicon|Belgium}} P Baudot{{flagicon|Belgium}} C Roelandt
1967{{flagicon|Hungary}} Dunaújváros, Hungary{{flagicon|Belgium}} J Isenbaert{{flagicon|West Germany}} K Handt{{flagicon|Belgium}} G Detry
1968{{flagicon|Ireland}} Fermoy, Ireland{{flagicon|West Germany}} G Grebenstein{{flagicon|Romania}} I Pana{{flagicon|England}} V Sherwood
1969{{flagicon|West Germany}} Bad Oldesloe, West Germany{{flagicon|England}} Robin Harris{{flagicon|Austria}} J Leyrer{{flagicon|Belgium}} J Vermeulen
1970{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Berg, Netherlands{{flagicon|Belgium}} M Van Den Eynde{{flagicon|Belgium}} P Michiels{{flagicon|Belgium}} P Paquet
1971{{flagicon|Italy}} Peschiera del Garda, Italy{{flagicon|Italy}} Dino Bassi{{flagicon|Italy}} A Alfieri{{flagicon|West Germany}} E Zimmer
1972{{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} Prague, Czechoslovakia{{flagicon|Netherlands}} RJE Levels{{flagicon|Luxembourg}} A Thommas{{flagicon|France}} Jacques Tesse
1973{{flagicon|France}} Chalon-sur-Saône, France{{flagicon| Belgium }} P Michiels{{flagicon|Belgium}} M Van Den Eynde{{flagicon|France}} G Herbert
1974{{flagicon|Belgium}} Ghent, Belgium{{flagicon|West Germany}} A Richter{{flagicon|Spain}} Mendez Gomez{{flagicon|France}} Jean Pierre Fougeat
1975{{flagicon|Poland}} Bydgoszcz, Poland{{flagicon|England}} Ian Heaps{{flagicon|France}} Jacques Tesse{{flagicon|San Marino}} G De Bagi{{cite web| url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10221551220944678&set=p.10221551220944678 |title=September 7, 1975 in on the Bydgoszcz Canal between Okole and Osowa Góra locks |publisher=facebook.com |date=June 5, 2021}}
1976{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Varna, Bulgaria{{flagicon|Italy}} Dino Bassi{{flagicon|England}} Ivan Marks{{flagicon|Italy}} F Pasinetti
1977{{flagicon|Luxembourg}} Ehnen, Luxembourg{{flagicon|Belgium}} J Mainil{{flagicon|Luxembourg}} Poth{{flagicon|Belgium}} J Quinet
1978{{flagicon|Austria}} Vienna, Austria{{flagicon|France}} Jean Pierre Fougeat{{flagicon|Italy}} Roberto Trabucco{{flagicon|Luxembourg}} N Birnbaum
1979{{flagicon|Spain}} Saragossa, Spain{{flagicon|France}} G Heulard{{flagicon|Netherlands}} T Eikhout{{flagicon|France}} H Durozier
1980{{flagicon|West Germany}} Mannheim, West Germany{{flagicon|West Germany}} Rudgher Kremkus{{flagicon|West Germany}} O Wessel{{flagicon|Italy}} Roberto Trabucco
1981{{flagicon|England}} Luddington, England{{flagicon|England}} David Thomas{{flagicon|Portugal}} V Santos{{flagicon|Belgium}} S Lecocq
1982{{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} Newry, Northern Ireland{{flagicon|England}} Kevin Ashurst{{flagicon|United States}} M Thill{{flagicon|Belgium}} F Bartolas
1983{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Amersfoort, Netherlands{{flagicon|West Germany}} Rudgher Kremkus{{flagicon|Luxembourg}} J Kohn{{flagicon|Netherlands}} P Van Gool
1984{{flagicon|Switzerland}} Yverdon, Switzerland{{flagicon|Ireland}} Bobby Smithers{{flagicon|Scotland}} R Stevens{{flagicon|Netherlands}} BJ Brouwer
1985{{flagicon|Italy}} Florence, Italy{{flagicon|England}} David Roper{{flagicon|Italy}} Roberto Trabucco{{flagicon|Wales}} P David
1986{{flagicon|France}} Strasbourg, France{{flagicon|Netherlands}} L Wever{{flagicon|Wales}} Clive Branson{{flagicon|Netherlands}} R Van Neer
1987{{flagicon|Portugal}} Coimbra, Portugal{{flagicon|Wales}} Clive Branson{{flagicon|England}} Kevin Ashurst{{flagicon|England}} D White
1988{{flagicon|Belgium}} Damme, Belgium{{flagicon|France}} Jean Pierre Fougeat{{flagicon|England}} S Gardner{{flagicon|Italy}} E Colombo
1989{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Plovdiv, Bulgaria{{flagicon|England}} Tom Pickering{{flagicon|Italy}} F Casini{{flagicon|Wales}} R Benton
1990{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} Maribor, Yugoslavia{{flagicon|England}} Bob Nudd{{flagicon|England}} Kevin Ashurst{{flagicon|Luxembourg}} R Koenig
1991{{flagicon|Hungary}} Szeged, Hungary{{flagicon|England}} Bob Nudd{{flagicon|England}} Kevin Ashurst{{flagicon|Netherlands}} J Van Schendel
1992{{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} Enniskillen, Northern Ireland{{flagicon|Australia}} Dave Wesson{{flagicon|Italy}} C Guicciardi{{flagicon|United States}} M Thill
1993{{flagicon|Portugal}} Coruche, Portugal{{flagicon|Portugal}} M Barros{{flagicon|Netherlands}} J Savelhoul{{flagicon|France}} B Bodineau
1994{{flagicon|England}} Nottingham, England{{flagicon|England}} Bob Nudd{{flagicon|Luxembourg}} R Stronck{{flagicon|France}} JJ Chaumet
1995{{flagicon|Finland}}Lappeenranta, Finland{{flagicon|France}} P Jean{{flagicon|Belgium}} J Wilmart{{flagicon|France}} J Desque
1996{{flagicon|Italy}} Peschiera del Garda, Italy{{flagicon|England}} Alan Scotthorne{{flagicon|Italy}} C Guicciardi{{flagicon|Italy}} E Colombo
1997{{flagicon|Hungary}} Velence, Hungary{{flagicon|England}} Alan Scotthorne{{flagicon|Italy}} Gianluigi Sorti{{flagicon|England}} K Milson
1998{{flagicon|Croatia}} Zagreb, Croatia{{flagicon|England}} Alan Scotthorne{{flagicon|Belgium}} P Carroyer{{flagicon|Portugal}} M Barros
1999{{flagicon|Spain}} Toledo, Spain{{flagicon|England}} Bob Nudd{{flagicon|Spain}} J Rodriguez Blasco{{flagicon|Portugal}} R Xarez
2000{{flagicon|Italy}} Firenze, Italy{{flagicon|Italy}} Jacopo Falsini{{flagicon|England}} Will Raison{{flagicon|France}} Jean Pierre Fougeat
2001{{flagicon|France}} Paris, France{{flagicon|Italy}} Umberto Ballabeni{{flagicon|Poland}} P Lorenc{{flagicon|France}} D Da Silva
2002{{flagicon|Portugal}} Coimbra, Portugal{{flagicon|Spain}} J Rodriguez Blasco{{flagicon|Spain}} J Duran{{flagicon|England}} S Conroy
2003{{flagicon|Slovakia}} Madunice, Slovakia{{flagicon|England}} Alan Scotthorne{{flagicon|Hungary}} K Schater{{flagicon|Poland}} R Bednarski
2004{{flagicon|Belgium}} Willebroek, Belgium{{flagicon|Hungary}} Tamás Walter{{flagicon|Netherlands}} E van der Hoogan{{flagicon|Hungary}} T Ambrus
2005{{flagicon|Finland}} Finland{{flagicon|Belgium}} Guido Nullens{{flagicon|France}} Stephane Pottelet{{flagicon|England}} Will Raison
2006{{flagicon|Portugal}} Rio Mondego, Portugal{{flagicon|Hungary}} Tamás Walter{{flagicon|San Marino}} Ivan Biordi{{flagicon|England}} Sean Ashby
2007{{flagicon|Hungary}} Lake Velence, Hungary{{flagicon|England}} Alan Scotthorne{{flagicon|Latvia}} N. Gavrobiks{{flagicon|Wales}} Lee Edwards
2008{{flagicon|Italy}} Spinadesco Canal, Italy{{flagicon|England}} Will Raison{{flagicon|Ireland}} W Wheeler{{flagicon|England}} Steve Gardner
2009{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Lage Vaart Canal, Netherlands{{flagicon|Russia}} Igor Potapov{{flagicon|England}} Will Raison{{flagicon|Denmark}} Simon Jensen
2010{{flagicon|Spain}} Ciudad Real, Spain{{flagicon|Luxembourg}} Frank Meis{{flagicon|Ireland}} Cathal Hughes{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Rumen Vitkov
2011{{flagicon|Italy}} Ostellato Ferrara, Italy{{flagicon|Italy}} Andrea Fini{{flagicon|Hungary}} Peter Milkovics{{flagicon|Italy}} Ferruccio Gabba
2012{{flagicon|Czech Republic}} Morava River, Czech Republic{{flagicon|England}} Sean Ashby{{flagicon|Russia}} Sergey Fedorov{{flagicon|France}} Stephane Pottelet
2013{{flagicon|Poland}} Żerański Canal, Warsaw, Poland{{flagicon|France}} Didier Delannoy{{flagicon|England}} Steve Hemmingway{{flagicon|England}} Alan Scotthorne
2014{{flagicon|Croatia}} Dubrava Canal, Croatia{{flagicon|Serbia}} Goran Radovic{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Stefan Altena{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Arjan Klop
2015{{flagicon|Slovenia}} Sava River, Slovenia{{flagicon|Russia}} Yuri Siptsov{{flagicon|Hungary}} Tamás Walter{{flagicon|England}} Alan Scotthorne
2016{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Rowing Course, Plovdiv, Bulgaria{{flagicon|Slovenia}} Jernej Ambrozic{{flagicon|Czech Republic}} Josef Konopasek{{flagicon|Slovenia}} Rastislav Dudr{{cite web| url=https://www.facebook.com/1608928906093969/photos/pcb.1683701931949999/1683701681950024/?type=3&theater |title=63rd Coarse Angling World Championship Individual Final Ranking 2016 |publisher=Facebook |date=2016 }}
2017{{flagicon|Belgium}} Ronquières, Belgium{{flagicon|Belgium}} Luc Thijs{{flagicon|France}} Stephane Linder{{flagicon|Belgium}} Geoffrey Duquensne{{cite web| url= https://www.facebook.com/FIPSed1954/photos/pcb.2009308969303644/2009308429303698/?type=3&theater |title=64th Coarse Angling World Championship Individual Final Ranking 2017 |publisher=Facebook |date=2017 }}
2018{{flagicon|Portugal}} Montemor-o-Velho, Portugal{{flagicon|Germany}} Johannes Böhm{{flagicon|Belgium}} Eric Di Venti{{flagicon|Germany}} Ralf Herdlitschke{{cite web| url= https://www.facebook.com/FIPSed1954/posts/2238504739717398 |title=65th Coarse Angling World Championship Individual Final Rankings 2018 |publisher=Facebook |date=2018 }}
2019{{flagicon|Serbia}} Novi Sad, Serbia{{flagicon|Croatia}} Alan Perko{{flagicon|France}} Alexandre Caudin{{flagicon|France}} Maxime Duchesne
2020cancelled COVID-19 pandemic
2021{{flagicon|Italy}} Peschiera del Garda, Italy{{flagicon|Serbia}} Goran Radovic{{flagicon|Hungary}} Imre Szákovics{{flagicon|Czech Republic}} Petr Klásek
2022{{flagicon|Croatia}} Bilje, Croatia{{flagicon|Croatia}} Mihael Pongrac{{flagicon|Slovenia}} Mitja Kmetec{{flagicon|Hungary}} Balázs Csöregl{{cite web| url= https://www.facebook.com/FIPSed1954/photos/pcb.3385417265026134/3385415755026285 |title=68th Coarse Angling World Championship Individual Final Rankings 2022 |publisher=Facebook |date=11 September 2022 }}
2023{{flagicon|Spain}} Mequinenza-Fayón, Spain{{flagicon|Spain}} Esteve Martinez{{flagicon|England}} James Dent{{flagicon|England}} Sean Ashby{{cite web| url= https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=303541358933814&set=pcb.303541755600441 |title=69th Coarse Angling World Championship Individual Final Rankings 2023 |publisher=Facebook |date=11 September 2023}}
2024{{flagicon|France}} Béthune, France{{flagicon|Hungary}} László Csillag{{flagicon|Poland}} Wiktor Walczak{{flagicon|Croatia}} Matija Kraševac

=Roll of Honour=

class="wikitable"
Team competition : {{flagicon|France}} France 16, {{flagicon|Italy}} Italy 14, {{flagicon|England}} England 13, {{flagicon|Belgium}} Belgium 7, {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Netherlands 3, {{flagicon|Luxemburg}} Luxemburg 3, {{flagicon|Germany}} Germany 3, {{flagicon|Spain}} Spain 2, {{flagicon|Hungary}} Hungary 2, {{flagicon|Serbia}} Serbia 2, {{flagicon|Wales}} Wales 1, {{flagicon|Poland}} Poland 1, {{flagicon|Romania}} Romania 1, {{flagicon|Slovakia}} Slovakia 1, {{flagicon|Croatia}} Croatia 1

class="wikitable"
Individual multiple Champions : {{flagicon|England}} Alan Scotthorne 5, {{flagicon|England}} Bob Nudd 4, {{flagicon|France}} Robert Tesse 3, {{flagicon|France}} Jean Pierre Fougeat 2, {{flagicon|West Germany}} Rudgher Kremkus 2, {{flagicon|Italy}} Dino Bassi 2, {{flagicon|Hungary}} Tamás Walter 2, {{flagicon|SRB}} Goran Radovic 2

File:Bob Nudd in 2009.png

File:Alan Scotthorne.jpg

=Team medal table=

class="wikitable sortable"

!Country

!style="background-color: #F7F6A8;" | {{gold1}} Gold

!style="background-color: #DCE5E5;" | {{silver2}} Silver

!style="background-color: #FFDAB9;" | {{bronze3}} Bronze

!Medals

align=center

|align=left|{{flagicon|France}} France

|016

|014

|014

|044

align=center

|align=left|{{flagicon|Italy}} Italy

|014

|015

|010

|039

align=center

|align=left|{{flagicon|England}} England

|013

|013

|010

|036

align="center"

| align="left" |{{flagicon|Belgium}} Belgium

|07

|012

|09

|028

align=center

|align=left|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Netherlands

|03

|02

|03

|08

align=center

|align=left|{{flagicon|Luxemburg}} Luxembourg

|03

|01

|02

|06

align=center

| align="left" |{{flagicon|Hungary}} Hungary

|02

|02

|06

|10

align=center

|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} Germany

|2

|2

|1

|5

align=center

|align=left|{{flagicon|Serbia}} Serbia

|02

|00

|01

|03

align=center

|align=left|{{flagicon|Spain}} Spain

|02

|00

|00

|02

align=center

|align=left|{{flagicon|Poland}} Poland

|01

|02

|01

|04

align="center"

| align="left" |{{flagicon|Wales}} Wales

|01

|00

|01

|02

align=center

|align=left|{{flagicon|Romania}} Romania

|01

|00

|01

|02

align=center

|align=left|{{flagicon|East Germany}} East Germany

|01

|00

|00

|01

align=center

|align=left|{{flagicon|Slovakia}} Slovakia

|01

|00

|00

|01

align=center

|align=left|{{flagicon|Croatia}} Croatia

|01

|00

|00

|1

align=center

|align=left|{{flagicon|Czech Republic}} Czech Republic

|00

|04

|2

|6

align=center

|align=left|{{flagicon|Portugal}} Portugal

|00

|01

|01

|02

align=center

|align=left|{{flagicon|Bulgaria}} Bulgaria

|00

|01

|00

|01

align=center

|align=left|{{flagicon|San Marino}} San Marino

|00

|01

|00

|01

align=center

|align=left|{{flagicon|Austria}} Austria

|00

|00

|06

|06

align=center

|align=left|{{flagicon|Switzerland}} Switzerland

|00

|00

|01

|01

align=center

|align=left|{{flagicon|Jersey}} {{flagicon|Guernsey}} Channel Islands

|00

|00

|01

|01

align=center

! Total !! 70 !! 70 !! 70 !! 210

References

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