World Freshwater Angling Championships

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The World Freshwater Angling Championships is a freshwater angling competition. Participating countries fish in teams of six with titles awarded to the team with the highest aggregate weight and for the highest individual weight. 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.

Brief history[]

The inaugral world championship was held in West Germany in 1954 and won by team England,[1] with the first individual title going to Gino Vigarani of Italy.[2] In 1992, Dave Wesson, an Australian, became the only non-European to win the title.[3] The 2020 World Freshwater Angling Championships was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[4] but resumed in 2021.[5] 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.[3] The host nation has produced a home grown individual world champion from just 9 events of the 67 fished (one in seven).[6] For a video history of this major angling event, see External links at the bottom of this page.

World Championship Nations Team Results[]

Year Venue and Host Country World Champions P/Pts Runners-Up P/Pts 3rd Place Team P/Pts Reference
1954 West Germany Düsseldorf, West Germany England England 50 Belgium Belgium 70 Italy Italy 71 [1][2]
1955 England Reading, England Luxembourg Luxembourg 69 Belgium Belgium 71 France France 74 [1][2]
1956 France Paris, France France France 39 Belgium Belgium 64 Luxembourg Luxembourg 71 [1][2]
1957 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Belgrade, Yugoslavia Italy Italy 23 Luxembourg Luxembourg 52 France France 54 [1][2]
1958 Belgium Huy, Belgium Belgium Belgium 29 France France 32 Luxembourg Luxembourg 86 [1][2]
1959 Switzerland Neuchatel, Switzerland France France 71 Italy Italy 103 Switzerland Switzerland 104 [1][2]
1960 Poland Gdańsk, Poland Belgium Belgium 36 France France 61 West Germany West Germany 87 [1][2]
1961 East Germany Merseburg, East Germany East Germany East Germany 44 Belgium Belgium 66 England England 70 [1][2]
1962 Italy Lac de Garde, Italy Italy Italy 21 France France 27 Belgium Belgium 95 [1]
1963 Luxembourg Wormeldange, Luxembourg France France 57 Italy Italy 77 England England 80 [1]
1964 Italy Isola dei Pescatori, Italy France France 6 Italy Italy 9 Austria Austria 20 [1]
1965 Romania Galati, Romania Romania Romania 22 Poland Poland 27 France France 32 [1]
1966 England River Thurne, Martham Ferry, England France France 8 Belgium Belgium 15 Italy Italy 24 [1][7]
1967 Hungary Dunaújváros, Hungary Belgium Belgium 12 France France 17 England England 25 [1]
1968 Republic of Ireland Fermoy, Ireland France France 18 West Germany West Germany 24 Romania Romania 25 [1]
1969 West Germany Bad Oldesloe, West Germany Netherlands Netherlands 17 Belgium Belgium 19 France France 21 [1]
1970 Netherlands Berg, Netherlands Belgium Belgium 8 Netherlands Netherlands 14 France France 16 [1]
1971 Italy Peschiera del Garda, Italy Italy Italy 6 Belgium Belgium 21 France France 25 [1]
1972 Czechoslovakia Prague, Czechoslovakia France France 12 England England 24 Italy Italy 25 [1]
1973 France Chalon-sur-Saône, France Belgium Belgium 10 France France 16 England England 26 [1]
1974 Belgium Ghent, Belgium France France 18 Italy Italy 18 Netherlands Netherlands 23 [1]
1975 Poland Bydgoszcz, Poland France France 23 England England 26 Belgium Belgium 26 [1]
1976 Bulgaria Varna, Bulgaria Italy Italy 7 Bulgaria Bulgaria 20 Austria Austria 27 [1]
1977 Luxembourg Ehnen, Luxembourg Luxembourg Luxembourg 16 Belgium Belgium 18 France France 19 [1]
1978 Austria Vienna, Austria France France 14 Italy Italy 19 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 24 [1]
1979 Spain Saragossa, Spain France France 14 Netherlands Netherlands 16 Portugal Portugal 25 [1]
1980 West Germany Mannheim, West Germany West Germany West Germany 7 England England 23 Belgium Belgium 24 [1]
1981 England Luddington, England France France 25 England England 31 Wales Wales 37 [1]
1982 Northern Ireland Newry, Northern Ireland Netherlands Netherlands 20 France France 25 England England 26 [1]
1983 Netherlands Amersfoort, Netherlands Belgium Belgium 9 England England 14 Netherlands Netherlands 24 [1]
1984 Switzerland Yverdon, Switzerland Luxembourg Luxembourg 28 England England 28 Belgium Belgium 40 [1]
1985 Italy Florence, Italy England England 16 Italy Italy 17 Belgium Belgium 25 [1]
1986 France Strasbourg, France Italy Italy 27 West Germany West Germany 35 Austria Austria 40 [1]
1987 Portugal Coimbra, Portugal England England 9 Italy Italy 18 Austria Austria 40 [1]
1988 Belgium Damme, Belgium England England 50 Italy Italy 50 France France 58 [1]
1989 Bulgaria Plovdiv, Bulgaria Wales Wales 48 Italy Italy 68 England England 83 [1]
1990 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Maribor, Yugoslavia France France 60 England England 89 Italy Italy 89 [1]
1991 Hungary Szeged, Hungary England England 44 France France 48 Italy Italy 51 [1]
1992 Northern Ireland Enniskillen, Northern Ireland Italy Italy 94 France France 87 JerseyGuernsey Channel islands 120 [1]
1993 Portugal Coruche, Portugal Italy Italy 49 France France 68 Austria Austria 76 [1]
1994 England Nottingham, England England England 92 France France 96 Italy Italy 117 [1]
1995 FinlandLappeenranta, Finland France France 23 Belgium Belgium 45 Italy Italy 59 [1]
1996 Italy Peschiera del Garda, Italy Italy Italy 36 England England 63 Austria Austria 72 [1]
1997 Hungary Velence, Hungary Italy Italy 56.5 England England 70 France France 72 [1]
1998 Croatia Zagreb, Croatia England England 61 France France 84 Italy Italy 89 [1]
1999 Spain Toledo, Spain Spain Spain 34 Italy Italy 40 England England 52 [1]
2000 Italy Firenze, Italy Italy Italy 37 England England 59.5 Hungary Hungary 89.5 [1]
2001 France Paris, France England England 68 France France 72 Italy Italy 87 [1]
2002 Portugal Coimbra, Portugal Spain Spain 52.5 Portugal Portugal 55.5 Belgium Belgium 74 [1]
2003 Slovakia Madunice, Slovakia Hungary Hungary 55 Poland Poland 93.5 France France 102.5 [1]
2004 Belgium Willebroek, Belgium France France 70 England England 71 Hungary Hungary 79 [1]
2005 Finland ?, Finland England England 64 Belgium Belgium 76 Hungary Hungary 77 [1]
2006 Portugal Rio Mondego, Portugal England England 61 Italy Italy 85 Hungary Hungary 101 [1]
2007 Hungary Lake Velence, Hungary Italy Italy 57 Belgium Belgium 78 Hungary Hungary 86.5 [1]
2008 Italy Spinadesco Canal, Italy England England 74 San Marino San Marino 104 Italy Italy 109 [1]
2009 Netherlands Lage Vaart Canal, Netherlands Slovakia Slovakia 39 France France 40 Belgium Belgium 41 [1]
2010 Spain Ciudad Real, Spain? England England 40 Italy Italy 42.5 Netherlands Netherlands 51 [1]
2011 Italy Ostellato Ferrara, Italy Italy Italy 21 Hungary Hungary 27 Belgium Belgium 33 [1]
2012 Czech Republic River Morava, Czech Republic Poland Poland 32 Czech Republic Czech Republic 44 France France 47 [1][8]
2013 Poland Żerański Canal, Warsaw, Poland England England 22 France France 33 Poland Poland 39 [1][9]
2014 Croatia Dubrava Canal, Croatia Netherlands Netherlands 38 Czech Republic Czech Republic 44 Serbia Serbia 45 [10]
2015 Slovenia Sava River, Slovenia Hungary Hungary 34 Czech Republic Czech Republic 42 England England 46 [3]
2016 Bulgaria Rowing Course, Plovdiv, Bulgaria France France 6 Belgium Belgium 10 England England 10 [3][11][12]
2017 Belgium Ronquières, Belgium Belgium Belgium 9 England England 10 France France 10

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2018 Portugal Montemor-o-Velho, Portugal Germany Germany 46 Hungary Hungary 52 Belgium Belgium 61 [3][15]
2019 Serbia Novi Sad, Serbia France France 20 Italy Italy 26 Hungary Hungary 32 [16]
2020 cancelled - COVID-19 pandemic - - - - - - [4]
2021 Italy Peschiera del Garda, Italy Italy Italy 75 Czech Republic Czech Republic 86.5 England England 89 [5][17]

World Championship Individual results[]

Year Venue and Host Country Individual World Champion Individual Runner-Up Individual 3rd Place Reference
1954 West Germany Düsseldorf, West Germany Italy Gino Vigarani Italy F Fugazza West Germany H Andef [3][2][6]
1955 England Reading, England France M Mailly Belgium Dufeys France Ducret [3][2][6]
1956 France Paris, France Belgium F Cerfontaine France G Dubuc France Robert Tesse [3][6]
1957 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Belgrade, Yugoslavia Italy Giulio Mandelli Italy G De Angellis Italy F Fugazza [3][2][6]
1958 Belgium Huy, Belgium Belgium J Garroit Belgium F Cerfontaine France A Negrignat [3][6]
1959 Switzerland Neuchatel, Switzerland France Robert Tesse Italy G De Angelli Netherlands S Knapen [3][6]
1960 Poland Gdańsk, Poland France Robert Tesse Belgium F Cerfontaine Belgium F Swinnen [3][6]
1961 East Germany Merseburg, East Germany France R Le Gouge East Germany F Schmidt France Robert Tesse [3][6]
1962 Italy Lac de Garde, Italy Italy R Tedesco France J Fontanet Italy M Vanelli [3][6]
1963 Luxembourg Wormeldange, Luxembourg England Billy Lane France Robert Tesse Italy M Vanelli [3][6]
1964 Italy Isola dei Pescatori, Italy France J Fontanet France P Despres France Robert Tesse [3][6]
1965 Romania Galati, Romania France Robert Tesse Italy L Seppi England C Burch [3][6]
1966 England River Thurne, Martham Ferry, Norfolk France Henri Guiheneuf Belgium P Baudot Belgium C Roelandt [7][6]
1967 Hungary Dunaújváros, Hungary Belgium J Isenbaert West Germany K Handt Belgium G Detry [3]
1968 Republic of Ireland Fermoy, Ireland West Germany G Grebenstein Romania I Pana England V Sherwood [3][6]
1969 West Germany Bad Oldesloe, West Germany England Robin Harris Austria J Leyrer Belgium J Vermeulen [3][6]
1970 Netherlands Berg, Netherlands Belgium M Van Den Eynde Belgium P Michiels Belgium P Paquet [3][6]
1971 Italy Peschiera del Garda, Italy Italy Dino Bassi Italy A Alfieri West Germany E Zimmer [3][6]
1972 Czechoslovakia Prague, Czechoslovakia Netherlands RJE Levels Luxembourg A Thommas France Jacques Tesse [3][6]
1973 France Chalon-sur-Saône, France Belgium P Michiels Belgium M Van Den Eynde France G Herbert [3][6]
1974 Belgium Ghent, Belgium West Germany A Richter Spain Mendez Gomez France Jean Pierre Fougeat [3][6]
1975 Poland Bydgoszcz, Poland England Ian Heaps France Jacques Tesse San Marino G De Bagi [3][6][18]
1976 Bulgaria Varna, Bulgaria Italy Dino Bassi England Ivan Marks Italy F Pasinetti [3][2][6]
1977 Luxembourg Ehnen, Luxembourg Belgium J Mainil Luxembourg Poth Belgium J Quinet [3][6]
1978 Austria Vienna, Austria France Jean Pierre Fougeat Italy Roberto Trabucco Luxembourg N Birnbaum [3][2][6]
1979 Spain Saragossa, Spain France G Heulard Netherlands T Eikhout France H Durozier [3][6]
1980 West Germany Mannheim, West Germany West Germany Rudgher Kremkus West Germany O Wessel Italy Roberto Trabucco [3][2][6]
1981 England Luddington, England England David Thomas Portugal V Santos Belgium S Lecocq [2][6]
1982 Northern Ireland Newry, Northern Ireland England Kevin Ashurst United States M Thill Belgium F Bartolas [3]
1983 Netherlands Amersfoort, Netherlands West Germany Rudgher Kremkus Luxembourg J Kohn Netherlands P Van Gool [3][6]
1984 Switzerland Yverdon, Switzerland Republic of Ireland Bobby Smithers Scotland R Stevens Netherlands BJ Brouwer [3][6]
1985 Italy Florence, Italy England David Roper Italy Roberto Trabucco Wales P David [2][6]
1986 France Strasbourg, France Netherlands L Wever Wales Clive Branson Netherlands R Van Neer [2][6]
1987 Portugal Coimbra, Portugal Wales Clive Branson England Kevin Ashurst England D White [2][6]
1988 Belgium Damme, Belgium France Jean Pierre Fougeat England S Gardner Italy E Colombo [3][6]
1989 Bulgaria Plovdiv, Bulgaria England Tom Pickering Italy F Casini Wales R Benton [2][6]
1990 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Maribor, Yugoslavia England Bob Nudd England Kevin Ashurst Luxembourg R Koenig [3][6]
1991 Hungary Szeged, Hungary England Bob Nudd England Kevin Ashurst Netherlands J Van Schendel [3][6]
1992 Northern Ireland Enniskillen, Northern Ireland Australia Dave Wesson Italy C Guicciardi United States M Thill [3][6]
1993 Portugal Coruche, Portugal Portugal M Barros Netherlands J Savelhoul France B Bodineau [3][6]
1994 England Nottingham, England England Bob Nudd Luxembourg R Stronck France JJ Chaumet [3][6]
1995 FinlandLappeenranta, Finland France P Jean Belgium J Wilmart France J Desque [3][6]
1996 Italy Peschiera del Garda, Italy England Alan Scotthorne Italy C Guicciardi Italy E Colombo [3][2][6]
1997 Hungary Velence, Hungary England Alan Scotthorne Italy Gianluigi Sorti England K Milson [3][2][6]
1998 Croatia Zagreb, Croatia England Alan Scotthorne Belgium P Carroyer Portugal M Barros [3][6]
1999 Spain Toledo, Spain England Bob Nudd Spain J Rodriguez Blasco Portugal R Xarez [3][6]
2000 Italy Firenze, Italy Italy Jacopo Falsini England Will Raison France Jean Pierre Fougeat [2][6]
2001 France Paris, France Italy Umberto Ballabeni Poland P Lorenc France D Da Silva [2][6]
2002 Portugal Coimbra, Portugal Spain J Rodriguez Blasco Spain J Duran England S Conroy [3][6]
2003 Slovakia Madunice, Slovakia England Alan Scotthorne Hungary K Schater Poland R Bednarski [3][6]
2004 Belgium Willebroek, Belgium Hungary Walter Tamás Netherlands E van der Hoogan Hungary T Ambrus [3][6]
2005 Finland Finland Belgium Guido Nullens France Stephane Pottelet England Will Raison [3][6]
2006 Portugal Rio Mondego, Portugal Hungary Walter Tamás San Marino Ivan Biordi England Sean Ashby [3][6]
2007 Hungary Lake Velence, Hungary England Alan Scotthorne Latvia N. Gavrobiks Wales Lee Edwards [3][6]
2008 Italy Spinadesco Canal, Italy England Will Raison Republic of Ireland W Wheeler England Steve Gardner [2][6]
2009 Netherlands Lage Vaart Canal, Netherlands Russia Igor Potapov England Will Raison Denmark Simon Jensen [2][6]
2010 Spain Ciudad Real, Spain Luxembourg Frank Meis Republic of Ireland Cathal Hughes Bulgaria Rumen Vitkov [2][6]
2011 Italy Ostellato Ferrara, Italy Italy Andrea Fini Hungary Peter Milkovics Italy Ferruccio Gabba [3][6]
2012 Czech Republic River Morava, Czech Republic England Sean Ashby Russia Sergey Fedorov France Stephane Pottelet [8][3]
2013 Poland Żerański Canal, Warsaw, Poland France Didier Delannoy England Steve Hemmingway England Alan Scotthorne [9][3]
2014 Croatia Dubrava Canal, Croatia Serbia Goran Radovic Netherlands Stefan Altena Netherlands Arjan Klop [10][3]
2015 Slovenia Sava River, Slovenia Russia Yuri Siptsov Hungary Walter Tamás England Alan Scotthorne [3][6]
2016 Bulgaria Rowing Course, Plovdiv, Bulgaria Slovenia Jernej Ambrozic Czech Republic Josef Konopasek Slovenia Rastislav Dudr [19]
2017 Belgium Ronquières, Belgium Belgium Luc Thijs France Stephane Linder Belgium Geoffrey Duquensne [20][13]
2018 Portugal Montemor-o-Velho, Portugal Germany Johannes Böhm Belgium Eric Di Venti Germany Ralf Herdlitschke [21][6]
2019 Serbia Novi Sad, Serbia Croatia Alan Perko France Alexandre Caudin France Maxime Duchesne [16][6]
2020 cancelled COVID-19 pandemic - - - [4][3]
2021 Italy Peschiera del Garda, Italy Serbia Goran Radovic Hungary Imre Szákovics Czech Republic Petr Klásek [5][17]

Championship records[]

Team competition Roll of Honour : France France 16, Italy Italy 14, England England 13, Belgium Belgium 7, Netherlands Netherlands 3, Luxembourg Luxemburg 3, Germany Germany 3, Spain Spain 2, Hungary Hungary 2, Wales Wales 1, Poland Poland 1, Romania Romania 1, Slovakia Slovakia 1
Individual multiple Champions : England Alan Scotthorne 5, England Bob Nudd 4, France Robert Tesse 3, France Jean PierreFougeat 2, West Germany Rudgher Kremkus 2, Italy Dino Bassi 2, Hungary Walter Tamás 2, Serbia Goran Radovic 2

Team medal table[]

Country 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze Medals
France France 016 014 012 042
Italy Italy 013 013 010 036
England England 013 012 010 035
Belgium Belgium 07 012 09 028
Netherlands Netherlands 03 02 03 08
Luxembourg Luxembourg 03 01 02 06
Hungary Hungary 02 02 05 09
Germany Germany 02 02 01 05
Spain Spain 02 00 00 02
Poland Poland 01 02 01 04
Wales Wales 01 00 01 02
Romania Romania 01 00 01 02
East Germany East Germany 01 00 00 01
Slovakia Slovakia 01 00 00 01
Czech Republic Czech Republic 00 04 01 05
Portugal Portugal 00 01 01 02
Bulgaria Bulgaria 00 01 00 01
San Marino San Marino 00 01 00 01
Austria Austria 00 00 06 06
Switzerland Switzerland 00 00 01 01
Jersey Guernsey Channel Islands 00 00 01 01
Serbia Serbia 00 00 01 01
Total 67 67 67 201

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