World Hot Air Ballooning Championships

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The World Hot Air Ballooning Championships are the FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship and the FAI Women's World Hot Air Balloon Championship. These biennial events for hot air ballooning are conducted under the direction of the FAI Ballooning Commission (CIA or Comité International d'Aérostation).[1]

Championships[]

FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship[]

Year City Country Date Winners No. of
Athletes 		No. of
Nations
[2] Albuquerque  United States February 10–17
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s)   (USA)
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s)   (USA)
  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)   (SWE)
 32 14
[2] Albuquerque  United States October 2–12
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s)   (USA)
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s)   (SWE)
  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)   (AUS)
 34 15
[2] Castle Howard  Great Britain September 10–18
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s)   (USA)
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s)   (USA)
  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)   (USA)
 51 22
[2] Uppsala  Sweden January 3–9
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s)   (USA)
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s)   (USA)
  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)   (FRA)
 33 16
[2] Battle Creek  United States June 20–28
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s)   (USA)
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s)   (GBR)
  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)   (SWE)
 82 21
[2] Nantes  France August 28 – September 7
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s)   (AUS)
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s)   (FRA)
  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)   (GBR)
 70 20
[2] Battle Creek  United States July 12–20
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s)  David Levin (USA)
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s)   (GBR)
  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)   (USA)
 98 23
[2] /Stubenberg  Austria September 5–12
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s)   (USA)
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s)   (AUT)
  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)   (AUT)
 71 24
[2] Saga  Japan November 18–27
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s)   (GER)
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s)   (USA)
  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)   (USA)
 102 25
[2] Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu  Canada August 10–18
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s)   (USA)
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s)   (GER)
  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)   (GER)
 101 26
[2] Larochette  Luxembourg August 12–22
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s)   (USA)
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s)   (USA)
  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)   (USA)
 101 32
[2] Battle Creek  United States June 30 – July 8
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s)   (USA)
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s)   (USA)
  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  David Levin (USA)
 86 32
[2] Saga  Japan November 15–27
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s)   (GBR)
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s)   (SWE)
  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)   (USA)
 112 38
[2] Bad Waltersdorf  Austria August 28 – September 5
90 35
[2] Châtellerault  France August 23 – September 1
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s)   (GBR)
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s)   (USA)
  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)   (SWE)
 99 36
[2] Mildura  Australia June 26 - July 3
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s)   (GER)
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s)   (GER)
  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)   (AUS)
 87 32
[2] Tochigi  Japan November 18–25
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s)   (USA)
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s)   (USA)
  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)   (GER)
 62 31
[2] Hofkirchen  Austria September 13–20
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s)   (FRA)
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s)   (RUS)
  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)   (FRA)
 102 33
[2] Debrecen  Hungary October 2–10
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s)   (USA)
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s)   (USA)
  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)   (SUI)
 118 31
[2] Battle Creek  United States August 17–25
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s)   (USA)
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s)   (USA)
  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)   (JPN)
 99 30
2014[2] Rio Claro  Brazil July 17–27
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s)   (JPN)
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s)   (GER)
  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)   (BRA)
 59 21
[2] Saga  Japan October 30 – November 7
105 31
[3] Gross-Siegharts  Austria August 18–26
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s)   (GBR)
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s)   (SUI)
  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)   (RUS)
 105 38
Murska Sobota  Slovenia September 20–26

FAI Women's World Hot Air Balloon Championship[]

Year City Country Date Winners No. of
Athletes 		No. of
Nations
2014[2] Leszno  Poland September 8–13
38 16
[2] Birštonas  Lithuania July 5–10
42 20
2018[4] Nałęczów  Poland August 7–11
33 10

All-time medal table[]

Updated after the 2018 World Championships.
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)1510732
2 Great Britain (GBR)3216
3 Australia (AUS)3036
4 Germany (GER)2428
5 France (FRA)1124
6 Japan (JPN)1012
7 Poland (POL)1001
8 Sweden (SWE)0235
9 Lithuania (LTU)0224
10 Austria (AUT)0213
11  Switzerland (SUI)0123
12 Russia (RUS)0112
13 Belgium (BEL)0101
14 Brazil (BRA)0011
Totals (14 nations)26262678

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "About Us". FAI Ballooning Commission (CIA). Retrieved 2018-12-16.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "Results: World Hot Air Balloon Championship: 1973–2016". wydera.de. Archived from the original on 2014-03-14. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
  3. ^ "Results: 23rd FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship: Gross-Siegharts, Austria". Archived from the original on 2018-12-04. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
  4. ^ "Results: 3rd FAI Women's World Hot Air Balloon Championship: Naleczow, Poland". Retrieved 2018-12-16.

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