World Freshwater Angling Championships
The World Freshwater Angling Championships is a
The 68th event was held in September 2022 at Bilje, in Osijek-Baranja County, Croatia. Held at Lake Biljsko Jezero which holds prussian carp, dwarf catfish, grass carp, catfish, asp, bighead, red perch, silver bream, ide and carassius.[1] First-time world champions were Serbia, with Italy in second place and Czech Republic in third.[2] and the individual new world champion was Mihael Pongrac of Croatia.[3]
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.[4] and the team event won by Serbia, for a second consecutive year, with England in second place, and France in third.[5] The individual world championship winner was Esteve Martinez , with James Dent and Sean Ashby of England in second and third place.[6]
The 70th World Championships are due to be held at Béthune, Pas-de-Calais, France on 21 – 22 September 2024.[7]
Brief history
The inaugural world championship was held in West Germany in 1954 and won by team England,[8] with the first individual title going to Gino Vigarani of Italy.[9] In 1992, Dave Wesson, an Australian, became the only non-European to win the title.[10] The 2020 World Freshwater Angling Championships was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[11] but resumed in 2021.[12] 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.[10] The host nation has produced a home grown individual world champion from just 9 events of the 67 fished (one in seven).[13]
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 |
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1954 | Düsseldorf, West Germany | England | 50 | Belgium | 70 | Italy | 71 | [8][9] |
1955 | Reading, England | Luxembourg | 69 | Belgium | 71 | France | 74 | [8][9] |
1956 | Paris, France | France | 39 | Belgium | 64 | Luxembourg | 71 | [8][9] |
1957 | Belgrade, Yugoslavia | Italy | 23 | Luxembourg | 52 | France | 54 | [8][9] |
1958 | Huy, Belgium | Belgium | 29 | France | 32 | Luxembourg | 86 | [8][9] |
1959 | Neuchatel, Switzerland |
France | 71 | Italy | 103 | Switzerland | 104 | [8][9] |
1960 | Gdańsk, Poland | Belgium | 36 | France | 61 | West Germany | 87 | [8][9] |
1961 | Merseburg, East Germany | East Germany | 44 | Belgium | 66 | England | 70 | [8][9] |
1962 | Lac de Garde, Italy | Italy | 21 | France | 27 | Belgium | 95 | [8] |
1963 | Wormeldange, Luxembourg | France | 57 | Italy | 77 | England | 80 | [8] |
1964 | Isola dei Pescatori, Italy | France | 6 | Italy | 9 | Austria | 20 | [8] |
1965 | Galati, Romania | Romania | 22 | Poland | 27 | France | 32 | [8] |
1966 | Martham Ferry , England |
France | 8 | Belgium | 15 | Italy | 24 | [8][14] |
1967 | Dunaújváros, Hungary | Belgium | 12 | France | 17 | England | 25 | [8] |
1968 | Fermoy, Ireland | France | 18 | West Germany | 24 | Romania | 25 | [8] |
1969 | Bad Oldesloe, West Germany | Netherlands | 17 | Belgium | 19 | France | 21 | [8] |
1970 | Berg, Netherlands | Belgium | 8 | Netherlands | 14 | France | 16 | [8] |
1971 | Peschiera del Garda, Italy | Italy | 6 | Belgium | 21 | France | 25 | [8] |
1972 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | France | 12 | England | 24 | Italy | 25 | [8] |
1973 | Chalon-sur-Saône, France | Belgium | 10 | France | 16 | England | 26 | [8] |
1974 | Ghent, Belgium | France | 18 | Italy | 18 | Netherlands | 23 | [8] |
1975 | Bydgoszcz, Poland | France | 23 | England | 26 | Belgium | 26 | [8] |
1976 | Varna, Bulgaria | Italy | 7 | Bulgaria | 20 | Austria | 27 | [8] |
1977 | Ehnen, Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 16 | Belgium | 18 | France | 19 | [8] |
1978 | Vienna, Austria | France | 14 | Italy | 19 | Czechoslovakia | 24 | [8] |
1979 | Saragossa, Spain |
France | 14 | Netherlands | 16 | Portugal | 25 | [8] |
1980 | Mannheim, West Germany | West Germany | 7 | England | 23 | Belgium | 24 | [8] |
1981 | Luddington, England | France | 25 | England | 31 | Wales | 37 | [8] |
1982 | Newry, Northern Ireland | Netherlands | 20 | France | 25 | England | 26 | [8] |
1983 | Amersfoort, Netherlands | Belgium | 9 | England | 14 | Netherlands | 24 | [8] |
1984 | Yverdon, Switzerland |
Luxembourg | 28 | England | 28 | Belgium | 40 | [8] |
1985 | Florence, Italy | England | 16 | Italy | 17 | Belgium | 25 | [8] |
1986 | Strasbourg, France | Italy | 27 | West Germany | 35 | Austria | 40 | [8] |
1987 | Coimbra, Portugal | England | 9 | Italy | 18 | Austria | 40 | [8] |
1988 | Damme, Belgium | England | 50 | Italy | 50 | France | 58 | [8] |
1989 | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | Wales | 48 | Italy | 68 | England | 83 | [8] |
1990 | Maribor, Yugoslavia | France | 60 | England | 89 | Italy | 89 | [8] |
1991 | Szeged, Hungary | England | 44 | France | 48 | Italy | 51 | [8] |
1992 | Enniskillen, Northern Ireland | Italy | 94 | France | 87 | Channel islands | 120 | [8] |
1993 | Coruche, Portugal | Italy | 49 | France | 68 | Austria | 76 | [8] |
1994 | Nottingham, England | England | 92 | France | 96 | Italy | 117 | [8] |
1995 | Lappeenranta, Finland | France | 23 | Belgium | 45 | Italy | 59 | [8] |
1996 | Peschiera del Garda, Italy | Italy | 36 | England | 63 | Austria | 72 | [8] |
1997 | Velence, Hungary | Italy | 56.5 | England | 70 | France | 72 | [8] |
1998 | Zagreb, Croatia | England | 61 | France | 84 | Italy | 89 | [8] |
1999 | Toledo, Spain | Spain | 34 | Italy | 40 | England | 52 | [8] |
2000 | Firenze , Italy |
Italy | 37 | England | 59.5 | Hungary | 89.5 | [8] |
2001 | Paris, France | England | 68 | France | 72 | Italy | 87 | [8] |
2002 | Coimbra, Portugal | Spain | 52.5 | Portugal | 55.5 | Belgium | 74 | [8] |
2003 | Madunice, Slovakia | Hungary | 55 | Poland | 93.5 | France | 102.5 | [8] |
2004 | Willebroek, Belgium | France | 70 | England | 71 | Hungary | 79 | [8] |
2005 | Lappeenranta, Finland | England | 64 | Belgium | 76 | Hungary | 77 | [8] |
2006 | Rio Mondego, Portugal | England | 61 | Italy | 85 | Hungary | 101 | [8] |
2007 | Lake Velence, Hungary | Italy | 57 | Belgium | 78 | Hungary | 86.5 | [8] |
2008 | Spinadesco Canal, Italy | England | 74 | San Marino | 104 | Italy | 109 | [8] |
2009 | Lage Vaart Canal, Netherlands | Slovakia | 39 | France | 40 | Belgium | 41 | [8] |
2010 | Ciudad Real, Spain? | England | 40 | Italy | 42.5 | Netherlands | 51 | [8] |
2011 | Ostellato Ferrara, Italy | Italy | 21 | Hungary | 27 | Belgium | 33 | [8] |
2012 | Morava River, Czech Republic | Poland | 32 | Czech Republic | 44 | France | 47 | [8][15] |
2013 | Żerański Canal, Warsaw, Poland | England | 22 | France | 33 | Poland | 39 | [8][16] |
2014 | Dubrava Canal, Croatia | Netherlands | 38 | Hungary | 40.5 | Serbia | 45 | [17] |
2015 | Sava River, Slovenia | Italy | 37 | Czech Republic | 42 | England | 46.5 | [10] |
2016 | Rowing Course, Plovdiv, Bulgaria | Hungary | 34 | Czech Republic | 42 | England | 46 | [10][18][19] |
2017 | Ronquières, Belgium | Belgium | 18 | England | 21 | France | 24.5 | |
2018 | Montemor-o-Velho, Portugal | Germany | 46 | Hungary | 52 | Belgium | 61 | [10][22] |
2019 | Novi Sad, Serbia | France | 20 | Italy | 26 | Hungary | 32 | [23] |
2020 | cancelled – COVID-19 pandemic | – | – | – | – | – | – | [11] |
2021 | Peschiera del Garda, Italy | Italy | 75 | Czech Republic | 86.5 | England | 89 | [12][24] |
2022 | Bilje, Croatia | Serbia | 31.5 | Italy | 42 | Czech Republic | 47 | [2] |
2023 | Mequinenza-Fayón, Spain | Serbia | 45 | England | 54 | France | 70 | [5] |
2024 | Béthune, Pas-de-Calais, France | - | - | - | - | - | - | [7] |
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World Championship Individual results
Year | Venue and Host Country | Individual World Champion | Individual Runner-Up | Individual 3rd Place | Reference |
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1954 | Düsseldorf, West Germany | Gino Vigarani | F Fugazza | H Andef | [10][9][13] |
1955 | Reading, England | M Mailly | Dufeys | Ducret | [10][9][13] |
1956 | Paris, France | F Cerfontaine | G Dubuc | Robert Tesse | [10][13] |
1957 | Belgrade, Yugoslavia | Giulio Mandelli | G De Angellis | F Fugazza | [10][9][13] |
1958 | Huy, Belgium | J Garroit | F Cerfontaine | A Negrignat | [10][13] |
1959 | Neuchatel, Switzerland |
Robert Tesse | G De Angelli | S Knapen | [10][13] |
1960 | Gdańsk, Poland | Robert Tesse | F Cerfontaine | F Swinnen | [10][13] |
1961 | Merseburg, East Germany | R Le Gouge | F Schmidt | Robert Tesse | [10][13] |
1962 | Lac de Garde, Italy | R Tedesco | J Fontanet | M Vanelli | [10][13] |
1963 | Wormeldange, Luxembourg | Billy Lane | Robert Tesse | M Vanelli | [10][13] |
1964 | Isola dei Pescatori, Italy | J Fontanet | P Despres | Robert Tesse | [10][13] |
1965 | Galati, Romania | Robert Tesse | L Seppi | C Burch | [10][13] |
1966 | Martham Ferry, Norfolk |
Henri Guiheneuf | P Baudot | C Roelandt | [14][13] |
1967 | Dunaújváros, Hungary | J Isenbaert | K Handt | G Detry | [10] |
1968 | Fermoy, Ireland | G Grebenstein | I Pana | V Sherwood | [10][13] |
1969 | Bad Oldesloe, West Germany | Robin Harris | J Leyrer | J Vermeulen | [10][13] |
1970 | Berg, Netherlands | M Van Den Eynde | P Michiels | P Paquet | [10][13] |
1971 | Peschiera del Garda, Italy | Dino Bassi | A Alfieri | E Zimmer | [10][13] |
1972 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | RJE Levels | A Thommas | Jacques Tesse | [10][13] |
1973 | Chalon-sur-Saône, France | P Michiels | M Van Den Eynde | G Herbert | [10][13] |
1974 | Ghent, Belgium | A Richter | Mendez Gomez | Jean Pierre Fougeat | [10][13] |
1975 | Bydgoszcz, Poland | Ian Heaps | Jacques Tesse | G De Bagi | [10][13][25] |
1976 | Varna, Bulgaria | Dino Bassi | Ivan Marks | F Pasinetti | [10][9][13] |
1977 | Ehnen, Luxembourg | J Mainil | Poth | J Quinet | [10][13] |
1978 | Vienna, Austria | Jean Pierre Fougeat | Roberto Trabucco | N Birnbaum | [10][9][13] |
1979 | Saragossa, Spain |
G Heulard | T Eikhout | H Durozier | [10][13] |
1980 | Mannheim, West Germany | Rudgher Kremkus | O Wessel | Roberto Trabucco | [10][9][13] |
1981 | Luddington, England | David Thomas | V Santos | S Lecocq | [9][13] |
1982 | Newry, Northern Ireland | Kevin Ashurst | M Thill | F Bartolas | [10] |
1983 | Amersfoort, Netherlands | Rudgher Kremkus | J Kohn | P Van Gool | [10][13] |
1984 | Yverdon, Switzerland |
Bobby Smithers | R Stevens | BJ Brouwer | [10][13] |
1985 | Florence, Italy | David Roper | Roberto Trabucco | P David | [9][13] |
1986 | Strasbourg, France | L Wever | Clive Branson | R Van Neer | [9][13] |
1987 | Coimbra, Portugal | Clive Branson | Kevin Ashurst | D White | [9][13] |
1988 | Damme, Belgium | Jean Pierre Fougeat | S Gardner | E Colombo | [10][13] |
1989 | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | Tom Pickering | F Casini | R Benton | [9][13] |
1990 | Maribor, Yugoslavia | Bob Nudd | Kevin Ashurst | R Koenig | [10][13] |
1991 | Szeged, Hungary | Bob Nudd | Kevin Ashurst | J Van Schendel | [10][13] |
1992 | Enniskillen, Northern Ireland | Dave Wesson | C Guicciardi | M Thill | [10][13] |
1993 | Coruche, Portugal | M Barros | J Savelhoul | B Bodineau | [10][13] |
1994 | Nottingham, England | Bob Nudd | R Stronck | JJ Chaumet | [10][13] |
1995 | Lappeenranta, Finland | P Jean | J Wilmart | J Desque | [10][13] |
1996 | Peschiera del Garda, Italy | Alan Scotthorne | C Guicciardi | E Colombo | [10][9][13] |
1997 | Velence, Hungary | Alan Scotthorne | Gianluigi Sorti | K Milson | [10][9][13] |
1998 | Zagreb, Croatia | Alan Scotthorne | P Carroyer | M Barros | [10][13] |
1999 | Toledo, Spain | Bob Nudd | J Rodriguez Blasco | R Xarez | [10][13] |
2000 | Firenze , Italy |
Jacopo Falsini | Will Raison | Jean Pierre Fougeat | [9][13] |
2001 | Paris, France | Umberto Ballabeni | P Lorenc | D Da Silva | [9][13] |
2002 | Coimbra, Portugal | J Rodriguez Blasco | J Duran | S Conroy | [10][13] |
2003 | Madunice, Slovakia | Alan Scotthorne | K Schater | R Bednarski | [10][13] |
2004 | Willebroek, Belgium | Tamás Walter | E van der Hoogan | T Ambrus | [10][13] |
2005 | Finland | Guido Nullens | Stephane Pottelet | Will Raison | [10][13] |
2006 | Rio Mondego, Portugal | Tamás Walter | Ivan Biordi | Sean Ashby | [10][13] |
2007 | Lake Velence, Hungary | Alan Scotthorne | N. Gavrobiks | Lee Edwards | [10][13] |
2008 | Spinadesco Canal, Italy | Will Raison | W Wheeler | Steve Gardner | [9][13] |
2009 | Lage Vaart Canal, Netherlands | Igor Potapov | Will Raison | Simon Jensen | [9][13] |
2010 | Ciudad Real, Spain | Frank Meis | Cathal Hughes | Rumen Vitkov | [9][13] |
2011 | Ostellato Ferrara, Italy | Andrea Fini | Peter Milkovics | Ferruccio Gabba | [10][13] |
2012 | Morava River, Czech Republic | Sean Ashby | Sergey Fedorov | Stephane Pottelet | [15][10] |
2013 | Żerański Canal, Warsaw, Poland | Didier Delannoy | Steve Hemmingway | Alan Scotthorne | [16][10] |
2014 | Dubrava Canal, Croatia | Goran Radovic | Stefan Altena | Arjan Klop | [17][10] |
2015 | Sava River, Slovenia | Yuri Siptsov | Tamás Walter | Alan Scotthorne | [10][13] |
2016 | Rowing Course, Plovdiv, Bulgaria | Jernej Ambrozic | Josef Konopasek | Rastislav Dudr | [26] |
2017 | Ronquières, Belgium | Luc Thijs | Stephane Linder | Geoffrey Duquensne | [27][20] |
2018 | Montemor-o-Velho, Portugal | Johannes Böhm | Eric Di Venti | Ralf Herdlitschke | [28][13] |
2019 | Novi Sad, Serbia | Alan Perko | Alexandre Caudin | Maxime Duchesne | [23][13] |
2020 | cancelled COVID-19 pandemic | – | – | – | [11][10] |
2021 | Peschiera del Garda, Italy | Goran Radovic | Imre Szákovics | Petr Klásek | [12][24] |
2022 | Bilje, Croatia | Mihael Pongrac | Mitja Kmetec | Balázs Csöregl | [3] |
2023 | Mequinenza-Fayón, Spain | Esteve Martinez | James Dent | Sean Ashby | [6] |
2024 | Béthune, Pas-de-Calais, France | - | - | - | [7] |
Roll of Honour
Team competition : France 16, Italy 14, England 13, Belgium 7, Netherlands 3, Luxemburg 3, Germany 3, Spain 2, Hungary 2, Serbia 2, Wales 1, Poland 1, Romania 1, Slovakia 1. |
Individual multiple Champions : Alan Scotthorne 5, Bob Nudd 4, Robert Tesse 3, Jean Pierre Fougeat 2, Rudgher Kremkus 2, Dino Bassi 2, Tamás Walter 2, Goran Radovic 2 |
Team medal table
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External links
- Video of 49th World coarse angling championships in N.Ireland 1992
- Video of 51st World coarse angling championships in Belgium 2004
- Video of 56th World coarse angling championships in Netherlands 2009
- Video of 57th World coarse angling championships in Spain 2010
- Video of 58th World coarse angling championships in Italy 2011
- Video of 59th World coarse angling championships in Czech 2012
- Video of 60th World coarse angling championships in Poland 2013
- Video of 61st World coarse angling championships in Croatia 2014
- Video of 62nd World coarse angling championships in Slovenia 2015
- Video of 63rd World coarse angling championships in Bulgaria 2016
- Video of 64th World coarse angling championships in Belgium 2017
- Video of 65th World coarse angling championships in Portugal 2018
- Video of 66th World coarse angling championships in Serbia 2019
- Video of 67th World coarse angling championships in Italy 2021