World Champions

History of Tornado World Champions from 1968 through to today along with locations and competitor numbers where they are available.

Year	Location	Competitors	Helm	Crew	Country
2021	Thessaloniki, GRE	17	Konstantinos Trigonis	Konstantinos Kazantzis	GRE
2020	Canceled	due to	COVID-19	pandemic
2019	Takapuna, NZL	23	Brett Burvill	Max Putmann	AUS
2018	La Grande Motte, France	24	Iordanis Paschalidis	Petros Konstantinidis	GRE
2017	Thessaloniki, Greece	23	Iordanis Paschalidis	Petros Konstantinidis	GRE
2016	Lindau, Germany	29	Iordanis Paschalidis	Konstantinos Trigonis	GRE
2015	Carnac, France	24	Iordanis Paschalidis	Konstantinos Trigonis	GRE
2014	Perth, Australia	30	Iordanis Paschalidis	Konstantinos Trigonis	GRE
2013	Santa Eulalia, Ibiza, Spain	30	Iordanis Paschalidis	Trigonis Konstantinos	GRE
2012	Torbole, Lake Garda, Italy	40	Iordanis Paschalidis	Trigonis Konstantinos	GRE
2011	Lake Biel, Switzerland	33	Iordanis Paschalidis	Trigonis Konstantinos	GRE
2010	Travemunde, Germany	51	Roland Gaebler	Nahid Gaebler	GER/DEN
2009	Bogliaco, Lake Garda, Italy	39	Darren Bundock	Glenn Ashby	AUS
2008	Takapuna , New Zealand	51	Darren Bundock	Glenn Ashby	AUS
2007	Casacias, Portugal		Fernando Echavarri	Anton Paz	ESP
2006	San Idiriso, Argentina		Darren Bundock	Glenn Ashby	AUS
2005	La Rochelle, France		Fernando Echavarri	Anton Paz	ESP
2004	Palma de Mallorca, Spain		Santiago Lange	Carlos Espinola	ARG
2003	Puerto Santa Maria, Andalucia, Spain		Darren Bundock	John Forbes	AUS
2002	Marthas Vineyard, USA		Darren Bundock	John Forbes	AUS
2001	Richards Bay, South Africa		Darren Bundock	John Forbes	AUS
2000	Sydney, Australia		Roland Gaebler	Rene Schwall	GER
1999	Vallensbaek, Copenhagen		Roman Hagara	Hans Peter Steinacher	AUT
1998	Buzios, Brazil		Darren Bundock	John Forbes	AUS
1997	Hamilton, Bermuda		Roland Gaebler	Rene Schwall	GER
1996	Mooloolaba, Australia		Roland Gaebler	Frank Parlow	GER
1995	Kingston, Canada		Walter Pirinoli	Marco Pirinoli	ITA
1994	Bastad, Sweden		Fernando Leon	Jose Luis Ballester	ESP
1993	Los Angeles, USA		Oliver Schwall	Rene Schwall	GER
1992	Freemantle, Australia		Mitch Booth	John Forbes	AUS
1991	Cagliari, Italy		Giorgio Zuccoli	Angelo Clisoni	ITA
1990	Andijk, Netherlands		C. Clevenot	Maurice Eisenblatter	FRA
1989	Houston, Texas, USA		Mitch Booth	John Forbes	AUS
1988	Tallinn, Soviet Union		Juri Konovalov	Sergei Kravtsov	RUS
1987	Kiel, Germany		Andreas Hagara	Roman Hagara	AUT
1986	Hamilton, Bermuda		Robert White	Jeremy Newman	GBR
1985	Travemunde, Germany		Robert White	Jeremy Newman	GBR
1984	Sorrento, Australia		Chris Cairns	Scott Anderson	AUS
1983	Hayling Island, England		Chris Cairns	Scott Anderson	AUS
1982	Kingston, Canada		Randy Smith	Jay Glaser	USA
1981	Carnac, France		Randy Smith	Jay Glaser	USA
1980	Auckland, New Zealand		Victor Potapov	Alexander Zebene	RUS
1979	Kiel, Germany		Reg White	Stephen Olle	GBR
1978	Weymouth, England		Victor Potapov	Alexander Zebene	RUS
1977	Alamitos Bay, California, USA		Jorg Spengler	Rolf Dullenkopf	GER
1976	Botany Bay, Australia		Reg White	John Osborn	GBR
1975	Kopenhagen, Denmark		Jorg Spengler	Jorg Schmall	GER
1974	Honolulu, Hawaii		Robert Jessenig	H. Polaschegg	AUT
1973	Toronto, Canada		Bruce Steward	Bruce Harvey	USA
1972	Travemunde, Germany		Robert Jessenig	H. Polaschegg	AUT
1971	Weymouth, England		Ian Fraser	Tim Coventry	GBR
1970	Eau Gallie, Florida, USA		Paul Lindenberg	J. Sammons	USA
1969	Melbourne, Australia		Maurie Davis	Ian Ramsey	AUS
1968	Kiel, Germany		Ian Tremlett	Bill Tremlett	GBR