World Champions

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

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Gold Silver Bronze
2024
Rimini (ITA)
29 Boats
 Kohlendorfer Angelika(AUT)
 Calvin Claus (AUT)
 Steiner Marcel(SUI)
 Steiner Ben(SUI)
 Yoann Trécul (FRA)
 Thomas Ferrand (FRA)
2023
Dervio (ITA)
30 Boats
 Yoann Trécul (FRA)
 Thomas Ferrand (FRA)
 Kohlendorfer Angelika(AUT)
 Calvin Claus (AUT)
 Steiner Marcel(SUI)
 Steiner Jorg(SUI)
2022
La Grande Motte (FRA)
24 Boats
 Konstantinos Trigonis (GRE)
 Konstantinos Kazantzis (GRE)
 Yoann Trécul (FRA)
 Thomas Ferrand (FRA)
 Brett Burvill (AUS)
 Kirsikka Raisainen (FIN)
2021
Thessaloniki (GRE)
17 Boats
 Konstantinos Trigonis (GRE)
 Konstantinos Kazantzis (GRE)
 Michaela Pavlisova (CZE)
 Marek Pavlis (CZE)
 Nikolaos Mavros (GRE)
 Periklis Aidinidis (GRE)
2019
Takapuna (NZL)
23 Boats
 Brett Burvill (AUS)
 Max Puttman (AUS)
 Jorg Steiner (SUI)
 Michael Gloor (SUI)
 Estela Jentsch (GER)
 Daniel Brown (GER)
2018
La Grande Motte (FRA)
24 Boats
 Iordanis Paschalidis (GRE)
 Konstantinos Trigonis (GRE)
 Brett Burvill (AUS)
 Max Puttman (AUS)
 Estela Jentsch (GER)
 Daniel Brown (GER)
2017
Thessaloniki (GRE)
23 Boats
 (GRE)
 Konstantinos Trigonis (GRE)
2016 Lindau  Iordanis Paschalidis (GRE)
 Konstantinos Trigonis (GRE)
 Australia
Gavin Colby
Billy Leonard
 Estela Jentsch (GER)
 Daniel Brown (GER)
2015 Carnac  Greece
Iordanis Paschalidis
Konstantinos Trigkonis
 Germany
Roland Gäbler
Nahid Gäbler
 Greece
Mavros Nikolaos
Tagaropoulos Alexandros
2014 Nedlands  Greece
Iordanis Paschalidis
Konstantinos Trigkonis
 Australia
Brett Burvill
Ryan Duffield
 Germany
Roland Gäbler
Nahid Gäbler
2013 Ibiza  Greece
Iordanis Paschalidis
Konstantinos Trigkonis
 Germany
Roland Gäbler
Nahid Gäbler
 Australia
Brett Burvill
Faris Chase
2012 Torbole  Greece
Iordanis Paschalidis
 Germany
Roland Gäbler
Nahid Gäbler
 Italy
Matteo Ferraglia
Lorenzo Bianchini
2011 Biel  Greece
Konstantinos Trigkonis
 Germany
Roland Gäbler
Nahid Gäbler
 Brett Burvill
Ryan Duffield
2010 Travemünde  Germany
Roland Gäbler
Nahid Gäbler
 Greece
Iordanis Paschalidis
Konstantinos Trigkonis
 Germany
Helge Sach
Christian Sach
2009 Bogliaco  Australia
Darren Bundock
Glenn Ashby
 Austria
Thomas Zajac
Thomas Czajka
 Greece
Iordanis Paschalidis
Konstantinos Trigkonis
2008 North Shore City  Australia
Darren Bundock
Glenn Ashby
 Canada
Oskar Johansson
Kevin Stittle
 France
Yann Guichard
Alexandre Guyader
2007 Cascais  Spain
Fernando Echávarri
Antón Paz
 Belgium
Carolijn Brouwer
Sébastien Godefroid
 Netherlands
Mitch Booth
Pim Nieuwenhuis
2006 San Isidro  Australia
Darren Bundock
Glenn Ashby
 Argentina
Santiago Lange
Carlos Espínola
 Austria
Roman Hagara
Hans-Peter Steinacher
2005 La Rochelle  Spain
Fernando Echávarri
Antón Paz
 Great Britain
Leigh McMillan
Will Howden
 France
Xavier Revil
Christophe Espagnon
2004 Palma de Mallorca  Argentina
Santiago Lange
Carlos Espínola
 United States
John Lovell
Charlie Ogletree
 Australia
Darren Bundock
John Forbes
2003 Cádiz  Australia
Darren Bundock
John Forbes
 Great Britain
Leigh McMillan
Mark Bulkeley
 Argentina
Santiago Lange
Carlos Espínola
2002 Edgartown  Australia
Darren Bundock
John Forbes
 France
Olivier Backes
Laurent Voiron
 Netherlands
Mitch Booth
Herbert Dercksen
2001 Richards Bay  Australia
Darren Bundock
John Forbes
 Austria
Roman Hagara
Hans-Peter Steinacher
 Great Britain
Hugh Styles
Adam May
2000 Sydney  Germany
Roland Gäbler
René Schwall
 Austria
Roman Hagara
Hans-Peter Steinacher
 France
Jean-Christofer Mourniac
Philippe Mourniac
1999 Vallensbæk  Austria
Roman Hagara
Hans-Peter Steinacher
 Austria
Andreas Hagara
Wolfgang Moser
 Germany
Roland Gäbler
René Schwall
1998 Buzios  Australia
Darren Bundock
John Forbes
 Germany
Roland Gäbler
René Schwall
 Spain
Fernando León
José Luis Ballester
1997 Hamilton  Germany
Roland Gäbler
René Schwall
 Spain
Fernando León
José Luis Ballester
 Australia
Mitch Booth
Andrew Beashel
1996 Brisbane  Germany
Roland Gäbler
Frank Parlow
 Spain
Fernando León
José Luis Ballester
 Australia
Darren Bundock
John Forbes
1995 Kingston  Italy
Walter Pirinoli
Marco Pirinoli
 France
Jean-Christofer Mourniac
Philippe Mourniac
 Spain
Fernando León
José Luis Ballester
1994 Båstad  Spain
Fernando León
José Luis Ballester
 Germany
Jens-Christian Sach
 Australia
Mitch Booth
John Forbes
1993 Long Beach  Germany
Oliver Schwal
René Schwall
 Australia
Mitch Booth
John Forbes
 France
Christophe Clevenot
Yvon Quernec
1992 Perth  Australia
Mitch Booth
John Forbes
 Germany
Oliver Schwal
René Schwall
 France
Frédéric le Peutrec
Richard de Mec
1991 Cagliari  Italy
Giorgio Zuccoli
Angelo Glisoni
 Italy
Walter Pirinoli
Marco Pirinoli
 Germany
Oliver Schwal
René Schwall
1990 Medemblik  France
Christophe Clevenot
Maurice Eisenblatter
 Australia
Brad Schafferius
Lachlan Gilbert
 Austria
Andreas Hagara
Roman Hagara
1989 Houston  Australia
Mitch Booth
John Forbes
 Italy
Giorgio Zuccoli
Angelo Glisoni
 Australia
Allan Goddell
Greg Cann
1988 Tallinn  Soviet Union
Yuri Konovalov (sailor) ru
Sergey Kravtsov
 France
Jean-Yves Le Déroff
Nicolas Hénard
 Italy
Giorgio Zuccoli
Luca Santella
1987 Kiel  Austria
Andreas Hagara
Roman Hagara
 Australia
Christ Cairns
John Forbes
 Italy
Giorgio Zuccoli
Luca Santella
1986 Hamilton  Great Britain
Robert White
Jeremy Newman
 West Germany
Stephan Lange
Michael Starken
 Great Britain
Greg White
Daniel Campbell-Jones
1985 Travemünde  Great Britain
Robert White
Jeremy Newman
 United States
Randy Smyth
Jay Glaser
 Denmark
Paul Elvstrøm
Trine Elvstrøm
1984 Melbourne  Australia
Christopher Cairns
Scott Anderson
 United States
Randy Smyth
Jay Glaser
 Netherlands
Willy van Bladel
Huub Lambriex
1983 Hayling Island  Australia
Christopher Cairns
Scott Anderson
 Netherlands
Willy van Bladel
Huub Lambriex
 France
Yves Loday
Franck Aussedat
1982 Kingston  United States
Randy Smyth
Jay Glaser
1981 Carnac  United States
Randy Smyth
Jay Glaser
 Soviet Union
Jakov Kliver
Sergey Fogilev
 FranceChristian Buet
1980 Auckland  Soviet Union
Viktor Potapov
Aleksander Sybin ru
 Austria
Hans Prack
Gottlieb Peer
 West Germany
Jörg Spengler
Jörg Schmal
1979 Kiel  Great Britain
Reginald White
Stephen Olle
 Denmark
Peter Due
Per Kjaergaard
 West Germany
Tobias Neuhann
Herbert Plenk
1978 Weymouth  Soviet Union
Viktor Potapov
Aleksander Sybin ru
 Great Britain
Reginald White
Stephen Olle
 Australia
Brian Lewis
Warren Rock
1977 Long Beach  West Germany
Jörg Spengler
Rolf Dullenkopf
 Australia
Brian Lewis
Warren Rock
 United States
Keith Notari
Dave Gamblin
1976 Sydney  Great Britain
Reginald White
John Osborn
 Australia
Brian Lewis
Warren Rock
 Australia
Jim Dachtler
 
1975 Copenhagen  West Germany
Jörg Spengler
Jörg Schmal
 Great Britain
Reginald White
John Osborn
 United States
Bruce Badeau
Douglas Cummings
1974 Honolulu  Austria
Robert Jessenig
Hans Polaschegg
 United States
R Paul Allen
Woody Cox
 United States
David McFaull
Michael Rothwell
1973 Toronto  United States
Bruce Stewart
Bruce Harvey
 United States
John Weiser
Cappy Sheeley  
 United States
Roy Seaman
 
1972 Travemünde  Austria
Robert Jessenig
Hans Polaschegg
 United States
John Weiser
 
 Great Britain
Ian Fraser
 
1971 Weymouth  Great Britain
Ian Fraser
Tim Coventry
1970 Eau Galle, Florida  United States
Paul Lindenberg
Jack Sammons
1969 Melbourne  Australia
Maurice Davies
Ian Ramsay
 Australia
Jim Dachtler
 
1968 Kiel  Great Britain
Ian Tremlett
Bill Tremlett
Gold Silver Bronze
2024 Rimini  Austria
Angelika Kohlendorfer
Calvin Claus
 Czech Republic
Marek Pavlis
Michaela Pavlisova
 Austria
Salzmann Dietmar
Salzmann Cornelia
2023 Dervio  Austria
Angelika Kohlendorfer
Calvin Claus
 Czech Republic
Zdeněk Pavlis
Klara Pavlisova
 Austria
Boehler Heinz
Oldenburg Katrin
2022 La Grande Motte  Australia
Brett Burvill
Kirsikka Raisanen
 Austria
Angelika Kohlendorfer
Calvin Claus
 Czech Republic
Michaela Pavlisova
Marek Pavlis
2021 Thessaloniki  Czech Republic
Michaela Pavlisova
Marek Pavlis
 Czech Republic
Zdeněk Pavlis
Klara Pavlisova
 Greece
Efstratios Kosmoglou
Maria Voyatzopoulou
2019 Takapuna  Germany
Estela Jentsch
Daniel Brown
 Czech Republic
Zdeněk Pavlis
Michaela Pavlisova
 Australia
Jared Eyles
Suzanne Eyles
2018 La Grande Motte  Germany
Estela Jentsch
Daniel Brown
 Austria
Dietmar Salzmann
Silvia Salzmann
 Germany
Jürgen Jentsch
Sarah Jentsch
2017 Thessaloniki  Czech Republic
Zdeněk Pavlis
Michaela Pavlisova
 Germany
Jürgen Jentsch
Sarah Jentsch
 Czech Republic
Markus Betz
Monika Schuster
2015 Carnac  Germany
Roland Gäbler
Nahid Gäbler
 Switzerland
Jean-Marc Cuanillion
Gudrun Kolb
 Czech Republic
Zdeněk Pavlis
Michaela Pavlisova
2016 Lindau  Australia
Brett Burvill
Estela Jentsch
 Greece
Maria Tsaousidou
Michael Papadopoulos
 Czech Republic
Zdeněk Pavlis
Michaela Pavlisova
2014 Nedlands  Germany
Roland Gäbler
Nahid Gäbler
 Spain
Jürgen Jentsch
Sarah Steimer Klees
 Greece
Maria Tsaousidou
Marc Baier
2013 Ibiza  Germany
Roland Gäbler
Nahid Gäbler
 Switzerland
Jean-Marc Cuanillion
Gudrun Kolb
 Greece
Maria Tsaousidou
Michael Papadopoulos
2012 Torbole  Germany
Roland Gäbler
Nahid Gäbler
 Germany
Dieter Maurer
Maren Odefey
 Spain
Jürgen Jentsch
Sarah Steimer Klees
2011 Biel  Germany
Roland Gäbler
Nahid Gäbler
 Austria
Nicole Salzmann
Dietmar Salzmann
 Switzerland
Martin Rusterholz
Julia Rusterholz
2010 Travemünde  Germany
Roland Gäbler
Nahid Gäbler
 Germany
Kiki Loweg
Florian Loweg
 Germany
Andreas Behem
Katharina Behem

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