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Records and Medallists

World records and medallists across all UMB disciplines

World Championship Medal Winners

Year City Country Gold Country Avg Silver Country Avg Bronze Country Avg
1928 Reims France Soussa, E. Egypt 0.552 Koopman, C. Netherlands 0.493 Unshelm, O. Germany 0.489
1929 Brussels Belgium Soussa, E. Egypt 0.604 Zaman, E. Belgium 0.720 Sengers, A. Netherlands 0.542
1930 Amsterdam Netherlands Robijns, H. Netherlands 0.587 Soussa, E. Egypt 0.541 Sengers, A. Netherlands 0.542
1931 Barcelona Spain Miró, E. Spain 0.551 Soussa, E. Egypt 0.632 Sengers, A. Netherlands 0.571
1932 Vichy France Robijns, H. Netherlands 0.679 Puigvert, C. Spain 0.698 Aeberhard, F. Switzerland 0.557
1933 Cairo Egypt Robijns, H. Netherlands 0.628 Soussa, E. Egypt 0.593 Puigvert, C. Spain 0.547
1934 Barcelona Spain Puigvert, C. Spain 0.695 Davin, J. France 0.590 Albert, J. France 0.508
1935 Algiers Algeria Lagache, A. France 0.656 Puigvert, C. Spain 0.755 Zaman, E. Belgium 0.643
1936 New York U.S.A. Lee, E. U.S.A. 0.859 Deardorff, E. U.S.A. 0.665 Soussa, E. Egypt 0.631
1937 Köln Germany Lagache, A. France 0.656 Tiedtke, A. Germany 0.680 Sengers, A. Netherlands 0.603
1938 Buenos Aires Argentina Vergez, A. Argentina 0.884 Vergez, J. Argentina 0.677 Lagache, A. France 0.745
1939 1947, no World Championship
1948 Buenos Aires Argentina Vingerhoedt, R. Belgium 0.877 Bonomo, J. Argentina 0.922 Vergez, A. Argentina 0.819
1949 1951, no World Championship
1952 Buenos Aires Argentina Carrera, P. Argentina 1.070 Tiedtke, A. Germany 0.961 Friedenthal, C. Argentina 0.943
1953 Antwerp Belgium Navarra, E. Argentina 0.937 Vingerhoedt, R. Belgium 1.001 Carrera, P. Argentina 0.921
1954 1957, no World Championship
1958 Barcelona Spain Navarra, E. Argentina 0.913 Vingerhoedt, R. Belgium 1.089 Tiedtke, A. Germany 0.921
1959 no World Championship
1960 Buenos Aires Argentina Vingerhoedt, R. Belgium 0.961 Monestier, C. Uruguay 0.811 Bonomo, J. Argentina 0.887
1961 Amsterdam Netherlands Suarez, A. Peru 0.997 Vieira, E. Portugal 0.801 Siguret, B. France 0.905
1962 no World Championship
1963 Neuss Germany Ceulemans, R. Belgium 1.307 Scherz, J. Austria 1.077 Navarra, E. Argentina 0.817
1964 Oostende Belgium Ceulemans, R. Belgium 1.231 Lopez, M. Argentina 1.040 Hanoun, R. France 0.939
1965 Hilversum Netherlands Ceulemans, R. Belgium 1.290 Scherz, J. Austria 1.152 Ogata, K. Japan 1.127
1966 Buenos Aires Argentina Ceulemans, R. Belgium 1.191 Navarra, E. Argentina 1.006 Gonzalez, A. Spain 0.878
1967 Lima Peru Ceulemans, R. Belgium 1.345 Sugiumizu, H. Japan 0.957 Kubo, K Japan 1.003
1968 Düren Germany Ceulemans, R. Belgium 1.227 Ogata, K. Japan 0.910 Scherz, J. Austria 1.009
1969 Tokyo Japan Ceulemans, R. Belgium 1.276 Ogata, K. Japan 0.992 Martinez, D. Argentina 0.906
1970 Las Vegas U.S.A. Ceulemans, R. Belgium 1.164 Kobayashi, N. Japan 0.998 Scherz, J. Austria 0.876
1971 Groningen Netherlands Ceulemans, R. Belgium 1.266 Bracht, R. van Netherlands 0.865 Ruyter, H. de Netherlands 0.814
1972 Buenos Aires Argentina Ceulemans, R. Belgium 1.315 Kobayashi, N. Japan 1.025 Thögersen, P. Denmark 0.902
1973 Cairo Egypt Ceulemans, R. Belgium 1.478 Kobayashi, N. Japan 0.966 Sugiumizu, H. Peru 0.811
1974 Antwerp Belgium Kobayashi, N. Japan 1.312 Ceulemans, R. Belgium 1.325 Yoshihara, Y. Japan 1.130
1975 La Paz Bolivia Ceulemans, R. Belgium 1.308 Bracht, R. van Netherlands 0.922 Kobayashi, N. Japan 1.206
1976 Oostende Belgium Ceulemans, R. Belgium 1.500 Kobayashi, N. Japan 1.305 Komori, J. Japan 1.238
1977 Tokyo Japan Ceulemans, R. Belgium 1.372 Kobayashi, N. Japan 1.187 Yoshihara, Y. Japan 1.176
1978 Las Vegas U.S.A. Ceulemans, R. Belgium 1.679 Kobayashi, N. Japan 1.205 Komori, J. Japan 1.067
1979 Lima Peru Ceulemans, R. Belgium 1.384 Kobayashi, N. Japan 1.135 Yoshihara, Y. Japan 1.067
1980 Buenos Aires Argentina Ceulemans, R. Belgium 1.460 Yoshihara, Y. Japan 1.217 Kobayashi, N. Japan 1.192
1981 Cairo Egypt Dielis, L. Belgium 1.222 Kobayashi, N. Japan 1.426 Scherz, J. Austria 1.271
1982 Guayaguil Ecuador Bracht, R. van Netherlands 1.043 Yoshihara, Y. Japan 1.146 Hallon, C. U.S.A. 1.086
1983 Aix Les Bains France Ceulemans, R. Belgium 1.447 Bitalis, R. France 1.332 Kobayashi, N. Japan 1.258
1984 Krefeld Germany Kobayashi, N. Japan 1.388 Dielis, L. Belgium 1.278 Ceulemans, R. Belgium 1.151
1985 Heeswijk-D. Netherlands Ceulemans, R. Belgium 1.541 Kobayashi, N. Japan 1.364 Komori, J. Japan 1.071
1986 Las Vegas U.S.A. Rico, A. Spain 1.010 Blomdahl, T. Sweden 1.205 Ceulemans, R. Belgium 1.745
1987 Cairo Egypt Blomdahl, T Sweden 1.099 Torres, F. U.S.A. 0.933 Bone, A. Mexico 0.778
1988 6 World Cups * Blomdahl, T Sweden 1.594 Kobayashi, N. Japan 1.224 Ceulemans, R. Belgium 1.293
1989 5 World Cups * Dielis, L. Belgium 1.342 Blomdahl, T. Sweden 1.389 Ceulemans, R. Belgium 1.312
1990 6 World Cups * Ceulemans, R. Belgium 1.527 Blomdahl, T. Sweden 1.619 Dielis, L. Belgium 1.300
1991 5 World Cups * Blomdahl, T Sweden 1.504 Ceulemans, R. Belgium 1.518 Jaspers, D. Netherlands 1.498
1992 6 World Cups ** Blomdahl, T Sweden 1.716 Ceulemans, R. Belgium 1.412 Lee, S.C. U.S.A. 1.511
1993 6 World Cups ** Lee, S.C. U.S.A. 1.367 Blomdahl, T. Sweden 1.591 Ceulemans, R. Belgium 1.464
1994 Aalborg Denmark Bracht, R. van Netherlands 1.149 Bettzieche, E. Germany 1.038 Knudsen, B. Denmark 1.194
1995 Grubbenvorst Netherlands Philipoom, J. Belgium 1.494 Tijssens, J Netherlands 1.210 Kobayashi, N. Japan 1.345
1996 Hattingen Germany Rudolph, C. Germany 1.025 Sánchez, D. Spain 1.277 Kostistansky, G. Austria 0.982
1997 Grubbenvorst Netherlands Blomdahl, T Sweden 2.015 Burgman, R. Netherlands 1.453 Zanetti, M. Italy 1.684
1998 Reze France Sánchez, D. Spain 1.594 Blomdahl, T. Sweden 1.797 Rudolph, C. Germany 1.155
1999 Bogotá Colombia Caudron, F. Belgium 1.538 Blomdahl, T. Sweden 1.769 Jaspers, D. Netherlands 1.614
2000 St. Etienne France Jaspers, D. Netherlands 1.773 Carlsen, T. Denmark 1.502 Zanetti, M. Italy 1.590
2001 Luxembourg Luxemburg Ceulemans, R. Belgium 1.696 Zanetti, M. Italy 1.866 Avila, L. Mexico 1.260
2002 Randers Denmark Zanetti, M. Italy 1.732 Nelin, D. Denmark 1.519 Jaspers, D. Netherlands 1.687
2003 Valladolid Spain Sayginer, S. Turkey 1.868 Kasidokostas, F. Greece 1.268 Blomdahl, T Sweden 1.833
2004 Rotterdam Netherlands Jaspers, D. Netherlands 1.907 Kasidokostas, F. Greece 1.399 Haack-Sörensen, J. Denmark 1.442
2005 Lugo Spain Sánchez, D. Spain 1.838 Bruijn, J.P. de Netherlands 1.566 Backer, P. de Belgium 1.367
2006 St. Wendel Germany Merckx, E. Belgium 1.767 Polychronopoulos, N. Greece 1.456 Backer, P. de Belgium 1.577
2007 Cuenca Ecuador Umeda, R. Japan 1.426 Sánchez, D. Spain 1.805 Jaspers, D. Netherlands 1.484
2008 St. Wendel Germany Zanetti, M. Italy 1.871 Blomdahl, T. Sweden 1.631 Backer, P. de Belgium 1.481
2009 Lausanne Switzerland Kasidokostas, F. Greece 1.869 Merckx, E. Belgium 1.703 Leppens, E. Belgium 1.598
2010 Sluiskil Netherlands Sánchez, D. Spain 1.715 Leppens, E. Belgium 1.678 Choi, S.W. S. Korea 1.718
2011 Lima Peru Jaspers, D. Netherlands 1.917 Zanetti, M. Italy 1.551 Palazon Spain 1.454
2012 Porto Portugal Merckx, E. Belgium 1.983 Choi, S.W. S. Korea 1.365 Caudron, F. Belgium 1.711
2013 Antwerp Belgium Caudron, F. Belgium 1.951 Kasidokostas, F. Greece 1.923 Jaspers, D. Netherlands 1.822
2014 Seoul S. Korea Choi, S.W. S. Korea 2.000 Blomdahl, T. Sweden 1.850 Bruijn, J.P. de Netherlands 1.269
2015 Bordeaux France Blomdahl, T Sweden 1.764 Kang, D.K. S. Korea 1.621 Merckx, E. Belgium 1.940
2016 Bordeaux France Sánchez, D. Spain 1.983 Kim, H.J. S. Korea 2.043 Leppens, E. Belgium 1.792
2017 Santa Cruz Bolivia Caudron, F. Belgium 2.090 Merckx, E. Belgium 1.829 Zanetti, M. Italy 1.674
2018 Cairo Egypt Jaspers, D. Netherlands 2.352 Bury, J. France 2.022 Sayginer, S. Turkey 1.630
2019 Randers Denmark Blomdahl, T. Sweden 2.122 Nguyen, D.A.C. Vietnam 1.606 Sidhom, S. Egypt 1.535
2021 Sharm El Sheik Egypt Jaspers, D. Netherlands 1.864 Coklu, M.N. Turkey 1.827 Zanetti, M. Italy 2.037
2022 Donghae City S. Korea Tasdemir, T. Turkiye 2.244 Legazpi, R. Spain 1.638 Jaspers, D. Netherlands 1.859
2023 Ankara Turkiye Bao, P.V. Vietnam 1.594 Tran, Q.C. Vietnam 1.635 Cho, M.W. S. Korea 1.562
2024 Binh Thuan Vietnam Cho, M.W. S. Korea 2.171 Tran, T.L. Vietnam 1.855 Jaspers, D. Netherlands 1.898
2025 Antwerp Belgium Caudron, F. Belgium 2.019 Merckx, E. Belgium 1.946 Cho, M.W. S. Korea 2.164

All-time Medal List

# Name G S B
1 Ceulemans, R. 21 3 5
2 Blomdahl, T 6 0 1
3 Jaspers, D. 5 0 7
4 Sánchez, D. 4 2 0
5 Caudron, F. 4 0 1
6 Robijns, H. 3 0 0
7 Kobayashi, N. 2 10 4
8 Merckx, E. 2 3 1
9 Soussa, E. 2 3 1
10 Zanetti, M. 2 2 4
11 Bracht, R. van 2 2 0
12 Vingerhoedt, R. 2 2 0
13 Dielis, L. 2 1 1
14 Navarra, E. 2 1 1
15 Lagache, A. 2 0 1
16 Blomdahl, T. 1 8 0
17 Kasidokostas, F. 1 3 0
18 Puigvert, C. 1 2 1
19 Choi, S.W. 1 1 1
20 Cho, M.W. 1 0 2
21 Carrera, P. 1 0 1
22 Lee, S.C. 1 0 1
23 Rudolph, C. 1 0 1
24 Sayginer, S. 1 0 1
25 Vergez, A. 1 0 1
26 Bao, P.V. 1 0 0
27 Lee, E. 1 0 0
28 Miró, E. 1 0 0
29 Philipoom, J. 1 0 0
30 Rico, A. 1 0 0
31 Suarez, A. 1 0 0
32 Tasdemir, T. 1 0 0
33 Umeda, R. 1 0 0
34 Scherz, J. 0 2 3
35 Yoshihara, Y. 0 2 3
36 Ogata, K. 0 2 1
37 Tiedtke, A. 0 2 1
38 Leppens, E. 0 1 2
39 Bonomo, J. 0 1 1
40 Bruijn, J.P. de 0 1 1
41 Sugiumizu, H. 0 1 1
42 Zaman, E. 0 1 1
43 Bettzieche, E. 0 1 0
44 Bitalis, R. 0 1 0
45 Burgman, R. 0 1 0
46 Bury, J. 0 1 0
47 Carlsen, T. 0 1 0
48 Coklu, M.N. 0 1 0
49 Davin, J. 0 1 0
50 Deardorff, E. 0 1 0
51 Kang, D.K. 0 1 0
52 Kim, H.J. 0 1 0
53 Koopman, C. 0 1 0
54 Legazpi, R. 0 1 0
55 Lopez, M. 0 1 0
56 Monestier, C. 0 1 0
57 Nelin, D. 0 1 0
58 Nguyen, D.A.C. 0 1 0
59 Polychronopoulos, N. 0 1 0
60 Tijssens, J 0 1 0
61 Torres, F. 0 1 0
62 Tran, Q.C. 0 1 0
63 Tran, T.L. 0 1 0
64 Vergez, J. 0 1 0
65 Vieira, E. 0 1 0
66 Sengers, A. 0 0 4
67 Backer, P. de 0 0 3
68 Komori, J. 0 0 3
69 Aeberhard, F. 0 0 1
70 Albert, J. 0 0 1
71 Avila, L. 0 0 1
72 Bone, A. 0 0 1
73 Friedenthal, C. 0 0 1
74 Gonzalez, A. 0 0 1
75 Haack-Sörensen, J. 0 0 1
76 Hallon, C. 0 0 1
77 Hanoun, R. 0 0 1
78 Knudsen, B. 0 0 1
79 Kostistansky, G. 0 0 1
80 Kubo, K 0 0 1
81 Martinez, D. 0 0 1
82 Palazon 0 0 1
83 Ruyter, H. de 0 0 1
84 Sidhom, S. 0 0 1
85 Siguret, B. 0 0 1
86 Thögersen, P. 0 0 1
87 Unshelm, O. 0 0 1
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