# Men's ILCA 6 World Championship

The Men's ILCA 6 World Championship, until 2020 the Men's Laser Radial World Championship, has been held every year since 1989 for the ILCA 6 class, organised by the International Sailing Federation. Laser Radial is an Olympic sailing class. The event was held together with the Women's Laser Radial World Championship between 1989 and 2010.

## Editions

| Year | City | Country | Dates | Athletes | Nations |
| 1989 | Aarhus | Denmark | | part of the 1989 Laser Radial World Championships | part of the 1989 Laser Radial World Championships |
| 1990 | Newport | United States | | part of the 1990 Laser Radial World Championships | part of the 1990 Laser Radial World Championships |
| 1991 | Porto Carras | Greece | | part of the 1991 Laser Radial World Championships | part of the 1991 Laser Radial World Championships |
| 1993 | Takapuna | New Zealand | | part of the 1993 Laser Radial World Championships | part of the 1993 Laser Radial World Championships |
| 1994 | Wakayama | Japan | | part of the 1994 Laser Radial World Championships | part of the 1994 Laser Radial World Championships |
| 1995 | Tenerife | Spain | | part of the 1995 Laser Radial World Championships | part of the 1995 Laser Radial World Championships |
| 1996 | Simon's Town | South Africa | 23–30 April | part of the 1996 Laser Radial World Championships | part of the 1996 Laser Radial World Championships |
| 1997 | Mohammedia | Morocco | 20–26 July | part of the 1997 Laser Radial World Championships | part of the 1997 Laser Radial World Championships |
| 1998 | Medemblik | Netherlands | 1–8 August | part of the 1998 Laser Radial World Championships | part of the 1998 Laser Radial World Championships |
| 1999 | La Rochelle | France | 2–17 July | part of the 1999 Laser Radial World Championships | part of the 1999 Laser Radial World Championships |
| 2000 | Çeşme | Turkey | 22–29 July | part of the 2000 Laser Radial World Championships | part of the 2000 Laser Radial World Championships |
| 2001 | Vilanova i la Geltrú | Spain | 13–20 July | part of the 2001 Laser Radial World Championships | part of the 2001 Laser Radial World Championships |
| 2002 | Ridgeway | Canada | 21–27 July | part of the 2002 Laser Radial World Championships | part of the 2002 Laser Radial World Championships |
| 2003 | Riva del Garda | Italy | 27 July – 1 August | part of the 2003 Laser Radial World Championships | part of the 2003 Laser Radial World Championships |
| 2004 | Manly | Australia | | part of the 2004 Laser Radial World Championships | part of the 2004 Laser Radial World Championships |
| 2005 | Fortaleza | Brazil | 2–9 December | part of the 2005 Laser Radial World Championships | part of the 2005 Laser Radial World Championships |
| 2006 | Los Angeles | United States | 28 July – 4 August | part of the 2006 Laser Radial World Championships | part of the 2006 Laser Radial World Championships |
| 2007 | Scheveningen | Netherlands | 27 July – 3 August | | |
| 2008 | Auckland | New Zealand | 24–29 March | part of the 2008 Laser Radial World Championships | part of the 2008 Laser Radial World Championships |
| 2009 | Karatsu | Japan | 3–10 August | | |
| 2010 | Largs | United Kingdom | 6–14 July | part of the 2010 Laser Radial World Championships | part of the 2010 Laser Radial World Championships |
| 2011 | La Rochelle | France | 16–23 July | | |
| 2012 | Brisbane | Australia | 10–17 July | | |
| 2013 | Dún Laoghaire | Ireland | 30 August – 6 September | | |
| 2014 | Dziwnów | Poland | 19–25 July | | |
| 2015 | Aarhus | Denmark | 17–24 July | | |
| 2016 | Dún Laoghaire | Ireland | 23–30 July | | |
| 2017 | Medemblik | Netherlands | 19–26 August | part of the 2017 Laser Radial World Championships | part of the 2017 Laser Radial World Championships |
| 2018 | Kiel | Germany | 18–24 June | | |
| 2019 | Sakaiminato | Japan | 19–24 July | | |
| 2020 | Melbourne | Australia | 23–28 February | | |
| 2021 | Al-Musannah | Oman | 1–6 December | | |
| 2022 | Kemah | United States | 11–16 October | | |
| 2023 | Dziwnów | Poland | 4–9 July | | |
| 2024 | Mar del Plata | Argentina | 14–19 January | 51 | 8 |

## Medalists

| Yearvte | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1989 Aarhus | James Johnstone (USA) | Dimitrios Theodorakis (GRE) | Jeff Loosemore (AUS) |
| 1990 Newport | Peter Katcha (USA) | John Bonds (USA) | Scott Cheney (USA) |
| 1991 Porto Carras | Stewart Casey (AUS) | Maria Vlachou (GRE) | John Karageorgis (GRE) |
| 1993 Takapuna | Ben Ainslie (GBR) | Dan Slater (NZL) | Allan Coutts (NZL) |
| 1994 Wakayama | Rui Pedro Coelho (POR) | Rodion Luka (UKR) | Nathan Handley (NZL) |
| 1995 Tenerife | Brendan Casey (AUS) | Tim Shuwalow (AUS) | Gustavo Lima (POR) |
| 1996 Simon's Town | Brendan Casey (AUS) | Andrej Kiriljuk (RUS) | Allan Coutts (NZL) |
| 1997 Mohemida | Raimondas Šiugždinis (LTU) | Romain Knipping (FRA) | Selim Kakış (TUR) |
| 1998 Medemblik | Gustavo Lima (POR) | Andonis Bougiouris (GRE) | Alexandros Logothetis (GRE) |
| 1999 La Rochelle | Andonis Bougiouris (GRE) | Gustavo Lima (POR) | Teddy Questroy (FRA) |
| 2000 Cesme | Fredrik Lassenius (SWE) | Alexandros Logothetis (GRE) | Vangelis Chimonas (GRE) |
| 2001 Vilanova | Michael Bullot (NZL) | Andre Streppel (BRA) | Aron Lolic (CRO) |
| 2002 Buffalo | Karlo Krpeljevic (CRO) | Chris Ashley (USA) | Tiago Rodriques (BRA) |
| 2003 Lake Garda | Aron Lolic (CRO) | Jake Bartrom (NZL) | Karlo Krpeljevic (CRO) |
| 2004 Manly | Michael Blackburn (AUS) | Aron Lolic (CRO) | Tom Slingsby (AUS) |
| 2005 Fortaleza | Eduardo Couto (BRA) | Brad Funk (USA) | Blair Mclay (NZL) |
| 2006 Los Angeles | Fábio Pillar (BRA) | Steven Le Fevre (NED) | Steven Krol (NED) |
| 2007 Scheveningen | Ben Paton (GBR) | Eduardo Vianen (NED) | Steven Krol (NED) |
| 2008 Auckland | Mike Leigh (CAN) | Brad Funk (USA) | Simon Morgan (AUS) |
| 2009 Karatsu | Marcin Rudawski (POL) | Ben Koppelaar (NED) | Kim In-sub (NED) |
| 2010 Largs | Marcin Rudawski (POL) | Wojciech Zemke (POL) | Mitchell Kiss (USA) |
| 2011 La Rochelle | Marcin Rudawski (POL) | James Burman (AUS) | Yuri Hummel (NED) |
| 2012 Brisbane | Tristan Brown (AUS) | Matthew Wearn (AUS) | Jeremy OConnell (AUS) |
| 2013 Dun Laoghaire | Tristan Brown (AUS) | Marcin Rudawski (POL) | Finn Lynch (IRL) |
| 2014 Dziwnów | Jonasz Stelmaszyk (POL) | Marcin Rudawski (POL) | William De Smet (BEL) |
| 2015 Aarhus | Marcin Rudawski (POL) | Matthias Van de Loock (BEL) | Žan Luka Zelko (SLO) |
| 2016 Dún Laoghaire | Marcin Rudawski (POL) | Nik Pletikos (SLO) | Martin Manzoli Lowy (BRA) |
| 2017 Medemblik details | Marcin Rudawski (POL) | Eliot Merceron (SUI) | Zac Littlewood (AUS) |
| 2018 Kiel details | Zac Littlewood (AUS) | Aleksander Arian (POL) | Caelin Winchcombe (AUS) |
| 2019 Sakaiminato details | Simon de Gendt (BEL) | Zac West (AUS) | Guilherme Perez (BRA) |
| 2020 Melbourne details | Daniil Krutskikh (RUS) | Michael Compton (AUS) | Nik Pletikos (SLO) |
| 2021 Al-Musannah details | Nik Pletikos (SLO) | Al Muatasem Al Farsi (OMA) | Abdul Malik Al Hinai (OMA) |
| 2022 Kemah details | Peter Barnard (USA) | William Baker (USA) | Hamilton Barclay (USA) |
| 2023 Dziwnów details | George Lane (NZL) | Nikola Golubović (MNE) | Jon Emmett (GBR) |
| 2024 Mar del Plata details | Francisco Renna (ARG) | Juan Pablo Bisio (ARG) | Antonio Cavalcanti (BRA) |

## Multiple medalists

| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Marcin Rudawski | Poland | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 |