# Optimist World Championship

The Optimist World Championship is an annual World Championship sailing regatta in the Optimist class organised by the International Optimist Dinghy Association.

## Events

| Event | Event | Event | Host | Host | Host | Participation | Participation | Participation | Participation | Participation | Ref. |
| Ed. | Dates | Year | Host club | Location | Country | No. | | | Nat. | Cont | Ref. |
| 01 | | 1962 | | | United Kingdom | | | | | | |
| 02 | | 1963 | | | Sweden | | | | | | |
| 03 | | 1964 | | | Denmark | | | | | | |
| 04 | | 1965 | | | Finland | | | | | | |
| 05 | | 1966 | | | United States | | | | | | |
| 06 | | 1967 | | | France | | | | | | |
| 07 | | 1968 | | | Austria | | | | | | |
| 08 | | 1969 | | | Great Britain | | | | | | |
| 09 | | 1970 | | | Spain | | | | | | |
| 10 | | 1971 | | Kiel | West Germany | | | | | | |
| 11 | | 1972 | | Karlskrona | Sweden | | | | | | |
| N/A | | 1973 | NOT HELD | NOT HELD | NOT HELD | NOT HELD | NOT HELD | NOT HELD | NOT HELD | NOT HELD | |
| 12 | | 1974 | | St. Moritz/Silvaplana | Switzerland | | | | | | |
| 13 | | 1975 | | Aarhus | Denmark | | | | | | |
| 14 | | 1976 | | Ankara | Turkey | | | | | | |
| 15 | | 1977 | | Koper | Yugoslavia | | | | | | |
| 16 | | 1978 | | La Baule | France | | | | | | |
| 17 | | 1979 | | Pattaya | Thailand | | | | | | |
| 18 | | 1980 | | Cascais | Portugal | | | | | | |
| 19 | 20–30 July | 1981 | | Howth | Ireland | | | | | | |
| 20 | | 1982 | | Follonica | Italy | | | | | | |
| 21 | 13–24 July | 1983 | | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | | | | | | |
| 22 | 11–27 July | 1984 | | Kingston | Canada | | | | | | |
| 23 | 24 Jul – 4 Aug | 1985 | | Helsinki | Finland | | | | | | |
| 24 | 4–15 Aug | 1986 | | Roses | Spain | | | | | | |
| 25 | 25 July – 7 Aug | 1987 | | Andijk | Netherlands | | | | | | |
| 26 | 16–29 July | 1988 | | La Rochelle | France | | | | | | |
| 27 | | 1989 | | Yokohama | Japan | | | | | | |
| 28 | | 1990 | | Cascais | Portugal | | | | | | |
| 28 | | 1991 | | Porto Carras | Greece | | | | | | |
| 30 | 27Dec – 7Jan | 1992/93 | | Mar del Plata | Argentina | | | | | | |
| 31 | 12–24 July | 1993 | | Ciutadella de Menorca | Spain | | | | | | |
| 32 | | 1994 | | Sardinia | Italy | | | | | | |
| 33 | | 1995 | | Mariehamn | Finland | | | | | | |
| 34 | 15–26 Aug | 1996 | | Langebaan | South Africa | | | | | | |
| 35 | 26 Jul –8 Aug | 1997 | | Carrickfergus | Northern Ireland | | | | | | |
| 36 | | 1998 | | Setúbal | Portugal | | | | | | |
| 37 | 14–25 July | 1999 | Fort de France Bay | Les Trois Ilets - Martinique | France | | | | | | |
| 38 | 17–30 July | 2000 | | A Coruña | Spain | | | | | | |
| 39 | 12–23 Jul | 2001 | | Qingdao | China | 208 | 171 | 37 | 44 | 6 | |
| 40 | 3–14 Jul | 2002 | Corpus Christi Yacht Club | Corpus Christi | United States | 208 | | | 46 | 6 | |
| 41 | 23 Jul – 3 Aug | 2003 | | Las Palmas | Spain | 221 | | | 50 | 6 | |
| 42 | 14–25 July | 2004 | | Salinas | Ecuador | 215 | | | 52 | 6 | |
| 43 | 25 July – 5 August | 2005 | | St. Moritz | Switzerland | 241 | 201 | 40 | 52 | 6 | |
| 44 | 29 Dec –9 Jan | 2006/07 | National Yacht Club of Uruguay | Montevideo | Uruguay | 228 | | | 50 | 6 | |
| 45 | 22 Jul –1 Aug | 2007 | Yacht Club Cagliari | Sardinia | Italy | 251 | 209 | 42 | 55 | 6 | |
| 46 | 14–25 July | 2008 | | Çeşme | Turkey | 250 | 204 | 46 | 53 | 6 | |
| 47 | 4–15 Aug | 2009 | | Niterói | Brazil | 211 | 175 | 36 | 47 | 6 | |
| 48 | 27Dec –7 Jan | 2009/10 | | Langkawi | Malaysia | | | | | | |
| 49 | 28–8 Jan | 2011/12 | Napier Sailing Club | Napier | New Zealand | 210 | 172 | 38 | 48 | 6 | |
| 50 | 15–26 July | 2012 | Club Nautico Santo Domingo | Santo Domingo | Dominican Republic | 230 | 190 | 40 | 55 | 6 | |
| 51 | 15–26 July | 2013 | Fraglia Vela Riva | Riva del Garda | Italy | 257 | 214 | 43 | 58 | 6 | |
| 52 | 22 Oct – 2 Nov | 2014 | Club Náutico San Isidro | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 207 | 163 | 44 | 49 | 6 | |
| 53 | 25 Aug –5 Sep | 2015 | | Dziwnów | Poland | 179 | 145 | 34 | 48 | 5 | |
| 54 | 21 Jun –4 Jul | 2016 | | Vilamoura | Portugal | | | | | | |
| 55 | 11–21 July | 2017 | Royal Varuna Yacht Club | Pattaya | Thailand | | | | | | |
| 56 | 29Aug –5 Sep | 2018 | Famagusta Nautical Club | Limassol | Cyprus | | | | | | |
| 57 | 8–15 July | 2019 | Antigua Yacht Club | Antigua | Antigua and Barbuda | | | | | | |
| N/A | 1-11 Jul | 2020 | Fraglia Vela Riva | Riva del Garda | Italy | CANCELLED DUE TO COVID | CANCELLED DUE TO COVID | CANCELLED DUE TO COVID | CANCELLED DUE TO COVID | CANCELLED DUE TO COVID | |
| 58 | 2–9 July | 2021 | Fraglia Vela Riva | Riva del Garda | Italy | 259 | | | | | |
| 59 | 29 June – 6 July | 2022 | Bodrum Sailing Club | Bodrum | Turkey | 276 | | | | | |
| 60 | 17–24 June | 2023 | Club Vela Ballena Alegre | Sant Pere Pescador | Spain | 248 | | | | | |
| 61 | 5–14 Dec | 2024 | Club Náutico Mar del Plata | Mar del Plata | Argentina | | | | | | |

## Medalists

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1962 Great Britain | A. Quiding (SWE) | | |
| 1963 Sweden | B. Baysen (SWE) | | |
| 1964 Denmark | Poul Andersen (DEN) | | |
| 1965 Finland | Ray Larsson (SWE) | | |
| 1966 Miami | Doug Bull (USA) | | |
| 1967 Austria | Peter Warrer (DEN) | | |
| 1968 France | Peter Warrer (DEN) | | |
| 1969 Great Britain | Doug Bull (USA) | | |
| 1970 Spain | James Larimore (USA) | | |
| 1971 Kiel | Heikki Vahtera (FIN) | | |
| 1972 Karlskrona | Tomás Estela (ESP) | | |
| 1973 Rhodesia | cancelled | cancelled | cancelled |
| 1974 St. Moritz/Silvaplana | Martín Billoch (ARG) | | |
| 1975 Aarhus | Hans Fester (DEN) | Söderström (SWE) | Martin Schröder (SWE) |
| 1976 Ankara | Hans Wallén (SWE) | Asbjørn (DEN) | Lindsey (USA) |
| 1977 Koper | Patrik Mark (SWE) | Mads Damsgaard (DEN) | Evers (DEN) |
| 1978 La Baule | Rickard Hammarvid (SWE) | von Koskull (FIN) | Patrik Mark (SWE) |
| 1979 Pattaya | Johan Peterson (SWE) | Heiskanen (FIN) | Storgaard (DEN) |
| 1980 Cascais | Johan Peterson (SWE) | Rasmus Damsgaard (DEN) | Heiskanen (FIN) |
| 1981 Howth | Guido Tavelli (ARG) | Johan Peterson (SWE) | Edson Araujo (BRA) |
| 1982 Follonica | Njaal Sletten (NOR) | Christian Rasmussen (DEN) | Søren Ebdrup (DEN) |
| 1983 Rio de Janeiro | Jordi Calafat (ESP) | José Carlos Frau (ESP) | Jean-Pierre Becquet (FRA) |
| 1984 Kingston | Serge Kats (NED) | Jussi Wikström (FIN) | Xavier García (ESP) |
| 1985 Helsinki | Serge Kats (NED) | Risto Tapper (FIN) | Martín Castrillo (ARG) |
| 1986 Roses | Xavier García (ESP) | Luis Martínez (ESP) | Risto Tapper (FIN) |
| 1987 Andijk | Sabrina Landi (ITA) | Luis Martínez (ESP) | Anders Jonsson (SWE) |
| 1988 La Rochelle | Ugo Vanello (ITA) | Luis Martínez (ESP) | Gabriel Tarrasa (ESP) |
| 1989 Yokohama | Peder Rønholt (DEN) | Rami Koskinen (FIN) | Herman Rosso (ARG) |
| 1990 Portugal | Martín di Pinto (ARG) | Agustín Krevisky (ARG) | Martin Strandberg (SWE) |
| 1991 Porto Carras | Agustín Krevisky (ARG) | Asdrubal García (ARG) | Andre Sørensen (DEN) |
| 1992 Mar del Plata | Ramón Oliden (ARG) | Marc Patiño (ESP) | Mike Keser (GER) |
| 1993 Ciutadella de Menorca | Mats Hellman (NED) | Estebán Rocha (ARG) | Claudia Tosi (ITA) |
| 1994 Sardinia | Martín Jenkins (ARG) | Federico Pérez (ARG) | Julio Alsogaray (ARG) |
| 1995 Mariehamn | Martín Jenkins (ARG) | Frederico Rizzo (BRA) | Dario Kliba (CRO) |
| 1996 Langebaan | Lisa Westerhof (NED) | Aron Lolić (CRO) | Ivan Bertaglia (ITA) |
| 1997 Carrickfergus | Luca Bursic (ITA) | Matías Bühler (ARG) | Nicholas Raygada (PER) |
| 1998 Setúbal | Mattia Pressich (ITA) | Fernando Gwozdz (ARG) | Šime Fantela (CRO) |
| 1999 Martinique | Mattia Pressich (ITA) | Tonči Stipanović (CRO) | Mario Coutinho (POR) |
| 2000 A Coruña | Šime Fantela (CRO) | Lucas Calabrese (ARG) | Jaro Furlani (ITA) |
| 2001 Qingdao | Lucas Calabrese (ARG) | Zhu Ye (CHN) | Abdul Rahim (MAS) |
| 2002 Corpus Christi | Filip Matika (CRO) | Stjepan Ćesić (CRO) | Eduardo Zalvide (ESP) |
| 2003 Las Palmas | Filip Matika (CRO) | Jesse Kirkland (BER) | Sebastián Peri Brusa (ARG) |
| 2004 Salinas | Wei Ni (CHN) | Paul Snow-Hansen (NZL) | Eugenio Díaz (ESP) |
| 2005 St. Moritz | Tina Lutz (GER) | Matthew Schoener Scott (TRI) | Wu Jianan (CHN) |
| 2006 Montevideo | Julian Autenrieth (GER) | Griselda Khng (SIN) | Édgar Diminich (ECU) |
| 2007 Sardinia | Chris Steele (NZL) | Benjamín Grez (CHI) | Alex Maloney (NZL) |
| 2008 Çeşme | Raúl Ríos (PUR) | Ian Barrows (ISV) | Kristien Kirketerp (DEN) |
| 2009 Niterói | Sinclair Jones (PER) | Faizal Norizan (MAS) | Ignacio Rogala (ARG) |
| 2010 Langkawi | Noppakao Poonpat (THA) | Ahmad Syukri Abdul Aziz (MAS) | Keiju Okada (JPN) |
| 2011 Napier | Kimberly Lim (SIN) | Bart Lambriex (NED) | Javier Arribas (PER) |
| 2012 | Elisa Yukie Yokoyama (SIN) | Samuel Neo (SIN) | Jessica Goh (SIN) |
| 2013 Riva del Garda | Loh Jia Yi (SIN) | Nils Sternbeck (GER) | Edward Tan (SIN) |
| 2014 San Isidro | Nicolas Rolaz (SUI) | Voravong Rachrattanaruk (THA) | Dimitris Papadimitriou (GRE) |
| 2015 Dziwnów | Rok Verderber (SLO) | Jodie Lai (SIN) | Mathias Berthet (NOR) |
| 2016 Vilamoura | Max Wallenberg (SUI) | Mathias Berthet (NOR) | Fauzi Kaman Shah (MAS) |
| 2017 Pattaya | Marco Gradoni (ITA) | Fauzi Kaman Shah (MAS) | Mic Sig Kos Mohr (CRC) |
| 2018 Limassol | Marco Gradoni (ITA) | Stephan Baker (USA) | Panwa Boonnak (THA) |
| 2019 Antigua | Marco Gradoni (ITA) | Richard Schultheis (MLT) | Jaime Ayarza (ESP) |
| 2020 Riva del Garda | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |
| 2021 Riva del Garda | Alex Di Francesco Kuhl (BRA) | Gil Hackel (USA) | Alex Demurtas (ITA) |
| 2022 Bodrum | Weka Bhanubandh (THA) | James Pine (USA) | Francesco Carrieri (ITA) |
| 2023 Sant Pere Pescador | Henric Wigforss (SWE) | Travis Greenberg (USA) | Wylder Smith (USA) |
| 2024 Mar del Plata | Iason Panagopoulos (GRE) | Arthur Back (BRA) | Mateo Carbonell (ESP) |

### Medalists Team Racing

| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1983 | France | | |
| 1984 | Denmark | | |
| 1985 | Sweden | | |
| 1986 | France | | |
| 1987 | Spain | | |
| 1988 | Spain | | |
| 1989 | Denmark | | |
| 1990 | Argentina | | |
| 1991 | Brazil | | |
| 1992 | Italy | | |
| 1993 | Argentina | | |
| 1994 | Argentina | | |
| 1995 | Spain | | |
| 1996 | Argentina | | |
| 1997 | Peru | | |
| 1998 | Peru | | |
| 1999 | Peru | | |
| 2000 | Argentina | Brazil | Croatia |
| 2001 | Argentina | | |
| 2002 | Argentina | | |
| 2003 | Argentina | | |
| 2004 | Poland | | |
| 2005 | Argentina | | |
| 2006 | Singapore | | |
| 2007 | Greece | | |
| 2008 | Puerto Rico | | |
| 2009 | China | | |
| 2010 | Thailand | | |
| 2011 | Singapore | | |
| 2012 | Singapore | United States | Netherlands |
| 2013 | Singapore | | |
| 2014 | Thailand | | |
| 2015 | Singapore | | |
| 2016 | United States | Germany | Singapore |
| 2017 | United States | | |
| 2018 | Thailand | | |
| 2019 | Italy | | |
| 2020 | Cancelled COVID | Cancelled COVID | |
| 2021 | Italy | | |
| 2022 | United States | | |
| 2023 | Italy | | |
| 2024 | Spain | Singapore | Puerto Rico |