# Youth Lightning World Championship

The Lightning Youth World Championship is an bi-annual international sailing regatta for lightning (dinghy), organized by the host club on behalf of the International Lightning Class Association and recognized by World Sailing, the sports IOC recognized governing body.

## Editions

| Edition | Edition | Edition | Location | Location | Location | Participant | Participant | Participant | Participant | Ref |
| No. | Date | Year | Host club | Location | Nat. | Boats | Sailors | Nations | Cont. | Ref |
| 01 | | 1978 | Yacht Club Peruano | La Punta | Peru | 18 | 54 | 10 | 4 | |
| 02 | | 1980 | Buffalo Canoe Club | Fort Erie, Ontario | Canada | 20 | 60 | 11 | 3 | |
| 03 | | 1982 | Circolo Velico Marsala | Marsala | Italy | 14 | 42 | 6 | 3 | |
| 04 | | 1984 | Metedeconk River Yacht Club | Brick Township, New Jersey | United States | 13 | 39 | 6 | 3 | |
| 05 | | 1986 | Yacht Club Olivos | Olivos | Argentina | 12 | | 6 | 2 | |
| 06 | Aug | 1988 | Nasijarven Purjehdusseura Nasijarvi Segelsallskap RY | Tampere | Finland | 10 | 30 | 6 | 3 | |
| 07 | 22-27 July | 1990 | Buffalo Canoe Club | Fort Erie, Ontario | Canada | 15 | 45 | 8 | 3 | |
| 08 | | 1992 | Higuerillas Yacht Club | Concón | Chile | 19 | 57 | 9 | 3 | |
| 09 | 16-21 July | 1994 | Cercle de Voile de Neuchatel | Lake Neuchatel | Switzerland | 17 | 51 | 10 | 3 | |
| 10 | 8-13 Sept | 1996 | Metedeconk River Yacht Club | Brick Township, New Jersey | United States | 19 | 57 | 8 | 3 | |
| 11 | 20-28 Nov | 1998 | Salinas Yacht Club | Salinas | Ecuador | 16 | 48 | 8 | 3 | |
| 12 | 3-8 July | 2000 | Yacht Club of Greece Yacht Racing Club of Athens | Athens | Greece | 18 | 59 | 9 | 3 | |
| 13 | 6-11 July | 2002 | Newport Yacht Club, Rochester | Rochester, New York | United States | 13 | 39 | 5 | 3 | |
| 14 | 27Feb-3 Mar | 2004 | Clube de Campo de São Paulo | São Paulo | Brazil | 14 | 42 | 5 | 3 | |
| 15 | 13-16 July | 2006 | Jyväskylän Veneseura | Jyväskylä | Finland | 10 | 30 | 5 | 3 | |
| 16 | 14-18 July | 2008 | Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club | Dorval, Quebec | Canada | 11 | 33 | 4 | 3 | |
| 17 | 19-22 July | 2010 | Salinas Yacht Club | Salinas | Ecuador | 16 | 48 | 8 | 2 | |
| 18 | 23-27 July | 2012 | Tuusulanjärven Purjehtijat | Järvenpää | Finland | 16 | 48 | 8 | 3 | |
| 19 | 28Jun- 2 Jul | 2014 | Buffalo Canoe Club | Fort Erie, Ontario | Canada | 24 | 72 | 5 | 3 | |
| 20 | 23-27 July | 2016 | Salinas Yacht Club | Salinas | Ecuador | 20 | 60 | 9 | 3 | |
| 21 | 3-7 July | 2018 | Nautical Athletic Club of Voula | Voula | Greece | 16 | 48 | 7 | 3 | |
| N/A | | 2020 | Sheboygan Yacht Club | Sheboygan, Wisconsin | United States | DELAYED COVID | DELAYED COVID | DELAYED COVID | DELAYED COVID | |
| N/A | 7-11 July | 2021 | Sheboygan Yacht Club | Sheboygan, Wisconsin | United States | DELAYED COVID | DELAYED COVID | DELAYED COVID | DELAYED COVID | |
| 22 | 5-10 July | 2022 | Sheboygan Yacht Club | Sheboygan, Wisconsin | United States | 15 | 45 | 6 | 3 | |
| 23 | 23-27 July | 2024 | Cofradía Naútica del Pacífico Yacht Club in Algarrobo | Algarrobo | Chile | 20 | 60 | 9 | 3 | |

## Medalists

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze} |
| 1978 Peru | US 13229  Stephen Craig (USA)  Jeff Grinnan (USA)  Cindy Craig (USA) | A 11800 | KA 13239 |
| 1980 Onterio Canada | USA 11077  Ian Jones (USA)  Jody Lutz (USA)  Kevin Robinson (USA) | BRA 12657 | ARG 11041 |
| 1982 Sicily, Italy | CAN 13577  Gordon Anderson (CAN)  Paul Thompson (CAN)  Stuart Hebb (CAN) | | |
| 1984 Brick, NJ USA | 6345  Jody Swanson (USA)  Joe Donovan (USA)  Joe Folds (USA) | | |
| 1986 Olivos, Argentina | 13682 Guillermo Parada (ARG) UNKNOWN UNKNOWN | 12824 Christian Frers (ARG) | 11039 Axel Rodger (ARG) |
| 1988 Tampere, Finland | Duncan Stewart (CAN) | | |
| 1990 Point Abino, Canada | 11631  Ned Roseberry (USA)  Geoff Jarvis (USA)  Twigg Stewart (USA) | 11459 Alexandros Dimou (GRE) | 14018 Ville Lahteinen (FIN) |
| 1992 Point Abino, Canada | Tom Starck (USA)  Guy Adema (USA)  Martha Wilson (USA) | | |
| 1994 Neuchatel Switzerland | Marty Essig (CAN)  Tory Crowder (CAN)  Todd Fedyszyn (CAN) | | |
| 1996 Brick, NJ USA 19 Boats | 14780 Miguel Plaza Jr (ECU) Carlos PLAZA Francis PLAZA | 14397 Chad ATKINS (USA) Adam BURNS Cap PIN | 14597 Gabe CROWDER (CAN) Adam DUNN John VICKERS |
| 1998 Salina Ecuador 16 Boats | USA 14640 Sean Carroll (USA) Karl Schutte (USA) Kate Sheahan (USA) | GRE 14377 Constantinos Merentitis (GRE) Hilias Manolakis (GRE) Michalis Koulianos (GRE) | COL 14057 J. Camilo Bustos Camilo Salcedo Nicolas Deeb |
| 2000 Athens Greece 18 Boats | GRE 14687 Dionisis Dimou (GRE) Michalis Pateniotis (GRE) Thanassis SiouziosAntonis Pateniotis (GRE) | GRE 14197 Sotiris Dimopoulos (GRE) Vagelis Kafetzidakis (GRE) Charis Finos (GRE) George Finos (GRE) | ARG 11649 Jose Maria Bettini Cofone Juan Valette Franco |
| 2002 Rockester 13 Boats | 15152 Thomas Sumner Pedro Soares Mark Pineda | 14056 Erik Johnson Karl Johnson Kate Brush | 15103 Travis Maier Meredith PELTON Robert RAMIREZ |
| 2004 São Paulo Brazil 14 Boats | BRA 14330 Thomas Sumner Felipe Brito Mark Pineda | BRA 14378 Marcelo Bellotti Eduardo Molina Alejandro Carri | BRA 14894 Joao Hackerott Constantin Vassilas Jorge Zarif |
| 2006 Jyväskylä Finland 10 Boats | BRA 14894 Thomas Sumner Felipe Brito Felipe Brito | GRE 15077 Panagiotis VERGINADIS Timos Vlachos Theodoros Poulakos | USA 14146 Nicholas Aswad Connor Aswad Peter Hazelett |
| 2008 Quebec Canada 11 Boats | 15298 Taylor Lutz (USA) Luke Vreeland Bernie Roesler | 14901 Ian Schillebeeckx (BEL) Connor Aswad (USA) Will Schwarz (USA) | 15166 Matthew Schon Timmy Crann Jason Lutz |
| 2010 Salinas Ecador 16 Boats | ECU 14379 Jonathan Martinetti Pedro Velez Eduardo Viteri | ARG 1 Tomas Dietrich Tomas Pellejero Gaston Bisto | BRA 15333 Rafael Krausz Otavio Birman Nicolas Brancher |
| 2012 Järvenpää Finland 16 Boats | CAN 14895 Adam MacDonald Abby Bennett Sam Jones | USA 15122 Timmy Crann Lauren Jones Alica Blumenthal | USA 15202(3) Mike Gemperline Scott Vining Stuart Wallace |
| 2014 Ontario Canada 24 Boats | BRA 15333 Felipe Rondina Jose Afonso Hackerott Thomas Sylvestre | USA 15166 Jonathan Lutz Alexandra Jones Nicholas Sertl | CHI 11011 Cristobal Molina Lorca Jens Kuhlenthal Pfeffer Pedro Andres Vera Carrera |
| 2016 Salinas Ecuador 20 Boats | BRA 15333 Felipe Rondina Thomas Petrie Sylvestre Christian Lacerda Shaw | ARG 13360 Martin Cloos Bautista Menendez Lucas Elias | ECU 14675 Matias Dyck John Birkett Jose Andres Lecaro |
| 2018 Voula Greece 16 Boats | USA 14748 Jeffrey Hayden Meredith Ryan Brian Hayes Jnr. | GRE 15144 V Gourgiotis G Tsoulfas M Kypraios | BRA 15333 J Hackerott E Van Deursen M Peek |
| 2022 | BRA 15333 - Relampago Marquinhos Nicolas Bernal (BRA) Mathias Reimer (BRA) Felipe Fonseca (BRA) | CHI 15196 - Rasputín Dante Parodi (CHI) Diego Natho (CHI) Santiago Lorca (CHI) | USA 15298 - sthphvädths Brady Starck (USA) Bobby Starck (USA) Adam Starck (USA) |
| 2024 | PER 15265 - Flying Alec Hughes Sergio Gutarra Sofia Ruales | CHI 15561 - Protip Rafaela Salvatore Walter Malsch Jorge Urzúa | BRA 15333 - Lightning Gustavo Glimm Fernando Menezes Guilherme Menezes |