# 49er & 49er FX World Championships

The 49er World Championships are international sailing regattas in the 49er and 49er FX classes organized by the International Sailing Federation. It was first held in 1997. In 2013, the 49er FX class was added to the programme.
The 49er has been an Olympic class since 2000. The 49er FX has been an Olympic class since 2016.

## Editions

| Year | City | Country | Dates | Events | Athletes | Nations |
| 1997 | Perth | Australia | 7–12 December | 1 | | |
| 1998 | Bandol | France | 18–24 May | 1 | | |
| 1999 | Melbourne | Australia | 8–17 January | 1 | | |
| 2000 | Guaymas | Mexico | 14–24 March | 1 | | |
| 2001 | Malcesine | Italy | 14–24 September | 1 | | |
| 2002 | Kaneohe | United States | 14–22 June | 1 | | |
| 2003 | Cádiz | Spain | 11–24 September | 1 | part of the 2003 ISAF Sailing World Championships | part of the 2003 ISAF Sailing World Championships |
| 2004 | Athens | Greece | 12–20 April | 1 | | |
| 2005 | Moscow | Russia | 25 August – 6 September | 1 | | |
| 2006 | Aix-les-Bains | France | 4–11 June | 1 | | |
| 2007 | Cascais | Portugal | 28 June – 13 July | 1 | part of the 2007 ISAF Sailing World Championships | part of the 2007 ISAF Sailing World Championships |
| 2008 | Melbourne | Australia | 2–9 January | 1 | | |
| 2009 | Riva del Garda | Italy | 12–19 July | 1 | | |
| 2010 | Freeport | Bahamas | 2–9 January | 1 | | |
| 2011 | Perth | Australia | 3–18 December | 1 | part of the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships | part of the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships |
| 2012 | Zadar | Croatia | 4–13 May | 1 | | |
| 2013 | Marseille | France | 21–29 September | 1 | | |
| 2014 | Santander | Spain | 12–21 September | 2 | part of the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships | part of the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships |
| 2015 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 17–22 November | 2 | | |
| 2016 | Clearwater | United States | 9–14 February | 2 | | |
| 2017 | Matosinhos | Portugal | 28 August – 2 September | 2 | | |
| 2018 | Aarhus | Denmark | 30 July – 12 August | 2 | part of the 2018 Sailing World Championships | part of the 2018 Sailing World Championships |
| 2019 | Auckland | New Zealand | 3–8 December | 2 | | |
| 2020 | Geelong | Australia | 10–15 February | 2 | | |
| 2021 | Wudam Al Sahil | Oman | 16–21 November | 2 | | |
| 2022 | St. Margarets Bay | Canada | 31 August – 5 September | 2 | 202 | 26 |
| 2023 | The Hague | Netherlands | 11–16 August | 2 | 282 | 39 |
| 2024 | Lanzarote | Spain | 5–10 March | 2 | 244 | 35 |

## All-time medal table
### 49er

    As of 2024
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Australia (AUS) | 7 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 | New Zealand (NZL) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 4 | 7 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | Spain (ESP) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | France (FRA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | United States (USA) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Croatia (CRO) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | Greece (GRE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (17 entries) | Totals (17 entries) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 84 |

### 49er FX

    As of 2024
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Netherlands (NED) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Spain (ESP) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | Totals (14 entries) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |

## Medalists
### 49er Open

| Year vte | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1997 Perth | Australia Chris Nicholson Daniel Phillips | United States Jonathan McKee Charles McKee | United States Morgan Larson Kevin Hall |
| 1998 Bandol | Australia Chris Nicholson Daniel Phillips | Great Britain Andy Budgen Ian Budgen | United States Morgan Larson Kevin Hall |
| 1999 Melbourne | Australia Chris Nicholson Ed Smyth | Australia Adam Beashel Teague Czislowski | United States Morgan Larson Kevin Hall |
| 2000 Sonora Bay | Spain Santiago López-Vázquez Javier de la Plaza | Germany Marcus Baur Philip Barth | Finland Thomas Johanson Jyrki Järvi |
| 2001 Malcesine | United States Jonathan McKee Charles McKee | Spain Iker Martínez Xabier Fernández | Ukraine Rodion Luka George Leonchuk |
| 2002 Kaneohe Bay | Spain Iker Martínez Xabier Fernández | Great Britain Christopher Draper Simon Hiscocks | Great Britain Paul Brotherton Mark Asquith |
| 2003 Cádiz | Great Britain Christopher Draper Simon Hiscocks | Norway Christoffer Sundby Frode Bovim | Ukraine Rodion Luka George Leonchuk |
| 2004 Athens | Spain Iker Martínez Xabier Fernández | Great Britain Christopher Draper Simon Hiscocks | Germany Marcus Baur Max Groy |
| 2005 Moscow | Ukraine Rodion Luka George Leonchuk | Great Britain Christopher Draper Simon Hiscocks | Italy Pietro Sibello Gianfranco Sibello |
| 2006 Aix-le-Bain | Great Britain Christopher Draper Simon Hiscocks | Greece Thanasis Pakhoumas Athanasios Siouzios | Great Britain Stevie Morrison Ben Rhodes |
| 2007 Cascais | Great Britain Stevie Morrison Ben Rhodes | Austria Nico Delle Karth Nikolaus Resch | Australia Nathan Outteridge Ben Austin |
| 2008 Melbourne | Australia Nathan Outteridge Ben Austin | Great Britain Stevie Morrison Ben Rhodes | Ukraine Rodion Luka George Leonchuk |
| 2009 Riva del Garda | Australia Nathan Outteridge Iain Jensen | Great Britain John Pink Rick Peacock | Italy Pietro Sibello Gianfranco Sibello |
| 2010 Port Lucaya | Spain Iker Martínez Xabier Fernández | Australia Nathan Outteridge Iain Jensen | Italy Pietro Sibello Gianfranco Sibello |
| 2011 Perth | Australia Nathan Outteridge Iain Jensen | New Zealand Peter Burling Blair Tuke | Denmark Emil Toft Nielsen Simon Toft Nielsen |
| 2012 Zadar | Australia Nathan Outteridge Iain Jensen | New Zealand Peter Burling Blair Tuke | Denmark Allan Nørregaard Peter Lang |

### 49er Men's

| Year vte | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2013 Marseille | New Zealand Peter Burling Blair Tuke | New Zealand Marcus Hansen Josh Porebski | France Emmanuel Dyen Stéphane Christidis |
| 2014 Santander details | New Zealand Peter Burling Blair Tuke | Denmark Jonas Warrer Anders Thomsen | Australia Nathan Outteridge Iain Jensen |
| 2015 Buenos Aires details | New Zealand Peter Burling Blair Tuke | Australia Nathan Outteridge Iain Jensen | Spain Federico Alonso Arturo Alonso |
| 2016 Clearwater | New Zealand Peter Burling Blair Tuke | Austria Nico Delle Karth Nikolaus Resch | Great Britain Dylan Fletcher-Scott Alain Sign |
| 2017 Matosinhos details | Great Britain Dylan Fletcher-Scott Stuart Bithell | Great Britain James Peters Fynn Sterritt | Austria Benjamin Bildstein David Hussl |
| 2018 Aarhus details | Croatia Šime Fantela Mihovil Fantela | France Mathieu Frei Noé Delpech | Germany Tim Fischer Fabian Graf |
| 2019 Auckland details | New Zealand Peter Burling Blair Tuke | Germany Erik Heil Thomas Plössel | Great Britain Dylan Fletcher-Scott Stuart Bithell |
| 2020 Geelong details | New Zealand Peter Burling Blair Tuke | Spain Diego Botín Iago López | Germany Erik Heil Thomas Plößel |
| 2021 Wudam Al Sahil details | Netherlands Bart Lambriex Floris van de Werken | Germany Tim Fischer Fabian Graf | Denmark Frederik Rask Jakob Precht Jensen |
| 2022 St. Margarets Bay details | Netherlands Bart Lambriex Floris van de Werken | Spain Diego Botín Florián Trittel | Croatia Šime Fantela Mihovil Fantela |
| 2023 The Hague details | Netherlands Bart Lambriex Floris van de Werken | Switzerland Sébastien Schneiter Arno de Planta | Spain Diego Botín Florián Trittel |
| 2024 Lanzarote details | France Erwan Fischer Clément Pequin | Netherlands Bart Lambriex Floris van de Werken | Spain Diego Botín Florián Trittel |

### 49er FX Women's

| Year vte | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2013 Marseille | New Zealand Alex Maloney Molly Meech | Brazil Martine Grael Kahena Kunze | France Sarah Steyaert Julie Bossard |
| 2014 Santander details | Brazil Martine Grael Kahena Kunze | Denmark Ida Marie Baad Nielsen Marie Thusgaard Olsen | Italy Giulia Conti Francesca Clapcich |
| 2015 Buenos Aires details | Italy Giulia Conti Francesca Clapcich | Brazil Martine Grael Kahena Kunze | Denmark Ida Marie Baad Nielsen Marie Thusgaard Olsen |
| 2016 Clearwater | Spain Támara Echegoyen Berta Betanzos | Denmark Maiken Foght Schütt Anne-Julie Schütt | Germany Victoria Jurczok Anika Lorenz |
| 2017 Matosinhos details | Denmark Jena Hansen Katja Salskov-Iversen | Brazil Martine Grael Kahena Kunze | New Zealand Alex Maloney Molly Meech |
| 2018 Aarhus details | Netherlands Annemiek Bekkering Annette Duetz | Austria Tanja Frank Lorena Abicht | Great Britain Sophie Weguelin Sophie Ainsworth |
| 2019 Auckland details | Netherlands Annemiek Bekkering Annette Duetz | Brazil Martine Grael Kahena Kunze | Denmark Ida Marie Baad Nielsen Marie Thusgaard Olsen |
| 2020 Geelong details | Spain Támara Echegoyen Paula Barceló | Great Britain Charlotte Dobson Saskia Tidey | United States Stephanie Roble Maggie Shea |
| 2021 Wudam Al Sahil details | Netherlands Odile van Aanholt Elise de Ruijter | Norway Helene Næss Marie Rønningen | Brazil Martine Grael Kahena Kunze |
| 2022 St. Margarets Bay details | Netherlands Odile van Aanholt Annette Duetz | Sweden Vilma Bobeck Rebecca Netzler | Spain Támara Echegoyen Paula Barceló |
| 2023 The Hague details | Sweden Vilma Bobeck Rebecca Netzler | Netherlands Odile van Aanholt Annette Duetz | Australia Olivia Price Evie Haseldine |
| 2024 Lanzarote details | Netherlands Odile van Aanholt Annette Duetz | Sweden Vilma Bobeck Rebecca Netzler | Italy Jana Germani Giorgia Bertuzzi |

### 49er Youth

| Yearvte | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2011 Travemünde | Denmark Niels Joachim Gormsen Anders Thomsen | Great Britain James Peters Ed Fitzgerald | France Vincent Berthez Marc Mallaret |
| 2012 Riva del Garda | Great Britain James Peters Ed Fitzgerald | Germany Jan Hauke Erichsen Max Lutz | Sweden Charlie Ekberg Niclas Düring |
| 2013 Gdynia | Spain Diego Botín Pablo Turrado | Austria Benjamin Bildstein David Hussl | France Kevin Fischer Marc Mallaret |
| 2014 Aarhus | Spain Víctor Payá Álvaro del Arco | Denmark Mads Lübeck Christian Lübeck | Spain Diego Botín Pablo Turrado |
| 2015 Flensburg | Austria Benjamin Bildstein David Hussl | Italy Ruggero Tita Giacomo Cavalli | Great Britain Chris Taylor Sam Batten |
| 2016 IJsselmeer | France Erwan Fischer Thubault Julien | Germany Tim Fischer Fabian Graf | Germany Jakob Meggendorfer Andreas Spranger |
| 2017 Kingston | Canada William Jones Evan DePaul | United States Dane Wilson Scott Ewing | Thailand Don Whitcraft Dylan Whitcraft |
| 2018 Marseille | Ireland Robert Dickson Seán Waddilove | Germany Max Stingle Linov Scheel | Denmark Daniel Nyborg Sebastian Wright Olsen |
| 2019 Risør | New Zealand Isaac McHardie William McKenzie | Great Britain James Grummett Daniel Budden | Ireland Robert Dickson Seán Waddilove |
| 2021 Gdynia | Poland Mikołaj Staniul Jakub Sztorch | Austria Keanu Prettner Jakob Flachberger | Uruguay Hernán Umpierre Fernando Diz |
| 2022 Lake Como | Poland Mikołaj Staniul Jakub Sztorch | Australia Jack Ferguson Max Paul | New Zealand Sam Morgan Pat Morgan |

### 49er FX Youth

| Yearvte | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2013 Gdynia | Finland Noora Ruskola Camilla Cedercreutz | Singapore Griselda Khng Sara Tan | Spain María Cantero Ana Hernández Moreno |
| 2014 Aarhus | Denmark Marie Baad Nielsen Marie Thusgaard Olsen | Netherlands Annemiek Bekkering Annette Duetz | Germany Jule Görge Lotta Görge |
| 2015 Flensburg | Netherlands Jeske Kisters Charlotte Heijstek | Germany Jule Görge Lotta Görge | Norway Ragna Agerup Maia Agerup |
| 2016 IJsselmeer | Italy Maria Ottavia Raggio Paola Bergamaschi | Sweden Klara Wester Rebecca Netzler | Denmark Katrine Krogh Christina Andersen |
| 2017 Kingston | Norway Ragna Agerup Maia Agerup | Japan Anna Yamazaki Sena Takano | Spain Carla Munté Marta Munté |
| 2018 Marseille | Sweden Vilma Bobeck Malin Tengström | Finland Ronja Grönblom Sara Ehrnrooth | Netherlands Willemijn Offerman Judith Engberts |
| 2019 Risør | Italy Alexandra Stalder Silvia Speri | Sweden Vilma Bobeck Malin Tengström | Netherlands Willemijn Offerman Elise Ruyter |
| 2021 Gdynia | Italy Jana Germani Giorgia Bertuzzi | Netherlands Willemijn Offerman Elise Ruyter | Germany Marla Bergmann Hanna Wille |
| 2022 Lake Como | Norway Pia Andersen Nora Edland | Poland Gabriela Czapska Hanna Rajchert | Malta Antonia Schultheis Victoria Schultheis |