# World Armwrestling Championship

World Armwrestling Championships is the main arm wrestling championship in the World. It is organized by the World Armwrestling Federation, founded in 1977. The first WAF World Armwrestling was hosted by John Miazdzyk in Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada in 1979.

## Events

Medals are awarded separately for right and left hands in every weight class and age groups. Age groups in 2019 included Sub-Junior (ages 14-15), Juniors (up to 18), Youth (21) Senior (adults), Masters (above 40), Grand Masters (above 50) and Senior Grand Masters (above 60). The Senior weight classes in 2019:
| Men | Women |
| –55 kg | –50 kg |
| 60 kg | 55 kg |
| 65 kg | 60 kg |
| 70 kg | 65 kg |
| 75 kg | 70 kg |
| 80 kg | 80 kg |
| 85 kg | 90 kg |
| 90 kg | +90 kg |
| 100 kg | |
| 110 kg | |
| +110 kg | |

## Championships

| Edition | Year | City | Country | Champion men's right 110+ kg | Champion men's left 110+ kg |
| 1st | 1979 | Wetaskiwin | Canada | Dan Mason (USA) | – |
| 2nd | 1980 | Kolkata | India | none | – |
| 3rd | 1981 | Brasília | Brazil | Mike Shadduck (USA) | – |
| 4th | 1982 | Syracuse | United States | Bob Hopkins (USA) | – |
| 5th | 1983 | San José | Costa Rica | Rick Baarbe (CAN) | – |
| 6th | 1985 | Mexico City | Mexico | Roger Payne (CAN) | – |
| 7th | 1986 | Kolkata | India | Jim Northern (USA) | – |
| 8th | 1987 | London | England | Gary Goodridge (CAN) | – |
| 9th | 1988 | Eskilstuna | Sweden | Richard Lupkes (USA) | – |
| 10th | 1989 | Athens | Greece | Sotiris Batsinilas (GRE) | – |
| 11th | 1990 | Houston | United States | Gary Goodridge (CAN) | – |
| 12th | 1991 | Netanya | Israel | Zaur Tskadadze (GEO) | – |
| 13th | 1992 | Geneva | Switzerland | Zaur Tskadadze (GEO) | – |
| 14th | 1993 | Edmonton | Canada | Gary Goodridge (CAN) | Gary Goodridge (CAN) |
| 15th | 1994 | Södertälje | Sweden | Zaur Tskadadze (GEO) | Cleve Dean (USA) |
| 16th | 1995 | Campinas | Brazil | Glauco Prior (BRA) | Enaldiev Aslanbec (RUS) |
| 17th | 1996 | Virginia Beach | United States | Alan Karaev (RUS) | Eric Woelful (USA) |
| 18th | 1997 | Guwahati | India | Alan Karaev (RUS) | Alan Karaev (RUS) |
| 19th | 1998 | Thunder Bay | Canada | Glauco Prior (BRA) | Glauco Prior (BRA) |
| 20th | 1999 | Tokyo | Japan | Shigeki Kanai (JPN) | Mikel Gould (CAN) |
| 21st | 2000 | Rovaniemi | Finland | Dick Ivars (CAN) | Earl Wilson (CAN) |
| 22nd | 2001 | Gardone Riviera | Italy | ? | Dagir Tebver (UZB) |
| 23rd | 2002 | Springfield | United States | Greg Boyes (CAN) | Ryan Espey (CAN) |
| 25th | 2003 | Ottawa | Canada | Travis Bagent (USA) | Ryan Espey (CAN) |
| 26th | 2004 | Durban | South Africa | Alexey Voevoda (RUS) | Alexey Voevoda (RUS) |
| 27th | 2005 | Tokyo | Japan | August Smisl (GER) | August Smisl (GER) |
| 28th | 2006 | Manchester | England | Nasir Khalikov (RUS) | Nasir Khalikov (RUS) |
| 29th | 2007 | Veliko Tarnovo | Bulgaria | Andriy Pushkar (UKR) | Farid Usmanov (UZB) |
| 30th | 2008 | Kelowna | Canada | Andriy Pushkar (UKR) | Andriy Pushkar (UKR) |
| 31st | 2009 | Rosolina | Italy | Andriy Pushkar (UKR) | Andriy Pushkar (UKR) |
| 32nd | 2010 | Mesquite | United States | Andriy Pushkar (UKR) | Andriy Pushkar (UKR) |
| 33rd | 2011 | Almaty | Kazakhstan | Andriy Pushkar (UKR) | Andriy Pushkar (UKR) |
| 34th | 2012 | São Vicente | Brazil | Andriy Pushkar (UKR) | Andriy Pushkar (UKR) |
| 35th | 2013 | Gdynia | Poland | Revaz Lutidze (GEO) | Juraj Michalička (SVK) |
| 36th | 2014 | Vilnius | Lithuania | Levan Saginashvili (GEO) | Levan Saginashvili (GEO) |
| 37th | 2015 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Genadi Kvikvinia (GEO) | Levan Saginashvili (GEO) |
| 38th | 2016 | Blagoevgrad | Bulgaria | Genadi Kvikvinia (GEO) | Levan Saginashvili (GEO) |
| 39th | 2017 | Budapest | Hungary | Dmitry Silaev (RUS) | Levan Saginashvili (GEO) |
| 40th | 2018 | Antalya | Turkey | Levan Saginashvili (GEO) | Levan Saginashvili (GEO) |
| 41st | 2019 | Constanţa | Romania | Arif Ertem (TUR) | Kody Merritt (USA) |
| | 2020 | postponed due COVID-19 pandemic | | |
| 42nd | 2021 | Bucharest | Romania | Arif Ertem (TUR) | Georgi Tsvetkov (BUL) |
| 43nd | 2022 | Antalya | Turkey | Georgi Tsvetkov (BUL) | Alizhan Muratov (KAZ) |
| 44nd | 2023 | Almaty | Kazakhstan | Boris Gapchenko (KAZ) | Alizhan Muratov (KAZ) |
| 45th | 2024 | Chișinău | Moldova | Gabor Botta-Dukat (HUN) | Medet Kuttymuratov (KAZ) |