title: 420 World Championships
text: # 420 World Championships
  
  The 420 World Championships are international sailing regattas in the 420 class organized by the International Sailing Federation and the International 420 Class Association.
  
  They have been held every year since 1973.
  
  ## Editions
  
  | Year | City | Country | Dates | Host club | Events |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1966 | Palamós | Spain | | | 1 |
  | 1967 | Kingston | Canada | | | 1 |
  | 1969 | Sandhamn | Sweden | | | 1 |
  | 1970 | Tel Aviv | Israel | | | 1 |
  | 1971 | Cherbourg | France | | | 1 |
  | 1973 | Adelaide | Australia | | | 1 |
  | 1974 | Kiel | West Germany | | | 1 |
  | 1975 | Medemblik | Netherlands | | | 1 |
  | 1976 | Barrington | United States | | | 1 |
  | 1977 | Baiona | Spain | | | 1 |
  | 1978 | Copenhagen | Denmark | | | 1 |
  | 1979 | Tróia | Portugal | | | 1 |
  | 1980 | Quiberon | France | | | 1 |
  | 1981 | Adelaide | Australia | | | 1 |
  | 1982 | Hayling Island | United Kingdom | | | 1 |
  | 1983 | Nahariya | Israel | 15–27 August | | 1 |
  | 1984 | Annapolis | United States | 2–13 July | | 1 |
  | 1985 | Ancona | Italy | 11–18 August | | 1 |
  | 1986 | IJsselmeer (women) | Netherlands | 5–10 July | | 1 |
  | 1986 | Nieuwpoort (open) | Belgium | 16–30 July | | 1 |
  | 1987 | Cervia (women) | Italy | 30 April – 9 May | | 1 |
  | 1987 | Lake Balaton (open) | Hungary | 20–29 July | | 1 |
  | 1988 | Lake Macquarie (open) | Australia | 8–15 January | | 1 |
  | 1988 | Lake Thun (women) | Switzerland | 9–15 July | | 1 |
  | 1988 | Belmont | Australia | | | 1 |
  | 1989 | Mošćenička Draga | Yugoslavia | | | 1 |
  | 1990 | Crozon-Morgat | France | | | 1 |
  | 1991 | Rimini | Italy | | | 2 |
  | 1992 | Sdot Yam | Israel | | | 1 |
  | 1993 | Marstrand | Sweden | | | 2 |
  | 1994 | Plymouth | United Kingdom | | | 1 |
  | 1995 | Fremantle | Australia | | | 2 |
  | 1996 | Blankenberge | Belgium | | | 1 |
  | 1997 | Newport | United States | | | 1 |
  | 1998 | Palamós | Spain | 13–21 July | | 1 |
  | 1998 | Galaxidi | Greece | 26–31 July | | 1 |
  | 1999 | Athens | Greece | 16–24 July | | 2 |
  | 2000 | La Rochelle | France | 13–21 July | | 2 |
  | 2001 | Ravenna | Italy | 19–27 July | | 2 |
  | 2002 | Tavira | Portugal | | | 2 |
  | 2003 | Hayling Island | United Kingdom | | | 2 |
  | 2008 | Athens | Greece | 22–31 July | | 2 |
  | 2009 | Lake Garda | Italy | 27 July – 5 August | | 2 |
  | 2010 | Haifa | Israel | 22–31 July | | 2 |
  | 2011 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 27 December 2010 – 5 January 2011 | | 2 |
  | 2012 | Neusiedl am See | Austria | 27 July – 5 August | | 2 |
  | 2013 | Valencia | Spain | 22–30 July | | 2 |
  | 2014 | Travemünde | Germany | 25 July – 3 August | | 2 |
  | 2015 | Karatsu | Japan | 17–25 July | | 2 |
  | 2016 | Sanremo | Italy | 15–23 July | Yacht Club Sanremo | 2 |
  | 2017 | Fremantle | Australia | 26 December 2017 – 3 January 2018 | Fremantle Sailing Club | 2 |
  | 2018 | Newport | United States | 8–15 August | | 2 |
  | 2019 | Vilamoura | Portugal | 3–11 July | | 2 |
  | 2021 | Sanremo | Italy | 2–10 July | Yacht Club Sanremo | 2 |
  | 2022 | Alsóörs | Hungary | 5–13 August | | 2 |
  | 2023 | Alicante | Spain | 21–29 July | Real Club de Regatas de Alicante | |
  
  ## Medalists
  
  ### Open
  
  | Year vte | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1973 Adelaide | Australia Wangel Giles | | |
  | 1974 Kiel | France Alain Chourgnoz Denis Cerda | | |
  | 1975 Medemblik | United States Whitehurst | France Russo | Netherlands Carels |
  | 1976 Barrington | United States Stephen Taylor Joan Massey | | |
  | 1977 Baiona | United States Stephen Taylor Joan Massey | Israel | |
  | 1978 Jyllinge | France Pollet Johanssen | Great Britain Cathy Foster Wendy Hilder | Spain Sallent Isnard |
  | 1979 Tróia | Italy Di Salle Vassalo | West Germany Möller Möller | New Zealand Dickson Wilcox |
  | 1980 Quiberon | Israel Shimshon Brokman Eitan Friedlander | France Brenac Mikuelis | France Jaffrezeic Berthonneau |
  | 1982 Adelaide | Australia Ferris McKay | United States Brown | West Germany Etten |
  | 1984 Annapolis | West Germany A. Andruleit H. Andruleit | West Germany Filimonow Stöckmann | Canada Ellis Ferrow |
  | 1986 Nieuwpoort | France Eric Godard Christophe Godard | | |
  | 1987 Balatonfüred | France Jean-François Berthet Gwendoel Berthet | France Eric Godard Christophe Godard | Spain José Miguel Ramis Antonio Morro |
  | 1988 Lake Macquarie | France W. Sanchez-Diez Bertrand Dumortier | West Germany Christian Halm Alexander Halm | France Jean-François Berthet Gwendoel Berthet |
  | 1989 Mošćenička Draga | France David Ravet Bertrand Loyal | Great Britain Steve Irish Greg Irish | Great Britain John Merricks Rob Wilson |
  | 1990 Crozon | France Christian Gout Jean Gout | | |
  | 1991 Rimini | Great Britain Steve Irish Greg Irish | | |
  | 1992 Caesarea | Spain Gustavo Martínez Dimias Wood | | |
  | 1993 Marstrand | Italy Marcello Luciani Dario Luciani | | |
  | 1994 Plymouth | Great Britain John Merricks Ian Lovering | | |
  | 1995 Fremantle | Australia Roger Perrett Teague Czislowski | | |
  | 1996 Blankenberge | Portugal M. Fortunato M. Nunes | | |
  | 1997 Newport | France W. Sanchez-Diez Gabriol | Italy L. Chiarugi E. Trumpy | |
  | 1998 Palamós | France Nicolas Charbonnier David Deguine | | |
  
  ### Men and Mixed
  
  | Year vte | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1999 Athens | France Nicolas Charbonnier David Deguine | France Jean-Matthieu Constant Christopher Pratt | Portugal Pedro Pinto Miguel Pinto |
  | 2000 La Rochelle | Australia Mathew Belcher Daniel Belcher | Italy Luca Bursic Thomas Jacob | Greece Mileos Michaelis Theodores Polighrondis |
  | 2001 Ravenna | Italy Michel Mazzotti Giulia Mazzotti | Spain R. Medina J. Cerezo | Italy B. Danti F. Geggio |
  | 2002 Tavira | India Farokh Tarapore Vikas Kapila | Great Britain Nic Asher Elliot Willis | France Morgan Lagravière Noé Delpech |
  | 2003 Hayling Island | Spain José Antonio Medina Onán Barreiros | France Nicolas Duron Sébastian Durand | France Morgan Lagravière Noé Delpech |
  | 2004 Melbourne | Australia Nathan Wilmot Malcolm Page | Australia Mathew Belcher Rike Ziegelmayer | Australia Nathan Outteridge Ayden Menzies |
  | 2005 Brest | Portugal Tomas da Silva Francisco Gomes | Italy Alfredo Capodanno Vittorio Papa | Spain Pablo Santurde Abelardo Quevedo |
  | 2006 Las Palmas | New Zealand Carl Evans Peter Burling | New Zealand Simon Cooke Scott Illingworth | France Fernando Lodos Julien Pulve |
  | 2007 Auckland | New Zealand Carl Evans Peter Burling | New Zealand Simon Cooke Scott Illingworth | New Zealand Rowan Swanson Bruce Kennedy |
  | 2008 Athens | Greece Michalis Mileos Evangelos-Vasileio Mitakis | Greece Vasilis Papoutsoglou Akilas Drougas | Italy Edoardo Mancinelli Lorenzo de Felice |
  | 2009 Lake Garda | Greece Antonios Tsimpoukelis George Karonis | New Zealand Francisco Lardies Finn Drummond | Great Britain Ben Palmer Konrad Weaver |
  | 2010 Haifa | Singapore Justin Liu Sherman Cheng | Italy Francesco Falcetelli Gabriele Franciolini | Italy Edoardo Mancinelli Leonardo Cucchiara |
  | 2011 Buenos Aires details | Argentina Pablo Völker Agustín Cunill | Italy Edoardo Mancinelli Leonardo Cucchiara | Chile Benjamín Grez Diego González |
  | 2012 Lake Neusiedl | Greece Alex Kavas George Kavas | France Guillaume Pirouelle Valentin Sipan | Spain David Charles Alex Charles |
  | 2013 Valencia | Spain Xavier Antich Pedro Terrones | Brazil Tiago Brito Andrei Kneipp | France Sébastien Simon Pierre Rhimbault |
  | 2014 Lübeck | Spain José Manuel Ruiz Fernando Dávila | France Hippolyte Macheti Sidoine Dantes | Israel Ido Bilik Ofek Shalgi |
  | 2015 Karatsu | Japan Daichi Takayama Syota Nakano | United States Wiley Rogers Jack Parkin | Hong Kong Calum Gregor Hugo Christensson |
  | 2016 Sanremo | Portugal Diogo Costa Pedro Costa | United States Wiley Rogers Jack Parkin | Greece Vasilios Gourgiotis Orestis Batsis |
  | 2017 Fremantle | Spain Enrique Luján Pablo Luján | Spain Albert Torres Francisco Mulet | Spain Carlos Balaguer Antoni Massanet |
  | 2018 Newport | New Zealand Seb Menzies Blake McGlashan | Spain Elías Aretz Pablo García | Spain Martín Wizner Pedro Ameneiro |
  | 2019 Vilamoura | Spain Martín Wizner Pedro Ameneiro | New Zealand Seb Menzies Blake McGlashan | Spain Conrad Konitzer Fernando Rodríguez |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Year vte | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1980 Charlottenlund | Italy Claudia Mazzaferro Galeazzi | | |
  | 1981 | Italy Claudia Mazzaferro Galeazzi | | |
  | 1986 Nieuwpoort | Italy M. Bazzini D. De Cagno | | |
  | 1987 Cervia | France V. Ravet D. Besson | | |
  | 1988 | Spain Leon Leon | | |
  | 1989 | Sweden Martina Wendin Boel Bengtsson | | |
  | 1990 Miura | France Céline Hendrick Catherine Condolf | | |
  | 1991 Rimini | France Marie LeCadre Laure Fernandez | | |
  | 1998 Galaxidi | Israel Limor Kliger Vered Buskila | | |
  | 1999 Athens | Greece Dimitra Milona Aliki Kourkoulou | | |
  | 2000 La Rochelle | Great Britain Christina Bassedone Helen Mayhew | Greece Altana Danezi Evagelia Vlachov | Italy Elena Ziliani Alessandra Marenzi |
  | 2001 Ravenna | Italy Elisabetta Sacchegiani Maria Paola Bertone | Italy Sara Postogna Anna Postogna | Italy Carolina Mariani Camilla Gabrielli |
  | 2002 Tavira | France Caroline Jonet Magali Pallanca | Greece Spiridoula Mileou Sofia Papadopoulou | Brazil Isabel Barzaghi Laura Zani |
  | 2003 Hayling Island | Brazil Isabel Barzaghi Laura Zani | Great Britain Charlotte Savage Maia Walsh | Germany Dorothea Gebert Natascha Lorenz |
  | 2004 Mornington | Australia Elise Rechichi Tessa Parkinson | Great Britain Lucy MacGregor Nicola MacGregor | France Camille Lecointre Gwendolyn Lemaitre |
  | 2005 Brest | Italy Maria Stella Turizio Maria Carolina Rendano | France Marie Lumeau Claire Bossard | Great Britain Maria Stanley Catherine Alton |
  | 2006 Las Palmas | Great Britain Hannah Mills Peggy Webster | Spain Tara Pacheco Elena Barambio | Italy Benedetta Danti Elisa Cecconi |
  | 2007 Auckland | New Zealand Jo Aleh Polly Powrie | New Zealand Shelley Hesson Bianca Barbarich-Bacher | New Zealand Sarah Bilkey Rosie Sargisson |
  | 2008 Athens | Greece Katerina Kaitatzidou Sofia Kaitatzidou | Israel Gil Cohen Adva Kremer | Greece Afrodite Kyranakou Elena Nikiforidi |
  | 2009 Lake Garda | New Zealand Alex Maloney Bianca Barbarich-Bacher | Italy Camilla Marino Claudia Soricelli | United States Sydney Bolger Caitlin Beavers |
  | 2010 Haifa | Italy Roberta Caputo Benedetta Barbiero | United States Morgan Kiss Katia Da Silva | Italy Christina Celli Silvia Morini |
  | 2011 Buenos Aires | Great Britain Annabel Vose Megan Brickwood | Germany Nadine Bohm Monika Lindner | France Maelenn Lemaitre Aloïse Retornaz |
  | 2012 Lake Neusiedl | Singapore Rachel Lee Cecilia Low | Chile Nadja Horwitz Sofia Middleton | Singapore Griselda Khng Shu Xian Lee |
  | 2013 Valencia | Great Britain Annabel Cattermole Bryony Bennett-Lloyd | Singapore Kimberly Lim Savannah Siew | United States Sara Scotto Di Vettimo Vittoria Barbiero |
  | 2014 Lübeck | Italy Carlotta Omari Francesca Russo Cirillo | Singapore Kimberly Lim Savannah Siew | Greece Aikaterini Tavoulari Fotini Koutsoumpou |
  | 2015 Karatsu | Spain Marta Garrido María Jesus Dávila | France Charlotte Yven Marine Riou | Japan Misaki Tanaka Sena Takano |
  | 2016 Sanremo | Italy Francesca Russo Cirillo Alice Linussi | Spain María Bover Guerrero Clara Llabrés | Italy Maria Vittoria Marchesini Cecilia Fedel |
  | 2017 Fremantle | Australia Nia Jerwood Monique de Vries | Australia Laura Harding Eleanor Grimshaw | Italy Arianna Passamonti Giulia Fava |
  | 2018 Newport | Spain Patricia Reino Isabel Laiseca | Spain María Caba Pilar Caba | Spain María Bover Catalina Homar |
  | 2019 Vilamoura | Great Britain Vita Heathcote Milly Boyle | Italy Irene Calici Petra Gregori | Greece Melina Pappa Maria Tsamopoulou |
  
  ### Under 17
  
  | Yearvte | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 2015 Karatsu | Edoardo Ferraro (ITA) Francesco Orlando (ITA) | Aggelos Arvanitis (GRE) Theofanis Kanakaris (GRE) | Carlos Balaguer (ESP) Ignacio Balaguer (ESP) |
  | 2016 Sanremo | Telis Athanasopoulos (GRE) Dimitris Tassios (GRE) | Eduard Ferrer (ESP) Carlos de Maqua (ESP) | Enzo Balanger (FRA) Gaultier Tallieu (FRA) |
  | 2017 Fremantle (AUS) | Martín Wizner (ESP) Pedro Ameneiro (ESP) | Tommaso Cilli (ITA) Bruno Mantero (ITA) | Demetrio Sposato (ITA) Gabriele Centrone (ITA) |
  | 2018 Newport (USA) | Jacobo García (ESP) Antoni Ripoll (ESP) | Marina Garau (ESP) Blanca Cabot (ESP) | Odysseas Spanakis (GRE) Konstantinos Mixalopoulos (GRE) |
  | 2019 Vilamoura (POR) | Odysseas Spanakis (GRE) Konstaninos Mixalopoulos (GRE) | Ange Delerce (FRA) Timothée Rossi (FRA) | Alberto Morales (ESP) Miguel Bethencourt (ESP) |
  