World Freshwater Angling Championships
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The World Freshwater Angling Championships is a freshwater angling competition. Participating countries fish in teams of six with titles awarded to the team with the highest aggregate weight and for the highest individual weight. Since its inception in 1954, the competition has been staged on rivers, canals and still waters. Currently (2013), the championships have not been held outside of Europe. In 1992, Dave Wesson, an Australian, became the only non-European to win the title.[1]
Championship results
Year | Venue | Individual Champion | kg/lbs | Team Champions | Points |
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1954 | Düsseldorf, West Germany | Vigarani, Italy | 2.467 kilograms (5.44 lb) | England | 50 |
1955 | Reading, England | Maill, France | 2.448 kilograms (5.40 lb) | Luxembourg | 69 |
1956 | Paris, France | Cerfontaine, France | 1.541 kilograms (3.40 lb) | France | 39 |
1957 | Belgrade, Yugoslavia | Mandell, Italy | 8.780 kilograms (19.36 lb) | Italy | 23 |
1958 | Huy, Belgium | Garroit, Belgium | 8.780 kilograms (19.36 lb) | Belgium | 29 |
1959 | Neuchatel, Switzerland | Tesse, France | 6.386 kilograms (14.08 lb) | France | 71 |
1960 | Gdańsk, Poland | Tesse, France | 2.000 kilograms (4.409 lb) | Belgium | 36 |
1961 | Merseburg, East Germany | Le Gouge, France | 3.120 kilograms (6.88 lb) | East Germany | 44 |
1962 | Lac de Garde, Italy | Tedesco, Italy | 3.615 kilograms (7.97 lb) | Italy | 21 |
1963 | Wormeldange, Luxembourg | Billy Lane, England | 4.570 kilograms (10.08 lb) | France | 57 |
1964 | Isola dei Pescatori, Italy | Fontanet, France | 5.395 kilograms (11.89 lb) | France | 6 |
1965 | Galati, Romania | Tesse, France | 3.227 kilograms (7.11 lb) | Romania | 22 |
1966 | Martham Ferry, England | Guiheneuf, France | 5.742 kilograms (12.66 lb) | France | 8 |
1967 | Dunaújváros, Hungary | Isenbaert, Belgium | 9.880 kilograms (21.78 lb) | Belgium | 12 |
1968 | Fermoy, Ireland | Grebenstein, West Germany | 3.218 kilograms (7.09 lb) | France | 18 |
1969 | Bad Oldesloe, West Germany | Robin Harris, England | 4.462 kilograms (9.84 lb) | Netherlands | 17 |
1970 | Berg,[disambiguation needed] Netherlands | Van Den Eynde, Belgium | 4.084 kilograms (9.00 lb) | Belgium | 8 |
1971 | Peschiera del Garda, Italy | Bassi, Italy | 3.913 kilograms (8.63 lb) | Italy | 6 |
1972 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Levels, Netherlands | 9.310 kilograms (20.53 lb) | France | 12 |
1973 | Chalon-sur-Saône, France | Michiels, France | 3.681 kilograms (8.12 lb) | Belgium | 10 |
1974 | Ghent, Belgium | Richter, West Germany | 5.016 kilograms (11.06 lb) | France | 18 |
1975 | Bydgoszcz, Poland | Ian Heaps, England | 10.234 kilograms (22.56 lb) | France | 23 |
1976 | Varna, Bulgaria | Bassi, Italy | 8.296 kilograms (18.29 lb) | Italy | 7 |
1977 | Ehnen, Luxembourg | Mainil, Belgium | 3.941 kilograms (8.69 lb) | Luxembourg | 16 |
1978 | Vienna, Austria | Fougeat, France | 1.561 kilograms (3.44 lb) | France | 14 |
1979 | Saragossa, Spain | Heulard, France | 2.155 kilograms (4.75 lb) | France | 14 |
1980 | Mannheim, West Germany | Kremkus, West Germany | 16.990 kilograms (37.46 lb) | West Germany | 7 |
1981 | Luddington, England | David Thomas, England | 1.190 kilograms (2.62 lb) | France | 25 |
1982 | Newry, Northern Ireland | Kevin Ashurst, England | 0.820 kilograms (1.81 lb) | Netherlands | 20 |
1983 | Amersfoort, Netherlands | Kremkus, West Germany | 0.820 kilograms (1.81 lb) | Belgium | 9 |
1984 | Yverdon, Switzerland | Bobby Smithers, Ireland | 0.820 kilograms (1.81 lb) | Luxembourg | 28 |
1985 | Florence, Italy | David Roper, England | 6.405 kilograms (14.12 lb) | England | 16 |
1986 | Strasbourg, France | Wever, Netherlands | 3.940 kilograms (8.69 lb) | Italy | 27 |
1987 | Coimbra, Portugal | Clive Branson, Wales | 2.500 kilograms (5.51 lb) | England | 9 |
1988 | Damme, Belgium | Fougeat, France | 7.060 kilograms (15.56 lb) | England | 50 |
1989 | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | Tom Pickering, England | 15.450 kilograms (34.06 lb) | Wales | 48 |
1990 | Maribor, Yugoslavia | Bob Nudd, England | 2.665 kilograms (5.88 lb) | France | 6 |
1991 | Szeged, Hungary | Bob Nudd, England | 12.215 kilograms (26.93 lb) | England | 44 |
1992 | Enniskillen, Northern Ireland | Dave Wesson, Australia | 8.820 kilograms (19.44 lb) | Italy | 94 |
1993 | Coruche, Portugal | Barros, Portugal | 6.945 kilograms (15.31 lb) | Italy | 49 |
1994 | Nottingham, England | Bob Nudd, England | 8.500 kilograms (18.74 lb) | England | 92 |
1995 | Lappeenranta, Finland | Jean, France | 6.405 kilograms (14.12 lb) | France | 23 |
1996 | Peschiera del Garda, Italy | Alan Scotthorne, England | 3.940 kilograms (8.69 lb) | Italy | 36 |
1997 | Velence, Hungary | Alan Scotthorne, England | 19.711 kilograms (43.46 lb) | Italy | 56.5 |
1998 | Zagreb, Croatia | Alan Scotthorne, England | 9.726 kilograms (21.44 lb) | England | 61 |
1999 | Toledo, Spain | Bob Nudd, England | 54.110 kilograms (119.29 lb) | Spain | 34 |
2000 | Firenze, Italy | Falsini, Italy | ? | Italy | 37 |
2001 | Paris, France | Ballabeni, Italy | ? | England | 68 |
2002 | Coimbra, Portugal | Blasco, Spain | ? | Spain | 52.5 |
2003 | Madunice, Slovakia | Alan Scotthorne, England | ? | Hungary | 55 |
2004 | Willebroek, Belgium | Walter, Hungary | ? | France | 70 |
2005 | ?, Finland | Guido Nullens, Belgium | ? | England | 64 |
2006 | Rio Mondego, Portugal | Tamas Walter, Hungary | 10.105 kilograms (22.28 lb) | England | 61 |
2007 | Lake Velence, Hungary | Alan Scotthorne, England | ? | Italy | 57 |
2008 | Spinadesco Canal, Italy | Will Raison, England | ? | England | 74 |
2009 | Lage Vaart Canal, Netherlands | Igor Potapov, Russia | ? | Slovakia | 39 |
2010 | Ciudad Real, Spain | Meis Frank, Luxembourg | ? | England | 40 |
2011 | Ostellato Ferrara, Italy | Andrea Fini, Italy | ? | Italy | 21 |
2012 | River Morava, Czech Republic | Sean Ashby, England | ? | Poland | 30 |
2013 | Zarenski Canal, Warsaw, Poland | Didier Delannoy, France | ? | England | 22[2] |
2014 | Dubrava Canal, Croatia | Goran Radovic, Serbia | ? | Netherlands | 38[3] |
2015 | Sava River, Slovenia | Yuri Siptov, Russia | 36.939 kg | Italy | 37[1] |
Championship records
Team competition | Individual competition | Highest individual weight |
---|---|---|
France 15 1954, 1959, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1990, 1995, 2004 |
Alan Scotthorne 5 1996, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2007 |
Bob Nudd 1999, 54.110 kilograms (119.29 lb) |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 World Freshwater Angling Championships tables Retrieved 30 October 2013
- ↑ World Angling Championships 2013 Retrieved 30 October 2013
- ↑ World Angling Championships 2014 Retrieved 16 September 2014