World Freshwater Angling Championships

The World Freshwater Angling Championships is a freshwater angling competition. Participating countries fish in teams of five with titles awarded to the team with the fewest points, the competition area is split into sections and the winner with the most weight will be awarded one point, two for second, three for third, at the end of the two days the team with the least points is the top team. Since its inception in 1954, the competition has been staged on rivers, canals and still waters from a selected host nation. Currently (to 2021), the world championships have not been held outside of Europe.

The 68th event was held in September 2022 at Bilje, in Osijek-Baranja County, Croatia. Held at Lake Biljsko Jezero which holds prussian carp, dwarf catfish, grass carp, catfish, asp, bighead, red perch, silver bream, ide and carassius.[1] First-time world champions were Serbia Serbia, with Italy Italy in second place and Czech Republic Czech Republic in third.[2] and the individual new world champion was Croatia Mihael Pongrac of Croatia.[3]

The 69th World Freshwater Coarse Angling Championships was held in Mequinenza-Fayón, Spain on 9-10th September 2023.[4] and the team event won by Serbia Serbia, for a second consecutive year, with England England in second place, and France France in third.[5] The individual world championship winner was Esteve Martinez Spain, with James Dent England and Sean Ashby England of England in second and third place.[6]

Brief history

The inaugural world championship was held in West Germany in 1954 and won by team England,[7] with the first individual title going to Gino Vigarani of Italy.[8] In 1992, Dave Wesson, an Australian, became the only non-European to win the title.[9] The 2020 World Freshwater Angling Championships was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[10] but resumed in 2021.[11] The host nation have been team champions on 15 occasions, with the strongest nation at home being Italy who have won on their own waters 6 times, the others were Belgium 2, France, Luxembourg, Romania, East Germany, West Germany, England, Spain.[9] The host nation has produced a home grown individual world champion from just 9 events of the 67 fished (one in seven).[12] For a video history of this major angling event, see External links at the bottom of this page.

World Championship Nations Team Results
YearVenue and Host CountryWorld ChampionsP/PtsRunners-upP/Pts3rd Place TeamP/PtsReference
1954West Germany Düsseldorf, West GermanyEngland England50Belgium Belgium70Italy Italy71[7][8]
1955England Reading, EnglandLuxembourg Luxembourg69Belgium Belgium71France France74[7][8]
1956France Paris, FranceFrance France39Belgium Belgium64Luxembourg Luxembourg71[7][8]
1957Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Belgrade, YugoslaviaItaly Italy23Luxembourg Luxembourg52France France54[7][8]
1958Belgium Huy, BelgiumBelgium Belgium29France France32Luxembourg Luxembourg86[7][8]
1959Switzerland Neuchatel, SwitzerlandFrance France71Italy Italy103Switzerland Switzerland104[7][8]
1960Poland Gdańsk, PolandBelgium Belgium36France France61West Germany West Germany87[7][8]
1961East Germany Merseburg, East GermanyEast Germany East Germany44Belgium Belgium66England England70[7][8]
1962Italy Lac de Garde, ItalyItaly Italy21France France27Belgium Belgium95[7]
1963Luxembourg Wormeldange, LuxembourgFrance France57Italy Italy77England England80[7]
1964Italy Isola dei Pescatori, ItalyFrance France6Italy Italy9Austria Austria20[7]
1965Romania Galati, RomaniaRomania Romania22Poland Poland27France France32[7]
1966England River Thurne, Martham Ferry, EnglandFrance France8Belgium Belgium15Italy Italy24[7][13]
1967Hungary Dunaújváros, HungaryBelgium Belgium12France France17England England25[7]
1968Republic of Ireland Fermoy, IrelandFrance France18West Germany West Germany24Romania Romania25[7]
1969West Germany Bad Oldesloe, West GermanyNetherlands Netherlands17Belgium Belgium19France France21[7]
1970Netherlands Berg, NetherlandsBelgium Belgium8Netherlands Netherlands14France France16[7]
1971Italy Peschiera del Garda, ItalyItaly Italy6Belgium Belgium21France France25[7]
1972Czechoslovakia Prague, CzechoslovakiaFrance France12England England24Italy Italy25[7]
1973France Chalon-sur-Saône, FranceBelgium Belgium10France France16England England26[7]
1974Belgium Ghent, BelgiumFrance France18Italy Italy18Netherlands Netherlands23[7]
1975Poland Bydgoszcz, PolandFrance France23England England26Belgium Belgium26[7]
1976Bulgaria Varna, BulgariaItaly Italy7Bulgaria Bulgaria20Austria Austria27[7]
1977Luxembourg Ehnen, LuxembourgLuxembourg Luxembourg16Belgium Belgium18France France19[7]
1978Austria Vienna, AustriaFrance France14Italy Italy19Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia24[7]
1979Spain Saragossa, SpainFrance France14Netherlands Netherlands16Portugal Portugal25[7]
1980West Germany Mannheim, West GermanyWest Germany West Germany7England England23Belgium Belgium24[7]
1981England Luddington, EnglandFrance France25England England31Wales Wales37[7]
1982Northern Ireland Newry, Northern IrelandNetherlands Netherlands20France France25England England26[7]
1983Netherlands Amersfoort, NetherlandsBelgium Belgium9England England14Netherlands Netherlands24[7]
1984Switzerland Yverdon, SwitzerlandLuxembourg Luxembourg28England England28Belgium Belgium40[7]
1985Italy Florence, ItalyEngland England16Italy Italy17Belgium Belgium25[7]
1986France Strasbourg, FranceItaly Italy27West Germany West Germany35Austria Austria40[7]
1987Portugal Coimbra, PortugalEngland England9Italy Italy18Austria Austria40[7]
1988Belgium Damme, BelgiumEngland England50Italy Italy50France France58[7]
1989Bulgaria Plovdiv, BulgariaWales Wales48Italy Italy68England England83[7]
1990Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Maribor, YugoslaviaFrance France60England England89Italy Italy89[7]
1991Hungary Szeged, HungaryEngland England44France France48Italy Italy51[7]
1992Northern Ireland Enniskillen, Northern IrelandItaly Italy94France France87JerseyGuernsey Channel islands120[7]
1993Portugal Coruche, PortugalItaly Italy49France France68Austria Austria76[7]
1994England Nottingham, EnglandEngland England92France France96Italy Italy117[7]
1995FinlandLappeenranta, FinlandFrance France23Belgium Belgium45Italy Italy59[7]
1996Italy Peschiera del Garda, ItalyItaly Italy36England England63Austria Austria72[7]
1997Hungary Velence, HungaryItaly Italy56.5England England70France France72[7]
1998Croatia Zagreb, CroatiaEngland England61France France84Italy Italy89[7]
1999Spain Toledo, SpainSpain Spain34Italy Italy40England England52[7]
2000Italy Firenze, ItalyItaly Italy37England England59.5Hungary Hungary89.5[7]
2001France Paris, FranceEngland England68France France72Italy Italy87[7]
2002Portugal Coimbra, PortugalSpain Spain52.5Portugal Portugal55.5Belgium Belgium74[7]
2003Slovakia Madunice, SlovakiaHungary Hungary55Poland Poland93.5France France102.5[7]
2004Belgium Willebroek, BelgiumFrance France70England England71Hungary Hungary79[7]
2005Finland Lappeenranta, FinlandEngland England64Belgium Belgium76Hungary Hungary77[7]
2006Portugal Rio Mondego, PortugalEngland England61Italy Italy85Hungary Hungary101[7]
2007Hungary Lake Velence, HungaryItaly Italy57Belgium Belgium78Hungary Hungary86.5[7]
2008Italy Spinadesco Canal, ItalyEngland England74San Marino San Marino104Italy Italy109[7]
2009Netherlands Lage Vaart Canal, NetherlandsSlovakia Slovakia39France France40Belgium Belgium41[7]
2010Spain Ciudad Real, Spain?England England40Italy Italy42.5Netherlands Netherlands51[7]
2011Italy Ostellato Ferrara, ItalyItaly Italy21Hungary Hungary27Belgium Belgium33[7]
2012Czech Republic Morava River, Czech RepublicPoland Poland32Czech Republic Czech Republic44France France47[7][14]
2013Poland Żerański Canal, Warsaw, PolandEngland England22France France33Poland Poland39[7][15]
2014Croatia Dubrava Canal, CroatiaNetherlands Netherlands38Hungary Hungary40.5Serbia Serbia45[16]
2015Slovenia Sava River, SloveniaItaly Italy37Czech Republic Czech Republic42England England46.5[9]
2016Bulgaria Rowing Course, Plovdiv, BulgariaHungary Hungary34Czech Republic Czech Republic42England England46[9][17][18]
2017Belgium Ronquières, BelgiumBelgium Belgium18England England21France France24.5

[19][20]

2018Portugal Montemor-o-Velho, PortugalGermany Germany46Hungary Hungary52Belgium Belgium61[9][21]
2019Serbia Novi Sad, SerbiaFrance France20Italy Italy26Hungary Hungary32[22]
2020cancelled – COVID-19 pandemic––––––[10]
2021Italy Peschiera del Garda, ItalyItaly Italy75Czech Republic Czech Republic86.5England England89[11][23]
2022Croatia Bilje, CroatiaSerbia Serbia31.5Italy Italy42Czech Republic Czech Republic47[2]
2023Spain Mequinenza-Fayón, SpainSerbia Serbia45England England54France France70[5]

World Championship Individual results
YearVenue and Host CountryIndividual World ChampionIndividual Runner-UpIndividual 3rd PlaceReference
1954West Germany Düsseldorf, West GermanyItaly Gino VigaraniItaly F FugazzaWest Germany H Andef[9][8][12]
1955England Reading, EnglandFrance M MaillyBelgium DufeysFrance Ducret[9][8][12]
1956France Paris, FranceBelgium F CerfontaineFrance G DubucFrance Robert Tesse[9][12]
1957Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Belgrade, YugoslaviaItaly Giulio MandelliItaly G De AngellisItaly F Fugazza[9][8][12]
1958Belgium Huy, BelgiumBelgium J GarroitBelgium F CerfontaineFrance A Negrignat[9][12]
1959Switzerland Neuchatel, SwitzerlandFrance Robert TesseItaly G De AngelliNetherlands S Knapen[9][12]
1960Poland Gdańsk, PolandFrance Robert TesseBelgium F CerfontaineBelgium F Swinnen[9][12]
1961East Germany Merseburg, East GermanyFrance R Le GougeEast Germany F SchmidtFrance Robert Tesse[9][12]
1962Italy Lac de Garde, ItalyItaly R TedescoFrance J FontanetItaly M Vanelli[9][12]
1963Luxembourg Wormeldange, LuxembourgEngland Billy LaneFrance Robert TesseItaly M Vanelli[9][12]
1964Italy Isola dei Pescatori, ItalyFrance J FontanetFrance P DespresFrance Robert Tesse[9][12]
1965Romania Galati, RomaniaFrance Robert TesseItaly L SeppiEngland C Burch[9][12]
1966England River Thurne, Martham Ferry, NorfolkFrance Henri GuiheneufBelgium P BaudotBelgium C Roelandt[13][12]
1967Hungary Dunaújváros, HungaryBelgium J IsenbaertWest Germany K HandtBelgium G Detry[9]
1968Republic of Ireland Fermoy, IrelandWest Germany G GrebensteinRomania I PanaEngland V Sherwood[9][12]
1969West Germany Bad Oldesloe, West GermanyEngland Robin HarrisAustria J LeyrerBelgium J Vermeulen[9][12]
1970Netherlands Berg, NetherlandsBelgium M Van Den EyndeBelgium P MichielsBelgium P Paquet[9][12]
1971Italy Peschiera del Garda, ItalyItaly Dino BassiItaly A AlfieriWest Germany E Zimmer[9][12]
1972Czechoslovakia Prague, CzechoslovakiaNetherlands RJE LevelsLuxembourg A ThommasFrance Jacques Tesse[9][12]
1973France Chalon-sur-Saône, FranceBelgium P MichielsBelgium M Van Den EyndeFrance G Herbert[9][12]
1974Belgium Ghent, BelgiumWest Germany A RichterSpain Mendez GomezFrance Jean Pierre Fougeat[9][12]
1975Poland Bydgoszcz, PolandEngland Ian HeapsFrance Jacques TesseSan Marino G De Bagi[9][12][24]
1976Bulgaria Varna, BulgariaItaly Dino BassiEngland Ivan MarksItaly F Pasinetti[9][8][12]
1977Luxembourg Ehnen, LuxembourgBelgium J MainilLuxembourg PothBelgium J Quinet[9][12]
1978Austria Vienna, AustriaFrance Jean Pierre FougeatItaly Roberto TrabuccoLuxembourg N Birnbaum[9][8][12]
1979Spain Saragossa, SpainFrance G HeulardNetherlands T EikhoutFrance H Durozier[9][12]
1980West Germany Mannheim, West GermanyWest Germany Rudgher KremkusWest Germany O WesselItaly Roberto Trabucco[9][8][12]
1981England Luddington, EnglandEngland David ThomasPortugal V SantosBelgium S Lecocq[8][12]
1982Northern Ireland Newry, Northern IrelandEngland Kevin AshurstUnited States M ThillBelgium F Bartolas[9]
1983Netherlands Amersfoort, NetherlandsWest Germany Rudgher KremkusLuxembourg J KohnNetherlands P Van Gool[9][12]
1984Switzerland Yverdon, SwitzerlandRepublic of Ireland Bobby SmithersScotland R StevensNetherlands BJ Brouwer[9][12]
1985Italy Florence, ItalyEngland David RoperItaly Roberto TrabuccoWales P David[8][12]
1986France Strasbourg, FranceNetherlands L WeverWales Clive BransonNetherlands R Van Neer[8][12]
1987Portugal Coimbra, PortugalWales Clive BransonEngland Kevin AshurstEngland D White[8][12]
1988Belgium Damme, BelgiumFrance Jean Pierre FougeatEngland S GardnerItaly E Colombo[9][12]
1989Bulgaria Plovdiv, BulgariaEngland Tom PickeringItaly F CasiniWales R Benton[8][12]
1990Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Maribor, YugoslaviaEngland Bob NuddEngland Kevin AshurstLuxembourg R Koenig[9][12]
1991Hungary Szeged, HungaryEngland Bob NuddEngland Kevin AshurstNetherlands J Van Schendel[9][12]
1992Northern Ireland Enniskillen, Northern IrelandAustralia Dave WessonItaly C GuicciardiUnited States M Thill[9][12]
1993Portugal Coruche, PortugalPortugal M BarrosNetherlands J SavelhoulFrance B Bodineau[9][12]
1994England Nottingham, EnglandEngland Bob NuddLuxembourg R StronckFrance JJ Chaumet[9][12]
1995FinlandLappeenranta, FinlandFrance P JeanBelgium J WilmartFrance J Desque[9][12]
1996Italy Peschiera del Garda, ItalyEngland Alan ScotthorneItaly C GuicciardiItaly E Colombo[9][8][12]
1997Hungary Velence, HungaryEngland Alan ScotthorneItaly Gianluigi SortiEngland K Milson[9][8][12]
1998Croatia Zagreb, CroatiaEngland Alan ScotthorneBelgium P CarroyerPortugal M Barros[9][12]
1999Spain Toledo, SpainEngland Bob NuddSpain J Rodriguez BlascoPortugal R Xarez[9][12]
2000Italy Firenze, ItalyItaly Jacopo FalsiniEngland Will RaisonFrance Jean Pierre Fougeat[8][12]
2001France Paris, FranceItaly Umberto BallabeniPoland P LorencFrance D Da Silva[8][12]
2002Portugal Coimbra, PortugalSpain J Rodriguez BlascoSpain J DuranEngland S Conroy[9][12]
2003Slovakia Madunice, SlovakiaEngland Alan ScotthorneHungary K SchaterPoland R Bednarski[9][12]
2004Belgium Willebroek, BelgiumHungary Tamás WalterNetherlands E van der HooganHungary T Ambrus[9][12]
2005Finland FinlandBelgium Guido NullensFrance Stephane PotteletEngland Will Raison[9][12]
2006Portugal Rio Mondego, PortugalHungary Tamás WalterSan Marino Ivan BiordiEngland Sean Ashby[9][12]
2007Hungary Lake Velence, HungaryEngland Alan ScotthorneLatvia N. GavrobiksWales Lee Edwards[9][12]
2008Italy Spinadesco Canal, ItalyEngland Will RaisonRepublic of Ireland W WheelerEngland Steve Gardner[8][12]
2009Netherlands Lage Vaart Canal, NetherlandsRussia Igor PotapovEngland Will RaisonDenmark Simon Jensen[8][12]
2010Spain Ciudad Real, SpainLuxembourg Frank MeisRepublic of Ireland Cathal HughesBulgaria Rumen Vitkov[8][12]
2011Italy Ostellato Ferrara, ItalyItaly Andrea FiniHungary Peter MilkovicsItaly Ferruccio Gabba[9][12]
2012Czech Republic Morava River, Czech RepublicEngland Sean AshbyRussia Sergey FedorovFrance Stephane Pottelet[14][9]
2013Poland Żerański Canal, Warsaw, PolandFrance Didier DelannoyEngland Steve HemmingwayEngland Alan Scotthorne[15][9]
2014Croatia Dubrava Canal, CroatiaSerbia Goran RadovicNetherlands Stefan AltenaNetherlands Arjan Klop[16][9]
2015Slovenia Sava River, SloveniaRussia Yuri SiptsovHungary Tamás WalterEngland Alan Scotthorne[9][12]
2016Bulgaria Rowing Course, Plovdiv, BulgariaSlovenia Jernej AmbrozicCzech Republic Josef KonopasekSlovenia Rastislav Dudr[25]
2017Belgium Ronquières, BelgiumBelgium Luc ThijsFrance Stephane LinderBelgium Geoffrey Duquensne[26][19]
2018Portugal Montemor-o-Velho, PortugalGermany Johannes BöhmBelgium Eric Di VentiGermany Ralf Herdlitschke[27][12]
2019Serbia Novi Sad, SerbiaCroatia Alan PerkoFrance Alexandre CaudinFrance Maxime Duchesne[22][12]
2020cancelled COVID-19 pandemic–––[10][9]
2021Italy Peschiera del Garda, ItalySerbia Goran RadovicHungary Imre SzákovicsCzech Republic Petr Klásek[11][23]
2022Croatia Bilje, CroatiaCroatia Mihael PongracSlovenia Mitja KmetecHungary Balázs Csöregl[3]
2023Spain Mequinenza-Fayón, SpainSpain Esteve MartinezEngland James DentEngland Sean Ashby[6]

Championship records
Team competition Roll of Honour : France France 16, Italy Italy 14, England England 13, Belgium Belgium 7, Netherlands Netherlands 3, Luxembourg Luxemburg 3, Germany Germany 3, Spain Spain 2, Hungary Hungary 2, Serbia Serbia 2, Wales Wales 1, Poland Poland 1, Romania Romania 1, Slovakia Slovakia 1.
Individual multiple Champions : England Alan Scotthorne 5, England Bob Nudd 4, France Robert Tesse 3, France Jean Pierre Fougeat 2, West Germany Rudgher Kremkus 2, Italy Dino Bassi 2, Hungary Tamás Walter 2, Serbia Goran Radovic 2

Team medal table
4-Time World Champion Bob Nudd (1990, 1991, 1999)
  • Alan Scotthorne
    5-Time World Champion Alan Scotthorne (1996, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2007)
Country 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze Medals
France France 016 014 013 043
Italy Italy 014 014 010 037
England England 013 013 010 036
Belgium Belgium 07 012 09 028
Netherlands Netherlands 03 02 03 08
Luxembourg Luxembourg 03 01 02 06
Hungary Hungary 02 02 06 10
Germany Germany 2 2 1 5
Serbia Serbia 02 00 01 03
Spain Spain 02 00 00 02
Poland Poland 01 02 01 04
Wales Wales 01 00 01 02
Romania Romania 01 00 01 02
East Germany East Germany 01 00 00 01
Slovakia Slovakia 01 00 00 01
Czech Republic Czech Republic 00 04 2 6
Portugal Portugal 00 01 01 02
Bulgaria Bulgaria 00 01 00 01
San Marino San Marino 00 01 00 01
Austria Austria 00 00 06 06
Switzerland Switzerland 00 00 01 01
Jersey Guernsey Channel Islands 00 00 01 01
Total686868204

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