Here are all the World Freshwater Championship winners since 1954.
The late 1980’s were successful years for Wales, winning a gold, a silver a bronze twice in the individual competitions and the team gold once. Below is a picture of me with the English champ Bob Nudd, who was crowned World no less than 4 times in the 1990’s.
Gold winning Brit’s are Lane in 1963, Harris in 1969, Ian Heaps in 1975, David Thomas in 1981, Kevin Ashurst in 1982 (he had three silvers over the following years, losing to other Brit’s Bob Nudd and myself), David Roper in 1985, myself in 1987 (after the silver in 1986), Tom Pickering in 1989, Bob Nudd who dominated in the early 1990’s, and in recent years #Alan Scotthorne, who won the title in 1996,97,98 and 2003, equalling the record of four championships that Bob Nudd achieved the year after Scotthorne won those three in a row! All are English apart from myself.
Coming close with Silver are Stephan (for Scotland in 1984), Marks, Gardner and Raison (for England in 1976, 1988 and 2000 respectively). Only myself and Keven Ashurst of the British champions also won silver, none of us so far has won bronze.
Bronze winners include Burch and Sherwood (for England in 1965 and 1968 respectively), Davis (for Wales in 1985), White (for England in 1987) and Bainton (for Wales in 1989, helping us win the Team Championship).
The greatest foreign champion is the Frenchman Tesse who between 1956 and 1965 won 3 golds, 2 silvers and a bronze and is still ahead in overall wins.
It is now reconised that #Alan Scotthorn (England) is now the most successful Angler of all time with 5 Gold individual medals under his belt.
Team competition Roll of Honour : France 16, England 13, Italy 13, Belgium 7, Netherlands 3, Luxemburg 3, Germany 3, Spain 2, Hungary 2, Wales 1, Poland 1, Romania 1, Slovakia 1
Individual multiple Champions : Alan Scotthorne 5, Bob Nudd 4, Tesse 3, Fougeat 2, Kremkus 2, Bassi 2, Tamas Walter 2
| YEAR | COUNTRY – VENUE | TOP 3 Individual Champions | kg / Pts | TOP 3 Team Champions | Points |
| 1954 | DUSSELDORF West Germany | VIGARANI (Italy) FUGAZZA (Italy) ANDEF (West Germany) | 2,467 1,690 1,060 | ENGLAND BELGIUM ITALY | 50 70 71 |
| 1955 | READING England | MAILLY (France) DUFEYS (Belgium) DUCRET (France) | 2,448 2,429 1,919 | LUXEMBOURG BELGIUM FRANCE | 69 71 74 |
| 1956 | PARIS France | CERFONTAINE (Belgium) DUBUC (France) TESSE (France) | 1,541 1,469 1,410 | FRANCE BELGIUM LUXEMBOURG | 39 64 71 |
| 1957 | BELGRADEYugoslavia | MANDELL (Italy) DE ANGELLI (Italy) FUGAZZA (Italy) | 8,780 7,860 7,655 | ITALY LUXEMBOURG FRANC | 23 52 54 |
| 1958 | HUYBelgium | GARROIT (Belgium) CERFONTAINE (Belgium) NEGRIGNAT (France) | 8,780 7,860 7,655 | BELGIUM FRANCE LUXEMBOURG | 29 32 86 |
| 1959 | NEUCHATELSwitzerland | TESSE (France) DE ANGELI (Italy) KNAPEN (Netherlands) | 6,386 6,340 6,195 | FRANCE ITALY SWITZERLAND | 71 103 104 |
| 1960 | GDANSKPoland | TESSE (France) CERFONTAINE (Belgium) SWINNEN (Belgium) | 2,000 1,905 1,855 | BELGIUM FRANCE WEST GERMANY | 36 61 87 |
| 1961 | MERSEBURGEast Germany | LEGOUGE (France) SCHMIDT (East Germany) TESSE (France) | 3,120 1,830 1,720 | EAST GERMANY BELGIUM ENGLAND | 44 66 70 |
| 1962 | LAC DE GARDEItaly | TEDESCO (Italy) FONTANET (France) VANELLI (Italy) | 3,615 3,093 2,865 | ITALY FRANCE BELGIUM | 21 27 95 |
| 1963 | WORMEL-DANGE Luxemburg | LANE (England) TESSE (France) VANELLI (Italy) | 4,570 3,230 3,105 | FRANCE ITALY ENGLAND | 57 77 80 |
| 1964 | ISOLA PESCORALI Italy | FONTANET (France) DESPRES (France) TESSE (France) | 5,395 4,720 3,935 | FRANCE ITALY AUSTRIA | 6 9 20 |
| 1965 | GALATI Rumania | TESSE (France) CEPPI (Italy) BURCH (England | 3,227 2,001 1,998 | RUMANIA POLAND FRANCE | 22 27 32 |
| 1966 | MARTHAM FERRY England | GUIHENEUF (France) BAUDOT (Belgium) ROELANDT (Belgium) | 5,742 3,868 3,744 | FRANCE BELGIUM ITALY | 8 15 24 |
| 1967 | DUNAJVAROS Hungary | ISENBAERT (Belgium) HANAT (West Germany) DETRY (Belgium) | 9,880 9,400 9,160 | BELGIUM FRANCE ENGLAND | 12 17 25 |
| 1968 | FERMOY Ireland | GREBENSTEIN (West Germany) PANA (Rumania) SHERWOOD (England) | 3,218 2,393 1,689 | FRANCE WEST GERMANY RUMANIA | 18 24 25 |
| 1969 | BAD OLDESLOE West Germany | HARRIS (England) LEYRER (Austria) VERMEULEN (Belgium) | 4,462 2,633 2,555 | NETHERLANDS BELGIUM FRANCE | 17 19 21 |
| 1970 | BERG Netherlands | VAN DEN EYNDE (Belgium) MICHIELS (Belgium) PAQUET (Belgium) | 4,084 3,330 2,967 | BELGIUM NETHERLANDS FRANCE | 8 14 16 |
| 1971 | PESCHIERA D GARDA Italy | BASSI (Italy) ALFIERI (Italy) ZIMMER (West Germany) | 3,913 2,744 2,492 | ITALY BELGIUM FRANCE | 6 21 25 |
| 1972 | PRAGUE Czechoslovakia | LEVELS (Netherlands) THOMMA (Luxembourg) TESSE J. (France) | 9,310 7,599 7,290 | FRANCE ENGLAND ITALIA | 12 24 25 |
| 1973 | CHALON S/ SAONE France | MICHIELS (Belgium) VAN DEN EYNDE (Belgium) HEBERT (France) | 3,681 3,381 3,321 | BELGIUM FRANCE ENGLAND | 10 16 26 |
| 1974 | GENT Belgium | RICHTER (West Germany) MENDEZ GOMEZ (Spain) FOUGEAT (France) | 5,016 4,310 3,794 | FRANCE ITALY NETHERLANDS | 18 18 23 |
| 1975 | BYDGOSCZ Poland | HEAPS (England) TESSE J. (France) DE BIAGI (San Marino) | 10,234 6,717 4,956 | FRANCE ENGLAND BELGIUM | 23 26 26 |
| 1976 | VARNA Bulgaria | BASSI (Italy) MARKS (England) PASINETTI (Italy) | 8,296 7,959 7,723 | ITALY BULGARIA AUSTRIA | 7 20 27 |
| 1977 | EHNEN Luxembourg | MAINIL (Belgium) POTH (Luxembourg) QUINET (Belgium) | 3,941 3,153 3,128 | LUXEMBOURG BELGIUM FRANCE | 16 18 19 |
| 1978 | VIENNA Austria | FOUGEAT (France) TRABUCCO (Italy) BIRNBAUM (Luxembourg) | 1,561 1,496 1,487 | FRANCE ITALY CZECHOSLOVAKIA | 14 19 24 |
| 1979 | SARAGOSSE Spain | HEULARD (France) EIKHOUT (Netherlands) DUROZIER (France) | 2,155 2,120 1,670 | FRANCE NETHERLANDS PORTUGAL | 14 16 25 |
| 1980 | MANNHEIM West Germany | KREMKUS (West Germany) WESSEL (West Germany) TRABUCCO (Italy) | 16,990 10,975 10,830 | WEST GERMANY ENGLAND BELGIUM | 7 23 24 |
| 1981 | LUDDINGTON England | THOMAS (England) SANTOS (Portugal) LECOQ (Belgium) | 1,190 0,930 0,630 | FRANCE ENGLAND WALES | 25 31 37 |
| 1982 | NEWRY Northern Ireland | ASHURST (England) THILL (United States) BARTOLAS (Belgium) | 0,820 0,680 0,580 | NETHERLANDS FRANCE ENGLAND | 20 25 26 |
| 1983 | AMERSFOORT Netherlands | KREMKUS (West Germany) KOHN (Luxembourg) VAN GOOL (Netherlands) | 0,820 0,680 0,580 | BELGIUM ENGLAND NETHERLANDS | 9 14 24 |
| 1984 | YVERDON Switzerland | SMITHERS (Ireland) STEPHENS (Scotland) BROUWER (Netherlands) | 0,820 0,680 0,580 | LUXEMBOURG ENGLAND BELGIUM | 28 28 40 |
| 1985 | FLORENCE Italia | ROPER (England) TRABUCCO (Italy) DAVIS (Wales) | 6,405 5,430 4,930 | ENGLAND ITALY BELGIUM | 16 17 25 |
| 1986 | STRASBOURG France | WEVER (Netherlands) BRANSON (Wales) VAN NEER (Netherlands) | 3,940 2,720 1,730 | ITALY GERMANY AUSTRIA | 27 35 40 |
| 1987 | COIMBRA Portugal | BRANSON (Wales) ASHURST (England) WHITE (England) | 2.500 2.480 2.220 | ENGLAND ITALY AUSTRIA | 9 18 33 |
| 1988 | DAMME Belgium | FOUGEAT (France) GARDNER (England) COLOMBO (Italy) | 7,060 5,270 4,290 | ENGLAND ITALY FRANCE | 50 50 58 |
| 1989 | PLOVDIV Bulgaria | PICKERING (England) CASINI (Italy) BAINTON (Wales) | 15,450 12,805 10,650 | WALES ITALY ENGLAND | 48 68 83 |
| 1990 | MARIBOR Yugoslavia | NUDD (England) ASHURST (England) KOENIG (Luxembourg) | 2,665 2,425 2,010 | FRANCE ENGLAND ITALY | 60 89 89 |
| 1991 | SZEGED Hungary | NUDD (England) ASHURST (England) VAN SCHENDEL (Netherlands) | 12,215 11,095 7,655 | ENGLAND FRANCE ITALY | 44 48 51 |
| 1992 | ENNISKILLEN Northern Ireland | WESSON (Australia) GUICCIARDI (Italy) THILL (United States) | 0,820 0,680 0,580 | ITALY FRANCE CHANNEL Islands | 94 97 120 |
| 1993 | CORUCHE Portugal | BARROS (Portugal) SAVELHOUL (Netherlands) BODINEAU (France) | 6,945 6,250 4,150 | ITALY FRANCE AUSTRIA | 49 68 76 |
| 1994 | NOTTHINGHAM England | NUDD (England) STRONCK (Luxembourg) CHAUMET (France) | 8,500 2,610 2,320 | ENGLAND FRANCE ITALY | 92 96 117 |
| 1995 | LAPPEERENTA Finland | JEAN (France) WILMART (Belgium) DESQUE (France) | 6,405 5,430 4,930 | FRANCE BELGIUM ITALY | 23 45 59 |
| 1996 | PESCHIERA D.GARDA Italy | SCOTTHORNE (England) GUICCIARDI (Italy) COLOMBO (Italy) | 3,940 2,720 1,730 | ITALY ENGLAND AUSTRIA | 36 63 72 |
| 1997 | VELENCE Hungary | SCOTTHORNE (England) SORTI (Italy) MILSON (England) | 19,711 12,295 16,372 | TALY ENGLAND FRANCE | 56,5 70 72 |
| 1998 | ZAGREB Croatia | SCOTTHORNE (England) CARROYER (Belgium) BARROS Portugal | 9,726 7,436 10,160 | ENGLAND FRANCE ITALY | 61 84 89 |
| 1999 | TOLEDO Spain | NUDD (England) RODRIGUEZ BLASCO (Spain) XAREZ (Portugal) | 54,110 52,240 50,890 | SPAIN ITALY ENGLAND | 34 40 52 |
| 2000 | FIRENCE Italy | FALSINI (Italy) RAISON (England) FOUGEAT (France) | ITALY ENGLAND HUNGARY | 37 59,5 89,5 | |
| 2001 | PARIS France | BALLABENI (Italy) LORENC (Poland) DA SILVA (France) | ENGLAND FRANCE ITALY | 68 72 87 | |
| 2002 | COIMBRA Portugal | BLASCO (Spain) DURAN (Spain) CONROY (England) | SPAIN PORTUGAL BELGIUM | 52,5 55,5 74 | |
| 2003 | MADUNICE Slovakia | SCOTTHORNE (England) SCHATER (Hungary) BEDNARSKI (Poland) | HUNGARY POLAND FRANCE | 55 93,5 102,5 |
| 2004 | WILLEBROEK Belgium | WALTER (Hungary) HOOGAN (Netherlands) AMBRUS (Hungary) | FRANCE ENGLAND HUNGARY | 70 71 79 | |
| 2005 | Finland | Guido Nullens (Belgium) Stephane Pottelet (France) William Raison (England) | 10.105 7.435 4.045 | England Belgium Hungary | 64 76 77 |
| 2006 | Rio Mondego Portugal | Tamas Walter (Hungary) Ivan biordi (San Marino) Sean Ashby (England) | 5pts 6 pts 6Pts | Italy Belgium Hugary | 57 78 86.5 |
| 2007 | Lake Velence Hungary | Alan Scotthorne (England) N Gabroviks (Lativia) Lee Edwards (Wales) | 3 pts 4 pts 4pts | Italy Belgium Hugary | 57 78 86.5 |
| 2008 | Spinadesco Canal Italy | Will Raison (England) W Wheeler (Ireland) Steve Gardner (England) | 2pts 3pts 3pts | England San Marino Italy | 74 104 109 |
| 2009 | Lage Vaart Canal Holland | Igor Potapov (Russia) William Raison (England) Simon Jensen (Denmark) | 2pts 3pts 3pts | Slovakia France Belgium | 39 40 41 |
| 2010 | Ciudad Real Spain | Meis Frank (Luxembourg) Hughes Cathal (Ireland) Vitkov Rumen (Bulgaria) | 2pts 2pts 2pts | England Italy Holland | 40,0 42,5 51,0 |
| 2011 | Ostellato Ferrara Italy | Andrea Fini (Italy) Peter Milkovics (Hungary) Ferruccio Gabba (Italy) | 2pts 3pts 3pts | Italy Hungary Belgium | 21 27 33 |
| 2012 | River Morava Czechoslovakia | Saun Ashby (England) Sergey Fedorov (Russia) Pottelet Stephany (France) | 2pts 2pts 2pts | Poland Czechoslovakia France | 32 44 47 |
| 2013 | Zeranski Channel Poland | Didier (France) Steve Hemmingray (England) Allan SCOTTHORNE (England) | 2pts 2pts 3pts | England France Poland | 22 33 39 |
| 2014 | Prelog (Relief Canal) Croatia | Radovic Goran (Serbia) Altena Stefan (Holland) Klop Arjan (Holland) | 2pts 2pts 2pts | Holland Czech Republic Serbia | 38 44 45 |
| 2015 | Sava River Slovenia | Siptsov Yury (Russia) Walter Tamas (Hungary) Scottorne Alan (England) | 2pts 13.369 3pts 13.788 3pts 10.787 | Hungary Czech Republic England | 34 pts 42 pts 46 pts |
| 2016 | PLOVDIV Bulgaria | Jernej Ambrozic, Slovenia Josef Konopasek, Czech Republic Rastislav Dudr. Slovenia | 2pts 17.001 2pts 12.18 2pts | France Belgium England | 8 pts 10 pts 10 pts |
| 2017 | Charleroi-Canal Belgium | Luc Thijs (Belgium) Stephane Linder (France) Geoffrey Duquesne (Belgium) | 2pts 2pts 2pts | Belgium England France | 9 pts 10 pts 10 pts |
| 2018 | Montemor Rowing Course Portugal | B Johannies (Germany) Di Venti Eric (Belgium) Ralf Herdlitschke (Germany) | Germany Hungary Belgium | 46 pts 52 pts 61 pts | |
| 2019 | Novi Sad Canal SERBIA | Perco Alan (Croatia) Caudin Alexandre (France) Dushesne Maxime (France) | 2pts 2pts 2pts | France Italy Hungary | 10pts 13pts 15pts |
| 2020 | Cancelled | World wide pandemic | Covert 19 |