List of world championships

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See also: List of World Cups, World championships, World cup competition, List of world cups and world championships for juniors and youth, and List of world championships in mind sports

The following is a list of world championships, sporting events which use one of these two names, or one with a similar meaning. In some sports, there is a world series, but that term usually has a somewhat different meaning.

Tournaments which are formally defunct or where a further event is not currently planned are marked with a gray background.

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[edit] Men

Sport Competition name Competing
entities		 First
held		 Current holder Next Held every
Air racing Red Bull Air Race World Championship Individuals 2003 United Kingdom Paul Bonhomme 2012 One year (break 2011)
Alpine skiing FIS Alpine World Skiing Championships Individuals 1931 Winners in 5 events (2011) 2013 Two years
IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships Individuals 1972 Winners in 15 events (2011) 2013 Two years
American football IFAF World Cup Nations 1999  United States (2011) 2015 Four years
Association football (soccer) FIFA World Cup Nations 1930  Spain (2010) 2014 Four years
FIFA Confederations Cup Nations 1992  Brazil (2009) 2013 Four years
FIFA Club World Cup Teams 2000 Spain Barcelona (2011) 2012 One year
Aquatics FINA World Aquatics Championships Individuals[R] 1973 Winners in 31 events (2011) 2013 Two years
FINA World Championships - Short Course Individuals[R] 1993 Winners in 20 events (2010) 2012 Two years
Artistic gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Individuals 1903 Winners in 8 events (2011) 2012 One year[1]
Athletics IAAF World Championships in Athletics Individuals[R] 1983 Winners in 24 events (2011) 2013 Four years until 1991,
now two years
IAAF World Indoor Championships Individuals[R] 1985 Winners in 13 events (2010) 2012 Two years
IAAF World Cross Country Championships Individuals and teams 1973 Winners in 4 events (2011) 2012 Two years
IAAF World Half Marathon Championships Individuals and teams 1992 Winners in 2 events (2010) 2012 Year
IPC Athletics World Championships Individuals 1994 Winners in 202 events (2011) 2013 Year
Auto racing see the mixed section below[2]
Badminton BWF World Championships Individuals[D] 1977 Winners in 3 events (2011) 2013 One year[1]
Bandy Bandy World Championships Nations 1957  Sweden (2012) 2013 One year[3]
Baseball Baseball World Cup Nations 1938  Netherlands (2011) 2013 Two years
World Baseball Classic Nations 2006  Japan (2009) 2013 Four years after 2009
Basketball FIBA World Championship Nations 1950  United States (2010) 2014 Four years
Beach soccer FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Nations 1995 Russia Russia (2011) 2013 Two years
Beach volleyball Swatch FIVB World Championships Nations 1997 Brazil Emanuel-
Alison (2011)		 2013 Two years
Billiards (Pool) WPA World Nine-ball Championship Individuals 1990 Japan Yukio Akagariyama (2011) 2012 One year
WPA World Eight-ball Championship Individuals 2004 Philippines Dennis Orcollo (2011) 2012 One year
World three-cushion billiards championship
Boxing see List of undisputed boxing champions, List of heavyweight boxing champions, etc. Individuals 1882 Winners in several weight classes At challenge N/A
World Amateur Boxing Championships Individuals 1974 Winners in 10 weight classes (2011) 2013 Two years
Canoeing ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships Individuals and teams 1938 Winners in 18 events (2011) 2013 One year[1]
ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships Individuals and teams 1949 Winners in 6 events (2011) 2013 One year[1]
Cricket ICC Cricket World Cup Nations 1975  India (2011) 2015 Four years
Cross-Country Skiing FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Individuals 1925 Winners in 6 events (2011) 2013 Two years
IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships Individuals 1974 Winners in 19 events (2011) 2013 Two years
Curling World Curling Championships Nations 1959  Canada (2011) 2012 One year
Cycling UCI Road World Championships Road race 1927 United Kingdom Mark Cavendish (2011) 2012 One year
Time trial 1993 Germany Tony Martin (2011)
UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships Individuals 1950 Czech Republic Zdeněk Štybar (2011) 2012 One year
UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships Individuals 1990 Winners in 5 events (2011) 2012 One year
UCI Track Cycling World Championships Individuals and nations 1893 Winners in 10 events (2011) 2012 One year
UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships Individuals and nations 2007 Winners in 14 events (2011) 2013
Darts BDO World Darts Championship Individuals 1978 England Martin Adams (2011) 2012 One year
PDC World Darts Championship Individuals 1994 England Adrian Lewis (2011) 2012 One year
Equestrian see the mixed section below[4]
Floorball World Floorball Championships Nations 1996  Finland (2010) 2012 Two years
Figure skating World Figure Skating Championships Individuals 1896 Canada Patrick Chan (2011) 2012 One year
Futsal FIFA Futsal World Cup Nations 1989  Brazil (2008) 2012 Four years
AMF Futsal World Cup Nations 1982  Colombia (2011) 2011 Originally three years,
four years after 2003
Gliding see the mixed section below[5]
Handball World Men's Handball Championship Nations 1938  France (2011) 2013 Two years
Hockey Hockey World Cup Nations 1971  Australia (2010) 2014 Four years
Ice hockey Ice Hockey World Championships Nations 1920  Finland (2011) 2012 One year
Inline hockey IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship Nations 1996  Czech Republic (2011) 2011 One year
Inline speed skating World Inline speed skating Championships Nations 1937  Colombia (2010) 2010 One year
Lacrosse World Lacrosse Championship Nations 1967  United States (2010) 2014 Four years
World Indoor Lacrosse Championship Nations 2003  Canada (2011) 2015 Four years
Motorcycling see the mixed section below[6]
Nordic Combined FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 10 km individual normal hill 1925 Germany Eric Frenzel (2011) 2013 Two years
10 km individual large hill 1999 France Jason Lamy Chappuis (2011) 2013 Two years
10 km mass start 2009 United States Todd Lodwick (2009) Only held in 2009 N/A
National Team Normal Hill 4 x 5 km 2011  Austria (2011) 2013 Two years
National Team Large Hill 4 x 5 km 1982  Austria (2011) 2013 Two years
Orienteering World Orienteering Championships Sprint 2001 Switzerland Daniel Hubmann (2011) 2012 One year
Short distance 1991 Finland Pasi Ikonen (2001) defunct Two years
Middle distance 2003 France Thierry Gueorgiou (2011) 2012 One year
Long distance 1966 France Thierry Gueorgiou (2011) 2012 Originally two years, one year since 2003
Relay 1966  France (2011) 2012
Paddle Tennis Paddle Tennis World Championship Nations 1992  Spain (2010) 2012 Two years
Pea Shooting World Pea Shooting Championships Individuals 1971 United Kingdom Jim Collins (2009) 2010 Annually
Pitch and putt Pitch and Putt World Cup Nations 2004 Republic of Ireland Ireland (2008) 2012 Four years after 2008
World Strokeplay Championship Individuals 2009 Spain Fernando Cano (2009) 2013 Four years
Polo World Polo Championship Nations 1987  Argentina (2011) 2011 Three years
Real tennis Real Tennis World Championship Individuals[D] 1740 Winners in 3 events (2010) 2012 Two years
Roller hockey Roller Hockey World Championship Nations 1936 Spain Spain (2011) 2013 Two years
Rowing World Rowing Championships Nations 1962 Winners in 13 events (2011) 2012 One year[7]
Rugby league Rugby League World Cup Nations 1954  New Zealand (2008) 2013 Four years after 2013
Rugby union Rugby World Cup Nations 1987  New Zealand (2011) 2015 Four years
Rugby union sevens Rugby World Cup Sevens Nations 1993  Wales (2009) 2013[8] Four years
Sailing ISAF Sailing World Championships Crews 2003 Winners in 4 events (2007) 2011 Four years
World Match Racing Tour Individuals 1988 United Kingdom Ben Ainslie (2010) 2011 One year
Sculling World Sculling Championship Individuals 1831 Evans Fischer (1957) 2008 Annually until 1957; revived in 2008
Shooting ISSF World Shooting Championships Individuals and nations 1897 Winners in 18 events (2010) 2014 Four years
ISSF World Shotgun Championships Individuals and nations 1934 Winners in 12 events (2009) 2011 Two years
Ski Jumping FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Individuals normal hill 1962 Austria Thomas Morgenstern (2011) 2013 Two years
Individuals large hill 1925 Austria Gregor Schlierenzauer (2011) 2013 Two years
National Team normal hill 2001  Austria (2011) 2013 Two years; not held in 2007 or 2009
National Team large hill 1962  Austria (2011) 2013 Two years
FIS Ski-Flying World Championships Individuals 1972 Switzerland Simon Ammann (2010) 2012 Two years
National Team 2004  Austria (2010) 2012 Two years
Ski mountaineering World Championships of Skimountaineering Nations, individuals, teams, relays (since 2004), long distances (since 2008) 2002 Italy (2010) 2012 Two years
Snooker World Snooker Championship Individuals 1927 Scotland John Higgins (2011) 2012 One year
Snowboarding FIS Snowboarding World Championships Big air 2003 Finland Petja Piiroinen (2011) 2012 One year
Slopestyle 2011 Belgium Seppe Smits (2011)
Halfpipe 1996 Australia Nathan Johnston (2011)
Snowboard cross 1997 Australia Alex Pullin (2011)
Paraller slalom 1996 Austria Benjamin Karl (2011)
Paraller giant slalom 1999 Austria Benjamin Karl (2011)
Speed skating World Allround Speed Skating Championships Individuals 1889 Russia Ivan Skobrev (2011) 2012 One year
World Sprint Speed Skating Championships Individuals 1970 Netherlands Stefan Groothuis (2012) 2013 One year
World Single Distance Championships Individuals and Nations 1995 Winners in 6 events (2011) 2012 One year[9]
World Short Track Speed Skating Championships Individuals[R] 1976[10] South Korea Noh Jin-Kyu (Overall)
Winners in 5 events (2011)		 2012 One year
World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships Nations 1991  South Korea (2011) Discontinued after 2011 One Year
Red Bull Crashed Ice World Championsship Individuals 2010 Finland Arttu Pihlainen 2012 One Year
Squash World Open Individuals 1976 England Nick Matthew (2011) 2012 One year
World International Doubles Squash Championships Doubles teams 1997 Australia Stewart Boswell & Anthony Ricketts (2006) Last held in 2006 Intermittent
World Team Squash Championships Nations 1967  Egypt (2011) 2013 Two years
Table tennis World Table Tennis Championships Individuals[D] 1926 Winners in 3 events (2011) 2013 Two years
World Team Table Tennis Championships Nations 2000 (1926)  China (2010) 2012 Two years
Ten-Pin Bowling WTBA World Championships Nations 1954 Winners in 6 events (2010) 2014 Originally two years,
four years after 2010
Tennis Davis Cup Nations 1900  Spain (2011) 2012 One year
ITF World Champion Individuals 1978 Serbia Novak Djokovic (2011) 2012 One year
ITF World Champions Doubles teams 1996 United States Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan (2011) 2012 One year
World Team Cup Nations 1978  Germany (2011) 2012 One year
Triathlon ITU Triathlon World Championships Individuals 1989 United Kingdom Alistair Brownlee (2011) 2012 One year
Volleyball Volleyball World Championship Nations 1949  Brazil (2010) 2014 Four years
Volleyball World Cup Nations 1965  Russia (2011) 2015 Four years
FIVB World League Nations 1990  Russia (2011) 2012 One year
Water polo FINA Water Polo World Cup Nations 1979  Serbia (2010) 2014 Originally two years,
four years after 2002
FINA Water Polo World Championship Nations 1973  Italy (2011) 2013 Two years since 2001

[edit] Women

Sport Competition name Competing
entities		 First
held		 Current holder Next Held every
Alpine skiing FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Individuals 1931 Winners in 5 events (2011) 2013 Two years
IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships Individuals 1972 Winners in 15 events (2011) 2013 Two years
Association football (soccer) FIFA Women's World Cup Nations 1991  Japan (2011) 2015 Four years
Aquatics FINA World Aquatics Championships Individuals[R] 1973 Winners in 20 events (2011) 2013 Two years
FINA World Championships - Short Course Individuals[R] 1993 Winners in 20 events (2010) 2012 Two years
Athletics IAAF World Championships in Athletics Individuals[R] 1983 Winners in 24 events (2011) 2013 Originally four years,
now two years
IAAF World Indoor Championships Individuals[R] 1985 Winners in 13 events (2010) 2012 Two years
IAAF World Cross Country Championships Individuals and teams 1973 Winners in 4 events (2010) 2011 Year
IAAF World Half Marathon Championships Individuals and teams 1992 Winners in 2 events (2010) 2011 Year
IPC Athletics World Championships Individuals 1994 ??? (2006) 2011 Year
Auto racing see the mixed section below[2]
Badminton BWF World Championships Individuals[D] 1977 Winners in 3 events (2011) 2013 Year
Bandy Bandy World Championships for women Nations 2004  Sweden (2010) 2012 Two years[11]
Baseball Women's Baseball World Cup Nations 2004  Japan (2010) 2012 Two years
Basketball FIBA World Championship for Women Nations 1953  United States (2010) 2014 Four years
Beach volleyball Swatch FIVB World Championships Nations 1997 Brazil Larissa-
Juliana (2011)		 2013 Two years
Boxing World Amateur Boxing Championships Individuals 2001 Winners in 13 weight classes (2006) Unknown Unknown
Canoeing ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships Individuals and teams 1938 Winners in 9 events (2009) 2010 Year[1]
ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships Individuals and teams 1949 Winners in 3 events (2009) 2010 Year[1]
Cricket ICC World Twenty20 (Twenty20 format) Nations 2009  Australia (2010) 2012 Two years from 2010
Cross-country skiing FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Individuals 1954 Winners in 8 events (2009) 2011 Two years
IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships Individuals 1974 ??? (2009) 2011 Two years
Curling World Curling Championships Nations 1979  Sweden (2011) 2012 Year
Cycling UCI Road World Championships Individuals 1958[12] Italy Giorgia Bronzini (road race)
Germany Judith Arndt (time trial) (2011)		 2012 Year
UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships Individuals 1990 Winners in 4 events (2011) 2012 Year
UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships Individuals 2000 Netherlands Marianne Vos (2011) 2012 Year
UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships Individuals 2007 Winners in 10 events (2011) 2013
Darts BDO World Darts Championship Individuals 2001[13] England Trina Gulliver (2011) 2012 Year
Equestrian see the mixed section below[4]
Field hockey Women's Hockey World Cup Nations 1974  Argentina (2010) 2014 Four years
Figure skating World Figure Skating Championships Individuals 1906 Japan Miki Ando (2011) 2012 Year
Gliding[5] Women's World Gliding Championships Individuals 2001 Winners in 3 classes (2007) 2009 Two years[14]
Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Individuals and nations 1903 Winners in 6 events (2010) 2011 Year[1]
World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Individuals and nations 1963 Winners in 9 events (2009) 2011 Two years[15]
Handball World Women's Handball Championship Nations 1957  Russia (2009) 2011 Two years
Ice hockey IIHF World Women's Championships Nations 1990  United States (2011) 2012 Year[16]
Inline speed skating World Inline speed skating Championships Nations 1986  Colombia (2010) 2010 Year
Lacrosse Women's Lacrosse World Cup Nations 1982  United States (2009) 2013 Four years
Motorcycling see the mixed section below[6]
Motorcross World Motocross Championship for Women Individuals 2008 Livia Lancelot (2009) 2010 Year
Netball World Netball Championships Nations 1963  Australia (2011) 2015 Four years
Orienteering World Orienteering Championships Individuals[R] 1966 Winners in 4 events (2008) 2009 Year
Paddle tennis Paddle Tennis World Championship Nations 1992  Spain (2010) 2012 Two years
Real tennis Real Tennis World Championship Individuals[D] 1740 Winners in 2 events (2009) 2011 Two years
Ringette World Ringette Championships Nations 1990  Finland 2013 Three years, 1990-2004 two years
Roller derby Roller Derby World Cup Nations 2011  United States 2011 2011 Two Years
Roller hockey FIRS Women's Roller Hockey World Cup Nations 1992 Argentina Argentina (2010) 2012 Two years
Rowing World Rowing Championships Nations 1974 Winners in 9 events (2011) 2012 Year[7]
Rugby league Women's Rugby League World Cup Nations 2008  New Zealand (2008) 2013 Four years after 2013
Rugby union Women's Rugby World Cup Nations 1991  New Zealand (2010) 2014 Four years
Rugby union sevens Rugby World Cup Sevens Nations 2009[17] Australia Australia (2009) 2013[8] Four years
Sailing ISAF Sailing World Championships Crews 2003 Winners in 4 events (2007) 2011 Four years
ISAF Women's Match Racing World Championship Individuals 1999 Claire Leroy 2008 Year
Shooting ISSF World Shooting Championships Individuals and nations 1958 Winners in 23 events (2010) 2014 Four years
World Shotgun Championships Individuals and nations 1967 Winners in 4 events (2009) 2011 Two years
Ski jumping FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Individuals normal hill 2009 United States Lindsey Van (2009) 2011 (2010) Two years
Ski mountaineering World Championships of Skimountaineering Nations, individuals, teams, relays (since 2004), long distances (since 2008) 2002  Italy (2010) 2012 Two years
Softball ISF Women's World Championship Nations 1965  United States (2010) 2012 Four years from 1970–2010,
now two years
Speed skating World Allround Speed Skating Championships Individuals 1933 Czech Republic Martina Sáblíková (2010) 2011 Year
World Sprint Speed Skating Championships Individuals 1970 China Yu Jing (2012) 2013 Year
World Single Distance Championships Individuals and nations 1995 Winners in 6 events (2010) 2011 Year[9]
World Short Track Speed Skating Championships Individuals[R] 1976[10] South Korea Cho Ha-Ri (Overall)
Winners in 5 events (2011)		 2012 Year
World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships Nations 1991  South Korea (2011) Discontinued after 2011 One Year
Snowboarding FIS Snowboarding World Championships Individuals halfpipe 1996 Australia Holly Crawford (2011) 2012 One year
Individuals slopestyle 2011 Finland Enni Rukajärvi (2011)
Individuals snowboard cross 1997 United States Lindsey Jacobellis (2011)
Individuals paraller slalom 1996 Norway Hilde-Katrine Engeli (2011)
Individuals paraller giant slalom 1999 Russia Alena Zavarzina (2011)
Squash World Open Individuals 1979 Malaysia Nicol David (2011) 2012 Year
World Doubles Squash Championships Doubles teams 1997 Winners in 2 events (2006) Unknown Intermittent
World Team Squash Championships Nations 1979  Australia (2010) 2012 Two years
Table tennis World Table Tennis Championships Individuals[D] 1926 Winners in 3 events (2011) 2013 Two years
World Team Table Tennis Championships Nations 2000 (1933)  Singapore (2010) 2012 Two years
Ten-pin bowling WTBA World Championships Nations 1963 Winners in 6 events (2009) 2011 Two years
Tennis Fed Cup Nations 1963  Czech Republic (2011) 2012 Year
ITF World Champion Individuals 1978 Czech Republic Petra Kvitová (2011) 2012 Year
ITF World Champions Doubles teams 1996 Czech Republic Květa Peschke & Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik (2011) 2012 Year
Triathlon ITU Triathlon World Championships Individuals 1989 United Kingdom Helen Jenkins (2011) 2012 Year
Volleyball FIVB World Championship Nations 1952  Russia (2010) 2014 Four years
FIVB World Cup Nations 1973  Italy (2011) 2015 Four years
FIVB World Grand Prix Nations 1993  United States (2011) 2012 Year
Water polo FINA Water Polo World Cup Nations 1979  United States (2010) 2014 Originally two years,
four years after 2002
FINA Water Polo World Championship Nations 1986  Greece (2011) 2013 Two years since 2001

[edit] Mixed

Sport Competition name Competing entities First
held		 Current holder Next Held every
Auto racing Formula One World Championship Individuals 1950 Germany Sebastian Vettel (2011) 2012 One year
Constructors 1958 Austria Red Bull (2011)
FIA GT1 World Championship Individuals 2011 Germany Lucas Luhr and
Germany Michael Krumm (2011)		 2012 One year
Teams 2011 United Kingdom JR Motorsports (2011)
World Rally Championship Individuals 1977 France Sébastien Loeb (2011) 2012 One year
Manufacturers 1973 France Citroën (2011)
World Touring Car Championship Individuals 1987 France Yvan Muller (2011) 2012 One year
Manufacturers United States Chevrolet (2011)
World Manufacturers' Championship Manufacturers 1925 France Delage (1927) Defunct One year until 1927
World Sportscar Championship Manufacturers;
from 1985 teams		 1953 France Peugeot Talbot Sport (1992) Defunct One year until 1992
Individuals 1981 France Yannick Dalmas
United Kingdom Derek Warwick (1992)		 One year until 1992
Karting World Championship Individuals 1964 Netherlands Nyk de Vries (2010) 2011 One year
FIA World Cup for Cross Country Rallies Individuals 1990 Winners in 3 categories (2009) 2010 One year
Equestrian FEI World Equestrian Games Individuals 1990 Winners in 27 events (2010) 2014 Four years
International Mounted Games World Individual Championships Individuals 1986 David Cherrington (NZL) 2011 One year
International Mounted Games World Pairs Championships Pairs 1992 Robert Leese (ENG) & David Cherrington (NZL) 2010 One year
International Mounted Games World Team Championships Team 1986 Ireland 2011 One year
Figure skating World Figure Skating Championships Pairs 1908 Germany Aliona Savchenko & Robin Szolkowy (2011) 2012 One year
Ice Dance 1952 United States Meryl Davis & Charlie White (2011)
Glider aerobatics FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships Individuals 1985 Russia Georgij Kaminski (2009) 2011 Two years
Nations France France (2009)
Gliding World Gliding Championships Individuals 1937 Winners in 6 classes (2008) 2010 Two years[14]
Korfball Korfball World Championship Nations 1978 Netherlands (2007) 2011 Four years
Motorcycling FIM MotoGP Championship Individuals 1949 Winners in three classes (2010) 2011 One year
Constructors Winners in three classes (2010)
Supercross World Championship Individuals 2003 United States Ryan Dungey 2011 One year
Motocross World Championship Individuals 2003 Winners in three classes 2010 One year
FIM World Enduro Championship Individuals 1990 Winners in 3 events (2008) 2009 One year
FIM Sidecarcross World Championship Pairs 1980 Joris Hendrickx (2009)
Kaspars Liepins		 2010 One year
Speedway World Team Cup (1960–2000)
Speedway World Cup (since 2001)		 National Team 1960 Poland (2010) 2011 One year
Speedway World Pairs Championship National pair 1970 Sweden (1993) Defunct One year until 1993
Individual Speedway World Championship (1936–1994)
Speedway Grand Prix (since 1995)		 Individuals 1936 Poland Tomasz Gollob (2010) 2010 One year
Individual Ice Racing World Championship Individuals[18] 1966 Nikolai Krasnikov (2010) 2011 One year
Team Ice Racing World Championship Nations 1979 Russia Russia (2009) 2010 One year
Sidecar World Championship Pairs 1949 Finland Pekka Päivärinta (driver) &
Switzerland Adolf Hänni (passenger) (2011)		 2012 One year
Endurance FIM World Championship Team 1975 Austria Yamaha Austria Racing Team 2011 One year
Superbike World Championship Individuals 1988 United States Ben Spies (2009) 2009 One year
Manufacturers Italy Ducati (2009)
Supersport World Championship Individuals 1999 United Kingdom Cal Crutchlow (2009) 2010 One year
Manufacturers Japan Honda (2010)
FIM Superstock 1000 Championship Individuals 2000 Italy Ayrton Badovini (2010) 2011 One year
Manufacturers Germany BMW (2010)
Offshore powerboat racing C1 World Powerboat Championship Individual 1992 United Arab Emirates Victory Team 2011 One years
Powerboat P1 World Championship Individual 2003 Winners in 3 classes 2011 One years
F1 Powerboat World Championship Individual 1981 Finland Sami Seliö (2010) 2011 One years
Radio-controlled car racing IFMAR World Championship Individuals 1977 Winners in 8 classes 2011
2012		 Two years
Sailing ISAF Sailing World Championships Crews 2003 various 2011 Four years
ISAF Team Racing World Championship Nations 1995 USA 2007 Two years
Slot car racing ISRA Worlds Individual 1992 Winners in 4 classes 2011 One year
Synchronized skating World Synchronized Skating Championships Teams 2000 Finland Rockettes (2011) 2012 One year
Tennis Hopman Cup[19] Nations 1989  Czech Republic (2012) 2013 One year

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Not held in Summer Olympic years.
  2. ^ a b Auto racing events make no distinction between male and female competitors.
  3. ^ The second Bandy World Championships were held in 1961. From that point, the championships were held every two years until 2003. Since then, the championships have been held every year.
  4. ^ a b Equestrian events make no distinction between male and female competitors.
  5. ^ a b There exist mixed and women's gliding championships. The most prominent female competitor in mixed world gliding championships was Hanna Reitsch.
  6. ^ a b Motorcycle racing events make no distinction between male and female competitors.
  7. ^ a b Championships are not held for Olympic events in Summer Olympic years.
  8. ^ a b With the introduction of an Olympic rugby sevens tournament for both sexes in 2016, the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens will be the final edition of that event.
  9. ^ a b In Winter Olympic years, the World Single Distance Championships are not held.
  10. ^ a b Although the International Skating Union did not conduct an official World Short Track Championship until 1981, it began organising international events in 1976. All annual ISU-sanctioned international championships from 1976 to 1980 are now retrospectively recognised as World Championships.
  11. ^ Every year since 2006-2010.
  12. ^ The UCI Road World Championships were first contested in 1927, but women's championships were not added until 1958.
  13. ^ The BDO World Darts Championship was first contested in 1978, but a women's championship was not added until 2001.
  14. ^ a b The duration between World Gliding Championships varies slightly, dependent on the hemisphere of the next planned edition.
  15. ^ Changed from 2005.
  16. ^ Not held in Winter Olympic years.
  17. ^ The Rugby World Cup Sevens was first contested in 1993, but a women's tournament was not added until 2009.
  18. ^ World Champions in Individual Ice Racing
  19. ^ Teams consist of one man and one woman. Each matchup between teams consists of three matches—in order, women's singles, men's singles, and mixed doubles.

    R.  ^R - One or more relay events, in which three or four competitors compete for their nation, are included for each sex.
    D.  ^D - Includes three Doubles events, one for men, one for women, and one for mixed doubles.

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