Unicon (unicycling)
Unicon, previously known as UNICON, is the World Unicycling Convention and Championships sanctioned by the International Unicycling Federation (IUF).
The IUF sanctions a biennial world unicycling convention and competition, the major event on the international unicycling calendar. Events include artistic (such as group, pairs, individual), track racing (such as 100 metres, 400 metres, 800 metres, 30 metres walk the wheel, 50 metres one-foot), road races (such as 10 kilometres, marathon) (42.195 km), muni (cross-country, uphill, downhill), street, trials, flatland, basketball and hockey.
Unicons to date
| Unicon | Year | Dates | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unicon 1 | 1984 | Syracuse, New York, USA | |
| Unicon 2 | 1986 | Uniondale, New York, USA | |
| Unicon 3 | 1987 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Unicon 4 | 1988 | Aquadilla, Puerto Rico | |
| Unicon 5 | 1991 | Hull, Quebec, Canada | |
| Unicon 6 | 1992 | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | |
| Unicon 7 | 1994 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA | |
| Unicon 8 | 1996 | Guildford, United Kingdom | |
| Unicon 9 | 1998 | Bottrop, Germany | |
| Unicon 10 | 2000 | Beijing, China | |
| Unicon 11 | 2002 | 25 July - 2 August | North Bend, Washington, USA |
| Unicon 12 | 2004 | 23 July - 1 August | Tokyo, Japan |
| Unicon 13 | 2006 | 23 July - 2 August | Langenthal and Bern, Switzerland[1] |
| Unicon 14 | 2008 | 26 July - 4 August | Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark[2] |
| Unicon 15 | 2009/10 | 27 December - 7 January | Wellington, New Zealand[3] |
| Unicon 16 | 2012 | 21 July - 31 July | Brixen, Italy[4][5] |
| Unicon 17 | 2014 | 30 July - 10 August | Montreal, Canada[6] |
Upcoming Unicons
| Unicon | Year | Dates | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unicon 18 | 2016 | 27 July - 7 August | San Sebastián, Spain[7] |
External links
References
- ^ "Unicon 13 (2006) Langenthal and Bern, Switzerland". Retrieved 2014-09-06.
- ^ "Unicon 14 (2008) Denmark". Archived from the original on 2010-11-24. Retrieved 2014-09-06.
- ^ "Unicon 15 (2009/10) New Zealand". Archived from the original on 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2014-09-06.
- ^ "Unicon XVI goes to..." 2009-12-16. Archived from the original on 2013-11-03. Retrieved 2014-09-06.
- ^ "Unicon 16 (2012) Italy". Retrieved 2014-09-06.
- ^ "Unicon 17 - Montréal". Retrieved 2014-09-06.
- ^ "Unicon 18, Donostia, Spain". 2014-08-17. Retrieved 2014-09-06.
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