The ILCA 7 World Championship, until 2020 the Laser World Championship, has been held every year since 1974, organized by the World Sailing.[1]

Laser is an Olympic sailing class.

Editions

EventHostSailorRef.
Ed.DateYearHost clubCityCountryGenderNat.Cont.
11974Open[2][3]
1975NOT HELD
21976KielOpen[4][3]
31977Cabo FrioOpen[5][3]
1978NOT HELD
41979PerthOpen[6][3]
51980KingstonOpen[7][3]
1981NOT HELD
61982SardiniaOpen[3]
71983GulfportOpen[3]
1984NOT HELD
81985HalmstadOpen[3]
1986NOT HELD
91987Melbourne[3]
1027 August – 2 Sept.1988FalmouthOpen[8][3]
111989AarhusOpen[9][3]
121990NewportOpen[10][3]
131991Porto CarrasOpen[11][3]
1992NOT HELD
147–17 March1993AucklandOpen[12][3]
151994WakayamaOpen[3]
161995TenerifeOpen[3]
179–16 April1996Simon's TownOpen[13]
1813–22 October1997Algarrobo[14]
193–13 March1998Dubai
part of the 1998 ISAF World Sailing Games[15][16]
204–13 January1999Melbourne[17]
13–22 March2000Cancún[18]
30 July – 8 August2001Cork[19]
9–11 September2002Cape Cod[20]
11–24 September2003Cádiz
part of the 2003 ISAF Sailing World Championships
10–19 May2004Bitez[21]
18–28 September2005Fortaleza[22]
12–20 September2006Jeju[23]
28 June – 13 July2007Cascais
part of the 2007 ISAF Sailing World Championships
5–13 February2008 |Gosford[24]
17–26 August2009Tantallon, Nova Scotia[25]
27 Aug. –5 Sep2010Hayling Island, Hampshire[25]
3–18 December2011Perth
part of the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships
30 Apr –10 May2012Boltenhagen[25]
14–23 November2013Al Musannah[25]
12–21 September2014Santander
part of the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships
29 June – 8 July2015Portsmouth Olympic Harbour, Kingston, OntarioMale158N/A626[26]
10–18 May2016Nuevo Vallarta, NayaritMaleN/A[27]
12–19 September2017SplitMaleN/A[28]
30 July – 12 August2018AarhusMaleN/A
part of the 2018 Sailing World Championships
4–9 July2019SakaiminatoMaleN/A
11–16 February2020MelbourneMaleN/A
5–10 November2021BarcelonaMale135N/A435
23–28 May2022Nuevo Vallarta, NayaritMale125N/A455
13–20 August2023The HagueMale135N/A435
part of the 2023 Sailing World Championships
26–31 January2024West Beach, Adelaide, SAMale152N/A525
12–17 May2025Qingdao, Fushan Bay, ShandongMale137N/A405

Multiple medallist

Updated up to and including the 2025 worlds and compiled from the medalists table below

AthleteGoldSilverBronzeTotalEntries
1Robert Scheidt (Brazil)9211213[29]
2Tom Slingsby (Australia)51068[30]
3Glenn Bourke (Australia)30033[31]
4Matt Wearn (Australia)231613[32]
5Pavlos Kontides (Cyprus)230511[33]
6Nick Thompson (United Kingdom)22267[34]
7Ben Ainslie (United Kingdom)20355[35]
8John Bertrand (United States)20022[36]

Medalists

References
1974 HamiltonPeter Commette (United States)Norman Freeman (United States)Chris Boome (United States)
1976 KielJohn Bertrand (United States)Barry Thom (New Zealand)Ed Adams (United States)
1977 Cabo FríoJohn Bertrand (United States)Peter Commette (United States)Mark Neeleman (Netherlands)
1979 PerthLasse Hjortnæs (Denmark)Peter Conde (Australia)Andrew Menkart (United States)
1980 KingstonEd Baird (United States)Jose Barcel Dias (Brazil)John Cutler (New Zealand)
1982 SardiniaTerry Neilson (Canada)Andrew Roy (Canada)Mark Brink (United States)
1983 GulfportOscar Paulich (Netherlands)Per Arne Nilson (Norway)Asbjörn Arnkvaern (Sweden)
1985 HalmstadLawrence Crispin (United Kingdom)Andreas John (Germany)Benny Andersen (Denmark)
1987 MelbourneStuart Wallace (Australia)Gunni Pedersen (Denmark)Peter Tanscheit (Brazil)
1988 FalmouthGlenn Bourke (Australia)Benny Andersen (Denmark)Peter Fox (New Zealand)
1989 AarhusGlenn Bourke (Australia)Wouter Duetz (Netherlands)Scott Ellis (Australia)
1990 NewportGlenn Bourke (Australia)Steven Bourdow (United States)Peter Tanscheit (Brazil)
1991 Porto CarrasPeter Tanscheit (Brazil)Stefan Warkalla (Germany)Mladen Makjanić (Croatia)
1993 TakapunaThomas Johanson (Finland)Peter Tanscheit (Brazil)Robert Scheidt (Brazil)
1994 WakayamaNikolas Burfoot (New Zealand)Pascal Lacoste (France)Serge Kats (Netherlands)
1995 TenerifeRobert Scheidt (Brazil)Nik Burfoot (New Zealand)Eivind Melleby (Norway)
1996 Simon's TownRobert Scheidt (Brazil)Karl Suneson (Sweden)Ben Ainslie (United Kingdom)
1997 AlgarroboRobert Scheidt (Brazil)Nik Burfoot (New Zealand)Ben Ainslie (United Kingdom)
1998Ben Ainslie (United Kingdom)Michael Blackburn (Australia)Daniel Birgmark (Sweden)[37]
1999Ben Ainslie (United Kingdom)Robert Scheidt (Brazil)Karl Suneson (Sweden)
2000Robert Scheidt (Brazil)Michael Blackburn (Australia)Ben Ainslie (United Kingdom)
2001Robert Scheidt (Brazil)Gustavo Lima (Portugal)Peer Moberg (Norway)
2002Robert Scheidt (Brazil)Karl Suneson (Sweden)Paul Goodison (United Kingdom)
2003Gustavo Lima (Portugal)Robert Scheidt (Brazil)Michael Blackburn (Australia)
2004Robert Scheidt (Brazil)Mark Mendelblatt (United States)Michael Blackburn (Australia)
2005Robert Scheidt (Brazil)Diego Romero (Italy)Andrew Murdoch (New Zealand)
2006Michael Blackburn (Australia)Tom Slingsby (Australia)Rasmus Myrgren (Sweden)
2007Tom Slingsby (Australia)Andrew Murdoch (New Zealand)Deniss Karpak (Estonia)
2008Tom Slingsby (Australia)Julio Alsogaray (Argentina)Javier Hernández (Spain)
2009Paul Goodison (United Kingdom)Michael Bullot (New Zealand)Nick Thompson (United Kingdom)
2010Tom Slingsby (Australia)Nick Thompson (United Kingdom)Andrew Murdoch (New Zealand)
2011Tom Slingsby (Australia)Nick Thompson (United Kingdom)Andrew Murdoch (New Zealand)
2012Tom Slingsby (Australia)Tonči Stipanović (Croatia)Andrew Murdoch (New Zealand)
2013Robert Scheidt (Brazil)Pavlos Kontides (Cyprus)Philipp Buhl (Germany)
2014Nicholas Heiner (Netherlands)Tom Burton (Australia)Nick Thompson (United Kingdom)
2015Nick Thompson (United Kingdom)Philipp Buhl (Germany)Tom Burton (Australia)
2016Nick Thompson (United Kingdom)Jean-Baptiste Bernaz (France)Rutger van Schaardenburg (Netherlands)[38]
2017Pavlos Kontides (Cyprus)Tom Burton (Australia)Matthew Wearn (Australia)[39]
2018Pavlos Kontides (Cyprus)Matthew Wearn (Australia)Philipp Buhl (Germany)[40]
2019Tom Burton (Australia)Matthew Wearn (Australia)George Gautrey (New Zealand)[41]
2020Philipp Buhl (Germany)Matthew Wearn (Australia)Tonči Stipanović (Croatia)[42]
2021Thomas Saunders (New Zealand)Finn Lynch (IRE)Tonči Stipanović (Croatia)[43]
2022Jean-Baptiste Bernaz (France)Pavlos Kontides (Cyprus)Filip Jurišić (Croatia)[44]
2023Matthew Wearn (Australia)Michael Beckett (United Kingdom)George Gautrey (New Zealand)[45]
2024Matthew Wearn (Australia)Hermann Tomasgaard (Norway)Michael Beckett (United Kingdom)[46]
2025Willem Wiersema (Netherlands)Pavlos Kontides (Cyprus)Zac Littlewood (Australia)[47]

See also

References

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