The Contender World Championship is an annual international
sailing
Sailing employs the wind—acting on sails, wingsails or kites—to propel a craft on the surface of the ''water'' (sailing ship, sailboat, raft, Windsurfing, windsurfer, or Kitesurfing, kitesurfer), on ''ice'' (iceboat) or on ''land'' (Land sa ...
regatta
Boat racing is a sport in which boats, or other types of watercraft, race on water. Boat racing powered by oars is recorded as having occurred in ancient Egypt, and it is likely that people have engaged in races involving boats and other wa ...
for
Contender (dinghy)
The International Contender is a single-handed high performance sailing dinghy, designed by Bob Miller, latterly known as Ben Lexcen, (Australia) in 1967 as a possible successor to the Finn dinghy for Olympic competition.
The Contender is rec ...
they are organized by the host club on behalf of the International Class Association and recognized by
World Sailing
World Sailing is the international sports governing body for sailing (sport), sailing; it is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
History
The creation of the International Yac ...
, the sports IOC recognized governing body.
Events
Multiple World Champions
Compiled from the data below the table includes up to and including 2024.
* Some years full results are not available so this may be an under estimations
Medalists
References
{{World championships in sailing
World championships in sailing