World Hot Air Ballooning Championships

The World Hot Air Ballooning Championships are the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) World Hot Air Balloon Championship and the FAI Women's World Hot Air Balloon Championship. These biennial events for hot air ballooning are conducted under the direction of the FAI Ballooning Commission (CIA or Comité International d'Aérostation).[1]

Championships edit

FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship edit

Year City Country Date Winners No. of
Athletes
No. of
Nations
1973[2] Albuquerque   United States February 10–17
32 14
1975[2] Albuquerque   United States October 2–12
34 15
1977[2] Castle Howard   Great Britain September 10–18
51 22
1979[2] Uppsala   Sweden January 3–9
33 16
1981[2] Battle Creek   United States June 20–28
82 21
1983[2] Nantes   France August 28 – September 7
70 20
1985[2] Battle Creek   United States July 12–20
98 23
1987[2] Schielleiten/Stubenberg   Austria September 5–12
71 24
1989[2] Saga   Japan November 18–27
102 25
1991[2] Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu   Canada August 10–18
101 26
1993[2] Larochette   Luxembourg August 12–22
101 32
1995[2] Battle Creek   United States June 30 – July 8
86 32
1997[2] Saga   Japan November 15–27
112 38
1999[2] Bad Waltersdorf   Austria August 28 – September 5
90 35
2002[2] Châtellerault   France August 23 – September 1
99 36
2004[2] Mildura   Australia June 26 - July 3
87 32
2006[2] Tochigi   Japan November 18–25
62 31
2008[2] Hofkirchen   Austria September 13–20
102 33
2010[2] Debrecen   Hungary October 2–10
118 31
2012[2] Battle Creek   United States August 17–25
99 30
2014[2] Rio Claro   Brazil July 17–27
59 21
2016[2] Saga   Japan October 30 – November 7
105 31
2018[3] Groß-Siegharts   Austria August 18–26
105 38
2022[4] Murska Sobota   Slovenia September 18–22
103 31

FAI Women's World Hot Air Balloon Championship edit

Year City Country Date Winners No. of
Athletes
No. of
Nations
2014[2] Leszno   Poland September 8–13
38 16
2016[2] Birštonas   Lithuania July 5–10
42 20
2018[5] Nałęczów   Poland August 7–11
33 10
2023[6] Northam   Australia September 4–9
30 13

All-time medal table edit

Updated after the 2023 World Championships.
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  United States1510732
2  Australia4037
3  Great Britain3317
4  Germany2428
5  France1124
6  Japan1012
7  Poland1001
8  Sweden0235
9  Lithuania0224
10  Austria0213
11   Switzerland0123
12  Russia0112
13  Belgium0101
14  Brazil0011
  Netherlands0011
Totals (15 entries)27272781

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "About Us". FAI Ballooning Commission (CIA). Retrieved 2018-12-16.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "Results: World Hot Air Balloon Championship: 1973–2016". wydera.de. Archived from the original on 2014-03-14. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
  3. ^ "Results: 23rd FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship: Gross-Siegharts, Austria". Archived from the original on 2018-12-04. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
  4. ^ "Results: 24th FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship: Gross-Siegharts, Austria". Archived from the original on September 19, 2022. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  5. ^ "Results: 3rd FAI Women's World Hot Air Balloon Championship: Naleczow, Poland". Retrieved 2018-12-16.
  6. ^ "Results: 4th FAI Women's World Hot Air Balloon Championship: Northam, Australia". Retrieved 2023-09-09.

External links edit