The World Wheelchair Curling Championship is an annual world championship held to determine the world's best team in wheelchair curling. It is held every non-Paralympic year.
| World Wheelchair Curling Championship | |
|---|---|
| Established | 2002 |
| 2024 host city | Gangneung, South Korea |
| 2024 arena | Gangneung Curling Centre |
| 2024 champion |  Norway |
| Current edition | |
Medalists edit
Following is a list of medalists:[1]
All-time medal table edit
As of 2024 World Wheelchair Curling Championship
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
 Russia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Canada | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 4 |  China | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 |  Scotland | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 |  Switzerland | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 |  Sweden | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 |  South Korea | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 |  Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 51 | |
Performance timeline edit
| Nation | 2002 | 2004 | 2005 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2023 | 2024 | Years |
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 Bulgaria |
7 | 10 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
 Canada |
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6 | 4 | 4 |  |
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6 | 7 | 5 | 10 | |
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17 |
 China |
– | – | – | – | – | 5 | 5 | |
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5 | 4 | |
4 | |
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12 |
 Czech Republic |
– | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | – | 8 | 11 | 4 |
 Denmark |
9 | 8 | |
9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | – | 5 |
 England |
6 | 4 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
 Estonia |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 10 | – | – | 12 | 3 |
 Finland |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | |
10 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
 Germany |
– | – | 13 | – | – | |
9 | – | – | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | – | – | – | – | 7 |
 Italy |
8 | 6 | 9 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
 Japan |
– | – | 13 | 5 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | – | 4 |
 Latvia |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
 Norway |
– | 12 | 5 | |
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8 | |
9 | 9 | 10 | |
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4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | |
16 |
 Poland |
– | – | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 Russia |
– | 9 | 15 | 8 | 10 | – | 4 | |
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7 | |
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– | – | 13 |
 Scotland |
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7 | 9 | |
7 | 6 | 8 | – | |
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9 | 6 | |
10 | 16 |
 Slovakia |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 8 | 4 | 9 | – | 6 | 8 | 10 | – | 7 | 8 |
 South Korea |
– | 11 | 7 | 7 | |
7 | 6 | |
10 | – | |
6 | |
6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
 Sweden |
4 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 6 | |
8 | 8 | |
9 | – | – | – | |
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4 | 4 | 14 |
 Switzerland |
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8 | 10 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 12 | – | – | 11 |
 United States |
5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | |
4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | – | 4 | 6 | 9 | 16 |
 Wales |
– | 13 | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Total teams | 9 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
World Wheelchair-B Curling Championship edit
The World Wheelchair-B Curling Championship is a qualifier event for the World Wheelchair Championship. From 2015 to 2018, the top 2 teams qualify for the World Championship. Starting at the 2018 World Wheelchair-B Curling Championship, the top 3 teams qualify.
Medallists edit
Following is a list of medallists for the World Wheelchair-B Championship:
Wheelchair Fair Play Award edit
For the World Curling Wheelchair Sportsmanship Award all participants are invited to nominate a fellow competitor who, in their view, has best exemplified the traditional values of skill, honesty, fair play, sportsmanship and friendship during a world championship. The award is presented at the closing ceremony. Players cannot vote for a fellow team member.[11]
The number in parentheses after the curler's first and last name indicates which of the several times he was awarded this year.
References edit
- ^ Events Wheelchaircurling.com
- ^ Curling Chuncheon City South Korea to host 2012 World Wheelchair Championship International Paralympic Committee (IPC) February 23, 2011
- ^ "WCF President impressed by Sochi 2014 event progress". World Curling Federation. 18 October 2011.
- ^ "Lohja, Finland to host World Wheelchair Curling Championship 2015". World Curling Federation. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- ^ "World Wheelchair Curling Championship 2016 to be held in Lucerne, Switzerland". World Curling Federation. 3 January 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ^ "World Wheelchair Curling Championship 2017". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "worldcurling.org/scotland-awarded-four-international-curling-championships". World Curling Federation. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ Pavlyuchik, Alina. "Russia win World Wheelchair Curling Championship 2020 title". World Curling Federation. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- ^ "World Wheelchair Curling Championship 2021". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "World Wheelchair Curling Championship 2023". World Curling Federation. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
- ^ "Wheelchair Sportsmanship Award". World Curling Federation. Archived from the original on 2023-07-10. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ The World Championship was not held in 2003, but the award of the prize is nevertheless noted in the source.