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Finn Gold Cup

The Finn Gold Cup is the premier competition in Finn Class sailboat racing. Organized by the International Sailing Federation, it decides the Finn World Championships and has been held every year since 1956.[1]

Finn Gold Cup
First held1956 (1956)
ClassesFinn
Competitors113 (2017)
ChampionsMax Salminen (2017)
Most titlesBen Ainslie (6)

Finn is an Olympic class.

Editions edit

Year City Country Dates Athletes Nations Note
1956 Burnham-on-Crouch   United Kingdom 29 March – 2 April [2]
1957 Karlstad   Sweden 31 July – 4 August [3]
1958 Zeebrugge   Belgium 1–5 May [4]
1959 Hellerup   Denmark 4–9 August [5]
1960 Torquay   United Kingdom 4–10 June [6]
1961 Travemünde   West Germany 14–19 August [7]
1962 Tønsberg   Norway 6–11 August [8]
1963 Medemblik   Netherlands 12–19 August [9]
1964 Torquay   United Kingdom 18–26 July [10]
1965 Gdynia   Poland 22–29 July [11]
1966 La Baule   France 21–29 August [12]
1967 Hanko   Finland 6–12 August [13]
1968 Whitstable   United Kingdom 6–12 August [14]
1969 Hamilton   Bermuda 6–12 August [15]
1970 Cascais   Portugal 14–22 August [16]
1971 Toronto   Canada 1–9 October [17]
1972 Anzio   Italy 25 June – 1 July [18]
1973 Brest   France 14–23 July [19]
1974 Long Beach   United States 10–17 August [20]
1975 Malmö   Sweden 10–19 June [21]
1976 Brisbane   Australia 2–10 January [22]
1977 Palamós   Spain 6–17 September [23]
1978 Manzanillo   Mexico 16–26 November [24]
1979 Weymouth   United Kingdom 5–15 September [25]
1980 Takapuna   New Zealand 18–27 February [26]
1981 Grömitz   West Germany 5–19 July [27]
1982 Medemblik   Netherlands 9–19 September [28]
1983 Milwaukee   United States 13–21 August [29]
1984 Anzio   Italy 17–27 May [30]
1985 Marstrand   Sweden 26 June – 6 July [31]
1986 Palma   Spain 5–13 July [32]
1987 Kiel   West Germany 26 June – 7 July [33]
1988 Ilhabela   Brazil 31 January – 11 February [34]
1989 Alassio   Italy 6–16 April [35]
1990 Porto Carras   Greece 5–15 July [36]
1991 Kingston   Canada 1–3 September [37]
1992 Cádiz   Spain 10–17 May [38]
1993 Bangor   United Kingdom 9–19 July [39]
1994 Pärnu   Estonia 12–21 August [40]
1995 Melbourne   Australia 7–15 January [41]
1996 La Rochelle   France 1–10 May [42]
1997 Gdańsk   Poland 3–13 July [43]
1998 Athens   Greece 17–23 August [44]
1999 Melbourne   Australia 6–17 January [45]
2000 Weymouth   United Kingdom 11–16 June [46]
2001 Marblehead   United States 21–29 September [47]
2002 Athens   Greece 20–28 July [48]
2003 Cádiz   Spain 11–24 September part of the 2003 ISAF Sailing World Championships
2004 Rio de Janeiro   Brazil 12–20 February [49]
2005 Moscow   Russia 9–17 September [50]
2006 Split   Croatia 8–16 July [51]
2007 Cascais   Portugal 28 June – 13 July part of the 2007 ISAF Sailing World Championships
2008 Melbourne   Australia 20–29 January [52]
2009 Vallensbæk   Denmark 3–11 July [53]
2010 San Francisco   United States 27 August – 4 September [54]
2011 Perth   Australia 3–18 December part of the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships
2012 Falmouth   United Kingdom 10–18 May [55]
2013 Tallinn   Estonia 23–31 August [56]
2014 Santander   Spain 12–21 September part of the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships
2015 Takapuna   New Zealand 20–30 November [57]
2016 Gaeta   Italy 5–15 May [58]
2017 Balatonföldvár   Hungary 1–10 September [59]
2018 Aarhus   Denmark 30 July – 12 August part of the 2018 Sailing World Championships
2019 Melbourne   Australia 13–21 December
2021 Porto   Portugal 8–12 May [60]
2022 Malcesine   Italy 17–21 May 110 17 [61]
2023 Coconut Grove   United States 27–31 January 58 17 [62]

Medalists edit

Year
 Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1956 Burnham-on-Crouch
details 		  André Nelis (BEL)   Paul Elvstrøm (DEN)   Brian Roswell (CAN)
1957 Karlstad
details 		  Jürgen Vogler (GDR)   Harald Bredo Eriksen (NOR)   André Nelis (BEL)
1958 Zeebrugge
details 		  Paul Elvstrøm (DEN)   André Nelis (BEL)   Adelchi Pelaschier (ITA)
1959 Hellerup
details 		  Paul Elvstrøm (DEN)   André Nelis (BEL)   Pierre Poullain (FRA)
1960 Torquay
details 		  Vernon Stratton (GBR)   André Nelis (BEL)   Desmond Stratton (GBR)
1961 Travemünde
details 		  André Nelis (BEL)   Hans Fogh (DEN)   Fred Miller (USA)
1962 Tønsberg
details 		  Arne Åkerson (SWE)   Boris Jacobsson (SWE)   André Nelis (BEL)
1963 Medemblik
details 		  Wilhelm Kuhweide (FRG)   Boris Jacobsson (SWE)   Hans Willems (NED)
1964 Torquay
details 		  Hubert Raudaschl (AUT)   Hakan Kellner (SWE)   Richard Creagh (CAN)
1965 Gdynia
details 		  Jürgen Mier (GDR)   Bernd Dehmel (GDR)   Richard Hart (GBR)
1966 La Baule
details 		  Wilhelm Kuhweide (FRG)   Jörg Bruder (BRA)   Bernhard Straubinger (FRG)
1967 Hanko
details 		  Wilhelm Kuhweide (FRG)   Valentin Mankin (URS)   Uwe Mares (FRG)
1968 Whitestable
details 		  Henning Wind (DEN)   Uwe Mares (FRG)   Jörg Bruder (BRA)
1969 Hamilton
details 		  Thomas Lundqvist (SWE)   Jörg Bruder (BRA)   Peter Barrett (USA)
1970 Cascais
details 		  Jörg Bruder (BRA)   Henry Spraque (USA)   Robert Andre (USA)
1971 Toronto
details 		  Jörg Bruder (BRA)   Carl Van Duyne (USA)   Serge Maury (FRA)
1972 Anzio
details 		  Jörg Bruder (BRA)   John Bertrand (AUS)   Lennart Gustafsson (SWE)
1973 Brest
details 		  Serge Maury (FRA)   Magnus Olin (SWE)   Guy Lilljegren (SWE)
1974 Long Beach
details 		  Henry Spraque (USA)   Guy Lilljegren (SWE)   Kent Carlsson (SWE)
1975 Malmö
details 		  Magnus Olin (SWE)   Baudouin Binkhorst (NED)   Jonty Farmer (NZL)
1976 Brisbane
details 		  Chris Law (GBR)   Jonty Farmer (NZL)   John Bertrand (AUS)
1977 Palamos
details 		  Joaquín Blanco (ESP)   José Luis Doreste (ESP)   Cláudio Biekarck (BRA)
1978 Manzanillo
details 		  John Bertrand (USA)   Joaquín Blanco (ESP)   Carl Buchan (USA)
1979 Weymouth
details 		  Cameron Lewis (USA)   John Bertrand (USA)   Mark Neeleman (NED)
1980 Auckland
details 		  Cameron Lewis (USA)   John Bertrand (USA)   Lawrence Lemieux (CAN)
1981 Gromitz
details 		  Wolfgang Gerz (FRG)   Lasse Hjortnæs (DEN)   Miroslav Rychzik (POL)
1982 Medemblik
details 		  Lasse Hjortnæs (DEN)   Henryk Blaszka (POL)   Buzz Reynolds (USA)
1983 Milwaukee
details 		  Paul van Cleve (USA)   Wolfgang Gerz (FRG)   Mark Neeleman (NED)
1984 Anzio
details 		  Lasse Hjortnæs (DEN)   Terence Neilson (CAN)   Jörgen Lindhardtsen (DEN)
1985 Marstrand
details 		  Lasse Hjortnæs (DEN)   Oleg Khoperski [ru] (URS)   Ingvar Bengtsson (SWE)
1986 El Arenal
details 		  Stig Westergaard (DEN)   Brian Ledbetter (USA)   José Doreste (ESP)
1987 Kiel
details 		  José Doreste (ESP)   Lasse Hjortnæs (DEN)   Brian Ledbetter (USA)
1988 Ilha Bela
details 		  Thomas Schmid (FRG)   Roy Heiner (NED)   Gordon Anderson (CAN)
1989 Alassio
details 		  Stig Westergaard (DEN)   Eric Mergenthaler (MEX)   Oleg Khoperski [ru] (URS)
1990 Porto Carras
details 		  Hank Lammens (CAN)   Lawrence Lemieux (CAN)   Eric Mergenthaler (MEX)
1991 Kingston
details 		  Hank Lammens (CAN)   Brian Ledbetter (USA)   Oleg Khoperski (URS)
1992 Cadiz
details 		  Eric Mergenthaler (MEX)   Glen Bourke (AUS)   Hans Spitzauer (AUT)
1993 Bangor
details 		  Philippe Presti (FRA)   Fredrik Lööf (SWE)   Richard Clarke (CAN)
1994 Pärnu
details 		  Fredrik Lööf (SWE)   Hank Lammens (CAN)   José van der Ploeg (ESP)
1995 Melbourne
details 		  Hans Spitzauer (AUT)   Fredrik Lööf (SWE)   Philippe Presti (FRA)
1996 La Rochelle
details 		  Philippe Presti (FRA)   Hans Spitzauer (AUT)   Fredrik Lööf (SWE)
1997 Gdańsk
details 		  Fredrik Lööf (SWE)   Luca Devoti (ITA)   Xavier Rohart (FRA)
1998 Athens
details 		  Mateusz Kusznierewicz (POL)   Fredrik Lööf (SWE)   Xavier Rohart (FRA)
1999 Melbourne
details 		  Fredrik Lööf (SWE)   Mateusz Kusznierewicz (POL)   Richard Clarke (CAN)
2000 Weymouth
details 		  Mateusz Kusznierewicz (POL)   Sébastien Godefroid (BEL)   Aimilios Papathanasiou (GRE)
2001 Marblehead
details 		  Sébastien Godefroid (BEL)   Mateusz Kusznierewicz (POL)   Aimilios Papathanasiou (GRE)
2002 Athens
details 		  Ben Ainslie (GBR)   Mateusz Kusznierewicz (POL)   Aimilios Papathanasiou (GRE)
2003 Cadiz
details 		  Ben Ainslie (GBR)   Rafael Trujillo (ESP)   Andrew Simpson (GBR)
2004 Rio de Janeiro
details 		  Ben Ainslie (GBR)   Richard Clarke (CAN)   David Burrows (IRL)
2005 Moscow
details 		  Ben Ainslie (GBR)   Aimilios Papathanasiou (GRE)   Chris Cook (CAN)
2006 Split
details 		  Jonas Høgh-Christensen (DEN)   Aimilios Papathanasiou (GRE)   Edward Wright (GBR)
2007 Cascais
details 		  Rafael Trujillo (ESP)   Pieter-Jan Postma (NED)   Gašper Vinčec (SLO)
2008 Melbourne
details 		  Ben Ainslie (GBR)   Dan Slater (NZL)   Jonas Høgh-Christensen (DEN)
2009 Vallensbæk
details 		  Jonas Høgh-Christensen (DEN)   Zach Railey (USA)   Ivan Kljaković Gašpić (CRO)
2010 San Francisco
details 		  Edward Wright (GBR)   Rafael Trujillo (ESP)   Giles Scott (GBR)
2011 Perth
details 		  Giles Scott (GBR)   Pieter-Jan Postma (NED)   Edward Wright (GBR)
2012 Falmouth
details 		  Ben Ainslie (GBR)   Edward Wright (GBR)   Jonas Høgh-Christensen (DEN)
2013 Tallinn
details 		  Jorge Zarif (BRA)   Edward Wright (GBR)   Pieter-Jan Postma (NED)
2014 Santander
details 		  Giles Scott (GBR)   Ivan Kljaković Gašpić (CRO)   Edward Wright (GBR)
2015 Takapuna
details 		  Giles Scott (GBR)   Jonathan Lobert (FRA)   Vasilij Žbogar (SLO)
2016 Gaeta
details 		  Giles Scott (GBR)   Jonas Høgh-Christensen (DEN)   Pieter-Jan Postma (NED) [63]
2017 Balatonföldvár
details 		  Max Salminen (SWE)   Jonathan Lobert (FRA)   Nicholas Heiner (NED) [64]
2018 Aarhus
details 		  Zsombor Berecz (HUN)   Max Salminen (SWE)   Pieter-Jan Postma (NED)
2019 Melbourne
details 		  Josh Junior (NZL)   Nicholas Heiner (NED)   Zsombor Berecz (HUN) [65]
2021 Porto
details 		  Andy Maloney (NZL)   Joan Cardona (ESP)   Josh Junior (NZL) [66]
2022 Malcesine
details 		  Pieter-Jan Postma (NED)   Oskari Muhonen (FIN)   Domonkos Németh (HUN) [67]
2023 Coconut Grove
details 		  Ed Wright (GBR)   Domonkos Németh (HUN)   Miguel Fernández (ESP) [68]

Multiple medallists edit

# Athlete Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Ben Ainslie   Great Britain 6 0 0 6
2 Giles Scott   Great Britain 4 0 1 5
3 Fredrik Lööf   Sweden 3 3 1 7
4 Jörg Bruder   Brazil 3 2 1 6
5 Lasse Hjortnæs   Denmark 3 2 0 5
6 Willi Kuhweide   West Germany 3 0 0 3

See also edit

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External links edit

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