Template:Open 49er World Championship medallists

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1997 Perth  Australia
Chris Nicholson
Daniel Phillips
 United States
Jonathan McKee
Charles McKee
 United States
Morgan Larson
Kevin Hall
1998 Bandol  Australia
Chris Nicholson
Daniel Phillips
 Great Britain
Andy Budgen
Ian Budgen
 United States
Morgan Larson
Kevin Hall
1999 Melbourne  Australia
Chris Nicholson
Ed Smyth
 Australia
Adam Beashel
Teague Czislowski
 United States
Morgan Larson
Kevin Hall
2000 Sonora Bay  Spain
Santiago López-Vázquez
Javier de la Plaza
 Germany
Marcus Baur
Philip Barth
 Finland
Thomas Johanson
Jyrki Järvi
2001 Malcesine  United States
Jonathan McKee
Charles McKee
 Spain
Iker Martínez
Xabier Fernández
 Ukraine
Rodion Luka
George Leonchuk
2002 Kaneohe Bay  Spain
Iker Martínez
Xabier Fernández
 Great Britain
Christopher Draper
Simon Hiscocks
 Great Britain
Paul Brotherton
Mark Asquith
2003 Cádiz  Great Britain
Christopher Draper
Simon Hiscocks
 Norway
Christoffer Sundby
Frode Bovim
 Ukraine
Rodion Luka
George Leonchuk
2004 Athens  Spain
Iker Martínez
Xabier Fernández
 Great Britain
Christopher Draper
Simon Hiscocks
 Germany
Marcus Baur
Max Groy
2005 Moscow  Ukraine
Rodion Luka
George Leonchuk
 Great Britain
Christopher Draper
Simon Hiscocks
 Italy
Pietro Sibello
Gianfranco Sibello
2006 Aix-le-Bain  Great Britain
Christopher Draper
Simon Hiscocks
 Greece
Thanasis Pakhoumas
Athanasios Siouzios
 Great Britain
Stevie Morrison
Ben Rhodes
2007 Cascais  Great Britain
Stevie Morrison
Ben Rhodes
 Austria
Nico Delle Karth
Nikolaus Resch
 Australia
Nathan Outteridge
Ben Austin
2008 Melbourne  Australia
Nathan Outteridge
Ben Austin
 Great Britain
Stevie Morrison
Ben Rhodes
 Ukraine
Rodion Luka
George Leonchuk
2009 Riva del Garda  Australia
Nathan Outteridge
Iain Jensen
 Great Britain
John Pink
Rick Peacock
 Italy
Pietro Sibello
Gianfranco Sibello
2010 Port Lucaya  Spain
Iker Martínez
Xabier Fernández
 Australia
Nathan Outteridge
Iain Jensen
 Italy
Pietro Sibello
Gianfranco Sibello
2011 Perth  Australia
Nathan Outteridge
Iain Jensen
 New Zealand
Peter Burling
Blair Tuke
 Denmark
Emil Toft Nielsen
Simon Toft Nielsen
2012 Zadar  Australia
Nathan Outteridge
Iain Jensen
 New Zealand
Peter Burling
Blair Tuke
 Denmark
Allan Nørregaard
Peter Lang