The Vovinam World Championships, also known as the World Vovinam VietVoDao Championships, are the highest level of competition for Vovinam organized by the World Vovinam Federation (WVVF).[2]
 Vovinam World Championships held in Algeria in 2006 | |
| Competition details | |
|---|---|
| Discipline | Vovinam |
| Type | Technical and Fighting |
| Organiser | World Vovinam VietVoDao Federation (WVVF) |
| Divisions | |
| Current weight divisions | Male 51-54 kg, 54-57 kg, 57-60 kg, 60-64 kg, and 64-68 kg. Female 51-54 kg, 51-54 kg, 54-57 kg, and 57-60 kg. |
| History | |
| First edition | 2002 in Paris, France |
| Final edition | 2022 in Paris, France[1] |
| Most wins |  Vietnam (98 Gold medals) |
List of world championships edit
| Edition | Year | Host City | Country | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2002 | Paris |  France |
2 |
| 2 | 2006 | Algiers |  Algeria |
2 |
| 3 | 2009 | Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam |
2 |
| 4 | 2010 | Sundern |  Germany |
2 |
| 5 | 2011 | Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam |
2 |
| 6 | 2013 | Paris | France |
2 |
| 7 | 2014 | Paris | France |
2 |
| 8 | 2015 | Algiers | Algeria |
2 |
| 9 | 2017 | New Delhi |  India |
2 |
| 10 | 2018 | Brussels |  Belgium |
2 |
| 11 | 2019 | Phnom Penh |  Cambodia |
[3] |
| 12 | 2022 | Paris | France |
[4] |
| 12 | 2023 | Ho Chi Minh | Vietnam |
[5] |
Source: [2]
All-time medal table edit
The following reflects the all-time medal counts as of the 2017 World Vovinam Championships:[6]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnam | 98 | 20 | 16 | 134 |
| 2 | France | 60 | 83 | 44 | 187 |
| 3 | Algeria | 51 | 59 | 29 | 139 |
| 4 | Belgium | 14 | 18 | 4 | 36 |
| 5 |  Senegal | 12 | 21 | 10 | 43 |
| 6 |  Iran | 11 | 1 | 27 | 39 |
| 7 |  Italy | 8 | 43 | 9 | 60 |
| 8 |  Russia | 7 | 5 | 26 | 38 |
| 9 | Cambodia | 6 | 19 | 14 | 39 |
| 10 |  Romania | 5 | 15 | 3 | 23 |
| 11 |  Burkina Faso | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 |
| 12 |  Ukraine | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 13 |  Laos | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 14 |  United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 15 |  Myanmar | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| 16 | India | 2 | 5 | 13 | 20 |
| 17 |  Ivory Coast | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 |
| 18 |  Morocco | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 19 |  Spain | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
| 20 |  Indonesia | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 21 |  Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 22 |  Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | Germany | 0 | 12 | 5 | 17 |
| 24 |  Belarus | 0 | 4 | 13 | 17 |
| 25 |  Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 |  Poland | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 27 |  Thailand | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 28 |  Bangladesh | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Denmark | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Mauritania | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 31 |  Nepal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (31 entries) | 298 | 345 | 274 | 917 | |
References edit
- ^ "Official website of the Vovinam-VietVoDao World Federation - 2022 - Paris".
- ^ a b "World Vovinam Championship scores and results - Vovinam World Map". vovinam-vietvodao.com.
- ^ "THE 6TH WVVF WORLD VOVINAM CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019 | European Vovinam Viet Vo Dao Federation".
- ^ "Official website of the Vovinam-VietVoDao World Federation - 2022 - Paris".
- ^ https://planetesport.dz/mohamed-djouadj-notre-objectif-terminer-a-la-2e-place/
- ^ "By Stats". vovinam-vietvodao.com.