49er World Championship

Due the 2003, 2007, 2011, 2014, 2018 and 2023 Sailing World Championships separate championships were not held for this class.

The class designation for women is 49er FX.

Editions

Edition	Host City	Country	Held	Events	Competitors	Countries
1997 49er World Championship	Perth	AUS	7 – 12 December 1997	1	6	2
1998 49er World Championship	Bandol	FRA	5 – 11 July 1998	1	6	3
1999 49er World Championship	Melbourne	AUS	4 – 9 July 1999	1	6	2
2000 49er World Championship	Guaymas	MEX	19 – 24 March 2000	1	6	3
2001 49er World Championship	Malcesine	ITA	9 – 14 September 2001	1	6	3
2002 49er World Championship	Kaneohe, Hawaiʻi	USA	3 – 8 March 2002	1	6	2
2004 49er World Championship	Athina	GRE	18 – 24 April 2004	1	6	3
2005 49er World Championship	Moskva	RUS	13 – 20 August 2005	1	6	3
2006 49er World Championship	Aix-les-Bains	FRA	6 – 11 June 2006	1	6	2
2008 49er World Championship	Melbourne	AUS	31 December 2007 – 5 January 2008	1	6	3
2009 49er World Championship	Riva del Garda	ITA	12 – 19 July 2009	1	6	3
2010 49er World Championship	Freeport	BAH	2 – 9 January 2010	1	6	3
2012 49er World Championship	Zadar	CRO	5 – 12 May 2012	1	6	3
2013 49er World Championship	Marseille	FRA	21 – 29 September 2013	2	12	3
2015 49er World Championship	Buenos Aires	ARG	16 – 21 November 2015	2	12	6
2016 49er World Championship	Clearwater, Florida	USA	9 – 14 February 2016	2	12	6
2017 49er World Championship	Matosinhos	POR	28 August – 2 September 2017	2	12	5
2019 49er World Championship	Auckland	NZL	29 November – 8 December 2019	2	12	6
2020 49er World Championship	Geelong	AUS	9 – 15 February 2020	2	12	5
2021 49er World Championship	Al-Musannah	OMA	16 – 21 November 2021	2	12	5
2022 49er World Championship	St. Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia	CAN	31 May – 5 September 2022	2	12	4
2024 49er World Championship	Lanzarote	ESP	4 – 10 March 2024	2	12	5
2025 49er World Championship	Cagliari	ITA	7 – 12 October 2025	2	12	5

Medal table

Pos	Country		🥇 Gold	🥈 Silver	🥉 Bronze	Total
1	Spain	ESP	8	3	3	14
2	Australia	AUS	6	3	0	9
3	New Zealand	NZL	6	2	1	9
4	Netherlands	NED	6	2	0	8
5	Great Britain	GBR	2	8	4	14
6	Denmark	DEN	1	1	5	7
7	United States	USA	1	1	4	6
8	Italy	ITA	1	0	4	5
9	France	FRA	1	0	2	3
=	Ukraine	UKR	1	0	2	3
11	Brazil	BRA	0	4	1	5
12	Germany	GER	0	3	3	6
13	Sweden	SWE	0	3	0	3
14	Austria	AUT	0	1	1	2
15	Greece	GRE	0	1	0	1
=	Norway	NOR	0	1	0	1
17	Canada	CAN	0	0	1	1
=	Croatia	CRO	0	0	1	1
=	Finland	FIN	0	0	1	1