470 World Championship

Sport Sailing
Competition Category World Championships
Years 1970—2024
Editions 47
Competitors 288
Countries 26

1970-1984 it was open to both sexes, 1985-2021 men and women competed separately. Since 2021 it has been held on a mixed format.
The championship was not held in 1976 and 2020.
Due the 2003, 2007, 2011, 2014, 2018 and 2023 Sailing World Championships separate championships were not held for this class.

Editions

Edition Host City Country Held Events Competitors Countries
1970 470 World Championship Lacanau FRA 12 – 19 July 1970 1 6 1
1971 470 World Championship Ostend BEL 28 July – 5 August 1971 1 6 2
1972 470 World Championship Montreal CAN 5 – 13 August 1972 1 6 2
1973 470 World Championship Kiel GER 8 – 17 August 1973 1 6 3
1974 470 World Championship Naples ITA 3 – 11 August 1974 1 6 2
1975 470 World Championship Association Island, New York USA 7 – 15 July 1975 1 6 1
1977 470 World Championship Shizuoka JPN 16 – 25 September 1977 1 6 3
1978 470 World Championship Marstrand SWE 28 July – 4 August 1978 1 6 3
1979 470 World Championship Medemblik NED 8 – 16 August 1979 1 6 2
1980 470 World Championship Porto Alegre BRA 6 – 15 February 1980 1 6 2
1981 470 World Championship Saint-Pierre-Quiberon FRA 29 August – 6 September 1981 1 6 3
1982 470 World Championship Cascais POR 3 – 12 July 1982 1 6 3
1983 470 World Championship Weymouth GBR 2 – 10 June 1983 1 6 3
1984 470 World Championship Auckland NZL 25 January – 3 February 1984 1 6 1
1985 470 World Championship Marina di Carrara ITA 23 August – 1 September 1985 2 12 5
1986 470 World Championship Salou ESP 21 – 29 September 1986 2 12 5
1987 470 World Championship Kiel GER 20 June – 5 July 1987 2 12 4
1988 470 World Championship Haifa ISR 27 March – 6 April 1988 2 12 4
1989 470 World Championship Tsu JPN 10 – 21 August 1989 2 12 5
1990 470 World Championship Medemblik NED 16 – 26 August 1990 2 12 4
1991 470 World Championship Brisbane AUS 11 – 21 December 1991 2 12 5
1992 470 World Championship Rota ESP 24 – 29 April 1992 2 12 4
1993 470 World Championship Crozon-Morgat FRA 18 – 24 July 1993 2 12 5
1994 470 World Championship Helsinki FIN 16 – 25 August 1994 2 12 4
1995 470 World Championship Toronto CAN 10 – 20 August 1995 2 12 6
1996 470 World Championship Porto Alegre BRA 8 – 17 February 1996 2 12 5
1997 470 World Championship Tel Aviv ISR 21 – 30 August 1997 2 12 5
1998 470 World Championship El Arenal ESP 31 August – 9 September 1998 2 12 6
1999 470 World Championship Melbourne AUS 7 – 17 January 1999 2 12 6
2000 470 World Championship Balatonfüred HUN 10 – 20 May 2000 2 12 5
2001 470 World Championship Koper SLO 8 – 17 September 2001 2 12 5
2002 470 World Championship Cagliari ITA 2 – 11 September 2002 2 12 5
2004 470 World Championship Zadar CRO 7 – 16 May 2004 2 12 5
2005 470 World Championship San Francisco USA 19 August – 28 September 2005 2 12 4
2006 470 World Championship Rizhao CHN 4 – 13 September 2006 2 12 6
2008 470 World Championship Melbourne AUS 21 – 30 January 2008 2 12 6
2009 470 World Championship Rungsted DEN 20 – 29 August 2009 2 12 6
2010 470 World Championship The Hague NED 9 – 18 July 2010 2 12 6
2012 470 World Championship Barcelona ESP 10 – 19 May 2012 2 12 5
2013 470 World Championship La Rochelle FRA 1 – 10 August 2013 2 12 6
2015 470 World Championship Haifa ISR 10 – 17 October 2015 2 12 6
2016 470 World Championship San Isidro ARG 20 – 27 February 2016 2 12 5
2017 470 World Championship Thessaloniki GRE 7 – 15 July 2017 2 12 6
2019 470 World Championship Enoshima JPN 2 – 9 August 2019 2 12 6
2021 470 World Championship Vilamoura POR 5 – 13 March 2021 3 18 7
2022 470 World Championship Sdot Yam ISR 22 – 29 October 2022 1 6 3
2024 470 World Championship Palma de Mallorca ESP 24 February – 3 March 2024 1 6 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Australia AUS 9 3 3 15
2 Spain ESP 8 6 6 20
3 Germany GER 8 5 6 19
4 Netherlands NED 8 4 4 16
5 France FRA 6 15 13 34
6 Great Britain GBR 5 8 4 17
7 New Zealand NZL 5 5 3 13
8 United States USA 5 4 2 11
9 Ukraine UKR 4 1 2 7
10 Greece GRE 4 1 1 6
11 Sweden SWE 3 3 5 11
12 Japan JPN 2 5 5 12
13 East Germany GDR 2 1 3 6
14 Croatia CRO 2 1 2 5
15 Canada CAN 2 1 0 3
16 Italy ITA 1 5 7 13
17 Denmark DEN 1 2 0 3
18 Israel ISR 1 1 6 8
19 Austria AUT 1 1 2 4
20 Finland FIN 1 1 1 3
21 Poland POL 1 0 1 2
22 Portugal POR 0 3 0 3
23 Slovenia SLO 0 2 1 3
24 Soviet Union URS 0 1 0 1
25 China CHN 0 0 1 1
= Russia RUS 0 0 1 1