Laser World Championship

This class is also called ILCA 7.
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
1974 Laser World Championship	Hamilton	BER	—	1	3	1
1976 Laser World Championship	Kiel	FRG	—	1	3	2
1977 Laser World Championship	Cabo Frío	BRA	—	1	3	2
1979 Laser World Championship	Perth	AUS	—	1	3	3
1980 Laser World Championship	Kingston	CAN	—	1	3	3
1982 Laser World Championship	Porto Cervo	ITA	—	1	3	2
1983 Laser World Championship	Gulfport	USA	—	1	3	3
1985 Laser World Championship	Halmstad	SWE	30 July – 9 August 1985	1	3	3
1987 Laser World Championship	Melbourne	AUS	—	1	3	3
1988 Laser World Championship	Falmouth	GBR	27 August – 2 September 1988	1	3	3
1989 Laser World Championship	Århus	DEN	—	1	3	2
1990 Laser World Championship	Newport	USA	—	1	3	3
1991 Laser World Championship	Porto Carras	GRE	—	1	3	3
1993 Laser World Championship	Takapuna	NZL	7 – 17 March 1993	1	3	2
1994 Laser World Championship	Wakayama	JPN	19 – 28 August 1994	1	3	3
1995 Laser World Championship	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	ESP	5 – 14 June 1995	1	3	3
1996 Laser World Championship	Simon's Town	RSA	9 – 16 April 1996	1	3	3
1997 Laser World Championship	Algarrobo	CHI	13 – 22 October 1997	1	3	3
1999 Laser World Championship	Melbourne	AUS	4 – 13 January 1999	1	3	3
2000 Laser World Championship	Cancún	MEX	13 – 22 March 2000	1	3	3
2001 Laser World Championship	Cork	IRL	30 July – 8 August 2001	1	3	3
2002 Laser World Championship	Cape Cod	USA	9 – 11 September 2002	1	3	3
2004 Laser World Championship	Bodrum	TUR	10 – 19 May 2004	1	3	3
2005 Laser World Championship	Fortaleza	BRA	19 – 28 September 2005	1	3	3
2006 Laser World Championship	Jeju	KOR	12 – 20 September 2006	1	3	2
2008 Laser World Championship	Terrigal	AUS	4 – 13 February 2008	1	3	3
2009 Laser World Championship	Halifax	CAN	12 – 26 August 2009	1	3	2
2010 Laser World Championship	Hayling Island	GBR	27 August – 5 September 2010	1	3	3
2012 Laser World Championship	Boltenhagen	GER	30 April – 10 May 2012	1	3	3
2013 Laser World Championship	Al-Musannah	OMA	14 – 23 November 2013	1	3	3
2015 Laser World Championship	Kingston	CAN	29 June – 8 July 2015	1	3	3
2016 Laser World Championship	Nuevo Vallarta	MEX	10 – 18 May 2016	1	3	3
2017 Laser World Championship	Split	CRO	12 – 17 September 2017	1	3	2
2019 Laser World Championship	Sakaiminato	JPN	2 – 9 July 2019	1	3	2
2020 Laser World Championship	Melbourne	AUS	9 February – 16 September 2020	1	3	3
2021 Laser World Championship	Barcelona	ESP	3 – 10 November 2021	1	3	3
2022 Laser World Championship	Puerto Vallarta	MEX	21 – 28 May 2022	1	3	3
2024 Laser World Championship	Adelaide	AUS	24 – 31 January 2024	1	3	3

Medal table

Pos	Country		🥇 Gold	🥈 Silver	🥉 Bronze	Total
1	Australia	AUS	10	6	4	20
2	Brazil	BRA	10	3	3	16
3	Great Britain	GBR	5	1	6	12
4	United States	USA	4	4	4	12
5	New Zealand	NZL	2	4	6	12
6	Germany	GER	1	3	1	5
7	Denmark	DEN	1	2	1	4
8	Cyprus	CYP	1	2	0	3
=	France	FRA	1	2	0	3
10	Netherlands	NED	1	1	3	5
11	Canada	CAN	1	1	0	2
12	Finland	FIN	1	0	0	1
13	Sweden	SWE	0	2	3	5
14	Norway	NOR	0	2	2	4
15	Argentina	ARG	0	2	0	2
16	Croatia	CRO	0	1	4	5
17	Ireland	IRL	0	1	0	1
=	Portugal	POR	0	1	0	1
19	Spain	ESP	0	0	1	1