World Hot Air Ballooning Championships

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The World Hot Air Ballooning Championships are the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) World Hot Air Balloon Championship and the FAI Women's World Hot Air Balloon Championship. These biennial events for hot air ballooning are conducted under the direction of the FAI Ballooning Commission (CIA or Comité International d'Aérostation).[1]

Championships[edit]

FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship[edit]

Year City Country Date Winners No. of
Athletes
No. of
Nations
1973[2] Albuquerque  United States February 10–17
32 14
1975[2] Albuquerque  United States October 2–12
34 15
1977[2] Castle Howard  Great Britain September 10–18
51 22
1979[2] Uppsala  Sweden January 3–9
33 16
1981[2] Battle Creek  United States June 20–28
82 21
1983[2] Nantes  France August 28 – September 7 70 20
1985[2] Battle Creek  United States July 12–20
98 23
1987[2] Schielleiten/Stubenberg  Austria September 5–12
71 24
1989[2] Saga  Japan November 18–27
102 25
1991[2] Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu  Canada August 10–18
101 26
1993[2] Larochette  Luxembourg August 12–22
101 32
1995[2] Battle Creek  United States June 30 – July 8
86 32
1997[2] Saga  Japan November 15–27
112 38
1999[2] Bad Waltersdorf  Austria August 28 – September 5
90 35
2002[2] Châtellerault  France August 23 – September 1
99 36
2004[2] Mildura  Australia June 26 - July 3
87 32
2006[2] Tochigi  Japan November 18–25
62 31
2008[2] Hofkirchen  Austria September 13–20 102 33
2010[2] Debrecen  Hungary October 2–10
118 31
2012[2] Battle Creek  United States August 17–25
99 30
2014[2] Rio Claro  Brazil July 17–27
59 21
2016[2] Saga  Japan October 30 – November 7 105 31
2018[3] Groß-Siegharts  Austria August 18–26
105 38
2022[4] Murska Sobota  Slovenia September 18–22
103 31

FAI Women's World Hot Air Balloon Championship[edit]

Year City Country Date Winners No. of
Athletes
No. of
Nations
2014[2] Leszno  Poland September 8–13 38 16
2016[2] Birštonas  Lithuania July 5–10
42 20
2018[5] Nałęczów  Poland August 7–11 33 10
2023[6] Northam  Australia September 4–9
30 13

All-time medal table[edit]

Updated after the 2023 World Championships.
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States1510732
2 Australia4037
3 Great Britain3317
4 Germany2428
5 France1124
6 Japan1012
7 Poland1001
8 Sweden0235
9 Lithuania0224
10 Austria0213
11  Switzerland0123
12 Russia0112
13 Belgium0101
14 Brazil0011
 Netherlands0011
Totals (15 entries)27272781

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "About Us". FAI Ballooning Commission (CIA). Retrieved 2018-12-16.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "Results: World Hot Air Balloon Championship: 1973–2016". wydera.de. Archived from the original on 2014-03-14. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
  3. ^ "Results: 23rd FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship: Gross-Siegharts, Austria". Archived from the original on 2018-12-04. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
  4. ^ "Results: 24th FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship: Gross-Siegharts, Austria". Archived from the original on September 19, 2022. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  5. ^ "Results: 3rd FAI Women's World Hot Air Balloon Championship: Naleczow, Poland". Retrieved 2018-12-16.
  6. ^ "Results: 4th FAI Women's World Hot Air Balloon Championship: Northam, Australia". Retrieved 2023-09-09.

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