The ILCA 7 World Championship, until 2020 the Laser World Championship, has been held every year since 1974, organized by the World Sailing.

Laser is an Olympic sailing class.

Editions

EventHostSailorRef.
Ed.DateYearHost clubCityCountryGenderNat.Cont.
011974BermudaOpen
1975NOT HELD
021976KielWest GermanyOpen
031977Cabo FrioBrazilOpen
1978NOT HELD
041979PerthAustraliaOpen
051980KingstonCanadaOpen
1981NOT HELD
061982SardiniaItalyOpen
071983GulfportUnited StatesOpen
1984NOT HELD
081985HalmstadSwedenOpen
1986NOT HELD
091987MelbourneAustralia
1027 August – 2 Sept.1988FalmouthUnited KingdomOpen
111989AarhusDenmarkOpen
121990NewportUnited StatesOpen
131991Porto CarrasGreeceOpen
1992NOT HELD
147–17 March1993AucklandNew ZealandOpen
151994WakayamaJapanOpen
161995TenerifeSpainOpen
179–16 April1996Simon's TownSouth AfricaOpen
1813–22 October1997AlgarroboChile
193–13 March1998DubaiUnited Arab Emirates
part of the 1998 ISAF World Sailing Games
204–13 January1999MelbourneAustralia
13–22 March2000CancúnMexico
30 July – 8 August2001CorkIreland
9–11 September2002Cape CodUnited States
11–24 September2003CádizSpain
part of the 2003 ISAF Sailing World Championships
10–19 May2004BitezTurkey
18–28 September2005FortalezaBrazil
12–20 September2006JejuSouth Korea
28 June – 13 July2007CascaisPortugal
part of the 2007 ISAF Sailing World Championships
5–13 February2008 |Gosford Sailing ClubGosfordAustralia
17–26 August2009St. Margaret Sailing ClubTantallon, Nova ScotiaCanada
27 Aug. –5 Sep2010Hayling Island Sailing ClubHayling Island, HampshireUnited Kingdom
3–18 December2011PerthAustralia
part of the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships
30 Apr –10 May2012BoltenhagenGermany
14–23 November2013Al Musannah Sports CityAl MusannahOman
12–21 September2014SantanderSpain
part of the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships
29 June – 8 July2015Canadian Olympic-training Regatta, KingstonPortsmouth Olympic Harbour, Kingston, OntarioCanadaMale158N/A626
10–18 May2016Vallarta Yacht ClubNuevo Vallarta, NayaritMexicoMaleN/A
12–19 September2017Sailing Club MornarSplitCroatiaMaleN/A
30 July – 12 August2018AarhusDenmarkMaleN/A
part of the 2018 Sailing World Championships
4–9 July2019SakaiminatoJapanMaleN/A
11–16 February2020MelbourneAustraliaMaleN/A
5–10 November2021BarcelonaSpainMale135N/A435
23–28 May2022Vallarta Yacht ClubNuevo Vallarta, NayaritMexicoMale125N/A455
13–20 August2023The HagueNetherlandsMale135N/A435
part of the 2023 Sailing World Championships
26–31 January2024Adelaide Sailing ClubWest Beach, Adelaide, SAAustraliaMale152N/A525
12–17 May2025Qingdao Olympic Sailing CentreQingdao, Fushan Bay, ShandongChinaMale137N/A405

Multiple medallist

Updated up to and including the 2025 worlds and compiled from the medalists table below

#AthleteGoldSilverBronzeTotalEntries
01Robert Scheidt (BRA)9211213
02Tom Slingsby (AUS)51068
03Glenn Bourke (AUS)30033
04Matt Wearn (AUS)231613
05Pavlos Kontides (CYP)230511
06Nick Thompson (GBR)22267
07Ben Ainslie (GBR)20355
08John Bertrand (USA)20022

Medalists

yearGoldSilverBronzeReferences
1974 HamiltonPeter Commette (USA)Norman Freeman (USA)Chris Boome (USA)
1976 KielJohn Bertrand (USA)Barry Thom (NZL)Ed Adams (USA)
1977 Cabo FríoJohn Bertrand (USA)Peter Commette (USA)Mark Neeleman (NED)
1979 PerthLasse Hjortnæs (DEN)Peter Conde (AUS)Andrew Menkart (USA)
1980 KingstonEd Baird (USA)Jose Barcel Dias (BRA)John Cutler (NZL)
1982 SardiniaTerry Neilson (CAN)Andrew Roy (CAN)Mark Brink (USA)
1983 GulfportOscar Paulich (NED)Per Arne Nilson (NOR)Asbjörn Arnkvaern (SWE)
1985 HalmstadLawrence Crispin (GBR)Andreas John (GER)Benny Andersen (DEN)
1987 MelbourneStuart Wallace (AUS)Gunni Pedersen (DEN)Peter Tanscheit (BRA)
1988 FalmouthGlenn Bourke (AUS)Benny Andersen (DEN)Peter Fox (NZL)
1989 AarhusGlenn Bourke (AUS)Wouter Duetz (NED)Scott Ellis (AUS)
1990 NewportGlenn Bourke (AUS)Steven Bourdow (USA)Peter Tanscheit (BRA)
1991 Porto CarrasPeter Tanscheit (BRA)Stefan Warkalla (GER)Mladen Makjanić (CRO)
1993 TakapunaThomas Johanson (FIN)Peter Tanscheit (BRA)Robert Scheidt (BRA)
1994 WakayamaNikolas Burfoot (NZL)Pascal Lacoste (FRA)Serge Kats (NED)
1995 TenerifeRobert Scheidt (BRA)Nik Burfoot (NZL)Eivind Melleby (NOR)
1996 Simon's TownRobert Scheidt (BRA)Karl Suneson (SWE)Ben Ainslie (GBR)
1997 AlgarroboRobert Scheidt (BRA)Nik Burfoot (NZL)Ben Ainslie (GBR)
1998Ben Ainslie (GBR)Michael Blackburn (AUS)Daniel Birgmark (SWE)
1999Ben Ainslie (GBR)Robert Scheidt (BRA)Karl Suneson (SWE)
2000Robert Scheidt (BRA)Michael Blackburn (AUS)Ben Ainslie (GBR)
2001Robert Scheidt (BRA)Gustavo Lima (POR)Peer Moberg (NOR)
2002Robert Scheidt (BRA)Karl Suneson (SWE)Paul Goodison (GBR)
2003Gustavo Lima (POR)Robert Scheidt (BRA)Michael Blackburn (AUS)
2004Robert Scheidt (BRA)Mark Mendelblatt (USA)Michael Blackburn (AUS)
2005Robert Scheidt (BRA)Diego Romero (ITA)Andrew Murdoch (NZL)
2006Michael Blackburn (AUS)Tom Slingsby (AUS)Rasmus Myrgren (SWE)
2007Tom Slingsby (AUS)Andrew Murdoch (NZL)Deniss Karpak (EST)
2008Tom Slingsby (AUS)Julio Alsogaray (ARG)Javier Hernández (ESP)
2009Paul Goodison (GBR)Michael Bullot (NZL)Nick Thompson (GBR)
2010Tom Slingsby (AUS)Nick Thompson (GBR)Andrew Murdoch (NZL)
2011Tom Slingsby (AUS)Nick Thompson (GBR)Andrew Murdoch (NZL)
2012Tom Slingsby (AUS)Tonči Stipanović (CRO)Andrew Murdoch (NZL)
2013Robert Scheidt (BRA)Pavlos Kontides (CYP)Philipp Buhl (GER)
2014Nicholas Heiner (NED)Tom Burton (AUS)Nick Thompson (GBR)
2015Nick Thompson (GBR)Philipp Buhl (GER)Tom Burton (AUS)
2016Nick Thompson (GBR)Jean-Baptiste Bernaz (FRA)Rutger van Schaardenburg (NED)
2017Pavlos Kontides (CYP)Tom Burton (AUS)Matthew Wearn (AUS)
2018Pavlos Kontides (CYP)Matthew Wearn (AUS)Philipp Buhl (GER)
2019Tom Burton (AUS)Matthew Wearn (AUS)George Gautrey (NZL)
2020Philipp Buhl (GER)Matthew Wearn (AUS)Tonči Stipanović (CRO)
2021Thomas Saunders (NZL)Finn Lynch (IRE)Tonči Stipanović (CRO)
2022Jean-Baptiste Bernaz (FRA)Pavlos Kontides (CYP)Filip Jurišić (CRO)
2023Matthew Wearn (AUS)Michael Beckett (GBR)George Gautrey (NZL)
2024Matthew Wearn (AUS)Hermann Tomasgaard (NOR)Michael Beckett (GBR)
2025Willem Wiersema (NED)Pavlos Kontides (CYP)Zac Littlewood (AUS)

See also

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