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Finn Gold Cup

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Finn Gold Cup
First held1956 (1956)
ClassesFinn
Competitors113 (2017)
ChampionsMax Salminen (2017)
Most titlesBen Ainslie (6)

The Finn Gold Cup is the premier competition in Finn Class sailboat racing. Organized by the International Sailing Federation, it decides the Finn World Championships and has been held every year since 1956.[1]

Finn is an Olympic class.

Editions

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Year City Country Dates Athletes Nations Note
1956 Burnham-on-Crouch  United Kingdom 29 March – 2 April [2]
1957 Karlstad  Sweden 31 July – 4 August [3]
1958 Zeebrugge  Belgium 1–5 May [4]
1959 Hellerup  Denmark 4–9 August [5]
1960 Torquay  United Kingdom 4–10 June [6]
1961 Travemünde  West Germany 14–19 August [7]
1962 Tønsberg  Norway 6–11 August [8]
1963 Medemblik  Netherlands 12–19 August [9]
1964 Torquay  United Kingdom 18–26 July [10]
1965 Gdynia  Poland 22–29 July [11]
1966 La Baule  France 21–29 August [12]
1967 Hanko  Finland 6–12 August [13]
1968 Whitstable  United Kingdom 6–12 August [14]
1969 Hamilton  Bermuda 6–12 August [15]
1970 Cascais  Portugal 14–22 August [16]
1971 Toronto  Canada 1–9 October [17]
1972 Anzio  Italy 25 June – 1 July [18]
1973 Brest  France 14–23 July [19]
1974 Long Beach  United States 10–17 August [20]
1975 Malmö  Sweden 10–19 June [21]
1976 Brisbane  Australia 2–10 January [22]
1977 Palamós  Spain 6–17 September [23]
1978 Manzanillo  Mexico 16–26 November [24]
1979 Weymouth  United Kingdom 5–15 September [25]
1980 Takapuna  New Zealand 18–27 February [26]
1981 Grömitz  West Germany 5–19 July [27]
1982 Medemblik  Netherlands 9–19 September [28]
1983 Milwaukee  United States 13–21 August [29]
1984 Anzio  Italy 17–27 May [30]
1985 Marstrand  Sweden 26 June – 6 July [31]
1986 Palma  Spain 5–13 July [32]
1987 Kiel  West Germany 26 June – 7 July [33]
1988 Ilhabela  Brazil 31 January – 11 February [34]
1989 Alassio  Italy 6–16 April [35]
1990 Porto Carras  Greece 5–15 July [36]
1991 Kingston  Canada 1–3 September [37]
1992 Cádiz  Spain 10–17 May [38]
1993 Bangor  United Kingdom 9–19 July [39]
1994 Pärnu  Estonia 12–21 August [40]
1995 Melbourne  Australia 7–15 January [41]
1996 La Rochelle  France 1–10 May [42]
1997 Gdańsk  Poland 3–13 July [43]
1998 Athens  Greece 17–23 August [44]
1999 Melbourne  Australia 6–17 January [45]
2000 Weymouth  United Kingdom 11–16 June [46]
2001 Marblehead  United States 21–29 September [47]
2002 Athens  Greece 20–28 July [48]
2003 Cádiz  Spain 11–24 September part of the 2003 ISAF Sailing World Championships
2004 Rio de Janeiro  Brazil 12–20 February [49]
2005 Moscow  Russia 9–17 September [50]
2006 Split  Croatia 8–16 July [51]
2007 Cascais  Portugal 28 June – 13 July part of the 2007 ISAF Sailing World Championships
2008 Melbourne  Australia 20–29 January [52]
2009 Vallensbæk  Denmark 3–11 July [53]
2010 San Francisco  United States 27 August – 4 September [54]
2011 Perth  Australia 3–18 December part of the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships
2012 Falmouth  United Kingdom 10–18 May [55]
2013 Tallinn  Estonia 23–31 August [56]
2014 Santander  Spain 12–21 September part of the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships
2015 Takapuna  New Zealand 20–30 November [57]
2016 Gaeta  Italy 5–15 May [58]
2017 Balatonföldvár  Hungary 1–10 September [59]
2018 Aarhus  Denmark 30 July – 12 August part of the 2018 Sailing World Championships
2019 Melbourne  Australia 13–21 December
2021 Porto  Portugal 8–12 May [60]
2022 Malcesine  Italy 17–21 May 110 17 [61]
2023 Coconut Grove  United States 27–31 January 58 17 [62]
2024 Aarhus  Denmark 3–7 September 103 21 [63]

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1956 Burnham-on-Crouch
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 André Nelis (BEL)  Paul Elvstrøm (DEN)  Brian Roswell (CAN)
1957 Karlstad
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 Jürgen Vogler (GDR)  Harald Bredo Eriksen (NOR)  André Nelis (BEL)
1958 Zeebrugge
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 Paul Elvstrøm (DEN)  André Nelis (BEL)  Adelchi Pelaschier (ITA)
1959 Hellerup
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 Paul Elvstrøm (DEN)  André Nelis (BEL)  Pierre Poullain (FRA)
1960 Torquay
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 Vernon Stratton (GBR)  André Nelis (BEL)  Desmond Stratton (GBR)
1961 Travemünde
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 André Nelis (BEL)  Hans Fogh (DEN)  Fred Miller (USA)
1962 Tønsberg
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 Arne Åkerson (SWE)  Boris Jacobsson (SWE)  André Nelis (BEL)
1963 Medemblik
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 Wilhelm Kuhweide (FRG)  Boris Jacobsson (SWE)  Hans Willems (NED)
1964 Torquay
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 Hubert Raudaschl (AUT)  Hakan Kellner (SWE)  Richard Creagh (CAN)
1965 Gdynia
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 Jürgen Mier (GDR)  Bernd Dehmel (GDR)  Richard Hart (GBR)
1966 La Baule
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 Wilhelm Kuhweide (FRG)  Jörg Bruder (BRA)  Bernhard Straubinger (FRG)
1967 Hanko
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 Wilhelm Kuhweide (FRG)  Valentin Mankin (URS)  Uwe Mares (FRG)
1968 Whitestable
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 Henning Wind (DEN)  Uwe Mares (FRG)  Jörg Bruder (BRA)
1969 Hamilton
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 Thomas Lundqvist (SWE)  Jörg Bruder (BRA)  Peter Barrett (USA)
1970 Cascais
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 Jörg Bruder (BRA)  Henry Spraque (USA)  Robert Andre (USA)
1971 Toronto
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 Jörg Bruder (BRA)  Carl Van Duyne (USA)  Serge Maury (FRA)
1972 Anzio
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 Jörg Bruder (BRA)  John Bertrand (AUS)  Lennart Gustafsson (SWE)
1973 Brest
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 Serge Maury (FRA)  Magnus Olin (SWE)  Guy Lilljegren (SWE)
1974 Long Beach
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 Henry Spraque (USA)  Guy Lilljegren (SWE)  Kent Carlsson (SWE)
1975 Malmö
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 Magnus Olin (SWE)  Baudouin Binkhorst (NED)  Jonty Farmer (NZL)
1976 Brisbane
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 Chris Law (GBR)  Jonty Farmer (NZL)  John Bertrand (AUS)
1977 Palamos
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 Joaquín Blanco (ESP)  José Luis Doreste (ESP)  Cláudio Biekarck (BRA)
1978 Manzanillo
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 John Bertrand (USA)  Joaquín Blanco (ESP)  Carl Buchan (USA)
1979 Weymouth
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 Cameron Lewis (USA)  John Bertrand (USA)  Mark Neeleman (NED)
1980 Auckland
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 Cameron Lewis (USA)  John Bertrand (USA)  Lawrence Lemieux (CAN)
1981 Gromitz
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 Wolfgang Gerz (FRG)  Lasse Hjortnæs (DEN)  Miroslav Rychzik (POL)
1982 Medemblik
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 Lasse Hjortnæs (DEN)  Henryk Blaszka (POL)  Buzz Reynolds (USA)
1983 Milwaukee
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 Paul van Cleve (USA)  Wolfgang Gerz (FRG)  Mark Neeleman (NED)
1984 Anzio
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 Lasse Hjortnæs (DEN)  Terence Neilson (CAN)  Jörgen Lindhardtsen (DEN)
1985 Marstrand
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 Lasse Hjortnæs (DEN)  Oleg Khoperski [ru] (URS)  Ingvar Bengtsson (SWE)
1986 El Arenal
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 Stig Westergaard (DEN)  Brian Ledbetter (USA)  José Luis Doreste (ESP)
1987 Kiel
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 José Luis Doreste (ESP)  Lasse Hjortnæs (DEN)  Brian Ledbetter (USA)
1988 Ilha Bela
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 Thomas Schmid (FRG)  Roy Heiner (NED)  Gordon Anderson (CAN)
1989 Alassio
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 Stig Westergaard (DEN)  Eric Mergenthaler (MEX)  Oleg Khoperski [ru] (URS)
1990 Porto Carras
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 Hank Lammens (CAN)  Lawrence Lemieux (CAN)  Eric Mergenthaler (MEX)
1991 Kingston
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 Hank Lammens (CAN)  Brian Ledbetter (USA)  Oleg Khoperski (URS)
1992 Cadiz
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 Eric Mergenthaler (MEX)  Glen Bourke (AUS)  Hans Spitzauer (AUT)
1993 Bangor
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 Philippe Presti (FRA)  Fredrik Lööf (SWE)  Richard Clarke (CAN)
1994 Pärnu
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 Fredrik Lööf (SWE)  Hank Lammens (CAN)  José van der Ploeg (ESP)
1995 Melbourne
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 Hans Spitzauer (AUT)  Fredrik Lööf (SWE)  Philippe Presti (FRA)
1996 La Rochelle
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 Philippe Presti (FRA)  Hans Spitzauer (AUT)  Fredrik Lööf (SWE)
1997 Gdańsk
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 Fredrik Lööf (SWE)  Luca Devoti (ITA)  Xavier Rohart (FRA)
1998 Athens
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 Mateusz Kusznierewicz (POL)  Fredrik Lööf (SWE)  Xavier Rohart (FRA)
1999 Melbourne
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 Fredrik Lööf (SWE)  Mateusz Kusznierewicz (POL)  Richard Clarke (CAN)
2000 Weymouth
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 Mateusz Kusznierewicz (POL)  Sébastien Godefroid (BEL)  Aimilios Papathanasiou (GRE)
2001 Marblehead
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 Sébastien Godefroid (BEL)  Mateusz Kusznierewicz (POL)  Aimilios Papathanasiou (GRE)
2002 Athens
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 Ben Ainslie (GBR)  Mateusz Kusznierewicz (POL)  Aimilios Papathanasiou (GRE)
2003 Cadiz
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 Ben Ainslie (GBR)  Rafael Trujillo (ESP)  Andrew Simpson (GBR)
2004 Rio de Janeiro
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 Ben Ainslie (GBR)  Richard Clarke (CAN)  David Burrows (IRL)
2005 Moscow
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 Ben Ainslie (GBR)  Aimilios Papathanasiou (GRE)  Chris Cook (CAN)
2006 Split
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 Jonas Høgh-Christensen (DEN)  Aimilios Papathanasiou (GRE)  Edward Wright (GBR)
2007 Cascais
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 Rafael Trujillo (ESP)  Pieter-Jan Postma (NED)  Gašper Vinčec (SLO)
2008 Melbourne
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 Ben Ainslie (GBR)  Dan Slater (NZL)  Jonas Høgh-Christensen (DEN)
2009 Vallensbæk
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 Jonas Høgh-Christensen (DEN)  Zach Railey (USA)  Ivan Kljaković Gašpić (CRO)
2010 San Francisco
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 Edward Wright (GBR)  Rafael Trujillo (ESP)  Giles Scott (GBR)
2011 Perth
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 Giles Scott (GBR)  Pieter-Jan Postma (NED)  Edward Wright (GBR)
2012 Falmouth
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 Ben Ainslie (GBR)  Edward Wright (GBR)  Jonas Høgh-Christensen (DEN)
2013 Tallinn
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 Jorge Zarif (BRA)  Edward Wright (GBR)  Pieter-Jan Postma (NED)
2014 Santander
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 Giles Scott (GBR)  Ivan Kljaković Gašpić (CRO)  Edward Wright (GBR)
2015 Takapuna
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 Giles Scott (GBR)  Jonathan Lobert (FRA)  Vasilij Žbogar (SLO)
2016 Gaeta
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 Giles Scott (GBR)  Jonas Høgh-Christensen (DEN)  Pieter-Jan Postma (NED) [64]
2017 Balatonföldvár
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 Max Salminen (SWE)  Jonathan Lobert (FRA)  Nicholas Heiner (NED) [65]
2018 Aarhus
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 Zsombor Berecz (HUN)  Max Salminen (SWE)  Pieter-Jan Postma (NED)
2019 Melbourne
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 Josh Junior (NZL)  Nicholas Heiner (NED)  Zsombor Berecz (HUN) [66]
2021 Porto
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 Andy Maloney (NZL)  Joan Cardona (ESP)  Josh Junior (NZL) [67]
2022 Malcesine
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 Pieter-Jan Postma (NED)  Oskari Muhonen (FIN)  Domonkos Németh (HUN) [68]
2023 Coconut Grove
details
 Ed Wright (GBR)  Domonkos Németh (HUN)  Miguel Fernández (ESP) [69]
2024 Aarhus
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 Oskari Muhonen (FIN)  Domonkos Németh (HUN)  Alessandro Marega (ITA) [70]

Multiple medallists

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# Athlete Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Ben Ainslie  Great Britain 6 0 0 6
2 Giles Scott  Great Britain 4 0 1 5
3 Fredrik Lööf  Sweden 3 3 1 7
4 Jörg Bruder  Brazil 3 2 1 6
5 Lasse Hjortnæs  Denmark 3 2 0 5
6 Willi Kuhweide  West Germany 3 0 0 3

See also

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