Finn Gold Cup

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

Finn is an Olympic class.

Editions
YearCityCountryDatesAthletesNationsNote
1956Burnham-on-Crouch United Kingdom29 March – 2 April[2]
1957Karlstad Sweden31 July – 4 August[3]
1958Zeebrugge Belgium1–5 May[4]
1959Hellerup Denmark4–9 August[5]
1960Torquay United Kingdom4–10 June[6]
1961Travemünde West Germany14–19 August[7]
1962Tønsberg Norway6–11 August[8]
1963Medemblik Netherlands12–19 August[9]
1964Torquay United Kingdom18–26 July[10]
1965Gdynia Poland22–29 July[11]
1966La Baule France21–29 August[12]
1967Hanko Finland6–12 August[13]
1968Whitstable United Kingdom6–12 August[14]
1969Hamilton Bermuda6–12 August[15]
1970Cascais Portugal14–22 August[16]
1971Toronto Canada1–9 October[17]
1972Anzio Italy25 June – 1 July[18]
1973Brest France14–23 July[19]
1974Long Beach United States10–17 August[20]
1975Malmö Sweden10–19 June[21]
1976Brisbane Australia2–10 January[22]
1977Palamós Spain6–17 September[23]
1978Manzanillo Mexico16–26 November[24]
1979Weymouth United Kingdom5–15 September[25]
1980Takapuna New Zealand18–27 February[26]
1981Grömitz West Germany5–19 July[27]
1982Medemblik Netherlands9–19 September[28]
1983Milwaukee United States13–21 August[29]
1984Anzio Italy17–27 May[30]
1985Marstrand Sweden26 June – 6 July[31]
1986Palma Spain5–13 July[32]
1987Kiel West Germany26 June – 7 July[33]
1988Ilhabela Brazil31 January – 11 February[34]
1989Alassio Italy6–16 April[35]
1990Porto Carras Greece5–15 July[36]
1991Kingston Canada1–3 September[37]
1992Cádiz Spain10–17 May[38]
1993Bangor United Kingdom9–19 July[39]
1994Parnu Estonia12–21 August[40]
1995Melbourne Australia7–15 January[41]
1996La Rochelle France1–10 May[42]
1997Gdańsk Poland3–13 July[43]
1998Athens Greece17–23 August[44]
1999Melbourne Australia6–17 January[45]
2000Weymouth United Kingdom11–16 June[46]
2001Marblehead United States21–29 September[47]
2002Athens Greece20–28 July[48]
2003Cádiz Spain11–24 Septemberpart of the 2003 ISAF Sailing World Championships
2004Rio de Janeiro Brazil12–20 February[49]
2005Moscow Russia9–17 September[50]
2006Split Croatia8–16 July[51]
2007Cascais Portugal28 June – 13 Julypart of the 2007 ISAF Sailing World Championships
2008Melbourne Australia20–29 January[52]
2009Vallensbæk Denmark3–11 July[53]
2010San Francisco United States27 August – 4 September[54]
2011Perth Australia3–18 Decemberpart of the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships
2012Falmouth United Kingdom10–18 May[55]
2013Tallinn Estonia23–31 August[56]
2014Santander Spain12–21 Septemberpart of the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships
2015Takapuna New Zealand20–30 November[57]
2016Gaeta Italy5–15 May[58]
2017Balatonföldvár Hungary1–10 September[59]
2018Aarhus Denmark30 July – 12 Augustpart of the 2018 Sailing World Championships

Medalists
Year
 Gold Silver Bronze
1956 Burnham
  André Nelis (BEL)  Paul Elvstrøm (DEN)  Brian Roswell (CAN)
1957 Karlstad
  Jürgen Vogler (GDR)  Harald Bredo Eriksen (NOR)  André Nelis (BEL)
1958 Zeebrugge
  Paul Elvstrøm (DEN)  André Nelis (BEL)  Adelchi Pelaschier (ITA)
1959 Hellerup
  Paul Elvstrøm (DEN)  André Nelis (BEL)  Pierre Poullain (FRA)
1960 Torquay
  Vernon Stratton (GBR)  André Nelis (BEL)  Desmond Stratton (GBR)
1961 Travemünde
  André Nelis (BEL)  Hans Fogh (DEN)  Fred Miller (USA)
1962 Tønsberg
  Arne Åkerson (SWE)  Boris Jacobsson (SWE)  André Nelis (BEL)
1963 Medemblik
  Wilhelm Kuhweide (FRG)  Boris Jacobsson (SWE)  Hans Willems (NED)
1964 Torquay
  Hubert Raudaschl (AUT)  Hakan Kellner (SWE)  Richard Creagh (CAN)
1965 Gdynia
  Jürgen Mier (GDR)  Bernd Dehmel (GDR)  Richard Hart (GBR)
1966 La Baule
  Wilhelm Kuhweide (FRG)  Jörg Bruder (BRA)  Bernhard Straubinger (FRG)
1967 Hanko
  Wilhelm Kuhweide (FRG)  Valentin Mankin (URS)  Uwe Mares (FRG)
1968 Whitestable
  Henning Wind (DEN)  Uwe Mares (FRG)  Jörg Bruder (BRA)
1969 Hamilton
  Thomas Lundqvist (SWE)  Jörg Bruder (BRA)  Peter Barrett (USA)
1970 Cascais
  Jörg Bruder (BRA)  Henry Spraque (USA)  Robert Andre (USA)
1971 Toronto
  Jörg Bruder (BRA)  Carl van Duyne (USA)  Serge Maury (FRA)
1972 Anzio
  Jörg Bruder (BRA)  John Bertrand (AUS)  Lennart Gustafsson (SWE)
1973 Brest
  Serge Maury (FRA)  Magnus Olin (SWE)  Guy Lilljegren (SWE)
1974 Long Beach
  Henry Spraque (USA)  Guy Lilljegren (SWE)  Kent Carlsson (SWE)
1975 Malmö
  Magnus Olin (SWE)  Baudouin Binkhorst (NED)  Jonty Farmer (NZL)
1976 Brisbane
  Chris Law (GBR)  Jonty Farmer (NZL)  John Bertrand (AUS)
1977 Palamos
  Joaquín Blanco (ESP)  José Doreste (ESP)  Claudio Biekarck (BRA)
1978 Manzanillo
  John Bertrand (USA)  Joaquín Blanco (ESP)  Carl Buchan (USA)
1979 Weymouth
  Cameron Lewis (USA)  John Bertrand (USA)  Mark Neeleman (NED)
1980 Auckland
  Cameron Lewis (USA)  John Bertrand (USA)  Lawrence Lemieux (CAN)
1981 Gromitz
  Wolfgang Gerz (FRG)  Lasse Hjortnæs (DEN)  Miroslav Rychzik (POL)
1982 Medemblik
  Lasse Hjortnæs (DEN)  Henryk Blaszka (POL)  Buzz Reynolds (USA)
1983 Milwaukee
  Paul van Cleve (USA)  Wolfgang Gerz (FRG)  Mark Neeleman (NED)
1984 Anzio
  Lasse Hjortnæs (DEN)  Terence Neilson (CAN)  Jörgen Lindhardtsen (DEN)
1985 Marstrand
  Lasse Hjortnæs (DEN)  Oleg Khoperski (URS)  Ingvar Bengtsson (SWE)
1986 El Arenal
  Stig Westergaard (DEN)  Brian Ledbetter (USA)  José Doreste (ESP)
1987 Kiel
  José Doreste (ESP)  Lasse Hjortnæs (DEN)  Brian Ledbetter (USA)
1988 Ilha Bela
  Thomas Schmid (FRG)  Roy Heiner (NED)  Gordon Anderson (CAN)
1989 Alassio
  Stig Westergaard (DEN)  Eric Mergenthaler (MEX)  Oleg Khoperski (URS)
1990 Porto Carras
  Hank Lammens (CAN)  Lawrence Lemieux (CAN)  Eric Mergenthaler (MEX)
1991 Kingston
  Hank Lammens (CAN)  Brian Ledbetter (USA)  Oleg Khoperski (URS)
1992 Cadiz
  Eric Mergenthaler (MEX)  Glen Bourke (AUS)  Hans Spitzauer (AUT)
1993 Bangor
  Philippe Presti (FRA)  Fredrik Lööf (SWE)  Richard Clarke (CAN)
1994 Pärnu
  Fredrik Lööf (SWE)  Hank Lammens (CAN)  José van der Ploeg (ESP)
1995 Melbourne
  Hans Spitzauer (AUT)  Fredrik Lööf (SWE)  Philippe Presti (FRA)
1996 La Rochelle
  Philippe Presti (FRA)  Hans Spitzauer (AUT)  Fredrik Lööf (SWE)
1997 Gdańsk
  Fredrik Lööf (SWE)  Luca Devoti (ITA)  Xavier Rohart (FRA)
1998 Athens
  Mateusz Kusznierewicz (POL)  Fredrik Lööf (SWE)  Xavier Rohart (FRA)
1999 Melbourne
  Fredrik Lööf (SWE)  Mateusz Kusznierewicz (POL)  Richard Clarke (CAN)
2000 Weymouth
  Mateusz Kusznierewicz (POL)  Sébastien Godefroid (BEL)  Aimilios Papathanasiou (GRE)
2001 Marblehead
  Sébastien Godefroid (BEL)  Mateusz Kusznierewicz (POL)  Aimilios Papathanasiou (GRE)
2002 Athens
  Ben Ainslie (GBR)  Mateusz Kusznierewicz (POL)  Aimilios Papathanasiou (GRE)
2003 Cadiz
  Ben Ainslie (GBR)  Rafael Trujillo (ESP)  Andrew Simpson (GBR)
2004 Rio de Janeiro
  Ben Ainslie (GBR)  Richard Clarke (CAN)  David Burrows (IRL)
2005 Moscow
  Ben Ainslie (GBR)  Aimilios Papathanasiou (GRE)  Chris Cook (CAN)
2006 Split
  Jonas Høgh-Christensen (DEN)  Aimilios Papathanasiou (GRE)  Edward Wright (GBR)
2007 Cascais
  Rafael Trujillo (ESP)  Pieter-Jan Postma (NED)  Gašper Vinčec (SLO)
2008 Melbourne
  Ben Ainslie (GBR)  Dan Slater (NZL)  Jonas Høgh-Christensen (DEN)
2009 Vallensbæk
  Jonas Høgh-Christensen (DEN)  Zach Railey (USA)  Ivan Kljaković Gašpić (CRO)
2010 San Francisco
  Edward Wright (GBR)  Rafael Trujillo (ESP)  Giles Scott (GBR)
2011 Perth
  Giles Scott (GBR)  Pieter-Jan Postma (NED)  Edward Wright (GBR)
2012 Falmouth
  Ben Ainslie (GBR)  Edward Wright (GBR)  Jonas Høgh-Christensen (DEN)
2013 Tallinn
  Jorge Zarif (BRA)  Edward Wright (GBR)  Pieter-Jan Postma (NED)
2014 Santander
  Giles Scott (GBR)  Ivan Kljaković Gašpić (CRO)  Edward Wright (GBR)
2015 Takapuna
  Giles Scott (GBR)  Jonathan Lobert (FRA)  Vasilij Žbogar (SLO)
2016 Gaeta[60]
  Giles Scott (GBR)  Jonas Høgh-Christensen (DEN)  Pieter-Jan Postma (NED)
2017 Balatonföldvár[61]
  Max Salminen (SWE)  Jonathan Lobert (FRA)  Nicholas Heiner (NED)
2018 Aarhus
  Zsombor Berecz (HUN)  Max Salminen (SWE)  Pieter-Jan Postma (NED)
2019 Melbourne[62]
  Josh Junior (NZL)  Nicholas Heiner (NED)  Zsombor Berecz (HUN)

Multiple medallists
# 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 Jorg 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
  • ISAF Sailing World Championships
  • International Sailing Federation

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