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).
Championships
FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship
FAI Women's World Hot Air Balloon Championship
Year | City | Country | Date | Winners | No. of Athletes |
No. of Nations |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | Leszno | Poland | September 8–13 |
|
38 | 16 |
2016 | Birštonas | Lithuania | July 5–10 |
|
42 | 20 |
2018 | Nałęczów | Poland | August 7–11 |
|
33 | 10 |
2023 | Northam | Australia | September 4–9 |
|
30 | 13 |
All-time medal table
- Updated after the 2024 World Championships.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 15 | 10 | 7 | 32 |
2 | Australia | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
3 | Great Britain | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
4 | Germany | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
5 | France | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
6 | Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
7 | Poland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8 | Sweden | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
9 | Lithuania | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
10 | Austria | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
11 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
12 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
13 | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
14 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (15 entries) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 81 |
See also
References
- "About Us". FAI Ballooning Commission (CIA). Retrieved 2018-12-16.
- ^ "Results: World Hot Air Balloon Championship: 1973–2016". wydera.de. Archived from the original on 2014-03-14. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
- "Results: 23rd FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship: Gross-Siegharts, Austria". Archived from the original on 2018-12-04. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
- "Results: 24th FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship: Murska Sobota, Slovenia". Archived from the original on September 19, 2022. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- "Results: 25th FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship: Szeged, Hungary". Archived from the original on September 11, 2024. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
- "Results: 3rd FAI Women's World Hot Air Balloon Championship: Naleczow, Poland". Retrieved 2018-12-16.
- "Results: 4th FAI Women's World Hot Air Balloon Championship: Northam, Australia". Retrieved 2023-09-09.
External links
- FAI Ballooning Commission (CIA)
- 23rd FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship
- 3rd FAI Women's World Hot Air Balloon Championship
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