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
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.
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 edit
References edit
- ^ "About Us". FAI Ballooning Commission (CIA). Retrieved 2018-12-16.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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: Gross-Siegharts, Austria". Archived from the original on September 19, 2022. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ^ "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 edit
- FAI Ballooning Commission (CIA)
- 23rd FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship
- 3rd FAI Women's World Hot Air Balloon Championship