World Freshwater Angling Championships
The World Freshwater Angling Championships is a freshwater angling competition. Participating countries fish in teams of six with titles awarded to the team with the highest aggregate weight and for the highest individual weight. Since its inception in 1954, the competition has been staged on rivers, canals and still waters. Currently, the championships have not been held outside Europe. In 1992, Dave Wesson, an Australian, became the only non-European to win the title. For a video history of this major angling event, see External links at the bottom of this page.
The 2020 World Freshwater Angling Championships has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Championship results
| Year | Venue | Individual Champion | kg/lbs | Team Champions | Points |
| 1954 |  Düsseldorf, West Germany |  Vigarani, Italy |  England | 50 | |
| 1955 | Reading, England |  Maill, France |  Luxembourg | 69 | |
| 1956 | Paris, France | Cerfontaine, France | France | 39 | |
| 1957 |  Belgrade, Yugoslavia | Mandell, Italy | Italy | 23 | |
| 1958 |  Huy, Belgium | Garroit, Belgium | Belgium | 29 | |
| 1959 |  Neuchatel, Switzerland | Tesse, France | France | 71 | |
| 1960 |  Gdańsk, Poland | Tesse, France | Belgium | 36 | |
| 1961 |  Merseburg, East Germany | Le Gouge, France | East Germany | 44 | |
| 1962 | Lac de Garde, Italy | Tedesco, Italy | Italy | 21 | |
| 1963 | Wormeldange, Luxembourg | Billy Lane, England | France | 57 | |
| 1964 | Isola dei Pescatori, Italy | Fontanet, France | France | 6 | |
| 1965 |  Galati, Romania | Tesse, France | Romania | 22 | |
| 1966 | Martham Ferry, England | Guiheneuf, France | France | 8 | |
| 1967 |  Dunaújváros, Hungary | Isenbaert, Belgium | Belgium | 12 | |
| 1968 |  Fermoy, Ireland | Grebenstein, West Germany | France | 18 | |
| 1969 | Bad Oldesloe, West Germany | Robin Harris, England |  Netherlands | 17 | |
| 1970 | Berg, Netherlands | Van Den Eynde, Belgium | Belgium | 8 | |
| 1971 | Peschiera del Garda, Italy | Bassi, Italy | Italy | 6 | |
| 1972 |  Prague, Czechoslovakia | Levels, Netherlands | France | 12 | |
| 1973 | Chalon-sur-Saône, France | Michiels, France | Belgium | 10 | |
| 1974 | Ghent, Belgium | Richter, West Germany | France | 18 | |
| 1975 | Bydgoszcz, Poland | Ian Heaps, England | France | 23 | |
| 1976 |  Varna, Bulgaria | Bassi, Italy | Italy | 7 | |
| 1977 | Ehnen, Luxembourg | Mainil, Belgium | Luxembourg | 16 | |
| 1978 |  Vienna, Austria | Fougeat, France | France | 14 | |
| 1979 |  Saragossa, Spain | Heulard, France | France | 14 | |
| 1980 | Mannheim, West Germany | Kremkus, West Germany | West Germany | 7 | |
| 1981 | Luddington, England | David Thomas, England | France | 25 | |
| 1982 |  Newry, Northern Ireland | Kevin Ashurst, England | Netherlands | 20 | |
| 1983 | Amersfoort, Netherlands | Kremkus, West Germany | Belgium | 9 | |
| 1984 | Yverdon, Switzerland | Bobby Smithers, Ireland | Luxembourg | 28 | |
| 1985 | Florence, Italy | David Roper, England | England | 16 | |
| 1986 | Strasbourg, France | Wever, Netherlands | Italy | 27 | |
| 1987 |  Coimbra, Portugal |  Clive Branson, Wales | England | 9 | |
| 1988 | Damme, Belgium | Fougeat, France | England | 50 | |
| 1989 | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | Tom Pickering, England | Wales | 48 | |
| 1990 | Maribor, Yugoslavia | Bob Nudd, England | France | 6 | |
| 1991 | Szeged, Hungary | Bob Nudd, England | England | 44 | |
| 1992 | Enniskillen, Northern Ireland |  Dave Wesson, Australia | Italy | 94 | |
| 1993 | Coruche, Portugal | Barros, Portugal | Italy | 49 | |
| 1994 | Nottingham, England | Bob Nudd, England | England | 92 | |
| 1995 |  Lappeenranta, Finland | Jean, France | France | 23 | |
| 1996 | Peschiera del Garda, Italy | Alan Scotthorne, England | Italy | 36 | |
| 1997 | Velence, Hungary | Alan Scotthorne, England | Italy | 56.5 | |
| 1998 |  Zagreb, Croatia | Alan Scotthorne, England | England | 61 | |
| 1999 | Toledo, Spain | Bob Nudd, England | Spain | 34 | |
| 2000 | Firenze, Italy | Falsini, Italy | ? | Italy | 37 |
| 2001 | Paris, France | Ballabeni, Italy | ? | England | 68 |
| 2002 | Coimbra, Portugal | Blasco, Spain | ? | Spain | 52.5 |
| 2003 |  Madunice, Slovakia | Alan Scotthorne, England | ? | Hungary | 55 |
| 2004 | Willebroek, Belgium | Tamas Walter, Hungary | ? | France | 70 |
| 2005 | ?, Finland | Guido Nullens, Belgium | ? | England | 64 |
| 2006 | Rio Mondego, Portugal | Tamas Walter, Hungary | England | 61 | |
| 2007 | Lake Velence, Hungary | Alan Scotthorne, England | 10.170 kg | Italy | 57 |
| 2008 | Spinadesco Canal, Italy | Will Raison, England | ? | England | 74 |
| 2009 | :nl:Lage Vaart|Lage Vaart Canal, Netherlands |  Igor Potapov, Russia | ? | Slovakia | 39 |
| 2010 | Ciudad Real, Spain | Meis Frank, Luxembourg | ? | England | 40 |
| 2011 | Ostellato Ferrara, Italy | Andrea Fini, Italy | ? | Italy | 21 |
| 2012 |  River Morava, Czech Republic | Sean Ashby, England | 11.438 kg | Poland | 32 |
| 2013 | Żerański Canal, Warsaw, Poland | Didier Delannoy, France | ? | England | 22 |
| 2014 | Dubrava Canal, Croatia |  Goran Radovic, Serbia | ? | Netherlands | 38 |
| 2015 |  Sava River, Slovenia | Yuri Siptov, Russia | 36.939 kg | Italy | 37 |
| 2016 | Rowing Course, Plovdiv, Bulgaria | Jernej Ambrozic, Slovenia | - | Hungary | 34 |
| 2017 | Ronquières, Belgium | Luc Thijs, Belgium | 17 kg | Belgium | 18 |
| 2018 | Montemor-o-Velho, Portugal |  Johannes Böhm, Germany | 13.48 kg | Germany | 46 |
| 2019 | Novi Sad, Serbia | Alan Perko, Croatia | - | France | 20 |
| 2020 | cancelled COVID-19 pandemic | - | - | - |
Championship records
Team competition Roll of Honour : France 16, England 13, Italy 13, Belgium 7, Netherlands 3,  Luxemburg 3, Germany 3, Spain 2, Hungary 2, Wales 1, Poland 1, Romania 1, Slovakia 1 |
| Individual multiple Champions : Alan Scotthorne 5, Bob Nudd 4, Tesse 3, Fougeat 2, Kremkus 2, Bassi 2, Tamas Walter 2 |