List of Water Ski World Championships champions.
| Year | Place | Slalom | Trick | Jump | Overall | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Juan-les-Pins, | Christian Jourdan, | Pierre Gouin, | Guy de Clercq, | Christian Jourdan, | Not contested |
| Willa Worthington | Madeleine Boutellier | Willa Worthington | Willa Worthington | |||
| 1951 | Cypress Gardens, | Dick Pope Jr., | Jack Andresen, | Guy de Clercq, | Dick Pope Jr., | Not contested |
| Evie Wolford | Willa Worthington-McGuire | Johnette Kirkpatrick | Willa Worthington-McGuire | |||
| 1953 | Toronto,  Canada | Warren Witherall, | Alfredo Mendoza, | Alfredo Mendoza, | Not contested | |
| Evie Wolford | Leah Marie Rawls | Sandra Swaney | Leah Marie Rawls | |||
| 1955 | Beirut, | Alfredo Mendoza, | Scotty Scott, | Alfredo Mendoza, | Alfredo Mendoza, | Not contested |
| Willa Worthington-McGuire | Marina Ricolfi-Doria | Willa Worthington-McGuire | Willa Worthington-McGuire | |||
| 1957 | Cypress Gardens, | Joe Cash, | Mike Amsbury, | Joe Mueller, | Joe Cash, | Not contested |
| Marina Ricolfi-Doria | Marina Ricolfi-Doria | Nancie Rideout | Marina Ricolfi-Doria | |||
| 1959 | Milan, | Chuck Stearns, | Philippe Logut, | Buster McCalla, | Chuck Stearns, | |
| Vickie van Hook | Piera Castelvetri | Nancie Rideout | Vickie van Hook | |||
| 1961 | Long Beach, | Jimmy Jackson, | Jean-Marie Muller, | Larry Penacho, | Bruno Zaccardi, | |
| Janelle Kirtley | Sylvie Hülsemann | Renate Hansluvka | Sylvie Hülsemann | |||
| 1963 | Vichy, | Billy Spencer, | Billy Spencer, | Jimmy Jackson, | Billy Spencer, | |
| Jeanette Brown | Guyonne Dalle | Renate Hansluvka | Janet Brown | |||
| 1965 | Surfers Paradise Ski Gardens, | Roland Hillier, | Ken White, | Larry Penacho, | Roland Hillier, | |
| Barbara Cooper-Clack | Dany Duflot | Liz Allan | Liz Allan | |||
| 1967 | Sherbrooke, | Tito Antuñano, | Alan Kempton, | Alan Kempton, | Mike Suyderhoud, | |
| Liz Allan | Dany Duflot | Jeanette Stewart-Wood | Jeanette Stewart-Wood | |||
| 1969 | Copenhagen, | Víctor Palomo, | Bruce Cockburn, | Wayne Grimditch, | Mike Suyderhoud, | |
| Liz Allan | ||||||
| 1971 | Barcelona, | Mike Suyderhoud, | Ricky McCormick, | Mike Suyderhoud, | George Athans, | |
| Christy Freeman | Willy Stähle | Christy Weir | Christy Weir | |||
| 1973 | Bogotá, | George Athans, | Wayne Grimditch, | Ricky McCormick, | George Athans, | |
| Sylvie Maurial | María Víctoria Carrasco | Liz Allan-Shetter | Lisa St John | |||
| 1975 | London, | Roby Zucchi, | Wayne Grimditch, | Ricky McCormick, | Carlos Suárez, | |
| Liz Allan-Shetter | María Víctoria Carrasco | Liz Allan-Shetter | Liz Allan-Shetter | |||
| 1977 | Milan, | Bob LaPoint, | Carlos Suárez, | Mike Suyderhoud, | Mike Hazelwood, | |
| Cindy Todd | María Víctoria Carrasco | Linda Giddens | Cindy Todd | |||
| 1979 | Toronto, | Bob LaPoint, | Patrice Martin, | Mike Hazelwood, | Joel McClintock, | |
| Pattsie Messner | Natalya Rumyantseva | Cindy Todd | Cindy Todd | |||
| 1981 | London, | Andy Mapple, | Cory Pickos, | Mike Hazelwood, | Sammy Duvall, | |
| Cindy Todd | Ana María Carrasco | Deena Brush | Karen Roberge | |||
| 1983 | Göteborg, | Bob LaPoint, | Cory Pickos, | Sammy Duvall, | Sammy Duvall, | |
| Cindy Todd | Natalya Ponomaryeva | Cindy Todd | Anna Maria Carrasco | |||
| 1985 | Toulouse, | Bob LaPoint, | Patrice Martin, | Geoff Carrington, | Sammy Duvall, | |
| Camille Duvall | Judy McClintock | Deena Brush | Karen Neville | |||
| 1987 | London, | Bob LaPoint, | Patrice Martin, | Sammy Duvall, | Sammy Duvall, | |
| Kim Laskoff | Natalya Rumyantseva | Deena Brush | Deena Brush | |||
| 1989 | West Palm Beach, | Andy Mapple, | Aymeric Benet, | Geoff Carrington, | Patrice Martin, | |
| Kim Laskoff | Tawn Larsen | Deena Brush-Mapple | Deena Brush-Mapple | |||
| 1991 | Villach, | Lucky Lowe, | Patrice Martin, | Bruce Neville, | Patrice Martin, | |
| Helena Kjellander | Tawn Larsen | Sherri Slone | Karen Neville | |||
| 1993 | Brett Thurley, | Tory Baggiano, | Andrea Alessi, | Patrice Martin, | ||
| Helena Kjellander | Britt Larsen | Kim de Macedo | Natalia Rumiantseva | |||
| 1995 | Roquebrune-sur-Argens, | Andy Mapple, | Aymeric Benet, | Bruce Neville, | Patrice Martin, | |
| Helena Kjellander | Tawn Larsen | Brenda Nichols | Judy Messer | |||
| 1997 | Medellín, | Andy Mapple, | Kyle Peterson, | Jaret Llewellyn, | Patrice Martin, | |
| Helena Kjellander | Britt Llarsen | Elena Milakova | Elena Milakova | |||
| 1999 | Milan, | Andy Mapple, | Jaret Llewellyn, | Jaret Llewellyn, | Patrice Martin, | |
| Kristi Overton-Johnson | Tawn Larsen-Hahn | Emma Sheers | Elena Milakova | |||
| 2001 | Recetto, | Andy Mapple, | Nicolas le Forestier, | Jaret Llewellyn, | Jaret Llewellyn, | |
| Emma Sheers | Regina Jaquess | Elena Milakova | Elena Milakova | |||
| 2003 | Clermont, Florida, - | Jeff Rodgers, | Jimmy Siemers, | Freddy Krueger, | Jimmy Siemers, | |
| Emma Sheers | Mandy Nightingale | Emma Sheers | Regina Jaquess | |||
| 2005 | Tianjin, | William Asher, | Nicolas le Forestier, | Jaret Llewellyn, | Jimmy Siemers, | |
| Regina Jaquess | Mandy Nightingale | Angeliki Andriopoulou | Regina Jaquess | |||
| 2007 | Linz, | Thomas Degasperi, | Nicolas le Forestier, | Freddy Krueger, | Jaret Llewellyn, | |
| Nicole Arthur | Lucine Clementine | Angeliki Andriopoulou | Lucine Clementine | |||
| 2009 | Calgary, | Will Asher, | Aliaksei Zharnasek, | Freddy Krueger, | Javier Julio, | |
| Whitney Mcclintock | Whitney Mcclintock | Angeliki Andriopoulou | Whitney Mcclintock | |||
| 2011 | Dubna, | Thomas DeGasperi, | Aliaksei Zharnasek, | Freddy Krueger, | Adam Sedlmajer, | |
| Whitney Mcclintock | Natallia Berdnikava | Natallia Berdnikava | Natallia Berdnikava | |||
| 2013 | Santiago, | Nate Smith, | Aliaksei Zharnasek, | Freddy Krueger, | Felipe Miranda, | |
| Regina Jaquess | Erika Lang | Jacinta Carroll | Regina Jaquess | |||
| 2015 | Chapala, | Nate Smith, | Adam Pickos, | Ryan Dodd, | Adam Sedlmajer, | |
| Regina Jaquess | Anna Gay | Jacinta Carroll | Regina Jaquess | |||
| 2017 | Paris, | Frederick Winter, | Adam Pickos, | Ryan Dodd, | Felipe Miranda, | |
| Regina Jaquess | Neilly Ross | Jacinta Carroll | Regina Jaquess | |||
| 2019 | Putrajaya, | Joel Howley, | Patricio Font, | Ryan Dodd, | Martin Kolman, | |
| Manon Costard | Anna Gay | Jacinta Carroll | Whitney McClintock Rini | |||
| 2021 | Groveland, | Nate Smith, | Dorien Llewellyn | Ryan Dodd | Joel Poland | |
| Jaimee Bull | Anna Gay | Jacinta Carroll | Aliaksandra Danisheuskaya | |||
| 2023[1] | Groveland, | Frederick Winter, | Patricio Font | Ryan Dodd | Louis Duplan-Fribourg | |
| Jaimee Bull | Erika Lang | Hanna Straltsova | Hanna Straltsova |
| Year | Place | Open | Formula 2 | Junior | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Wayne Richie, | ||||
| Bronwyn Wright | |||||
| 1981 | Danny Bertels, | ||||
| Liz Hobbs | |||||
| 1983 | Danny Bertels, | ||||
| Liz Hobbs | |||||
| 1985 | Mark Pickering, | ||||
| Debbie Nordblad | |||||
| 1987 | Steven Moore and Steyn Kotzé, | ||||
| Tanya Williams | |||||
| 1989 | Ian Dipple, | ||||
| Marsha Fitzgerald | |||||
| 1991 | Paul Robertson, | ||||
| Debbie Nordblad | |||||
| 1993 | Kirk Book, | ||||
| Leanne Brown | |||||
| 1995 | Stefanio Gregorio, | Alex Ross, | |||
| Leanne Brown | Tami Kahn | ||||
| 1997 | Wayne Mawer, | Robbie Penny, | |||
| Leanne Brown | Ann Procter | ||||
| 1999 | Stephen Robertson, | Kyle Cummings, | |||
| Joanne Hamilton | Ashley Lathrop | ||||
| 2001 | Stephen Robertson, | Marshall Cole, | |||
| Ann Procter | Kristy Sloane | ||||
| 2003 | Martie Wells, | Dimitri Bertels, | Chris Stout, | ||
| Ann Procter | Janine Doherty, | Katelin Wendt | |||
| 2005 | Todd Haig, | Justin Soller, | Sam Frey, | ||
| Kim Lumley | Lauryn Eagle, | Mallory Nordblad | |||
| 2007 | Jason Walmsley | Chris Stout | Jaaron Fritz | ||
| Ann Procter | Tania Teelow | Trudi Stout | |||
| 2009 | Wayne Mawer | Steven Van Gaeveren | Jack Houston | ||
| Kim Lumley | Kathrin Ortlieb | Yolien Bormans | |||
| 2011 | Chris Stout | Grant Turner | Jack Houston | ||
| Katelin Wendt | Leanne Campbell | Kelsey Feros | |||
| 2013 | Wayne Mawer | Ben Gulley | Jack Harrison | ||
| Trudi Stout | Sarah Teelow | Rachel Stapleton | |||
| 2015 | Peter Procter | Ben Gulley | Jack Harrison | ||
| Leanne Campbell | Kelsey Feros | Ellen Jones | |||
| 2017 | Ben Gulley | Cameron Osborne | Luke Harrison | ||
| Chelsea Blight | Ellen Jones | Milana Long | |||
| 2019 | Ben Gulley | Lachlan Nix | Carter Robertson and Steyn Kotzé | ||
| Ellen Jones | Sylvia de Spiegelerie | Nellie McMillan |
| Year | Place | Gender | Slalom | Trick | Jump | Overall | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | St. Leon-Rot, | Male | Nir Shinuk, | Alexsei Zharnosek, | Manfred Hintringer, | Michal Cerny, | |
| Marc Andre Meier, | Viatcheslav Durnov, | Daniel Resl, | Michael Mader, | ||||
| Gabor Gyursanzky, | Martin Kocur, | Michal Cerny, | Daniel Resl, | ||||
| Female | Sabine Haberle, | Olga Pavlova, | Britta Llewellyn, | Julia Gromyko Meier, | |||
| Lisa Adams, | Tatiana Avodina, | Irina Tourets, | Irina Tourets, | ||||
| Bronislava Machova, | Julia Gromyko Meier, | Bronislava Machova, | Olga Pavlova, | ||||
| 2000 | Piešťany, | Male | Alois Kreen, | Alexsei Zharnosek, | Manfred Hintringer, | Alexsei Zharnosek, | |
| Alexander Graw, | Jouri Rykter, | Daniel Resl, | Andres Pape, | ||||
| Marc Andre Meier, | Maksim Semavine, | Jochen Luers, | Michael Mader, | ||||
| Female | Lisa Adams, | Julia Gromyko Meier, | Britta Llewellyn, | Julia Gromyko Meier, | |||
| Irina Tourets, | Irina Tourets, | Julia Gromyko Meier, | Irina Tourets, | ||||
| Julia Gromyko Meier, | Tatiana Avdonina, | Olga Pavlova, | Olga Pavlova, | ||||
| 2002 | Alfsee, | Male | Alexander Graw, | Alexsei Zharnosek, | Thomas Bauer, | Alexsei Zharnosek, | |
| Alois Krenn, | Viatcheslav Durnov, | Manfred Hintringer, | Andres Pape, | ||||
| Simon Hermann, | Jouri Rykter, | Daniel Resl, | Miroslav Hribik, | ||||
| Female | Lisa Adams, | Olga Pavlova, | Irina Tourets, | Irina Tourets, | |||
| Nadine Wich, | Julia Gromyko Meier, | Julia Gromyko Meier, | Julia Gromyko Meier, | ||||
| Bronislava Machova, | Irina Tourets, | Olga Pavlova, | Olga Pavlova, | ||||
| 2006 | Schloss Dankern, | Male | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | - | - | - | ||||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Female | - | Julia Gromyko Meier, | Julia Gromyko Meier, | Julia Gromyko Meier, | |||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||
| - | - | - | - | ||||
| 2010 | Tel Aviv, | Male | Or Shinuk, | - | Manfred Hintringer, | Moshiko Tzdaka, | |
| Simon Hermann, | - | Moshiko Tzdaka, | Nikita Papakul, | ||||
| Moshiko Tzdaka, | - | Robin Senge, | Siarhei Bushyn, | ||||
| Female | - | Julia Gromyko Meier, | - | Irina Tourets, | |||
| - | Tatiana Churakova, | Julia Gromyko Meier, | Olga Pavlova, | ||||
| - | Olga Pavlova, | - | Julia Gromyko Meier, | ||||