World Armwrestling Championship Explained

World Armwrestling Championships is the main arm wrestling championship in the World. It is organized by the World Armwrestling Federation, founded in 1977. The first WAF World Armwrestling was hosted by John Miazdzyk in Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada in 1979.[1]

Events

Medals are awarded separately for right and left hands in every weight class and age groups.Age groups in 2019 included Sub-Junior (ages 14-15), Juniors (up to 18), Youth (21) Senior (adults), Masters (above 40), Grand Masters (above 50) and Senior Grand Masters (above 60). The Senior weight classes in 2019:[2]

Men width=80Women
–55 kg –50 kg
60 kg 55 kg
65 kg 60 kg
70 kg 65 kg
75 kg 70 kg
80 kg 80 kg
85 kg 90 kg
90 kg +90 kg
100 kg
110 kg
+110 kg

Championships

EditionYearCityCountryChampion men's right 110+ kgChampion men's left 110+ kgRef
1st 1979Wetaskiwin– [3]
2nd 1980Kolkatanone – [4]
3rd 1981Brasília– [5]
4th 1982Syracuse– [6]
5th 1983– [7]
6th 1985Mexico City– [8]
7th 1986Kolkata– [9]
8th 1987London– [10]
9th 1988Eskilstuna– [11]
10th 1989Athens– [12]
11th 1990Houston– [13]
12th 1991Netanya– [14]
13th 1992Geneva– [15]
14th 1993Edmonton[16]
15th 1994Södertälje[17]
16th 1995Campinas[18]
17th 1996Virginia Beach[19]
18th 1997Guwahati[20]
19th 1998Thunder Bay[21]
20th 1999Tokyo[22]
21st 2000Rovaniemi[23]
22nd 2001Gardone Riviera? [24]
23rd 2002[25]
25th 2003Ottawa[26]
26th 2004Durban[27]
27th 2005Tokyo[28]
28th 2006Manchester[29]
29th 2007Veliko Tarnovo[30]
30th 2008Kelowna[31]
31st 2009Rosolina[32]
32nd 2010Mesquite[33]
33rd 2011Almaty[34]
34th 2012São Vicente[35]
35th 2013Gdynia[36]
36th 2014Vilnius[37]
37th 2015Kuala Lumpur[38]
38th 2016Blagoevgrad[39]
39th 2017Budapest[40]
40th 2018Antalya[41]
41st 2019Constanţa[42]
postponed due COVID-19 pandemic
42nd 2021Bucharest[43]
43nd 2022Antalya[44]
44nd 2023Almaty[45]
45th 2024Chișinău

External links

See main article: world championships.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Constitution of the World Armwrestling Federation (WAF). 2008-12-01. 2020-07-02. World Armwrestling Federation.
  2. Web site: 2019 armwrestling & para-armwrestling classes . World Arm Wrestling Federation.
  3. Web site: 1979 sit-down WAWF World Championships . https://web.archive.org/web/20170430152444/http://www.cawf.ca/1979worlds.html . 2017-04-30 . dead.
  4. Web site: 1980 WAWF World Championships . https://web.archive.org/web/20170429125627/http://www.cawf.ca/1980worlds.html . 2017-04-29 . dead.
  5. Web site: 1981 WAWF World Championships . https://web.archive.org/web/20170429125356/http://www.cawf.ca/1981worlds.html . 2017-04-29 . dead.
  6. Web site: 1982 WAWF World Championships . https://web.archive.org/web/20170429125814/http://www.cawf.ca/1982worlds.html . 2017-04-29 . dead.
  7. Web site: World Arm Wrestling Federation (WAWF) Results (1980-1989) .
  8. Web site: 1985 WAWF World Championships . https://web.archive.org/web/20170429131736/http://www.cawf.ca/1985worlds.html . 2017-04-29 . dead.
  9. Web site: 1986 WAWF World Championships . https://web.archive.org/web/20170429125406/http://www.cawf.ca/1986worlds.html . 2017-04-29 . dead.
  10. Web site: 1987 WAWF World Championships . https://web.archive.org/web/20170429125824/http://www.cawf.ca/1987worlds.html . 2017-04-29 . dead.
  11. Web site: 1988 WAWF World Championships . https://web.archive.org/web/20170503005830/http://www.cawf.ca/1988worlds.html . 2017-05-03 . dead .
  12. Web site: 1989 WAWF World Championships . https://web.archive.org/web/20170503004426/http://www.cawf.ca/1989worlds.html . 2017-05-03 . dead.
  13. Web site: 1990 WAWF World Championships . https://web.archive.org/web/20170430152454/http://www.cawf.ca/1990worlds.html . 2017-04-30 . dead.
  14. Web site: 1991 WAF World Championships . https://web.archive.org/web/20170429125830/http://www.cawf.ca/1991worlds.html . 2017-04-29 . dead.
  15. Web site: 1992 WAF World Championships . https://web.archive.org/web/20170429125637/http://www.cawf.ca/1992worlds.html . 2017-04-29 . dead.
  16. Web site: 1993 WAF World Championships . https://web.archive.org/web/20170429125835/http://www.cawf.ca/1993worlds.html . 2017-04-29 . dead.
  17. Web site: 1994 WAF World Championships . https://web.archive.org/web/20170429123921/http://www.cawf.ca/1994worlds.html . 2017-04-29 . dead.
  18. Web site: 1995 WAF World Championships . https://web.archive.org/web/20170430152504/http://www.cawf.ca/1995worlds.html . 2017-04-30 . dead.
  19. Web site: 1996 WAF World Championships . https://web.archive.org/web/20170505225632/http://www.cawf.ca/1996worlds.html . 2017-05-05 . dead.
  20. Web site: 1997 WAF World Championships . https://web.archive.org/web/20170429125846/http://www.cawf.ca/1997worlds.html . 2017-04-29 . dead.
  21. Web site: 1998 WAF World Championships . https://web.archive.org/web/20170429125851/http://www.cawf.ca/1998worlds.html . 2017-04-29 . dead.
  22. Web site: 1999 WAF World Championships . https://web.archive.org/web/20170429131803/http://www.cawf.ca/1999worlds.html . 2017-04-29 . dead.
  23. Web site: 2000 WAF World Championships . https://web.archive.org/web/20170430152530/http://www.cawf.ca/2000worlds.html . 2017-04-30 . dead.
  24. Web site: 2001 WAF World Championships . https://web.archive.org/web/20170429131809/http://www.cawf.ca/2001worlds.html . 2017-04-29 . dead.
  25. Web site: 2002 WAF World Championships . https://web.archive.org/web/20170429125648/http://www.cawf.ca/2002worlds.html . 2017-04-29 . dead.
  26. Web site: 2003 WAF World Championships . https://web.archive.org/web/20170429125901/http://www.cawf.ca/2003worlds.html . 2017-04-29 . dead.
  27. Web site: 2004 WAF World Championships . https://web.archive.org/web/20170429131816/http://www.cawf.ca/2004worlds.html . 2017-04-29 . dead.
  28. Web site: 2005 WAF World Championships . https://web.archive.org/web/20170503005824/http://www.cawf.ca/2005worlds.html . 2017-05-03 . dead.
  29. Web site: 2006 WAF World Championships . https://web.archive.org/web/20170503004442/http://www.cawf.ca/2006worlds.html . 2017-05-03 . dead.
  30. Web site: 2007 WAF World Championships . https://web.archive.org/web/20170522114529/http://www.cawf.ca/2007worlds.html . 2017-05-22 . dead.
  31. Web site: 2008 WAF World Championships . https://web.archive.org/web/20170503005840/http://www.cawf.ca/2008worlds.html . 2017-05-03 . dead.
  32. Web site: 2009 WAF World Championships . https://web.archive.org/web/20170429124004/http://www.cawf.ca/2009worlds.html . 2017-04-29 . dead.
  33. Web site: 2010 WAF World Championships . https://web.archive.org/web/20170429125416/http://www.cawf.ca/2010worlds.html . 2017-04-29 . dead.
  34. Web site: 2011 WAF World Championships . https://web.archive.org/web/20170429125422/http://www.cawf.ca/2011worlds.html . 2017-04-29 . dead.
  35. Web site: XXXIV World Armwrestling Championships . https://web.archive.org/web/20170916222219/http://www.cawf.ca/2012worlds.html . 2017-09-16 . dead.
  36. Web site: XXXV World Armwrestling Championships . https://web.archive.org/web/20170503010032/http://www.cawf.ca/2013worlds.html . 2017-05-03 . dead.
  37. Web site: XXXVI World Armwrestling Championships . https://web.archive.org/web/20170429125434/http://www.cawf.ca/2014worlds.html . 2017-04-29 . dead.
  38. Web site: XXXVIl World Armwrestling Championships . https://web.archive.org/web/20170429125439/http://www.cawf.ca/2015worlds.html . 2017-04-29 . dead.
  39. Web site: XXXVIll World Armwrestling Championships . https://web.archive.org/web/20170428234259/http://www.cawf.ca/2016worlds.html . 2017-04-28 . dead.
  40. Web site: Results: Worldarm 2017: 39th World Armwrestling Championships 2017 (WAF) .
  41. Web site: Results: Worldarm 2018: 40th World Armwrestling Championships 2018 (WAF) .
  42. Web site: Results: Worldarm 2019: 41st World Armwrestling Championships 2019 (WAF) .
  43. Web site: 2021 Worlds Official Results .
  44. Web site: 2022 Worlds Official Results .
  45. Web site: 2023 Worlds Official Results .

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