Championship tables[edit]Year Venue Individual Champion kg/lbs Team Champions Points
1954 Düsseldorf, West Germany Vigarani, Italy 2.467 kilograms (5.44 lb) England 50
1955 Reading, England Maill, France 2.448 kilograms (5.40 lb) Luxembourg 69
1956 Paris, France Cerfontaine, France 1.541 kilograms (3.40 lb) France 39
1957 Belgrade, Yugoslavia Mandell, Italy 8.780 kilograms (19.36 lb) Italy 23
1958 Huy, Belgium Garroit, Belgium 8.780 kilograms (19.36 lb) Belgium 29
1959 Neuchatel, Switzerland Tesse, France 6.386 kilograms (14.08 lb) France 71
1960 Gdansk, Poland Tesse, France 2.000 kilograms (4.41 lb) Belgium 36
1961 Merseburg, East Germany Le Gouge, France 3.120 kilograms (6.88 lb) East Germany 44
1962 Lac de Garde, Italy Tedesco, Italy 3.615 kilograms (7.97 lb) Italy 21
1963 Wormeldange, Luxembourg Billy Lane, England 4.570 kilograms (10.08 lb) France 57
1964 Isola dei Pescatori, Italy Fontanet, France 5.395 kilograms (11.89 lb) France 6
1965 Galati, Romania Tesse, France 3.227 kilograms (7.11 lb) Romania 22
1966 Martham Ferry, England Guiheneuf, France 5.742 kilograms (12.66 lb) France 8
1967 Dunaújváros, Hungary Isenbaert, Belgium 9.880 kilograms (21.78 lb) Belgium 12
1968 Fermoy, Ireland Grebenstein, West Germany 3.218 kilograms (7.09 lb) France 18
1969 Bad Oldesloe, West Germany Robin Harris, England 4.462 kilograms (9.84 lb) Netherlands 17
1970 Berg, Netherlands Van Den Eynde, Belgium 4.084 kilograms (9.00 lb) Belgium 8
1971 Peschiera del Garda, Italy Bassi, Italy 3.913 kilograms (8.63 lb) Italy 6
1972 Prague, Czechoslovakia Levels, Netherlands 9.310 kilograms (20.53 lb) France 12
1973 Chalon-sur-Saône, France Michiels, France 3.681 kilograms (8.12 lb) Belgium 10
1974 Ghent, Belgium Richter, West Germany 5.016 kilograms (11.06 lb) France 18
1975 Bydgoszcz, Poland Ian Heaps, England 10.234 kilograms (22.56 lb) France 23
1976 Varna, Bulgaria Bassi, Italy 8.296 kilograms (18.29 lb) Italy 7
1977 Ehnen, Luxembourg Mainil, Belgium 3.941 kilograms (8.69 lb) Luxembourg 16
1978 Vienna, Austria Fougeat, France 1.561 kilograms (3.44 lb) France 14
1979 Saragossa, Spain Heulard, France 2.155 kilograms (4.75 lb) France 14
1980 Mannheim, West Germany Kremkus, West Germany 16.990 kilograms (37.46 lb) West Germany 7
1981 Luddington, England David Thomas, England 1.190 kilograms (2.62 lb) France 25
1982 Newry, Northern Ireland Kevin Ashurst, England 0.820 kilograms (1.81 lb) Netherlands 20
1983 Amersfoort, Netherlands Kremkus, West Germany 0.820 kilograms (1.81 lb) Belgium 9
1984 Yverdon, Switzerland Bobby Smithers, Ireland 0.820 kilograms (1.81 lb) Luxembourg 28
1985 Florence, Italy David Roper, England 6.405 kilograms (14.12 lb) England 16
1986 Strasbourg, France Wever, Netherlands 3.940 kilograms (8.69 lb) Italy 27
1987 Coimbra, Portugal Clive Branson, Wales 2.500 kilograms (5.51 lb) England 9
1988 Damme, Belgium Fougeat, France 7.060 kilograms (15.56 lb) England 50
1989 Plovdiv, Bulgaria Tom Pickering, England 15.450 kilograms (34.06 lb) Wales 48
1990 Maribor, Yugoslavia Bob Nudd, England 2.665 kilograms (5.88 lb) France 6
1991 Szeged, Hungary Bob Nudd, England 12.215 kilograms (26.93 lb) England 44
1992 Enniskillen, Northern Ireland Dave Wesson, Australia 0.820 kilograms (1.81 lb) Italy 94
1993 Coruche, Portugal Barros, Portugal 6.945 kilograms (15.31 lb) Italy 49
1994 Nottingham, England Bob Nudd, England 8.500 kilograms (18.74 lb) England 92
1995 Lappeenranta, Finland Jean, France 6.405 kilograms (14.12 lb) France 23
1996 Peschiera del Garda, Italy Alan Scotthorne, England 3.940 kilograms (8.69 lb) Italy 36
1997 Velence, Hungary Alan Scotthorne, England 19.711 kilograms (43.46 lb) Italy 56.5
1998 Zagreb, Croatia Alan Scotthorne, England 9.726 kilograms (21.44 lb) England 61
1999 Toledo, Spain Bob Nudd, England 54.110 kilograms (119.29 lb) 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 Walter, Hungary ? France 70
2005 ?, Finland Guido Nullens, Belgium ? England 64
2006 Rio Mondego, Portugal Tamas Walter, Hungary 10.105 kilograms (22.28 lb) England 61
2007 Lake Velence, Hungary Alan Scotthorne, England ? Italy 57
2008 Spinadesco Canal, Italy Will Raison, England ? England 74
2009 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, Czechoslovakia Sean Ashby, England ? Poland 30
2013 Zarenski Canal, Warsaw, Poland Didier Delannoy, France ? England 22[2]