The Finn Gold Cup is the premier competition in Finn Class sailboat racing. Organized by the International Sailing Federation, it decides the Finn World Championships and has been held every year since 1956.^[1]

Finn is an Olympic class.

Editions

Year	City	Country	Dates	Athletes	Nations	Note
1956	Burnham-on-Crouch	United Kingdom	29 March – 2 April			[2]
1957	Karlstad	Sweden	31 July – 4 August			[3]
1958	Zeebrugge	Belgium	1–5 May			[4]
1959	Hellerup	Denmark	4–9 August			[5]
1960	Torquay	United Kingdom	4–10 June			[6]
1961	Travemünde	West Germany	14–19 August			[7]
1962	Tønsberg	Norway	6–11 August			[8]
1963	Medemblik	Netherlands	12–19 August			[9]
1964	Torquay	United Kingdom	18–26 July			[10]
1965	Gdynia	Poland	22–29 July			[11]
1966	La Baule	France	21–29 August			[12]
1967	Hanko	Finland	6–12 August			[13]
1968	Whitstable	United Kingdom	6–12 August			[14]
1969	Hamilton	Bermuda	6–12 August			[15]
1970	Cascais	Portugal	14–22 August			[16]
1971	Toronto	Canada	1–9 October			[17]
1972	Anzio	Italy	25 June – 1 July			[18]
1973	Brest	France	14–23 July			[19]
1974	Long Beach	United States	10–17 August			[20]
1975	Malmö	Sweden	10–19 June			[21]
1976	Brisbane	Australia	2–10 January			[22]
1977	Palamós	Spain	6–17 September			[23]
1978	Manzanillo	Mexico	16–26 November			[24]
1979	Weymouth	United Kingdom	5–15 September			[25]
1980	Takapuna	New Zealand	18–27 February			[26]
1981	Grömitz	West Germany	5–19 July			[27]
1982	Medemblik	Netherlands	9–19 September			[28]
1983	Milwaukee	United States	13–21 August			[29]
1984	Anzio	Italy	17–27 May			[30]
1985	Marstrand	Sweden	26 June – 6 July			[31]
1986	Palma	Spain	5–13 July			[32]
1987	Kiel	West Germany	26 June – 7 July			[33]
1988	Ilhabela	Brazil	31 January – 11 February			[34]
1989	Alassio	Italy	6–16 April			[35]
1990	Porto Carras	Greece	5–15 July			[36]
1991	Kingston	Canada	1–3 September			[37]
1992	Cádiz	Spain	10–17 May			[38]
1993	Bangor	United Kingdom	9–19 July			[39]
1994	Pärnu	Estonia	12–21 August			[40]
1995	Melbourne	Australia	7–15 January			[41]
1996	La Rochelle	France	1–10 May			[42]
1997	Gdańsk	Poland	3–13 July			[43]
1998	Athens	Greece	17–23 August			[44]
1999	Melbourne	Australia	6–17 January			[45]
2000	Weymouth	United Kingdom	11–16 June			[46]
2001	Marblehead	United States	21–29 September			[47]
2002	Athens	Greece	20–28 July			[48]
2003	Cádiz	Spain	11–24 September	part of the 2003 ISAF Sailing World Championships
2004	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	12–20 February			[49]
2005	Moscow	Russia	9–17 September			[50]
2006	Split	Croatia	8–16 July			[51]
2007	Cascais	Portugal	28 June – 13 July	part of the 2007 ISAF Sailing World Championships
2008	Melbourne	Australia	20–29 January			[52]
2009	Vallensbæk	Denmark	3–11 July			[53]
2010	San Francisco	United States	27 August – 4 September			[54]
2011	Perth	Australia	3–18 December	part of the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships
2012	Falmouth	United Kingdom	10–18 May			[55]
2013	Tallinn	Estonia	23–31 August			[56]
2014	Santander	Spain	12–21 September	part of the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships
2015	Takapuna	New Zealand	20–30 November			[57]
2016	Gaeta	Italy	5–15 May			[58]
2017	Balatonföldvár	Hungary	1–10 September			[59]
2018	Aarhus	Denmark	30 July – 12 August	part of the 2018 Sailing World Championships
2019	Melbourne	Australia	13–21 December
2021	Porto	Portugal	8–12 May			[60]
2022	Malcesine	Italy	17–21 May	110	17	[61]
2023	Coconut Grove	United States	27–31 January	58	17	[62]

Medalists

Year v t e	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Ref.
1956 Burnham-on-Crouch details	André Nelis (BEL)	Paul Elvstrøm (DEN)	Brian Roswell (CAN)
1957 Karlstad details	Jürgen Vogler (GDR)	Harald Bredo Eriksen (NOR)	André Nelis (BEL)
1958 Zeebrugge details	Paul Elvstrøm (DEN)	André Nelis (BEL)	Adelchi Pelaschier (ITA)
1959 Hellerup details	Paul Elvstrøm (DEN)	André Nelis (BEL)	Pierre Poullain (FRA)
1960 Torquay details	Vernon Stratton (GBR)	André Nelis (BEL)	Desmond Stratton (GBR)
1961 Travemünde details	André Nelis (BEL)	Hans Fogh (DEN)	Fred Miller (USA)
1962 Tønsberg details	Arne Åkerson (SWE)	Boris Jacobsson (SWE)	André Nelis (BEL)
1963 Medemblik details	Wilhelm Kuhweide (FRG)	Boris Jacobsson (SWE)	Hans Willems (NED)
1964 Torquay details	Hubert Raudaschl (AUT)	Hakan Kellner (SWE)	Richard Creagh (CAN)
1965 Gdynia details	Jürgen Mier (GDR)	Bernd Dehmel (GDR)	Richard Hart (GBR)
1966 La Baule details	Wilhelm Kuhweide (FRG)	Jörg Bruder (BRA)	Bernhard Straubinger (FRG)
1967 Hanko details	Wilhelm Kuhweide (FRG)	Valentin Mankin (URS)	Uwe Mares (FRG)
1968 Whitestable details	Henning Wind (DEN)	Uwe Mares (FRG)	Jörg Bruder (BRA)
1969 Hamilton details	Thomas Lundqvist (SWE)	Jörg Bruder (BRA)	Peter Barrett (USA)
1970 Cascais details	Jörg Bruder (BRA)	Henry Spraque (USA)	Robert Andre (USA)
1971 Toronto details	Jörg Bruder (BRA)	Carl Van Duyne (USA)	Serge Maury (FRA)
1972 Anzio details	Jörg Bruder (BRA)	John Bertrand (AUS)	Lennart Gustafsson (SWE)
1973 Brest details	Serge Maury (FRA)	Magnus Olin (SWE)	Guy Lilljegren (SWE)
1974 Long Beach details	Henry Spraque (USA)	Guy Lilljegren (SWE)	Kent Carlsson (SWE)
1975 Malmö details	Magnus Olin (SWE)	Baudouin Binkhorst (NED)	Jonty Farmer (NZL)
1976 Brisbane details	Chris Law (GBR)	Jonty Farmer (NZL)	John Bertrand (AUS)
1977 Palamos details	Joaquín Blanco (ESP)	José Luis Doreste (ESP)	Cláudio Biekarck (BRA)
1978 Manzanillo details	John Bertrand (USA)	Joaquín Blanco (ESP)	Carl Buchan (USA)
1979 Weymouth details	Cameron Lewis (USA)	John Bertrand (USA)	Mark Neeleman (NED)
1980 Auckland details	Cameron Lewis (USA)	John Bertrand (USA)	Lawrence Lemieux (CAN)
1981 Gromitz details	Wolfgang Gerz (FRG)	Lasse Hjortnæs (DEN)	Miroslav Rychzik (POL)
1982 Medemblik details	Lasse Hjortnæs (DEN)	Henryk Blaszka (POL)	Buzz Reynolds (USA)
1983 Milwaukee details	Paul van Cleve (USA)	Wolfgang Gerz (FRG)	Mark Neeleman (NED)
1984 Anzio details	Lasse Hjortnæs (DEN)	Terence Neilson (CAN)	Jörgen Lindhardtsen (DEN)
1985 Marstrand details	Lasse Hjortnæs (DEN)	Oleg Khoperski [ru] (URS)	Ingvar Bengtsson (SWE)
1986 El Arenal details	Stig Westergaard (DEN)	Brian Ledbetter (USA)	José Doreste (ESP)
1987 Kiel details	José Doreste (ESP)	Lasse Hjortnæs (DEN)	Brian Ledbetter (USA)
1988 Ilha Bela details	Thomas Schmid (FRG)	Roy Heiner (NED)	Gordon Anderson (CAN)
1989 Alassio details	Stig Westergaard (DEN)	Eric Mergenthaler (MEX)	Oleg Khoperski [ru] (URS)
1990 Porto Carras details	Hank Lammens (CAN)	Lawrence Lemieux (CAN)	Eric Mergenthaler (MEX)
1991 Kingston details	Hank Lammens (CAN)	Brian Ledbetter (USA)	Oleg Khoperski (URS)
1992 Cadiz details	Eric Mergenthaler (MEX)	Glen Bourke (AUS)	Hans Spitzauer (AUT)
1993 Bangor details	Philippe Presti (FRA)	Fredrik Lööf (SWE)	Richard Clarke (CAN)
1994 Pärnu details	Fredrik Lööf (SWE)	Hank Lammens (CAN)	José van der Ploeg (ESP)
1995 Melbourne details	Hans Spitzauer (AUT)	Fredrik Lööf (SWE)	Philippe Presti (FRA)
1996 La Rochelle details	Philippe Presti (FRA)	Hans Spitzauer (AUT)	Fredrik Lööf (SWE)
1997 Gdańsk details	Fredrik Lööf (SWE)	Luca Devoti (ITA)	Xavier Rohart (FRA)
1998 Athens details	Mateusz Kusznierewicz (POL)	Fredrik Lööf (SWE)	Xavier Rohart (FRA)
1999 Melbourne details	Fredrik Lööf (SWE)	Mateusz Kusznierewicz (POL)	Richard Clarke (CAN)
2000 Weymouth details	Mateusz Kusznierewicz (POL)	Sébastien Godefroid (BEL)	Aimilios Papathanasiou (GRE)
2001 Marblehead details	Sébastien Godefroid (BEL)	Mateusz Kusznierewicz (POL)	Aimilios Papathanasiou (GRE)
2002 Athens details	Ben Ainslie (GBR)	Mateusz Kusznierewicz (POL)	Aimilios Papathanasiou (GRE)
2003 Cadiz details	Ben Ainslie (GBR)	Rafael Trujillo (ESP)	Andrew Simpson (GBR)
2004 Rio de Janeiro details	Ben Ainslie (GBR)	Richard Clarke (CAN)	David Burrows (IRL)
2005 Moscow details	Ben Ainslie (GBR)	Aimilios Papathanasiou (GRE)	Chris Cook (CAN)
2006 Split details	Jonas Høgh-Christensen (DEN)	Aimilios Papathanasiou (GRE)	Edward Wright (GBR)
2007 Cascais details	Rafael Trujillo (ESP)	Pieter-Jan Postma (NED)	Gašper Vinčec (SLO)
2008 Melbourne details	Ben Ainslie (GBR)	Dan Slater (NZL)	Jonas Høgh-Christensen (DEN)
2009 Vallensbæk details	Jonas Høgh-Christensen (DEN)	Zach Railey (USA)	Ivan Kljaković Gašpić (CRO)
2010 San Francisco details	Edward Wright (GBR)	Rafael Trujillo (ESP)	Giles Scott (GBR)
2011 Perth details	Giles Scott (GBR)	Pieter-Jan Postma (NED)	Edward Wright (GBR)
2012 Falmouth details	Ben Ainslie (GBR)	Edward Wright (GBR)	Jonas Høgh-Christensen (DEN)
2013 Tallinn details	Jorge Zarif (BRA)	Edward Wright (GBR)	Pieter-Jan Postma (NED)
2014 Santander details	Giles Scott (GBR)	Ivan Kljaković Gašpić (CRO)	Edward Wright (GBR)
2015 Takapuna details	Giles Scott (GBR)	Jonathan Lobert (FRA)	Vasilij Žbogar (SLO)
2016 Gaeta details	Giles Scott (GBR)	Jonas Høgh-Christensen (DEN)	Pieter-Jan Postma (NED)	[63]
2017 Balatonföldvár details	Max Salminen (SWE)	Jonathan Lobert (FRA)	Nicholas Heiner (NED)	[64]
2018 Aarhus details	Zsombor Berecz (HUN)	Max Salminen (SWE)	Pieter-Jan Postma (NED)
2019 Melbourne details	Josh Junior (NZL)	Nicholas Heiner (NED)	Zsombor Berecz (HUN)	[65]
2021 Porto details	Andy Maloney (NZL)	Joan Cardona (ESP)	Josh Junior (NZL)	[66]
2022 Malcesine details	Pieter-Jan Postma (NED)	Oskari Muhonen (FIN)	Domonkos Németh (HUN)	[67]
2023 Coconut Grove details	Ed Wright (GBR)	Domonkos Németh (HUN)	Miguel Fernández (ESP)	[68]

Multiple medallists

#	Athlete	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Ben Ainslie	Great Britain	6	0	0	6
2	Giles Scott	Great Britain	4	0	1	5
3	Fredrik Lööf	Sweden	3	3	1	7
4	Jörg Bruder	Brazil	3	2	1	6
5	Lasse Hjortnæs	Denmark	3	2	0	5
6	Willi Kuhweide	West Germany	3	0	0	3