The World Waveski Surfing Titles is the premier waveski championship organised by the World Waveski Surfing Association, with the recognition of the International Canoe Federation.^[1] The competition has been held since 1984 irregularly, with a span of 1–4 years between competitions. Having the full recognition of the ICF since 2018, this discipline is eligible to participate in the Olympic Games or World Games.

Medallists

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Year	Place	Category	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1984	Cape Town	Men	John Christensen (AUS)
1986	Diamond Head	Men	John Christensen (AUS)
		Women	Tracey Sassen (RSA)
1988	Yamba	Men	John Christensen (AUS)
		Women	Kareen Campbell (AUS)
1989	Cornwall	Men	Rees Duncan (AUS)
		Women	Tracey Sassen (RSA)
1990	Huntington Beach	Men	Stewart Lawson (AUS)
		Women	Natalee Fuhrmann (AUS)
1991	Gold Coast	Men	Rees Duncan (AUS)
		Women	Natalee Fuhrmann (AUS)
1992	Pointe de la Torche	Men	Craig Harbern (RSA)
		Women	Natalee Fuhrmann (AUS)
1993	East London	Men	John Christensen (AUS)
		Women	Lisa Ryan (AUS)
1994	Gore Bay	Men	Neil Decker (AUS)
		Women	Lisa Ryan (AUS)
1995	Lacanau	Men	Michael Orsmond (RSA)
		Women	Lisa Ryan (AUS)
1996	Durban	Men	Munro Kendrick (RSA)	Nicki Carstens (RSA)	Alistair MacLeod (RSA)
		Women	Lisa Ryan (AUS)	Tracey Sassen (RSA)	Lindi Le Roux (RSA)
1997	Gold Coast	Men	John Christensen (AUS)
		Women	Lisa Ryan (AUS)
1998	Cornwall	Men	Manu Gendron (FRA)
		Women	Marie Gueguen (FRA)
1999	Florianópolis	Men	Nick Boon (AUS)
		Women	Caroline Angibaud (FRA)
2000	Jeffreys Bay	Men	Nicki Carstens (RSA)
		Women	Caroline Angibaud (FRA)
2001	Bakio	Men	Darren Kearns (AUS)
		Women	Caroline Angibaud (FRA)
2002	Gold Coast	Men	Dave Dinning (AUS)
		Women	Tracey Sassen (RSA)
2003	Le Moule	Men	Mathieu Babarit (FRA)
		Women	Caroline Angibaud (FRA)
2004	Florianópolis	Men	Neil Decker (AUS)
		Women	Caroline Angibaud (FRA)
2006	Durban	Men	Mathieu Babarit (FRA)
		Women	Caroline Angibaud (FRA)
2007	Gisborne	Men	Rees Duncan (AUS)	Mathieu Babarit (FRA)	Lance Milnes (AUS)
		Women	Caroline Angibaud (FRA)
2009	Coffs Harbour	Men	Rees Duncan (AUS)
		Women	Caroline Angibaud (FRA)
2011	Santa Cruz	Men	Virgile Humbert (FRA)
		Women	Sandra Pienaar (RSA)
2014	Durban	Men	Renan Leloutre (FRA)
		Women	Sandra Pienaar (RSA)
2016	Santa Cruz	Men	Virgile Humbert (FRA)
		Women	Olivia Floch (FRA)
2018	Valdoviño	Men	Rees Duncan (AUS)	Virgile Humbert (FRA)	Odel Etxeberria (ESP)
		Women	Océane Lucas (FRA)	Mel Farthing (AUS)	Marie Tessier (FRA)
2022	Ventura	Men	Cyril Samson (FRA)	Virgile Humbert (FRA)	Rees Duncan (AUS)
		Women	Lou Peter (FRA)	Océane Lucas (FRA)	Lucy McQueen-Jones (GBR)