Often considered a more recent add-on to DanceSport's competition structure, World Championships in Ten Dance go back to day one in the history of WDSF. Well, almost!
The first World Championships in the discipline were held in 1959. But only 37 champions were declared to date. No titles were contested in the years 1964 to 1969 and 1970 to 1980.
Last World Champions in the list: Bjorn Bitsch and Ashli Williamson, DEN.
1959 |
Peter Eggleton - Diana Gradwell |
England |
1960 |
Karl Breuer - Ursula Breuer |
GER |
1961 |
Anthony Hurley - Fay Saxton |
England |
1962 |
Jürgen Bernhold - Helga Bernhold |
GER |
1963 |
John Westley - Betty Westley |
England |
1969 |
Heinz Kern - Helga Theissl |
AUT |
1982 |
Marcus Hilton - Karen Johnston |
England |
1983 |
Geir Bakke - Trine Dehli |
NOR |
1984 |
Geir Bakke - Trine Dehli |
NOR |
1985 |
Geir Bakke - Trine Dehli |
NOR |
1986 |
Oliver Wessel-Therhorn - Martina Wessel-Therhorn |
GER |
1987 |
Hans-Reinhard Galke - Bianca Schreiber |
GER |
1988 |
Jason Gilkinson - Peta Roby |
AUS |
1989 |
Kim Rygel - Cecilie Brinck |
NOR |
1990 |
Kim Rygel - Cecilie Brinck |
NOR |
1991 |
Kim Rygel - Cecilie Brinck |
NOR |
1992 |
Frank Knief - Andrea Knief |
GER |
1993 |
Paul Green - Karren Rufs |
AUS |
1994 |
Jan Zwijsen - Mirjam Zwijsen |
NED |
1995 |
Sven Traut - Sybill Daute |
GER |
1996 |
Andrei Skufca - Katarina Venturini |
SLO |
1997 |
Andrei Skufca - Katarina Venturini |
SLO |
1998 |
Andrei Skufca - Katarina Venturini |
SLO |
1999 |
Neilas Katinas - Anita Pocz |
GER |
2000 |
Peter Stokkebroe - Kristina Juel |
DEN |
2001 |
Marat Gimaev - Alina Bassiouk |
RUS |
2002 |
Marat Gimaev - Alina Bassiouk |
RUS |
2003 |
Marat Gimaev - Alina Bassiouk |
RUS |
2004 |
Misa Cigoj - Anastazija Novozilova |
SLO |
2005 |
Misa Cigoj - Anastazija Novozilova |
SLO |
2006 |
Christopher Kies - Blanca Ribas Turón |
GER |
2007 |
Christopher Kies - Blanca Ribas Turón |
GER |
2008 |
Christopher Kies - Blanca Ribas Turón |
GER |
2009 |
Andrey Zaytsev - Anna Kuzminskaya |
RUS |
2010 |
Björn Bitsch - Ashli Williamson |
DEN |
2011 |
Björn Bitsch - Ashli Williamson |
DEN |
2012 |
Björn Bitsch - Ashli Williamson |
DEN |