World Freshwater Angling Championships

[3] The 69th World Freshwater Coarse Angling Championships was held in Mequinenza-Fayón, at the Ribarroja Dam, on the river Ebro, Spain on 9-10th September 2023.

[5] The individual world championship winner was Esteve Martinez , with James Dent and Sean Ashby of England in second and third place.

[8] The inaugural world championship was held in West Germany in 1954 and won by team England,[9] with the first individual title going to Gino Vigarani of Italy.

[13] The host nation have been team champions on 15 occasions, with the strongest nation at home being Italy who have won on their own waters 6 times, the others were Belgium 2, France, Luxembourg, Romania, East Germany, West Germany, England, Spain.

[11] The host nation has produced a home grown individual world champion from just 9 events of the 67 fished (one in seven).