Champions From Day One
Below is the one published for Standard from 1959 through 2013. The International Council of Amateur Dancers (ICAD) was founded in 1957, the first World Champions crowned by the WDSF-predecessor organisation were Peter Eggleton and Diana Gradwell. Googling the names of the first Standard World Champions in history, we came up with a rather interesting article written by Peter Eggleton. Read it in the DanceArchives!
Here is the list of World Champions. Things have certainly changed from the early days. What? We let you draw your own conclusions!
|
1959 |
Peter Eggleton - Diana Gradwell |
ENG |
|
1960 |
Michael Houseman - Valerie Waite |
ENG |
|
1961 |
Anthony Hurley - Fay Saxton |
ENG |
|
1962 |
Len Armstrong - Elain Welch |
ENG |
|
1963 |
John - Betty Westley |
ENG |
|
1964 |
John - Betty Westley |
ENG |
|
1965 |
John - Betty Westley |
ENG |
|
1966 |
George Coad - Patricia Thompson |
ENG |
|
1967 |
George Coad - Patricia Thompson |
ENG |
|
1968 |
Mervin Higgins - June Hunt |
ENG |
|
1969 |
Richard Gleave - Janet Wade |
ENG |
|
1970 |
Richard Gleave - Janet Wade |
ENG |
|
1971 |
Byron Charlton - Maureen Alexander |
ENG |
|
1972 |
Michael Barr - Vicky Green |
ENG |
|
1973 |
Michael Barr - Vicky Green |
ENG |
|
1974 |
Frank Venables - Lynn Horwood |
ENG |
|
1975 |
Glenn - Lynette Boyce |
ENG |
|
1976 |
Robert - Barbara Grover |
ENG |
|
1977 |
Greg Smith - Marion Alleyne |
AUS |
|
1978 |
Stephen - Lindsey Hillier |
ENG |
|
1979 |
Hans-Henrik - Anne-Margrethe Laxholm |
DEN |
|
1980 |
Hans-Henrik - Anne-Margrethe Laxholm |
DEN |
|
1981 |
Kenny Welsh - Kathy Gilmartin |
ENG |
|
1982 |
Max-Ulrich Busch - Renate Hilgert |
ENG |
|
1983 |
John Wood - Heather Stuart |
ENG |
|
1984 |
Glen Weis - Gillian Thickett |
DEN |
|
1985 |
Glen Weis - Gillian Thickett |
DEN |
|
1986 |
Oliver - Martina Wessel-Therhorn |
ENG |
|
1987 |
Oliver - Martina Wessel-Therhorn |
ENG |
|
1988 |
Andrew Sinkinson - Lorraine Barry |
ENG |
|
1989 |
Andrew Sinkinson - Lorraine Barry |
ENG |
|
1990 |
Lasse Ödegard - Laila Krageböl |
NOR |
|
1991 |
Kim Rygel - Cecilie Brinck |
NOR |
|
1992 |
Kim Rygel - Cecilie Brinck |
NOR |
|
1993 |
Augusto Schiavo - Caterina Arzenton |
ITA |
|
1994 |
Jens Werner - Charlotte Jörgensen |
DEN |
|
1995 |
Massimo Giorgianni - Alessia Manfredini |
ITA |
|
1996 |
Massimo Giorgianni - Alessia Manfredini |
ITA |
|
1997 |
Christopher Hawkins - Hazel Newberry |
ENG |
|
1998 |
William Pino - Alessandra Bucciarelli |
ITA |
|
1999 |
William Pino - Alessandra Bucciarelli |
ITA |
|
2000 |
Jonathan Crossley - Kylie Jones |
ENG |
|
2001 |
Jonathan Crossley - Kylie Jones |
ENG |
|
2002 |
Mirko Gozzoli - Alessia Betti |
ITA |
|
2003 |
Mirko Gozzoli - Alessia Betti |
ITA |
|
2004 |
Domenico Soale - Gioia Cerasoli |
ITA |
|
2005 |
Domenico Soale - Gioia Cerasoli |
ITA |
|
2006 |
Paolo Bosco - Silvia Pitton |
ITA |
|
2007 |
Paolo Bosco - Silvia Pitton |
ITA |
|
2008 |
Paolo Bosco - Silvia Pitton |
ITA |
|
2009 |
Benedetto Ferruggia - Claudia Köhler |
GER |
|
2010 |
Benedetto Ferruggia - Claudia Köhler |
GER |
|
2011 |
Emanuel Valeri - Tania Kehlet |
DEN |
|
2012 |
Benedetto Ferruggia - Claudia Köhler |
GER |
|
2013 |
Emanuel Valeri - Tania Kehlet |
DEN |
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