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France

A complete country record across the FISM World Championships, from 1948 to 2025.

105Awards1st overall
26First prizes1st overall
5Grand Prix2nd overall
27Championships with awards1948–2025

Grand Prix

The highest honours

Blackpool · 2012

Yann Frish

Grand Prix Close Up

Stockholm · 2006

Pilou

Grand Prix Stage

Den Haag · 2003

Norbert Ferré

Grand Prix Stage

Vienna · 1976

Pierre Brahma

Grand Prix

Barcelona · 1964

Tie - Mr Cox (Germany), Tie - Pierre Brahma

Grand Prix

Home stage

Championships hosted

Paris

1973

4 awards · 0 first prizes · 0 Grand Prix

Paris

1951

8 awards · 1 first prizes · 0 Grand Prix

Complete record

Every award, year by year

105 recorded awards across 27 championships.

2025

Torino

Yannis Why

STAGE · Comedy Magic

3rd

Léa Kyle

STAGE · General Magic

1st

Calista

STAGE · General Magic

3rd

2022

Quebec

Markobi

CLOSE_UP · Card Magic

1st

Marie Hélène

STAGE · Comedy Magic

3rd

Mr Triton

CLOSE_UP · Micro Magic

3rd

2018

Busan

Nathalie Romier

STAGE · Comedy Magic

2nd

Florian Sainvet

STAGE · Manipulation

1st

Nestor Hato

STAGE · Manipulation

2nd

2015

Rimini

Chris Torrente

STAGE · Comedy Magic

2nd

Yann Frisch

UNCLASSIFIED · Most Original Act

Stage

2012

Blackpool

Yann Frish

CLOSE_UP

Grand Prix Close Up

Yann Frisch

UNCLASSIFIED · Close Up

Close Up

Mikael Szanyel

STAGE · Comedy Magic

2nd

Jean-Philippe Loupi

STAGE · Comedy Magic

3rd

Les Chapeaux Blancs

STAGE · General Magic

2nd

Yann Frisch

CLOSE_UP · Parlour Magic

1st

Cubic Act

STAGE · Stage Illusions

2nd

2009

Beijing

Olmac

CLOSE_UP · Card Magic

3rd

2006

Stockholm

Pilou

STAGE

Grand Prix Stage

Mikael Szaniel

STAGE · Comedy Magic

Comedy Magic

Mathieu Bich

UNCLASSIFIED · Invention

Invention

Mickael & Betty Ross

UNCLASSIFIED · Invention

Invention

David Stone

CLOSE_UP · Micro Magic

3rd

Guilhem Julia

CLOSE_UP · Parlour Magic

3rd

Gaetan Bloom

UNCLASSIFIED · Special Awards

Creativity & Artistic Vision

2003

Den Haag

Norbert Ferré

STAGE

Grand Prix Stage

Norbert Ferré

STAGE · Manipulation

1st

2000

Lisbon

Mask

STAGE · General Magic

1st

Michael Ross

UNCLASSIFIED · Invention

1st

Norbert Ferré

STAGE · Manipulation

2nd

1997

Dresden

Boris Wild

CLOSE_UP · Card Magic

2nd

Michael Ross & Bethy

UNCLASSIFIED · Invention

2nd

1994

Yokohama

Jean-Philippe Loupi

STAGE · Comedy Magic

3rd

1991

Lausanne

Gill & Dany

STAGE · Comedy Magic

1st

Mimosa

STAGE · Comedy Magic

1st

Alpha

STAGE · General Magic

2nd

Reginald

UNCLASSIFIED · Invention

3rd

Cyril Harvey

STAGE · Manipulation

3rd

Francis Tabary

CLOSE_UP · Micro Magic

1st

Valarino

CLOSE_UP · Micro Magic

3rd

1988

Den Haag

Yann Brieuc

STAGE · Comedy Magic

1st

Yogano Jr.

UNCLASSIFIED · Invention

3rd

1985

Madrid

Joel & Jill

STAGE · Comedy Magic

2nd

1982

Lausanne

Elisabeth Ravot

CLOSE_UP · Card Magic

3rd

Otto Wessely

STAGE · Comedy Magic

1st

Philippe Socrate

STAGE · General Magic

1st

Dominique Plessis

STAGE · General Magic

3rd

1979

Brussels

Jean-Jacques Sanvert

CLOSE_UP · Card Magic

1st

Andre Robert

CLOSE_UP · Card Magic

2nd

Gili Frantzi

STAGE · Comedy Magic

1st

Colin

STAGE · General Magic

3rd

Christian Fechner

UNCLASSIFIED · Invention

1st

Mykog

UNCLASSIFIED · Invention

2nd

Pol

STAGE · Manipulation

3rd

Jo Patrick

STAGE · Mentalism

2nd

Christian Fechner

STAGE · Stage Illusions

1st

Many Thou

STAGE · Stage Illusions

3rd

1976

Vienna

Pierre Brahma

UNCLASSIFIED

Grand Prix

Domi Nho

STAGE · General Magic

1st

1973

Paris

Andre Robert

CLOSE_UP · Card Magic

2nd

Domi Nho

STAGE · General Magic

2nd

Jean Merlin

CLOSE_UP · Micro Magic

2nd

Jo Patrick

STAGE · Stage Illusions

2nd

1970

Amsterdam

Domi Nho

UNCLASSIFIED · Invention

Invention

Horace

STAGE · Manipulation

3rd

1967

Baden-Baden

Rigal

UNCLASSIFIED · Invention

1st

Horace

CLOSE_UP · Micro Magic

1st

1964

Barcelona

Tie - Mr Cox (Germany), Tie - Pierre Brahma

UNCLASSIFIED

Grand Prix

Claude Rix

STAGE · General Magic

2nd

Abbe Brehamet

UNCLASSIFIED · Invention

2nd

Rigal

UNCLASSIFIED · Invention

3rd

Claude Rix

CLOSE_UP · Micro Magic

2nd

1961

Liege

Dody Willtohn

UNCLASSIFIED · Allied Arts

Pickpocketing

Ludow

CLOSE_UP · Card Magic

2nd

Ralpho

UNCLASSIFIED · Invention

3rd

Pierre Brahma

STAGE · Manipulation

1st

Claude Rix

STAGE · Manipulation

3rd

1958

Vienna

Claude Rix

STAGE · Manipulation

2nd

Pierre Brahma

STAGE · Manipulation

3rd

Ernest Moingeon

UNCLASSIFIED · Special Awards

Lightning Calculation

Martine Schnaider

UNCLASSIFIED · Special Awards

Junior

Nicole Marteret

UNCLASSIFIED · Special Awards

Female

1952

Geneva

Carolus

UNCLASSIFIED · Allied Arts

Shadowgraphy

Arline

UNCLASSIFIED · Allied Arts

Rag Pictures

Magdola & Carolus

STAGE · Mentalism

1st

Laquier

UNCLASSIFIED · Presentation

1st

Ralpho

UNCLASSIFIED · Stage Illusions

2nd

Mireldo

UNCLASSIFIED · Stage Illusions

1st

1951

Paris

Geo Teros

UNCLASSIFIED · Allied Arts

Shadowgraphy

Roger Perrin

UNCLASSIFIED · Allied Arts

Ventriloquism

Hugette De Lysiolle

UNCLASSIFIED · Female

1st

Yvette Domières

UNCLASSIFIED · Female

Special Mention

Magicton

STAGE · Manipulation

2nd

Salengros

STAGE · Manipulation

2nd

Odips

UNCLASSIFIED · Presentation

2nd

Feller

UNCLASSIFIED · Special Mention

Special Mention

1950

Barcelona

Gay Bert

UNCLASSIFIED · Invention

2nd

Lucson

CLOSE_UP · Micro Magic

2nd

Dominique

UNCLASSIFIED · Presentation

3rd

Jean Valton

UNCLASSIFIED · Special Awards

Hors-Concours

1948

Lausanne

Prodigious Memory Rogello

UNCLASSIFIED · Allied Arts

Allied Arts

Gauthron

UNCLASSIFIED · Invention

Special Award

Jean Valton

STAGE · Manipulation

1st

Dominique

UNCLASSIFIED · Presentation

3rd