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United States

A complete record of United States's winners and awards across the FISM World Championships of Magic, from 1949 to 2025.

62Awards4th overall
20First prizes3rd overall
5Grand Prix3rd overall
20Championships with awards1949–2025

Grand Prix

The highest honours

Quebec · 2022

Simon Coronel

Grand Prix Close Up

Stockholm · 2006

Rick Merrill

Grand Prix Close Up

Den Haag · 2003

Jason Latimer

Grand Prix Close Up

Den Haag · 1988

Johnny ACE Palmer

Grand Prix

Lausanne · 1982

Lance Burton

Grand Prix

Complete record

Every award, year by year

62 recorded awards across 20 championships.

2025

Torino

Michael Bloemeke

CLOSE_UP

Most Original Act Close Up

2022

Quebec

Simon Coronel

CLOSE_UP

Grand Prix Close Up

Erik Tait

CLOSE_UP · Card Magic

3rd

Simon Coronel

CLOSE_UP · Micro Magic

1st

Shoot Ogawa

CLOSE_UP · Parlour Magic

1st

Richard Kaufman

UNCLASSIFIED · Special Awards

History Research Scholarship

Max Maven

UNCLASSIFIED · Special Awards

Special Award

2018

Busan

Derek del Gaudio

UNCLASSIFIED · Special Awards

Creativity & Artistic Vision

Steven Minch

UNCLASSIFIED · Special Awards

History Research Scholarship

Jeff McBride

UNCLASSIFIED · Special Awards

Theory & Philosophy

2012

Blackpool

Andost

CLOSE_UP · Micro Magic

1st

Teller

UNCLASSIFIED · Special Awards

Creativity & Artistic Vision

Mike Caveney

UNCLASSIFIED · Special Awards

History, Research, Scholarship

Eugene Burger

UNCLASSIFIED · Special Awards

Theory & Philosophy

2009

Beijing

Jim Steinmeyer

UNCLASSIFIED · Special Awards

Creativity & Artistic Vision

Bill Kalush

UNCLASSIFIED · Special Awards

History Research Scholarship

2006

Stockholm

Rick Merrill

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Grand Prix Close Up

Rick Merrill

STAGE · Comedy Magic

Comedy Magic

Arthur Trace

STAGE · Manipulation

3rd

Rocco

UNCLASSIFIED · Most Original Act

Close Up

2003

Den Haag

Jason Latimer

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Grand Prix Close Up

Greg Wilson

CLOSE_UP · Card Magic

2nd

Danny Cole

STAGE · General Magic

3rd

Jason Latimer

UNCLASSIFIED · Invention

Invention

Jason Latimer

CLOSE_UP · Micro Magic

1st

2000

Lisbon

Gregory Wilson

CLOSE_UP · Card Magic

3rd

The Maestro

STAGE · Comedy Magic

3rd

George Saterial

STAGE · General Magic

3rd

1997

Dresden

Sonny Fontana

STAGE · General Magic

3rd

Thomas Meier

CLOSE_UP · Micro Magic

1st

1994

Yokohama

Funtasio (Fantasio)

STAGE · Comedy Magic

2nd

Rocco

CLOSE_UP · Micro Magic

3rd

Magic Cyril

STAGE · Stage Illusions

2nd

1991

Lausanne

Timothy Wenk

UNCLASSIFIED · Invention

2nd

John Carney

CLOSE_UP · Micro Magic

2nd

1988

Den Haag

Johnny ACE Palmer

UNCLASSIFIED

Grand Prix

Tom Mullica

STAGE · Comedy Magic

3rd

Joe Given

CLOSE_UP · Micro Magic

1st

John Carney

CLOSE_UP · Micro Magic

1st

1985

Madrid

John Cornelius

CLOSE_UP · Card Magic

1st

Robert baxt

STAGE · Comedy Magic

3rd

Scott Cervine

STAGE · General Magic

3rd

Paul Gertner

CLOSE_UP · Micro Magic

1st

Johnny ACE Palmer

CLOSE_UP · Micro Magic

2nd

Michael Weber

CLOSE_UP · Micro Magic

2nd

1982

Lausanne

Lance Burton

UNCLASSIFIED

Grand Prix

Daryl

CLOSE_UP · Card Magic

1st

Jay Scott Berry

STAGE · General Magic

2nd

Michael Ammar

CLOSE_UP · Micro Magic

1st

Lance Burton

UNCLASSIFIED · Special Awards

Fred Kaps

Wayne Alan & Sandy

STAGE · Stage Illusions

1st

1979

Brussels

Vito Lupo

STAGE · General Magic

1st

John Richard Hirokawa

UNCLASSIFIED · Junior

1st

John Cornelius

CLOSE_UP · Micro Magic

1st

1973

Paris

Bill Zavis

CLOSE_UP · Micro Magic

3rd

1967

Baden-Baden

Jerry Bergman

STAGE · Comedy Magic

1st

1951

Paris

Jay Palmenr & Doreen

UNCLASSIFIED · Comedy Magic

1st

Jay Palmenr & Doreen

STAGE · Comedy Magic

1st

Leslie Barrie

UNCLASSIFIED · Originality

3rd

1950

Barcelona

Jay Palmer & Doreen

UNCLASSIFIED · Special Awards

Comedy

1949

Amsterdam

Jerry Bergman

STAGE · Comedy Magic

1st

Jerry Bergman

UNCLASSIFIED · Comedy Magic

1st