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United States

A complete country record across the FISM World Championships, from 1949 to 2025.

60Awards5th overall
18First prizes4th 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

60 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

Leslie Barrie

UNCLASSIFIED · Originality

3rd

1950

Barcelona

Jay Palmer & Doreen

UNCLASSIFIED · Special Awards

Comedy

1949

Amsterdam

Jerry Bergman

UNCLASSIFIED · Comedy Magic

1st