World Championship
2025
Torino, Italy
Stage
Manipulation
1st
Francesco Della Bona
Italy
2nd
Hojung
South Korea
3rd
Shifu Huang
Chinese Taipei
FISM history · Results and records
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World Championship
2022
Quebec, Canada
Stage
Manipulation
1st
Artem
Russia
1st
Junwoo Park
South Korea
2nd
Eden
South Korea
3rd
Francesco Della Bona
Italy
World Championship
2018
Busan, South Korea
Stage
Manipulation
1st
An Ha Lim
South Korea
1st
Florian Sainvet
France
2nd
Nestor Hato
France
3rd
Yukihiro Katayama
Japan
3rd
Yuki
Japan
World Championship
2015
Rimini, Italy
Stage
Manipulation
1st
Hector Mancha
Spain
2nd
Lukas
South Korea
3rd
Lee Chang Min
South Korea
World Championship
2012
Blackpool, United Kingdom
Stage
Manipulation
1st
Yu Ho Jin
South Korea
2nd
Lukas
South Korea
3rd
Kim Hyun Joon
South Korea
World Championship
2009
Beijing, China
Stage
Manipulation
1st
Yo Kato
Japan
1st
Han-Seol Hui
South Korea
2nd
Sebastian.Nicholas
Germany
3rd
An Ha Lim
South Korea
World Championship
2006
Stockholm, Sweden
Stage
Manipulation
1st
Dai Bin Chun
China
2nd
David Sousa
Portugal
3rd
Arthur Trace
USA
World Championship
2003
Den Haag, Netherlands
Stage
Manipulation
1st
Norbert Ferré
France
2nd
Eol Gyeol Lee
South Korea
3rd
Kenji Minemura
Japan
World Championship
2000
Lisbon, Portugal
Stage
Manipulation
1st
Kenji Minemura
Japan
2nd
Norbert Ferré
France
3rd
Eduardo
Brazil
World Championship
1997
Dresden, Germany
Stage
Manipulation
1st
Juliana Chen
Canada
2nd
David
Hungary
3rd
Roy Davenport
United Kingdom
3rd
Tel Smit
The Netherlands
World Championship
1994
Yokohama, Japan
Stage
Manipulation
2nd
Takamitsu Ushida
Japan
3rd
Peter Marvey
Switzerland
World Championship
1991
Lausanne, Switzerland
Stage
Manipulation
1st
Topas
Germany
2nd
Arsene Lupin
Poland
3rd
Cyril Harvey
France
3rd
Wladimir
Yugoslavia
World Championship
1988
Den Haag, Netherlands
Stage
Manipulation
2nd
Topas
Germany
3rd
Markus Gabriel
Switzerland
World Championship
1985
Madrid, Spain
Stage
Manipulation
2nd
Mahka Tendo
Japan
3rd
Peki
Germany
World Championship
1982
Lausanne, Switzerland
Stage
Manipulation
1st
Davido
Norway
2nd
Arsene Lupin
Poland
3rd
Selim
Belgium
3rd
Rudolf Heuer
Austria
World Championship
1979
Brussels, Belgium
Stage
Manipulation
1st
Magic Christian
Austria
2nd
Peki
Germany
2nd
Sanada
Japan
3rd
Pol
France
World Championship
1976
Vienna, Austria
Stage
Manipulation
1st
Magic Christian
Austria
2nd
Ger Copper
The Netherlands
3rd
Eberhard Baur
Germany
World Championship
1973
Paris, France
Stage
Manipulation
1st
Christian
Austria
2nd
Peter Gloviczki
Hungary
3rd
Alexander
Italy
World Championship
1970
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Stage
Manipulation
1st
Tel Smit
The Netherlands
2nd
Christian
Austria
3rd
Horace
France
World Championship
1967
Baden-Baden, Germany
Stage
Manipulation
1st
Tel Smit
Austria
2nd
Fred Sherry
Austria
3rd
Björn Lönnqvist - Johnny Lonn
Sweden
World Championship
1964
Barcelona, Spain
Stage
Manipulation
2nd
Harry Thiery
The Netherlands
3rd
Fred Sherry
Austria
World Championship
1961
Liege, Belgium
Stage
Manipulation
1st
Pierre Brahma
France
2nd
Ron MacMillan
United Kingdom
3rd
Claude Rix
France
World Championship
1958
Vienna, Austria
Stage
Manipulation
1st
Maurice Rooklyn
Australia
2nd
Claude Rix
France
3rd
Pierre Brahma
France
World Championship
1955
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Stage
Manipulation
1st
Marconick
The Netherlands
2nd
Jacque Courcelles
Belgium
3rd
Jacky Fox
Belgium
World Championship
1952
Geneva, Switzerland
Stage
Manipulation
1st
Juan B.Bernat
Spain
2nd
Tomaneck
Czechoslovakia
3rd
Andre'Bovet
Switzerland
World Championship
1951
Paris, France
Stage
Manipulation
1st
Carlo Tornedo
Sweden
2nd
Magicton
France
2nd
Salengros
France
Special Mention
Tonny Van Dommelen
The Netherlands
World Championship
1950
Barcelona, Spain
Stage
Manipulation
1st
Tomedo
Sweden
2nd
Zano
Switzerland
World Championship
1949
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Stage
Manipulation
1st
Geoffrey Buckingham
England
2nd
John Ramsey
Scotland
World Championship
1948
Lausanne, Switzerland
Stage
Manipulation
1st
Jean Valton
France
2nd
Paul Baird
United Kingdom
2nd
Zano
Switzerland
Special Award
Hans Trixer
The Netherlands
Source: official FISM Winners archive