Vovinam World Championships

Competition details
Discipline	Vovinam
Type	Technical and Fighting
Organiser	World Vovinam VietVoDao Federation (WVVF)
Divisions
Current weight divisions	Male 51-54 kg, 54-57 kg, 57-60 kg, 60-64 kg, and 64-68 kg. Female 51-54 kg, 51-54 kg, 54-57 kg, and 57-60 kg.
History
First edition	2002 in Paris, France
Final edition	2022 in Paris, France[1]
Most wins	Vietnam (98 Gold medals)

The Vovinam World Championships, also known as the World Vovinam VietVoDao Championships, are the highest level of competition for Vovinam organized by the World Vovinam Federation (WVVF).^[2]

Edition	Year	Host City	Country	Events
1	2002	Paris	France	2
2	2006	Algiers	Algeria	2
3	2009	Ho Chi Minh City	Vietnam	2
4	2010	Sundern	Germany	2
5	2011	Ho Chi Minh City	Vietnam	2
6	2013	Paris	France	2
7	2014	Paris	France	2
8	2015	Algiers	Algeria	2
9	2017	New Delhi	India	2
10	2018	Brussels	Belgium	2
11	2019	Phnom Penh	Cambodia	[3]
12	2022	Paris	France	[4]
12	2023	Ho Chi Minh	Vietnam	[5]

Source: ^[2]

The following reflects the all-time medal counts as of the 2017 World Vovinam Championships:^[6]

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Vietnam	98	20	16	134
2	France	60	83	44	187
3	Algeria	51	59	29	139
4	Belgium	14	18	4	36
5	Senegal	12	21	10	43
6	Iran	11	1	27	39
7	Italy	8	43	9	60
8	Russia	7	5	26	38
9	Cambodia	6	19	14	39
10	Romania	5	15	3	23
11	Burkina Faso	4	6	5	15
12	Ukraine	4	0	4	8
13	Laos	3	3	6	12
14	United States	3	3	0	6
15	Myanmar	2	6	4	12
16	India	2	5	13	20
17	Ivory Coast	2	5	8	15
18	Morocco	2	5	1	8
19	Spain	1	6	6	13
20	Indonesia	1	5	3	9
21	Afghanistan	1	0	3	4
22	Switzerland	1	0	2	3
23	Germany	0	12	5	17
24	Belarus	0	4	13	17
25	Japan	0	1	0	1
26	Poland	0	0	8	8
27	Thailand	0	0	4	4
28	Bangladesh	0	0	2	2
	Denmark	0	0	2	2
	Mauritania	0	0	2	2
31	Nepal	0	0	1	1
Totals (31 entries)		298	345	274	917