World governing body for croquet
World Croquet Federation Sport Croquet Jurisdiction International Abbreviation WCF Founded 1986 (1986 ) President Jose Alvarez-Sala Secretary Rosemary Landrebe Official website worldcroquet
TheWorld Croquet Federation (WCF) is the world governing body forcroquet . Its primary objective is to make the various codes of the game "well-known, well-understood, well-respected and well-supported sports in countries throughout the world".[ 1]
The WCF was first formed in 1986 as a committee spearheaded by members of the EnglishCroquet Association , with the intention of holding a World Championship. The first General Meeting was held alongside the first World Championship in July 1989. At the outset, Australia, England, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Scotland, and the USA were Full Members, with Canada, France, Italy, Jersey, and South Africa as Observer Members.[ 2]
Croquet-playing Nations must satisfy strict criteria prior to membership being accepted by the WCF.[ 3]
Recognised Croquet Organisations [ edit ] [ edit ] [ edit ] [ 4]
Year Winner Runner up Bronze Medals Venue 1989 The Hurlingham Club, London 1990 Robert Fulford Stephen Mulliner ,The Hurlingham Club, London 1991 The Hurlingham Club, London 1992 Robert Fulford Newport, Rhode Island 1994 Robert Fulford Chris Clarke Carden, Cheshire 1995 Chris Clarke Robert Fulford Stephen Mulliner Fontenay-le-Comte, Pays de la Loire 1997 Robert Fulford Stephen Mulliner Bunbury, Western Australia 2001 Reg Bamford Robert Fulford The Hurlingham Club, London 2002 Robert Fulford Wellington 2005 Reg Bamford Robert Fulford Cheltenham, Gloucestershire 2008 Chris Clarke Stephen Mulliner Christchurch, Canterbury 2009 Reg Bamford Ben Rothman West Palm Beach, Florida 2012 Reg Bamford Adelaide, South Australia 2013 London 2016 Stephen Mulliner West Palm Beach, Florida 2018 Reg Bamford Stephen Mulliner ,Wellington 2020 Reg Bamford Melbourne, Victoria 2023 Robert Fulford London 2025 Reg Bamford West Palm Beach, Florida
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Year Winner Runner up Bronze Medals Venue 1996 Milan, Italy 1997 Cairo, Egypt 1998 Leamington Spa, England 2000 Stephen Mulliner ,Cairo, Egypt 2002 West Palm Beach, USA 2004 Reg Bamford ,Southwick, England 2006 Stephen Mulliner Hawkes Bay, New Zealand 2008 Reg Bamford Chris Clarke ,Cape Town, South Africa 2011 Hurlingham, London, England 2013 Reg Bamford Cairo, Egypt 2015 Chris Clarke ,Stephen Mulliner Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand 2017 Reg Bamford Melbourne, Australia 2019 Ben Rothman Southwick, England 2022 Reg Bamford ,Southwick, England 2024 Chesapeake Bay, USA
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Year Winner Runner up Bronze Medals Venue 2005 Cairo, Egypt 2007 Dublin, Ireland 2009 Cairnlea, Victoria, Australia 2011 Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand 2014 Cairo, Egypt 2019 Hawkes Bay, New Zealand 2023 Southwick, England
[ edit ] [ edit ] Tier 1 (MacRobertson Shield ) Year Winner Runner up Venue 2010 Various, England 2014 Various, New Zealand 2017 Mission Hills, California, USA 2022 Melbourne, Australia
Tier 2.1 Year Winner Runner up Venue 2010 Hurlingham, England 2014 Carrickmines, Ireland 2017 Sussex, England 2022 Budleigh Salterton, England
Tier 2.2 Year Winner Runner up Venue 2010 Eastbourne, England 2014 Sussex, England 2017 Sussex, England 2022 Budleigh Salterton, England
Tier 3 Year Winner Runner up Venue 2010 Eastbourne, England 2014 Sussex, England 2017 Sussex, England 2022 Budleigh Salterton, England
Tier 1 Year Winner Runner up Venue 2012 Johannesburg, South Africa 2016 Surbiton, England 2020 Nelson, New Zealand 2025 Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Tier 2 Year Winner Runner up Venue 2012 Cairo, Egypt 2016 Bath, England 2021 Cadiz, Spain 2025 Southwick, England
Tier 3 Year Winner Runner up Venue 2016 Godalming, England 2022 Godalming, England 2025 Southwick, England
National Associations [ edit ]
ASOIF (30+2)Summer Olympics Federations AQUA (aquatic sports)WA (archery)WA (athletics)BWF (badminton)WBSC (baseball, softball and Baseball5) (associate)FIBA (basketball)WB 2 (boxing)ICF (canoeing)UCI (cycling)WDSF (dance sport) (associate)FEI (equestrian)FIE (fencing)FIFA (football)IGF (golf)FIG (gymnastics)IHF (handball)FIH (field hockey)IJF (judo)UIPM (modern pentathlon)WSK (roller sports)FISA (rowing)WR (rugby union)WS (sailing)ISSF (shooting)IFSC (sport climbing)ISA (surfing)ITTF (table tennis)WT (taekwondo)ITF (tennis)TRI (triathlon)FIVB (volleyball)IWF (weightlifting)UWW (wrestling)AIOWF (7)Winter Olympics Federations IBU (biathlon)IBSF (bobsleigh and skeleton)WC (curling)IIHF (ice hockey)FIL (luge)ISU (skating sports)FIS (skiing and snowboarding sports)ARISF (39)Others recognised byIOC AIMS (20)Others inSportAccord formerGAISF Others WEKAF (arnis)AFLC (Australian rules football)WBGF (backgammon)ISBHF (ball hockey)IBA (bodyboarding)WB (bowls)IBA 1,2 (boxing)SJJIF (Brazilian jiu-jitsu)IFBA (broomball)WCF (croquet)WDBF (dodgeball)ICFRA (fullbore rifle)IGAA (Gaelic football and hurling)ATSX (downhill ice cross)IKF 2 (kabaddi)WK 2 (kabaddi)IKF (kempo)FISLY (landsailing)IMMAF (mixed martial arts)WMRA (mountain running)ORSI (ocean rowing)IPF (pickleball)IQA (quad ball)IFMAR (radio-controlled racing)IRF (rogaining)WSSF (snowshoe running)ISF (skyrunning)WSSA (sport stacking)ITHF (table hockey)ITPF (tent pegging)FIT (touch football)ITRA (trail running)IAU (ultra running)1 IOC recognition withdrawn 2 Contested governance
Joe Hogan
Mark Avery
Colin Irwin,
Jerry Stark
Ian Burridge,
Fontenay-le-Comte, Pays de la Loire
Bunbury, Western Australia
Reg Bamford
Jonathan Kirby
Jose Riva
Khalid Younis
Great Britain
Canada,
Austria
Sweden
Czech Republic
Germany
Belgium
Norway
Russia
Mexico
Portugal
