Golden Shears World Shearing Championships Statistics

Conducted 13 times since 1977 Hosted 6 times in United  Kingdom Hosted twice in Australia
10 Championships with Strong Wool sheep Hosted 3 times in New Zealand Hosted once in South Africa
3 Championships with Fine Wool Sheep

2010 Championships Wales

Hosted once in Norway

Individual Machine Shearing Finals Wins 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
Australia 5 3 1 1 1 1      1
Austria 2      1   1          
England 9     1 3 4 1 1
Ireland 1             1    
Lesotho 1       3        
New Zealand 13 9 9 2 3 1    1
Norway 2                  1 1
South Africa 2             3               1
Scotland 10 1  1 3 1 6 4
Wales 7            1 3 2 2
Nth Ireland 2            1               1

World Championships Rules                      World Woolhandling Rules

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