Highland Games Results For World Championship & Modern Day Legends
HISTORY
The World Highland Games Championships were first held in 1980 and were created as an attempt to identify who was truly the greatest Highland Games competitor. Many of the Highland Games competitions around the world have traditionally not been invitational, in the sense that novices can step up to compete, or at the more established events the competitors were very much more selected from the nation in which the competition was held. The world’s introduced a formalisation of the requirements for entry and a truly international flavor.
Over the years competitors have been drawn from the disciplines of field athletics, including the shot put, discuss and hammer throw, as well as strength athletes and dedicated Highland Games specialists. In the first three decades of the competition there have been thirteen champions, with four men each having won the title five times, Geoff Capes,Jim McGoldrick, Ryan Vierra and Matt Sandford, and one of those, Geoff Capes, having also won the 1981 World Highland Games Championships held in Lagos, which would make him six times world champion, although this is not listed on the official website.
LIST OF CHAMPIONS
| Year | Champion | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 |  Grant Anderson |
 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| 1981 |  Geoff Capes |
 Lagos, Nigeria |
| 1981 | Bill Anderson |
 Melbourne, Australia |
| 1982 | Grant Anderson |
Prestonpans, Scotland |
| 1983 | Geoff Capes |
Carmunnock, Scotland |
| 1984 | Geoff Capes |
Carmunnock, Scotland |
| 1985 | Geoff Capes |
Carmunnock, Scotland |
| 1986 | Geoff Capes |
Carmunnock, Scotland |
| 1987 | Geoff Capes |
Clarkston, Scotland |
| 1988 | Jim McGoldrick |
Aviemore, Scotland |
| 1989 | Jim McGoldrick |
Aviemore, Scotland |
| 1990 | Jim McGoldrick |
Glasgow, Scotland |
| 1991 | Jim McGoldrick |
Callander, Scotland |
| 1992 | Jo Quigley |
Callander, Scotland |
| 1993 | Jim McGoldrick |
Callander, Scotland |
| 1994 | George Patience |
Callander, Scotland |
| 1995 | Alistair Gunn |
Kilmarnock, Scotland |
| 1996 | Ryan Vierra |
 Waipu, New Zealand |
| 1997 | Ryan Vierra |
Fredericksburg, Virginia |
| 1998 | Ryan Vierra |
 Oulu, Finland |
| 1999 | Matt Sandford |
Pleasanton, California |
| 2000 | Matt Sandford |
Waipu, New Zealand |
| 2001 | Matt Sandford |
Pleasanton, California |
| 2002 | Matt Sandford |
Pleasanton, California |
| 2003 | Matt Sandford |
 Antigonish, Nova Scotia |
| 2004 | Bruce Aitken |
Concord, New Hampshire |
| 2005 | Ryan Vierra |
Fergus, Canada |
| 2006 | Ryan Vierra |
Pleasanton, California |
| 2007 | Gregor Edmunds |
Inverness, Scotland |
| 2008 | Sean Betz |
Bridgeport, West Virginia |
| 2009 | Aaron Neighbour[4] |
Edinburgh, Scotland “Gathering of the Clans” |
| 2010 | Larry Brock |
Victoria, Canada “30th Anniversary” |
| 2011 | Dan McKim |
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