2017 470 World Championships

The 470 World Championships were held in Thessaloniki, Greece 7–15 July 2017. It was organised by the Nautical Club of Thessaloniki.

Summary

In the men's event, Mathew Belcher and Will Ryan of Australia won ahead of Anton Dahlberg and Fredrik Bergström of Sweden through a decisive win in the medal race. David Bargehr and Lukas Mähr of Austria took the bronze. Belcher recorded his seventh World championship title and Ryan his fourth.
In the women's event, Agnieszka Skrzypulec and Irmina Gliszczyńska of Poland won the gold. Hannah Mills and Eilidh McIntyre of Great Britain took the silver medals and Tina Mrak and Veronika Macarol of Slovenia took the bronze.