Coin Spinning International organises the Coin Spinning World Championships, maintains the official competition rules and publishes the world ranking. Founded in 2011, it works with national federations and the Coin Spinning League Europe.
Next World Championships: 14–15 November 2026, Vilnius.
Reigning world champion Chris Marlons (Germany) has confirmed his entry for the 2026 Coin Spinning World Championships in Vilnius on 14–15 November. Marlons won the Classic title in Bratislava in 2025 with 20.88 seconds, his second world title after Aarhus 2021, and leads the world ranking. The full entry list will be published in October.
Athletes spin a coin on its edge on a glass plate. In the Classic discipline, the longest spin wins. Time runs from release until the coin lies flat.
All sanctioned competitions use the 2-euro coin. A single standard coin makes results comparable across countries and seasons.
League play takes place in national federations and in the Coin Spinning League Europe. The World Championships are held once a year.
2-euro coin, standard glass plate 60 × 60 cm, three attempts per round, best attempt counts. Timing is electronic, recorded to hundredths of a second.
The coin must remain inside a marked 20 cm circle for the whole spin. A spin ends when the coin leaves the circle or lies flat.
After release, neither the coin nor the plate may be touched. Any contact ends the attempt with no time recorded.
| Year | Host city | Champion | Nation | Winning time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Bratislava | Chris Marlons | GER | 20.88 s |
| 2024 | Utrecht | Thijs Oorveldt | NED | 20.91 s |
| 2023 | Kraków | Ksenia Wróbelczyk | POL | 20.48 s |
| 2022 | Porto | Duarte Amoravel | POR | 19.87 s |
| 2021 | Aarhus | Chris Marlons | GER | 20.73 s |
| 2020 | – | Not held | ||
| 2019 | Gothenburg | Linnea Bjärkvist | SWE | 20.35 s |
| 2018 | Ljubljana | Tadeáš Hrnčálek | CZE | 20.12 s |
| 2017 | Lyon | Élodie Vaurençon | FRA | 22.07 s |
| 2016 | Tallinn | Tõnis Aaverpuu | EST | 19.44 s |
| 2015 | Poznań | Ksenia Wróbelczyk | POL | 19.02 s |
| 2014 | Graz | Lorenz Gmeinhuberer | AUT | 18.76 s |
| 2013 | Brno | Tadeáš Hrnčálek | CZE | 18.21 s |
| 2012 | Ghent | Wout Vermaelzeke | BEL | 17.95 s |
Official times recorded at sanctioned Coin Spinning International and Coin Spinning League Europe events.
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Élodie Vaurençon | FRA | 22.07 s | World Championships, Lyon 2017 |
| 2 | Chris Marlons | GER | 21.40 s | League Europe, Round 4, 2019 |
| 3 | Ksenia Wróbelczyk | POL | 21.18 s | League Europe, Final, 2023 |
| 4 | Filip Drahošík | SVK | 20.95 s | League Europe, Round 2, 2025 |
| 5 | Thijs Oorveldt | NED | 20.91 s | World Championships, Utrecht 2024 |
Chris Marlons (Germany) is the reigning Coin Spinning World Champion in the Classic discipline. He joined league competition in 2014, won his first world title in Aarhus in 2021 and his second in Bratislava in 2025, and currently leads the world ranking. He will defend his title in Vilnius in November 2026.
Chris Marlons of Germany. He won the Classic title at the 2025 World Championships in Bratislava with 20.88 seconds.
Three athletes have won the Classic world title twice: Chris Marlons of Germany (2021, 2025), Ksenia Wróbelczyk of Poland (2015, 2023) and Tadeáš Hrnčálek of the Czech Republic (2013, 2018). Chris Marlons is the reigning world champion.
All Coin Spinning International competitions use the 2-euro coin (25.75 mm, 8.5 g) on a standardised 60 × 60 cm glass plate. Competition times are therefore not comparable with record attempts that use smaller coins.
No. Coin Spinning International runs league and championship competition under its own rules. It is not affiliated with Guinness World Records or any record-keeping organisation.