Unicon (unicycling)
Unicon, previously known as UNICON, is the World Unicycling Convention and Championships sanctioned by the International Unicycling Federation (IUF).
Start of the 100 km race at the Unicon 16 in Brixen 2012
The IUF sanctions a biennial world unicycling convention and competition, the major event on the international unicycling calendar. Events include artistic (such as group, pairs, individual), track racing (such as 100 metres, 400 metres, 800 metres, 30 metres walk the wheel, 50 metres one-foot), road races (such as 10 kilometres, marathon), stillstand, slalom, muni (cross-country, uphill, downhill), street, trials, flatland, basketball and hockey.
List of Unicons
| Unicon | Year | Dates | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unicon I | 1984 | Syracuse, New York, United States | |
| Unicon II | 1986 | Uniondale, New York, United States | |
| Unicon III | 1987 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Unicon IV | 1988 | Aquadilla, Puerto Rico | |
| Unicon V | 1991 | Hull, Quebec, Canada | |
| Unicon VI | 1992 | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | |
| Unicon VII | 1994 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | |
| Unicon VIII | 1996 | 5-12 August 1996 | Guildford, United Kingdom |
| Unicon IX | 1998 | 27 July - 2 August | Bottrop, Germany[1] |
| Unicon X | 2000 | August | Beijing, China |
| Unicon XI | 2002 | 25 July - 2 August | North Bend, Washington, United States |
| Unicon XII | 2004 | 23 July - 1 August | Tokyo, Japan |
| Unicon XIII | 2006 | 23 July - 2 August | Langenthal and Bern, Switzerland[2] |
| Unicon XIV | 2008 | 26 July - 4 August | Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark[3] |
| Unicon XV | 2009/10 | 27 December - 7 January | Wellington, New Zealand[4] |
| Unicon XVI | 2012 | 21 July - 31 July | Brixen, Italy[5][6] |
| Unicon XVII | 2014 | 30 July - 10 August | Montreal, Quebec, Canada[7] |
| Unicon XVIII | 2016 | 27 July - 10 August | San Sebastián, Spain |
| Unicon XIX | 2018 | 29 July - 10 August | Ansan, Korea |
| Unicon XX | 2020 | ?? | Grenoble, France |
Unicon XIX records
At Unicon 19 in Ansan, Korea, a new record was set by Mike Taylor in the Platform High Jump. Mike successfully landed the high jump of 148.5cm.
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External links
References
- Unicycle Hockey World Championships 1998 at UNICON IX
- "Unicon 13 (2006) Langenthal and Bern, Switzerland". Retrieved 2014-09-06.
- "Unicon 14 (2008) Denmark". Archived from the original on 2010-11-24. Retrieved 2014-09-06.
- "Unicon 15 (2009/10) New Zealand". Archived from the original on 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2014-09-06.
- "Unicon XVI goes to..." 2009-12-16. Archived from the original on 2013-11-03. Retrieved 2014-09-06.
- "Unicon 16 (2012) Italy". Retrieved 2014-09-06.
- "Unicon 17 - Montréal". Retrieved 2014-09-06.
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