Unicon (unicycling)
Unicon, previously known as UNICON, is the World Unicycling Convention and Championships sanctioned by the International Unicycling Federation (IUF).
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.
01List 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 |
| 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 |
| Unicon XIV | 2008 | 26 July - 4 August | Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Unicon XV | 2009/10 | 27 December - 7 January | Wellington, New Zealand |
| Unicon XVI | 2012 | 21 July - 31 July | Brixen, Italy |
| Unicon XVII | 2014 | 30 July - 10 August | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Unicon XVIII | 2016 | 27 July - 10 August | San Sebastián, Spain |
| Unicon XIX | 2018 | 29 July - 10 August | Ansan, Korea |
| Unicon XX | 2022 | 26 July - 6 August | Grenoble, France |
| Unicon XXI | 2024 | 14 July - 26 July | Bemidji, Minnesota, USA |
| Unicon XXII | 2026 | 25 July - 7 August | Steyr, Austria |
02Unicon 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 148.5 cm (58+1⁄2 inches).
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