Oct 24, 2017 WorldSkills, Refinish, Repair, CarPainting, Bodyshop News, Bodyshop, collision repair
China led the medal table with 15 gold medals, seven silvers and eight bronzes. Korea came second on medal points with eight golds, eight silvers and eight bronzes. Switzerland was third on points, winning 11 golds, six silvers, and three bronzes. The hosts, the United Arab Emirates, won three Medallions for Excellence.
About 1300 young people from 59 WorldSkills member countries and regions showcased their talent across 51 skills competitions. Held between 15-18 October, this was the first time that the WorldSkills Competition was conducted in the Middle East and North Africa region.
At the closing ceremony at the du Arena in Abu Dhabi, 10,000 international visitors were in attendance while an online global audience watched competitors to discover who had won gold, silver and bronze WorldSkills medals.
Below are the winners in the autobody and refinish divisions.
AUTOBODY REPAIR (sponsored by Glasurit, SATA and 3M)
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Shanwei Yang
Heiko Zumbrunn
Andrew Gault
China
Switzerland
United Kingdom
CAR PAINTING (sponsored by Car-O-Liner and 3M)
Yingcheng Jiang
Daryl Head
Maurus von Holzen
Jonas Heinze
Enzo Barragato
UK
Germany
France
WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017 was the largest WorldSkills Competition to date, attracting more than 125,000 visitors.
The closing ceremony of WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017 ended with the handover of the WorldSkills flag to the next hosts, WorldSkills Kazan 2019. The 45th WorldSkills competition will held in Russia from 29 August – 3 September 2019 in Kazan, Russia.
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