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WorldSkills 2026 competition in Shanghai

Overview

The 48th WorldSkills vocational skills competition in Shanghai, held from September 22 to 27, has concluded. The event featured approximately 1,400 young professionals competing across 64 disciplines at the Mercedes Benz Arena and the National Exhibition and Convention Center, drawing approximately 1.6 million registered viewers.

China emerged as the overall winner, securing more than half of the available gold medals. Switzerland finished as the top European nation and ranked among the top three globally, earning 12 medals, including four golds, through intensive apprenticeship-based preparation.

Austria, which sent its largest European delegation of 48 participants across 42 professions, finished seventh in the overall national rankings. The Austrian team earned ten medals, consisting of four silver and six bronze awards, in addition to 20 ‘Medals for Excellence’. Of the 48 Austrian participants, 32 received some form of recognition.

Individual successes for Austria included Andreas Landl in tiling, who earned a silver medal and the ‘Best of Nation’ title, and Luca Reitböck in carpentry. In the bricklaying category, Noah Trettenbrein received a ‘Medal for Excellence’ after constructing a yellow four-leaf clover from various bricks within a 22-hour timeframe. Additionally, Vincent Track secured a silver medal in the newly introduced field of process and procedural technology.

This performance marks an improvement for Austria compared to its previous showing in France, where the nation secured seven medals. Austria ranked as the third most successful European country at the event, trailing only Switzerland and France.

Entities

Shanghai · WorldSkills · Austria · Hannes Wirsing · Mercedes Benz Arena

Timeline

  1. [CULTURE] 5 sources
    Austrian specialists win medals at WorldSkills in Shanghai

    Austrian specialists earned multiple medals at the WorldSkills championships in Shanghai, including silver for Vincent Track in process technology and a Medal for Excellence for Noah Trettenbrein in bricklaying

  2. [CULTURE] 3 sources
    WorldSkills competition begins in Shanghai with international participants

    Young professionals from Austria and South Tyrol have arrived in Shanghai to compete in the WorldSkills international vocational skills competition.

  3. [CULTURE] 4 sources
    Hannes Wirsing to represent Germany at WorldSkills 2026 in Shanghai

    German automotive mechatronics champion Hannes Wirsing will compete in the WorldSkills 2026 in Shanghai, representing Germany in a high-tech vocational skills competition.

  4. [CULTURE] 3 sources
    Austria sends national team to WorldSkills in Shanghai

    The Austrian national team, including European champions Jonas Danninger and Elena Mathis, will compete in the WorldSkills vocational competition in Shanghai this September.

Sources

allgaeuer-zeitung.de · bachmannpreis.orf.at · berliner-zeitung.de · fahrzeug-karosserie.de · hauser.com · kurier.at · merkur-online.de · newsallianz.de · oesterreich.orf.at · ooe.orf.at · presse-nachrichten.de · suedtirolnews.it · tirol.gv.at · top-news.at

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