2016 Racquetball World Championships
The International Racquetball Federation's 18th Racquetball World Championships were held in Cali, Colombia from July 15 to 23, 2016. This was the first time Colombia has hosted Worlds, and the first time Worlds have been in South America since 1998, when Cochabamba, Bolivia hosted the event.
| XVIII Racquetball World Championships - Colombia 2016 - | |
| Host | Cali, Colombia |
| Dates | July 15–23 |
| Men's singles | |
| Gold | Rocky Carson |
| Silver | Daniel De La Rosa |
| Bronze | Conrrado Moscoso, Samuel Murray |
| Women's singles | |
| Gold | Paola Longoria |
| Silver | Gabriela Martínez |
| Bronze | María José Vargas, Samantha Salas |
| Men's doubles | |
| Gold | Álvaro Beltrán & Javier Moreno |
| Silver | Jake Bredenbeck & Jose Diaz |
| Bronze | Sebastian Franco & Alejandro Herrera, Kadim Carasco & Carlos Keller |
| Women's doubles | |
| Gold | Aimee Ruiz & Janel Tisinger |
| Silver | Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas |
| Bronze | Frédérique Lambert & Jennifer Saunders, Jenny Daza & Adriana Riveros |
American Rocky Carson and Mexican Paola Longoria are the incumbent champions in men's and women's singles, respectively.
Longoria was also the incumbent champion in women's doubles with Samantha Salas and they also successfully defended their title. Colombians Sebastian Franco and Alejandro Herrera will be trying to defend the men's doubles title that they won in Canada two years ago.
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