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Gliding DW Free distance using up to 3 turn points 814,71 km 11 Jul 2011 William B. Snead (USA) (16271) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 16271
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Gliding DW Free Distance 793,72 km 11 Jul 2011 William B. Snead (USA) (16272) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 16272
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Gliding DW Distance using up to 3 turn points 636,3 km 27 May 2007 Michael Noel Parker (USA) (14670) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 14670
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Gliding DW Free triangle distance 563,4 km 20 May 2007 Michael Noel Parker (USA) (14657) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 14657
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Gliding DW Triangle Distance 567,51 km 19 Aug 2006 William B. Snead (USA) (14037) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 14037
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Gliding DW Straight Distance to a Goal 602,26 km 22 Jul 2001 William B. Snead (USA) (7055) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 7055
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Gliding DW Free out-and-return distance 591,12 km 30 Jul 2000 William B. Snead (USA) (6658) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 6658
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Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 151,12 km/h 17 Jul 1997 Joann B. Shaw (USA) (4820) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 4820
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Gliding D1-M Free out-and-return distance 887,25 km 16 Jul 1997 Gerald Kaufman (USA) (4716) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 4716
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Gliding D1 Free out-and-return distance 1 261,65 km 18 Apr 1997 John F. Good (USA) (4439) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 4439
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Gliding D1 Straight distance to a declared goal 1 288,79 km 18 Apr 1997 Karl Heinrich Striedieck (USA) (4440) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 4440
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Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 217,41 km/h 04 Mar 1997 James M. Payne (USA) (4253) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 4253
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Gliding D1 Straight distance to a declared goal 951,43 km 02 Jul 1990 Joann B. Shaw (USA) (351) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 351
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Gliding D1 Absolute altitude 14 938 m 17 Feb 1986 Robert R. Harris (USA) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 339
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Gliding D1-M Gain of height 9 935 m 25 Oct 1985 Malcolm David Stevenson (USA) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 405
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Gliding D1 Out-and-return distance 1 646,68 km 25 Apr 1983 Thomas L. Knauff (USA) (5427) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 5427
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Gliding D1 Out-and-return distance 1 127,68 km 28 Sep 1981 Doris F. Grove (USA) (350) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 350
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Gliding D2 Absolute altitude 10 809 m 05 Mar 1975 Mary L. Nutt (USA) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 378
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Gliding D1 Gain of height 12 894 m 25 Feb 1961 Paul F. Bikle (USA) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 338
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Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 200 km 107,83 km/h 06 Aug 1959 Richard E. Schreder (USA) (4605) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 4605
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Gliding D2 Absolute altitude 13 489 m 19 Mar 1952 Laurence E. Edgar (USA) (362) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 362
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