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- Alan M. Polinsky
- Andrej Kolar
- Beat Bünzli
- Bostjan Pristavec
- Diether Memmert
- Edward Makula
- Edward Mouat-biggs
- Erwin Müller
- Fritz Rueb
- Günter Cichon
- Guy Bechtold
- Hannu Nurmiranta
- Hans Werner Grosse
- Harland C. Ross
- I.L. Kartachev
- James M. Payne
- Jean-Marc Perrin
- Jean-Marie Clement
- Johan Luyckx
- Karl Abhau
- Karl Heinrich Striedieck
- Klaus Holighaus
- Klaus Ohlmann
- Laszlo Hegedus
- Makoto Ichikawa
- Mathias Schunk
- Mauro Brunazzo
- Max H.S. Leenders
- Michael Noel Parker
- Morgan Sandercock
- Otto Schauble
- Otto Wegscheider
- Paul F. Bikle
- Philippe N. Rose
- Richard E. Schreder
- Rudolf Schlesinger
- Sholto Hamilton Georgeson
- Stefano Ghiorzo
- Steve Fossett
- Terrence Raymond Delore
- Theo Roger Newfield
- Thomas L. Knauff
- Viktor Iltchenko
- Viktor Rastorguev
- Wallace A. Scott
- Walter Binder
- Walter Eisele
- William B. Snead
- William G. Osoba
- Willibald Collee
- dossier under review (3)
- dossier under review - additional information requested and not yet received (2)
- minimum performance to be exceeded by first claim (2)
- preliminary record claim received (16)
- ratified - current record (141)
- ratified - reclassified after changes in sporting code (20)
- ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code (76)
- ratified - superseded since approved (625)
| Class | Sub-Class | Type of record | Performance | Date Sort ascending | Claimant | Status | Region | ID | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gliding | DO | Gain of height | 12 894 m | 25 Feb 1961 | Paul F. Bikle (USA) (5010) | ratified - current record | World | 5010 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1 | Absolute altitude | 14 102 m | 25 Feb 1961 | Paul F. Bikle (USA) (5428) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 5428 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1 | Out-and-return distance | 565,52 km | 10 Jan 1961 | Denis Burns (GBR) (4409) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 4409 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1 | Gain of height | 1 0483 m | 16 Dec 1960 | Sholto Hamilton Georgeson (NZL) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 5397 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1 | Out-and-return distance | 546,94 km | 04 Aug 1960 | Richard E. Schreder (USA) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 4416 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D2 | Speed over a triangular course of 100 km | 96,12 km/h | 13 Jul 1960 | Viktor Iltchenko (URS) (5463) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 5463 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1 | Straight distance to a declared goal | 714,02 km | 18 Jun 1960 | Mikhaïl Vieriestiennikov (URS) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 4418 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D2 | Straight distance to a declared goal | 607.942 km | 18 Jun 1960 | Viktor Iltchenko (URS) (10060) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 10060 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1 | Speed over a triangular course of 100 km | 111,39 km/h | 06 May 1960 | Mikhaïl Vieriestiennikov (URS) (5435) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 5435 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1 | Speed over a triangular course of 100 km | 107,04 km/h | 11 Aug 1959 | Richard E. Schreder (USA) (4318) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 4318 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1 | Speed over a triangular course of 300 km | 96,84 km/h | 07 Aug 1959 | Richard E. Schreder (USA) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 1192 | → | ⌄ | |
| 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 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1 | Out-and-return distance | 533,60 km | 06 Jul 1959 | Ludwik Misiek (POL) (4319) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 4319 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D2 | Out-and-return distance | 517,80 km | 06 Jul 1959 | Henryk Zydorczak (POL) (4606) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 4606 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1 | Gain of height | 9 665 m | 20 Jun 1959 | Karl Bauer (FRG) (9978) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 9978 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D2 | Out-and-return distance | 447.74 km | 12 May 1959 | Tadeusz Dabek (POL) (10065) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 10065 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D2 | Out-and-return distance | 488.4 km | 12 May 1959 | Zbigniew Kirakowski (POL) (10066) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 10066 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1 | Speed over a triangular course of 100 km | 97,066 km/h | 08 Sep 1958 | Joze Mrak (YUG) (10027) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 10027 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D2 | Speed over a triangular course of 100 km | 87,51 km/h | 14 Aug 1958 | Harland C. Ross (USA) (5462) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 5462 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D2 | Speed over a triangular course of 300 km | 82,35 km/h | 13 Aug 1958 | Harland C. Ross (USA) (5481) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 5481 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D2 | Speed over a triangular course of 200 km | 81,35 km/h | 12 Aug 1958 | Harland C. Ross (USA) (5457) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 5457 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1 | Speed over a triangular course of 300 km | 79,36 km/h | 14 Jun 1958 | Komac Bozidar (YUG) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 1188 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1 | Speed over a triangular course of 200 km | 88,54 km/h | 18 Aug 1957 | Paul F. Bikle (USA) (10034) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 10034 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1 | Out-and-return distance | 518.066 km | 30 May 1957 | Vladislas Zejda (TCH) (9992) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 9992 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D2 | Speed over a triangular course of 300 km | 64,18 km/h | 07 Jun 1956 | Zvonimir Rain (YUG) (5480) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 5480 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1 | Straight distance to a declared goal | 677,61 km | 13 May 1956 | René Fonteilles (FRA) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 4417 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1 | Speed over a triangular course of 200 km | 77,495 km/h | 04 May 1956 | Guy Rousselet (FRA) (10031) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 10031 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1 | Speed over a triangular course of 300 km | 76,64 km/h | 09 Jan 1956 | Gavin Anthony James Goodhart (GBR) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 1191 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1 | Out-and-return distance | 500,020 km | 04 Sep 1955 | Lyle A. Maxey (USA) (9993) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 9993 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1 | Speed over a triangular course of 300 km | 39,71 km/h | 17 Aug 1955 | Gabriel Margerit (FRA) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 1193 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D2 | Speed over a triangular course of 300 km | 50,33 km/h | 16 Aug 1955 | Henryk Zydorczak (POL) (5479) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 5479 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1 | Speed over a triangular course of 200 km | 67,304 km/h | 16 Aug 1955 | Edward Makula (POL) (10000) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 10000 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D2 | Speed over a triangular course of 200 km | 66,05 km/h | 14 Aug 1955 | Henryk Zydorczak (POL) (5458) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 5458 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1 | Speed over a triangular course of 200 km | 56,879 km/h | 14 Jul 1955 | Jerzy Wojnar (POL) (10032) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 10032 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D2 | Speed over a triangular course of 200 km | 45,06 km/h | 14 Jul 1955 | Adam Brzoza (POL) (5469) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 5469 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1 | Speed over a triangular course of 200 km | 50,281 km/h | 28 Jun 1955 | Paul Lepanse (FRA) (10030) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 10030 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1 | Out-and-return distance | 488,4 km | 18 Jun 1955 | Jerzy Wojnar (POL) (9994) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 9994 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1 | Out-and-return distance | 444,615 km | 11 Jun 1955 | René Fonteilles (FRA) (9995) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 9995 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1 | Speed over a triangular course of 100 km | 94,72 km/h | 15 May 1954 | Jerzy Wojnar (POL) (4359) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 4359 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D2 | Duration without landing returning to the start point | 57 h 10 min | 06 Apr 1954 | Bertrand Dauvin (FRA) | ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code | World | 4459 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D2 | Duration without landing returning to the start point | 56 h 11 min | 30 Dec 1953 | Claude Fronteau (FRA) (4460) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 4460 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D2 | Straight distance to a declared goal | 541,3 km | 20 Jul 1953 | Jerzy Popiel (POL) (13616) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 13616 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D2 | Straight distance | 829,822 km | 26 May 1953 | Viktor Iltchenko (URS) (10054) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 10054 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1 | Speed over a triangular course of 100 km | 84,919 km/h | 28 Aug 1952 | Richard L. Johnson (USA) (10026) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 10026 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1 | Out-and-return distance | 418,98 km | 22 Aug 1952 | William H. Coverdale (USA) (9996) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 9996 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D2 | Speed over a triangular course of 100 km | 80,34 km/h | 13 Aug 1952 | Ernst-Günter Haase (GER) (5461) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 5461 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1 | Straight distance to a declared goal | 636.877 km | 06 Jun 1952 | Viacheslav Efimenko (URS) (13592) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 13592 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1 | Duration | 56 h 15 min | 02 Apr 1952 | Charles Atger (FRA) | ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code | World | 4449 | → | ⌄ | |
| 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 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D2 | Gain of height | 10 493 m | 19 Mar 1952 | Laurence E. Edgar (USA) (363) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 363 | → | ⌄ |
