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Class Sub-Class Type of record Performance Date Claimant Status Region ID
Gliding D13 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 102,68 km/h 24 Jul 2018 Ghislaine Facon (FRA) (19450) ratified - current record European 19450
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Gliding DU Straight Distance to a Goal 560,07 km 09 Jul 2004 Leonardo R. Benetti-longhini (USA) (9635) ratified - current record World 9635
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Gliding D15 Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km 255,13 km/h 16 Feb 2018 Keith Essex (USA) (18387) ratified - current record World 18387
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 139,73 km/h 17 Aug 2022 Laszlo Hegedus (HUN) (19767) ratified - current record European 19767
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 1 000 km 157,29 km/h 16 Jul 2017 Keith Essex (USA) (18187) ratified - current record North-American 18187
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Gliding DO Straight Distance to a Goal 1 311,00 km 21 Jul 2025 Jim Lee (USA) dossier under review North-American 20880
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Gliding DO Free out-and-return distance 1 175,18 km 18 Dec 2025 David Jansen (AUS) preliminary record claim received Oceanian 21201
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Gliding D13 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 94,26 km/h 31 Oct 2025 Murray Gordon Wardell (NZL) (21132) preliminary record claim received Oceanian 21132
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Gliding DO Free Distance 1 690,00 km 19 Dec 2025 Gordon R. Boettger (USA) preliminary record claim received North-American 21204
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 1 000 km 141,8 km/h 08 Jan 2026 David Jansen (AUS) preliminary record claim received Oceanian 21215
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Gliding DO Straight Distance to a Goal 1 664,00 km 19 Dec 2025 Gordon R. Boettger (USA) preliminary record claim received North-American 21203
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Gliding DO Free triangle distance 1259,2 km 08 Jan 2026 Grant Anderson (AUS) preliminary record claim received Oceanian 21213
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 750 km 165,12 km/h 12 Dec 2025 David Jansen (AUS) preliminary record claim received Oceanian 21199
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Gliding DO Out-and-return distance 1 171,1 km 18 Dec 2025 David Jansen (AUS) preliminary record claim received Oceanian 21202
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Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 258,00 km/h 26 Nov 2025 Dane Dickinson (NZL) (21194) preliminary record claim received World 21194
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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 D2 Free distance using up to 3 turn points 796,21 km 05 Jan 1997 Hana Zejdova (CZE) (3962) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 3962
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Gliding D1-M Straight distance 1 039,87 km 25 Jan 1993 Karl A. Rabeder (AUT) (408) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 408
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Gliding D2 Speed over a triangular course of 200 km 84,55 km/h 17 Aug 1962 Daniel Barbera (FRA) (5464) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 5464
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Gliding DW Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km 97,87 km/h 02 Jul 2001 Guenther Jacobs (GER) (7023) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 7023
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Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 169,50 km/h 15 Nov 1986 Jean-Paul Castel (FRA) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 333
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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 DW Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 73,22 km/h 28 Jul 1999 Adela Dankowska (POL) (6209) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 6209
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Gliding D1 Gain of height 10 212 m 12 Jan 1988 Yvonne Margaret Loader (NZL) (349) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 349
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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 DW Triangle Distance 413,50 km 30 Jul 2015 Ghislaine Facon (FRA) (17620) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code European 17620
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Gliding D2-M Free out-and-return distance 757,18 km 18 Feb 1997 Hana Zejdova (CZE) (4079) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 4079
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Gliding DW Out-and-return distance 402,00 km 27 May 2015 Ghislaine Facon (FRA) (17520) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code European 17520
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Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 200 km 79.01 km/h 11 Jan 1961 Anne Burns (GBR) (4403) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 4403
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