Gliding |
D1-M |
Absolute altitude |
10 408 m |
27 May 1979 |
Günter Cichon (FRG) |
ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code |
World |
410 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D1 |
Speed over a triangular course of 1 000 km |
109,71 km/h |
17 Feb 1978 |
Hans Werner Grosse (FRG) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
10047 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D2-M |
Speed over a triangular course of 100 km |
73,82 km/h |
19 Apr 1976 |
Friedrich Kensche (FRG) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
10257 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D1 |
Out-and-return distance |
1 260,44 km |
15 May 1973 |
William C. Holbrook (USA) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
5423 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D1 |
Out-and-return distance |
785,80 km |
01 Jan 1969 |
Robert R. Clifford (RSA) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
4415 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D1 |
Straight distance |
1 041,52 km |
31 Jul 1964 |
Alvin Horne Parker (USA) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
5411 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D1 |
Speed over a triangular course of 100 km |
128,38 km/h |
16 Aug 1962 |
George B. Moffat, Jr (USA) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
5434 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D1 |
Straight distance to a declared goal |
562,60 km |
30 Aug 1959 |
Pelagia Majewska (POL) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
4607 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D1 |
Out-and-return distance |
341,9 km |
23 May 1956 |
Barbara Dankowska (POL) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
10086 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D2 |
Speed over a triangular course of 100 km |
80,34 km/h |
13 Aug 1952 |
Ernst-Günter Haase (GER) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
5461 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D2 |
Absolute altitude |
10 973 m |
27 Jan 1950 |
Harland C. Ross (USA) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
10057 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D2 |
Free out-and-return distance |
495,020 km |
19 Jun 1940 |
I.L. Kartachev (URS) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
13622 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D1-M |
Duration |
05 h 24 min 19 sec |
23 Feb 1938 |
Michal Offierski (POL) |
ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code |
World |
4421 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D1 |
Duration |
10 h 19 min 43 sec |
26 Jul 1925 |
Albert Massaux (BEL) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
4453 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D15 |
Free distance using up to 3 turn points |
2 190,5 km |
18 Dec 2019 |
Jean-Marc Perrin (SUI) |
ratified - current record |
World |
19207 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D15 |
Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km |
224,11 km/h |
29 Dec 2013 |
Diether Memmert (GER) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
17009 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
DO |
Free triangle distance |
1 608,2 km |
08 Dec 2010 |
Klaus Ohlmann (GER) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
16138 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
DO |
Free triangle distance |
1 582,8 km |
09 Jan 2007 |
Klaus Ohlmann (GER) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
14403 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
DO |
Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km |
173,01 km/h |
20 Nov 2005 |
Ghislaine Facon (FRA) |
ratified - current record |
World |
12197 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
DO |
Free Distance |
1 687 km |
21 Nov 2003 |
Klaus Ohlmann (GER) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
8152 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
DU |
Speed over a triangular course of 300 km |
83,82 km/h |
20 Jul 2002 |
William G. Osoba (USA) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
7449 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D15 |
Speed over a triangular course of 300 km |
143.17 km/h |
21 Nov 2000 |
Gillian Spreckley (GBR) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
6754 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
DW |
Free Distance |
635,20 km |
15 May 1999 |
Michael Noel Parker (USA) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
6123 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
DO |
Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km |
143.48 km/h |
09 Dec 1998 |
Pamela Hawkins (GBR) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
5860 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D2-M |
Out-and-return distance |
757,18 km |
18 Feb 1997 |
Hana Zejdova (CZE) |
ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code |
World |
4077 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D2-M |
Speed over a triangular course of 500 km |
135,38 km/h |
02 Jan 1997 |
Hana Zejdova (CZE) |
ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code |
World |
10178 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D1 |
Speed over a triangular course of 1 000 km |
169,72 km/h |
05 Jan 1995 |
Helmut H. Fischer (GER) |
ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code |
World |
2338 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D1-M |
Straight distance to a declared goal |
801,50 km |
01 Aug 1992 |
Franz Ott (GER) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
10203 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D2-M |
Straight distance |
1 049,43 km |
29 May 1990 |
Hans Werner Grosse (FRG) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
420 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D2-M |
Out-and-return distance |
792.26 km |
19 Dec 1987 |
Otto Wegscheider (FRG) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
10246 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D2-M |
Absolute altitude |
8 040 m |
28 Apr 1986 |
Helmut Koehler (FRG) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
426 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D2 |
Straight distance |
993,76 km |
31 Oct 1982 |
Sholto Hamilton Georgeson (NZL) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
5398 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D2 |
Out-and-return distance |
970.95 km |
07 Jan 1980 |
Hans Werner Grosse (FRG) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
10076 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D1 |
Triangle Distance |
779,68 km |
24 Jan 1979 |
Karla Elizabeth Karel (GBR) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
10096 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D1-M |
Speed over a triangular course of 500 km |
84.11 km/h |
26 Dec 1977 |
Willibald Collee (FRG) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
10232 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D1 |
Speed over a triangular course of 750 km |
73,627 km/h |
02 Jun 1975 |
Adela Dankowska (POL) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
10136 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D1 |
Straight distance |
1 460,80 km |
25 Apr 1972 |
Hans Werner Grosse (FRG) |
ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code |
World |
8 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D1 |
Speed over a triangular course of 100 km |
136,66 km/h |
30 Jul 1967 |
Hannes M. Linke (FRG) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
5429 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D1 |
Out-and-return distance |
699,04 km |
08 Jan 1964 |
M. Jackson (NZL) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
4412 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D2 |
Absolute altitude |
7 748 m |
16 Mar 1961 |
Vera Hudcova (TCH) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
10137 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D2 |
Out-and-return distance |
488.4 km |
12 May 1959 |
Zbigniew Kirakowski (POL) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
10066 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D1 |
Speed over a triangular course of 200 km |
56,879 km/h |
14 Jul 1955 |
Jerzy Wojnar (POL) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
10032 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D2 |
Duration without landing returning to the start point |
53 h 04 min |
04 Feb 1952 |
Albert Carraz (FRA) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
4461 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D1 |
Gain of height |
6 730 m |
04 Jun 1948 |
Jacqueline Mathe (FRA) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
10081 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D1 |
Straight distance |
749,203 km |
06 Jul 1939 |
Olga V. Klepikova (URS) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
13606 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D1 |
Straight distance |
539,623 km |
05 May 1937 |
Viktor Rastorguev (URS) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
4507 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
DO |
Absolute altitude |
22 657 m |
02 Sep 2018 |
James M. Payne (USA) |
ratified - current record |
World |
18704 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D13.5 |
Distance using up to 3 turn points |
1 002,6 km |
08 May 2016 |
Daniel Sazhin (USA) |
ratified - reclassified after changes in sporting code |
World |
17836 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D15 |
Free triangle distance |
1 062,5 km |
20 Dec 2011 |
Susanne Schödel (GER) |
ratified - current record |
World |
15813 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D15 |
Speed over a triangular course of 1 250 km |
118,75 km/h |
30 Nov 2009 |
Diether Memmert (GER) |
ratified - current record |
World |
15664 |
|
→ |
⌄ |