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Class Sub-Class Type of record Performance Date Claimant Status Region ID
Gliding D2 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 177.26 km/h 26 Jul 1984 Erwin Sommer (GER) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 358
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 178,35 km/h 12 Aug 2021 Alan M. Polinsky (USA) (19547) ratified - current record North-American 19547
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Gliding DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km 178,42 km/h 17 Dec 2013 Bostjan Pristavec (SLO) (17000) ratified - superseded since approved African 17000
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 178,82 km/h 29 Nov 2015 Renato Mussio (ITA) (17754) ratified - superseded since approved African 17754
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 179,30 km/h 17 Dec 1997 Terrence Raymond Delore (NZL) (5967) ratified - superseded since approved World 5967
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Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 179,30 km/h 17 Dec 1997 Terrence Raymond Delore (NZL) (5244) ratified - superseded since approved World 5244
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Gliding D2-M Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 179,53 km/h 05 Jan 1990 Otto Wegscheider (FRG) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 429
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 179,91 km/h 15 Dec 2017 Sibylle Andresen (GER) (18360) ratified - current record African 18360
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Gliding DO Absolute altitude 18 503 m 26 Aug 2018 James M. Payne (USA) (18680) ratified - superseded since approved South-American 18680
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Gliding DO Absolute altitude 18 503 m 26 Aug 2018 James M. Payne (USA) (18679) ratified - superseded since approved World 18679
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Gliding DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 1 500 km 180,3 km/h 30 Nov 2009 John Williams (AUS) (15666) ratified - superseded since approved World 15666
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Gliding DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km 180,33 km/h 05 Mar 1998 Theo Roger Newfield (NZL) (5315) ratified - superseded since approved World 5315
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Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 181,54 km/h 06 Jul 1999 Mihael Thaler (SLO) (6193) ratified - superseded since approved World 6193
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 181,99 km/h 16 Dec 2018 Laszlo Hegedus (HUN) (18819) ratified - current record African 18819
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 183,46 km/h 15 Aug 2020 Riccardo Brigliadori (ITA) (19338) ratified - current record European 19338
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Gliding DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km 185,00 km/h 13 Dec 2014 Guy Bechtold (LUX) (16685) ratified - current record African 16685
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Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 185,10 km/h 13 Nov 2015 Terrence Raymond Delore (NZL) (17750) ratified - current record World 17750
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Gliding DU Out-and-return distance 185,91 km 22 Aug 1995 William G. Osoba (USA) (5518) ratified - superseded since approved World 5518
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 186,89 km/h 03 Dec 2015 Renato Mussio (ITA) (17756) ratified - current record African 17756
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 187,13 km/h 15 Nov 2002 Steve Fossett (USA) (7554) ratified - superseded since approved World 7554
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Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 187,38 km/h 08 Jan 2015 Jan Ritsma (NED) (17401) ratified - superseded since approved African 17401
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Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 188,42 km/h 05 Jan 2006 Klaus Ohlmann (GER) (12461) ratified - superseded since approved World 12461
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Gliding DO Absolute altitude 19 449 m 28 Aug 2018 James M. Payne (USA) (18699) ratified - superseded since approved South-American 18699
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Gliding DO Absolute altitude 19 449 m 28 Aug 2018 James M. Payne (USA) (18698) ratified - superseded since approved World 18698
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Gliding D2 Duration without landing returning to the start point 19 h 08 min 09 Apr 1938 N. Makaroff (URS) (4463) ratified - superseded since approved World 4463
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Gliding D1-M Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 191,19 km/h 29 Dec 1987 Beat Bünzli (SUI) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 406
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Gliding D2 Free out-and-return distance 191,348 km 10 Jun 1938 I.L. Kartachev (URS) (13618) ratified - superseded since approved World 13618
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Gliding D1 Free out-and-return distance 191,348 km 10 Jun 1938 Ilya Korotov (URS) (13603) ratified - superseded since approved World 13603
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Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 191,7 km/h 23 Jan 2015 Jan Ritsma (NED) (17407) ratified - superseded since approved African 17407
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 192,95 km/h 21 Dec 2014 Laszlo Hegedus (HUN) (16598) ratified - superseded since approved African 16598
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Gliding D2 Straight distance 193,390 km 12 Apr 1937 Rudolf Knies (GER) (13611) ratified - superseded since approved World 13611
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Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 194,37 km/h 07 Jan 2019 Maxim H.S. Leenders (NED) (18827) ratified - current record African 18827
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 194,79 km/h 23 Nov 2005 Klaus Ohlmann (GER) (12237) ratified - current record World 12237
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Gliding DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km 194,9 km/h 21 Oct 2020 Gil Souviron (FRA) (19395) ratified - current record European 19395
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 195,16 km/h 16 Jul 2015 Sibylle Andresen (GER) (17604) ratified - current record North-American 17604
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Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 195,30 km/h 14 Dec 1982 Ingo Renner (AUS) ratified - superseded since approved World 336
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Gliding D1 Straight distance to a declared goal 195.185 km 06 Jul 1939 E. Zelenkova (URS) (13594) ratified - superseded since approved World 13594
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Gliding DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km 197,28 km/h 14 Mar 1998 Terrence Raymond Delore (NZL) (5333) ratified - superseded since approved World 5333
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Gliding DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 1 500 km 198,0 km/h 13 Dec 2009 Klaus Ohlmann (GER) (15680) ratified - current record World 15680
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Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 198,11 km/h 01 Jan 2017 Terrence Raymond Delore (NZL) (18108) ratified - current record World 18108
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Gliding DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 1 000 km 199,79 km/h 03 Dec 2005 Stefano Ghiorzo (ITA) (12272) ratified - superseded since approved World 12272
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Gliding DU Out-and-return distance 199.97 km 29 Jun 2000 Nikolai Boldyrev (RUS) (6626) ratified - superseded since approved World 6626
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Gliding DO Free out-and-return distance 2 008,4 km 14 Nov 2003 Terrence Raymond Delore (NZL) (8077) ratified - superseded since approved World 8077
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Gliding DO Out-and-return distance 2 025,2 km 23 Nov 2003 Jean-Marie Clement (FRA) (8141) ratified - superseded since approved World 8141
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Gliding D15 Free distance using up to 3 turn points 2 029,7 km 01 Jan 2002 Klaus Ohlmann (GER) (7187) ratified - superseded since approved World 7187
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Gliding DO Free distance using up to 3 turn points 2 049,44 km 05 Nov 1994 Terrence Raymond Delore (NZL) (5006) ratified - superseded since approved World 5006
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Gliding D1 Free distance using up to 3 turn points 2 049,44 km 05 Nov 1994 Terrence Raymond Delore (NZL) (1981) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 1981
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Gliding DO Free out-and-return distance 2 069,9 km 23 Nov 2003 Jean-Marie Clement (FRA) (8143) ratified - superseded since approved World 8143
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Gliding D1 Gain of height 2 071 m 10 Jul 1939 E. Zelenkova (URS) (12413) ratified - superseded since approved World 12413
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Gliding DO Distance using up to 3 turn points 2 079 km 17 Dec 2004 Manfred Albrecht (GER) (10362) ratified - superseded since approved World 10362
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