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Class Sub-Class Type of record Performance Date Claimant Status Region ID
Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 147,01 km/h 21 Dec 1996 Lydia Casper (GER) (5030) ratified - superseded since approved World 5030
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Gliding D2 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 147,19 km/h 21 Nov 1977 Edward Mouat-biggs (RSA) (5473) ratified - superseded since approved World 5473
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 147,99 km/h 07 Jan 2016 Anja Kohlrausch (GER) (17796) ratified - superseded since approved African 17796
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Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 1 000 km 149,06 km/h 05 Dec 2015 Johan Luyckx (BEL) (17758) ratified - current record African 17758
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Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 1 000 km 149,06 km/h 05 Dec 2015 Johan Luyckx (BEL) (17757) ratified - superseded since approved World 17757
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 1 250 km 149,2 km/h 12 Jul 2007 Steve Fossett (USA) (14732) ratified - superseded since approved World 14732
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Gliding D1 Straight distance 149,42 km 30 Jul 1929 Robert Kronfeld (AUT) ratified - superseded since approved World 4429
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Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 750 km 149.71 km/h 01 Aug 2002 Philippe Athuil (USA) (7460) ratified - superseded since approved World 7460
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Gliding DO Absolute altitude 15 460 m 29 Aug 2006 Steve Fossett (USA) (14043) ratified - superseded since approved World 14043
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Gliding DO Absolute altitude 15 917 m 03 Sep 2017 Team/Crew (18248) ratified - superseded since approved World 18248
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Gliding DO Absolute altitude 15 917 m 03 Sep 2017 Team/Crew (18249) ratified - superseded since approved South-American 18249
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Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 150,44 km/h 04 Jul 1970 Klaus Holighaus (GER) (5430) ratified - superseded since approved World 5430
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 750 km 150,75 km/h 26 Jul 2001 Pamela Kurstjens-Hawkins (AUS) (7065) ratified - superseded since approved World 7065
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Gliding D1-M Speed over a triangular course of 750 km 150,82 km/h 17 Dec 1987 Beat Bünzli (SUI) ratified - superseded since approved World 328
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Gliding D1 Distance over a closed circuit without landing 151,105 km 27 Jun 1949 Marcelle Choisnet-gohard (FRA) (10197) ratified - superseded since approved World 10197
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 151,12 km/h 17 Jul 1997 Joann B. Shaw (USA) (5044) ratified - superseded since approved World 5044
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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 D15 Speed over a triangular course of 1 000 km 151,28 km/h 10 Jul 2024 Steve J. Koerner (USA) (20338) ratified - current record North-American 20338
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Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 1 000 km 151,28 km/h 10 Jul 2024 Steve J. Koerner (USA) (20337) ratified - current record World 20337
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Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 151,28 km/h 10 Dec 1979 Georg Eckle (FRG) (5438) ratified - superseded since approved World 5438
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 151,37 km/h 04 Jan 1999 Pamela Hawkins (GBR) (5880) ratified - superseded since approved World 5880
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 1 250 km 151,5 km/h 19 Dec 2007 Laszlo Hegedus (HUN) (14903) ratified - superseded since approved World 14903
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 152,02 km/h 16 Aug 2020 Riccardo Brigliadori (ITA) (19339) ratified - superseded since approved European 19339
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Gliding D1-M Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 152,16 km/h 29 Dec 1977 Fritz Rueb (FRG) (10216) ratified - superseded since approved World 10216
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Gliding DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 2 000 km 152,5 km/h 02 Dec 2003 Klaus Ohlmann (GER) (8205) ratified - current record World 8205
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Gliding D2-M Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 152,53 km/h 02 Jan 1987 Walter Binder (FRG) (10258) ratified - superseded since approved World 10258
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Gliding D2 Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 152,54 km/h 10 Jan 1986 Erwin Müller (FRG) (5488) ratified - superseded since approved World 5488
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Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 750 km 152,62 km/h 01 Sep 2022 Alan M. Polinsky (USA) (19771) ratified - current record North-American 19771
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 1 000 km 152,72 km/h 14 Aug 2016 Alan M. Polinsky (USA) (17919) ratified - current record North-American 17919
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Gliding DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 1 000 km 152,74 km/h 04 Jan 1999 Walter Binder (FRG) (5903) ratified - superseded since approved World 5903
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Gliding D2 Straight distance 152.64 km 10 Jun 1938 Olga V. Klepikova (URS) (4321) ratified - superseded since approved World 4321
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Gliding DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km 153,14 km/h 10 Nov 2021 Margherita Acquaderni (ITA) (19607) ratified - current record African 19607
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Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 153,43 km/h 03 Mar 1972 Walter Neubert (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 1190
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Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 153,8 km/h 06 Dec 2002 Angelika Machinek (GER) (7581) ratified - superseded since approved World 7581
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 153,83 km/h 03 Jan 2000 Pamela Kurstjens-Hawkins (AUS) (6351) ratified - superseded since approved World 6351
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Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 154,05 km/h 05 Jul 2005 Marta Najfeld (POL) ratified - superseded since approved World 11787
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 154,07 km/h 04 Aug 2022 Bence Bódis (HUN) (19749) ratified - current record European 19749
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Gliding D1-M Speed over a triangular course of 1 000 km 155,00 km/h 02 Jan 1993 Tilo Holighaus (GER) (402) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 402
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Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 155,06 km/h 05 Jul 1970 Walter Neubert (FRG) (5431) ratified - superseded since approved World 5431
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Gliding D2 Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 155,14 km/h 09 Jan 1987 Hans Werner Grosse (FRG) (368) ratified - superseded since approved World 368
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 155,34 km/h 10 Dec 2017 Sibylle Andresen (GER) (18357) ratified - current record African 18357
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 155,34 km/h 10 Dec 2017 Sibylle Andresen (GER) (18356) ratified - current record African 18356
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Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 750 km 155,7 km/h 13 Dec 2006 Siegfried Baumgartl (dr.) (GER) (14365) ratified - current record World 14365
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Gliding DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 1 000 km 155,77 km/h 06 Jan 2018 Michael John Barenbrug (RSA) (18374) ratified - superseded since approved African 18374
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Gliding D1-M Speed over a triangular course of 750 km 155,82 km/h 06 Jan 1993 Klaus Holighaus (GER) (400) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 400
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Gliding DU Free Distance 156,1 km 24 May 2003 Tanja Pristavec (SLO) (7791) ratified - current record World 7791
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 750 km 156,14 km/h 03 Jul 2017 Sibylle Andresen (GER) (18182) ratified - current record World 18182
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 750 km 156,14 km/h 03 Jul 2017 Sibylle Andresen (GER) (18183) ratified - current record North-American 18183
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Gliding DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 1 500 km 156,62 km/h 14 Nov 2003 Terrence Raymond Delore (NZL) (8078) ratified - superseded since approved World 8078
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