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Class Sub-Class Type of record Performance Date Claimant Status Region ID
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DO Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 179,30 km/h 17 Dec 1997 Terrence Raymond Delore (NZL) (5967) ratified - superseded since approved World 5967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D15 Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 179,30 km/h 17 Dec 1997 Terrence Raymond Delore (NZL) (5244) ratified - superseded since approved World 5244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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 178,82 km/h 29 Nov 2015 Renato Mussio (ITA) (17754) ratified - superseded since approved African 17754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DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km 178,42 km/h 17 Dec 2013 Bostjan Pristavec (SLO) (17000) ratified - superseded since approved African 17000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 178,35 km/h 12 Aug 2021 Alan M. Polinsky (USA) (19547) ratified - current record North-American 19547
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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DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 1 000 km 177,56 km/h 17 Dec 2004 Jean-Marc Perrin (SUI) (10364) ratified - superseded since approved World 10364
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Gliding D15 Speed over an out-and-return course of 1 000 km 177,56 km/h 17 Dec 2004 Jean-Marc Perrin (SUI) (10363) ratified - current record World 10363
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Gliding DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 1 500 km 177,3 km/h 11 Dec 2003 Klaus Ohlmann (GER) (8251) ratified - superseded since approved World 8251
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Gliding D1-M Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 176,99 km/h 14 Nov 1985 Beat Bünzli (SUI) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 407
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 176,99 km/h 14 Nov 1985 Beat Bünzli (SUI) (5013) ratified - superseded since approved World 5013
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 750 km 176,5 km/h 21 Dec 2006 Klaus Ohlmann (GER) (14393) ratified - current record World 14393
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 175,78 km/h 20 Dec 2014 Mauro Brunazzo (ITA) (16608) ratified - superseded since approved African 16608
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 175,66 km/h 04 Jan 2016 Shaun Lapworth (GBR) (17808) ratified - superseded since approved African 17808
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 175,10 km/h 22 Aug 2018 Laszlo Hegedus (HUN) (18675) ratified - superseded since approved European 18675
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Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 173.94 km/h 07 Nov 1997 Theo Roger Newfield (NZL) (5057) ratified - superseded since approved World 5057
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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
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 172,37 km/h 28 Jun 2021 Alan M. Polinsky (USA) (19493) ratified - superseded since approved North-American 19493
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Gliding DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 1 000 km 172,2 km/h 06 Dec 2003 Klaus Ohlmann (GER) (8207) ratified - superseded since approved World 8207
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Gliding D15 Free out-and-return distance 1713,1 km 07 Jan 2017 Jean-Marc Perrin (SUI) (18110) ratified - current record World 18110
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Gliding D15 Out-and-return distance 1713,1 km 07 Jan 2017 Jean-Marc Perrin (SUI) (18109) ratified - current record World 18109
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 171,83 km/h 11 Dec 2013 Makoto Ichikawa (JPN) (16995) ratified - superseded since approved African 16995
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Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 171,83 km/h 11 Dec 2013 Makoto Ichikawa (JPN) (16991) ratified - superseded since approved African 16991
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 750 km 171,29 km/h 29 Jul 2003 Steve Fossett (USA) (7856) ratified - superseded since approved World 7856
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Gliding D2-M Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 171,10 km/h 31 Dec 1990 Hans Werner Grosse (FRG) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 424
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 171,10 km/h 31 Dec 1990 Hans Werner Grosse (FRG) (5018) ratified - superseded since approved World 5018
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 750 km 170,91 km/h 18 Dec 2015 Philip Jeffery (GBR) (17789) ratified - current record African 17789
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 170,91 km/h 18 Dec 2015 Philip Jeffery (GBR) (17790) ratified - superseded since approved African 17790
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Gliding D2 Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 170,90 km/h 08 Jan 1988 Hans Werner Grosse (FRG) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 357
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Gliding D1-M Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 170,8 km/h 03 Jan 1987 Fritz Rueb (FRG) (10218) ratified - superseded since approved World 10218
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 170,41 km/h 05 Aug 2020 Alan M. Polinsky (USA) (19329) ratified - superseded since approved North-American 19329
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Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 170,06 km/h 09 Jan 1988 Beat Bünzli (SUI) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 326
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 169,8 km/h 14 Mar 2013 Uys Jonker (RSA) (16762) ratified - superseded since approved African 16762
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 169,8 km/h 14 Mar 2013 Uys Jonker (RSA) (16761) ratified - superseded since approved African 16761
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 1 000 km 169,72 km/h 05 Jan 1995 Helmut H. Fischer (GER) (5009) ratified - current record World 5009
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Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 1 000 km 169,72 km/h 05 Jan 1995 Helmut H. Fischer (GER) (2338) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 2338
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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 DO Speed over a triangular course of 1 000 km 169,33 km/h 09 Dec 2024 Uys Jonker (RSA) (20640) ratified - current record African 20640
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 168,31 km 06 Aug 2016 Alan M. Polinsky (USA) (17910) ratified - superseded since approved North-American 17910
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 167,84 km/h 04 Jun 2020 Alan M. Polinsky (USA) (19289) ratified - current record North-American 19289
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 167,7 km/h 12 Dec 2014 Margherita Acquaderni (ITA) (17389) ratified - superseded since approved African 17389
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 167,49 km/h 29 Feb 2016 Gérard Lherm (FRA) (17816) ratified - superseded since approved European 17816
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Gliding DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km 167,2 km/h 02 Dec 2011 Laszlo Hegedus (HUN) (16391) ratified - superseded since approved African 16391
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Gliding DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km 167,17 km/h 08 Jan 2019 Klaus Ohlmann (GER) (18830) ratified - superseded since approved European 18830
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 750 km 167,12 km/h 13 Dec 2014 Bostjan Pristavec (SLO) (17350) ratified - superseded since approved African 17350
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Gliding DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 1 000 km 166,53 km/h 12 Dec 2002 Terrence Raymond Delore (NZL) (7584) ratified - superseded since approved World 7584
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 1 250 km 166,00 km/h 06 Jan 2018 Pieter Nouwens (RSA) (18372) ratified - current record African 18372
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