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Class Sub-Class Type of record Performance Date Claimant Statussort descending Region ID
Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 77.14 km/h 24 Jun 1951 A. I. Mednikov (URS) ratified - superseded since approved World 4357
Gliding D2 Gain of height 2 083 m 25 Mar 1947 Marcelle Choisnet (FRA) ratified - superseded since approved World 4336
Gliding D2 Duration without landing returning to the start point 50 h 26 min 09 Dec 1938 August Boedecker (GER) ratified - superseded since approved World 4467
Gliding D1 Straight distance 254,759 km 25 Jun 1934 Richard C. Dupont (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 13597
Gliding DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 1 000 km 155,77 km/h 06 Jan 2018 Michael John Barenbrug (RSA) ratified - superseded since approved African 18374
Gliding D1-M Speed over a triangular course of 1 250 km 132,73 km/h 03 Jan 1993 Klaus Holighaus (GER) ratified - superseded since approved World 19193
Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 162,8 km/h 14 Dec 2009 Johan Luyckx (BEL) ratified - superseded since approved World 15691
Gliding DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km 275,8 km/h 16 Dec 2006 Klaus Ohlmann (GER) ratified - superseded since approved World 14381
Gliding D15 Distance using up to 3 turn points 1 752.8 km 17 Dec 2004 Diether Memmert (GER) ratified - superseded since approved World 10357
Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 750 km 171,29 km/h 29 Jul 2003 Steve Fossett (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 7856
Gliding DU Free distance using up to 3 turn points 220,1 km 26 Aug 2001 Jana Koutna (CZE) ratified - superseded since approved World 7098
Gliding DU Free out-and-return distance 627,2 km 21 Jul 2001 Bostjan Pristavec (SLO) ratified - superseded since approved World 7045
Gliding DO Free out-and-return distance 1 042,55 km 25 Dec 1998 Hana Zejdova (CZE) ratified - superseded since approved World 5888
Gliding D15 Free out-and-return distance 767,45 km 13 Jan 1998 Hana Zejdova (CZE) ratified - superseded since approved World 5276
Gliding D1 Free out-and-return distance 809,49 km 15 Dec 1995 Hana Zejdova (CZE) ratified - superseded since approved World 3063
Gliding D1-M Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 84,94 km/h 31 May 1991 Margit Pantenburg-Becker (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 417
Gliding D1-M Straight distance 788,34 km 10 Jul 1988 Donald J. Hurd (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 10187
Gliding D2-M Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 129,987 km 27 Dec 1986 Erwin Müller (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 10253
Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 750 km 100,55 km/h 05 Aug 1984 Joann B. Shaw (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 342
Gliding D1-M Out-and-return distance 893,51 km 26 Nov 1979 Karl Abhau (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 10204
Gliding D1-M Out-and-return distance 693,448 km 23 Jul 1978 Günter Cichon (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 10207
Gliding D2-M Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 67.62 km/h 06 Jun 1976 Werner Hoffmann (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 10262
Gliding D1 Straight distance to a declared goal 1 231,80 km 16 Apr 1974 Hans Werner Grosse (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 5416
Gliding D2 Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 104,47 km/h 10 Jan 1970 Brian C Stevens (RSA) ratified - superseded since approved World 5483
Gliding D1 Out-and-return distance 730,62 km 06 Jan 1965 Sholto Hamilton Georgeson (NZL) ratified - superseded since approved World 4413
Gliding D1 Straight distance 875,99 km 02 Jun 1963 Rudolf Lindner (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 5414
Gliding D1 Straight distance to a declared goal 714,02 km 18 Jun 1960 Mikhaïl Vieriestiennikov (URS) ratified - superseded since approved World 4418
Gliding D2 Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 64,18 km/h 07 Jun 1956 Zvonimir Rain (YUG) ratified - superseded since approved World 5480
Gliding D1 Out-and-return distance 290,198 km 12 May 1953 Marcelle Choisnet-gohard (FRA) ratified - superseded since approved World 10104
Gliding D2 Gain of height 4 963 m 22 Nov 1950 Irena Kempovna (POL) ratified - superseded since approved World 4344
Gliding D1 Duration without landing returning to the start point 38 h 21 min 24 sec 18 Jun 1942 Eric Nessler (FRA) ratified - superseded since approved World 4457
Gliding D2 Straight distance 552,100 km 15 May 1938 Viktor Iltchenko (URS) ratified - superseded since approved World 13613
Gliding D13.5 Free distance using up to 3 turn points 697,8 km 21 Jul 2019 Hannu Nurmiranta (FIN) ratified - superseded since approved European 19011
Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 175,66 km/h 04 Jan 2016 Shaun Lapworth (GBR) ratified - superseded since approved African 17808
Gliding DO Out-and-return distance 1 101 km 08 Jan 2015 Maxim H.S. Leenders (NED) ratified - superseded since approved African 16536
Gliding DO Free distance using up to 3 turn points 1 287,8 km 05 Dec 2013 Guy Bechtold (LUX) ratified - superseded since approved African 16990
Gliding D15 Free distance using up to 3 turn points 1 066,1 km 20 Dec 2011 Susanne Schödel (GER) ratified - superseded since approved African 16527
Gliding DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 1 000 km 199,79 km/h 03 Dec 2005 Stefano Ghiorzo (ITA) ratified - superseded since approved World 12272
Gliding DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 1 500 km 177,3 km/h 11 Dec 2003 Klaus Ohlmann (GER) ratified - superseded since approved World 8251
Gliding DO Free distance using up to 3 turn points 1 081,2 km 05 Jan 2003 Pamela Kurstjens-Hawkins (AUS) ratified - superseded since approved World 7597
Gliding DU Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km 82,10 km/h 05 Jun 2001 Andrej Kolar (SLO) ratified - superseded since approved World 6993
Gliding DW Free distance using up to 3 turn points 429 km 29 Jul 1999 Adela Dankowska (POL) ratified - superseded since approved World 6218
Gliding DW Triangle Distance 513,25 km 11 Dec 1998 Allan Keith Willis (AUS) ratified - superseded since approved World 6182
Gliding D2 Free distance using up to 3 turn points 518,06 km 02 Jan 1997 Hana Zejdova (CZE) ratified - superseded since approved World 3946
Gliding DU Free distance using up to 3 turn points 382,12 km 15 Jul 1995 William G. Osoba (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 5515
Gliding D1-M Speed over a triangular course of 1 250 km 127,17 km/h 21 Dec 1992 Klaus Holighaus (GER) ratified - superseded since approved World 4468
Gliding D2-M Triangle Distance 1 140,426 km 22 Dec 1990 Otto Wegscheider (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 10252
Gliding D2-M Out-and-return distance 1 017.17 km 09 Jan 1988 Otto Wegscheider (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 10241
Gliding D1 Triangle Distance 1 362.68 km 02 May 1986 Leonard Royal McMaster (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 322
Gliding D1-M Straight distance to a declared goal 414,801 km 11 Jan 1983 B.J. Willson (GBR) ratified - superseded since approved World 10200

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