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Class Sub-Class Type of record Performance Date Claimant Status Regionsort descending ID
Gliding D15 Free out-and-return distance 1 559,6 km 06 Jan 2006 Jean-Marc Perrin (SUI) ratified - superseded since approved World 12459
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Gliding DO Triangle Distance 1 502.55 km 13 Dec 2003 Steve Fossett (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 8248
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Gliding DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 1 000 km 133,89 km/h 07 Jan 2003 Pamela Kurstjens-Hawkins (AUS) ratified - current record World 7599
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Gliding DW Straight Distance to a Goal 602,26 km 22 Jul 2001 William B. Snead (USA) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 7055
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Gliding DU Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 30,97 km/h 12 Jun 2000 Tamara Sviridova (RUS) ratified - superseded since approved World 6589
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Gliding D15 Speed over an out-and-return course of 1 000 km 109,44 km/h 25 Dec 1998 Hana Zejdova (CZE) ratified - current record World 5884
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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DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km 197,28 km/h 14 Mar 1998 Terrence Raymond Delore (NZL) ratified - superseded since approved World 5333
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Gliding D2 Speed over a triangular course of 750 km 131,39 km/h 05 Jan 1997 Hana Zejdova (CZE) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 3960
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Gliding D2 Free out-and-return distance 718,78 km 29 Dec 1995 Terrence Raymond Delore (NZL) ratified - superseded since approved World 3070
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Gliding D2-M Straight distance 1 078,07 km 06 May 1993 Hans-Werner Grosse (GER) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 51
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Gliding D2-M Triangle Distance 1 256,20 km 14 Dec 1991 Walter Binder (FRG) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 422
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 750 km 161,33 km/h 10 Jan 1988 Hans Werner Grosse (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 5015
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Gliding D2 Out-and-return distance 649,634 km 24 May 1986 Tamara Sviridova (RUS) ratified - superseded since approved World 10160
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Gliding DO Out-and-return distance 1 646,68 km 25 Apr 1983 Thomas L. Knauff (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 5005
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Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 125,87 km/h 12 Feb 1980 Karla Elizabeth Karel (GBR) ratified - superseded since approved World 10126
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Gliding D2 Out-and-return distance 829.7 km 07 Apr 1979 Thomas L. Knauff (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 10075
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Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 750 km 141.13 km/h 07 Jan 1978 Georg Eckle (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 10043
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Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 750 km 125,44 km/h 16 Oct 1975 Edward Mouat-biggs (RSA) ratified - superseded since approved World 10041
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Gliding D1 Out-and-return distance 1 025,02 km 07 Oct 1972 Karl Heinrich Striedieck (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 5420
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Gliding D1 Out-and-return distance 620,66 km 28 Dec 1967 Yvonne Leemann (RSA) ratified - superseded since approved World 4389
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Gliding D2 Straight distance 619,995 km 27 Jun 1964 Zinaida Solovey (URS) ratified - superseded since approved World 10148
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Gliding D2 Out-and-return distance 543.5 km 29 Jul 1962 Stanislaw Ratusinski (POL) ratified - superseded since approved World 10068
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Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 200 km 107,83 km/h 06 Aug 1959 Richard E. Schreder (USA) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 4605
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Gliding D1 Out-and-return distance 500,020 km 04 Sep 1955 Lyle A. Maxey (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 9993
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Gliding D2 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 57.833 km/h 17 Jun 1952 Wanda Szemplinska (POL) ratified - superseded since approved World 10170
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Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 50 km/h 10 Jun 1949 Irena Kempovna (POL) ratified - superseded since approved World 12420
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Gliding D2 Free out-and-return distance 342,370 km 25 Jul 1939 I.L. Kartachev (URS) ratified - superseded since approved World 13620
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Gliding D1 Free out-and-return distance 349 km 04 Jul 1937 Hanna Reitsch (GER) ratified - superseded since approved World 13593
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Gliding D15 Free Distance 950 km _unknown (-) minimum performance to be exceeded by first claim World 15810
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Gliding D13.5 Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 60,43 km/h 12 Jul 2018 Ghislaine Facon (FRA) ratified - reclassified after changes in sporting code World 18659
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Gliding D13 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 102,68 km 24 Jul 2018 Ghislaine Facon (FRA) ratified - current record World 19448
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Gliding D13.5 Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km 104,2 km/h 26 Dec 2016 Mauro Brunazzo (ITA) ratified - superseded since approved World 18099
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Gliding DO Free triangle distance 1 110,4 km 31 Dec 2013 Susanne Schödel (GER) ratified - current record World 17029
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Gliding DU Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 121,9 km/h 02 Apr 2011 Robert W. Spielman (USA) ratified - current record World 16212
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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) ratified - superseded since approved World 14732
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Gliding DO Distance using up to 3 turn points 2 129,9 km 25 Nov 2005 Thomas Gostner (ITA) ratified - superseded since approved World 12270
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Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 249,09 km/h 01 Dec 2003 Horacio Miranda (ARG) ratified - current record World 8195
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Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 141,6 km/h 26 Nov 2002 Gillian Spreckley (GBR) ratified - current record World 7572
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Gliding DW Triangle Distance 535,92 km 21 Jun 2001 Axel Reich (GER) ratified - superseded since approved World 7016
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Gliding D15 Triangle Distance 1 012,33 km 01 Dec 1999 Hana Zejdova (CZE) ratified - superseded since approved World 6344
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Gliding DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 1 000 km 116,27 km/h 11 Dec 1998 Pamela Hawkins (GBR) ratified - superseded since approved World 5861
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Gliding D1 Free out-and-return distance 1 261,65 km 18 Apr 1997 John F. Good (USA) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 4439
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Gliding DO Free distance using up to 3 turn points 1025,10 km 04 Jan 1997 Hana Zejdova (CZE) ratified - superseded since approved World 5023
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Gliding DU Triangle Distance 214,08 km 22 Sep 1995 William G. Osoba (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 5517
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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) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 402
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Gliding D1-M Triangle Distance 1 132,234 km 22 Dec 1990 Walter Eisele (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 10188
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Gliding D2 Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 158,47 km/h 21 Jan 1987 Hans Werner Grosse (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 5489
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Gliding D1-M Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 156,725 km/h 09 Jan 1986 Fritz Rueb (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 10217
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Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 750 km 143,63 km/h 06 Jan 1982 Hans Werner Grosse (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 10044
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Gliding D2-M Speed over a triangular course of 750 km 98,97 km 31 Dec 1979 Willibald Collee (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 10250
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