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Class Sub-Class Type of record Performance Date Claimant Status Regionsort descending ID
Gliding DO Straight Distance to a Goal 2 123 km 23 Nov 2003 Klaus Ohlmann (GER) ratified - current record World 8153
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Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 750 km 149.71 km/h 01 Aug 2002 Philippe Athuil (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 7460
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Gliding DU Free out-and-return distance 511,60 km 05 Jun 2001 Andrej Kolar (SLO) ratified - superseded since approved World 6995
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Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 181,54 km/h 06 Jul 1999 Mihael Thaler (SLO) ratified - superseded since approved World 6193
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Gliding D15 Free out-and-return distance 783.83 km 10 Dec 1998 Hana Zejdova (CZE) ratified - superseded since approved World 5857
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 217,41 km/h 04 Mar 1997 James M. Payne (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 5008
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Gliding D2-M Triangle Distance 518,06 km 02 Jan 1997 Hana Zejdova (CZE) ratified - superseded since approved World 3948
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Gliding D1 Free distance using up to 3 turn points 877,90 km 08 Jan 1995 Hana Zejdova (CZE) ratified - superseded since approved World 2402
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Gliding D2-M Free distance using up to 3 turn points 1 196,11 km 30 Nov 1992 Walter Binder (FRG) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 419
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Gliding D1 Straight distance to a declared goal 951,43 km 02 Jul 1990 Joann B. Shaw (USA) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 351
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Gliding D1-M Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 156.93 km/h 02 Jan 1988 Otto Wegscheider (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 10223
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Gliding D1 Triangle Distance 1 362,68 km 02 May 1986 John C. Seymour (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 324
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Gliding D1-M Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 140,74 km/h 08 Jan 1983 Fritz Rueb (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 10221
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Gliding D1 Triangle Distance 814,01 km 09 Jan 1980 Karla Elizabeth Karel (GBR) ratified - superseded since approved World 10097
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Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 121,88 km/h 30 Jan 1979 Karla Elizabeth Karel (GBR) ratified - superseded since approved World 10125
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Gliding D1-M Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 90.41 km/h 28 Dec 1977 Willibald Collee (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 10231
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Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 1 000 km 88,16 km/h 06 Jun 1975 Hans Werner Grosse (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 10045
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Gliding D1 Out-and-return distance 860,00 km 03 Aug 1970 Wallace A. Scott (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 5421
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Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 127,56 km/h 28 Dec 1966 Patrick James Beatty (RSA) ratified - superseded since approved World 1186
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Gliding D2 Out-and-return distance 419,3 km 29 Jul 1963 Danuta Zachara (POL) ratified - superseded since approved World 10153
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Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 66.70 km/h 08 Jan 1961 Anne Burns (GBR) ratified - superseded since approved World 10120
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Gliding D2 Straight distance to a declared goal 489,80 km 18 Jul 1958 Lucyna Bajewska (POL) ratified - superseded since approved World 4366
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Gliding D1 Straight distance to a declared goal 507,052 km 17 Apr 1954 Marcelle Choisnet-gohard (FRA) ratified - superseded since approved World 10105
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Gliding D2 Absolute altitude 11 675,4 m 05 Mar 1951 Robert F. Symons (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 10055
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Gliding D1 Out-and-return distance 106,430 km 25 Jul 1946 Marcelle Choisnet (FRA) ratified - superseded since approved World 10179
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Gliding D2 Duration without landing returning to the start point 23 h 41 min 05 Sep 1938 Toni Kahlbacher (GER) ratified - superseded since approved World 4465
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Gliding D1 Duration 36 h 35 min 30 sec 03 Aug 1933 Kurt Schmidt (GER) ratified - superseded since approved World 4451
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 163,10 km/h 28 Jun 2016 Sibylle Andresen (GER) ratified - current record World 17873
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Gliding DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 1 000 km 255,03 km/h 05 Apr 2015 James M. Payne (USA) ratified - current record World 17435
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Gliding D15 Free triangle distance 1 409,2 km 30 Nov 2009 Diether Memmert (GER) ratified - current record World 15662
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Gliding DO Triangle Distance 1 556,3 km 23 Nov 2006 Klaus Ohlmann (GER) ratified - superseded since approved World 14352
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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) ratified - superseded since approved World 10364
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Gliding DU Free Distance 156,1 km 24 May 2003 Tanja Pristavec (SLO) ratified - current record World 7791
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Gliding DU Triangle Distance 413,8 km 27 Jul 2001 Boris Zorz (SLO) ratified - superseded since approved World 7073
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Gliding DW Out-and-return distance 503,22 km 14 Jul 2000 Kerrie Ann Claffey (AUS) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 6647
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Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 136,34 km/h 03 Jan 1999 Hana Zejdova (CZE) ratified - superseded since approved World 5891
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Gliding DW Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km 67,70 km/h 16 May 1998 Diether Memmert (GER) ratified - superseded since approved World 5395
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Gliding D1 Triangle Distance 928,29 km 20 Jan 1997 Hana Zejdova (CZE) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 3982
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Gliding D2-M Gain of height 7 241 m 24 Oct 1996 Ralph Jones (GBR) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 3691
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Gliding D2-M Absolute altitude 8 782 m 10 Jun 1993 Ingrid Köhler (FRG) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 132
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Gliding D2 Triangle Distance 760,40 km 05 Jan 1992 Katrin Keim (GER) ratified - superseded since approved World 371
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Gliding D2-M Straight distance 969,75 km 07 Jul 1989 Jerry W. Wenger (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 430
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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) ratified - superseded since approved World 368
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Gliding D1-M Gain of height 9 935 m 25 Oct 1985 Malcolm D. Stevenson (USA) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 405
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Gliding DO Out-and-return distance 1 127,68 km 28 Sep 1981 Doris F. Grove (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 5021
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Gliding D2-M Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 115,1 km/!h 16 Dec 1979 Willibald Collee (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 10260
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Gliding D1-M Out-and-return distance 707,448 km 23 Dec 1978 Willibald Collee (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 10208
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Gliding D1-M Gain of height 6 660 m 04 May 1977 Helmut Lehmann (GER) ratified - superseded since approved World 10183
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Gliding D2 Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 122,06 km/h 24 Aug 1974 Edward Makula (POL) ratified - superseded since approved World 5485
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Gliding D1 Out-and-return distance 672,2 km 29 May 1973 Adela Dankowska (POL) ratified - superseded since approved World 10089
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