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Class Sub-Class Type of record Performance Date Claimant Status Region ID
Gliding DW Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 103,71 km/h 28 Aug 1998 Patrick L. Tuckey (USA) (5724) ratified - superseded since approved World 5724
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Gliding D1 Gain of height 2 612 m 12 Mar 1947 Marcelle Choisnet (FRA) (12414) ratified - superseded since approved World 12414
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Gliding D13 Free triangle distance 913,66 km 09 Jul 2021 Philippe N. Rose (USA) (19500) ratified - current record World 19500
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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DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 1 000 km 177,56 km/h 17 Dec 2004 Jean-Marc Perrin (SUI) (10364) ratified - superseded since approved World 10364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Gliding D1-M Straight distance 788,34 km 10 Jul 1988 Donald J. Hurd (USA) (10187) ratified - superseded since approved World 10187
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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D1 Duration without landing returning to the start point 38 h 21 min 24 sec 18 Jun 1942 Eric Nessler (FRA) ratified - superseded since approved World 4457
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Gliding D15 Speed over an out-and-return course of 1 500 km 130,71 km/h 11 Dec 2003 Diether Memmert (GER) (8252) ratified - superseded since approved World 8252
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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Gliding D2 Gain of height 7 256 m 11 Dec 1961 Denise Trouillard (FRA) (10142) ratified - superseded since approved World 10142
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 217,41 km/h 04 Mar 1997 James M. Payne (USA) (5008) ratified - superseded since approved World 5008
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Gliding D1-M Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 127,52 km/h 16 Dec 1977 Willibald Collee (FRG) (10214) ratified - superseded since approved World 10214
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Gliding DW Straight Distance to a Goal 602,26 km 22 Jul 2001 William B. Snead (USA) (7055) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 7055
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Gliding D2 Out-and-return distance 1 052.744 km 26 Dec 1983 Erwin Müller (FRG) (10078) ratified - superseded since approved World 10078
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Gliding D1 Gain of height 1 209 m 25 Apr 1929 Johannes Nehring (GER) ratified - superseded since approved World 4435
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Gliding D1 Out-and-return distance 500,020 km 04 Sep 1955 Lyle A. Maxey (USA) (9993) ratified - superseded since approved World 9993
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Gliding D1 Free distance using up to 3 turn points 877,90 km 08 Jan 1995 Hana Zejdova (CZE) (2402) ratified - superseded since approved World 2402
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Gliding D1 Straight distance to a declared goal 1 051,20 km 25 Apr 1972 Klaus Tesch (FRG) (5406) ratified - superseded since approved World 5406
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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) (5884) ratified - current record World 5884
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Gliding D1-M Gain of height 8 923 m 27 May 1979 Günter Cichon (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 411
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Gliding DU Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km 91,95 km/h 18 May 2009 James M. Payne (USA) (15453) ratified - current record World 15453
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Gliding D13 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 102,68 km 24 Jul 2018 Ghislaine Facon (FRA) (19448) ratified - current record World 19448
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Gliding D15 Distance using up to 3 turn points 2 193,1 km 03 Dec 2005 Diether Memmert (GER) ratified - current record World 12273
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Gliding D1-M Triangle Distance 1 132,234 km 22 Dec 1990 Otto Schauble (FRG) (10196) ratified - superseded since approved World 10196
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Gliding D2 Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 74.314 km/h 12 Jun 1964 Olga Manafova (URS) (10173) ratified - superseded since approved World 10173
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Gliding D2 Out-and-return distance 801.77 km 10 Jan 1979 Sholto Hamilton Georgeson (NZL) (7374) ratified - superseded since approved World 7374
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Gliding D2 Straight distance 552,100 km 15 May 1938 Viktor Iltchenko (URS) (13613) ratified - superseded since approved World 13613
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Gliding DO Out-and-return distance 1 708,4 km 20 Dec 2002 Klaus Ohlmann (GER) (7587) ratified - superseded since approved World 7587
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Gliding D2-M Triangle Distance 518,06 km 02 Jan 1997 Hana Zejdova (CZE) (3948) ratified - superseded since approved World 3948
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Gliding D1-M Out-and-return distance 531 km 01 May 1975 Kurt Heimann (FRG) (10205) ratified - superseded since approved World 10205
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Gliding DU Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 30,97 km/h 12 Jun 2000 Tamara Sviridova (RUS) (6589) ratified - superseded since approved World 6589
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Gliding D2 Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 93,7 km/h 04 May 1980 Adela Dankowska (POL) (10176) ratified - superseded since approved World 10176
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Gliding D2 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 57.833 km/h 17 Jun 1952 Wanda Szemplinska (POL) (10170) ratified - superseded since approved World 10170
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Gliding D1-M Free distance using up to 3 turn points 1 351,16 km 24 Dec 1992 Beat Bünzli (SUI) (404) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 404
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Gliding D2 Gain of height 8 430 m 17 Oct 1967 Adela Dankowska (POL) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 377
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Gliding D1-M Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 129,43 km/h 15 Dec 1996 Angelika Machinek (GER) (3907) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 3907
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Gliding D2 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 101,758 km/h 17 Aug 1974 Adele Orsi (ITA) (10164) ratified - superseded since approved World 10164
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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 D1-M Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 125.6 km/h 08 Jan 1980 Fritz Rueb (FRG) (10228) ratified - superseded since approved World 10228
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Gliding DO Free triangle distance 1 756,1 km 12 Jan 2011 Klaus Ohlmann (GER) (16152) ratified - current record World 16152
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Gliding D1 Straight distance 861,27 km 05 Aug 1951 Richard H. Johnson (USA) (5415) ratified - superseded since approved World 5415
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Gliding DW Free triangle distance 563,4 km 20 May 2007 Michael Noel Parker (USA) (14657) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 14657
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Gliding DO Straight Distance to a Goal 1 383,00 km 17 Apr 1992 Gérard Herbaud (FRA) (5014) ratified - superseded since approved World 5014
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Gliding D2 Straight distance 921,954 km 03 Jun 1967 Yuri Kouznetsov (URS) (10050) ratified - superseded since approved World 10050
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Gliding D2 Straight distance 223,63 km 23 Jul 1939 Lioudmila Velikosseltzeva (URS) (4328) ratified - superseded since approved World 4328
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Gliding DO Out-and-return distance 2 025,2 km 23 Nov 2003 Jean-Marie Clement (FRA) (8141) ratified - superseded since approved World 8141
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Gliding D1-M Straight distance to a declared goal 655,07 km 08 May 1987 Franz Ott (GER) (10202) ratified - superseded since approved World 10202
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Gliding D1 Out-and-return distance 565,52 km 10 Jan 1961 Denis Burns (GBR) (4409) ratified - superseded since approved World 4409
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Gliding D2 Free out-and-return distance 705,04 km 15 Feb 1997 Hana Zejdova (CZE) (4019) ratified - superseded since approved World 4019
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Gliding D2-M Gain of height 3 428 m 22 Mar 1977 Dieter Mayr (FRG) (10240) ratified - superseded since approved World 10240
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