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FAI Online ShopThe Lilienthal Gliding Medal
To reward a particularly remarkable performance in gliding, or eminent services to the sport of gliding over a long period of time, the FAI created this medal in 1938. It may be awarded annually to a glider pilot who has : - established an international record during the past year ; or made a pioneer flight (defined as a flight which has opened new possibilities for gliding and/or gliding techniques) ; or rendered eminent service to the sport of gliding over a significant period of time, and is still an active glider pilot.
| year | recipient |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Roland STUCK (France) |
| 2007 | Derek PIGGOTT (UK) |
| 2006 | Alan PATCHING (Australia) |
| 2005 | Ian STRACHAN (UK) |
| 2004 | Janusz CENTKA (Poland) |
| 2003 | Prof. Ing. Piero MORELLI (Italy) |
| 2002 | John Hamish ROAKE (New Zealand) |
| 2001 | James M. PAYNE (USA) |
| 2000 | Klaus OHLMANN (Germany) |
| 1999 | Ms. Hana ZEJDOVA (Czech Rep.) |
| 1998 | Oran NICKS (USA) |
| 1997 | Dr. Manfred REINHARDT (Fed. Rep. of Germany) |
| 1996 | not awarded |
| 1995 | Tor JOHANNESSEN (Norway) |
| 1994 | Terrence DELORE (New Zealand) |
| 1993 | Bernald S. SMITH (USA) |
| 1992 | Franciszek KEPKA (Poland) |
| 1991 | Raymond W. LYNSKEY (New Zealand) |
| 1990 | Fred WEINHOLTZ (Germany) |
| 1989 | not awarded |
| 1988 | Ingo RENNER (Australia) |
| 1987 | Juhani HORMA (Finland) |
| 1986 | Maj. Richard L. JOHNSON (USA) |
| 1985 | Sholto Hamilton"Dick" GEORGESON (New Zealand) |
| 1984 | C.E. WALLINGTON (Australia) |
| 1983 | not awarded |
| 1982 | Hans NIETLISPACH (Switzerland) |
| 1981 | George LEE (UK) |
| 1980 | Hans WOLF (Austria) |
| 1979 | not awarded |
| 1978 | Helmut REICHMANN (Fed. Rep. of Germany) |
| 1977 | George B. MOFFAT, Jr. (USA) |
| 1976 | Louis A. de LANGE (Netherlands) |
| 1975 | Adela DANKOWSKA (Poland) |
| 1974 | August HUG (Switzerland) |
| 1973 | Mrs. Ann WELCH (UK) |
| 1972 | Jan WROBLEWSKI (Poland) |
| 1971 | Karl H. STRIEDIECK (USA) |
| 1970 | Hans Werner GROSSE (Fed. Rep. of Germany) |
| 1969 | Eric NESSLER (France) |
| 1968 | Alejo WILLIAMSON (Chile) |
| 1967 | Lennart STAHLFORS (Sweden) |
| 1966 | Ann BURNS (UK) |
| 1965 | Edward MAKULA (Poland) |
| 1964 | Alvin H. PARKER (USA) |
| 1963 | Heinz HUTH (Fed. Rep. of Germany) |
| 1962 | Paul F. BIKLE (USA) |
| 1961 | Adolph ("Pirat") GEHRIGER (Switzerland) |
| 1960 | Pelagia MAJEWSKA (Poland) |
| 1959 | Richard E. SCHREDER (USA) |
| 1958 | Wolf HIRTH (Fed. Rep. of Germany) |
| 1957 | Don Luis Vicente JUEZ GOMEZ (Spain) |
| 1956 | Dr. Paul B. MacCREADY Jr. (USA) |
| 1955 | Dr. Joachim KUETTNER (Fed. Rep. of Germany) |
| 1954 | Philip A. WILLS (UK) |
| 1953 | V.M. ILTCHENKO (USSR) |
| 1952 | Charles ATGER (France) |
| 1951 | Marcelle CHOISNET-GOHARD (France) |
| 1950 | William S. IVANS (USA) |
| 1949 | John ROBINSON (USA) |
| 1948 | Lt. Per-Axel PERSSON (Sweden) |
| 1947 | not awarded |
| 1946 | not awarded |
| 1945 | not awarded |
| 1944 | not awarded |
| 1943 | not awarded |
| 1942 | not awarded |
| 1941 | not awarded |
| 1940 | not awarded |
| 1939 | not awarded |
| 1938 | Tadeusz GORA (Poland) |
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