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FAI Awards for Gliding

The 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
Country
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 Republic
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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Bureau Information
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Championship dates
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Sporting Code and Annexes
The latest versions of Section 3 of the FAI Sporting Code are:
  • Section 3, 1999 Edition 5th Amendment, valid from October 1, 2004,
  • Annex A to SC3, 2002 Edition, including ammendments valid from March 1, 2004.
  • Annex B to SC3, including ammendments 1 and 2, valid from October 1, 2004
  • Annex C to SC3, 2000 Edition, 5th Amendment, valid from October 1, 2004.
Changes and proposals for changes actioned at the 2004 meeting.

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Discussion boards: The FAI discussion boards can be accessed at this page. Under gliding a discussion has been started, for example, on flight safety in gliding contests.