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Class Sub-Class Type of record Performance Date Claimant Status Regionsort ascending ID
Gliding D1 Gain of height 3 973 m 22 Dec 1947 Elisabeth Boselli (FRA) ratified - superseded since approved World 4340
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Gliding D1 Straight distance 495,082 km 24 May 1939 Kurt Schmidt (GER) ratified - superseded since approved World 13601
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Gliding D2 Straight distance 133,470 km 21 Oct 1936 Viktor Iltchenko (URS) ratified - superseded since approved World 13610
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Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 160,07 km/h 15 Nov 2018 Katrin Senne (GER) ratified - current record World 18787
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Gliding DU Triangle Distance 507,28 km 28 Jun 2009 James M. Payne (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 15500
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Gliding D15 Free out-and-return distance 1 559,6 km 06 Jan 2006 Jean-Marc Perrin (SUI) ratified - superseded since approved World 12459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Gliding DO Triangle Distance 1 502.55 km 13 Dec 2003 Steve Fossett (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 8248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Gliding DU Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 30,97 km/h 12 Jun 2000 Tamara Sviridova (RUS) ratified - superseded since approved World 6589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DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km 197,28 km/h 14 Mar 1998 Terrence Raymond Delore (NZL) ratified - superseded since approved World 5333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 D1-M Out-and-return distance 531,11 km 01 Jul 1989 Ingrid Köhler (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 412
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Gliding D2 Speed over a triangular course of 1 250 km 137,32 km/h 27 Dec 1986 Hans Werner Grosse (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 366
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Gliding D1-M Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 145 km/h 08 Dec 1984 Karl Abhau (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 10222
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Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 158,67 km/h 24 Dec 1980 Hans Werner Grosse (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 1184
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Gliding D2-M Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 109 km/h 06 Dec 1979 Willibald Collee (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 10261
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Gliding D2 Out-and-return distance 783.03 km 04 Dec 1978 Erwin Müller (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 10074
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Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 1 000 km 98,54 km/h 18 Jan 1977 Hans Werner Grosse (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 10046
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Gliding D2 Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 114,86 km/h 20 Jul 1974 Edward Makula (POL) ratified - superseded since approved World 5493
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Gliding D1 Straight distance to a declared goal 1 032,20 km 04 Jun 1970 Hans Werner Grosse (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 5417
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Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 93,62 km/h 31 Dec 1965 Anne Burns (GBR) ratified - superseded since approved World 10180
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Gliding D1 Out-and-return distance 457,00 km 03 Jul 1963 Pelagia Majewska (POL) ratified - superseded since approved World 4392
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Gliding D2 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 96,12 km/h 13 Jul 1960 Viktor Iltchenko (URS) ratified - superseded since approved World 5463
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Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 200 km 59.930 km/h 14 Jun 1957 Wanda Szemplinska (POL) ratified - superseded since approved World 12425
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Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 59.17 km/h 21 Jun 1953 Ewa Nechay (POL) ratified - superseded since approved World 12423
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Gliding D1 Absolute altitude 12 832 m 30 Dec 1950 William S. Ivans, Jr (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 9979
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Gliding D1 Straight distance to a declared goal 253.017 km 20 Jul 1945 Marcelle Choisnet (FRA) ratified - superseded since approved World 10100
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Gliding D2 Straight distance 152.64 km 10 Jun 1938 Olga V. Klepikova (URS) ratified - superseded since approved World 4321
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Gliding D1 Gain of height 2 589 m 30 Jul 1929 Robert Kronfeld (AUT) ratified - superseded since approved World 4430
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Gliding D13 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 144,51 km/h 11 Jul 2020 Philippe N. Rose (USA) ratified - current record World 19449
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Gliding D13 Free distance using up to 3 turn points 967,44 km 09 Jul 2021 Philippe N. Rose (USA) ratified - current record World 19499
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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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