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Class Sub-Class Type of record Performance Date Claimant Status Regionsort descending ID
Gliding DO Distance using up to 3 turn points 2 643,2 km 28 Dec 2009 Klaus Ohlmann (GER) ratified - current record World 15695
Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 750 km 176,5 km/h 21 Dec 2006 Klaus Ohlmann (GER) ratified - current record World 14393
Gliding DO Free distance using up to 3 turn points 1 270,5 km 11 Jan 2005 Reiko Morinaka (JPN) ratified - superseded since approved World 10391
Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 243,40 km/h 09 Nov 2003 Tom K. Serkowski (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 7983
Gliding DU Out-and-return distance 204,5 km 26 Aug 2001 Jana Koutna (CZE) ratified - current record World 7096
Gliding DU Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 84,32 km/h 17 Aug 2000 William G. Osoba (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 6684
Gliding D15 Triangle Distance 859,29 km 17 Jan 1999 Hana Zejdova (CZE) ratified - superseded since approved World 5916
Gliding DW Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 83,47 km/h 19 Sep 1998 Cláudio Blois Duarte (BRA) ratified - superseded since approved World 5742
Gliding D2-M Free out-and-return distance 892,22 km 16 Feb 1997 Helmut H. Fischer (GER) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 4021
Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 147,01 km/h 21 Dec 1996 Lydia Casper (GER) ratified - superseded since approved World 5030
Gliding DO Free distance using up to 3 turn points 2 049,44 km 05 Nov 1994 Terrence Raymond Delore (NZL) ratified - superseded since approved World 5006
Gliding D2 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 141.90 km/h 10 Jan 1992 Adele Orsi (ITA) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 375
Gliding D2-M Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 179,53 km/h 05 Jan 1990 Otto Wegscheider (FRG) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 429
Gliding D2 Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 158,47 km/h 21 Jan 1987 Hans Werner Grosse (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 5489
Gliding D1-M Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 156,725 km/h 09 Jan 1986 Fritz Rueb (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 10217
Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 750 km 143,63 km/h 06 Jan 1982 Hans Werner Grosse (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 10044
Gliding D2-M Speed over a triangular course of 750 km 98,97 km 31 Dec 1979 Willibald Collee (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 10250
Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 1 000 km 145,33 km/h 03 Jan 1979 Hans Werner Grosse (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 332
Gliding D2 Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 140,07 km/h 17 Nov 1977 Edward Mouat-biggs (RSA) ratified - superseded since approved World 5494
Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 140,33 km/h 31 Jan 1975 Malcolm John Jinks (AUS) ratified - superseded since approved World 10039
Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 113.24 km/h 29 Feb 1972 Susan Martin (AUS) ratified - superseded since approved World 10115
Gliding D2 Straight distance to a declared goal 864,86 km 03 Jun 1967 Isabella Gorokhova (URS) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 380
Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 103.33 km/h 25 Dec 1963 Anne Burns (GBR) ratified - superseded since approved World 10133
Gliding D1 Absolute altitude 14 102 m 25 Feb 1961 Paul F. Bikle (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 5428
Gliding D2 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 87,51 km/h 14 Aug 1958 Harland C. Ross (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 5462
Gliding D1 Out-and-return distance 444,615 km 11 Jun 1955 René Fonteilles (FRA) ratified - superseded since approved World 9995
Gliding D2 Straight distance to a declared goal 511,51 km 19 Jul 1951 Alexader Pawlikiewicz (POL) ratified - superseded since approved World 13617
Gliding D1 Out-and-return distance 368.844 km 16 Jul 1947 Paul B. Macready, Jr (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 9998
Gliding D2 Duration 12 h 30 min 16 May 1939 E. Zelenkova (URS) ratified - reclassified after changes in sporting code World 11679
Gliding D1 Straight distance 504,2 km 29 Jul 1935 Rudolf Oeltzschner (GER) ratified - superseded since approved World 13719
Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 1 250 km 166,00 km/h 06 Jan 2018 Pieter Nouwens (RSA) ratified - current record World 18371
Gliding D13.5 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 144,51 km/h 11 Jul 2020 Philippe N. Rose (USA) ratified - reclassified after changes in sporting code World 19311
Gliding D13 Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km 113,19 km/h 09 Jul 2020 Philippe N. Rose (USA) ratified - current record World 19459
Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 750 km 156,14 km/h 03 Jul 2017 Sibylle Andresen (GER) ratified - current record World 18182
Gliding DU Free triangle distance 530,13 km 28 Jun 2009 James M. Payne (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 15501
Gliding D15 Free distance using up to 3 turn points 2 127,5 km 06 Jan 2006 Klaus Ohlmann (GER) ratified - superseded since approved World 12460
Gliding DO Free triangle distance 1 508.42 km 13 Dec 2003 Steve Fossett (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 8249
Gliding DO Straight Distance to a Goal 965,3 km 05 Jan 2003 Pamela Kurstjens-Hawkins (AUS) ratified - current record World 7595
Gliding DW Free distance using up to 3 turn points 771,74 km 22 Jul 2001 William B. Snead (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 7056
Gliding DU Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 43,98 km/h 11 Jun 2000 Vladimir Bessarabov (RUS) ratified - superseded since approved World 6588
Gliding D15 Out-and-return distance 1 042,55 km 25 Dec 1998 Hana Zejdova (CZE) ratified - current record World 5886
Gliding DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km 180,33 km/h 05 Mar 1998 Theo Roger Newfield (NZL) ratified - superseded since approved World 5315
Gliding D2-M 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 3961
Gliding D1-M Free out-and-return distance 685,62 km 28 Dec 1995 Otto Schauble (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 3071
Gliding D2-M Straight distance to a declared goal 1 078,07 km 06 May 1993 Hans-Werner Grosse (GER) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 52
Gliding D2-M Out-and-return distance 1 073,422 km 09 Dec 1991 Walter Binder (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 10248
Gliding D1-M Straight distance 826,66 km 15 May 1989 Hans-Peter Elkmann (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 10184
Gliding D2 Triangle Distance 1 258,19 km 27 Dec 1986 Hans Werner Grosse (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 370
Gliding D2 Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 123.334 km/h 07 Dec 1984 Inge Müller (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 10172
Gliding D1-M Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 127.51 km/h 24 Dec 1980 Fritz Rueb (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 10227

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