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Class Sub-Class Type of record Performance Date Claimant Status Regionsort ascending ID
Gliding D2 Straight distance 829,822 km 26 May 1953 Viktor Iltchenko (URS) ratified - superseded since approved World 10054
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Gliding D2 Gain of height 8 162 m 01 Dec 1950 Andrzej Brzoska (POL) ratified - superseded since approved World 10056
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Gliding D1 Duration without landing returning to the start point 45 h 28 min 51 sec 19 Nov 1942 Erich Vergens (GER) ratified - superseded since approved World 4456
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Gliding D2 Free out-and-return distance 191,348 km 10 Jun 1938 I.L. Kartachev (URS) ratified - superseded since approved World 13618
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Gliding D1 Gain of height 1 209 m 25 Apr 1929 Johannes Nehring (GER) ratified - superseded since approved World 4435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 D13 Free triangle distance 913,66 km 09 Jul 2021 Philippe N. Rose (USA) ratified - current record World 19500
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Gliding D13.5 Out-and-return distance 500,8 km 26 Dec 2016 Mauro Brunazzo (ITA) ratified - superseded since approved World 18101
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Gliding DO Free triangle distance 1 756,1 km 12 Jan 2011 Klaus Ohlmann (GER) ratified - current record World 16152
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Gliding DW Free triangle distance 563,4 km 20 May 2007 Michael Noel Parker (USA) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 14657
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 194,79 km/h 23 Nov 2005 Klaus Ohlmann (GER) ratified - current record World 12237
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Gliding DO Out-and-return distance 2 025,2 km 23 Nov 2003 Jean-Marie Clement (FRA) ratified - superseded since approved World 8141
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Gliding DO Free distance using up to 3 turn points 2 624,1 km 12 Nov 2002 Klaus Ohlmann (GER) ratified - superseded since approved World 7555
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Gliding DU Out-and-return distance 501,01 km 05 Jun 2001 Andrej Kolar (SLO) ratified - superseded since approved World 6992
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Gliding DW Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 91.71 km/h 19 Aug 1999 Patrick L. Tuckey (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 6238
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Gliding DW Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 76,42 km/h 11 Dec 1998 Allan Keith Willis (AUS) ratified - superseded since approved World 5865
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Gliding DO Free out-and-return distance 1261,65 km 18 Apr 1997 John F. Good (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 5007
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Gliding D2 Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 135,38 km/h 02 Jan 1997 Hana Zejdova (CZE) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 3944
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Gliding DU Free Distance 382,12 km 15 Jul 1995 William G. Osoba (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 5514
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Gliding D1-M Out-and-return distance 1 220,44 km 23 Dec 1992 Klaus Holighaus (GER) ratified - superseded since approved World 403
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Gliding D2-M Triangle Distance 1 140,426 km 22 Dec 1990 Walter Binder (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 10251
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Gliding D1-M Out-and-return distance 1 084,94 km 09 Jan 1988 Otto Schauble (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 10212
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Gliding D1 Triangle Distance 1 362.68 km 02 May 1986 Thomas L. Knauff (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 321
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Gliding D1-M Straight distance to a declared goal 532,38 km 20 Jan 1983 Finn T. Andersen (DEN) ratified - superseded since approved World 10199
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Gliding DO Free Distance 949,70 km 20 Jan 1980 Karla Elizabeth Karel (GBR) ratified - superseded since approved World 5019
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Gliding D1 Out-and-return distance 801,7 km 07 Apr 1979 Hanna Reitsch (GER) ratified - superseded since approved World 10092
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Gliding D2 Speed over a triangular course of 750 km 104,00 km/h 28 Dec 1977 Conrad Meynell Greaves (GBR) ratified - superseded since approved World 5496
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Gliding D2 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 104,1 km/h 12 Aug 1975 Adela Dankowska (POL) ratified - superseded since approved World 10163
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Gliding D2 Out-and-return distance 718,2 km 08 Aug 1972 Edward Makula (POL) ratified - superseded since approved World 10001
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Gliding D2 Out-and-return distance 620.66 km 28 Dec 1967 Klaus E. Keim (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 10070
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Gliding D1 Straight distance to a declared goal 609.033 km 14 Jun 1964 Marina Afrikanova (URS) ratified - superseded since approved World 10108
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Gliding D2 Out-and-return distance 373,6 km 13 Jun 1962 Hanna Badura (POL) ratified - superseded since approved World 10152
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Gliding D1 Out-and-return distance 533,60 km 06 Jul 1959 Ludwik Misiek (POL) ratified - superseded since approved World 4319
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Gliding D2 Speed over a triangular course of 200 km 50,34 km/h 16 Aug 1955 Maksymiliana Czmielowna (POL) ratified - superseded since approved World 4388
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Gliding D2 Out-and-return distance 164.60 km 05 Jun 1952 Wanda Szemplinska (POL) ratified - superseded since approved World 4385
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Gliding D1 Absolute altitude 10 211 m 01 Jan 1949 John Robinson (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 9981
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Gliding D1 Free out-and-return distance 342,370 km 23 Jul 1939 Boris Kimelman (GER) ratified - superseded since approved World 13605
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Gliding D2 Straight distance 407,660 km 27 May 1937 Viktor Iltchenko (URS) ratified - superseded since approved World 13612
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Gliding D15 Distance using up to 3 turn points 1044 km _unknown (-) minimum performance to be exceeded by first claim World 15812
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Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 162,8 km/h 14 Dec 2009 Johan Luyckx (BEL) ratified - superseded since approved World 15691
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Gliding DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km 275,8 km/h 16 Dec 2006 Klaus Ohlmann (GER) ratified - superseded since approved World 14381
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Gliding D15 Distance using up to 3 turn points 1 752.8 km 17 Dec 2004 Diether Memmert (GER) ratified - superseded since approved World 10357
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 750 km 171,29 km/h 29 Jul 2003 Steve Fossett (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 7856
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Gliding DU Free distance using up to 3 turn points 220,1 km 26 Aug 2001 Jana Koutna (CZE) ratified - superseded since approved World 7098
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Gliding DU Out-and-return distance 260,87 km 15 Aug 2000 William G. Osoba (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 6765
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 151,37 km/h 04 Jan 1999 Pamela Hawkins (GBR) ratified - superseded since approved World 5880
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Gliding DW Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 81,47 km/h 15 Jul 1998 Patrick L. Tuckey (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 5603
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Gliding D2-M Out-and-return distance 705,04 km 15 Feb 1997 Hana Zejdova (CZE) ratified - superseded since approved World 4018
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Gliding D1-M Triangle Distance 532,85 km 15 Dec 1996 Angelika Machinek (GER) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 3906
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Gliding D1-M Straight distance 539,87 km 14 Jun 1993 Ingrid Köhler (FRG) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 135
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Gliding D2 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 131,75 km/h 09 Jan 1992 Katrin Keim (GER) ratified - superseded since approved World 10161
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