Gliding |
DO |
Speed over an out-and-return course of 1 000 km |
199,79 km/h |
03 Dec 2005 |
Stefano Ghiorzo (ITA) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
12272 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
DO |
Speed over an out-and-return course of 1 500 km |
177,3 km/h |
11 Dec 2003 |
Klaus Ohlmann (GER) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
8251 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
DO |
Free distance using up to 3 turn points |
1 081,2 km |
05 Jan 2003 |
Pamela Kurstjens-Hawkins (AUS) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
7597 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
DU |
Free out-and-return distance |
627,2 km |
21 Jul 2001 |
Bostjan Pristavec (SLO) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
7045 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
DW |
Speed over a triangular course of 100 km |
87,75 km/h |
16 May 2000 |
Adela Dankowska (POL) |
ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code |
World |
6564 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
DO |
Free out-and-return distance |
1 042,55 km |
25 Dec 1998 |
Hana Zejdova (CZE) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
5888 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D15 |
Free out-and-return distance |
767,45 km |
13 Jan 1998 |
Hana Zejdova (CZE) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
5276 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D2-M |
Free distance using up to 3 turn points |
796,21 km |
05 Jan 1997 |
Hana Zejdova (CZE) |
ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code |
World |
3963 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D1 |
Free out-and-return distance |
809,49 km |
15 Dec 1995 |
Hana Zejdova (CZE) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
3063 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
DU |
Free distance using up to 3 turn points |
382,12 km |
15 Jul 1995 |
William G. Osoba (USA) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
5515 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D1-M |
Speed over a triangular course of 1 250 km |
127,17 km/h |
21 Dec 1992 |
Klaus Holighaus (GER) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
4468 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D2-M |
Triangle Distance |
1 140,426 km |
22 Dec 1990 |
Otto Wegscheider (FRG) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
10252 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D2-M |
Out-and-return distance |
1 017.17 km |
09 Jan 1988 |
Otto Wegscheider (FRG) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
10241 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D1 |
Triangle Distance |
1 362.68 km |
02 May 1986 |
Leonard Royal McMaster (USA) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
322 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D1-M |
Straight distance to a declared goal |
414,801 km |
11 Jan 1983 |
B.J. Willson (GBR) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
10200 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D2-M |
Speed over a triangular course of 100 km |
128 km/h |
15 Jan 1980 |
Willibald Collee (FRG) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
10254 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
DO |
Absolute altitude |
12 637 m |
14 Feb 1979 |
Sabrina P. Jackintell (USA) |
ratified - current record |
World |
348 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D2 |
Triangle Distance |
762,72 km |
28 Dec 1977 |
Conrad Meynell Greaves (GBR) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
5501 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D2 |
Out-and-return distance |
751.3 km |
26 Jul 1975 |
Edward Guy Minghelli (USA) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
10073 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D2 |
Speed over a triangular course of 100 km |
130,73 km/h |
06 Aug 1972 |
Edward Makula (POL) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
5471 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D2 |
Speed over a triangular course of 100 km |
90,95 km/h |
27 Dec 1967 |
A. A. Human (RSA) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
10165 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D2 |
Straight distance |
575,643 km |
14 Jun 1964 |
Olga Manafova (URS) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
10143 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D1 |
Out-and-return distance |
644,91 km |
04 Jan 1962 |
Sholto Hamilton Georgeson (NZL) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
4410 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D2 |
Out-and-return distance |
517,80 km |
06 Jul 1959 |
Henryk Zydorczak (POL) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
4606 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D2 |
Speed over a triangular course of 300 km |
50,33 km/h |
16 Aug 1955 |
Henryk Zydorczak (POL) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
5479 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D1 |
Duration |
56 h 15 min |
02 Apr 1952 |
Charles Atger (FRA) |
ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code |
World |
4449 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D1 |
Duration |
35 h 3 min |
19 Nov 1948 |
Marcelle Choisnet (FRA) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
11677 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D2 |
Gain of height |
1 634 m |
10 Jul 1939 |
Lioudmila Velikosseltzeva (URS) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
4320 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D1-M |
Gain of height |
2 970 m |
14 May 1937 |
Friedrich Aufermann (GER) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
4422 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
DO |
Absolute altitude |
15 917 m |
03 Sep 2017 |
Team/Crew |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
18248 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
DO |
Absolute altitude |
18 503 m |
26 Aug 2018 |
James M. Payne (USA) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
18679 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D13 |
Distance using up to 3 turn points |
501,8 km |
12 Jul 2018 |
Ghislaine Facon (FRA) |
ratified - current record |
World |
19434 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
DW |
Triangle Distance |
413,50 km |
30 Jul 2015 |
Ghislaine Facon (FRA) |
ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code |
World |
17619 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D15 |
Free distance using up to 3 turn points |
1 051,4 km |
26 Dec 2010 |
Susanne Schödel (GER) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
16142 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
DW |
Distance using up to 3 turn points |
597,1 km |
15 Mar 2007 |
Murray Gordon Wardell (NZL) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
14508 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
DO |
Speed over a triangular course of 100 km |
227,8 km/h |
22 Nov 2005 |
Ghislaine Facon (FRA) |
ratified - current record |
World |
12204 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
DO |
Speed over an out-and-return course of 2 000 km |
141,07 km/h |
23 Nov 2003 |
Jean-Marie Clement (FRA) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
8142 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
DU |
Triangle Distance |
501,69 km |
05 Aug 2002 |
William G. Osoba (USA) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
7464 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
DU |
Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km |
82,10 km/h |
05 Jun 2001 |
Andrej Kolar (SLO) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
6993 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
DW |
Free distance using up to 3 turn points |
429 km |
29 Jul 1999 |
Adela Dankowska (POL) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
6218 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
DW |
Triangle Distance |
513,25 km |
11 Dec 1998 |
Allan Keith Willis (AUS) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
6182 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D1-M |
Out-and-return distance |
1 236,34 km |
04 Apr 1997 |
Klaus Ohlmann (GER) |
ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code |
World |
4325 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D2 |
Free distance using up to 3 turn points |
518,06 km |
02 Jan 1997 |
Hana Zejdova (CZE) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
3946 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D1-M |
Straight distance to a declared goal |
539,87 km |
14 Jun 1993 |
Ingrid Köhler (FRG) |
ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code |
World |
136 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D2 |
Out-and-return distance |
673.50 km |
07 Jan 1992 |
Katrin Keim (GER) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
379 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D2-M |
Speed over a triangular course of 750 km |
136,99 km/h |
31 Dec 1989 |
Otto Wegscheider (FRG) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
10267 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D2 |
Triangle Distance |
1 379,35 km |
10 Jan 1987 |
Hans Werner Grosse (FRG) |
ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code |
World |
369 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D1-M |
Speed over a triangular course of 300 km |
176,99 km/h |
14 Nov 1985 |
Beat Bünzli (SUI) |
ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code |
World |
407 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D2 |
Speed over a triangular course of 100 km |
158,30 km/h |
10 Dec 1981 |
Erwin Müller (FRG) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
5474 |
|
→ |
⌄ |
Gliding |
D2 |
Triangle Distance |
1 002,00 km |
21 Dec 1979 |
Hans Werner Grosse (FRG) |
ratified - superseded since approved |
World |
5504 |
|
→ |
⌄ |