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Class Sub-Class Type of record Performance Date Claimant Status Regionsort descending ID
Gliding DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km 306,8 km/h 22 Dec 2006 Klaus Ohlmann (GER) ratified - current record World 14392
Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 154,05 km/h 05 Jul 2005 Marta Najfeld (POL) ratified - superseded since approved World 11787
Gliding DO Free out-and-return distance 2 008,4 km 14 Nov 2003 Terrence Raymond Delore (NZL) ratified - superseded since approved World 8077
Gliding D15 Free distance using up to 3 turn points 2 029,7 km 01 Jan 2002 Klaus Ohlmann (GER) ratified - superseded since approved World 7187
Gliding DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 1 500 km 122,39 km/h 21 Nov 2000 Klaus Ohlmann (GER) ratified - superseded since approved World 6764
Gliding DW Free distance using up to 3 turn points 591,2 km 05 May 1999 Sebastian Kawa (POL) ratified - superseded since approved World 6072
Gliding DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km 216,42 km/h 18 Oct 1998 Theo Roger Newfield (NZL) ratified - superseded since approved World 5763
Gliding D2-M Free out-and-return distance 757,18 km 18 Feb 1997 Hana Zejdova (CZE) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 4079
Gliding D1-M Free out-and-return distance 826,48 km 25 Dec 1996 Karl Abhau (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 3922
Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 1 000 km 169,72 km/h 05 Jan 1995 Helmut H. Fischer (GER) ratified - current record World 5009
Gliding D2 Free distance using up to 3 turn points 1 383,00 km 17 Apr 1992 Gérard Herbaud (FRA) ratified - superseded since approved World 360
Gliding D1-M Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 127,49 km/h 04 Jul 1989 Ingrid Köhler (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 415
Gliding D2-M Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 152,53 km/h 02 Jan 1987 Walter Binder (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 10258
Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 138,717 km/h 08 Dec 1984 Inge Müller (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 10128
Gliding D1 Triangle Distance 1 306,856 m 04 Jan 1981 Hans Werner Grosse (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 9983
Gliding D2-M Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 86,8 km/h 09 Dec 1979 Willibald Collee (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 10266
Gliding D1-M Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 114.96 km/h 07 Dec 1978 Willibald Collee (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 10230
Gliding D1 Triangle Distance 1 063,53 km 18 Jan 1977 Hans Werner Grosse (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 9987
Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 159,24 km/h 14 Aug 1974 Klaus Holighaus (GER) ratified - superseded since approved World 5432
Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 150,44 km/h 04 Jul 1970 Klaus Holighaus (GER) ratified - superseded since approved World 5430
Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 110.19 km/h 04 Jan 1966 Yvonne Leemann (RSA) ratified - superseded since approved World 10116
Gliding D2 Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 68.52 km/h 04 Jul 1963 Pelagia Majewska (POL) ratified - superseded since approved World 10174
Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 62.29 km/h 14 Jul 1960 Pelagia Majewska (POL) ratified - superseded since approved World 10119
Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 200 km 88,54 km/h 18 Aug 1957 Paul F. Bikle (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 10034
Gliding D2 Straight distance to a declared goal 541,3 km 20 Jul 1953 Jerzy Popiel (POL) ratified - superseded since approved World 13616
Gliding D2 Gain of height 6 072 m 18 Jan 1951 Marcelle Choisnet-gohard (FRA) ratified - superseded since approved World 10130
Gliding D2 Straight distance 237,03 km 06 Aug 1945 Marcelle Choisnet (FRA) ratified - superseded since approved World 4382
Gliding D1 Free out-and-return distance 305,624 km 07 Jul 1938 Bernhard Flinsch (GER) ratified - superseded since approved World 13604
Gliding D1 Straight distance 149,42 km 30 Jul 1929 Robert Kronfeld (AUT) ratified - superseded since approved World 4429
Gliding D13.5 Triangle Distance 501,8 km 12 Jul 2018 Ghislaine Facon (FRA) ratified - reclassified after changes in sporting code World 18641
Gliding D13 Free triangle distance 506,7 km 12 Dec 2020 Ghislaine Facon (FRA) ratified - current record World 19443
Gliding D15 Free distance using up to 3 turn points 1 066,1 km 20 Dec 2011 Susanne Schödel (GER) ratified - current record World 16416
Gliding DW Distance using up to 3 turn points 432,8 km 08 Aug 2009 Valeria Paget (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 15527
Gliding D15 Out-and-return distance 1 665,8 km 08 Jan 2006 Diether Memmert (GER) ratified - superseded since approved World 12457
Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 223.09 km/h 05 Jan 2004 Theo Roger Newfield (NZL) ratified - superseded since approved World 8324
Gliding DO Straight Distance to a Goal 1 449,3 km 09 Jan 2003 Klaus Ohlmann (GER) ratified - superseded since approved World 7604
Gliding DW Free Distance 741,57 km 22 Jul 2001 William B. Snead (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 7054
Gliding DU Out-and-return distance 199.97 km 29 Jun 2000 Nikolai Boldyrev (RUS) ratified - superseded since approved World 6626
Gliding DO Free distance using up to 3 turn points 1 037,29 km 25 Dec 1998 Pamela Hawkins (GBR) ratified - superseded since approved World 5879
Gliding DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km 211,50 km/h 24 Mar 1998 Theo Roger Newfield (NZL) ratified - superseded since approved World 5338
Gliding D2-M Triangle Distance 796,21 km 05 Jan 1997 Hana Zejdova (CZE) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 3959
Gliding D1-M Free out-and-return distance 758,00 km 01 Jan 1996 Norifumi Morimoto (JPN) ratified - superseded since approved World 3079
Gliding D1 Free distance using up to 3 turn points 1 394,04 km 01 Jun 1993 Brian John Milner (CAN) ratified - superseded since approved World 50
Gliding D2-M Speed over a triangular course of 1 250 km 128,04 km/h 14 Dec 1991 Walter Binder (FRG) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 421
Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 145.49 km/h 24 Dec 1990 Susan Patricia Beatty (RSA) ratified - superseded since approved World 347
Gliding D2 Speed over a triangular course of 750 km 161,33 km/h 10 Jan 1988 Hans Werner Grosse (FRG) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 355
Gliding D2-M Triangle Distance 778,71 km 11 Jul 1986 Walter Binder (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 10270
Gliding D1 Straight distance to a declared goal 748,37 km 17 Aug 1983 Joann B. Shaw (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 10236
Gliding D1 Out-and-return distance 1 000,86 km 11 Mar 1980 Doris F. Grove (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 10093
Gliding D1-M Out-and-return distance 809,923 km 17 May 1979 Günter Cichon (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 10209

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