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Class Sub-Class Type of record Performance Date Claimant Status Regionsort ascending ID
Gliding D2 Speed over a triangular course of 200 km 66,55 km/h 24 May 1956 Pelagia Majewska (POL) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 4387
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Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 84,919 km/h 28 Aug 1952 Richard L. Johnson (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 10026
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Gliding D1 Out-and-return distance 390 km 07 Jul 1950 Sixteen Rudolf Laroy Mansson (SWE) ratified - superseded since approved World 9997
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Gliding D1 Straight distance to a declared goal 343.018 km 19 Jun 1940 Evguenia Prokhorova (URS) ratified - superseded since approved World 10101
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Gliding D1 Gain of height 1 184 m 18 Apr 1938 Edmée Jarlaud (FRA) ratified - superseded since approved World 12412
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Gliding D1 Out-and-return distance 455,80 km 03 May 1927 Ferdinand Schulz (GER) ratified - superseded since approved World 4433
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Gliding D13 Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 107,15 km/h 08 Jul 2020 Philippe N. Rose (USA) ratified - current record World 19453
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Gliding D15 Free out-and-return distance 1713,1 km 07 Jan 2017 Jean-Marc Perrin (SUI) ratified - current record World 18110
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Gliding DW Straight Distance to a Goal 402,00 km 03 Jun 2013 Ghislaine Facon (FRA) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 16821
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Gliding DU Free out-and-return distance 632,33 km 18 May 2009 James M. Payne (USA) ratified - current record World 15454
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Gliding D15 Free distance using up to 3 turn points 2 089,8 km 03 Dec 2005 Jean-Marc Perrin (SUI) ratified - superseded since approved World 12275
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Gliding D15 Out-and-return distance 1 501,5 km 11 Dec 2003 Diether Memmert (GER) ratified - superseded since approved World 8254
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Gliding DO Free out-and-return distance 1 715,5 km 20 Dec 2002 Klaus Ohlmann (GER) ratified - superseded since approved World 7588
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Gliding DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km 156,91 km/h 20 Jul 2001 Pamela Kurstjens-Hawkins (AUS) ratified - superseded since approved World 7047
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 234,95 km/h 07 May 2000 James M. Payne (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 6557
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Gliding DO Free distance using up to 3 turn points 1 042,55 km 25 Dec 1998 Hana Zejdova (CZE) ratified - superseded since approved World 5890
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Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 179,30 km/h 17 Dec 1997 Terrence Raymond Delore (NZL) ratified - superseded since approved World 5244
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Gliding D1-M Out-and-return distance 860,46 km 04 Jan 1997 Hana Zejdova (CZE) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 3937
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Gliding D1 Free out-and-return distance 739,33 km 30 Oct 1995 Terrence Raymond Delore (NZL) ratified - superseded since approved World 3027
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Gliding D1-M Speed over a triangular course of 1 250 km 139,96 km/h 07 Jan 1993 Klaus Holighaus (GER) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 398
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Gliding D2-M Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 164,88 km/h 09 Jan 1991 Hans Werner Grosse (FRG) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 425
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Gliding D1-M Gain of height 8 444 m 12 Jun 1988 Ingrid Köhler (FRG) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 414
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Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 164,11 km/h 10 Dec 1986 Jean-Paul Castel (FRA) ratified - superseded since approved World 334
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Gliding D2 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 177.26 km/h 26 Jul 1984 Erwin Sommer (GER) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 358
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Gliding D1 Triangle Distance 814,01 km 09 Jan 1980 Karla Elizabeth Karel (GBR) ratified - superseded since approved World 10097
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Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 121,88 km/h 30 Jan 1979 Karla Elizabeth Karel (GBR) ratified - superseded since approved World 10125
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Gliding D1-M Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 90.41 km/h 28 Dec 1977 Willibald Collee (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 10231
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Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 1 000 km 88,16 km/h 06 Jun 1975 Hans Werner Grosse (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 10045
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Gliding D2 Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 113,72 km/h 31 Jul 1972 Edward Makula (POL) ratified - superseded since approved World 5484
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Gliding D2 Gain of height 8 430 m 17 Oct 1967 Adela Dankowska (POL) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 377
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Gliding D2 Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 74.314 km/h 12 Jun 1964 Olga Manafova (URS) ratified - superseded since approved World 10173
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Gliding D2 Gain of height 7 256 m 11 Dec 1961 Denise Trouillard (FRA) ratified - superseded since approved World 10142
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Gliding D1 Out-and-return distance 368 km 20 Jun 1959 Pelagia Majewska (POL) ratified - superseded since approved World 10087
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Gliding D2 Speed over a triangular course of 200 km 66,05 km/h 14 Aug 1955 Henryk Zydorczak (POL) ratified - superseded since approved World 5458
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Gliding D2 Gain of height 10 493 m 19 Mar 1952 Laurence E. Edgar (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 363
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Gliding D2 Gain of height 6 780 m 21 Sep 1948 Guy Rousselet (FRA) ratified - superseded since approved World 10059
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Gliding D1 Straight distance 749,20 km 06 Jul 1939 Olga V. Klepikova (URS) ratified - superseded since approved World 4386
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Gliding D1 Duration 24 h 14 min 14 May 1937 Wanda Modlibowska (POL) ratified - superseded since approved World 11675
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Gliding DO Absolute altitude 19 449 m 28 Aug 2018 James M. Payne (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 18698
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Gliding D13.5 Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km 113,19 km/h 09 Jul 2020 Philippe N. Rose (USA) ratified - reclassified after changes in sporting code World 19303
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Gliding D13 Free distance using up to 3 turn points 522,14 km 12 Jul 2018 Ghislaine Facon (FRA) ratified - current record World 19437
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Gliding DO Distance using up to 3 turn points 1 137,3 km 17 Dec 2016 Anja Kohlrausch (GER) ratified - current record World 18097
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Gliding DW Free triangle distance 429,8 km 30 Jul 2015 Ghislaine Facon (FRA) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 17621
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Gliding DO Free triangle distance 1 075,3 km 30 Dec 2013 Anja Kohlrausch (GER) ratified - superseded since approved World 17023
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Gliding D15 Free Distance 1 401,4 km 20 Dec 2012 Jean-Marc Perrin (SUI) ratified - current record World 16722
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Gliding DO Free triangle distance 1 615,2 km 25 Dec 2010 Jean-Marie Clement (FRA) ratified - superseded since approved World 16144
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Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 1 250 km 109,5 km/h 23 Jan 2007 Klaus Ohlmann (GER) ratified - superseded since approved World 14444
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 225,69 km/h 21 Nov 2005 Klaus Ohlmann (GER) ratified - current record World 12232
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Gliding DO Straight Distance to a Goal 2 123 km 23 Nov 2003 Klaus Ohlmann (GER) ratified - current record World 8153
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Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 750 km 149.71 km/h 01 Aug 2002 Philippe Athuil (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 7460
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