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Class Sub-Class Type of record Performancesort ascending Date Claimant Status Region ID
Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 173.94 km/h 07 Nov 1997 Theo Roger Newfield (NZL) ratified - superseded since approved World 5057
Gliding DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km 173,01 km/h 20 Nov 2005 Ghislaine Facon (FRA) ratified - current record World 12197
Gliding DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 1 000 km 172,2 km/h 06 Dec 2003 Klaus Ohlmann (GER) ratified - superseded since approved World 8207
Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 172,37 km/h 28 Jun 2021 Alan M. Polinsky (USA) ratified - superseded since approved North-American 19493
Gliding D2-M Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 171,10 km/h 31 Dec 1990 Hans Werner Grosse (FRG) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 424
Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 171,10 km/h 31 Dec 1990 Hans Werner Grosse (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 5018
Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 171,83 km/h 11 Dec 2013 Makoto Ichikawa (JPN) ratified - superseded since approved African 16991
Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 171,83 km/h 11 Dec 2013 Makoto Ichikawa (JPN) ratified - superseded since approved African 16995
Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 750 km 171,29 km/h 29 Jul 2003 Steve Fossett (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 7856
Gliding D2 Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 170,90 km/h 08 Jan 1988 Hans Werner Grosse (FRG) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 357
Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 170,41 km/h 05 Aug 2020 Alan M. Polinsky (USA) ratified - superseded since approved North-American 19329
Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 750 km 170,91 km/h 18 Dec 2015 Philip Jeffery (GBR) ratified - current record African 17789
Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 170,91 km/h 18 Dec 2015 Philip Jeffery (GBR) ratified - superseded since approved African 17790
Gliding D1-M Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 170,8 km/h 03 Jan 1987 Fritz Rueb (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 10218
Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 170,06 km/h 09 Jan 1988 Beat Bünzli (SUI) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 326
Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 169,50 km/h 15 Nov 1986 Jean-Paul Castel (FRA) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 333
Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 1 000 km 169,72 km/h 05 Jan 1995 Helmut H. Fischer (GER) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 2338
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 DO Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 169,8 km/h 14 Mar 2013 Uys Jonker (RSA) ratified - superseded since approved African 16761
Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 169,8 km/h 14 Mar 2013 Uys Jonker (RSA) ratified - superseded since approved African 16762
Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 168,31 km 06 Aug 2016 Alan M. Polinsky (USA) ratified - superseded since approved North-American 17910
Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 750 km 167,12 km/h 13 Dec 2014 Bostjan Pristavec (SLO) ratified - superseded since approved African 17350
Gliding DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km 167,17 km/h 08 Jan 2019 Klaus Ohlmann (GER) ratified - superseded since approved European 18830
Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 167,7 km/h 12 Dec 2014 Margherita Acquaderni (ITA) ratified - superseded since approved African 17389
Gliding DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km 167,2 km/h 02 Dec 2011 Laszlo Hegedus (HUN) ratified - superseded since approved African 16391
Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 167,49 km/h 29 Feb 2016 Gérard Lherm (FRA) ratified - superseded since approved European 17816
Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 167,84 km/h 04 Jun 2020 Alan M. Polinsky (USA) ratified - current record North-American 19289
Gliding DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 1 000 km 166,53 km/h 12 Dec 2002 Terrence Raymond Delore (NZL) ratified - superseded since approved World 7584
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 DO Speed over a triangular course of 1 250 km 166,00 km/h 06 Jan 2018 Pieter Nouwens (RSA) ratified - current record African 18372
Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 165,10 km/h 04 Jan 1999 Siegfried Baumgartl (dr.) (GER) ratified - superseded since approved World 5933
Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 165,35 km/h 18 Jul 1974 Kenneth Bruce Briegleb (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 5433
Gliding D2 Out-and-return distance 164.60 km 05 Jun 1952 Wanda Szemplinska (POL) ratified - superseded since approved World 4385
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
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
Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 750 km 164,9 km/h 19 Dec 2013 Alberto Sironi (ITA) ratified - superseded since approved African 17031
Gliding DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 1 000 km 164,54 km/h 04 Nov 2019 John "Mannie" Mclauchlan (RSA) ratified - current record African 19165
Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 164,28 km/h 12 Dec 2016 Johan Luyckx (BEL) ratified - current record African 18094
Gliding D1 Straight distance 164,51 km 24 Aug 1930 Robert Kronfeld (AUT) ratified - superseded since approved World 4431
Gliding D1-M Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 164,18 km/h 04 Jan 1993 Klaus Holighaus (GER) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 401
Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 163,10 km/h 28 Jun 2016 Sibylle Andresen (GER) ratified - current record North-American 17872
Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 163,10 km/h 28 Jun 2016 Sibylle Andresen (GER) ratified - current record World 17873
Gliding D2 Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 163,03 km/h 20 Jan 1988 Hans Werner Grosse (FRG) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 356
Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 163,10 km/h 28 Jun 2016 Sibylle Andresen (GER) ratified - current record North-American 17874
Gliding D15 Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km 163,12 km/h 06 Jan 2018 Maxim H.S. Leenders (NED) ratified - current record African 18403
Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 750 km 163,75 km/h 26 Jul 2001 Gerrit .J.J. Kurstjens (NED) ratified - superseded since approved World 7066
Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 163,14 km/h 12 Jul 2007 Marta Najfeld (POL) ratified - current record World 14717
Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 163,16 km/h 27 Jun 2015 Alan M. Polinsky (USA) ratified - superseded since approved North-American 17578
Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 163,16 km/h 27 Jun 2015 Alan M. Polinsky (USA) ratified - superseded since approved North-American 17579
Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 163,10 km/h 28 Jun 2016 Sibylle Andresen (GER) ratified - current record World 17871

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