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Class Sub-Class Type of record Performance Date Claimant Status Regionsort descending ID
Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 128,38 km/h 16 Aug 1962 George B. Moffat, Jr (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 5434
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Gliding D1 Straight distance to a declared goal 562,60 km 30 Aug 1959 Pelagia Majewska (POL) ratified - superseded since approved World 4607
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Gliding D1 Out-and-return distance 341,9 km 23 May 1956 Barbara Dankowska (POL) ratified - superseded since approved World 10086
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Gliding D2 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 80,34 km/h 13 Aug 1952 Ernst-Günter Haase (GER) ratified - superseded since approved World 5461
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Gliding D2 Absolute altitude 10 973 m 27 Jan 1950 Harland C. Ross (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 10057
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Gliding D2 Free out-and-return distance 495,020 km 19 Jun 1940 I.L. Kartachev (URS) ratified - superseded since approved World 13622
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Gliding D1 Straight distance 539,623 km 05 May 1937 Viktor Rastorguev (URS) ratified - superseded since approved World 4507
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Gliding DO Absolute altitude 22 657 m 02 Sep 2018 James M. Payne (USA) ratified - current record World 18704
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Gliding D15 Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km 224,11 km/h 29 Dec 2013 Diether Memmert (GER) ratified - superseded since approved World 17009
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Gliding DO Free triangle distance 1 608,2 km 08 Dec 2010 Klaus Ohlmann (GER) ratified - superseded since approved World 16138
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Gliding DO Free triangle distance 1 582,8 km 09 Jan 2007 Klaus Ohlmann (GER) ratified - superseded since approved World 14403
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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
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Gliding DO Free Distance 1 687 km 21 Nov 2003 Klaus Ohlmann (GER) ratified - superseded since approved World 8152
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Gliding DU Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 83,82 km/h 20 Jul 2002 William G. Osoba (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 7449
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Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 143.17 km/h 21 Nov 2000 Gillian Spreckley (GBR) ratified - superseded since approved World 6754
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Gliding DW Free Distance 635,20 km 15 May 1999 Michael Noel Parker (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 6123
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Gliding DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km 143.48 km/h 09 Dec 1998 Pamela Hawkins (GBR) ratified - superseded since approved World 5860
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Gliding D2-M Out-and-return distance 757,18 km 18 Feb 1997 Hana Zejdova (CZE) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 4077
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Gliding D2-M 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 10178
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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
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Gliding D1-M Straight distance to a declared goal 801,50 km 01 Aug 1992 Franz Ott (GER) ratified - superseded since approved World 10203
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Gliding D2-M Straight distance 1 049,43 km 29 May 1990 Hans Werner Grosse (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 420
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Gliding D2-M Out-and-return distance 792.26 km 19 Dec 1987 Otto Wegscheider (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 10246
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Gliding D2-M Absolute altitude 8 040 m 28 Apr 1986 Helmut Koehler (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 426
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Gliding D2 Straight distance 993,76 km 31 Oct 1982 Sholto Hamilton Georgeson (NZL) ratified - superseded since approved World 5398
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Gliding D2 Out-and-return distance 970.95 km 07 Jan 1980 Hans Werner Grosse (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 10076
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Gliding D1 Triangle Distance 779,68 km 24 Jan 1979 Karla Elizabeth Karel (GBR) ratified - superseded since approved World 10096
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Gliding D1-M Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 84.11 km/h 26 Dec 1977 Willibald Collee (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 10232
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Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 750 km 73,627 km/h 02 Jun 1975 Adela Dankowska (POL) ratified - superseded since approved World 10136
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Gliding D1 Straight distance 1 460,80 km 25 Apr 1972 Hans Werner Grosse (FRG) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 8
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Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 136,66 km/h 30 Jul 1967 Hannes M. Linke (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 5429
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Gliding D1 Out-and-return distance 699,04 km 08 Jan 1964 M. Jackson (NZL) ratified - superseded since approved World 4412
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Gliding D2 Absolute altitude 7 748 m 16 Mar 1961 Vera Hudcova (TCH) ratified - superseded since approved World 10137
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Gliding D2 Out-and-return distance 488.4 km 12 May 1959 Zbigniew Kirakowski (POL) ratified - superseded since approved World 10066
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Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 200 km 56,879 km/h 14 Jul 1955 Jerzy Wojnar (POL) ratified - superseded since approved World 10032
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Gliding D2 Duration without landing returning to the start point 53 h 04 min 04 Feb 1952 Albert Carraz (FRA) ratified - superseded since approved World 4461
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Gliding D1 Gain of height 6 730 m 04 Jun 1948 Jacqueline Mathe (FRA) ratified - superseded since approved World 10081
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Gliding D1 Straight distance 749,203 km 06 Jul 1939 Olga V. Klepikova (URS) ratified - superseded since approved World 13606
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Gliding D1 Straight distance 220,270 km 25 Jul 1931 Günter Groenhoff (GER) ratified - superseded since approved World 13595
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Gliding D13 Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 110,20 km/h 20 Nov 2016 Stefano Ghiorzo (ITA) ratified - current record World 19457
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Gliding D13.5 Distance using up to 3 turn points 1 002,6 km 08 May 2016 Daniel Sazhin (USA) ratified - reclassified after changes in sporting code World 17836
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Gliding D15 Free triangle distance 1 062,5 km 20 Dec 2011 Susanne Schödel (GER) ratified - current record World 15813
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Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 1 250 km 118,75 km/h 30 Nov 2009 Diether Memmert (GER) ratified - current record World 15664
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Gliding DW Triangle Distance 567,51 km 19 Aug 2006 William B. Snead (USA) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 14037
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Gliding DU Straight Distance to a Goal 560,07 km 09 Jul 2004 Leonardo R. Benetti-longhini (USA) ratified - current record World 9635
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Gliding DO Free distance using up to 3 turn points 3 009 km 21 Jan 2003 Klaus Ohlmann (GER) ratified - current record World 7605
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 750 km 150,75 km/h 26 Jul 2001 Pamela Kurstjens-Hawkins (AUS) ratified - superseded since approved World 7065
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Gliding DW Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km 68,82 km/h 14 Jul 2000 Kerrie Ann Claffey (AUS) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 6649
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 1 000 km 122,42 km/h 25 Dec 1998 Pamela Hawkins (GBR) ratified - superseded since approved World 5877
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Gliding DU Straight Distance to a Goal 508,10 km 21 Apr 1998 William G. Osoba (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 5361
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