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- Alan M. Polinsky
- Alvin Horne Parker
- Benjamin Wayne Greene
- Betsy Woodward
- Bruce Lindsey Drake
- Daniel Sazhin
- David Napier Speight
- Doris F. Grove
- Edward Guy Minghelli
- George B. Moffat, Jr
- Harland C. Ross
- James M. Payne
- Jerry W. Wenger
- Joann B. Shaw
- John C. Seymour
- John F. Good
- Joseph C. Lincoln
- Kai Gertsen
- Karl Heinrich Striedieck
- Keith Essex
- Laurence E. Edgar
- Leonardo R. Benetti-longhini
- Leonard Royal McMaster
- M. Jackson
- Malcolm D. Stevenson
- Mary L. Nutt
- Michael Noel Parker
- Michael Oakley
- Morris William Walker
- Murray Gordon Wardell
- Patrick L. Tuckey
- Paul F. Bikle
- Philippe N. Rose
- Raymond William Linskey
- Richard E. Schreder
- Robert R. Harris
- Sabrina Jackintell
- Sholto Hamilton Georgeson
- Steve Fossett
- Steve J. Koerner
- Terrence Raymond Delore
- Theo Roger Newfield
- Thomas L. Knauff
- Valeria Paget
- Wallace A. Scott
- William A. Cocke, Jr
- William B. Snead
- William G. Osoba
- William S. Ivans, Jr
- Yvonne Margaret Loader
- dossier under review (2)
- dossier under review - additional information requested and not yet received (2)
- preliminary record claim received (4)
- ratified - current record (46)
- ratified - reclassified after changes in sporting code (11)
- ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code (25)
- ratified - superseded since approved (167)
| Class | Sub-Class | Type of record | Performance | Date Sort ascending | Claimant | Status | Region | ID | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gliding | D15 | Speed over a triangular course of 100 km | 258,00 km/h | 26 Nov 2025 | Dane Dickinson (NZL) | preliminary record claim received | World | 21194 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D13 | Speed over a triangular course of 100 km | 94,26 km/h | 31 Oct 2025 | Murray Gordon Wardell (NZL) (21132) | preliminary record claim received | Oceanian | 21132 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | DO | Straight Distance to a Goal | 1 311,00 km | 21 Jul 2025 | Jim Lee (USA) | dossier under review | North-American | 20880 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D15 | Speed over a triangular course of 1 000 km | 151,28 km/h | 10 Jul 2024 | Steve J. Koerner (USA) (20337) | ratified - current record | World | 20337 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D15 | Speed over a triangular course of 1 000 km | 151,28 km/h | 10 Jul 2024 | Steve J. Koerner (USA) (20338) | ratified - current record | North-American | 20338 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D15 | Speed over a triangular course of 750 km | 152,62 km/h | 01 Sep 2022 | Alan M. Polinsky (USA) (19771) | ratified - current record | North-American | 19771 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | DO | Speed over a triangular course of 300 km | 178,35 km/h | 12 Aug 2021 | Alan M. Polinsky (USA) (19547) | ratified - current record | North-American | 19547 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D13 | Free triangle distance | 913,66 km | 16 Jul 2021 | Philippe N. Rose (USA) (19502) | ratified - current record | North-American | 19502 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D13 | Free triangle distance | 913,66 km | 09 Jul 2021 | Philippe N. Rose (USA) (19500) | ratified - current record | World | 19500 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D13 | Free distance using up to 3 turn points | 967,44 km | 09 Jul 2021 | Philippe N. Rose (USA) (19501) | ratified - current record | North-American | 19501 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D13 | Free distance using up to 3 turn points | 967,44 km | 09 Jul 2021 | Philippe N. Rose (USA) (19499) | ratified - current record | World | 19499 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | DO | Speed over a triangular course of 300 km | 172,37 km/h | 28 Jun 2021 | Alan M. Polinsky (USA) (19493) | ratified - superseded since approved | North-American | 19493 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | DO | Speed over a triangular course of 300 km | 170,41 km/h | 05 Aug 2020 | Alan M. Polinsky (USA) (19329) | ratified - superseded since approved | North-American | 19329 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D13 | Speed over a triangular course of 100 km | 144,51 km/h | 11 Jul 2020 | Philippe N. Rose (USA) (19449) | ratified - current record | World | 19449 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D13.5 | Speed over a triangular course of 100 km | 144,51 km/h | 11 Jul 2020 | Philippe N. Rose (USA) (19311) | ratified - reclassified after changes in sporting code | World | 19311 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D13 | Speed over a triangular course of 100 km | 144,51 km/h | 11 Jul 2020 | Philippe N. Rose (USA) (19452) | ratified - current record | North-American | 19452 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D13.5 | Speed over a triangular course of 100 km | 144,51 km/h | 11 Jul 2020 | Philippe N. Rose (USA) (19312) | ratified - reclassified after changes in sporting code | North-American | 19312 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D13.5 | Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km | 113,19 km/h | 09 Jul 2020 | Philippe N. Rose (USA) (19303) | ratified - reclassified after changes in sporting code | World | 19303 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D13 | Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km | 113,19 km/h | 09 Jul 2020 | Philippe N. Rose (USA) (19459) | ratified - current record | World | 19459 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D13.5 | Out-and-return distance | 653,25 km | 09 Jul 2020 | Philippe N. Rose (USA) (19304) | ratified - reclassified after changes in sporting code | North-American | 19304 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D13 | Free out-and-return distance | 653,25 km | 09 Jul 2020 | Philippe N. Rose (USA) (19441) | ratified - current record | North-American | 19441 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D13 | Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km | 113,19 km/h | 09 Jul 2020 | Philippe N. Rose (USA) (19461) | ratified - current record | North-American | 19461 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D13.5 | Free out-and-return distance | 653,25 km | 09 Jul 2020 | Philippe N. Rose (USA) (19305) | ratified - reclassified after changes in sporting code | North-American | 19305 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D13 | Out-and-return distance | 653,25 km | 09 Jul 2020 | Philippe N. Rose (USA) (19446) | ratified - current record | World | 19446 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D13.5 | Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km | 113,19 km/h | 09 Jul 2020 | Philippe N. Rose (USA) (19306) | ratified - reclassified after changes in sporting code | North-American | 19306 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D13 | Out-and-return distance | 653,25 km | 09 Jul 2020 | Philippe N. Rose (USA) (19447) | ratified - current record | North-American | 19447 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D13.5 | Out-and-return distance | 653,25 km | 09 Jul 2020 | Philippe N. Rose (USA) (19301) | ratified - reclassified after changes in sporting code | World | 19301 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D13.5 | Speed over a triangular course of 300 km | 107,15 km/h | 08 Jul 2020 | Philippe N. Rose (USA) (19307) | ratified - reclassified after changes in sporting code | World | 19307 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D13 | Speed over a triangular course of 300 km | 107,15 km/h | 08 Jul 2020 | Philippe N. Rose (USA) (19453) | ratified - current record | World | 19453 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D13.5 | Speed over a triangular course of 300 km | 107,15 km/h | 08 Jul 2020 | Philippe N. Rose (USA) (19308) | ratified - reclassified after changes in sporting code | North-American | 19308 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D13 | Speed over a triangular course of 300 km | 107,15 km/h | 08 Jul 2020 | Philippe N. Rose (USA) (19454) | ratified - current record | North-American | 19454 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | DO | Speed over a triangular course of 500 km | 167,84 km/h | 04 Jun 2020 | Alan M. Polinsky (USA) (19289) | ratified - current record | North-American | 19289 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D15 | Free out-and-return distance | 1 731,4 km | 02 Feb 2020 | Terrence Raymond Delore (NZL) (19230) | ratified - current record | World | 19230 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | DO | Absolute altitude | 22 657 m | 02 Sep 2018 | James M. Payne (USA) (18704) | ratified - current record | World | 18704 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | DO | Absolute altitude | 22 657 m | 02 Sep 2018 | James M. Payne (USA) (18705) | ratified - current record | South-American | 18705 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | DO | Absolute altitude | 19 449 m | 28 Aug 2018 | James M. Payne (USA) (18698) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 18698 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | DO | Absolute altitude | 19 449 m | 28 Aug 2018 | James M. Payne (USA) (18699) | ratified - superseded since approved | South-American | 18699 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | DO | Absolute altitude | 18 503 m | 26 Aug 2018 | James M. Payne (USA) (18679) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 18679 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | DO | Absolute altitude | 18 503 m | 26 Aug 2018 | James M. Payne (USA) (18680) | ratified - superseded since approved | South-American | 18680 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D15 | Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km | 255,13 km/h | 16 Feb 2018 | Keith Essex (USA) (18387) | ratified - current record | World | 18387 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | DO | Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km | 255,13 km/h | 16 Feb 2018 | Keith Essex (USA) (18388) | ratified - current record | Oceanian | 18388 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D15 | Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km | 255,13 km/h | 16 Feb 2018 | Keith Essex (USA) (18389) | ratified - current record | Oceanian | 18389 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | DO | Speed over a triangular course of 1 000 km | 157,29 km/h | 16 Jul 2017 | Keith Essex (USA) (18187) | ratified - current record | North-American | 18187 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D15 | Speed over a triangular course of 300 km | 198,11 km/h | 01 Jan 2017 | Terrence Raymond Delore (NZL) (18108) | ratified - current record | World | 18108 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | DO | Speed over a triangular course of 1 000 km | 152,72 km/h | 14 Aug 2016 | Alan M. Polinsky (USA) (17919) | ratified - current record | North-American | 17919 | → | ⌄ |
