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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- ratified - superseded since approved (167)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 | D1 | Free distance using up to 3 turn points | 1 394,04 km | 01 Jun 1993 | Thomas L. Knauff (USA) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 49 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1 | Free distance using up to 3 turn points | 1 353.28 km | 12 Jan 1993 | Raymond William Linskey (NZL) (320) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 320 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1 | Free distance using up to 3 turn points | 1 081,16 km | 10 Oct 1992 | Terrence Raymond Delore (NZL) (744) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 744 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1 | Straight distance to a declared goal | 951,43 km | 02 Jul 1990 | Joann B. Shaw (USA) (351) | ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code | World | 351 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | DO | Straight Distance to a Goal | 951,43 km | 02 Jul 1990 | Joann B. Shaw (USA) (5020) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 5020 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D2 | Straight distance | 1 019,598 km | 04 Jan 1990 | Morris William Walker (NZL) (10053) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 10053 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D2 | Out-and-return distance | 1 261.36 km | 01 Dec 1989 | Morris William Walker (NZL) (361) | ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code | World | 361 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D2-M | Straight distance to a declared goal | 777,81 km | 07 Jul 1989 | Jerry W. Wenger (USA) (431) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 431 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D2-M | Straight distance | 969,75 km | 07 Jul 1989 | Jerry W. Wenger (USA) (10243) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 10243 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D2-M | Straight distance | 969,75 km | 07 Jul 1989 | Jerry W. Wenger (USA) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 430 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D2 | Out-and-return distance | 1 101.54 km | 27 Oct 1988 | Morris William Walker (NZL) (10079) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 10079 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1-M | Straight distance | 788,34 km | 10 Jul 1988 | Donald J. Hurd (USA) (10187) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 10187 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1 | Gain of height | 10 212 m | 12 Jan 1988 | Yvonne Margaret Loader (NZL) (349) | ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code | World | 349 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | DO | Gain of height | 10 212 m | 12 Jan 1988 | Yvonne Margaret Loader (NZL) (5027) | ratified - current record | World | 5027 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1-M | Straight distance | 663,68 km | 25 Jun 1987 | Donald Aitken (USA) (10186) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 10186 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1 | Triangle Distance | 1 362.68 km | 02 May 1986 | Thomas L. Knauff (USA) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 321 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1 | Triangle Distance | 1 362.68 km | 02 May 1986 | Leonard Royal McMaster (USA) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 322 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1 | Triangle Distance | 1 362,68 km | 02 May 1986 | John C. Seymour (USA) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 324 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1 | Triangle Distance | 1 362,68 km | 02 May 1986 | Karl Heinrich Striedieck (USA) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 325 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1 | Absolute altitude | 14 938 m | 17 Feb 1986 | Robert R. Harris (USA) | ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code | World | 339 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | DO | Absolute altitude | 14 938 m | 17 Feb 1986 | Robert R. Harris (USA) (5011) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 5011 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1-M | Gain of height | 9 935 m | 25 Oct 1985 | Malcolm David Stevenson (USA) | ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code | World | 405 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1 | Speed over a triangular course of 750 km | 100,55 km/h | 05 Aug 1984 | Joann B. Shaw (USA) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 342 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1 | Triangle Distance | 847,27 km | 05 Aug 1984 | Joann B. Shaw (USA) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 343 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1 | Straight distance to a declared goal | 748,37 km | 17 Aug 1983 | Joann B. Shaw (USA) (10236) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 10236 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | DO | Out-and-return distance | 1 646,68 km | 25 Apr 1983 | Thomas L. Knauff (USA) (5005) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 5005 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1 | Out-and-return distance | 1 646,68 km | 25 Apr 1983 | Thomas L. Knauff (USA) (5427) | ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code | World | 5427 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D2 | Straight distance to a declared goal | 993,76 km | 31 Oct 1982 | Sholto Hamilton Georgeson (NZL) (5399) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 5399 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D2 | Straight distance | 993,76 km | 31 Oct 1982 | Sholto Hamilton Georgeson (NZL) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 5398 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1 | Out-and-return distance | 1 127,68 km | 28 Sep 1981 | Doris F. Grove (USA) (350) | ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code | World | 350 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | DO | Out-and-return distance | 1 127,68 km | 28 Sep 1981 | Doris F. Grove (USA) (5021) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 5021 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D2 | Out-and-return distance | 1 000.88 km | 28 Sep 1981 | Thomas L. Knauff (USA) (10077) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 10077 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1 | Out-and-return distance | 1 025,02 km | 05 Apr 1980 | Cornelia Yoder (USA) (10094) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 10094 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1 | Out-and-return distance | 1 000,86 km | 11 Mar 1980 | Doris F. Grove (USA) (10093) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 10093 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D2 | Out-and-return distance | 829.7 km | 07 Apr 1979 | Thomas L. Knauff (USA) (10075) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 10075 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1 | Out-and-return distance | 731,27 km | 07 Apr 1979 | Doris F. Grove (USA) (10091) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 10091 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | DO | Absolute altitude | 12 637 m | 14 Feb 1979 | Sabrina P. Jackintell (USA) (348) | ratified - current record | World | 348 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D2 | Out-and-return distance | 801.77 km | 10 Jan 1979 | Sholto Hamilton Georgeson (NZL) (7374) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 7374 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1 | Straight distance to a declared goal | 1 254,26 km | 14 Jan 1978 | Sholto Hamilton Georgeson (NZL) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 335 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1 | Straight distance to a declared goal | 1 254.26 km | 14 Jan 1978 | David Napier Speight (NZL) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 340 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1 | Straight distance to a declared goal | 1 254.26 km | 14 Jan 1978 | Bruce Lindsey Drake (NZL) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 341 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1 | Out-and-return distance | 1 634,70 km | 09 May 1977 | Karl Heinrich Striedieck (USA) (5424) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 5424 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1 | Out-and-return distance | 1 298,97 km | 17 Mar 1976 | Leonard Royal McMaster (USA) (5425) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 5425 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1 | Out-and-return distance | 1 298,97 km | 17 Mar 1976 | Karl Heinrich Striedieck (USA) (5426) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 5426 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D2 | Out-and-return distance | 751.3 km | 26 Jul 1975 | Edward Guy Minghelli (USA) (10073) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 10073 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D2 | Absolute altitude | 10 809 m | 05 Mar 1975 | Mary L. Nutt (USA) | ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code | World | 378 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1 | Speed over a triangular course of 100 km | 123.710 km/h | 18 Jul 1974 | Leila Claxton Tweed (USA) (10113) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 10113 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1 | Speed over a triangular course of 100 km | 165,35 km/h | 18 Jul 1974 | Kenneth Bruce Briegleb (USA) (5433) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 5433 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1 | Out-and-return distance | 1 260,44 km | 15 May 1973 | William C. Holbrook (USA) (5423) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 5423 | → | ⌄ | |
| Gliding | D1 | Out-and-return distance | 1 098,54 km | 15 Oct 1972 | Karl Heinrich Striedieck (USA) (5418) | ratified - superseded since approved | World | 5418 | → | ⌄ |
