FAI Gliding Commission (IGC) Open menu Close menu HOME ABOUT US Overview ORGANISATION Bureau Presidents of Honour Delegates Committees and Working Groups Officials/Experts Meetings Mailing List OUR SPORT Overview FAI SAILPLANE GRAND PRIX Online-Contest BADGES AND DIPLOMAS Overview IGC Badges with 3 Diamonds IGC 750km Badges IGC 1000km Badges IGC 1250km Badges IGC 1500km Badges IGC 1750km Badges IGC 2000km Badges GNSS RECORDING DEVICES Overview IGC-approved Flight Recorders Free software Position Recorders Notice to Manufacturers Way Point Data Bases Handicaps OSTIV EVENTS Gliding Events RANKINGS Records Awards News Contact us Documents Records Fulltext search Advanced (-) Gliding (2) Facet Gliding of Class 258 (1) 504 (1) Facet Gliding of record Per Axel Person Sixteen Rudolf Laroy Mansson Facet Gliding of field_athlete World (2) Facet Gliding of Zone ratified - superseded since approved (2) Facet Gliding of Status General (2) Facet Gliding of Category ArgentinaAustriaAustraliaBelgiumBrazilCanadaSwitzerlandCzechiaGermanyDenmarkSpainFinlandFranceUnited Kingdom hc (3) HungaryItalyJapanKazakhstanLuxembourgLatviaNetherlandsNew ZealandPoland rg (144) SerbiaRussiaSwedenSlovenia su (54) United States yg (4) South Africa Facet Gliding of Country Class Sub-Class Type of record Performance Date Sort ascending Claimant Status Region ID Gliding D1 Out-and-return distance 390 km 07 Jul 1950 Sixteen Rudolf Laroy Mansson (SWE) (9997) ratified - superseded since approved World 9997 Twitter Facebook → ⌄ Gliding D1 Absolute altitude 8 050 m 12 Jul 1947 Per Axel Person (SWE) (9982) ratified - superseded since approved World 9982 Twitter Facebook → ⌄