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Class Sub-Class Type of record Performance Date Claimant Status Region ID
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
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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
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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
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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
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Gliding D13 Free triangle distance 913,66 km 16 Jul 2021 Philippe N. Rose (USA) (19502) ratified - current record North-American 19502
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Gliding D13 Free triangle distance 913,66 km 09 Jul 2021 Philippe N. Rose (USA) (19500) ratified - current record World 19500
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Gliding D13 Free out-and-return distance 653,25 km 09 Jul 2020 Philippe N. Rose (USA) (19441) ratified - current record North-American 19441
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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
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Gliding D13 Out-and-return distance 653,25 km 09 Jul 2020 Philippe N. Rose (USA) (19446) ratified - current record World 19446
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Gliding D13 Out-and-return distance 653,25 km 09 Jul 2020 Philippe N. Rose (USA) (19447) ratified - current record North-American 19447
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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
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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
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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
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Gliding DO Absolute altitude 22 657 m 02 Sep 2018 James M. Payne (USA) (18704) ratified - current record World 18704
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Gliding DO Absolute altitude 22 657 m 02 Sep 2018 James M. Payne (USA) (18705) ratified - current record South-American 18705
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Gliding D13 Distance using up to 3 turn points 1 002,6 km 08 May 2016 Daniel Sazhin (USA) (19436) ratified - current record North-American 19436
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Gliding D13 Distance using up to 3 turn points 1 002,6 km 08 May 2016 Daniel Sazhin (USA) (19465) ratified - current record World 19465
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Gliding DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 1 000 km 255,03 km/h 05 Apr 2015 James M. Payne (USA) (17435) ratified - current record World 17435
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Gliding DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 1 000 km 255,03 km/h 05 Apr 2015 James M. Payne (USA) (17436) ratified - current record North-American 17436
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Gliding DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km 255,03 km/h 05 Apr 2015 James M. Payne (USA) (17437) ratified - current record North-American 17437
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Gliding DW Free distance using up to 3 turn points 814,71 km 11 Jul 2011 William B. Snead (USA) (16271) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 16271
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Gliding DW Free Distance 793,72 km 11 Jul 2011 William B. Snead (USA) (16272) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 16272
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Gliding DU Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 121,9 km/h 02 Apr 2011 Robert W. Spielman (USA) (16212) ratified - current record World 16212
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Gliding DU Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 103,3 km/h 28 Jun 2009 James M. Payne (USA) (15502) ratified - current record World 15502
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Gliding DU Free out-and-return distance 632,33 km 18 May 2009 James M. Payne (USA) (15454) ratified - current record World 15454
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Gliding DU Out-and-return distance 622,44 km 18 May 2009 James M. Payne (USA) (15452) ratified - current record World 15452
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Gliding DU Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km 91,95 km/h 18 May 2009 James M. Payne (USA) (15453) ratified - current record World 15453
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Gliding DU Free distance using up to 3 turn points 1 002,1 km 25 Apr 2009 James M. Payne (USA) (15270) ratified - current record World 15270
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Gliding DW Distance using up to 3 turn points 636,3 km 27 May 2007 Michael Noel Parker (USA) (14670) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 14670
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Gliding DW Free triangle distance 563,4 km 20 May 2007 Michael Noel Parker (USA) (14657) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 14657
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Gliding DW Triangle Distance 567,51 km 19 Aug 2006 William B. Snead (USA) (14037) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 14037
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Gliding DU Distance using up to 3 turn points 891,06 km 24 Apr 2005 Malcolm David Stevenson, Jr (USA) ratified - current record World 11488
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Gliding DU Free Distance 627,60 km 09 Jul 2004 Leonardo R. Benetti-longhini (USA) (9636) ratified - current record World 9636
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Gliding DU Straight Distance to a Goal 560,07 km 09 Jul 2004 Leonardo R. Benetti-longhini (USA) (9635) ratified - current record World 9635
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Gliding DW Straight Distance to a Goal 602,26 km 22 Jul 2001 William B. Snead (USA) (7055) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 7055
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Gliding DW Free out-and-return distance 591,12 km 30 Jul 2000 William B. Snead (USA) (6658) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 6658
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Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 151,12 km/h 17 Jul 1997 Joann B. Shaw (USA) (4820) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 4820
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Gliding D1-M Free out-and-return distance 887,25 km 16 Jul 1997 Gerald Kaufman (USA) (4716) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 4716
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Gliding D1 Straight distance to a declared goal 1 288,79 km 18 Apr 1997 Karl Heinrich Striedieck (USA) (4440) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 4440
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Gliding D1 Free out-and-return distance 1 261,65 km 18 Apr 1997 John F. Good (USA) (4439) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 4439
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