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Gliding DO Straight Distance to a Goal 1 311,00 km 21 Jul 2025 Jim Lee (USA) dossier under review North-American 20880
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 1 000 km 169,33 km/h 09 Dec 2024 Uys Jonker (RSA) (20640) ratified - current record African 20640
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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 an out-and-return course of 500 km 153,14 km/h 10 Nov 2021 Margherita Acquaderni (ITA) (19607) ratified - current record African 19607
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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 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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 172,37 km/h 28 Jun 2021 Alan M. Polinsky (USA) (19493) ratified - superseded since approved North-American 19493
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 170,41 km/h 05 Aug 2020 Alan M. Polinsky (USA) (19329) ratified - superseded since approved North-American 19329
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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
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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) (19461) ratified - current record North-American 19461
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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
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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
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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 D13.5 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
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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 D13.5 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
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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 Speed over an out-and-return course of 1 000 km 164,54 km/h 04 Nov 2019 John "Mannie" Mclauchlan (RSA) (19165) ratified - current record African 19165
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Gliding DO Distance using up to 3 turn points 965,02 km 06 Jul 2019 Sibylle Andresen (GER) (18988) ratified - current record North-American 18988
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Gliding D15 Free triangle distance 1 073,34 km 22 Jan 2019 Maxim H.S. Leenders (NED) (18845) ratified - current record African 18845
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 207,44 km/h 07 Jan 2019 Laszlo Hegedus (HUN) (18828) ratified - current record African 18828
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Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 194,37 km/h 07 Jan 2019 Maxim H.S. Leenders (NED) (18827) ratified - current record African 18827
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 181,99 km/h 16 Dec 2018 Laszlo Hegedus (HUN) (18819) ratified - current record African 18819
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Gliding D15 Speed over an out-and-return course of 1 000 km 139,7 km/h 11 Nov 2018 Mark Playford Holliday (RSA) (18783) ratified - current record African 18783
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Gliding DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 1 000 km 155,77 km/h 06 Jan 2018 Michael John Barenbrug (RSA) (18374) ratified - superseded since approved African 18374
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Gliding D15 Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km 163,12 km/h 06 Jan 2018 Maxim H.S. Leenders (NED) (18403) ratified - current record African 18403
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 1 250 km 166,00 km/h 06 Jan 2018 Pieter Nouwens (RSA) (18372) ratified - current record African 18372
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Gliding DO Free distance using up to 3 turn points 1 161,4 km 27 Dec 2017 Susanne Schödel (GER) (18375) ratified - current record African 18375
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 179,91 km/h 15 Dec 2017 Sibylle Andresen (GER) (18360) ratified - current record African 18360
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 155,34 km/h 10 Dec 2017 Sibylle Andresen (GER) (18356) ratified - current record African 18356
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 155,34 km/h 10 Dec 2017 Sibylle Andresen (GER) (18357) ratified - current record African 18357
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Gliding DO Distance using up to 3 turn points 1 361,8 km 10 Dec 2017 Alexander Müller (GER) (18358) ratified - current record African 18358
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Gliding DO Free distance using up to 3 turn points 1 367,2 km 10 Dec 2017 Alexander Müller (GER) (18359) ratified - current record African 18359
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Gliding DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km 162,70 km/h 01 Aug 2017 Sibylle Andresen (GER) (18211) ratified - current record North-American 18211
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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 750 km 156,14 km/h 03 Jul 2017 Sibylle Andresen (GER) (18183) ratified - current record North-American 18183
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Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 162,21 km/h 01 Jul 2017 Marek Malolepszy (POL) (18181) ratified - current record North-American 18181
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 750 km 142,75 km/h 30 Dec 2016 Anja Kohlrausch (GER) (18107) ratified - current record African 18107
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Gliding DO Distance using up to 3 turn points 1 137,3 km 17 Dec 2016 Anja Kohlrausch (GER) (18096) ratified - current record African 18096
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Gliding DO Distance using up to 3 turn points 1 300,6 km 17 Dec 2016 Valentin Mäder (SUI) (18098) ratified - superseded since approved African 18098
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Gliding DO Free distance using up to 3 turn points 1 141,7 km 17 Dec 2016 Anja Kohlrausch (GER) (18095) ratified - superseded since approved African 18095
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