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Class Sub-Class Type of record Performance Date Sort ascending Claimant Status Region ID
Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 1 250 km 166,00 km/h 06 Jan 2018 Pieter Nouwens (RSA) (18371) ratified - current record World 18371
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Hang Gliding and Paragliding O-3 Straight distance to a declared goal 411,3 km 14 Dec 2008 Nevil Hulett (RSA) (15221) ratified - superseded since approved World 15221
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Hang Gliding and Paragliding O-3 Straight distance 502,9 km 14 Dec 2008 Nevil Hulett (RSA) (15231) ratified - superseded since approved World 15231
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Hang Gliding and Paragliding O-3 Straight distance to a declared goal 257,4 km 23 Dec 2000 Jacques Coetzee (RSA) (6785) ratified - superseded since approved World 6785
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Hang Gliding and Paragliding O-3 Straight distance to a declared goal 250,2 km 18 Dec 1994 Alex François Louw (RSA) (2296) ratified - superseded since approved World 2296
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Hang Gliding and Paragliding O-3 Straight distance 283,9 km 31 Dec 1992 Alex François Louw (RSA) ratified - superseded since approved World 1
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Gliding D2 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 147,19 km/h 21 Nov 1977 Edward Mouat-biggs (RSA) (5473) ratified - superseded since approved World 5473
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Gliding D2 Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 140,07 km/h 17 Nov 1977 Edward Mouat-biggs (RSA) (5494) ratified - superseded since approved World 5494
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Gliding D2 Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 135,51 km/h 16 Nov 1977 Edward Mouat-biggs (RSA) (5486) ratified - superseded since approved World 5486
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Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 750 km 125,44 km/h 16 Oct 1975 Edward Mouat-biggs (RSA) (10041) ratified - superseded since approved World 10041
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Gliding D2 Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 86,98 km/h 01 Jan 1972 Hugh G. Keartland (RSA) (5491) ratified - superseded since approved World 5491
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Gliding D2 Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 104,47 km/h 10 Jan 1970 Brian C Stevens (RSA) (5483) ratified - superseded since approved World 5483
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Gliding D1 Out-and-return distance 785,80 km 01 Jan 1969 Robert Roland Clifford (RSA) ratified - superseded since approved World 4415
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Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 135,32 km/h 28 Dec 1967 M Jackson (RSA) (10038) ratified - superseded since approved World 10038
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Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 127,56 km/h 28 Dec 1966 Patrick James Beatty (RSA) ratified - superseded since approved World 1186
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Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 107,12 km/h 25 Dec 1963 Evert Dommisse (RSA) (10036) ratified - superseded since approved World 10036
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Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 71,39 km/h 04 Jan 1963 Robert R. Clifford (RSA) (10035) ratified - superseded since approved World 10035
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Gliding D2 Out-and-return distance 436 km 09 Feb 1952 Evert Dommisse (RSA) (10064) ratified - superseded since approved World 10064
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