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Class Sub-Class Type of record Performance Date Claimant Status Region ID
Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 258,00 km/h 26 Nov 2025 Dane Dickinson (NZL) (21194) preliminary record claim received World 21194
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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) (20337) ratified - current record World 20337
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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 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) (19499) ratified - current record World 19499
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Gliding D13 Free triangle distance 506,7 km 12 Dec 2020 Ghislaine Facon (FRA) (19443) ratified - current record World 19443
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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 D13.5 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 144,51 km/h 11 Jul 2020 Philippe N. Rose (USA) (19311) ratified - reclassified after changes in sporting code World 19311
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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 D13.5 Out-and-return distance 653,25 km 09 Jul 2020 Philippe N. Rose (USA) (19301) ratified - reclassified after changes in sporting code World 19301
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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) (19303) ratified - reclassified after changes in sporting code World 19303
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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 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 D13.5 Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 107,15 km/h 08 Jul 2020 Philippe N. Rose (USA) (19307) ratified - reclassified after changes in sporting code World 19307
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Gliding D13.5 Out-and-return distance 626,3 km 17 May 2020 Rudolf Schlesinger (AUT) (19283) ratified - superseded since approved World 19283
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Gliding D13.5 Free out-and-return distance 654,1 km 17 May 2020 Rudolf Schlesinger (AUT) (19284) ratified - reclassified after changes in sporting code World 19284
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Gliding D13 Free out-and-return distance 654,1 km 17 May 2020 Rudolf Schlesinger (AUT) (19440) ratified - current record World 19440
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Gliding D15 Free out-and-return distance 1 731,4 km 02 Feb 2020 Terrence Raymond Delore (NZL) (19230) ratified - current record World 19230
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Gliding D15 Free distance using up to 3 turn points 2 190,5 km 18 Dec 2019 Jean-Marc Perrin (SUI) (19207) ratified - current record World 19207
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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 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 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 100 km 207,44 km/h 07 Jan 2019 Laszlo Hegedus (HUN) (18828) ratified - current record African 18828
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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 a triangular course of 300 km 160,07 km/h 15 Nov 2018 Katrin Senne (GER) (18787) ratified - current record World 18787
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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 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 19 449 m 28 Aug 2018 James M. Payne (USA) (18698) ratified - superseded since approved World 18698
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Gliding DO Absolute altitude 18 503 m 26 Aug 2018 James M. Payne (USA) (18679) ratified - superseded since approved World 18679
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Gliding D13.5 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 102,68 km/h 24 Jul 2018 Ghislaine Facon (FRA) (18656) ratified - reclassified after changes in sporting code World 18656
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Gliding D13 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 102,68 km 24 Jul 2018 Ghislaine Facon (FRA) (19448) ratified - current record World 19448
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Gliding D13.5 Free distance using up to 3 turn points 522,14 km 12 Jul 2018 Ghislaine Facon (FRA) (18647) ratified - reclassified after changes in sporting code World 18647
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Gliding D13 Triangle Distance 501,8 km 12 Jul 2018 Ghislaine Facon (FRA) (19463) ratified - current record World 19463
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Gliding D13.5 Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 60,43 km/h 12 Jul 2018 Ghislaine Facon (FRA) (18659) ratified - reclassified after changes in sporting code World 18659
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Gliding D13 Distance using up to 3 turn points 501,8 km 12 Jul 2018 Ghislaine Facon (FRA) (19434) ratified - current record World 19434
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Gliding D13.5 Triangle Distance 501,8 km 12 Jul 2018 Ghislaine Facon (FRA) (18641) ratified - reclassified after changes in sporting code World 18641
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Gliding D13 Free distance using up to 3 turn points 522,14 km 12 Jul 2018 Ghislaine Facon (FRA) (19437) ratified - current record World 19437
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Gliding D13.5 Distance using up to 3 turn points 501,8 km 12 Jul 2018 Ghislaine Facon (FRA) (18643) ratified - reclassified after changes in sporting code World 18643
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Gliding D13 Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 60,43 km/h 12 Jul 2018 Ghislaine Facon (FRA) (19456) ratified - current record World 19456
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Gliding D13.5 Free triangle distance 506,7 km 12 Jul 2018 Ghislaine Facon (FRA) (18645) ratified - reclassified after changes in sporting code World 18645
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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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