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  • Speed over a triangular course of 1 000 km (2)
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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 1 000 km 169,33 km/h 09 Dec 2024 Uys Jonker (RSA) (20640) ratified - current record African 20640
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Gliding DO Distance using up to 3 turn points 1 300,6 km 17 Dec 2016 Valentin Mäder (SUI) (18098) ratified - superseded since approved African 18098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 D15 Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km 158,84 km/h 13 Dec 2016 Johan Luyckx (BEL) (18093) ratified - superseded since approved African 18093
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Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 164,28 km/h 12 Dec 2016 Johan Luyckx (BEL) (18094) ratified - current record African 18094
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Gliding DO Out-and-return distance 1 251,10 km 04 Jan 2016 Maxim H.S. Leenders (NED) (17793) ratified - current record African 17793
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Gliding DO Free out-and-return distance 1 253,20 km 04 Jan 2016 Maxim H.S. Leenders (NED) (17794) ratified - current record African 17794
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 175,66 km/h 04 Jan 2016 Shaun Lapworth (GBR) (17808) ratified - superseded since approved African 17808
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Gliding DO Out-and-return distance 1 123,6 km 20 Dec 2015 Bostjan Pristavec (SLO) (17809) ratified - superseded since approved African 17809
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Gliding DO Free out-and-return distance 1 126,34 km 20 Dec 2015 Bostjan Pristavec (SLO) (17810) ratified - superseded since approved African 17810
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 750 km 170,91 km/h 18 Dec 2015 Philip Jeffery (GBR) (17789) ratified - current record African 17789
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 170,91 km/h 18 Dec 2015 Philip Jeffery (GBR) (17790) ratified - superseded since approved African 17790
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Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 1 000 km 149,06 km/h 05 Dec 2015 Johan Luyckx (BEL) (17758) ratified - current record African 17758
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 186,89 km/h 03 Dec 2015 Renato Mussio (ITA) (17756) ratified - current record African 17756
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 178,82 km/h 29 Nov 2015 Renato Mussio (ITA) (17754) ratified - superseded since approved African 17754
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Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 191,7 km/h 23 Jan 2015 Jan Ritsma (NED) (17407) ratified - superseded since approved African 17407
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Gliding DO Distance using up to 3 turn points 1 255,8 km 22 Jan 2015 Maxim H.S. Leenders (NED) (17405) ratified - superseded since approved African 17405
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Gliding DO Out-and-return distance 1 101 km 08 Jan 2015 Maxim H.S. Leenders (NED) (16536) ratified - superseded since approved African 16536
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Gliding DO Free out-and-return distance 1 106 km 08 Jan 2015 Maxim H.S. Leenders (NED) (16575) ratified - superseded since approved African 16575
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Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 187,38 km/h 08 Jan 2015 Jan Ritsma (NED) (17401) ratified - superseded since approved African 17401
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Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 750 km 156,66 km/h 07 Jan 2015 Johan Luyckx (BEL) (17400) ratified - current record African 17400
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 205,89 km/h 06 Jan 2015 Tiji Schmelzer (BEL) (16564) ratified - superseded since approved African 16564
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Gliding, Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 192,95 km/h 21 Dec 2014 Laszlo Hegedus (HUN) (16598) ratified - superseded since approved African 16598
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 175,78 km/h 20 Dec 2014 Mauro Brunazzo (ITA) (16608) ratified - superseded since approved African 16608
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Gliding DO Free triangle distance 1 342,8 km 18 Dec 2014 Bostjan Pristavec (SLO) (17395) ratified - current record African 17395
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Gliding DO Free distance using up to 3 turn points 1 349,4 km 18 Dec 2014 Bostjan Pristavec (SLO) (17396) ratified - superseded since approved African 17396
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Gliding DO Free distance using up to 3 turn points 1 328,00 km 17 Dec 2014 Guy Bechtold (LUX) (17397) ratified - superseded since approved African 17397
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Gliding DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km 185,00 km/h 13 Dec 2014 Guy Bechtold (LUX) (16685) ratified - current record African 16685
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 750 km 167,12 km/h 13 Dec 2014 Bostjan Pristavec (SLO) (17350) ratified - superseded since approved African 17350
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 750 km 164,9 km/h 19 Dec 2013 Alberto Sironi (ITA) (17031) ratified - superseded since approved African 17031
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Gliding DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km 178,42 km/h 17 Dec 2013 Bostjan Pristavec (SLO) (17000) ratified - superseded since approved African 17000
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Gliding DO Distance using up to 3 turn points 1 248,5 km 12 Dec 2013 Guy Bechtold (LUX) (16993) ratified - superseded since approved African 16993
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Gliding DO Free triangle distance 1 234,9 km 12 Dec 2013 Guy Bechtold (LUX) (16994) ratified - superseded since approved African 16994
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Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 171,83 km/h 11 Dec 2013 Makoto Ichikawa (JPN) (16991) ratified - superseded since approved African 16991
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 171,83 km/h 11 Dec 2013 Makoto Ichikawa (JPN) (16995) ratified - superseded since approved African 16995
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Gliding DO Free distance using up to 3 turn points 1 287,8 km 05 Dec 2013 Guy Bechtold (LUX) (16990) ratified - superseded since approved African 16990
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Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 162,3 km/h 28 Nov 2013 Makoto Ichikawa (JPN) (16984) ratified - superseded since approved African 16984
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 169,8 km/h 14 Mar 2013 Uys Jonker (RSA) (16761) ratified - superseded since approved African 16761
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 169,8 km/h 14 Mar 2013 Uys Jonker (RSA) (16762) ratified - superseded since approved African 16762
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 750 km 158,7 km/h 24 Dec 2011 Laszlo Hegedus (HUN) (16418) ratified - superseded since approved African 16418
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Gliding D15 Free distance using up to 3 turn points 1 148,1 km 20 Dec 2011 Johan Luyckx (BEL) (16422) ratified - current record African 16422
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Gliding DO Free distance using up to 3 turn points 1 148,1 km 20 Dec 2011 Johan Luyckx (BEL) (16519) ratified - superseded since approved African 16519
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Gliding D15 Free distance using up to 3 turn points 1 066,1 km 20 Dec 2011 Susanne Schödel (GER) (16527) ratified - superseded since approved African 16527
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Gliding D15 Free triangle distance 1 062,5 km 20 Dec 2011 Susanne Schödel (GER) (16529) ratified - superseded since approved African 16529
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Gliding DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km 167,2 km/h 02 Dec 2011 Laszlo Hegedus (HUN) (16391) ratified - superseded since approved African 16391
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