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Class Sub-Class Type of record Performance Date Claimant Status Region ID
Gliding DO Straight Distance to a Goal 1 311,00 km 21 Jul 2025 Jim Lee (USA) (20880) preliminary record claim received North-American 20880
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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 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 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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 168,31 km 06 Aug 2016 Alan M. Polinsky (USA) (17910) ratified - superseded since approved North-American 17910
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Gliding D13.5 Distance using up to 3 turn points 1 002,6 km 08 May 2016 Daniel Sazhin (USA) (17836) ratified - reclassified after changes in sporting code World 17836
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Gliding D13.5 Distance using up to 3 turn points 1 002,6 km 08 May 2016 Daniel Sazhin (USA) (17837) ratified - reclassified after changes in sporting code North-American 17837
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 163,16 km/h 27 Jun 2015 Alan M. Polinsky (USA) (17578) ratified - superseded since approved North-American 17578
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 163,16 km/h 27 Jun 2015 Alan M. Polinsky (USA) (17579) ratified - superseded since approved North-American 17579
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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 triangle distance 419,5 km 07 Aug 2011 Valeria Paget (USA) (15816) ratified - superseded since approved World 15816
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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 DW Distance using up to 3 turn points 432,8 km 08 Aug 2009 Valeria Paget (USA) (15527) ratified - superseded since approved World 15527
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Gliding DU Triangle Distance 507,28 km 28 Jun 2009 James M. Payne (USA) (15500) ratified - superseded since approved World 15500
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Gliding DU Free triangle distance 530,13 km 28 Jun 2009 James M. Payne (USA) (15501) ratified - superseded since approved World 15501
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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 DO Speed over a triangular course of 1 250 km 149,2 km/h 12 Jul 2007 Steve Fossett (USA) (14732) ratified - superseded since approved World 14732
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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, Gliding, Gliding, Gliding DO Absolute altitude 15 460 m 29 Aug 2006 Steve Fossett (USA) (14043) ratified - superseded since approved World 14043
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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, Gliding DU Distance using up to 3 turn points 891,06 km 24 Apr 2005 Malcolm David Stevenson, Jr (USA) (11488) ratified - current record World 11488
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Gliding, Gliding, Gliding, 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, Gliding, Gliding, 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 DO Triangle Distance 1 502.55 km 13 Dec 2003 Steve Fossett (USA) (8248) ratified - superseded since approved World 8248
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Gliding DO Free triangle distance 1 508.42 km 13 Dec 2003 Steve Fossett (USA) (8249) ratified - superseded since approved World 8249
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 1 500 km 119.11 km/h 13 Dec 2003 Steve Fossett (USA) (8250) ratified - superseded since approved World 8250
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 243,40 km/h 09 Nov 2003 Tom K. Serkowski (USA) (7983) ratified - superseded since approved World 7983
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Gliding DW Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 115,38 km/h 02 Aug 2003 Larry Pardue (USA) (7857) ratified - superseded since approved World 7857
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 750 km 171,29 km/h 29 Jul 2003 Steve Fossett (USA) (7856) ratified - superseded since approved World 7856
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 187,13 km/h 15 Nov 2002 Steve Fossett (USA) (7554) ratified - superseded since approved World 7554
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Gliding DU Triangle Distance 501,69 km 05 Aug 2002 William G. Osoba (USA) (7464) ratified - superseded since approved World 7464
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Gliding DU Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 79.74 km/h 05 Aug 2002 William G. Osoba (USA) (7466) ratified - superseded since approved World 7466
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Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 750 km 149.71 km/h 01 Aug 2002 Philippe Athuil (USA) (7460) ratified - superseded since approved World 7460
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Gliding DU Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 83,82 km/h 20 Jul 2002 William G. Osoba (USA) (7449) ratified - superseded since approved World 7449
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Gliding DW Free Distance 741,57 km 22 Jul 2001 William B. Snead (USA) (7054) ratified - superseded since approved World 7054
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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 distance using up to 3 turn points 771,74 km 22 Jul 2001 William B. Snead (USA) (7056) ratified - superseded since approved World 7056
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Gliding DU Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 84,32 km/h 17 Aug 2000 William G. Osoba (USA) (6684) ratified - superseded since approved World 6684
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Gliding DU Out-and-return distance 260,87 km 15 Aug 2000 William G. Osoba (USA) (6765) ratified - superseded since approved World 6765
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Gliding DU Free out-and-return distance 262,88 km 15 Aug 2000 William G. Osoba (USA) (6682) ratified - superseded since approved World 6682
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