World Gliding Championships
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The World Gliding Championships is a gliding competition held every two years or so. The dates are not always exactly two years apart, often because the contests are sometimes held in the Southern Hemisphere. Various classes of glider have been introduced over the years and so separate contests for each class are often held simultaneously, though not always. Gliding had been a demonstration sport at the 1936 Olympic Games and was due to become an official Olympic sport in the Helsinki Games in 1940. However since the war, gliding has not featured in the Olympics.
List of contests
Each of the following entries give the year and location of the contest followed by the winner of each class, nationality and the glider used.
- 1937 Wasserkuppe, Germany
- * Winner: Heini Dittmar, Germany; Glider: DFS São Paulo
- 1948 Samedan, Switzerland
- * Winner: Per-Axel Persson, Sweden; Glider: DFS 108 Weihe
- 1952 Madrid, Spain
- * Open Class Winner: Philip Wills, United Kingdom; Glider: Slingsby Sky
- * Two-seater Class Winner: Luis Juez and Ara, Spain; Glider: DFS Kranich
- 1954 Camphill Farm, Great Hucklow, United Kingdom
- * Open Class Winner: Gerard Pierre, France; Glider: Breguet 901
- * Two-seater Class Winner: Z Rain and B Komac, Yugoslavia; Glider: Ikarus Kosava
- 1956 Saint Yan, France
- * Open Class Winner: Paul MacCready, United States of America; Glider: Breguet 901
- * Two-seater Class Winner: Nick Goodhart and Frank Foster, UK; Glider: Slingsby Eagle
- 1958 Leszno, Poland
- * Open Class Winner: Ernst Haase, West Germany; Glider: HKS-3
- * Standard Class Winner: Adam Witek, Poland; Glider: SZD Mucha
- 1960 Cologne/Köln, West Germany
- * Open Class Winner: Rudolpho Hossiger, Argentina; Glider: Slingsby Skylark 3
- * Standard Class Winner: Heinz Huth, Federal Republic of Germany; Glider: Alexander Schleicher Ka 6
- 1963 Junin, Argentina
- * Open Class Winner: Edward Makula, Poland; Glider: SZD Zefir
- * Standard Class Winner: Heinz Huth, West Germany; Glider: Alexander Schleicher Ka 6
- 1965 South Cerney, United Kingdom
- * Open Class Winner: Jan Wroblewski, Poland; Glider: SZD Foka
- * Standard Class Winner: Francois Henry, France; Glider: Siren Edelweiss
- 1968 Leszno, Poland
- * Open Class Winner: Haro Wodl, Austria; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Cirrus
- * Standard Class Winner: Andrew J Smith, USA; Glider: Elfe S-3
- 1970 Marfa, Texas, United States of America
- * Open Class Winner: George Moffat, United States of America; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Nimbus
- * Standard Class Winner: Helmut Reichmann, West Germany; Glider: Rolladen-Schneider LS1
- 1972 Vrsac, Yugoslavia
- * Open Class Winner: Göran Ax, Sweden; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-2
- * Standard Class Winner: Jan Wroblewski, Poland; Glider: Orion
- 1974 Waikerie, Australia
- * Open Class Winner: George Moffat, United States of America; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-2
- * Standard Class Winner: Helmut Reichmann, Federal Republic of Germany; Glider: Rolladen-Schneider LS2
- 1976 Räyskälä, Finland
- * Open Class Winner: George Lee, United Kingdom; Glider: Alexander Schleicher ASW 17
- * Standard Class Winner: Ingo Renner, Australia; Glider: Eiri PIK-20B
- 1978 Chateauroux, France
- * Open Class Winner: George Lee, United Kingdom; Glider: Alexander Schleicher ASW 17
- * 15-metre Class Winner: Helmut Reichmann, Federal Republic of Germany; Glider: Akaflieg Braunschweig SB-11
- * Standard Class Winner: Baer Selen, Netherlands; Glider: Alexander Schleicher ASW 19
- 1981 Paderborn, Federal Republic of Germany
- * Open Class Winner: George Lee, United Kingdom; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-3
- * 15-metre Class Winner: Göran Ax, Sweden; Glider: Alexander Schleicher ASW 20
- * Standard Class Winner: Marc Schroeder, France; Glider: Rolladen-Schneider LS4
- 1983 Hobbs, New Mexico, United States of America
- * Open Class Winner: Ingo Renner, Australia; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-3
- * 15-metre Class Winner: Kees Musters, Netherlands; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Ventus
- * Standard Class Winner: Styg Oye, Denmark; Glider: Rolladen-Schneider LS4
- 1985 Rieti, Italy
- * Open Class Winner: Ingo Renner, Australia; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-3
- * 15-metre Class Winner: Doug Jacobs, United States of America; Glider: Rolladen-Schneider LS6
- * Standard Class Winner: Leonardo Brigliadori, Italy; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Discus
- 1987 Benalla, Australia
- * Open Class Winner: Ingo Renner, Australia; Glider: Alexander Schleicher ASW 22
- * 15-metre Class Winner: Brian Spreckley, United Kingdom; Glider: Rolladen-Schneider LS6
- * Standard Class Winner: Markku Kuittinen, Finland; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Discus
- 1989 Weiner Neustadt, Austria
- * Open Class Winner: Jean-Claude Lopitaux, France; Glider: Alexander Schleicher ASW 22
- * 15-metre Class Winner: Bruno Gantenbrink, Federal Republic of Germany; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Ventus
- * Standard Class Winner: Jacques Aboulin, France; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Discus
- 1991 Uvalde, Texas, United States of America
- * Open Class Winner: Janusz Centka, Poland; Glider: Alexander Schleicher ASW 22
- * 15-metre Class Winner: Brad Edwards, Australia; Glider: Rolladen-Schneider LS6
- * Standard Class Winner: Baer Selen, Netherlands; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Discus
- 1993 Borlänge, Sweden
- * Open Class Winner: Janusz Centka, Poland; Glider: Alexander Schleicher ASW 22
- * 15-metre Class Winner: Gilbert Gerbaud, France; Glider: Rolladen-Schneider LS6
- * Standard Class Winner: Andrew Davis, United Kingdom; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Discus
- 1995 Omarama, New Zealand
- * Open Class Winner: Ray Lynskey, New Zealand; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-4
- * 15-metre Class Winner: Eric Napoleon, France; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2
- * Standard Class Winner: Markku Kuittinen, Finland; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Discus
- 1997 St Auban, France
- * Open Class Winner: Gerard Lherm, France; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-4
- * 15-metre Class Winner: Werner Meuser, Germany; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2
- * Standard Class Winner: Jean-Marc Caillard, France; Glider: Rolladen-Schneider LS8
- 1999 Bayreuth, Germany
- * Open Class Winner: Holger Karow, Germany; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-4
- * 15-metre Class Winner: Giorgio Galetto, Italy; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2
- * Standard Class Winner: Jean-Marc Caillard, France; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Discus-2
- 2001 Mafeking, South Africa
- * Open Class Winner: Oscar Goudriaan, South Africa; Glider: Alexander Schleicher ASW 22
- * 15-metre Class Winner: Werner Meuser, Germany; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2
- * Standard Class Winner: Laurent Aboulin, France; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Discus-2
- 2001 Lillo, Spain
- * 18-metre Class Winner: Stephen Jones, UK; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2
- * World Class Winner: Olivier Darroze, France; Glider: PZL PW-5
- 2002 Musbach, Germany
- * Club Class Winner: Thomas Suchanek, Czech Republic; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus
- 2003 Leszno, Poland
- * Open Class Winner: Holger Karow, Germany; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-4
- * 18-metre Class Winner: Wolfgang Janowitsch, Austria; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2
- * 15-metre Class Winner: John Coutts, New Zealand; Glider: Alexander Schleicher ASW 27
- * Standard Class Winner: Andrew Davis, UK; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Discus 2
- 2003 Nitra, Slovak Republic
- * World Class Winner: Sebastian Kawa, Poland; Glider: PZL PW-5
- 2006 Eskilstuna, Sweden
- * Open Class Winner: Michael Sommer, Germany; Glider: Alexander Schleicher ASW 22 BLE
- * 18-metre Class Winner: Phil Jones, UK; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2cxt
- * 15-metre Class Winner: Janusz Centka, Poland; Glider: Diana-2
- * Standard Class Winner: Leigh Wells, UK; Glider: Rolladen-Schneider LS8
- 2006 Vinon-sur-Verdon, France
- * Club Class Winner:
- * World Class Winner:
Women's World Championships
- 2001 Pociunai, Lithuania
- * 15-metre Class Winner: Gillian Spreckley, Great Britain; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2
- * Standard Class Winner: Sarah Steinberg (now Kelman), Great Britain; Glider: Alexander Schleicher ASW 24
- * Club Class Winner: Tamara Sviridova, Russian Federation; Glider: SZD Standard Jantar
- 2003 Jihlava, Czech Republic
- * 15-metre Class Winner: Alena Netusilova, Czech Republic; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2a
- * Standard Class Winner: Cornelia Schaich, Germany; Glider: Rolladen-Schneider LS8-b
- * Club Class Winner: Christine Grote, Germany; Glider: Glasflügel Standard Libelle
- 2005 Klix, Germany
- * 15-metre Class Winner: Mette Pedersen, Denmark; Glider: Alexander Schleicher ASW 27B
- * Standard Class Winner: Jana Veprekova, Czech Republic; Glider: Rolladen-Schneider LS8-b
- * Club Class Winner: Hana Vokrinkova, Czech Republic; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus
Junior World Championships
- 1999 Terlet, the Netherlands
- * Standard Class Winner: Gunther Stahl, Germany; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Discus-2
- * Club Class Winner: Robert Scheiffarth, Germany; Glider: Alexander Schleicher ASW 19
- 2001 Issoudun, France
- * Standard Class Winner: Jay Rebbeck, Great Britain; Glider: Rolladen-Schneider LS8
- * Club Class Winner: Peter Toft, Denmark; Glider: Glasflügel Standard Libelle
- 2003 Nitra, Slovakia
- * Standard Class Winner: Jeremy Hood, Great Britain; Glider: Rolladen-Schneider LS8
- * Club Class Winner: Michael Streit, Germany; Glider: Alexander Schleicher ASW 19
- 2005 Husbands Bosworth, United Kingdom
- * Standard Class Winner: Mark Parker, Great Britain; Glider: Rolladen-Schneider LS8
- * Club Class Winner: Christoph Nacke, Germany; Glider: Rolladen-Schneider LS1
Sources
- [Air Sports International (FAI online magazine)]
- [Archive of the US Team]
- [British Gliding Association competitions page]
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