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The World Gliding Championships (WGC) is a gliding competition held roughly every two years by the FAI Gliding Commission. The dates are not always exactly two years apart, often because the contests are always held in the summer in either the Southern Hemisphere or Northern Hemisphere.
Gliding had been a demonstration sport at the 1936 Summer Olympics and was due to become an official Olympic sport in the Helsinki Games in 1940. However, since the Second World War, gliding has not featured in the Olympics, and so the World Championships are the highest level in the sport. There are now contests for six classes of glider and so in recent years the Championships have been divided between two locations. The women's, junior, grand prix and aerobatic events are also held separately.
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.
Year | Location | Class | Winner | Glider | Notes |
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1937 | Wasserkuppe | Open | Heini Dittmar | Fafnir São Paulo | This was thought not to be a true world championship and was just an 'International Competition', but it has been acknowledged as the first World Gliding Championship.[by whom?][1] |
1948 | Samedan | Open | Per-Axel Persson | DFS Weihe | |
1950 | Örebro | Open | Billy Nilsson | DFS Weihe | |
1952 | Madrid | Open | Philip Wills | Slingsby Sky | Hanna Reitsch was bronze, the first woman to compete. |
Two Seater | Luis Juez Roberto Bermúdez |
DFS Kranich | [2] | ||
1954 | Camphill Farm, Great Hucklow | Open | Gerard Pierre | Breguet 901 | |
Two Seater | Zvonimir Rain Bozidar Komac |
Ikarus Košava | |||
1956 | Saint-Yan | Open | Paul MacCready | Breguet 901 | |
Two Seater | Nick Goodhart Frank Foster |
Slingsby Eagle | |||
1958 | Leszno | Open | Ernst Haase | HKS-3 | |
Standard | Adam Witek | SZD-22 Mucha Standard | |||
1960 | Cologne/Köln | Open | Rodolfo Hossinger | Slingsby Skylark 3 | Rolf on his Swedish passport. |
Standard | Heinz Huth | Schleicher Ka 6BR | |||
1963 | Junín[3] | Open | Edward Makula | SZD-19 Zefir 2 | |
Standard | Heinz Huth | Schleicher Ka 6 | |||
1965 | South Cerney | Open | Jan Wróblewski | SZD-24 Foka 4 | |
Standard | François-Louis Henry | Siren Edelweiss | |||
1968 | Leszno | Open | Harro Wodl | Schempp-Hirth Cirrus | |
Standard | Andrew Smith | Neukom S-3 Standard-Elfe | |||
1970 | Marfa, Texas | Open | George Moffat | Schempp-Hirth Nimbus | |
Standard | Helmut Reichmann | Rolladen-Schneider LS1-c | |||
1972 | Vršac | Open | Göran Ax | Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-2 | |
Standard | Jan Wróblewski | SZD-43 Orion | |||
1974 | Waikerie | Open | George Moffat | Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-2 | |
Standard | Helmut Reichmann | Rolladen-Schneider LS2 | |||
1976 | Räyskälä Airfield, Loppi | Open | George Lee | Schleicher ASW 17 | |
Standard | Ingo Renner | Eiri PIK-20B | |||
1978 | Châteauroux | Open | George Lee | Schleicher ASW 17 | |
15 metre | Helmut Reichmann | Akaflieg Braunschweig SB-11 | |||
Standard | Baer Selen | Schleicher ASW 19 | |||
1981 | Paderborn | Open | George Lee | Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-3 | |
15 metre | Göran Ax | Schleicher ASW 20 | |||
Standard | Marc Schroeder | Rolladen-Schneider LS4 | |||
1983 | Hobbs, New Mexico | Open | Ingo Renner | Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-3 | |
15 metre | Kees Musters | Schempp-Hirth Ventus A | |||
Standard | Stig Øye | Rolladen-Schneider LS4 | |||
1985 | Rieti | Open | Ingo Renner | Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-3 | |
15 metre | Doug Jacobs | Rolladen-Schneider LS6 | |||
Standard | Leonardo Brigliadori | Schempp-Hirth Discus | |||
1987 | Benalla | Open | Ingo Renner | Schleicher ASW 22B | Gliding Club of Victoria |
15 metre | Brian Spreckley | Rolladen-Schneider LS6 | |||
Standard | Markku Kuittinen | Schempp-Hirth Discus-a | |||
1989 | Wiener Neustadt | Open | Jean-Claude Lopitaux | Schleicher ASW 22B | |
15 metre | Bruno Gantenbrink | Schempp-Hirth Ventus C | |||
Standard | Jacques Aboulin | Schempp-Hirth Discus | |||
1991 | Uvalde | Open | Janusz Centka | Schleicher ASW 22B | |
15 metre | Brad Edwards | Rolladen-Schneider LS6-b | |||
Standard | Baer Selen | Schempp-Hirth Discus | |||
1993 | Borlänge | Open | Janusz Centka | Schleicher ASW 22B | |
15 metre | Gilbert Gerbaud Eric Napoleon |
Rolladen-Schneider LS6-b Rolladen-Schneider LS6-b |
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Standard | Andrew Davis | Schempp-Hirth Discus-B | |||
1995 | Omarama | Open | Ray Lynskey | Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-4 | |
15 metre | Eric Napoleon | Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2 | |||
Standard | Markku Kuittinen | Schempp-Hirth Discus-a | |||
1997 | Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban | Open | Gérard Lherm | Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-4 | |
15 metre | Werner Meuser | Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2a | |||
Standard | Jean-Marc Caillard | Rolladen-Schneider LS8-a | |||
İnönü, Eskişehir | World | Frederic Hoyeau | PZL PW-5 | ||
1999 | Bayreuth | Open | Holger Karow | Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-4 | |
15 metre | Giorgio Galetto | Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2 | |||
Standard | Jean-Marc Caillard | Schempp-Hirth Discus-2a | |||
Leszno | World | Henry Julien | PZL PW-5 | ||
2001 | Mafikeng | Open | Oscar Goudriaan | Schleicher ASW 22 BLE | |
15 metre | Werner Meuser | Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2ax | |||
Standard | Laurent Aboulin | Schempp-Hirth Discus-2a | |||
Gawler | Club | Peter Masson | Glaser-Dirks DG-101 | ||
Lillo | 18 metre | Stephen Jones | Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2 | ||
World | Olivier Darroze | PZL PW-5 | |||
2002 | Musbach | Club | Tomáš Suchánek | Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus | |
2003 | Leszno | Open | Holger Karow | Nimbus-4M | |
18 metre | Wolfgang Janowitsch | Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2cx | |||
15 metre | John Coutts | Schleicher ASW 27B | 3 | ||
Standard | Andrew Davis | Schempp-Hirth Discus-2a | |||
Nitra | World | Sebastian Kawa | PZL PW-5 | ||
2004 | Elverum | Club | Sebastian Kawa | SZD-48-3M Jantar 3 | |
2006 | Eskilstuna | Open | Michael Sommer | Schleicher ASW 22 BLE | |
18 metre | Phil Jones | Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2cxt | |||
15 metre | Janusz Centka | SZD 56-2 Diana 2 | |||
Standard | Leigh Wells | Rolladen-Schneider LS8 | |||
Vinon-sur-Verdon | Club | Sebastian Kawa | SZD-48-3M Jantar 3 | ||
World | Christophe Ruch | PZL PW-5 | |||
2008 | Rieti | Standard | Michael Buchthal | Schempp-Hirth Discus-2 | |
Club | Matthias Sturm | Glasflügel 206 Hornet | |||
World | Laurent Couture | PZL PW-5 | |||
Lüsse | Open | Michael Sommer | Schleicher ASW 22 BLE | ||
18 metre | Olivier Darroze | Schleicher ASG 29-18 | |||
15 metre | György Gulyas | Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2a | |||
2010 | Prievidza | Standard | Sebastian Kawa | Schempp-Hirth Discus-2a | 3 – 18 July 2010[4] |
Club | Arndt Hovestadt | Glasflügel Standard Libelle | |||
World | Laurent Couture | PZL PW-5 | |||
Szeged | Open | Michael Sommer | Binder EB29 | 20 July – 7 August 2010[5] | |
18 metre | Zbigniew Nieradka | Schleicher ASG 29-18 | |||
15 metre | Stefano Ghiorzo | SZD 56-2 Diana 2 | |||
2012 | Uvalde | Open | Laurent Aboulin | Schempp-Hirth Quintus M | 28 July – 19 August[6] |
18 metre | Zbigniew Nieradka | Schleicher ASG 29-18 | |||
15 metre | Sebastian Kawa | SZD 56-2 Diana 2 | |||
2013 | Adolfo Gonzales Chaves, Buenos Aires | Standard | Sebastian Kawa | Schempp-Hirth Discus-2a | 6 – 19 January 2013[7] |
Club | Santiago Berca | SZD-48 Jantar Standard 2 | |||
World | Sebastián Riera | PZL PW-5 | Last World class world championship | ||
2014 | Räyskälä Airfield, Loppi | Club | Eric Bernard | Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus | 22 June – 5 July 2014[8] |
Standard | Bert Schmelzer | Schempp-Hirth Discus-2a | |||
20m Multi-Seat | Steve Jones Howard Jones |
Schempp-Hirth Arcus T | |||
2014 | Leszno | Open | Michael Sommer | Binder EB29 | 26 July – 10 August 2014[9] Photo-gallery [10] |
18 metre | Karol Staryszak | Schleicher ASG 29-18 | |||
15 metre | Sebastian Kawa | SZD 56-2 Diana 2 | |||
2015 | Pociūnai | 13.5 metre | Stefano Ghiorzo | Diana 2 Versus | 2–15 August 2015 |
2016 | Pociūnai | Club | Jan Rothhardt | Rolladen-Schneider LS1-d | 31 July – 13 August 2016[11] |
Standard | Louis Bouderlique | Schempp-Hirth Discus-2a | |||
20m Multi-Seat | Laurent Aboulin Julien Duboc |
Schempp-Hirth Arcus T | |||
2017 | Benalla | Open | Russell Cheetham | Jonker JS-1C | 9 – 21 January 2017[12] |
18 metre | Killian Walbrou | Jonker JS-1 | |||
15 metre | Sebastian Kawa | SZD 56-2 Diana 2 | |||
2017 | Szatymaz | 13.5 metre | Sebastian Kawa | GP 14 VELO | 3–15 July 2017 [13] |
2018 | Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland | Club | Rasmus Ørskov | Schleicher ASW 20 | 7–21 July 2018 [14] |
Standard | Sjaak Selen | Schempp-Hirth Discus-2a | |||
15 metre | Sebastian Kawa | Schleicher ASG 29 | |||
2018 | Hosín, Czech Republic | Open | Michael Sommer | Binder EB29 | 27 July – 11 August 2018 [15] |
18 metre | Wolfgang Janowitsch | Ventus-3T | |||
20 m Multi-seat | Christoph Matkowski Sebastian Kawa |
Schleicher ASG 32 Mi | |||
2019 | Pavullo nel Frignano, Italy | 13.5 metre | Stefano Ghiorzo | Diana VersVS | 1–14 September 2019[16] |
2021 | Montluçon – Guéret | 15 metre | Sebastian Kawa | SZD 56-2 Diana 2 | 7 – 21 August 2021 |
Standard | Simon Schröder | Rolladen-Schneider LS8 | |||
Club | Uwe Wahlig | Rolladen-Schneider LS3 | |||
2022 | Pociūnai, Lithuania | 13.5 metre | Nick Hanenburg | Mini LAK | 3–15 July 2022[17] |
2022 | Szeged, Hungary | Open | Felipe Levin | Binder EB-29 R | 24 July – 5 August 2022 [18] |
18 metre | Christophe Abadie | Jonker JS-3 | |||
20 m Multi-seat | Ivan Novák Petr Krejčiřík |
Arcus M | |||
2023 | Narromine | 15 metre | Sebastian Kawa | SZD 56-2 Diana 2 | 3 – 15 December 2023 [19] |
Standard | Tom Arscott | Rolladen-Schneider LS8 | |||
Club | James Nugent | Rolladen-Schneider LS3 | |||
2024 | Uvalde, United States | Open | Felipe Levin | Binder EB-29 R | 18 – 30 August 2024 [20] |
18 metre | Stefan Langer | AS 33 Me | |||
20 m Multi-seat | Sarah Arnold Karl Striedieck |
Arcus M |
Gliding Grand Prix, or Sailplane Grand Prix (SGP), is a newer type of gliding competition. It has simpler rules and a more spectacular appearance than conventional soaring competitions.[21]
Season | Location | Winner | Second | Third | |||
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Pilot | Glider | Pilot | Glider | Pilot | Glider | ||
2005 | Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban | Sebastian Kawa | SZD 56 Diana 2 | Mario Kiessling | Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2ax | Petr Krejčiřík | Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2ax |
2006–2007 | Omarama | Sebastian Kawa | SZD 56 Diana 2 | Uli Schwenk | Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2ax | Ben Flewett | Schleicher ASW 27 |
2008–2009 | Santiago | Sebastian Kawa | SZD 56 Diana 2 | Carlos Rocca Vidal | Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2b | Mario Kiessling | Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2ax |
2010–2011 | Wasserkuppe | Giorgio Galetto | Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2ax | Sebastian Nägel | Schleicher ASW 27 | Peter Hartmann | Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2ax |
2012–2014 | Vaumeilh near Sisteron | Didier Hauss | Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2cxa | Sebastian Kawa | SZD 56 Diana 2 | Uli Schwenk | Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2cxa |
2014–2015 | Varese | Maximilian Seis | Jonker JS-1 evo | Christope Ruch | Jonker JS-1 evo | Sebastian Kawa | Schleicher ASG 29-18 |
2015–2016 | Potchefstroom | Holger Karow | Jonker JS-1 evo | Oscar Goudriaan | Jonker JS-1 evo TJ | Christophe Abadie | Jonker JS-1 evo TJ |
2018 | Vitacura | Sebastian Kawa (Poland) | Jonker JS-1 evo | Sebastian Nägel (Germany) | Ventus-3TS | Mario Kiessling (Germany) | Ventus-3TS |
2019 | La Cerdanya | Tilo Holighaus (Germany) | Ventus-3TS | Sebastian Kawa (Poland) | MD-JS3 Jet | Louis Bouderlique (France) | MD-JS3 |
2021 | Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban | Sebastian Kawa | AS33ES | Mario Kiessling (Germany) | Ventus-3TS | Maximilian Seis (France) | MD-JS3 |
2022-2023 | Pavullo nel Frignano | Stefan Langer | Schleicher ASG 29-18 | Erik Borgmann | MD-JS3 | Hermann Leucker | MD-JS3 |
The Women's World Gliding Championships (WWGC) is a women-only gliding competition. From 1979 to 1999 women's gliding competitions were held as International European Women's Gliding Championships.[22]
Year | Location | Class | Winner | Glider | Notes |
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2001 | Pociūnai | Club | Tamara Sviridova | SZD-48 Jantar Standard | |
Standard | Sarah Steinberg | Schleicher ASW 24 | née Harland | ||
15 metre | Gillian Spreckley | Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2a | |||
2003 | Jihlava | Club | Christine Grote | Glasflügel Standard Libelle | |
Standard | Cornelia Schaich | Rolladen-Schneider LS8-b | |||
15 metre | Alena Netušilová | Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2a | |||
2005 | Klix | Club | Hana Vokřínková | Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus | |
Standard | Jana Vepřeková | Rolladen-Schneider LS8-b | |||
15 metre | Mette Pedersen | Schleicher ASW 27B | |||
2007 | Romorantin | Club | Gillian Spreckley | Rolladen-Schneider LS1-f | |
Standard | Sarah Kelman | Schleicher ASW 28 | née Harland | ||
15 metre | Katrin Senne | Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2a | |||
2009 | Szeged | Club | Nathalie Hurlin | Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus | |
Standard | Sue Kussbach | Rolladen-Schneider LS8-b | |||
15 metre | Susanne Schödel | Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2a | |||
2011 | Arboga | Club | Agnete Olesen | Glasflügel Standard Libelle WL | |
Standard | Sue Kussbach | Rolladen-Schneider LS8-b | |||
15 metre | Susanne Schödel | Ventus-2ax | |||
2013 | Issoudun | Club | Christine Grote | Glasflügel Standard Libelle WL | |
Standard | Sue Kussbach | Rolladen-Schneider LS8-b | |||
15 metre | Anne Ducarouge | Schleicher ASG 29 | |||
2015 | Herning | Club | Sabrina Vogt | Glasflügel Standard Libelle | |
Standard | Aude Grangeray | Rolladen-Schneider LS8 | |||
15 metre | Anne Ducarouge | Schleicher ASG 29 | |||
2017 | Zbraslavice | Club | Sabrina Vogt | Glasflügel Standard Libelle | |
Standard | Aude Grangeray | Schempp-Hirth Discus-2A | |||
18 metre | Katrin Senne | Schleicher ASG 29 | |||
2020 | Lake Keepit | Club | Elena Fergnani | Schempp-Hirth Discus | |
Standard | Sarah Arnold | Schempp-Hirth Discus-2 | |||
18 metre | Mélanie Gadoulet | Jonker JS-3 Rapture | |||
2022 | Husbands Bosworth | Club | Petra Pískatá | Rolladen-Schneider LS4 | |
Standard | Cornelia Schaich | Rolladen-Schneider LS8 | |||
18 metre | Anne Ducarouge | Jonker JS-3 Rapture | |||
2023 | Garray | Club | Louise Rodriguez | Rolladen-Schneider LS7 | |
Standard | Barbora Moravcová | Rolladen-Schneider LS8 | |||
18 metre | Alena Netušilová | Jonker JS-3 Rapture |
The Junior World Gliding Championships (JWGC) is a competition for glider pilots under the age of 26. From 1991 to 1997, international junior gliding competitions were held as European Junior Gliding Championships.
Year | Location | Class | Winner | Glider | Notes |
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1999 | Terlet | Standard | Gunther Stahl | Schempp-Hirth Discus-2b | |
Club | Robert Scheiffarth | Schleicher ASW 19b | |||
2001 | Issoudun | Standard | Jay Rebbeck | Rolladen-Schneider LS8 | |
Club | Peter Toft | Glasflügel Standard Libelle | |||
2003 | Nitra | Standard | Jeremy Hood | Rolladen-Schneider LS8 | |
Club | Michael Streit | Schleicher ASW 19 | |||
2005 | Husbands Bosworth | Standard | Mark Parker | Rolladen-Schneider LS8 | |
Club | Christoph Nacke | Rolladen-Schneider LS1 | |||
2007 | Rieti | Standard | Patrick Gai | Rolladen-Schneider LS8 | |
Club | Killian Walbrou | Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus 75 | |||
2009 | Räyskälä | Standard | Felipe Levin | Schempp-Hirth Discus-2 | |
Club | Volker Sailer | Glasflügel Standard Libelle | |||
2011 | Freudenstadt Musbach | Standard | Felipe Levin | Schempp-Hirth Discus-2a | |
Club | Tim Kuijpers | Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus | |||
2013 | Leszno | Standard | Peter Millenaar | Schempp-Hirth Discus-2a | |
Club | Valentin Grit | Glasflügel 206 Hornet | |||
2015 | Narromine | Standard | Matthew Scutter | Schempp-Hirth Discus-2a | |
Club | Tom Arscott | Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus | |||
2017 | Pociūnai | Standard | Sjoerd van Empelen | Rolladen-Schneider LS8 | |
Club | Julian Klemm | Glasflügel Standard Libelle | |||
2019 | Szeged | Standard | Simon Schröder | Rolladen-Schneider LS8 | |
Club | Jake Brattle | Schleicher ASW 20 | |||
2022 | Tábor | Standard | Simon Briel[23] | Schempp-Hirth Discus-2a | |
Club | Finn Sleigh[23] | Schleicher ASW 20 |
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World Glider Aerobatic Championships take place each year[24] (every two years until 2011) since 1985 under the auspices of the FAI. They are administrated by the FAI Aerobatics Commission "Commission Internationale de Voltige Aerienne" (CIVA).[25] The 2001 championships were part of the World Air Games. Since 1994, European Glider Aerobatic Championships are held in the years between the World Championships. Since 2010, an additional event is organized in a slightly less demanding "Advanced" category – the World Advanced Glider Aerobatic Championships (WAGAC). WAGAC is organized yearly, usually accompanying the WGAC.[26]
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