World Gliding Championships

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The World Gliding Championships is a gliding competition held every two years or so by the FAI Gliding Commission. 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 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.

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[edit] World Championships

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.



  • 1950 Örebro, Sweden
    • Winner: Billy Nilsson, Sweden; Glider: DFS 108 Weihe





  • 1958 Leszno, Poland
    • Open Class Winner: Ernst Haase, West Germany; Glider: HKS-3
    • Standard Class Winner: Adam Witek, Poland; Glider: SZD-22 Mucha Standard


  • 1960 Cologne/Köln, West Germany
    • Open Class Winner: Rodolfo Hossiger (Rolf on his Swedish passport) nickname "El Sueco", Argentina; Glider: Slingsby Skylark 3
    • Standard Class Winner: Heinz Huth, Federal Republic of Germany; Glider: Schleicher Ka 6


  • 1963 Junin, Argentina
    • Open Class Winner: Edward Makula, Poland; Glider: SZD-19 Zefir 2
    • Standard Class Winner: Heinz Huth, West Germany; Glider: Schleicher Ka 6


  • 1965 South Cerney, United Kingdom
    • Open Class Winner: Jan Wroblewski, Poland; Glider: SZD-24 Foka 4
    • Standard Class Winner: Francois Henry, France; Glider: Siren Edelweiss




  • 1972 Vrsac, Yugoslavia
    • Open Class Winner: Göran Ax, Sweden; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-2
    • Standard Class Winner: Jan Wroblewski, Poland; Glider: SZD-43 Orion
















  • 1999 Leszno, Poland
    • World Class Winner: Henry Julien, France; Glider: PZL PW-5



  • 2001 Gawler, Australia
    • Club Class Winner: Peter Masson, UK; Glider: DG-101









  • 2008 Rieti, Italy
    • World Class
    • Standard Class
    • Club Class


  • 2008 Lüsse, Germany
    • Open Class
    • 15 meter Class
    • 18 meter Class

A list of future events is available | here

[edit] World Grand Prix Gliding Championships

Gliding Grand Prix is a rather new type of gliding competition. It has simpler rules and a more spectacular appearance than conventional soaring competitions.[1]



[edit] Women's World Championships

From 1979 to 1999 women's gliding competitions were held as International European Women's Gliding Championships.[3]





  • 2009 Szeged, Hungary
    • Standard Class
    • 15 meter Class

[edit] Junior World Championships

From 1991 to 1997, international junior gliding competitions were held as European Junior Gliding Championships.






[edit] FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships

World Glider Aerobatic Championships take place every two years since 1985 under the auspices of the FAI. They are administrated by the FAI Aerobatics Commission "Commission Internationale de Voltige Aerienne" (CIVA)[4]. 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.


  • 1st FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships, Mauterndorf (Austria), 26/08/1985 - 03/09/1985[5][6]
    • individual results:
      • overall champion: Jerzy Makula (Poland) glider: Kobuz 3
      • overall 2nd: Ludwig Fuß (Federal Republic of Germany), glider: Lo 100
      • overall 3rd: Marek Szufa (Poland) glider: Kobuz 3
    • team winners:


  • 2nd FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships, Bielsko-Biała (Poland), 01/08/1987 - 15/08/1987[7]




  • 5th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships, Venlo (Netherlands), 15/08/1993 - 28/08/1993[11][12]
    • individual results:
      • overall champion: Jerzy Makula (Poland)
      • overall 2nd: Adam Michalowski (Poland)
      • overall 3rd: Tadeusz Mezyk (Poland)
    • team winners:








[edit] Reference

  1. ^ FAI: 1st World Sailplane Grand Prix in Saint Auban and Salon Européen du Vol à Voile - accessed 2008-04-11
  2. ^ FAI World Grand Prix Gliding Championship 2007 - accessed 2008-04-11
  3. ^ http://www.aweu.org/ext_files/Gill_van_der_Broeck_History_of_the_Women.pdf - accessed 2008-02-15
  4. ^ Website of the FAI Aerobatics Commission (CIVA) - accessed 2008-03-09
  5. ^ http://events.fai.org/aerobatics/EventDetails.asp?id=163 - accessed 2008-02-15
  6. ^ http://events.fai.org/aerobatics/fullresults.asp?id=163&gender=o - accessed 2008-02-15
  7. ^ http://events.fai.org/aerobatics/EventDetails.asp?id=161 - accessed 2008-02-15
  8. ^ http://events.fai.org/aerobatics/EventDetails.asp?id=158 - accessed 2008-02-15
  9. ^ http://events.fai.org/aerobatics/EventDetails.asp?id=156 - accessed 2008-02-15
  10. ^ http://events.fai.org/aerobatics/fullresults.asp?id=156&gender=o - accessed 2008-02-15
  11. ^ http://events.fai.org/aerobatics/EventDetails.asp?id=155 - accessed 2008-02-15
  12. ^ http://events.fai.org/aerobatics/fullresults.asp?id=155&gender=o - accessed 2008-02-15
  13. ^ http://events.fai.org/aerobatics/EventDetails.asp?id=147 - accessed 2008-02-15
  14. ^ http://events.fai.org/aerobatics/fullresults.asp?id=147&gender=o - accessed 2008-02-15
  15. ^ http://events.fai.org/aerobatics/EventDetails.asp?id=221 - accessed 2008-02-15
  16. ^ http://events.fai.org/aerobatics/chronology.asp?id=705 - accessed 2008-02-15
  17. ^ http://events.fai.org/aerobatics/fullresults.asp?id=705&gender=o - accessed 2008-02-15
  18. ^ http://events.fai.org/aerobatics/chronology.asp?id=1224 - accessed 2008-02-15
  19. ^ http://events.fai.org/aerobatics/fullresults.asp?id=1224&gender=o - accessed 2008-02-15
  20. ^ http://events.fai.org/aerobatics/chronology.asp?id=1167 - accessed 2008-02-15
  21. ^ http://events.fai.org/aerobatics/fullresults.asp?id=1167&gender=o - accessed 2008-02-15
  22. ^ http://events.fai.org/aerobatics/EventDetails.asp?id=2265 - accessed 2008-02-02
  23. ^ http://events.fai.org/aerobatics/fullresults.asp?id=2265&gender=o - accessed 2008-02-02
  24. ^ http://events.fai.org/aerobatics/EventDetails.asp?id=3795 - accessed 2008-02-02
  25. ^ http://events.fai.org/aerobatics/fullresults.asp?id=3795&gender=o - accessed 2008-02-02

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