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.

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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


  • 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




  • 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: 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-19 Zefir 2
    • 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-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



  • 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













  • 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






  • 2004 Elverum, Norway
    • Club Class Winner: Sebastian Kawa, Poland; Glider: SZD-48-3M Brawo



  • 2006 Vinon-sur-Verdon, France
    • Club Class Winner: Sebastian Kawa, Poland; Glider: SZD-48-3M Brawo
    • World Class Winner: Christophe Ruch, France; Glider: PZL PW-5


  • 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




  • 2007 Romorantin, France
    • Standard Class
    • Club Class
    • 15 meter Class


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






  • 2007 Rieti, Italy
    • Standard Class
    • Club Class


  • 2009 Räyskälä, Finland
    • Standard Class
    • Club Class

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