World Gliding Championships

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The World Gliding Championships (WGC) 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 summer in the Southern Hemisphere.

History[]

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.

Sailplanes at the 1954 Championships with the three Schweizers of the USA team in the foreground
Year Location Class Winner Glider Notes
1937 Germany Wasserkuppe Open Germany 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.[1]
1948 Switzerland Samedan Open Sweden Per-Axel Persson DFS Weihe
1950 Sweden Örebro Open Sweden Billy Nilsson DFS Weihe
1952 Spain Madrid Open United Kingdom Philip Wills Slingsby Sky Hanna Reitsch was bronze, the first woman to compete.
Two Seater Spain Luis Juez
Spain Roberto Bermúdez 		DFS Kranich [2]
1954 United Kingdom Camphill Farm, Great Hucklow Open France Gerard Pierre Breguet 901
Two Seater Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zvonimir Rain
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bozidar Komac 		Ikarus Kosava
1956 France Saint-Yan Open United States Paul MacCready Breguet 901
Two Seater United Kingdom Nick Goodhart
United Kingdom Frank Foster 		Slingsby Eagle
1958 Poland Leszno Open West Germany Ernst Haase HKS-3
Standard Poland Adam Witek SZD-22 Mucha Standard
1960 West Germany Cologne/Köln Open Argentina Rodolfo Hossinger Slingsby Skylark 3 Rolf on his Swedish passport.
Standard West Germany Heinz Huth Schleicher Ka 6BR
1963 Argentina Junín[3] Open Poland Edward Makula SZD-19 Zefir 2
Standard West Germany Heinz Huth Schleicher Ka 6
1965 United Kingdom South Cerney Open Poland Jan Wróblewski SZD-24 Foka 4
Standard France François-Louis Henry Siren Edelweiss
1968 Poland Leszno Open Austria Harro Wodl Schempp-Hirth Cirrus
Standard United States Andrew Smith Neukom S-3 Standard-Elfe
1970 United States Marfa, Texas Open United States George Moffat Schempp-Hirth Nimbus
Standard West Germany Helmut Reichmann Rolladen-Schneider LS1-c
1972 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vršac Open Sweden Göran Ax Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-2
Standard Poland Jan Wróblewski SZD-43 Orion
1974 Australia Waikerie Open United States George Moffat Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-2
Standard West Germany Helmut Reichmann Rolladen-Schneider LS2
1976 Finland Räyskälä Airfield, Loppi Open United Kingdom George Lee Schleicher ASW 17
Standard Australia Ingo Renner Eiri PIK-20B
1978 France Châteauroux Open United Kingdom George Lee Schleicher ASW 17
15 metre West Germany Helmut Reichmann Akaflieg Braunschweig SB-11
Standard Netherlands Baer Selen Schleicher ASW 19
1981 West Germany Paderborn Open United Kingdom George Lee Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-3
15 metre Sweden Göran Ax Schleicher ASW 20
Standard France Marc Schroeder Rolladen-Schneider LS4
1983 United States Hobbs, New Mexico Open Australia Ingo Renner Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-3
15 metre Netherlands Kees Musters Schempp-Hirth Ventus A
Standard Denmark Stig Øye Rolladen-Schneider LS4
1985 Italy Rieti Open Australia Ingo Renner Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-3
15 metre United States Doug Jacobs Rolladen-Schneider LS6
Standard Italy Leonardo Brigliadori Schempp-Hirth Discus
1987 Australia Benalla Open Australia Ingo Renner Schleicher ASW 22B Gliding Club of Victoria
15 metre United Kingdom Brian Spreckley Rolladen-Schneider LS6
Standard Finland Markku Kuittinen Schempp-Hirth Discus a
1989 Austria Wiener Neustadt Open France Jean-Claude Lopitaux Schleicher ASW 22B
15 metre West Germany Bruno Gantenbrink Schempp-Hirth Ventus C
Standard France Jacques Aboulin Schempp-Hirth Discus
1991 United States Uvalde, Texas Open Poland Janusz Centka Schleicher ASW 22B
15 metre Australia Brad Edwards Rolladen-Schneider LS6-b
Standard Netherlands Baer Selen Schempp-Hirth Discus
1993 Sweden Borlänge Open Poland Janusz Centka Schleicher ASW 22B
15 metre France Gilbert Gerbaud
France Eric Napoleon 		Rolladen-Schneider LS6-b
Rolladen-Schneider LS6-b
Standard United Kingdom Andrew Davis Schempp-Hirth Discus B
1995 New Zealand Omarama Open New Zealand Ray Lynskey Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-4
15 metre France Eric Napoleon Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2
Standard Finland Markku Kuittinen Schempp-Hirth Discus a
1997 France Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban Open France Gérard Lherm Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-4
15 metre Germany Werner Meuser Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2a
Standard France Jean-Marc Caillard Rolladen-Schneider LS8-a
Turkey İnönü, Eskişehir World France Frederic Hoyeau PZL PW-5
1999 Germany Bayreuth Open Germany Holger Karow Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-4
15 metre Italy Giorgio Galetto Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2
Standard France Jean-Marc Caillard Schempp-Hirth Discus-2a
Poland Leszno World France Henry Julien PZL PW-5
2001 South Africa Mafikeng Open South Africa Oscar Goudriaan Schleicher ASW 22 BLE
15 metre Germany Werner Meuser Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2ax
Standard France Laurent Aboulin Schempp-Hirth Discus-2a
Australia Gawler Club United Kingdom Peter Masson Glaser-Dirks DG-101
Spain Lillo 18 metre United Kingdom Stephen Jones Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2
World France Olivier Darroze PZL PW-5
2002 Germany Musbach Club Czech Republic Tomáš Suchánek Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus
2003 Poland Leszno Open Germany Holger Karow Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-4M
18 metre Austria Wolfgang Janowitsch Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2cx
15 metre New Zealand John Coutts Schleicher ASW 27B
Standard United Kingdom Andrew Davis Schempp-Hirth Discus 2a
Slovakia Nitra World Poland Sebastian Kawa PZL PW-5
2004 Norway Elverum Club Poland Sebastian Kawa SZD-48-3M Jantar 3
2006 Sweden Eskilstuna Open Germany Michael Sommer Schleicher ASW 22 BLE
18 metre United Kingdom Phil Jones Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2cxt
15 metre Poland Janusz Centka SZD 56-2 Diana 2
Standard United Kingdom Leigh Wells Rolladen-Schneider LS8
France Vinon-sur-Verdon Club Poland Sebastian Kawa SZD-48-3M Jantar 3
World France Christophe Ruch PZL PW-5
2008 Italy Rieti Standard Germany Michael Buchthal Schempp-Hirth Discus 2
Club Germany Matthias Sturm Glasflügel 206 Hornet
World France Laurent Couture PZL PW-5
Germany Lüsse Open Germany Michael Sommer Schleicher ASW 22 BLE
18 metre France Olivier Darroze Schleicher ASG 29-18
15 metre Hungary György Gulyas Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2a
2010 Slovakia Prievidza Standard Poland Sebastian Kawa Schempp-Hirth Discus 2a 3 – 18 July 2010[4]
Club Germany Arndt Hovestadt Glasflügel Standard Libelle
World France Laurent Couture PZL PW-5
Hungary Szeged Open Germany Michael Sommer Binder EB29 20 July – 7 August 2010[5]
18 metre Poland Zbigniew Nieradka Schleicher ASG 29-18
15 metre Italy Stefano Ghiorzo SZD 56-2 Diana 2
2012 United States Uvalde, Texas Open France Laurent Aboulin Schempp-Hirth Quintus M 28 July – 19 August[6]
18 metre Poland Zbigniew Nieradka Schleicher ASG 29-18
15 metre Poland Sebastian Kawa SZD 56-2 Diana 2
2013 Argentina Adolfo Gonzales Chaves, Buenos Aires Standard Poland Sebastian Kawa Schempp-Hirth Discus 2a 6 – 19 January 2013[7]
Club Argentina Santiago Berca SZD-48 Jantar Standard 2
World Argentina Sebastián Riera PZL PW-5 Last World class world championship
2014 Finland Räyskälä Airfield, Loppi Club France Eric Bernard Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus 22 June – 5 July 2014[8]
Standard Belgium Bert Schmelzer Schempp-Hirth Discus 2a
20m Multi-Seat United Kingdom Steve Jones
United Kingdom Howard Jones 		Schempp-Hirth Arcus T
2014 Poland Leszno Open Germany Michael Sommer Binder EB29 26 July – 10 August 2014[9] Photo-gallery [10]
18 metre Poland Karol Staryszak Schleicher ASG 29-18
15 metre Poland Sebastian Kawa SZD 56-2 Diana 2
2015 Lithuania Pociūnai 13.5 metre Italy Diana 2 Versus 2–15 August 2015
2016 Lithuania Pociūnai Club Germany Jan Rothhardt Rolladen-Schneider LS1-d 31 July – 13 August 2016[11]
Standard France Louis Bouderlique Schempp-Hirth Discus 2a
20m Multi-Seat France Laurent Aboulin
France Julien Duboc 		Schempp-Hirth Arcus T
2017 Australia Benalla Open United Kingdom Russell Cheetham Jonker JS-1C 9 – 21 January 2017[12]
18 metre France Killian Walbrou Jonker JS-1
15 metre Poland Sebastian Kawa SZD 56-2 Diana 2
2017 Hungary Szatymaz 13.5 metre Poland Sebastian Kawa GP 14 VELO 3–15 July 2017 [13]
2018 Poland Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland Club Denmark Schleicher ASW 20 7–21 July 2018 [14]
Standard Netherlands Schempp-Hirth Discus 2a
15 metre Poland Sebastian Kawa Schleicher ASG 29
2018 Czech Republic Hosín, Czech Republic Open Germany Binder EB29 27 July – 11 August 2018 [15]
18 metre Austria Schempp-Hirth Ventus 3T
20 m Multi-seat Poland
Poland Sebastian Kawa 		Schleicher ASG 32 Mi
2019 Italy Pavullo nel Frignano, Italy 13.5 metre Italy Diana VersVS 1–14 September 2019[16]
2021 France Montluçon – Guéret 15 metre Poland Sebastian Kawa SZD 56-2 Diana 2 7 – 21 August 2021
Standard Germany Rolladen-Schneider LS8
Club Germany Rolladen-Schneider LS3
Uvalde 2012 award ceremony

A list of future events is available here

World Grand Prix Gliding Championships[]

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.[17]

Season Location Winner Second Third
Pilot Glider Pilot Glider Pilot Glider
France Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban Poland Sebastian Kawa SZD 56 Diana 2 Germany Mario Kiessling Schempp-Hirth Ventus 2ax Czech Republic Schempp-Hirth Ventus 2ax
2006–2007 New Zealand Omarama Poland Sebastian Kawa SZD 56 Diana 2 Germany Uli Schwenk Schempp-Hirth Ventus 2ax New Zealand Ben Flewett Schleicher ASW 27
2008–2009 Chile Santiago Poland Sebastian Kawa SZD 56 Diana 2 Chile Carlos Rocca Vidal Schempp-Hirth Ventus 2b Germany Mario Kiessling Schempp-Hirth Ventus 2ax
2010–2011 Germany Wasserkuppe Italy Giorgio Galetto Schempp-Hirth Ventus 2ax Germany Sebastian Nägel Schleicher ASW 27 Austria Peter Hartmann Schempp-Hirth Ventus 2ax
2012–2014 France Vaumeilh near Sisteron France Didier Hauss Schempp-Hirth Ventus 2cxa Poland Sebastian Kawa SZD 56 Diana 2 Germany Uli Schwenk Schempp-Hirth Ventus 2cxa
Italy Varese France Maximilian Seis Jonker JS-1 evo France Christope Ruch Jonker JS-1 evo Poland Sebastian Kawa Schleicher ASG 29-18
South Africa Potchefstroom Germany Holger Karow Jonker JS-1 evo South Africa Oscar Goudriaan Jonker JS-1 evo TJ France Christophe Abadie Jonker JS-1 evo TJ
Chile Vitacura
Spain La Cerdanya
2021 France Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban Poland Sebastian Kawa AS33ES

Women's World Gliding Championships[]

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.[18]

Year Location Class Winner Glider Notes
2001 Lithuania Pociūnai Club Russia Tamara Sviridova SZD-48 Jantar Standard
Standard United Kingdom Sarah Steinberg Schleicher ASW 24 née Harland
15 metre United Kingdom Gillian Spreckley Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2a
2003 Czech Republic Jihlava Club Germany Christine Grote Glasflügel Standard Libelle
Standard Germany Cornelia Schaich Rolladen-Schneider LS8-b
15 metre Czech Republic Alena Netušilová Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2a
2005 Germany Klix Club Czech Republic Hana Vokřínková Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus
Standard Czech Republic Jana Vepřeková Rolladen-Schneider LS8-b
15 metre Denmark Mette Pedersen Schleicher ASW 27B
2007 France Romorantin Club United Kingdom Gillian Spreckley Rolladen-Schneider LS1-f
Standard United Kingdom Sarah Kelman Schleicher ASW 28 née Harland
15 metre Germany Katrin Senne Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2a
2009 Hungary Szeged Club France Nathalie Hurlin Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus
Standard Germany Sue Kussbach Rolladen-Schneider LS8-b
15 metre Germany Susanne Schödel Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2a
2011 Sweden Arboga Club Denmark Agnete Olesen Glasflügel Standard Libelle WL
Standard Germany Sue Kussbach Rolladen-Schneider LS8-b
15 metre Germany Susanne Schödel Schempp-Hirth Ventus 2ax
2013 France Issoudun Club Germany Christine Grote Glasflügel Standard Libelle WL
Standard Germany Sue Kussbach Rolladen-Schneider LS8-b
15 metre France Anne Ducarouge Schleicher ASG 29
2015 Denmark Herning Club Germany Sabrina Vogt Glasflügel Standard Libelle
Standard France Aude Grangeray Rolladen-Schneider LS8
15 metre France Anne Ducarouge Schleicher ASG 29
2017 Czech Republic Zbraslavice Club Germany Glasflügel Standard Libelle
Standard France Schempp-Hirth Discus-2A
18 metre Germany Schleicher ASG 29
2020 Australia Lake Keepit Club Italy Discus
Standard United States Discus-2
18 metre France JS-3

Junior World Gliding Championships[]

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
1999 Netherlands Terlet Standard Germany Gunther Stahl Schempp-Hirth Discus-2b
Club Germany Robert Scheiffarth Schleicher ASW 19b
2001 France Issoudun Standard United Kingdom Jay Rebbeck Rolladen-Schneider LS8
Club Denmark Peter Toft Glasflügel Standard Libelle
2003 Slovakia Nitra Standard United Kingdom Jeremy Hood Rolladen-Schneider LS8
Club Germany Michael Streit Schleicher ASW 19
2005 United Kingdom Husbands Bosworth Standard United Kingdom Mark Parker Rolladen-Schneider LS8
Club Germany Christoph Nacke Rolladen-Schneider LS1
2007 Italy Rieti Standard Germany Patrick Gai Rolladen-Schneider LS8
Club France Killian Walbrou Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus 75
2009 Finland Räyskälä Standard Germany Felipe Levin Schempp-Hirth Discus-2
Club Germany Volker Sailer Glasflügel Standard Libelle
2011 Germany Freudenstadt Musbach Standard Germany Felipe Levin Schempp-Hirth Discus-2a
Club Netherlands Tim Kuijpers Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus
2013 Poland Leszno Standard Netherlands Peter Millenaar Schempp-Hirth Discus-2a
Club France Valentin Grit Glasflügel 206 Hornet
2015 Australia Narromine Standard Australia Matthew Scutter Schempp-Hirth Discus-2a
Club United Kingdom Tom Arscott Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus
2017 Lithuania Pociūnai Standard Netherlands Sjoerd van Empelen Rolladen-Schneider LS8
Club Germany Julian Klemm Glasflügel Standard Libelle
2019 Hungary Szeged Standard Germany Rolladen-Schneider LS8
Club United Kingdom ASW-20

FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships[]

World Glider Aerobatic Championships take place each year[19] (every two years until 2011) since 1985 under the auspices of the FAI. They are administrated by the "Commission Internationale de Voltige Aerienne" (CIVA).[20] 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.[21]

  • 1st FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships, Mauterndorf, Austria, 26 August – 3 September 1985[22][23]
    • individual results:
      1. Jerzy Makula (Poland) glider: Kobuz 3
      2. Ludwig Fuß (Federal Republic of Germany), glider: Lo 100
      3. Marek Szufa (Poland) glider: Kobuz 3
    • team winners:
      1.  Poland: Jerzy Makula (Kobuz 3), Marek Szufa (Kobuz 3), Marian Bednorz
      2.  Federal Republic of Germany: Ludwig Fuß (Lo 100), Helmut Laurson (Lo 100a), Josef Eberl (Lo 100)
      3.  Austria: Siegfried Duchkowitsch, Reinhard Haggenmüller, Otto Salzinger
  • 2nd FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships, Bielsko-Biała, Poland, 1–15 August 1987[24]
    • individual results:
      1. Jerzy Makula (Poland), glider: Kobuz 3
      2. Andrzej Tomkowicz (Poland), glider: Kobuz 3
      3. Nancy Blank (United States of America) glider: Kobuz 3
    • team winners:
      1.  Poland: Jerzy Makula (Kobuz 3), Andrzej Tomkowicz (Kobuz 3), ...
      2.  Federal Republic of Germany
      3.  Austria
  • 3rd FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships, Hockenheim, Federal Republic of Germany, 15–26 August 1989[25]
    • individual results:
      1. Jerzy Makula (Poland), glider: Kobuz 3
      2. Andrzej Jozef Solski (Poland), glider: Kobuz 3
      3. Hubert Jänsch (Federal Republic of Germany), glider: Lo 100
    • team winners:
      1.  Poland: Jerzy Makula (Kobuz 3), Jozef Solski (Kobuz 3), ...
      2.  Federal Republic of Germany: Hubert Jänsch (Lo 100), ...
      3.   Switzerland: Walter Martig (LO 100), Peter Gafner (LO 100), Franz Studer (LO 100)
  • 4th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships, Zielona Góra, Poland, 18–31 August 1991[26][27]
    • individual results:
      1. Jerzy Makula (Poland), glider: Swift S-1
      2. Tadeusz Mezyk (Poland), glider: Swift S-1
      3. Marek Hernik (Poland), glider: Swift S-1
    • team winners:
      1.  Poland: Jerzy Makula (Swift S-1), Tadeusz Mezyk (Swift S-1), Marek Hernik (Swift S-1)
      2.  Germany: Martin Scheuermann (Mü 28), Hubert Jänsch (Lo 100), Konrad Huber (Lo 100)
      3.  United States of America: Stephen Coan (Windex 1200), Charles Kalko (Celstar GA-1), Chris Smisson (Celstar GA-1)
  • 5th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships, Venlo, the Netherlands, 15–28 August 1993[28][29]
    • individual results:
      1. Jerzy Makula (Poland)
      2. Adam Michałowski (Poland)
      3. Tadeusz Mezyk (Poland)
    • team winners:
      1.  Poland: Jerzy Makula, Adam Michałowski, Tadeusz Mezyk
      2.  France: Sándor Katona, Pierre Albertini, Daniel Serres
      3.  Germany: Hubert Jänsch, Ulf Kramer, Henry Bohlig
  • 6th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships, Fayence, Var, France, 11–23 September 1995[30][31]
    • individual results:
      1. Mikhail Mamistov (Russia), glider: Swift S-1
      2. Jerzy Makula (Poland), glider: MDM-1 Fox
      3. Sergey Rakhmanin (Russia), glider: Swift S-1
    • team winners:
      1.  Russia: Mikhail Mamistov (Swift S-1), Sergey Rakhmanin (Swift S-1), Victor Tchmal (Swift S-1)
      2.  Poland: Jerzy Makula (MDM-1 Fox), Andrzej Tomkowicz (Swift S-1), Marek Hernik (MDM-1 Fox)
      3.  France: Daniel Serres (Swift S-1), Etienne Meyrous (Swift S-1), Pierre Albertini (Swift S-1)
  • 7th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships, Antalya, Turkey, 9–21 September 1997[32]
    • individual results:
      1. Mikhail Mamistov (Russia)
      2. Sergei Krikalev (Russia) – cosmonaut
      3. Georgij Kaminski (Russia)
    • team winners:
      1.  Russia: Mikhail Mamistov, Sergei Krikalev, Georgij Kaminski
  • 8th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships, Niederöblarn, Austria, 15–28 August 1999[33][34]
    • individual results:
      1. Jerzy Makula (Poland), glider: MDM-1 Fox
      2. Henry Bohlig (Germany), glider: Swift S-1
      3. Krzystof Brzakalik (Poland), glider: Swift S-1
    • team winners:
      1.  Poland: Jerzy Makula (MDM-1 Fox), Krzysztof Brząkalik (Swift S-1), Adam Michałowski (Swift S-1)
      2.  Germany: Henry Bohlig (Swift S-1), Helmut Lindner (Swift S-1), Detlef Eilers (Swift S-1)
      3.  Russia: Valentin Barabanov (Swift S-1), Georgij Kaminski (Swift S-1), Alexandr Panfierov (Swift S-1)
  • 9th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships and 2nd World Air Games Glider Aerobatics Championships, Palma del Río, Córdoba, Spain, 19 June – 1 July 2001[35][36]
    • individual results:
      1. Alexandr Panfierov (Russia)
      2. Jerzy Makula (Poland)
      3. Adam Michałowski (Poland)
    • team winners:
      1.  Poland: Jerzy Makula, Adam Michałowski, Małgorzata Margańska
      2.  Russia: Alexandr Panfierov, Valentin Barabanov, Georgij Kaminski
      3.  Hungary: Ferenc Tóth, János Szilágyi, Sándor Katona
  • 10th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships, Pér, Hungary, 2–15 August 2003[37][38]
    • individual results:
      1. Ferenc Tóth (Hungary), glider: Swift S-1
      2. Jerzy Makula (Poland), glider: MDM-1 Fox
      3. Georgij Kaminski (Russia), glider: Swift S-1
    • team winners:
      1.  Poland: Jerzy Makula (MDM-1 Fox), Krzysztof Brząkalik (Swift S-1), Lucjan Fizia (Swift S-1)
      2.  Russia: Georgij Kaminski (Swift S-1), Alexandr Panfierov (Swift S-1), Alexandr Smirnov (Swift S-1)
      3.  Hungary: Ferenc Tóth (Swift S-1), Sándor Katona (Swift S-1), János Szilágyi (Swift S-1)
  • 11th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships, Serpuchov, Russia, 20–30 July 2005[39][40]
    • individual results:
      1. Georgij Kaminski (Russia)
      2. Jerzy Makula (Poland)
      3. Ferenc Tóth (Hungary)
    • team winners:
      1.  Russia: Georgij Kaminski, Alexandr Panfierov, Valentin Barabanov
      2.  Poland: Jerzy Makula, Krzysztof Brząkalik, Stanisław Makula
      3.  Hungary: Ferenc Tóth, János Szilágyi, Sándor Katona
  • 12th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships, Niederöblarn, Austria, 16–25 August 2007[41][42]
    • individual results:
      1. Georgij Kaminski (Russia), glider: Swift S-1
      2. Ferenc Tóth (Hungary), glider: Swift S-1
      3. Jerzy Makula (Poland), glider: Solo-Fox
    • team winners:
      1.  Hungary: Ferenc Tóth (Swift S-1), János Szilágyi (Swift S-1), Zoltán Kakuk (Swift S-1)
      2.  Germany: Olaf Schmidt (Swift S-1), Markus Feyerabend (Swift S-1), Eugen Schaal (MDM-1 Fox)
      3.  Russia: Georgij Kaminski (Swift S-1), Igor Plakhsin (Swift S-1), Olga Romanenko (Swift S-1)
  • 13th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships, Hosín, Czech Republic, 10 July 2009 – 19 July 2009[43]
    • individual results:
      1. Georgij Kaminski (Russia), glider: Swift S-1
      2. (France), glider: Swift S-1
      3. (Czech Republic), glider: Swift S-1
    • team winners:
      1.  France: Erik Piriou (Swift S-1), Daniel Serres (Swift S-1), Jean-Christophe Beaumier (Swift S-1)
      2.  Czech Republic: Jan Rozlivka (Swift S-1), Přemysl Vávra (Swift S-1), Miroslav Červenka (Swift S-1)
      3.  Germany: Eugen Schaal (MDM-1 Fox), Olaf Schmidt (Swift S-1), Gerhard Teichmann (Swift S-1)
  • 1st FAI World Advanced Glider Aerobatic Championships, Jämijärvi, Finland, 17–24 July 2010.
    • individual results:
      1. (Sweden), glider: Pilatus B-4
      2. (Germany), glider: MDM-1 Fox
      3. (Germany), glider: MDM-1 Fox
    • team winners:
      1.  Germany: Michael Spitzer (MDM-1 Fox), Jochen Reuter (MDM-1 Fox), Sebastian Dirlam (MDM-1 Fox)
      2.  Sweden: Johan Gustafsson (Pilatus B4), Daniel Ahlin (MDM-1 Fox), Pekka Havbrandt (MDM-1 Fox)
      3.  Czech Republic: Petr Biskup (MDM-1 Fox), Miloš Ramert (MDM-1 Fox), Jan Rolinek (MDM-1 Fox)
  • 14th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships (Unlimited) and 2nd FAI World Advanced Glider Aerobatic Championships (Advanced), Toruń, Poland, 26 July 2011 – 7 August 2011[44][45]
    • Unlimited category
      • individual results:
        1. Jerzy Makula (Poland), glider: Solo-Fox
        2. Georgij Kaminski (Russia), glider: Swift S-1
        3. (France), glider: Swift S-1
      • team winners:
        1.  Poland: Jerzy Makula (Solo-Fox), Maciej Pospieszyński (Swift S-1), Stanisław Makula (Solo-Fox)
        2.  France: (Swift S-1), Daniel Serres (Swift S-1), Pierre Albertini (Swift S-1)
        3.  Russia: Georgij Kaminski (Swift S-1), Vladimir Ilinski (Swift S-1), Igor Plaksin (Swift S-1)
    • Advanced category
      • individual results:
        1. (France), glider: Swift S-1
        2. Luca Bertossio (Italy), glider: Swift S-1
        3. (France), glider: Swift S-1
      • team winners:
        1.  Germany: David Friedrich (Swift S-1), Jochen Reuter (MDM-1 Fox), Michael Spitzer (MDM-1 Fox)
        2.  France: Benoit Merieau (Swift S-1), Aurelien Durgineux (Swift S-1), Daniel Devillers (Swift S-1)
        3.  Sweden: Daniel Ahlin (MDM-1 Fox), Johan Gustafsson (Pilatus B-4), Pekka Havbrandt (MDM-1 Fox)
  • 15th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships (Unlimited) and 3rd FAI World Advanced Glider Aerobatic Championships (Advanced), Dubnica, Slovakia, 9 August 2012 – 18 August 2012[46]
    • Unlimited category
    • Advanced category
      • individual results:
        1.  Italy: Luca Bertossio, glider: Swift S-1
        2.  Italy: , glider: Swift S-1
        3.  Italy: , glider: Swift S-1
      • team results:
        1.  Italy: Luca Bertossio (Swift S-1), Marcello Tedeschi (Swift S-1), Sasa Marvin (Swift S-1)
        2.  Germany: Nicolas Soehner (MDM-1 Fox), Eberhard Holl (MDM-1 Fox), Dirk Maslonka (MDM-1 Fox)
        3.  Poland: Magdalena Stróżyk (Solo Fox), Katarzyna Żmudzińska (MDM-1 Fox), Sławomir Talowski (Swift S-1)
  • 16th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships (Unlimited) and 4th World Advanced Glider Aerobatic Championships (Advanced), Oripää Airfield, Oripää, Finland, 18–27 July 2013[47]
    • Unlimited category
      • individual results:
        1.  Russia: , glider: Swift S-1
        2.  Russia: Georgij Kaminski, glider: Swift S-1
        3.  Poland: Maciej Pospieszyński, glider: Swift S-1
      • team winners:[48]
        1.  Czech Republic
        2.  Germany
        3.  Poland
    • Advanced category
      • individual results:
        1.  Sweden: , glider:
        2.  Poland: , glider: Swift S-1
        3.  Sweden: , glider: Salto
      • team results:
        1.  Poland: Sławomir Talowski (Swift S-1), Katarzyna Żmudzinska (Swift S-1), Magdalena Stróżyk (Swift S-1)
        2.  Czech Republic: Michal Čechmánek (Swift S-1), Ivo Červinka (Swift S-1), Jan Rolinek (Swift S-1)
        3.  Italy: Sasha Marvin (Swift S-1), Pietro Filippini (Swift S-1), Lapo Simone Dressino (Swift S-1)
  • 17th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships (Unlimited category) and 5th World Advanced Glider Aerobatic Championships (Advanced category) Toruń Airfield, Toruń, Poland, July 22 – August 2, 2014.
    • Unlimited category
      • individual results:[49]
        1.  Poland: Maciej Pospieszyński, glider: Swift S-1
        2.  Hungary: Ferenc Tóth, glider: Swift S-1
        3.  Russia: Georgij Kaminski, glider: Swift S-1
      • team winners:[50]
        1.  Czech Republic: Přemysl Vávra, Jan Rozlivka, Jan Rolinek
        2.  Poland: Maciej Pospieszyński, Jerzy Makula, Tomasz Kaczmarczyk
        3.  Russia: Georgy Kaminskiy, Valeriy Korchagin, Vladimir Ilinskiy
    • Advanced category
      • individual results:[51]
        1.  France: , glider: Swift S-1
        2.  Poland: , glider: Swift S-1
        3.  Poland: , glider: Swift S-1
      • team results:[52]
        1.  Poland: Katarzyna Żmudzinska, Sławomir Talowski, Michał Klimaszewski
        2.  France: Romain Vienne, Benoit Madrenas, Ervin George
        3.  Germany: Markus Pönicke, Andreas Rodewald, Eberhard Holl
  • 18th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships (Unlimited category) and 6th World Advanced Glider Aerobatic Championships (Advanced category), August 5–15, 2015, Zbraslavice Airport, Czech Republic.[53]
    • Unlimited category
      • individual results:[54]
        1.  Hungary: Ferenc Tóth, glider: Swift S-1
        2.  Italy: Luca Bertossio, glider: Swift S-1
        3.  Germany: , glider: Swift S-1
      • team winners:[55]
        1.  Czech Republic: Přemysl Vávra, Miroslav Červenka, Lucie Pešková
        2.  Germany: Eugen Schaal, Markus Feyerabend, Gisbert Leimkühler
        3.  Poland: Maciej Pospieszyński, Jerzy Makula, Magdalene Stróžyk
    • Advanced category
      • individual results:[56]
        1.  Czech Republic: , glider: Swift S-1
        2.  Poland: , glider: Swift S-1
        3.   Switzerland: , glider: MDM-1 Fox
      • team results:[57]
        1.  Poland: Sławomir Talowski, Katarzyna Zmudziňska, Michał Andrzejewski
        2.  Czech Republic: Miroslav Černý, David Beneš, Martin Meloun
        3.   Switzerland: Jonas Langenegger, Manfred Echter, Martin Götz
  • (NEEDS CORRECTION! 19th WGAC was in Hungary in 2016, results are missing) 19th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships (Unlimited category) and 7th World Advanced Glider Aerobatic Championships (Advanced category), July 27 – August 5, 2017, Toruń, Poland.[58]
    • Unlimited category
      • individual results:[59]
        1.  Hungary: Ferenc Tóth, glider: Swift S-1
        2.  Hungary: , glider: Swift S-1
        3.  Italy: Luca Bertossio, glider: Swift S-1
      • team winners:[60]
        1.  Hungary: Ferenc Tóth, János Szilágyi, János Sonkoly
        2.  Germany: Moritz Kirchberg, Eugen Schaal, Marvin Woltering
        3.  Austria: Siegfried Mayr, Gabriel Stangl, Bernhard Behr
    • Advanced category
      • individual results:[61]
        1.  Sweden: , glider: MDM-1 Fox
        2.  France: , glider: Swift S-1
        3.  Poland: , glider: MDM-1 Fox
      • team results:[62]
        1.  Poland: Michał Andrzejewski, Agata Nykaza, Mirosław Wrześniewski
        2.  France: Erwin George, Benoît Madrenas, Eric Lanquetin
        3.  Romania: Ciprian Lupaș, Valentin Hota, Gál Zsolt
  • 20th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships (Unlimited category) and 8th World Advanced Glider Aerobatic Championships (Advanced category), August 1 – 11, 2018, Zbraslavice Airport, Czech Republic.[63]
    • Unlimited category
      • individual results:[64]
        1.  Hungary: Ferenc Tóth, glider: Swift S-1
        2.  Italy: Luca Bertossio, glider: Swift S-1
        3.  Germany: , glider: Swift S-1
      • team winners:[65]
        1.  Germany: Moritz Kirchberg, Eugen Schaal, Eberhard Holl
        2.  Hungary: Ferenc Tóth, János Szilágyi, János Sonkoly
        3.  Czech Republic: Přemysl Vávra, Miroslav Červenka, Miroslav Černý
    • Advanced category
      • individual results:[66]
        1.   Switzerland: , glider: MDM-1 Fox
        2.  Czech Republic: , glider: Swift S-1
        3.  Czech Republic: , glider: Swift S-1
      • team results:[67]
        1.  Czech Republic: Tomáš Bartoň, Josef Rejent, Aleš Ferra
        2.  Poland: Michał Klimaszewski, Sławomir Cichoń, Wojciech Gałuszka
        3.  Romania: Lorand Daroczi, Octav Alexan, Ciprian Lupaș
  • 21st FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships (Unlimited category) and 9th World Advanced Glider Aerobatic Championships (Advanced category), July 18–26, 2019, Deva, Romania.[68]
    • Unlimited category
      • individual results:[69]
        1.  Hungary: Ferenc Tóth, glider: Swift S-1
        2.  Germany: , glider: Swift S-1
        3.  Germany: , glider: Swift S-1
      • team winners:[70]
        1.  Germany: Eugen Schaal, Michael Spitzer, Tobias Hackel
        2.  Poland: Stanisław Makula, Jan Makula, Piotr Lewandowski
        3.  Austria: Bernhard Behr, Siegfried Mayr, Gabriel Stangl
    • Advanced category
      • individual results:[71]
        1.  Poland: , glider: Swift S-1
        2.  Romania: , glider: MDM-1 Fox
        3.  France: , glider: MDM-1 Fox
      • team results:[72]
        1.  Romania: Octav Alexan, Lorand Daroczi, Ciprian Lupaș
        2.  France: Charlie Levy-Louapre, Thibaut Fromantin, Marc de Bouvier de Cachard
        3.  Germany: Stefan Zistler, Mathias Mühlbacher, David Tempel
  • 22nd FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships (Unlimited category) and 10th World Advanced Glider Aerobatic Championships (Advanced category), July 29–August 6, 2021, Leszno, Poland.[73]
    • Unlimited category
      • individual results:[74]
        1.  Hungary: Ferenc Tóth, glider: Swift S-1
        2.  Italy: Luca Bertossio, glider: Swift S-1
        3.  Russia: , glider: Swift S-1
      • team winners:[75]
        1.  Poland: Piotr Lewandowski, Jan Makula, Stanisław Makula
        2.  France: Benoît Madrenas, Nicolas Honnons, Marc de Bouvier de Cachard
        3.  Austria: Siegfried Mayr, Bernhard Behr, Jakob Prior
    • Advanced category
      • individual results:[76]
        1.  France: , glider: Swift S-1
        2.  Russia: , glider: Swift S-1
        3.  France: , glider: Swift S-1
      • team results:[77]
        1.  Romania: Octav Alexan, Valentin Hoța, Daroczi Lorand
        2.  France: Charlie Levy-Louapre, Thibaut Fromantin, Frédéric Durand
        3.  Poland: Sławomir Cichoń, Wojciech Gałuszka, Michał Rumiński

See also[]

  • European Gliding Championships

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