World Gliding Championships

Aviation sporting event

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.

## History

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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

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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 |
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
2025  |  Tábor | 15 metre  |  Łukasz Grabowski | SZD 56-2 Diana 2 | 8 – 20 June 2025 [21]
Standard  |  Jeroen Jennen | Rolladen-Schneider LS8
Club  |  Stefan Langer | Rolladen-Schneider LS3
Uvalde 2012 award ceremony

A list of future events is available here

## World Grand Prix Gliding Championships

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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.[22]

Season  | Location  | Winner  | Second  | Third

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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

## Women's World Gliding Championships

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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.[23]

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 |

## Junior World Gliding Championships

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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.

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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[24] | Schempp-Hirth Discus-2a |
Club  |  Finn Sleigh[24] | Schleicher ASW 20 |
2024  |  Ostrów Wielkopolski | Standard  |  Max Maslak  | Rolladen-Schneider LS8 |
Club  |  Martijn Eerdekens  | Rolladen-Schneider LS3 |

## FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships

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World Glider Aerobatic Championships take place each year[25] (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).[26] 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.[27]

* 1st FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships, Mauterndorf, Austria, 26 August – 3 September 1985[28][29]
* 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. Polish People's Republic: 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[30]
* 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. Polish People's Republic: 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[31]
* 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[32][33]
* 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[34][35]
* 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[36][37]
* 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[38]
* 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[39][40]
* 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[41][42]
* 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[43][44]
* 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[45][46]
* 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[47][48]
* 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[49]
* individual results:
1. Georgij Kaminski (Russia), glider: Swift S-1
2. Erik Piriou (France), glider: Swift S-1
3. Jan Rozlivka (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. Johan Gustafsson (Sweden), glider: Pilatus B-4
2. Michael Spitzer (Germany), glider: MDM-1 Fox
3. Jochen Reuter (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[50][51]
* Unlimited category
* individual results:
1. Jerzy Makula (Poland), glider: Solo-Fox
2. Georgij Kaminski (Russia), glider: Swift S-1
3. Erik Piriou (France), glider: Swift S-1
* team winners:
1. Poland: Jerzy Makula (Solo-Fox), Maciej Pospieszyński (Swift S-1), Stanisław Makula (Solo-Fox)
2.  France: Erik Piriou (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. Benoit Merieau (France), glider: Swift S-1
2. Luca Bertossio (Italy), glider: Swift S-1
3. Aurelien Durgineux (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[52]
* Unlimited category
* individual results:
1. Poland: Maciej Pospieszyński, glider: Swift S-1
2. Hungary: Ferenc Tóth, glider: Swift S-1
3.  Germany: Markus Feyerabend, glider: Swift S-1
* Advanced category
* individual results:
1.  Italy: Luca Bertossio, glider: Swift S-1
2.  Italy: Marcello Tedeschi, glider: Swift S-1
3.  Italy: Sasa Marvin, 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[53]
* Unlimited category
* individual results:
1.  Russia: Vladmir Ilyinski, glider: Swift S-1
2.  Russia: Georgij Kaminski, glider: Swift S-1
3. Poland: Maciej Pospieszyński, glider: Swift S-1
* team winners:[54]
1. Czech Republic
2.  Germany
3. Poland
* Advanced category
* individual results:
1. Sweden: Johan Gustafsson, glider: SZD-59 Acro
2. Poland: Sławomir Talowski, glider: Swift S-1
3. Sweden: Daniel Ahlin, 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:[55]
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:[56]
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:[57]
1.  France: Romain Vienne, glider: Swift S-1
2. Poland: Katarzyna Żmudzińska, glider: Swift S-1
3. Poland: Sławomir Talowski, glider: Swift S-1
* team results:[58]
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.[59]
* Unlimited category
* individual results:[60]
1. Hungary: Ferenc Tóth, glider: Swift S-1
2.  Italy: Luca Bertossio, glider: Swift S-1
3.  Germany: Eugen Schaal, glider: Swift S-1
* team winners:[61]
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:[62]
1. Czech Republic: Miroslav Černý, glider: Swift S-1
2. Poland: Sławomir Talowski, glider: Swift S-1
3.   Switzerland: Jonas Langenegger, glider: MDM-1 Fox
* team results:[63]
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
* 20th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships (Unlimited category) and 8th World Advanced Glider Aerobatic Championships (Advanced category), July 27 – August 5, 2017, Toruń, Poland.[64]
* Unlimited category
* individual results:[65]
1. Hungary: Ferenc Tóth, glider: Swift S-1
2. Hungary: János Szilágyi, glider: Swift S-1
3.  Italy: Luca Bertossio, glider: Swift S-1
* team winners:[66]
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:[67]
1. Sweden: Gustav Salminen, glider: MDM-1 Fox
2.  France: Erwin George, glider: Swift S-1
3. Poland: Michał Klimaszewski, glider: MDM-1 Fox
* team results:[68]
1. Poland: Michał Andrzejewski, Agata Nykaza, Mirosław Wrześniewski
2.  France: Erwin George, Benoît Madrenas, Eric Lanquetin
3. Romania: Ciprian Lupaș, Valentin Hota, Gál Zsolt

* 21st FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships (Unlimited category) and 9th World Advanced Glider Aerobatic Championships (Advanced category), August 1 – 11, 2018, Zbraslavice Airport, Czech Republic.[69]
* Unlimited category
* individual results:[70]
1. Hungary: Ferenc Tóth, glider: Swift S-1
2.  Italy: Luca Bertossio, glider: Swift S-1
3.  Germany: Moritz Kirchberg, glider: Swift S-1
* team winners:[71]
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:[72]
1.   Switzerland: Jonas Langenegger, glider: MDM-1 Fox
2. Czech Republic: Tomáš Bartoň, glider: Swift S-1
3. Czech Republic: Josef Rejent, glider: Swift S-1
* team results:[73]
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

* 22nd FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships (Unlimited category) and 10th World Advanced Glider Aerobatic Championships (Advanced category), July 18–26, 2019, Deva, Romania.[74]
* Unlimited category
* individual results:[75]
1. Hungary: Ferenc Tóth, glider: Swift S-1
2.  Germany: Eugen Schaal, glider: Swift S-1
3.  Germany: Michael Spitzer, glider: Swift S-1
* team winners:[76]
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:[77]
1. Poland: Patrycja Pacak, glider: Swift S-1
2. Romania: Octav Alexan, glider: MDM-1 Fox
3.  France: Charlie Levy-Louapre, glider: MDM-1 Fox
* team results:[78]
1. Romania: Octav Alexan, Lorand Daroczi, Ciprian Lupaș
2.  France: Charlie Levy-Louapre, Thibaut Fromantin, Marc de Bouvier
3.  Germany: Stefan Zistler, Mathias Mühlbacher, David Tempel

* 23rd FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships (Unlimited category) and 11th World Advanced Glider Aerobatic Championships (Advanced category), July 29–August 6, 2021, Leszno, Poland.[79]
* Unlimited category
* individual results:[80]
1. Hungary: Ferenc Tóth, glider: Swift S-1
2.  Italy: Luca Bertossio, glider: Swift S-1
3.  Russia: Vladimir Ilinskiy, glider: Swift S-1
* team winners:[81]
1. Poland: Piotr Lewandowski, Jan Makula, Stanisław Makula
2.  France: Benoît Madrenas, Nicolas Honnons, Marc de Bouvier
3. Austria: Siegfried Mayr, Bernhard Behr, Jakob Prior
* Advanced category
* individual results:[82]
1.  France: Charlie Levy-Louapre, glider: Swift S-1
2.  Russia: Maria Gavrilina, glider: Swift S-1
3.  France: Thibaut Fromantin, glider: Swift S-1
* team results:[83]
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

* 24th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships (Unlimited category) and 12th World Advanced Glider Aerobatic Championships (Advanced category), 18–26 August, 2022, Issoudun, France.[84]
* Unlimited category
* individual results:[85]
1. Hungary: Ferenc Tóth, glider: Swift S-1
2. Poland: Maciej Pospieszyński, glider: Swift S-1
3.   Switzerland: Jonas Langenegger, glider: Swift S-1
* team winners:[86]
1.  France: Charlie Levy-Louapre, Marc de Bouvier
2. Poland: Maciej Pospieszyński, Michał Klimaszewski
3.  Germany: Michael Spitzer, Wolfgang Schiek
* Advanced category
* individual results:[87]
1. Czech Republic: Oliver Adamy, glider: Swift S-1
2.  France: Thibaut Fromantin, glider: Swift S-1
3. Poland: Mirosław Wrześniewski, glider: Swift S-1
* team results:[88]
1. Czech Republic: Oliver Adamy, Adam Klenka, Jan Adam
2.  Germany: Mathias Mühlbacher, Holger Geusen, David Tempel
3. Romania: Valentin Hoța, Zsolt Gál, Lorand Daroczi

* 25th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships (Unlimited category) and 13th World Advanced Glider Aerobatic Championships (Advanced category), 27 July – 5 August, 2023, Toruń, Poland.[89]
* Unlimited category
* individual results:[90]
1. Poland: Maciej Pospieszyński, glider: Swift S-1
2. France: Charlie Levy-Louapre, glider: Swift S-1
3.  Austria: Siegfried Mayr, glider: Swift S-1
* team winners:[91]
1. Poland: Maciej Pospieszyński, Mirosław Wrześniewski
2.  Germany: Wolfgang Schiek, Michael Spitzer
3.  France: Charlie Levy-Louapre, Marc de Bouvier
* Advanced category
* individual results:[92]
1.  France: Thibaut Fromantin, glider: Swift S-1
2. Poland: Agata Porębska, glider: Swift S-1
3. Czech Republic: Tomáš Michálek, glider: Swift S-1
* team results:[93]
1. Czech Republic: Tomáš Michálek, Jan Adam, Marek Veselý
2.  Germany: Richard Münzberger, David Tempel, Lars Czernek
3. Poland: Agata Porębska, Paweł Mazur, Piotr Sieradzan

* 26th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships (Unlimited category) and 14th World Advanced Glider Aerobatic Championships (Advanced category), 1 – 10 August, 2024, Oschatz, Germany.[94]
* Unlimited category
* individual results:[95]
1.  Poland: Maciej Pospieszyński, glider: Swift S-1
2.   Switzerland: Jonas Langenegger, glider: Swift S-1
3.  Germany: Moritz Kirchberg, glider: Swift S-1
* team winners:[96]
1.  Germany: Moritz Kirchberg, Wolfgang Schieck, Michael Spitzer
2.  Poland: Maciej Pospieszyński, Michał Klimaszewski, Mirosław Wrześniewski
3.  Czech Republic: Přemysl Vávra, Miroslav Červenka, Oliver Adamy
* Advanced category
* individual results:[97]
1.  Netherlands: Lars Hofman, glider: MDM-1 Fox
2.  France: Maximilian Godard, glider: Swift S-1
3.  Czech Republic: Marek Veselý, glider: Swift S-1
* team results:[98]
1.  Netherlands: Lars Hofman, Björn Straijer, Jelle Heikamp
2.  Czech Republic: Marek Veselý, Adam Klenka, Vilém Říha
3.  Romania: Zsolt Gál, Valentin Hota, Lazăr Geza-Lehel

## See also

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* European Gliding Championships

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## Sources

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* Airsports.tv Gliding Channel
* Air Sports International (FAI online magazine)
* Archive of the US Team
* British Gliding Association competitions page

## External links

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* Media related to World Gliding championships at Wikimedia Commons

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Aerobatics

Aircraft|

* List of aerobatic aircraft

Competitions|

* European Gliding Championships
* FAI European Aerobatic Championships
* FAI World Aerobatic Championships
* FAI World Grand Prix
* Red Bull Air Race World Championship
* World Gliding Championships

Maneuvers|

* Loop (inside & outside)
* Aileron roll
* Barrel roll
* Cuban eight
* Falling leaf
* Hesitation roll
* Immelmann turn
* Kulbit
* Lomcovak
* Cobra maneuver
* Slip
* Spin
* Split S
* Stall turn/hammerhead
* Tailslide
* Scissors
* Whifferdill turn
* Zurabatic cartwheel

Organizations|

* British Aerobatic Association
* Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (Aresti Catalog)
* International Aerobatic Club
* International Miniature Aerobatic Club

Pilots|

* Cecilia R. Aragon
* Hannes Arch
* Princess Basmah Bani Ahmad
* Lincoln J. Beachey
* Péter Besenyei
* Ladislav Bezák
* Marta Bohn-Meyer
* Cristian Bolton
* Paul Bonhomme
* Pip Borrman
* Mikaël Brageot
* Kirby Chambliss
* Julie Clark
* Marion Cole
* Vicki Cruse
* Mario de Bernardi
* Giovanni De Briganti
* Tommaso Dal Molin
* Glen Dell
* Matthias Dolderer
* Wilhelm Düerkop
* Walter Extra
* Markus Feyerabend
* Gerhard Fieseler
* Jozef Gabris
* Michael Goulian
* Matt Hall
* Wayne Handley
* Ray Hanna
* Charlie Hillard
* Bob Hoover
* Bevo Howard
* Nicolas Ivanoff
* Nader Jahanbani
* Petr Jirmus
* Steve Jones
* Jurgis Kairys
* Svetlana Kapanina
* Sándor Katona
* Petr Kopfstein
* Charlie Kulp
* Anatoly Kvochur
* Nigel Lamb
* Amanda Lee
* Jim LeRoy
* François Le Vot
* Leo Loudenslager
* Nancy Lynn
* Alejandro Maclean
* Pete McLeod
* Jerzy Makula
* Stanisław Makula
* Mikhail Mamistov
* Mike Mangold
* Scott Manning
* Catherine Maunoury
* Yoshihide Muroya
* Pyotr Nesterov
* Alexandr Panfierov
* Ivy May Pearce
* Adolphe Pégoud
* František Peřina
* Tom Poberezny
* Peter Podlunšek
* Maciej Pospieszyński
* Sergey Rakhmanin
* Amelia Reid
* Olaf Schmidt
* Art Scholl
* Klaus Schrodt
* Betty Skelton Erde
* Skip Stewart
* Martin Šonka
* Gene Soucy
* Chris Sperou
* Victor Tchmal
* Reinhold Tiling
* Ferenc Tóth
* Sean D. Tucker
* Nick Turvey
* Ernst Udet
* Gabor Varga
* Juan Velarde
* Frank Versteegh
* Pavel Vlasov
* Patty Wagstaff
* Kermit Weeks
* Neil Williams
* Walter Wolfrum
* Janusz Żurakowski

Other|

* 3D
* Radio control

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Olympic sports|

| Team|

* Association football
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* women
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* women
* Basketball
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* women
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* Curling
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* mixed
* Field hockey
* men
* women
* Flag football
* Handball
* men
* women
* Ice hockey
* men
* women
* Lacrosse
* men
* women
* Rugby 7s
* Softball
* men
* women
* Volleyball
* men
* men's club
* women
* women's club
* Water polo
* men
* women

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Individual|

* Aquatic sports
* Archery
* Athletics
* outdoor
* race walking
* Badminton
* men
* women
* mixed
* individual
* Biathlon
* Bobsleigh and skeleton
* Boxing
* women
* Canoeing
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* sprint
* Cycling
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* show jumping
* Fencing
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* men
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* Gymnastics
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* rhythmic
* trampoline
* Ice skating
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* short track
* speed
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* Olympic Class Combined Worlds
* Shooting
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* alpine
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* freestyle
* snowboarding
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* Sport climbing
* Squash
* individual
* doubles
* team
* Surfing
* Table tennis
* Taekwondo
* Tennis
* men
* women
* Triathlon
* mixed relay
* Weightlifting
* Wrestling

Discontinued|

* Basque pelota
* Cricket
* Test
* Croquet
* singles
* team
* Dance sport
* breakdancing
* Karate
* Polo
* Rackets
* Real tennis
* Rugby union
* men
* women
* Tug of war
* outdoor
* indoor

Paralympic sports|

| Team|

* Blind football
* Para ice hockey
* men
* women
* Wheelchair basketball
* Wheelchair handball
* Wheelchair rugby
* Wheelchair curling
* mixed team
* Goalball
* Sitting volleyball

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Individual|

* Archery
* Athletics
* Badminton
* Bobsleigh and skeleton
* Climbing
* Cycling
* track cycling
* road cycling
* Powerlifting
* Shooting
* Snowboard
* Skiing
* alpine
* Nordic
* Swimming
* Table tennis

Combat sports|

* Brazilian jiu-jitsu
* Ju-Jitsu World Championships
* Kendo
* Kickboxing (amateur)
* Muaythai
* Sambo
* Sumo
* Wrestling
* beach wrestling
* catch
* grappling
* Wushu

Cue sports|

* Carom billiards
* Three-cushion
* men
* women
* team
* Five-pins
* individual
* team
* artistic
* English billiards
* amateurs
* women
* Pool
* blackball
* chinese eight ball
* eight-ball
* men nine-ball
* women nine-ball
* team nine-ball
* pyramid
* ten-ball
* straight pool
* Snooker
* men
* women
* team
* amateurs
* six-red

Mind sports|

* Backgammon
* Bridge
* Chess
* open
* women
* team
* Draughts
* men
* women
* checkers
* draughts-64
* draughts-64 women
* Go
* Puzzles
* Scrabble
* Sudoku
* Xiangqi

| Esports|

* Call of Duty
* Counter-Strike
* Dota 2
* eSailing
* FIFA
* Fortnite
* League of Legends
* Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
* NES Tetris
* Overwatch
* Pro Evolution Soccer
* Rainbow Six Siege
* Rocket League
* Smite
* StarCraft II
* Valorant

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Motorsport|

| Auto racing|

* Formula E
* Formula One
* Hill climb
* Karting
* Rallying
* Rallycross
* Rally raid
* Bajas
* Sports Car Endurance
* Touring Car

|

Motorcycle sports|

* Endurance
* Enduro
* Beach Racing
* SuperEnduro
* Hard Enduro
* team endurance
* Ice racing
* individual
* team
* Grand Prix
* MotoGP
* Moto2
* Moto3
* MotoE
* Motocross
* individual
* women
* nations
* Supercross
* SuperMotocross
* Sidecarcross
* Snowcross
* Production
* Superbike
* Supersport
* Supersport 300
* Women
* Rally raid
* Bajas
* Sidecar
* Speedway
* individual
* team
* long track
* team long track
* flat track
* Supermoto
* team
* Trial
* nations
* E-Bike
* cross

Other|

* Aeroplane sport
* Aerobatic
* Aerobatic GP
* Powerboating
* Aquabike
* F1
* F4s
* offshore
* Radio-controlled racing
* 1:10 electric off-road
* 1:8 nitro off-road
* Tank biathlon

Other sports|

| Team|

* American football
* men
* women
* Australian football
* Baseball5
* Ball hockey
* Bandy
* men
* men's club
* women
* women's club
* Cricket
* ODI (men)
* ODI (women)
* Beach handball
* Beach soccer
* Beach tennis
* Canoe polo
* Dancesport
* Formation Latin
* Dodgeball
* Fistball
* Floorball
* men
* women
* Futsal
* men
* women
* men's club
* women
* Indoor hockey
* men
* women
* Inline hockey
* Kabaddi
* Circle
* Standard
* Kho kho
* Korfball
* Lacrosse
* indoor
* Life saving
* Minifootball
* Netball
* Padel tennis
* Quadball
* Ringette
* Rogaining
* Roll Ball
* Roller derby
* men
* women
* Roller hockey
* men
* women
* Rugby league
* men
* men's club
* women
* Sailing
* Yachts
* Dinghies
* Sepaktakraw
* Socca
* Synchronized skating
* Tchoukball
* Underwater hockey
* Underwater rugby

|

Individual|

* Air sports
* ballooning
* gliding
* parachuting
* paragliding
* Aquatics
* water skiing
* Armwrestling
* Archery
* indoor
* 3D
* field
* Athletics
* cross country
* half marathon
* indoor
* women's decathlon
* relays
* 100 km
* mountain running
* long distance mountain running
* snowshoe running
* skyrunning
* trail running
* Bowling
* Tenpin
* Ninepin (singles, team)
* Bowls
* indoor
* outdoor
* Canoeing
* marathon
* ocean race
* wildwater
* SUP
* canoe sailing
* freestyle
* waveski
* Crokinole
* CrossFit
* Cycling
* cyclo-cross
* indoor
* mountain bike marathon
* trials
* Darts
* WDF
* PDC
* team
* Finswimming
* Fishing
* freshwater
* fly fishing
* Gymnastics
* acrobatic
* aerobic
* parkour
* Ice Climbing
* Modern pentathlon
* biathle
* triathle
* laser run
* Mounted games
* Orienteering
* foot
* ski
* mountain bike
* trail
* Pétanque
* Powerlifting
* Racquetball
* Roller Sports
* artistic skating
* inline alpine
* inline downhill
* inline speed skating
* roller freestyle
* scootering
* Rowing
* coastal
* indoor
* Shooting
* practical handgun
* practical rifle
* practical shotgun
* Skiing
* flying
* speed
* telemark
* Summer biathlon
* Strength athletics
* men
* women
* Surfing
* short board
* long board
* big wave
* SUP/paddleboard
* Swimming
* short course
* Teqball
* Triathlon
* Aquathlon
* Duathlon
* Ironman
* Ironman 70.3
* cross
* cross duathlon
* long distance
* long distance duathlon
* sprint
* winter
* Yo-yo

* See also: World cups

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