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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.




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.

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.




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.




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.




FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships



World Glider Aerobatic Championships take place each year (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). 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.

1st FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships, Mauterndorf, Austria, 26 August – 3 September 1985
individual results:
Jerzy Makula (Poland) glider: Kobuz 3
Ludwig Fuß (Federal Republic of Germany), glider: Lo 100
Marek Szufa (Poland) glider: Kobuz 3
team winners:
Polish People's Republic: Jerzy Makula (Kobuz 3), Marek Szufa (Kobuz 3), Marian Bednorz
Federal Republic of Germany: Ludwig Fuß (Lo 100), Helmut Laurson (Lo 100a), Josef Eberl (Lo 100)
Austria: Siegfried Duchkowitsch, Reinhard Haggenmüller, Otto Salzinger
2nd FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships, Bielsko-Biała, Poland, 1–15 August 1987
individual results:
Jerzy Makula (Poland), glider: Kobuz 3
Andrzej Tomkowicz (Poland), glider: Kobuz 3
Nancy Blank (United States of America) glider: Kobuz 3
team winners:
Polish People's Republic: Jerzy Makula (Kobuz 3), Andrzej Tomkowicz (Kobuz 3), ...
Federal Republic of Germany
Austria
3rd FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships, Hockenheim, Federal Republic of Germany, 15–26 August 1989
individual results:
Jerzy Makula (Poland), glider: Kobuz 3
Andrzej Jozef Solski (Poland), glider: Kobuz 3
Hubert Jänsch (Federal Republic of Germany), glider: Lo 100
team winners:
Poland: Jerzy Makula (Kobuz 3), Jozef Solski (Kobuz 3), ...
Federal Republic of Germany: Hubert Jänsch (Lo 100), ...
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
individual results:
Jerzy Makula (Poland), glider: Swift S-1
Tadeusz Mezyk (Poland), glider: Swift S-1
Marek Hernik (Poland), glider: Swift S-1
team winners:
Poland: Jerzy Makula (Swift S-1), Tadeusz Mezyk (Swift S-1), Marek Hernik (Swift S-1)
Germany: Martin Scheuermann (Mü 28), Hubert Jänsch (Lo 100), Konrad Huber (Lo 100)
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
individual results:
Jerzy Makula (Poland)
Adam Michałowski (Poland)
Tadeusz Mezyk (Poland)
team winners:
Poland: Jerzy Makula, Adam Michałowski, Tadeusz Mezyk
France: Sándor Katona, Pierre Albertini, Daniel Serres
Germany: Hubert Jänsch, Ulf Kramer, Henry Bohlig
6th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships, Fayence, Var, France, 11–23 September 1995
individual results:
Mikhail Mamistov (Russia), glider: Swift S-1
Jerzy Makula (Poland), glider: MDM-1 Fox
Sergey Rakhmanin (Russia), glider: Swift S-1
team winners:
Russia: Mikhail Mamistov (Swift S-1), Sergey Rakhmanin (Swift S-1), Victor Tchmal (Swift S-1)
Poland: Jerzy Makula (MDM-1 Fox), Andrzej Tomkowicz (Swift S-1), Marek Hernik (MDM-1 Fox)
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
individual results:
Mikhail Mamistov (Russia)
Sergei Krikalev (Russia) – cosmonaut
Georgij Kaminski (Russia)
team winners:
Russia: Mikhail Mamistov, Sergei Krikalev, Georgij Kaminski
8th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships, Niederöblarn, Austria, 15–28 August 1999
individual results:
Jerzy Makula (Poland), glider: MDM-1 Fox
Henry Bohlig (Germany), glider: Swift S-1
Krzystof Brzakalik (Poland), glider: Swift S-1
team winners:
Poland: Jerzy Makula (MDM-1 Fox), Krzysztof Brząkalik (Swift S-1), Adam Michałowski (Swift S-1)
Germany: Henry Bohlig (Swift S-1), Helmut Lindner (Swift S-1), Detlef Eilers (Swift S-1)
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
individual results:
Alexandr Panfierov (Russia)
Jerzy Makula (Poland)
Adam Michałowski (Poland)
team winners:
Poland: Jerzy Makula, Adam Michałowski, Małgorzata Margańska
Russia: Alexandr Panfierov, Valentin Barabanov, Georgij Kaminski
Hungary: Ferenc Tóth, János Szilágyi, Sándor Katona
10th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships, Pér, Hungary, 2–15 August 2003
individual results:
Ferenc Tóth (Hungary), glider: Swift S-1
Jerzy Makula (Poland), glider: MDM-1 Fox
Georgij Kaminski (Russia), glider: Swift S-1
team winners:
Poland: Jerzy Makula (MDM-1 Fox), Krzysztof Brząkalik (Swift S-1), Lucjan Fizia (Swift S-1)
Russia: Georgij Kaminski (Swift S-1), Alexandr Panfierov (Swift S-1), Alexandr Smirnov (Swift S-1)
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
individual results:
Georgij Kaminski (Russia)
Jerzy Makula (Poland)
Ferenc Tóth (Hungary)
team winners:
Russia: Georgij Kaminski, Alexandr Panfierov, Valentin Barabanov
Poland: Jerzy Makula, Krzysztof Brząkalik, Stanisław Makula
Hungary: Ferenc Tóth, János Szilágyi, Sándor Katona
12th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships, Niederöblarn, Austria, 16–25 August 2007
individual results:
Georgij Kaminski (Russia), glider: Swift S-1
Ferenc Tóth (Hungary), glider: Swift S-1
Jerzy Makula (Poland), glider: Solo-Fox
team winners:
Hungary: Ferenc Tóth (Swift S-1), János Szilágyi (Swift S-1), Zoltán Kakuk (Swift S-1)
Germany: Olaf Schmidt (Swift S-1), Markus Feyerabend (Swift S-1), Eugen Schaal (MDM-1 Fox)
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
individual results:
Georgij Kaminski (Russia), glider: Swift S-1
Erik Piriou (France), glider: Swift S-1
Jan Rozlivka (Czech Republic), glider: Swift S-1
team winners:
France: Erik Piriou (Swift S-1), Daniel Serres (Swift S-1), Jean-Christophe Beaumier (Swift S-1)
Czech Republic: Jan Rozlivka (Swift S-1), Přemysl Vávra (Swift S-1), Miroslav Červenka (Swift S-1)
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:
Johan Gustafsson (Sweden), glider: Pilatus B-4
Michael Spitzer (Germany), glider: MDM-1 Fox
Jochen Reuter (Germany), glider: MDM-1 Fox
team winners:
Germany: Michael Spitzer (MDM-1 Fox), Jochen Reuter (MDM-1 Fox), Sebastian Dirlam (MDM-1 Fox)
Sweden: Johan Gustafsson (Pilatus B4), Daniel Ahlin (MDM-1 Fox), Pekka Havbrandt (MDM-1 Fox)
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
Unlimited category
individual results:
Jerzy Makula (Poland), glider: Solo-Fox
Georgij Kaminski (Russia), glider: Swift S-1
Erik Piriou (France), glider: Swift S-1
team winners:
Poland: Jerzy Makula (Solo-Fox), Maciej Pospieszyński (Swift S-1), Stanisław Makula (Solo-Fox)
France: Erik Piriou (Swift S-1), Daniel Serres (Swift S-1), Pierre Albertini (Swift S-1)
Russia: Georgij Kaminski (Swift S-1), Vladimir Ilinski (Swift S-1), Igor Plaksin (Swift S-1)
Advanced category
individual results:
Benoit Merieau (France), glider: Swift S-1
Luca Bertossio (Italy), glider: Swift S-1
Aurelien Durgineux (France), glider: Swift S-1
team winners:
Germany: David Friedrich (Swift S-1), Jochen Reuter (MDM-1 Fox), Michael Spitzer (MDM-1 Fox)
France: Benoit Merieau (Swift S-1), Aurelien Durgineux (Swift S-1), Daniel Devillers (Swift S-1)
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
Unlimited category
individual results:
Poland: Maciej Pospieszyński, glider: Swift S-1
Hungary: Ferenc Tóth, glider: Swift S-1
Germany: Markus Feyerabend, glider: Swift S-1
Advanced category
individual results:
Italy: Luca Bertossio, glider: Swift S-1
Italy: Marcello Tedeschi, glider: Swift S-1
Italy: Sasa Marvin, glider: Swift S-1
team results:
Italy: Luca Bertossio (Swift S-1), Marcello Tedeschi (Swift S-1), Sasa Marvin (Swift S-1)
Germany: Nicolas Soehner (MDM-1 Fox), Eberhard Holl (MDM-1 Fox), Dirk Maslonka (MDM-1 Fox)
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
Unlimited category
individual results:
Russia: Vladmir Ilyinski, glider: Swift S-1
Russia: Georgij Kaminski, glider: Swift S-1
Poland: Maciej Pospieszyński, glider: Swift S-1
team winners:
Czech Republic
Germany
Poland
Advanced category
individual results:
Sweden: Johan Gustafsson, glider: SZD-59 Acro
Poland: Sławomir Talowski, glider: Swift S-1
Sweden: Daniel Ahlin, glider: Salto
team results:
Poland: Sławomir Talowski (Swift S-1), Katarzyna Żmudzinska (Swift S-1), Magdalena Stróżyk (Swift S-1)
Czech Republic: Michal Čechmánek (Swift S-1), Ivo Červinka (Swift S-1), Jan Rolinek (Swift S-1)
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:
Poland: Maciej Pospieszyński, glider: Swift S-1
Hungary: Ferenc Tóth, glider: Swift S-1
Russia: Georgij Kaminski, glider: Swift S-1
team winners:
Czech Republic: Přemysl Vávra, Jan Rozlivka, Jan Rolinek
Poland: Maciej Pospieszyński, Jerzy Makula, Tomasz Kaczmarczyk
Russia: Georgy Kaminskiy, Valeriy Korchagin, Vladimir Ilinskiy
Advanced category
individual results:
France: Romain Vienne, glider: Swift S-1
Poland: Katarzyna Żmudzińska, glider: Swift S-1
Poland: Sławomir Talowski, glider: Swift S-1
team results:
Poland: Katarzyna Żmudzinska, Sławomir Talowski, Michał Klimaszewski
France: Romain Vienne, Benoit Madrenas, Ervin George
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.
Unlimited category
individual results:
Hungary: Ferenc Tóth, glider: Swift S-1
Italy: Luca Bertossio, glider: Swift S-1
Germany: Eugen Schaal, glider: Swift S-1
team winners:
Czech Republic: Přemysl Vávra, Miroslav Červenka, Lucie Pešková
Germany: Eugen Schaal, Markus Feyerabend, Gisbert Leimkühler
Poland: Maciej Pospieszyński, Jerzy Makula, Magdalene Stróžyk
Advanced category
individual results:
Czech Republic: Miroslav Černý, glider: Swift S-1
Poland: Sławomir Talowski, glider: Swift S-1
Switzerland: Jonas Langenegger, glider: MDM-1 Fox
team results:
Poland: Sławomir Talowski, Katarzyna Zmudziňska, Michał Andrzejewski
Czech Republic: Miroslav Černý, David Beneš, Martin Meloun
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.
Unlimited category
individual results:
Hungary: Ferenc Tóth, glider: Swift S-1
Hungary: János Szilágyi, glider: Swift S-1
Italy: Luca Bertossio, glider: Swift S-1
team winners:
Hungary: Ferenc Tóth, János Szilágyi, János Sonkoly
Germany: Moritz Kirchberg, Eugen Schaal, Marvin Woltering
Austria: Siegfried Mayr, Gabriel Stangl, Bernhard Behr
Advanced category
individual results:
Sweden: Gustav Salminen, glider: MDM-1 Fox
France: Erwin George, glider: Swift S-1
Poland: Michał Klimaszewski, glider: MDM-1 Fox
team results:
Poland: Michał Andrzejewski, Agata Nykaza, Mirosław Wrześniewski
France: Erwin George, Benoît Madrenas, Eric Lanquetin
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.
Unlimited category
individual results:
Hungary: Ferenc Tóth, glider: Swift S-1
Italy: Luca Bertossio, glider: Swift S-1
Germany: Moritz Kirchberg, glider: Swift S-1
team winners:
Germany: Moritz Kirchberg, Eugen Schaal, Eberhard Holl
Hungary: Ferenc Tóth, János Szilágyi, János Sonkoly
Czech Republic: Přemysl Vávra, Miroslav Červenka, Miroslav Černý
Advanced category
individual results:
Switzerland: Jonas Langenegger, glider: MDM-1 Fox
Czech Republic: Tomáš Bartoň, glider: Swift S-1
Czech Republic: Josef Rejent, glider: Swift S-1
team results:
Czech Republic: Tomáš Bartoň, Josef Rejent, Aleš Ferra
Poland: Michał Klimaszewski, Sławomir Cichoń, Wojciech Gałuszka
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.
Unlimited category
individual results:
Hungary: Ferenc Tóth, glider: Swift S-1
Germany: Eugen Schaal, glider: Swift S-1
Germany: Michael Spitzer, glider: Swift S-1
team winners:
Germany: Eugen Schaal, Michael Spitzer, Tobias Hackel
Poland: Stanisław Makula, Jan Makula, Piotr Lewandowski
Austria: Bernhard Behr, Siegfried Mayr, Gabriel Stangl
Advanced category
individual results:
Poland: Patrycja Pacak, glider: Swift S-1
Romania: Octav Alexan, glider: MDM-1 Fox
France: Charlie Levy-Louapre, glider: MDM-1 Fox
team results:
Romania: Octav Alexan, Lorand Daroczi, Ciprian Lupaș
France: Charlie Levy-Louapre, Thibaut Fromantin, Marc de Bouvier
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.
Unlimited category
individual results:
Hungary: Ferenc Tóth, glider: Swift S-1
Italy: Luca Bertossio, glider: Swift S-1
Russia: Vladimir Ilinskiy, glider: Swift S-1
team winners:
Poland: Piotr Lewandowski, Jan Makula, Stanisław Makula
France: Benoît Madrenas, Nicolas Honnons, Marc de Bouvier
Austria: Siegfried Mayr, Bernhard Behr, Jakob Prior
Advanced category
individual results:
France: Charlie Levy-Louapre, glider: Swift S-1
Russia: Maria Gavrilina, glider: Swift S-1
France: Thibaut Fromantin, glider: Swift S-1
team results:
Romania: Octav Alexan, Valentin Hoța, Daroczi Lorand
France: Charlie Levy-Louapre, Thibaut Fromantin, Frédéric Durand
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.
Unlimited category
individual results:
Hungary: Ferenc Tóth, glider: Swift S-1
Poland: Maciej Pospieszyński, glider: Swift S-1
Switzerland: Jonas Langenegger, glider: Swift S-1
team winners:
France: Charlie Levy-Louapre, Marc de Bouvier
Poland: Maciej Pospieszyński, Michał Klimaszewski
Germany: Michael Spitzer, Wolfgang Schiek
Advanced category
individual results:
Czech Republic: Oliver Adamy, glider: Swift S-1
France: Thibaut Fromantin, glider: Swift S-1
Poland: Mirosław Wrześniewski, glider: Swift S-1
team results:
Czech Republic: Oliver Adamy, Adam Klenka, Jan Adam
Germany: Mathias Mühlbacher, Holger Geusen, David Tempel
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.
Unlimited category
individual results:
Poland: Maciej Pospieszyński, glider: Swift S-1
France: Charlie Levy-Louapre, glider: Swift S-1
Austria: Siegfried Mayr, glider: Swift S-1
team winners:
Poland: Maciej Pospieszyński, Mirosław Wrześniewski
Germany: Wolfgang Schiek, Michael Spitzer
France: Charlie Levy-Louapre, Marc de Bouvier
Advanced category
individual results:
France: Thibaut Fromantin, glider: Swift S-1
Poland: Agata Porębska, glider: Swift S-1
Czech Republic: Tomáš Michálek, glider: Swift S-1
team results:
Czech Republic: Tomáš Michálek, Jan Adam, Marek Veselý
Germany: Richard Münzberger, David Tempel, Lars Czernek
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.
Unlimited category
individual results:
Poland: Maciej Pospieszyński, glider: Swift S-1
Switzerland: Jonas Langenegger, glider: Swift S-1
Germany: Moritz Kirchberg, glider: Swift S-1
team winners:
Germany: Moritz Kirchberg, Wolfgang Schieck, Michael Spitzer
Poland: Maciej Pospieszyński, Michał Klimaszewski, Mirosław Wrześniewski
Czech Republic: Přemysl Vávra, Miroslav Červenka, Oliver Adamy
Advanced category
individual results:
Netherlands: Lars Hofman, glider: MDM-1 Fox
France: Maximilian Godard, glider: Swift S-1
Czech Republic: Marek Veselý, glider: Swift S-1
team results:
Netherlands: Lars Hofman, Björn Straijer, Jelle Heikamp
Czech Republic: Marek Veselý, Adam Klenka, Vilém Říha
Romania: Zsolt Gál, Valentin Hota, Lazăr Geza-Lehel




See also


European Gliding Championships




References






Sources


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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