Lilienthal Gliding Medal
Lilienthal Gliding Medal – the highest soaring award in the world, established by Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) in 1938 in honor of Otto Lilienthal, a German pioneer of human aviation. It aims "to reward a particularly remarkable performance in gliding, or eminent services to the sport of gliding over a long period of time". The award is made at the annual FAI General Conference.[1] Medal was designed by Austrian artist Josef Humplik.
The first winner of the Lilienthal Gliding Medal in the world was Tadeusz Góra for his record-breaking 577.8-kilometer flight on May 18, 1938, glider PWS-101 from Bezmiechowa to Soleczniki (near Vilnius).
Recipients
Recipients of this award, from 1938 to present, include:[2]
| Year |
Recipient |
Notes |
| 1938 |
 Tadeusz Góra |
for a goal flight of 577 kilometers |
| 1948 |
 Per-Axel Persson |
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| 1949 |
 John C. Robinson |
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| 1950 |
William S. Ivans |
| 1951 |
 Marcelle Choisnet-Gohard |
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| 1952 |
Charles Atger |
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| 1953 |
 Vladimir Iltchenko |
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| 1954 |
 Philip Wills |
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| 1955 |
 Joachim Küttner |
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| 1956 |
Paul MacCready |
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| 1957 |
 Don Luis Vicente Juez Gomez |
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| 1958 |
Wolf Hirth |
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| 1959 |
Richard Schreder |
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| 1960 |
Pelagia Majewska |
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| 1961 |
 Adolph Gehriger |
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| 1962 |
Paul Bikle |
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| 1963 |
Heinz Huth |
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| 1964 |
Alvin H. Parker |
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| 1965 |
Edward Makula |
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| 1966 |
Anne Burns |
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| 1967 |
Lennart Stahlfors |
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| 1968 |
 Alejo Williamson |
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| 1969 |
Eric Nessler |
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| 1970 |
Hans-Werner Grosse |
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| 1971 |
Karl Striedieck |
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| 1972 |
Jan Wróblewski |
twice World Champion, 1965 Open and 1972 Standard Class |
| 1973 |
Ann Welch |
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| 1974 |
August Hug |
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| 1975 |
Adela Dankowska |
for her world records & winning the 1975 International Feminine Gliding Competition |
| 1976 |
 Louis A. de Lange |
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| 1977 |
George B. Moffat, Jr. |
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| 1978 |
Helmut Reichmann |
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| 1980 |
 Hans Wolf |
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| 1981 |
George Lee |
World gliding champion on three consecutive occasions |
| 1982 |
Hans Nietlispach |
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| 1984 |
 C.E. Wallington |
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| 1985 |
 Sholto Hamilton Georgeson |
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| 1986 |
Dick Johnson |
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| 1987 |
 Juhani Horma |
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| 1988 |
Ingo Renner |
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| 1990 |
Fred Weinholtz |
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| 1991 |
Raymond W. Lynskey |
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| 1992 |
Franciszek Kępka |
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| 1993 |
Bernald S. Smith |
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| 1994 |
Terrence Delore |
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| 1995 |
 Tor Johannessen |
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| 1997 |
Manfred Reinhardt |
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| 1998 |
Oran Nicks |
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| 1999 |
 Hana Zejdova |
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| 2000 |
Klaus Ohlmann |
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| 2001 |
James M. Payne |
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| 2002 |
John Hamish Roake |
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| 2003 |
 Piero Morelli |
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| 2004 |
Janusz Centka |
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| 2005 |
Ian Strachan |
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| 2006 |
Alan Patching |
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| 2007 |
Derek Piggott |
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| 2008 |
Roland Stuck |
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| 2009 |
Ross Macintyre |
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| 2010 |
Reiner Rose |
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| 2011 |
Giorgio Galetto |
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| 2012 |
Bob Henderson |
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| 2013 |
Not awarded |
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| 2014 |
Loek Boermanns |
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| 2015 |
Rainer Wienzek |
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References
External links
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| | 1938–1950 | |
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| | 1951–1975 | |
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| | 1976–2000 |
- Louis A. de Lange (1976)
- George B. Moffat, Jr. (1977)
- Helmut Reichmann (1978)
- Hans Wolf (1980)
- George Lee (1981)
- Hans Nietlispach (1982)
- C.E. Wallington (1984)
- Sholto Hamilton Georgeson (1985)
- Dick Johnson (1986)
- Juhani Horma (1987)
- Ingo Renner (1988)
- Fred Weinholtz (1990)
- Raymond W. Lynskey (1991)
- Franciszek Kępka (1992)
- Bernald S. Smith (1993)
- Terrence Delore (1994)
- Thor Johannessen (1995)
- Manfred Reinhardt (1997)
- Oran Nicks (1998)
- Hana Zejdova (1999)
- Klaus Ohlmann (2000)
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| | 2001–present |
- James M. Payne (2001)
- John Hamish Roake (2002)
- Piero Morelli (2003)
- Janusz Centka (2004)
- Ian Strachan (2005)
- Alan Patching (2006)
- Derek Piggott (2007)
- Roland Stuck (2008)
- Ross Macintyre (2009)
- Reiner Rose (2010)
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