World Gliding Championships

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	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.^[1]
1948	Samedan	Open	Per-Axel Persson	DFS 108 Weihe
1950	Örebro	Open	Billy Nilsson	DFS 108 Weihe
1952	Madrid	Open	Philip Wills	Slingsby Sky
1952	Madrid	Two Seater	Luis Juez Roberto Bermúdez	DFS Kranich	^[2]
1954	Camphill Farm, Great Hucklow	Open	Gerard Pierre	Breguet 901
1954	Camphill Farm, Great Hucklow	Two Seater	Zvonimir Rain Bozidar Komac	Ikarus Kosava
1956	Saint-Yan	Open	Paul MacCready	Breguet 901
1956	Saint-Yan	Two Seater	Nick Goodhart Frank Foster	Slingsby Eagle
1958	Leszno	Open	Ernst Haase	HKS-3
1958	Leszno	Standard	Adam Witek	SZD-22 Mucha Standard
1960	Cologne/Köln	Open	Rodolfo Hossiger	Slingsby Skylark 3	(Rolf on his Swedish passport) nickname "El Sueco".
1960	Cologne/Köln	Standard	Heinz Huth	Schleicher Ka 6BR
1963	Junin^[3]	Open	Edward Makula	SZD-19 Zefir 2
1963	Junin^[3]	Standard	Heinz Huth	Schleicher Ka 6
1965	South Cerney	Open	Jan Wróblewski	SZD-24 Foka 4
1965	South Cerney	Standard	François-Louis Henry	Siren Edelweiss
1968	Leszno	Open	Harro Wodl	Schempp-Hirth Cirrus
1968	Leszno	Standard	Andrew Smith	Neukom S-3 Standard-Elfe
1970	Marfa, Texas	Open	George Moffat	Schempp-Hirth Nimbus
1970	Marfa, Texas	Standard	Helmut Reichmann	Rolladen-Schneider LS1-c
1972	Vršac	Open	Göran Ax	Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-2
1972	Vršac	Standard	Jan Wróblewski	SZD-43 Orion
1974	Waikerie	Open	George Moffat	Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-2
1974	Waikerie	Standard	Helmut Reichmann	Rolladen-Schneider LS2
1976	Räyskälä Airfield, Loppi	Open	George Lee	Schleicher ASW 17
1976	Räyskälä Airfield, Loppi	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, Texas	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
	Lillo	World	Olivier Darroze	PZL PW-5
2002	Musbach	Club	Tomas Suchanek	Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus
2003	Leszno	Open	Holger Karow	Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-4M
		18 metre	Wolfgang Janowitsch	Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2cx
		15 metre	John Coutts	Schleicher ASW 27B
		Standard	Andrew Davis	Schempp-Hirth Discus 2a
	Nitra	World	Sebastian Kawa	PZL PW-5
2004	Elverum	Club	Sebastian Kawa	SZD-48-3M Brawo
2006	Eskilstuna	Open	Michael Sommer	Schleicher ASW 22 BLE
		18 metre	Phil Jones	Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2cxt
		15 metre	Janusz Centka	SZD 56 Diana 2
		Standard	Leigh Wells	Rolladen-Schneider LS8
	Vinon-sur-Verdon	Club	Sebastian Kawa	SZD-48-3M Brawo
	Vinon-sur-Verdon	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 Diana 2
2012	Uvalde, Texas	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	6–19 January 2013^[7]
		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]
		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

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.^[10]

Season	Location	Winner		Second		Third
Season	Location	Pilot	Glider	Pilot	Glider	Pilot	Glider
2005	Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban	Sebastian Kawa	SZD 56 Diana 2	Mario Kiessling	Schempp-Hirth Ventus 2ax	Petr Krejcirik	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

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.^[11]

Year	Location	Class	Winner	Glider	Notes
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 Netusilova	Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2a
2005	Klix	Club	Hana Vokrinkova	Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus
		Standard	Jana Veprekova	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	Kathrin 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	Schempp-Hirth 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

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
1999	Terlet	Standard	Gunther Stahl	Schempp-Hirth Discus-2b
1999	Terlet	Club	Robert Scheiffarth	Schleicher ASW 19b
2001	Issoudun	Standard	Jay Rebbeck	Rolladen-Schneider LS8
2001	Issoudun	Club	Peter Toft	Glasflügel Standard Libelle
2003	Nitra	Standard	Jeremy Hood	Rolladen-Schneider LS8
2003	Nitra	Club	Michael Streit	Schleicher ASW 19
2005	Husbands Bosworth	Standard	Mark Parker	Rolladen-Schneider LS8
2005	Husbands Bosworth	Club	Christoph Nacke	Rolladen-Schneider LS1
2007	Rieti	Standard	Patrick Gai	Rolladen-Schneider LS8
2007	Rieti	Club	Killian Walbrou	Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus 75
2009	Räyskälä Airfield, Loppi	Standard	Felipe Levin	Schempp-Hirth Discus-2
2009	Räyskälä Airfield, Loppi	Club	Volker Sailer	Glasflügel Standard Libelle
2011	Freudenstadt Musbach	Standard	Felipe Levin	Schempp-Hirth Discus-2a
2011	Freudenstadt Musbach	Club	Tim Kuijpers	Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus
2013	Leszno	Standard	Peter Millenaar	Schempp-Hirth Discus-2a
2013	Leszno	Club	Valentin Grit	Glasflügel 206 Hornet
2015	Narromine	Standard	Matthew Scutter	Schempp-Hirth Discus-2a
2015	Narromine	Club	Tom Arscott	Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus

FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships

World Glider Aerobatic Championships take place each year^[12] (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).^[13] 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.^[14]

1st FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships, Mauterndorf, Austria, 26 August – 3 September 1985^[15]^[16]
- 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^[17]
- 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^[18]
- 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
4th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships, Zielona Góra, Poland, 18–31 August 1991^[19]^[20]
- 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^[21]^[22]
- 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^[23]^[24]
- individual results:
  1. Mikhail Mamistov (Russia), glider: Swift S-1
  2. Jerzy Makula (Poland), glider: MDM-1 Fox
  3. Sergei Rakhmanin (Russia), glider: Swift S-1
- team winners:
  1. Russia: Mikhail Mamistov (Swift S-1), Sergei 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^[25]
- 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^[26]^[27]
- 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^[28]^[29]
- 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^[30]^[31]
- 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^[32]^[33]
- 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^[34]^[35]
- 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^[36]
- 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), Premysl Vávra (Swift S-1), Miroslav Cervenka (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), Milos 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^[37]^[38]
- 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^[39]
- 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^[40]
- 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:^[41]
- 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 Cechmánek (Swift S-1), Ivo Cervinka (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:^[42]
    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:^[43]
    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:^[44]
    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:^[45]
    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.^[46]
- Unlimited category
  - individual results:^[47]
    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:^[48]
    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:^[49]
    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:^[50]
    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

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