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Hang Gliding and Paragliding O-3 Speed over out-and-return courses of 100 km 35,94 km/h 23 Jan 2025 Michel Macquet (FRA) (20669) ratified - current record World 20669
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Hang Gliding and Paragliding O-3 Speed around triangular courses of 25 km 29,52 km/h 26 Jun 2023 Primož Suša (SLO) (19978) ratified - current record World 19978
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Hang Gliding and Paragliding O-3 Speed around triangular courses of 25 km 29,52 km/h 26 Jun 2023 Primož Suša (SLO) (19979) ratified - current record European 19979
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Hang Gliding and Paragliding O-3 declared out-and-return distance 231,1 km 23 Jul 2019 Arduino Persello (ITA) (19013) ratified - current record World 19013
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Hang Gliding and Paragliding O-3 Free out-and-return distance 231,1 km 23 Jul 2019 Arduino Persello (ITA) (19014) ratified - current record World 19014
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Hang Gliding and Paragliding O-3 Free Distance around a triangular course 233,23 km 02 Jun 2019 Stefan Lauth (GER) (18970) ratified - current record World 18970
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Hang Gliding and Paragliding O-3 Free Distance around a triangular course 233,23 km 02 Jun 2019 Stefan Lauth (GER) (18971) ratified - current record European 18971
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Hang Gliding and Paragliding O-3 Declared distance around a triangular course 221,0 km 27 Jul 2018 Julien Irilli (FRA) (18661) ratified - current record World 18661
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Hang Gliding and Paragliding O-3 Straight distance to a declared goal 339,6 km 04 Nov 2017 Julien Irilli (FRA) (18321) ratified - current record World 18321
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Hang Gliding and Paragliding O-3 Straight distance to a declared goal 126,7 km 15 Jul 2016 Hervé Gabet (FRA) (17887) ratified - current record European 17887
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Hang Gliding and Paragliding O-3 Free distance using up to 3 position checkpoints 386,9 km 10 Nov 2015 Honorin Hamard (FRA) (20848) ratified - current record World 20848
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Hang Gliding and Paragliding O-3 Free Distance 403,4 km 04 Nov 2015 Honorin Hamard (FRA) (20829) ratified - current record World 20829
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Hang Gliding and Paragliding O-3 Free Distance 197,8 km 18 Jun 2015 Norbert Varga (HUN) (20828) ratified - current record European 20828
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Hang Gliding and Paragliding O-3 Free distance using up to 3 position checkpoints 197,8 km 18 Jun 2015 Norbert Varga (HUN) (20847) ratified - current record European 20847
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Hang Gliding and Paragliding O-3 Free out-and-return distance 205,7 km 11 Aug 2013 Brett Janaway (GBR) (16893) ratified - current record European 16893
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Hang Gliding and Paragliding O-3 declared out-and-return distance 205,7 km 11 Aug 2013 Brett Janaway (GBR) (16892) ratified - current record European 16892
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Hang Gliding and Paragliding O-3 Speed over out-and-return courses of 100 km 31,92 km/h 22 Apr 2011 Brett Janaway (GBR) (16228) ratified - current record European 16228
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Hang Gliding and Paragliding O-3 Speed around triangular courses of 50 km 25,42 km/h 20 Apr 2011 Sergej Cujec (SLO) (16217) ratified - current record World 16217
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Hang Gliding and Paragliding O-3 Speed around triangular courses of 50 km 25,42 km/h 20 Apr 2011 Sergej Cujec (SLO) (16241) ratified - current record European 16241
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Hang Gliding and Paragliding O-3 Speed over out-and-return courses of 200 km 33,9 km/h 15 Jan 2011 Markus Schapler (GER) (16156) ratified - current record World 16156
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Hang Gliding and Paragliding O-3 Speed around triangular courses of 100 km 21,8 km/h 09 May 2008 Lois Grugger (AUT) (15057) ratified - current record World 15057
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Hang Gliding and Paragliding O-1 Speed around triangular courses of 25 km 12,90 km/h 22 Apr 2003 J.C. "Koos" De Keijzer (NED) (7662) ratified - current record World 7662
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Hang Gliding and Paragliding O-1 Straight distance to a declared goal 99,2 km 07 Jul 1997 Peter Debellis (USA) (4674) ratified - current record World 4674
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Hang Gliding and Paragliding O-3 Gain of height 4 380 m 01 Jan 1996 Richard Westgate (GBR) (3073) ratified - current record World 3073
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Hang Gliding and Paragliding O-1 Free Distance 368,8 km 07 Dec 1994 Tomás Suchánek (CZE) (20815) ratified - current record World 20815
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Hang Gliding and Paragliding O-1 Gain of height 3 500 m 07 Dec 1994 Tomás Suchánek (CZE) (2255) ratified - current record World 2255
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Hang Gliding and Paragliding O-1 declared out-and-return distance 132,0 km 06 Jul 1989 Kevin Klinefelter (USA) (79) ratified - current record World 79
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