The European Gliding Championships is a gliding competition held every two years.
Gliding is a competitive sport and was even a demonstration sport at the 1936 Summer Olympics. It was due to become an official Olympic sport in the Helsinki Games in 1940. However, since the war, gliding has not featured in the Olympics. For gliding, international competition has been provided by the World Gliding Championships since 1938 and also by the European Gliding Championships since 1982.
The increased number of classes of glider means that it is no longer possible for all the classes to compete at the same location. The European Glider Aerobatic Championships were added in 1992. They are also held every two years. – Retrieved 2008-01-11
European Gliding Championships 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.
1st Championships – 1982 Rieti, Italy Open Class Winner: Klaus Holighaus, West Germanyhttp://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/f/flugsport/hst/34.html – Retrieved 2001-01-11 15-metre Class Winner: Kees Musters, Netherlands Standard Class Winner: Leonardo Brigliadori, Italy 2nd Championships – 1984 Vinon-sur-Verdon, France Open Class Winner: Gerard Lherm, France 15-metre Class Winner: Delylle, France Standard Class Winner: Jean-Claude Lopiteaux, France 3rd Championships – 1986 Mengen, Germany Open Class Winner: Klaus Holighaus, West Germany 15-metre Class Winner: Daniel M. Pare, Netherlands Standard Class Winner: Bruno Gantenbrink, West Germany 4th Championships – 1988 Räyskälä Airfield, Loppi, Finland Open Class Winner: Klaus Holighaus, West Germany 15-metre Class Winner: Gerard Lherm, France Standard Class Winner: Janusz Trzeciak, Poland 5th Championships – 1990 Leszno, Poland Open Class Winner: Eberhard Laur, West Germany 15-metre Class Winner: Gabriel Chenevoy, France Standard Class Winner: Janusz Trzeciak, Poland 6th Championships – 1992 Békéscsaba, Hungary Open Class Winner: Gerard Lherm, France 15-metre Class Winner: Gilbert Gerbaud, France Standard Class Winner: Franciszek Kepka, Poland 7th Championships – 1994 Rieti, Italy Open Class Winner: Bruno Gantenbrink, Germany 15-metre Class Winner: Stefano Ghiorzo, Italy Standard Class Winner: Peter Fischer, Germany 8th Championships – 1996 Räyskälä Airfield, Loppi, Finland Open Class Winner: Janusz Centka, Poland, Germany 15-metre Class Winner: Michael Grund, Germany Standard Class Winner: Erwin Ziegler, Germany 9th Championships – 1998 Leszno, Poland Open Class Winner: Ulrich Schwenk, Germany 15-metre Class Winner: Hans Obermeyer, Germany Standard Class Winner: Paul Crabb, Ireland 10th Championships – 2000 Lüsse, Germany Open Class Winner: Bruno Gantenbrink, Germany; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-4 15-metre Class Winner: Steve Jones, UK; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2a Standard Class Winner: Jean-Marc Caillard, France; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Discus-2a 11th Championships – 2002 Békéscsaba, Hungary Open Class Winner: Tassilo Bode, Germany; Glider: Alexander Schleicher ASW 22 BLE 18-metre Class Winner: Petr Krejčiřík, Czech Republic; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Ventus-C 15-metre Class Winner: Frédéric Hoyeau, France; Glider: Alexander Schleicher ASW 27 Standard Class Winner: Tomáš Suchánek, Czech Republic; Glider: Rolladen-Schneider LS8 12th Championships – 2004 Pociūnai, Lithuania, Official Website Open Class Winner: Russell Cheetham, UK; Glider: Alexander Schleicher ASW 22 BL 18-metre Class Winner: Wolfgang Janowitsch, Austria; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2cx 15-metre Class Winner: Herbert Zemmel, Germany; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2 Standard Class Winner: Tomasz Rubaj, Poland; Glider: Rolladen-Schneider LS8 13th Championships – 2005 Nitra, Slovakia Official Website Club Class Winner: Sebastian Kawa, Poland; Glider: SZD-48-3M Brawo Standard Class Winner: Pavel Loužecký, Czech Republic; Glider: Rolladen-Schneider LS8 18-metre Class Winner: Wolfgang Janowitsch, Austria; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2CX 13th Championships – 2005 Räyskälä Airfield, Loppi, Finland, Official Website 15-metre Class Winner: Steven Raimond, Netherlands; Glider: Alexander Schleicher ASW 27 Open Class Winner: Peter Harvey, UK; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-4T 14th Championships – 2007 Pociūnai, Lithuania 28 July 2007 – 12 August 2007 Official website 20 meter Two-Seater Class Winners: Gintautas Butnoris Vytautas Rasimavicius, Lithuania; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Duo Discus Club Class Winner: Sebastian Kawa, Poland; Glider: SZD-48-3M Brawo Standard Class Winner: Frederic Hoyeau, France; Glider: Rolladen-Schneider LS8 World Class Winner: Krzysztof Herczynski, Poland; Glider: PZL PW-5 14th Championships – 2007 Issoudun, France 2 August 2007 – 19 August 2007 Official website 15 meter Class Winner: Janusz Centka, Poland; Glider: Diana 2 18 meter Class Winner: Ronald Termaat, Netherlands; Glider: Ventus-2CXT Open Class Winner: Peter Harvey, UK; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-4T 15th Championships – 2009 Nitra, Slovakia 27 June 2009 – 11 July 2009 15 meter Class Winner: Louis Bouderlique, France; Glider: Ventus-2A 18 meter Class Winner: Russell Cheetham, UK; Glider: Alexander Schleicher ASG 29 Open Class Winner: Peter Harvey, UK; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-4T 15th Championships – 2009 Pociūnai, Lithuania 25 July 2009 – 8 August 2009 Official website 20 meter Two-Seater Class Winners: Janusz Centka/M. Szumski, Poland; Glider Schempp-Hirth Duo DiscusxT Club Class Winner: René de Dreu, Netherlands; Glider: LS 1F Standard Class Winner: Mario Kiessling, Germany; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Discus-2a World Class Winner: Jedrzej Sklodowski, Poland; Glider: PZL PW-5 16th Championships – 2011 Nitra, Slovakia 20 meter Two seater Class Winner: Harri Hirvola & Visa Matti Leinikki; Finland; Glider:Schempp-Hirth Arcus Club Class Winner: Roman Mraček, Czech Republic; Glider:Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus Standard Class Winner: Sebastian Kawa, Poland; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Discus-2a World Class Winner: Jakub Barszcz, Poland; Glider: PZL PW-5 16th Championships – 2011 Pociūnai, Lithuania 31 July to 13 August 2011 15 meter Class Winner: Christophe Ruch, France; Glider: Ventus-2A 18 meter Class Winner: Karol Staryszak, Poland; Glider: Alexander Schleicher ASG 29 Open Class Winner: Markus Frank, Germany; Glider: Binder EB29 17th Championships – 2013 Vinon-sur-Verdon, France 8–21 June 2013 15 meter Class Winner: Louis Bourderlique, France; Glider: Ventus-2A 18 meter Class Winner: Sebastian Kawa, Poland; Glider: Alexander Schleicher ASG 29 Open Class Winner: Michael Sommer, Germany; Glider: Binder EB29 17th Championships – 2013 Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland, 5–20 July 2013 Standard Class: Sebastian Kawa, Poland; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Discus-2a Club Class: Roman Mraček, Czech Republic; Glider:Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus 20 meter Multi-seat Class: Wolfgang Janowitsch & Andreas Lutz, Austria; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Arcus M 18th Championships – 2015, Ocseny, Hungary, 12–25 July 2015, (18m, 20m and Open Classes) 18 meter Class Winner: Sebastian Kawa, Poland; Glider: Alexander Schleicher ASG 29 Open Class Winner: Lukasz Wojcik, Poland; Glider: Jonker JS1C 20 meter Multi-seat Class: Wolfgang Janowitsch & Andreas Lutz, Austria; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Arcus M 18th Championships – 2015, Rieti, Italy, 2–15 August 2015. (Standard, Club and 15m Classes) 15 meter Class Winner: Didier Hauss, France; Glider: Ventus-2 Standard Class: Lukasz Blaszczyk, Poland; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Discus-2a Club Class: Ondřej Dvořák, Czech Republic; Glider:Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus 19th Championships – 2017, Lasham Airfield, UK, 23 July – 6 August 2017, (15m, 18m and Open Classes) 15 meter Class Winner: Freddy Hein, Germany; Glider: Ventus-2ax 18 meter Class Winner: Wolfgang Janowitsch, Austria; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Ventus-3t Open Class Winner: Michael Sommer, Germany; Glider:Binder EB29R 19th Championships – 2017, Moravská Třebová, Czech Republic, 23 July – 5 August 2017, (Standard, Club and 20m Classes) Standard Class Winner: Pavel Loužecký, Czech Republic; Glider: Rolladen-Schneider LS8 Club Class Winner: Tim Kuijpers, Netherlands; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus 20 meter Multi-seat Class Winner: Sebastian Kawa & Christoph Matkowski, Poland; Glider:ASG-32 Mi 20th Championships – 2019, Turbia, Poland, 12–25 May 2019, (18m, 20m and Open Classes) 18 meter Class Winner: Sebastian Kawa, Poland; Glider: Diana 3 Open Class Winner: Petr Tichý, Czech Republic; Glider: Binder EB29R 20 meter Multi-seat Class: Tomasz Rubaj & Christoph Matkowski, Poland; Glider: ASG-32 Mi 20th Championships – 2019, Prievidza, Slovakia, 7–20 July 2019, (Standard, Club and 15m Classes) Standard Class Winner: Pavel Loužecký, Czech Republic; Glider: LS-8 Club Class Winner: Tom Arscott, Great Britain; Glider: LS7 15 meter Class Winner: Sebastian Kawa, Poland; Glider: Diana 2 21st Championships – 2022, Pociūnai, Lithuania, 3–15 July 2022, (Standard, Club and 15m Classes) Standard Class Winner: Jan-Ola Nordh, Sweden; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Discus-2t Club Class Winner: Tomáš Suchánek, Czech Republic; Glider: Schleicher ASW 20 15 meter Class Winner: Sebastian Kawa, Poland; Glider: Diana 2 FES V 21st Championships – 2023, Leszno, Poland, 30 July – 11 August 2023, (18m, 20m and Open Classes) 18 meter Class Winner: Łukasz Wójcik, Poland; Glider: Ventus 3T Open Class Winner: Markus Frank, Germany; Glider: Binder EB29R 20 meter Multi-seat Class: Simo Kettunen & Juha Sorri, Finland; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Arcus M 22nd Championships – 2024, Tábor, Czech Republic, 4–16 August 2024, (15m, Standard and Club Classes) 15 meter Class Winner: Łukasz Grabowski, Poland; Glider: SZD-56-2 Diana 2 Standard Winner: Robin Sittmann, Germany; Glider: Schempp-Hirth Discus 2a Club Class Winner: Jacek Flis, Poland; Glider: LS3 wl 23rd Championships – 2025, Békéscsaba, Hungary, 27 August–8 August 2025, (18m, 20m and Open Classes) 18 meter Class Winner: Victor Mallick, France; Glider: Jonker JS-3 Rapture Open Class Winner: Felipe Levin, Germany; Glider: Binder EB29R 20 meter Multi-seat Class: Sebastian Kawa & Christoph Matkowski, Poland; Glider: ASG-32 Mi 24th Championships – 2026, Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland, 12–24 July 2026, (15m, Standard and Club Classes) 15 meter Class Winner: Łukasz Grabowski, Poland; Glider: Schleicher AS 33 Es Standard Winner: Robin Smit, Netherlands; Glider: Rolladen-Schneider LS-8 Neo Club Class Winner: Alexandre Fierain, France; Glider: Rolladen-Schneider LS3 wl
European Women's Gliding Championships
1st European Women s Gliding Championships in Hungary 1979http://www.aweu.org/ext_files/Gill_van_der_Broeck_History_of_the_Women.pdf – Retrieved 2008-02-15 champion: Monika Warstat (East Germany); runner-up: Eda Laan (UDSSR/Lithuania); placed: Jindra Paluskova (CSSR)
2nd European Women s Gliding Championships in France 1981 standard class 15m class
3rd European Women s Gliding Championships in Saint Hubert (Belgium) 1983 (originally supposed to be held in Oryol (UDSSR)) standard class 15m class champion: Giesela Weinreich (West Germany)
4th European Women s Gliding Championships in Subotica Yugoslavia 1985 standard class 15m class champion: Gisela Weinreich (West Germany); runner-up: Geogeo Litt (Belgium); third place: Maria Kyzivatova
5th European Women s Gliding Championships in Bulgaria 1987 standard class 15m class
6th European Women s Gliding Championships in Oriol (UDSSR) 1989 standard class: Marie Kyzivatová (Czechoslovakia) 15m class: Gisela Weinrich (Germany)
7th European Women s Gliding Championships in Husbands Bosworth (UK) 1991 standard class: Gisela Weinrich (Germany) 15m class: Valentina Toporova (Soviet Union)
8th European Women s Gliding Championships in Hosín (CZE) standard class: Maika Hohn (Germany) 15m class champion: Hana Zejdová (Czech Republic)