Mirror site for the
25th World Gliding Championships (Saint-Auban, France)
thanks to Dr. Guenther Eichhorn
The results will be updated almost in real time during arrivals : don't forget to press "RELOAD" button to refresh them
complete results and information (tasks, weather, flights display, daily bulletins, photos, and a lot more),
on Official WGC '97 website : http://wwwperso.hol.fr/~wgc
Comments : mail to Denis Flament (2D@mail.dotcom.fr)
Photograph by Hugues Beslier : Mont-Blanc (at left) seen when flying 4200 m blue thermals over Queyras
Place Score Cy Name Glider Cn° Speed/Dist Score P Place 1 694 NZ COUTTS John Discus EH 94,900 km/ 694 1 2 669 NZ VAN DYK Tony LS 8 TD 92,900 km/ 669 2 3 662 A ACHLEITNER Guido Jun. ASW 24 24 92,360 km/ 662 * 3 4 660 NZ WHITE Graham LS 8 XS 92,160 km/ 660 4 5 643 A HARTMANN Peter LS 8 PE 90,800 km/ 643 5 6 640 USA JACOBS Douglas LS 8a DJ 90,500 km/ 640 6 7 638 FIN PANKKA Asko Discus A A2 90,380 km/ 638 7 8 623 CDN BONNIERE Dominique ASW 24 CH 89,440 km/ 623 * 8 9 622 N ASKE Ole John LS 7 WL IN 89,070 km/ 622 9 10 621 GB WELLS Martyn LS 8 321 89,030 km/ 621 10 11 618 NL SELEN Baer LS 8 SB 88,760 km/ 618 11 12 617 GB DAVIS Andrew John LS 8 KM 88,680 km/ 617 12 12 617 J ICHIKAWA Makoto LS 8a 10 88,660 km/ 617 12 14 606 N SORBYE Erlend Discus bT PS 87,800 km/ 606 14 15 600 GB SPRECKLEY Brian LS 8 S8 87,280 km/ 600 15 16 599 AUS BUCHANAN John LS 8a ALB 87,230 km/ 599 16 17 594 F BARROIS Jean-Denis LS8 a ER 86,840 km/ 594 17 17 594 A HAEMMERLE Heinz LS 8 ZL 86,830 km/ 594 17 17 594 F CAILLARD Jean-Marc LS8 a EF 86,830 km/ 594 17 17 594 F LOPITAUX Jean-Claude LS8 EU 86,830 km/ 594 17 21 576 SK KUBOVCIK Viliam Discus cs LZ 85,350 km/ 576 21 22 563 FIN KUITTINEN Markku Discus A MK 84,350 km/ 563 22 23 559 I AVANZINI Luciano LS8 a 3A 84,000 km/ 559 23 24 555 I COSTA Corrado LS8 LB 87,700 km/ 555 * 24 25 550 N RAUDSANDMOEN Geir LS 8 BR 83,320 km/ 550 25 26 548 S OTTOSSON Curt-Olle LS 8 A1 83,180 km/ 548 26 26 548 SK KOZAR Jozef Discus b L7 83,110 km/ 548 26 28 530 NL BORGMANN Erik Discus A 81,670 km/ 530 28 29 527 DK TERNHOLT Lars LS 8 3M 81,450 km/ 527 29 30 514 CH GAUMANN Markus Discus b ZT 80,380 km/ 514 30 31 503 CH INAEBNIT Eduard Discus b IE 79,500 km/ 503 31 32 479 D SPIEGELBERG Gerd LS 8a 37 77,590 km/ 479 32 33 478 D WEISS Herbert LS 8a 3Y 77,520 km/ 478 33 34 408 AUS TAYLOR Bruce LS 8a WB 71,920 km/ 408 34 35 290 USA WALKER Jae Discus a JW 204,510 km 290 35 36 280 B JAIME José Discus XV 204,340 km 280 * 36 37 245 D TRIEBEL Claus LS 8 SP 172,740 km 245 37 38 213 CH ROSSIER Gabriel LS 7 GR 150,160 km 213 38 39 200 CZ LOUZECKY Pavel Discus CS CE 141,240 km 200 39 40 199 ARG SCHMITT Carlos ASW 24 EA 141,240 km 199 * 40
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