Year Location Winner Nation Aircraft Type Class

• 1937 Wasserkuppe, Germany , Heini Dittmar Germany Fafnir Open
• 1948 Samedan, Switzerland, P.A. Persson Sweden Weihe Open
• 1950 Orebro, Sweden, Billy Nilsson Sweden Weihe Open
• 1952 Madrid, Spain, Philip A. Wills G. Britain Sky Open
• 1954 Camphill, England, Gerard Pierre France Breguet-901 Open
• 1956 St. Yan, France, Paul MacCready U.S.A. Breguet-901 Open
• 1958 Leszno, Poland
• Ernst Haase Germany HK-S-3 Open
• Adam Witek Poland Mucha Std Standard
• 1960 Butzweiler, Germany
• Rolf Hossinger Argentina Skylark-3 Open
• Heinz Huth W. Germany Ka-6 Standard
• 1963 Junin, Argentina
• Edward Makula Poland Zefir Open
• Heinz Huth W. Germany Ka-6 Standard
• 1965 S. Cerney, England
• J. Wroblewski Poland oka-4 Open
• François-Louis Henry France Edelweiss Standard
• 1968 Leszno, Poland
• Harro Wodl Austria Cirrus Open
• Andrew K. Smith U.S.A. Elfe-S3 Standard
• 1970 Marfa, U.S.A.
• George Moffat U.S.A. Nimbus-2 Open
• Helmut Reichmann W. Germany LS-1 Standard
• 1972 Vrsac, Yugoslavia
• Göran Ax Sweden Nimbus-2 Open
• J. Wroblewski Poland Orion Standard
• 1974 Waikerie, Australia
• George Moffat U.S.A. Nimbus-2 Open
• Helmut Reichmann W. Germany LS-2 Standard
• 1976 Rayskala, Finland
• George Lee G. Britain ASW-17 Open
• Ingo Renner Australia PIK-20 Standard
• 1978 Chateauroux, France
• George Lee G. Britain ASW-17 Open
• Baer Selen Netherlands ASW-19 Standard
• Helmut Reichmann Germany SB-11 15-m
• 1981 Paderborn, Germany
• George Lee G. Britain Nimbus-3 Open
• Marc Schroeder France LS-4 Standard
• Göran Ax Sweden ASW-20 15-Meter
• 1983 Hobbs, U.S.A.
• Ingo Renner Australia Nimbus-3 Open
• Stig Øye Denmark LS-4 Standard
• Kees Musters Netherlands Ventus-A 15-Meter
• 1985 Rieti, Italy
• Ingo Renner Australia Nimbus-3 Open
• Leonardo Brigliadori Italy Discus Standard
• Douglas Jacobs U.S.A. LS-6 15 Meter
• 1987 Benalla, Australia
• Ingo Renner Australia ASW-22B Open
• Markku Kuittinen Finland Discus-A Standard
• Brian Spreckley G. Britain LS-6 15-Meter
• 1989 Wiener Neustadt, Austria
• Jean-Claude Lopitaux France ASW-22B Open
• Jacques Aboulin France Discus Standard
• Bruno Gantenbrink Germany Ventus-C 15-Meter
• 1991 Uvalde, U.S.A.
• Janusz Centka Poland ASW-22B Open
• Baer Selen Netherlands Discus Standard
• Brad Edwards Australia LS-6b 15-Meter
• 1993 Borlange, Sweden
• Janusz Centka Poland ASW-22B Open
• Andrew Davis G. Britain Discus Standard
• Gilbert Gerbaud France LS-6 15-Meter
• Eric Napoleon France LS-6 15-Meter
• 1995 Omarama, New Zealand
• Ray Linskey New Zealand Nimbus-4 Open
• Markku Kuittinen Finland Discus Standard
• Eric Napoleon France Ventus-2 15-Meter

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