European Gliding Championships

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The European Gliding Championships is a gliding competition held every two years or so. The additional classes of glider that have been introduced over the years mean that it is no longer possible for all the classes to compete at the same location.

Gliding had been a demonstration sport at the 1936 Olympic Games and 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.

There is a similar list for World Gliding Championships. Both Championships are usually organized by the FAI

[edit] List of contests

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 -
  • 2nd Championships -
  • 3rd Championships -
  • 4th Championships -
  • 5th Championships -
  • 6th Championships -
  • 7th Championships - 1994 Rieti, Italy
  • 8th Championships - 1996 Räyskälä, Loppi, Finland
  • 9th Championships - 1998 Leszno, Poland





    • 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



  • 14th Championships - 2007 Pociunai, Lithuania 28/07/2007 - 12/08/2007 Official website
    • 20 meter Two-Seater Class
    • Club Class
    • Standard Class
    • World Class


  • 14th Championships - 2007 Issoudun, France 02/08/2007 - 19/08/2007
    • 15 meter Class
    • 18 meter Class
    • Open Class
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