FAI World Gas Balloon Championship

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The FAI Gas Balloon World Championship (German: Gas Balloon World Championship ) is since 1976 held irregularly. The country of the winner can host the next world championship.

The tenth event in 2004 is currently the last. The eleventh FAI World Gas Balloon Championship was scheduled to take place in 2007 in Dmitrov , Russia .

Winners list

place team
1976 Augsburg
( Federal Republic of Germany ) 		1. Peter Peterka and Jean-Paul Kuenzi (SUI)
2. Werner Heppeler and Kurt Schurer (GER)
3. Kurt Reisch and Erich Märk (GER)
1980 Sint Niklaas
( Belgium ) 		1. Heinrich Brachtendorf and Helmut Karnstädt (GER)
2. Gerry F. Turnbull and Anderson (GBR)
3. Nini Boesman and Frédéric Demenint (NED)
1982 Berne-Belpmoos
( Switzerland ) 		1. Peter Peterka and Jean-Paul Kuenzi (SUI)
2. GER 2
3. GER
1986 Glendale , Arizona
( USA ) 		1. Peter Peterka and Jean-Paul Kuenzi (SUI)
2. USA 1
3. AUS
1988 Augsburg
( Federal Republic of Germany ) 		1. Josef Starkbaum and Gert Scholz (AUT)
2. Vornbaumen and Sundermeier (GER)
3. Jacques Soukoup and David Levin (USA)
1990 Tyndall , South Dakota
( USA ) 		1. Josef Starkbaum and Gert Scholz (AUT)
2. USA 1
3. GER 1
1992 Obertraun
( Austria ) 		1. David Levin and Jim Schiller (USA)
2. Thomas Fink and Rainer Hassold (GER)
3. Josef Starkbaum and Gert Scholz (AUT)
1994 Albuquerque / New Mexico
( USA ) 		1. Thomas Fink and Rainer Hassold (GER)
2. Thomas Lewetz and Silvia Wagner (AUS)
3. Castanier and Villey (FRA)
1996 Bitterfeld
( Germany ) 		1. Thomas Fink and Rainer Hassold (GER)
2. Sullivan and David Levin (USA)
3. Menger and Beermann (GER)
2004 Bitterfeld
( Germany ) 		1. Peter Krafczyk and Uwe Schneider (GER)
2. Astrid Gerhardt and Dominik Haggeney (GER)
3. Mark Sullivan and David Levin (USA)

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