Lilienthal medal
The Lilienthal Medal is the highest international award for performance in gliding . It has been published by the international air sports organization Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) since 1938 in honor of the aviation pioneer Otto Lilienthal . It recognizes an outstanding achievement in the field of motorless flight . The winners are determined by the FAI's annual general conference.
The first prize winner was the Pole Tadeusz Góra for his record flight of 577.8 kilometers on May 18, 1938 from Bezmiechowa to Soleczniki (near Vilnius ).
Award winners
The award was not awarded in the years not listed.
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1938 |
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Cross-country flight over 557 km |
1948 |
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for reached flight altitude of 8050 meters |
1949 |
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for a flight altitude of 10 210 meters |
1950 |
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for reached flight altitude of 12,882 meters |
1951 |
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for a flight duration of 28 hours and 41 minutes |
1952 |
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for a flight duration of 56 hours and 15 minutes |
1953 |
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for a flight of 829.8 kilometers in a straight line |
1954 |
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1955 |
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1956 |
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1957 |
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1958 |
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for personal contribution to the development of gliding |
1959 |
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1960 |
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1961 |
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1962 |
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1963 |
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1964 |
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for flight over 1041.52 kilometers on July 31, 1964 from Odessa (Texas) to Kimball (Nebraska) |
1965 |
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1966 |
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1967 |
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1968 |
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1969 |
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1970 |
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for the first 1000 km flight in Europe |
1971 |
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1972 |
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1973 |
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1974 |
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for his personal contribution to the development of gliding in Switzerland |
1975 |
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for world records and victory in the women's world championship |
1976 |
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1977 |
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1978 |
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1980 |
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1981 |
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for three consecutive world titles |
1982 |
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1984 |
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1985 |
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1986 |
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1987 |
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1988 |
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1990 |
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1991 |
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1992 |
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1993 |
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1994 |
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1995 |
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1997 |
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1998 |
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1999 |
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for setting 235 national and 52 world records |
2000 |
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for services to gliding and flight over about 2500 km |
2001 |
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2002 |
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2003 |
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2004 |
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2005 |
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2006 |
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2007 |
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2008 |
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2009 |
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2010 |
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2011 |
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2012 |
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2015 |
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2016 |
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2017 |
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Web links
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