History

The UK has been one of the world’s most successful gliding nations in recent years. Since the turn of the century, Britain has produced no fewer than  18 World Champions and has recorded a total of 50 podium places. We also very successful at European level with 8 Champions and a total of 29 podiums.  Britain is consistently ranked in the top 3 in the International Gliding Commission’s world rankings.

Some notable successes are shown below:

2023 World Gliding Championships

Standard Class:   Gold      Tom Arscott

2023 European Gliding Championships

20m 2 Seat Class:   Silver   Pete Harvey & Chris Dawes
20m 2 Seat Class:   Bronze  Steve Jones & Garry Coppin

2023 Junior European Gliding Championships

Club Class:   Silver     Toby Freeland

2022 World Gliding Championships

20m 2 Seat Class:   Bronze   Steve Jones & Garry Coppin

2022 Women’s World Championships

Club Class:   Silver   Claudia Hill

2022 Junior World Gliding Championships

Club Class:   Gold      Finn Sleigh
Club Class:   Silver   Toby Freeland

2021 Junior European Gliding Championships

Club Class:           Gold        Finn Sleigh
Standard Class:   Silver     Tom Pavis
Standard Class:   Bronze   Henry Inigo-Jones

2019 Women’s World Championships

Standard Class:   Bronze   Ayala Truelove

2019 European Gliding Championships

Club Class:           Gold        Tom Arscott
Club Class:   Silver     G Dale
20m 2 Seat Classa:   Silver   Steve Jones & Garry Coppin

2019 Junior World Gliding Championships

Club Class:   Gold     Jake Brattle
Club Class:   Silver   Finn Sleigh

2015 Junior World Gliding Championships

Club Class:   Gold       Tom Arscott
Club Class:   Bronze   Sam Roddie

2014 World Gliding Championships

20m 2 Seat Class:   Gold   Steve & Howard Jones
Open Class:   Silver   Andy Davis.
Std Class:   Bronze   Jez Hood

2012 World Gliding Championships

18m Class:   Bronze  Mike Young.

2011 European Gliding Championships

18m Class:   Bronze  Russell Cheetham.

2011 Women’s World Championships

Club Class:   Silver   Ayala Liran

2010 World Gliding Championships

Open Class:   Silver   Steve Jones
15m Class:   Silver  Leigh Wells

2009 European Gliding Championships

Open Class:   Gold   Pete Harvey, Bronze   Steve Jones
18m Class:   Gold   Russell Cheetham, Silver   Mike Young

2007 Women’s World Championships

Standard Class:    Gold    Sarah Kelman
Club Class:   Gold   Gill Spreckley

2007 European Gliding Championships

Open Class:   Gold   Pete Harvey
15m Class:   Bronze   Leigh Wells

2006 World Championships

18m Class:    Gold    Phil Jones
Standard Class:    Gold     Leigh Wells,    Bronze    Jez Hood
Open Class:     Bronze    Pete Harvey