Vítězové mistrovství světa v plachtění od počátku do dneška Světové plachtařské šampionáty se obvykle konají ve dvouletých intervalech. Výjimkou jsou válečná léta od roku 1937. Světová mistrovství juniorů (do 25 let) začala psát svou historii v roce a ženské šampionáty v roce. Nejnověji, v roce 2005, byla zahájena Světová plachtařská GP. V přiložených tabulkách jsou seřazeni mistři světa v každé kategorii a údaje jsou doplněny o zemi, třídu šampionátu, typ větroně, místo a rok konání mistrovství. Tabulky jsou řazeny chronologicky sestupně, v následujícím pořadí: WGC Mistrovství světa v plachtění WWGC Mistrovství světa v plachtění žen JWGC mistrovství světa v plachtění juniorů Světová plachtařská Grand Prix Světové plachtařské šampionáty, všechny kategorie, v chronologickém pořadí sestupně Jméno Země Třída Kluzák Místo konání Rok Sommer, Michael Open ASW 22 ble Jones, Phil Great Britain 18-Metre Ventus 2cxT Centka, Janusz Poland 15-Metre Diana 2 Wells, Leigh Great Britain Standard LS 8 Ruch, Christophe Poland Jantar 3B Vinon, World PW 5 Vinon, Poland SZD 48 Elverum, Norway Karow, Holger Open Nimbus 4 Leszno, Poland Janowitsch, Wolfgang 2004 18-Metre Ventus 2cxT Leszno, Poland Coutts, John New 15-Metre ASW 27b Leszno, Poland Davis, Andrew Great Britain Standard Discus 2a Leszno, Poland Suchanek, Tomas Goudriaan, Oscar Poland World PW 5 Std. Cirrus South Africa Open ASW 22 Meuser, Werner 15-Metre Ventus 2ax Aboulin, Laurent Standard Discus 2a Masson, Peter Great Britain DG 101 Musbach, Mafikeng, South Africa Mafikeng, South Africa Mafikeng, South Africa Gawler, Darroze, Olivier World PW 5 Lillo, Spain Jones, Steven Great Britain 18-Metre Ventus C-18 Lillo, Spain Karow, Holger Open Nimbus 4 Galetto, Giorgio Italy 15-Metre Ventus 2a Standard Discus 2a 2002
Henry, Julien World PW 5 Leszno, Poland Lherm, Gérard Open ASW 22 Meuser, Werner 15-Metre Ventus 2a Hoyeau, Frédéric Standard LS 8a World PW 5 Inönü, Turkey Lynskey, Ray New Open Nimbus 4 Napoleon, Eric 15-Metre Ventus 2b Omarama, NZ Standard Discus Centka, Janusz Poland Open ASW 22b Gérbaud, Gilbert 15-Metre LS 6 Davis, Andrew Great Britain Standard Discus Z. Centka, Janusz Poland Open ASW 22b Uvalde, USA 1991 Edwards, Brad 15-Metre LS 6b Uvalde, USA 1991 Selen, Baer Netherlands Standard Discus Uvalde, USA 1991 Lopitaux, Jean- Claude Aboulin, Jacques Gantenbrink, Bruno Open ASW 22b Standard Discus W. 15-Metre Ventus C Renner, Ingo Open Nimbus 3 Standard Discus a Spreckley, Brian Great Britain 15-Metre LS 6 Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Renner, Ingo Open Nimbus 3 Rieti, Italy 1985 Brigliadori, Leonardo Italy Standard Discus Rieti, Italy 1985 Jacobs, Doug USA 15-Metre LS 6 Rieti, Italy 1985 Renner, Ingo Open Nimbus 3 Hobbs, USA 1983 Oye, Stig Denmark Standard LS 4 Hobbs, USA 1983 Musters, Kees Netherlands 15-Metre Ventus a Hobbs, USA 1983 Lee, George Great Britain Open Nimbus 3 Schroeder, Standard LS 4 Ax, Göran 15-Metre ASW 20 Lee, George Great Britain Open ASW 17 Selen, Baer Netherlands Standard ASW 19 W. 15-Metre SB 11
Lee, George Great Britain Open ASW 17 Renner, Ingo Standard PIK 20b Moffat, George USA Open Nimbus 2 W. Standard LS 2 Ax, Göran Open Nimbus 2 Wroblewski, Jan Poland Standard Orion Moffat, George USA Open Nimbus Marfa, USA 1970 W. Standard LS 1 Marfa, USA 1970 Wodl, Harro Open Cirrus Leszno, Poland 1968 Smith, Andrew J. USA Standard Elfe S3 Leszno, Poland 1968 Wroblewski, Jan Poland Open Foka 4 Henry, François Standard Edelweiss Makula, Edward Poland Open Zefir 2 Huth, Heinz W. Standard Ka 6CR Hossinger, Rudolfo Argentina Open Skylark 3 Huth, Heinz W. Standard Ka 6BR Junin, Argentina Junin, Argentina Haase, Ernst W. Open HKS 3 Leszno, Poland 1958 Witek, Adam Poland Standard Mucha Leszno, Poland 1958 MacCready, Paul Goodhart, N., Foster, F. USA Open Breguet 901S Great Britain 2-Place Slingsby Eagle Pierre, Gérard Open Breguet 901 Rain, Z., Komac, B: 2-Place Kosava Wills, Phillip Great Britain Open Slingsby Sky Madrid, Spain 1952 Juez, Luis, Ara Spain 2-Place Kranich II Madrid, Spain 1952 Nilsson, Billy Open Weihe Persson, Per- Axel Open Weihe Dittmar, Heini Open São Paulo Örebrö, Samedan, Switzerland Wasserkuppe, 1963 1963 1950 1948 1937 Gliding World Champions in the unrestricted category - ordered by names Aboulin, Jacques Standard Discus Aboulin, Laurent Standard Discus 2a Wiener Neustadt, Mafikeng, South Africa Ax, Göran 15-Metre ASW 20
Ax, Göran Open Nimbus 2 Brigliadori, Leonardo Italy Standard Discus Rieti, Italy 1985 Standard Discus 2a Standard LS 8a Centka, Janusz Poland 15-Metre Diana 2 Centka, Janusz Poland Open ASW 22b Centka, Janusz Poland Open ASW 22b Uvalde, USA 1991 Coutts, John New 15-Metre ASW 27b Leszno, Poland Darroze, Olivier World PW 5 Lillo, Spain Davis, Andrew Great Britain Standard Discus 2a Leszno, Poland Davis, Andrew Great Britain Standard Discus Dittmar, Heini Open São Paulo Wasserkuppe, Edwards, Brad 15-Metre LS 6b Uvalde, USA 1991 Galetto, Giorgio Italy 15-Metre Ventus 2a Gantenbrink, Bruno W. 15-Metre Ventus C Gérbaud, Gilbert 15-Metre LS 6 Goodhart, N., Foster, F. Goudriaan, Oscar Great Britain 2-Place Slingsby Eagle South Africa Open ASW 22 Wiener Neustadt, Mafikeng, South Africa Haase, Ernst W. Open HKS 3 Leszno, Poland 1958 Henry, François Standard Edelweiss Henry, Julien World PW 5 Leszno, Poland Hossinger, Rudolfo Hoyeau, Frédéric Argentina Open Skylark 3 1937 World PW 5 Inönü, Turkey Huth, Heinz W. Standard Ka 6CR Junin, Argentina 1963 Huth, Heinz W. Standard Ka 6BR Jacobs, Doug USA 15-Metre LS 6 Rieti, Italy 1985 Janowitsch, Wolfgang 18-Metre Ventus 2cxT Leszno, Poland Jones, Phil Great Britain 18-Metre Ventus 2cxT Jones, Steven Great Britain 18-Metre Ventus C-18 Lillo, Spain Juez, Luis, Ara Spain 2-Place Kranich II Madrid, Spain 1952 Karow, Holger Open Nimbus 4 Leszno, Poland Karow, Holger Open Nimbus 4 Poland Jantar 3B Vinon, Poland SZD 48 Elverum, Norway 2004
Poland World PW 5 Standard Discus Standard Discus a Lee, George Great Britain Open Nimbus 3 Lee, George Great Britain Open ASW 17 Lee, George Great Britain Open ASW 17 Lherm, Gérard Open ASW 22 Lopitaux, Jean- Claude Open ASW 22b Lynskey, Ray New Open Nimbus 4 MacCready, Paul USA Open Breguet 901S Wiener Neustadt, Makula, Edward Poland Open Zefir 2 Junin, Argentina 1963 Masson, Peter Great Britain DG 101 Gawler, Meuser, Werner 15-Metre Ventus 2ax Meuser, Werner 15-Metre Ventus 2a Moffat, George USA Open Nimbus 2 Mafikeng, South Africa Moffat, George USA Open Nimbus Marfa, USA 1970 Musters, Kees Netherlands 15-Metre Ventus a Hobbs, USA 1983 Napoleon, Eric 15-Metre Ventus 2b Nilsson, Billy Open Weihe Örebrö, 1950 Oye, Stig Denmark Standard LS 4 Hobbs, USA 1983 Persson, Per- Axel Open Weihe Pierre, Gérard Open Breguet 901 Rain, Z., Komac, B: 2-Place Kosava W. 15-Metre SB 11 W. Standard LS 2 Samedan, Switzerland 1948 W. Standard LS 1 Marfa, USA 1970 Renner, Ingo Open Nimbus 3 Renner, Ingo Open Nimbus 3 Rieti, Italy 1985 Renner, Ingo Open Nimbus 3 Hobbs, USA 1983 Renner, Ingo Standard PIK 20b Ruch, Christophe World PW 5 Vinon, Schroeder, Standard LS 4
Selen, Baer Netherlands Standard Discus Uvalde, USA 1991 Selen, Baer Netherlands Standard ASW 19 Smith, Andrew J. Sommer, Michael USA Standard Elfe S3 Leszno, Poland 1968 Open ASW 22 ble Spreckley, Brian Great Britain 15-Metre LS 6 Suchanek, Tomas Wells, Leigh Great Britain Standard LS 8 Std. Cirrus Musbach, Wills, Phillip Great Britain Open Slingsby Sky Madrid, Spain 1952 Witek, Adam Poland Standard Mucha Leszno, Poland 1958 Wodl, Harro Open Cirrus Leszno, Poland 1968 Wroblewski, Jan Poland Standard Orion Wroblewski, Jan Poland Open Foka 4 2002 Women's World Glidng Champions Kehlman, Sarah Great Britain Standard ASW 28 Senne, Kathrin 15-Metre Ventus 2a Spreckley, Gill Great Britain LS 1f Schmelz, Mette Denmark 15-Metre Veprekova, Jana Vokrinkova, Hana Netusilova, Alena Grote, Christine Schaich, Cornelia ASW 27b Romorantin, Romorantin, Romorantin, Klix, 2005 Standard LS 8b Klix, 2005 15-Metre Cirrus Ventus 2a Libelle Standard LS 8b Spreckley, Gill Great Britain 15-Metre Ventus 2a Kehlman, Sarah Great Britain Standard ASW 24 Sviridova, Tamara Russia Jantar Klix, 2005 Jihlava, Jihlava, Jihlava, Pociunai, Lithuania Pociunai, Lithuania Pociunai, Lithuania
Juniors' World Gliding Champions Walbrou, Kilian Cirrus Rieti, Italy Gai, Patrick Standard LS 8 Rieti, Italy Parker, Mark Great Britain Standard LS 8 Nacke, Christoph LS 1d Streit, Michael ASW 19 Hood, Jez Great Britain Standard LS 8 Husbands Bosworth, UK Husbands Bosworth, UK 2005 2005 Rebbeck, Jay Great Britain Standard LS 8 Issoudun, Toft, Peter Denmark Libelle Issoudun, Stahl, Günther Standard Discus 2 Terlet, Netherlands Scheiffart, Robert ASW 19 Terlet, Netherlands Gliding World Grand Prix Champions Poland 15-Metre Diana 2 Poland 15-Metre Diana 2 2005