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Chronology of the FAI World Hang Gliding Championshipss


16th FAI World Hang Gliding Championships
Big Spring, Texas (USA)	07/08/2007 - 19/08/2007
Class 1 Overall Champion: Attila Bertok (Hungary)

15th FAI World Hang Gliding Championships
Hay (Australia)	06/01/2005 - 19/01/2005
Class 1 Overall Champion: Oleg Bondarchuk (Ukraine)

14th FAI World Hang Gliding Championships
Brasilia (Brazil)	17/08/2003 - 30/08/2003
Class 1 Overall Champion: Manfred Ruhmer (Austria)

13th FAI World Hang Gliding Championships
Algodonales-Cadiz (Spain)	14/06/2001 - 01/07/2001
Class 1 Overall Champion: Manfred Ruhmer (Austria)

12th FAI World Hang Gliding Championships
Monte Cucco (Italy)	26/07/1999 - 08/08/1999
Class 1 Overall Champion: Manfred Ruhmer (Austria)
Class 2 Overall Champion: Christof Kratzner (Germany)

11th FAI World Hang Gliding Championships
Forbes (Australia)	25/01/1998 - 09/02/1998
Class 1 Overall Champion: Guido Gehrmann (Germany)

10th FAI World Hang Gliding Championships
Ager (Spain)	02/07/1995 - 15/07/1995
Class 1 Overall Champion: Thomas Suchanek (Czech Republic)
Class 2 Overall Champion: Brian Porter (USA)

9th FAI World Hang Gliding Championships
Owens Valley (USA)	26/06/1993 - 10/07/1993
Class 1 Overall Champion: Thomas Suchanek (Czech Republic)

8th FAI World Hang Gliding Championships
Governador Valadares (Brazil)	22/02/1991 - 10/03/1991
Class 1 Overall Champion: Tomas Suchanek (Czechoslovakia)

7th FAI World Hang Gliding Championships
Fiesch, Valais (Switzerland)	03/07/1989 - 23/07/1989
Class 1 Overall Champion: Robert Whittall (UK)

6th FAI World Hang Gliding Championships
Mount Buffalo (Australia)	22/01/1988 - 13/02/1988
Class 1 Overall Champion: Rick Duncan (Australia)

5th FAI World Hang Gliding Championships
Kössen, Tirol (Austria)	25/05/1985 - 09/06/1985
Class 1 Overall Champion: John Pendry (UK)

4th FAI World Hang Gliding Championships
Tegelberg (Fed. Rep. of Germany)	05/06/1983 - 19/06/1983
Class 1 Overall Champion: Steve Moyes (Australia)

3rd FAI World Hang Gliding Championships
Beppu (Japan)	01/10/1981 - 11/10/1981
Class 1 Overall Champion: Padro Paulo Lopes (Brazil)
Class 2 Overall Champion: Graeme Bird (New Zealand)

2nd FAI World Hang Gliding Championships
Grenoble (France)	30/07/1979 - 12/08/1979
Class 1 Overall Champion: Josef Guggenmos (Fed. Rep. of Germany)
Class 2 Overall Champion: Rex Miller (USA)

1st FAI World Hang Gliding Championships
Kössen, Tirol (Austria)	01/09/1976 - 12/09/1976
Class 1 Overall Champion: Terrence Delore (New Zealand)
Class 2 Overall Champion: K. Battle (Australia)
ex - standart Rogallos Overall Champion: Christian Steinbach (Austria)

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