Athletes
FAI Champions of the past: Hang Gliding Class 1 - Women
Corinna Schwiegerhausen, multiple World and European Champion
FAI World Champions – Hang Gliding Class 1 - Women
1987 Millau (France)
1st: Judy Leden (Great Britain); 2nd: Jenny Ganderton (Great Britain); 3rd: Ornella Magnaguagno (Italy)
Team - 1st: Great Britain; 2nd: Switzerland; 3rd: France
1991 Kössen (Austria)
1st: Judy Leden (Great Britain); 2nd: Annelise Muller (Switzerland); 3rd: B Lanfranchi (Switzerland)
Team - 1st: France; 2nd: Switzerland; 3rd: Germany
1993 Nanyo City (Japan)
1st: Françoise Dieuzeide (France); 2nd: Kari Castle (USA); 3rd: Isabelle Piaget (Italy)
Team - 1st: Switzerland; 2nd: France; 3rd: Germany
1994 Chelan (USA)
1st: Anne-Lise Muller (Switzerland); 2nd: Kari Castle (USA); 3rd: Katia Schmitt (France)
Team - 1st: Switzerland; 2nd: France; 3rd: USA
1996 Bright (Australia)
1st: Kari Castle (USA); 2nd: Rosi Brams (Germany); 3rd: Françoise Mocellin (France)
Team - 1st: Germany; 2nd: Great Britain; 3rd: Switzerland
1998 Hajduszoboszlo (Hungary)
1st: Corinna Schwiegershausen (Germany); 2nd: Neva Bull (Australia); 3rd: Natalia Khamlova (Russia)
2000 Boeotia (Grèce)
1st: Kari Kastle (USA); 2nd: Françoise Mocellin (France); 3rd: Neva Bull (Australia)
2002 Chelan Butte, Washington (USA)
1st: Kari Kastle (USA); 2nd: Claire Vassort-Pagen (USA); 3rd: Natalia Khamlova (Russia)
2004 Greifenburg – Berg (Austria)
1st: Corinna Schwiegershausen (Germany); 2nd: Françoise Dieuzeide (France); 3rd: Rosemarie Brams (Germany)
2006 Groveland, Floride (USA)
1st: Corinna Schwiegershausen (Germany); 2nd: Kari Kastle (USA); 3rd: Natalia Khamlova (Russia)
2008 Sigillo (Italy)
1st: Corinna Schwiegershausen (Germany); 2nd: Françoise Dieuzeide (France); 3rd: Kathleen Rigg (Great Britain)
2013 Forbes (Australia)
1st: Corinna Schwiegerhausen (Germany); 2nd: Kathleen Rigg (United Kingdom); 3rd: Tove Heany (Australia)
2014 Annecy (France)
1st: Yoko Isomoto (Japan); 2nd: Françoise Dieuzeide-Banet (France); 3rd: Corinna Schwiegerhausen (Germany)
Team: Japan, France & Russia
FAI European Champions – Hang Gliding Class 1 - Women
1996 Dunaujvaros (Hungary)
1st: Françoise Mocellin (France); 2nd: Rosi Brams (Germany); 3rd: Marie-Jo Ruffat (France)
1998 Podbredzno (Slovaquie)
1st: Françoise Mocellin (France); 2nd: Marie-Jo Ruffat (France); Natalia Khamlova (Russia)
2000 Innsbruck (Austria)
1st: Katleen Rigg (Great Britain); 2nd: Corinna Schwiegerhausen (Germany); 3rd: Mocellin Françoise (France)
2008 Greifenburg (Austria)
1st: Corinna Schwiegerhausen (Germany); 2nd: Natalia Petrova (Russia); 3rd: Christine Aichner (Germany)
Events Calendar
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The 60th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2016
The 60th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett will take place from 15 – 24 September 2016 in Gladbeck, Germany, the epicentre of global gasballooning activities which will therefore provide for sure perfect conditions.
France takes the gold at the Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2017
The winners of the 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2017 said they were “overjoyed” to be awarded their FAI gold medals at a ceremony in Fribourg, Switzerland on Saturday 16 September 2017.
The 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett Gas Ballon Race launched tonight
This evening 21 gas balloons from 13 countries launched from Gruyères airfield (Switzerland) that sits below the famous chateau for the 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett Race. Over the next few days the teams will aim to fly as far as possible, measured in a straight line from the launch field to the landing site. Meteorological experts are forecasting that the balloons will follow a north-eastern route.
Follow the race live at: gordonbennett.aero/livetracking
France takes the gold at the Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2017
The winners of the 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2017 said they were “overjoyed” to be awarded their FAI gold medals at a ceremony in Fribourg, Switzerland on Saturday 16 September 2017.
The 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett Gas Ballon Race launched tonight
This evening 21 gas balloons from 13 countries launched from Gruyères airfield (Switzerland) that sits below the famous chateau for the 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett Race. Over the next few days the teams will aim to fly as far as possible, measured in a straight line from the launch field to the landing site. Meteorological experts are forecasting that the balloons will follow a north-eastern route.
Follow the race live at: gordonbennett.aero/livetracking
France takes the gold at the Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2017
The winners of the 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2017 said they were “overjoyed” to be awarded their FAI gold medals at a ceremony in Fribourg, Switzerland on Saturday 16 September 2017.
The 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett Gas Ballon Race launched tonight
This evening 21 gas balloons from 13 countries launched from Gruyères airfield (Switzerland) that sits below the famous chateau for the 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett Race. Over the next few days the teams will aim to fly as far as possible, measured in a straight line from the launch field to the landing site. Meteorological experts are forecasting that the balloons will follow a north-eastern route.
Follow the race live at: gordonbennett.aero/livetracking
France takes the gold at the Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2017
The winners of the 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2017 said they were “overjoyed” to be awarded their FAI gold medals at a ceremony in Fribourg, Switzerland on Saturday 16 September 2017.
The 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett Gas Ballon Race launched tonight
This evening 21 gas balloons from 13 countries launched from Gruyères airfield (Switzerland) that sits below the famous chateau for the 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett Race. Over the next few days the teams will aim to fly as far as possible, measured in a straight line from the launch field to the landing site. Meteorological experts are forecasting that the balloons will follow a north-eastern route.
Follow the race live at: gordonbennett.aero/livetracking
France takes the gold at the Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2017
The winners of the 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2017 said they were “overjoyed” to be awarded their FAI gold medals at a ceremony in Fribourg, Switzerland on Saturday 16 September 2017.
The 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett Gas Ballon Race launched tonight
This evening 21 gas balloons from 13 countries launched from Gruyères airfield (Switzerland) that sits below the famous chateau for the 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett Race. Over the next few days the teams will aim to fly as far as possible, measured in a straight line from the launch field to the landing site. Meteorological experts are forecasting that the balloons will follow a north-eastern route.
Follow the race live at: gordonbennett.aero/livetracking
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