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Hot Air Balloon (AX) Championships
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Gas Balloon (AA) Championships
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Hot Air Airship (BX) Championships
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Rozier Balloon (AM) Championships
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World Air Games
No Traveling Trophy
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Num
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Year and Location
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Champion
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1
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1997 - Cappadocia, Turkey
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Uwe Schneider (Germany)
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2
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2001 - Seville, Spain (AX)
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Masahiko Fujita (Japan) |
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2001 - Seville, Spain (AA - Gas)
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Klaus Weisgerber &
Astrid Gerhardt (Germany)
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2009 - Mondovi, Italy
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Sven Göhler (Germany)
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World Hot Air Balloon (AX) Championship
Kinsinger Traveling Trophy
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Num
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Year and Location
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Champion
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1
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1973 - Albuquerque, USA
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Dennis Floden (United States)
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2
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1975 - Albuquerque, USA
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David Schaffer (United States)
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3
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1977 - York, England
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Paul Woessner (United States)
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4
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1979 - Uppsala, Sweden
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Paul Woessner (United States)
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5
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1981 - Battle Creek, USA
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Bruce Comstock (United States)
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6
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1983 - Nantes, France
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Peter Vizzard (Australia)
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7
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1985 - Battle Creek, USA
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David Levin (United States)
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8
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1987 - Schielleiten, Austria
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Albert Nels (United States)
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9
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1989 - Saga, Japan
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Benedikt Haggeney (Germany)
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10
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1991 - St.Jean-sur-Richelieu, Canada
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Albert Nels (United States)
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11
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1993 - La Rochette, Luxembourg
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Alan Blount (United States)
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12
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1995 - Battle Creek, USA
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Joe Heartsill (United States)
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13
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1997 - Saga, Japan
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David Bareford (Great Britain)
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14
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1999 - Bad Waltersdorf, Austria
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Bill Arras (United States)
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15
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2002 - Châtellerault, France
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David Bareford (Great Britain)
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16
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2004 - Mildura, Australia
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Markus Pieper (Germany)
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17
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2006 - Motegi, Japan
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John Petrehn (United States)
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18
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2008 - Hofkirchen, Austria
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François Messines (France)
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19
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2010 - Debrecen, Hungary
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John Petrehn (USA)
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20
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2012 - Battle Creek, USA
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Nick Donner (USA)
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Junior World Hot Air Balloon (AX) Championship
Continental Hot Air Balloon Championships
European Hot Air Balloon (AX) Championship
Luxembourg NAC Traveling Trophy
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Num
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Year and Location
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Champion
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1
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1976 - Skovde, Sweden
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*Winner - Simon Faithful (Netherlands)
*Only 2 task flown - not a Championships
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2
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1980 - Arc-et-Senans, France
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Joseph Starkbaum (Austria)
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3
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1982 - Ettelbruck, Luxembourg
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Joseph Starkbaum (Austria)
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4
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1984 - York, England
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Vic Trimble (Great Britain)
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5
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1986 - Stubenberg, Austria
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Martin Messner (Switzerland)
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6
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1988 - Leszno, Poland
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David Bareford (Great Britain)
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7
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1990 - Llerida, Spain
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Csaba Molnar (Hungary)
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8
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1992 - Belfort, France
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Uwe Schneider (Germany)
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9
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1994 - Murska Subota, Slovenia
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Jean-Marie Huttois (France)
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10
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1996 - Schielleiten, Austria
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Dave Bareford (Great Britain)
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11
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1998 - Katerineholm, Sweden
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Stéphane Bolze (France)
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12
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2000 - Larochette, Luxembourg
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Dave Bareford (Great Britain)
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13
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2003 - Vilnius, Lithuania
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Uwe Schneider (Germany)
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14
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2005 - Debrecen, Hungary
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Uwe Schneider (Germany)
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15
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2007 - Magdeburg, Germany
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Francois, Messines (France)
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16
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2009 - Brissac-Quincé, Anjou, France
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Stefan Zeberli (Switzerland) |
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17
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2011 - Lleida, Spain
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Stefan Zeberli (Switzerland) |
Women's European Hot Air Balloon (AX) Championship
North American Hot Air Balloon (AX) Championship
Canadian Balloon Association Traveling Trophy
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Num
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Year and Location
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Champion
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1
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1982 - Battle Creek, Michigan, USA
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Owen Keown (United States)
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2
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1984 - Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada
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Owen Keown (United States)
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3
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1986 - Barrie, Ontario, Canada
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Richard Rudlaff (United States)
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4
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1988 - St. Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada
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Chuck Bump (Canada)
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5
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1990 - San Antonio, Texas, USA
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Bill Cunningham (United States)
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6
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1992 - Baton Rouge, Louisana, USA
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Mark Sullivan (United States)
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7
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1994 - Brockville, Ontario, Canada
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Bill Cunningham (United States)
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Pacific Hot Air Balloon (AX) Championship
No Traveling Trophy
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Num
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Year and Location
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Champion
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1
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1990 - Saga, Japan
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Owen Keown (United States)
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2
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1992 - Grand Prairie, Canada
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David Gleed (Canada)
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3
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1994 - Mildura, Australia
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Edwin Mitchell (Australia)
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4
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1996 - Saga, Japan
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Yasuhiko Asaoka, (Japan)
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South American Hot Air Balloon (AX) Championship
No Traveling Trophy
World Hot Air Airship (BX) Championship
Luxembourg NAC Traveling Trophy
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Num
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Year and Location
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Champion
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1
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1988 - Luxembourg
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Oscar Lindstroem (Sweden)
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2
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1990 - Clumber Park, UK
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Vincent Dupis (France)
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3
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1992 - Besancon, France
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Guy Moyano (Luxembourg)
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4
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1994 - Chateau-d'Oex, Switzerland
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Vincent Dupis (France)
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5
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1996 - Aosta, Italy
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Jens Petersen (Germany)
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6
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1998 - Gatineau, Canada
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Jacques Besnard (Switzerland)
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7
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2000 - Schielleiten, Austria
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Jacques Besnard (Switzerland)
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8
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2008 - Tsarkoye Selo, St Petersbourg, Russia
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Jacques Antoine Besnard (Switzerland)
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9
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2010 - Dole, France
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Jacques Antoine Besnard (Switzerland)
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European Hot Air Airship (BX) Championship
No Traveling Trophy
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Num
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Year and Location
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Champion
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1
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1989 - Besancon, France
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Mats Backlin (Great Britain)
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2
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1991 - Mondorf, Luxembourg
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Guy Moyano (Luxembourg)
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World Gas (AA) Championship
BFA/Levin Traveling Trophy
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Num
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Year and Location
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Champion
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1
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1976 - Augsburg, Germany
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Peter Peterka & Jean-Paul Kuenzi (Switzerland)
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2
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1980 - Brussels/St. Niklaas, Belgium
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Brachtendorf & Karnstadt (Germany)
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3
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1982 - Berne, Switzerland
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Peter Peterka & Jean-Paul Kuenzi (Switzerland)
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4
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1986 - Glendale, AZ, USA
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Peter Peterka & Jean-Paul Kuenzi (Switzerland)
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5
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1988 - Augsburg, Germany
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Josef Starkbaum & Gert Scholz(Austria)
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6
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1990 - Tyndall, SD, USA
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Josef Starkbaum & Gert Scholz (Austria)
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7
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1992 - Obertraun, Austria
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David Levin & Jim Schiller (United States)
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8
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1994 - Albuquerque, NM, USA
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Thomas Fink & Rainer Hassold (Germany)
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9
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1996 - Bitterfeld, Germany
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Thomas Fink & Rainer Hassold (Germany)
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10
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2004 - Bitterfeld, Germany
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Peter Krafczyk/Uwe Schneider (Germany)
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World Rozier (AM) Championship
No Traveling Trophy
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Num
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Year and Location
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Champion
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1
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1990 - Tyndall, SD, USA
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Nick Saum (United States)
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European Rozier (AM) Championship
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Num
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Year and Location
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Champion
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3
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1994 - Preddvor, Slovenia
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GORDON BENNETT AND HIS RACES From the Book: Die Gordon Bennett Ballon Rennen (The Gordon Bennett Races)
by Ulrich Hohmann Sr along with articles by others.
Many of his contemporaries have considered Mister James Gordon Bennett to be a spleeny American. He was born in New York, May 10th 1841 and died 4 days after his 77th Birthday in Beaulieu near Nizza/France. From his father, a Scottish journalist, he inherited the publishing house of the "New York Herald". Being a publisher makes somebody, even today, independent from money, but also requests a permanent struggle for increasing circulation.
Already in 1871, Gordon-Bennett proved his ability for "public relations", by sponsoring the expedition of Stanley, searching (and finding!) Livingstone, who was missing on his search for the source of the Nile. The later sponsorships of Gordon-Bennett therefore rooted more in his interest for business than in his interest for sports. The winners of ”his” competitions had to tell their adventures only to the reporters of the "New York Herald" as an exclusive story.
Today, we connect his name with the gas-ballooning. We don’t know, if he ever flew in a balloon. Already before 1900, he had donated 10.000 Francs to the Automobile Club de France as price-money for a motor car race, and he developed the rules himself. This first race then took place on June 14th 1900 from Paris to Lyon. In 1905 he offered to the still young Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) the rules, a one time 25.000 Franc donation and 12.500 Francs for each of the following two years "for the most courageous and experienced pilots of the world struggling for the Grand Prix of the Air".
The competition rules were (and are still today) quite simple: Winner is the nation of the team that covers the maximum distance. Every nation may enter three balloon as maximum and is obliged to host the race in the following year, if they win. If one nation wins this challenge-cup in three following years, the cup finally comes to its possession and this nation has to sponsor a new cup, if the race should continue. This was all laid down in the 23 chapters of the rules, so the COUPE AERONAUTIQUE "Gordon Bennett" was on its way and the spark was ignited for the most fascinating and adventurous competition in ballooning.
The following are stories from each year:
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Race #
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Year
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Launch Location
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Beginning of the Gordon Bennett Tradition
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1
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1906
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Paris, France
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2
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1907
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St. Louis, USA
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3
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1908
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Berlin, Germany
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4
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1909
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Zurich, Switzerland
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5
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1910
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St. Louis, Mo, USA
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6
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1911
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Kansas City, USA
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7
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1912
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Stuttgart, Germany
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8
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1913
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Paris, France
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1914 - 1919
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no events during World War I
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Interrupted by War the Race Flourishes
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9
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1920
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Birmingham, USA
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10
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1921
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Brussels, Belgium
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11
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1922
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Geneva, Switzerland
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12
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1923
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Brussels, Belgium
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13
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1924
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Brussels, Belgium
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14
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1925
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Brussels, Belgium
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15
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1926
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Antwerp, Belgium
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16
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1927
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Detroit, USA
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17
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1928
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Detroit, USA
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18
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1929
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St. Louis, USA
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Difficult Decade But They Keep Flying
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19
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1930
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Cleveland, USA
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1931
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no event held
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20
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1932
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Beale, Switzerland
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21
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1933
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Chicago, USA
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22
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1934
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Warsaw, Poland
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23
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1935
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Warsaw, Poland
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24
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1936
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Warsaw, Poland
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25
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1937
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Brussels, Belgium
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26
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1938
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Liege, Belgium
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1939 - 1982
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no events held
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War But the Race Resumes After Many Years
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27
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1983
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Paris, France
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28
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1984
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Zurich, Switzerland
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29
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1985
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Geneva, Switzerland
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30
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1986
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Salzburg, Austria
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31
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1987
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Seefeld, Austria
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32
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1988
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Bregenz, Austria
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33
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1989
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Bregenz, Austria
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Flying Longer Distances
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34
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1990
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Lech, Austria
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35
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1991
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Lech, Austria
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36
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1992
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Stuttgart, Germany
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- 1992 Article by David Levin
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37
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1993
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Albuquerque, USA
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38
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1994
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Lech, Austria
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39
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1995
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Wil, Switzerland
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40
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1996
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Warstein, Germany
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41
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1997
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Warstein, Germany
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42
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1998
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Paris, France - Cancelled due to weather
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43
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1999
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Albuquerque, USA
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GPS and Internet Tracking For All to See
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44
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2000
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St. Hubert, Belgium
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45
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2001
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Warstein, Germany
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46
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2002
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Chatelerault, France
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47
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2003
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Arc-et-Senans, France
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48
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2004
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Thionville, France
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49
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2005
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Albuquerque, USA
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50
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2006
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Wassmunster, Belgium
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51
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2007
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Brussels, Belgium - Cancelled due to weather
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52
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2008
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Albuquerque, USA
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53
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2009
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Geneva, Switzerland
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- Headquarters Operations Log
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- Balloon Federation of America Gas Division Newsletter
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54
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2010
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Bristol, United Kingdom
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55
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2011
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Gap-Tallard, France
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56
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2012
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Ebnat-Kappel, Switzerland
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57
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2013
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Nancy, France
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58
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2014
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Vichy, France
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The results link for each race will list the participants and their results.
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Num
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Year
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Starting Point
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Winner
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Ctry
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Distance
(km)
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More details
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1
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1906
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Paris, France
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Frank Lahm
Henry Hersey
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USA
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641.1
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Results
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2
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1907
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St. Louis, USA
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Oscar Erbsloh
Henry Clayton
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GER
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1403.55
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Results
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3
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1908
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Berlin, Germany
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Theodor Schaeck
Emil Messner
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SUI
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1190
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Results
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4
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1909
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Zurich, Switzerland
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Edgar W. Mix
Andre Roussel
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USA
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1121.11
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Results
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5
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1910
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St. Louis, USA
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Alan R. Hawley
Augustus Post
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USA
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1887.6
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Results
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6
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1911
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Kansas City, USA
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Hans Gericke
Otto Duncker
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GER
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757.84
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Results
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7
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1912
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Stuttgart, Germany
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Maurice Bienaime
R. Rumpelmayer
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FRA
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2191
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Results
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8
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1913
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Paris, France
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Ralph M Upson
R.A.I. Preston
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USA
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618
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Results
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1914 - 1919
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No events held during World War I
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9
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1920
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Birmingham, USA
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Ernst Demuyter
M. Labrousse
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BEL
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1769
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Results
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10
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1921
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Brussels, Belgium
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Paul Armbruster
L.Anserruler
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BEL
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766
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Results
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11
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1922
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Geneva, Switzerland
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Ernest Demuyter
Alexander Veenstra
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BEL
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1372.1
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Results
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12
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1923
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Brussels, Belgium
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Ernest Demuyter
L.Coeckelbergh
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BEL
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1155
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Results
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13
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1924
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Brussels, Belgium
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Ernest Demuyter
L.Coeckelbergh
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BEL
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714
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Results
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14
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1925
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Brussels, Belgium
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A. Veenstra
P.Quersin
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BEL
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1345
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Results
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15
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1926
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Antwerp, Belgium
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Ward T. van Orman
Walter W. Morton
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USA
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864
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Results
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16
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1927
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Detroit, USA
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Edward J. Hill
A.G. Schlosser
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USA
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1198
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Results
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17
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1928
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Detroit, USA
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William E. Kepner
WO. Eareckson
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USA
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740.8
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Results
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18
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1929
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St. Louis, USA
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Ward T. van Orman
A.L. McCracken
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USA
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548.94
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Results
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19
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1930
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Cleveland, USA
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Ward T. van Orman
A.L. McCracken
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USA
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872
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Results
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1931
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No event held
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20
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1932
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Basle, Switzerland
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T.G.W. Settle
W.Bushnell
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USA
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1550
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Results
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21
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1933
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Chicago, USA
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Francyzek Hynek
Zbigniew Burzynski
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POL
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1361
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Results
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22
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1934
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Warsaw, Poland
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Francyzek Hynek
W. Pomaski
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POL
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1333
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Results
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23
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1935
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Warsaw, Poland
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Zbigniew Burzynski
W. Wysocki
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POL
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1650.47
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Results
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24
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1936
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Warsaw, Poland
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Ernest Demuyter
Pierre Hoffmans
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BEL
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1715.8
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Results
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25
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1937
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Brussels, Belgium
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Ernest Demuyter
Pierre Hoffmans
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BEL
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1396
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Results
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26
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1938
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Liege, Belgium
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Antoni Janusz
Franz Janick
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POL
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1692
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Results
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1939 -1982
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No events held
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27
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1983
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Paris, France
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Stefan Makne
Ireneuz Cieslak
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POL
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690
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Results
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28
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1984
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Zurich, Switzerland
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Karl Spenger
Martin Messner
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SUI
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793
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Results
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29
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1985
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Geneva, Switzerland
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Josef Starkbaum
Gert Scholz
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AUT
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342
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Results
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30
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1986
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Salzburg, Austria
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Josef Starkbaum
Gert Scholz
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AUT
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272.43
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Results
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31
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1987
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Seefeld, Austria
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Josef Starkbaum
Gert Scholz
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AUT
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852
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Results
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32
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1988
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Bregenz, Austria
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Josef Starkbaum
Gert Scholz
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AUT
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1110.9
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Results
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33
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1989
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Bregenz, Austria
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Josef Starkbaum
Gert Scholz
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AUT
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911.2
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Results
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34
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1990
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Lech, Austria
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Josef Starkbaum
Gert Scholz
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AUT
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692.5
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Results
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35
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1991
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Lech, Austria
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Volker Kuinke
Jurgen Schubert
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GER
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1024.9
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Results
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36
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1992
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Stuttgart, Germany
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David Levin
James Herschend
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USA
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964.2
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Results
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37
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1993
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Albuquerque, USA
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Josef Starkbaum
Rainer Rohsler
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AUT
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1832
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Results
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38
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1994
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Lech, Austria
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Karl Spenger
Christian Stoll
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SUI
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825.1
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Results
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39
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1995
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Wil, Switzerland
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William Eimers
Bernd Landsmann
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GER
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1628.1
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Results
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40
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1996
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Warstein, Germany
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William Eimers
Bernd Landsmann
|
GER
|
1286.9
|
Results
|
|
41
|
1997
|
Warstein, Germany
|
Vincent Leys
Jean-Francois Leys
|
FRA
|
1732.5
|
Results
|
|
42
|
1998
|
Paris, France
|
Cancelled due to weather
|
Pilots
|
|
43
|
1999
|
Albuquerque, USA
|
Phillipe de Cock
Ronny Van Havere
|
BEL
|
1666.54
|
Results
|
|
44
|
2000
|
St. Hubert, Belgium
|
William Eimers
Bernd Landsmann
|
GER
|
795.7
|
Results
|
|
45
|
2001
|
Warstein, Germany
|
Vincent Leys
Jean-Francois Leys
|
FRA
|
1616.6
|
Results
|
|
46
|
2002
|
Chatelerault, France
|
Vincent Leys
Jean-Francois Leys
|
FRA
|
1282.3
|
Results
|
|
47
|
2003
|
Arc-et-Senans, France
|
Vincent Leys
Jean-Francois Leys
|
FRA
|
1596.5
|
Results
|
|
48
|
2004
|
Thionville, France
|
Richard Abruzzo
Carol Rymer Davis
|
USA
|
1803.36
|
Results
|
|
49
|
2005
|
Albuquerque, USA
|
Bob Berben
Siméons Benoît
|
BEL
|
3400.39
|
Results
|
|
50
|
2006
|
Wassmunster,
Belgium
|
Phillipe de Cock
Ronny Van Havere
|
BEL
|
2449.6
|
Results
|
|
51
|
2007
|
Brussels,
Belgium
|
Cancelled due to weather
|
Pilots
|
|
52
|
2008
|
Albuquerque, USA
|
David Hempleman-Adams
Jonathan, Mason
|
GBR
|
1768.67
|
Results
|
|
53
|
2009
|
Geneva, Switzerland
|
Sebastien Rolland
Vincent Leys
|
FRA
|
1588.294
|
Results
|
|
54
|
2010
|
Bristol,
United Kingdom
|
Kurt Frieden
Pascal Witpraechtiger
|
SUI
|
2424.31
|
Results
|
|
55
|
2011
|
Gap-Tallard,
France
|
Sebastien Rolland
Vincent Leys
|
FRA
|
780.660
|
Results
|
|
56
|
2012
|
Ebnat-Kappel,
Switzerland
|
Sébastien Rolland / Vincent Leys |
FRA
|
1620.06 |
Results
|
|
57
|
2013
|
Nancy, France
|
Vincent Leys / Christoph Houver
|
FRA
|
1402.43 |
Results |
|
58
|
2014
|
Vichy, France
|
Wilhelm Eimers / Matthias Zenge |
GER
|
1410.64 |
Results
|
|
59
|
2015
|
Pau, France
|
Kurt Frieden / Pascal Witprächtiger
|
SUI
|
2080.80 |
Results |
|
60
|
2016
|
Gladbeck, Germany
|
Kurt Frieden / Pascal Witprächtiger |
SUI
|
1803.40 |
Results
|
|
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Since 2007 the CIA New Technology Subcommittee was supporting the development of specific balloon competition loggers. The goal was to get devices that full fill the requirements for nowadays balloon competition both in precision and functionality. The development was mainly done by Lukas and Marc André and supported by Claude Weber.
A collaboration with Flytec was chosen that allowed the usage of their existing hardware 6020 (flight instrument for hang gliders). The final product is a modified 6020 device with a custom self-written firmware.
The new balloon competition loggers heavily improve balloon competitions:
- Virtual marker drops give the decision of marks back to the pilot
- Goal declarations allow the re-introduction of Fly-On and Pilot Declared Goal tasks
- The pilot can see the logged altitude
- No more waste, the loggers work with rechargeable batteries
- Fraud protection
- Easy logger management for officials
More info at www.balloonloggers.org
The search function below allows you to find athletes who have competed at FAI events (World and Continental Championships, World Air Games) and all the information related to them such as results, awards, records, badges and other achievements.
- Enter the name of the athlete you wish to find. You may enter as many letters of the name as you wish, however you must enter at least 3 letters.
- Click the Search button.
- Click on the "+" sign
If your search shows no results, check the spelling of the name entered in the search field.
CIA World Hot Air Balloon Ranking List
The purpose of the CIA World Ranking List is to show a ranking of the top hot air balloon pilots of the world and provide a performance comparison among them. The list is established by a calculation formula that includes the results of the last five World Championships resp. World Air Games and to a lesser degree the competitor's national ranking position.
CIA World Airship Ranking List
The CIA World Airship Ranking List will soon be published here.
The history of the Coupe Aeronautique Gordon Bennett is rich with incredible flights, colorful pilots, stories and results. It is a race that has spanned almost three centuries and one that continues to reflect the challenges and adventures of ballooning.
Historial articles, books and images are welcome.
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