2004 | Janusz Centka Polska |
2003 | Piero Morelli: Italy for his lifetime's contribution to technical soaring. |
2002 | John Roake: New Zealand for his long-term committment and support to gliding. |
2001 | James Payne: USA, holder of 56 National and 5 World Records, for eminent service to soaring over many years. |
2000 | Klaus Ohlmann: Germany for eminent services to gliding and his pioneering flight of almost 2500 km. |
1999 | Hana Zejdova: Czech Republic holder of more than 70 national and 30 world records. |
1998 | Oran Nicks: USA for his work on the Sailplane Development Panel of OSTIV and leadership in the developement of the World Class Glider |
1997 | Manfred Reinhardt: Federal Republic of Germany |
1996 | No award |
1995 | Tor Johannessen: Norway |
1994 | Terrence Delore: New Zealand |
1993 | Bernald S. Smith: USA |
1992 | Franciszek Kepka: Poland |
1991 | Raymond W. Lynskey: New Zealand |
1990 | Fred Weinholtz: Germany |
1989 | No Award |
1988 | Ingo Renner: Australia |
1987 | Juhani Horma: (Finland) |
1986 | Richard H. Johnson: (USA) for his outstanding achievements and contributions to soaring; 11 time U.S. National Champion, 90 published articles and test reports. |
1985 | Sholto Hamilton "Dick" Georgeson: (New Zealand) for his pioneer work and impressive flying achievements over a long period of years. |
1984 | C. E. Wallington: (Australia) for his contributions and efforts in officiating and organizing World Championships. |
1983 | No award |
1982 | Hans Nietlispach: (Switzerland) Vice President of CIVV, for his devotion to the development of soaring, his participation in 10 world championships, and for the invention of the photo time method for the verification of control points from the air. |
1981 | George Lee: (United Kingdom) for his prodigious competition record of three consecutive World Open Class Championships. |
1980 | Hans Wolf: (Austria) for pioneering alpine soaring and development of the CIVV Sporting-Code. |
1979 | No award |
1978 | Helmut Reichmann: (West Germany) for a prodigious competition record, three time World Champion (twice in Standard Class and once in 15-meter Class). |
1977 | George Moffat, Jr.: (USA) for a prodigious competition record, twice World Open Class Champion, and various other contributions. |
1976 | Louis A. de Lange: (Netherlands) for his numerous contributions and dedication to the sport of soaring. |
1975 | Adela Dankowska: (Poland) for her world records & winning the 1975 International Feminine Gliding Competition. |
1974 | August Hug: (Switzerland) for his numerous contributions to the development of soaring in Switzerland. |
1973 | Ann Welch: (England) for her outstanding competition record & services to the sport of soaring. |
1972 | Jan Wroblewski: (Poland), twice World Champion, 1965 Open and 1972 Standard Class |
1971 | Karl H. Striedieck: (USA) for his 569.36-mi. (916.30-km) O & R World Record. |
1970 | Hans W. Grosse: (West Germany) for making the first 1000-km flight in Europe. |
1969 | Eric Nessler: (France) for his long service to soaring, and numerous records. |
1968 | Alejo Williamsan: (Chile) for his flight across the Andes, December 12. 1964. |
1967 | Lennart Stahlfors: (Sweden) for his exceptional talent in developing a gliding center, chief instructor for Sweden since 1954, and leading competition activity. |
1966 | Mrs. Ann Burns: (England) for her world records, being 1966 British Champion. |
1965 | Edward Makula: (Poland) for his outstanding competition record, including 1963 World Champion, instruction of pilots and authorship of technical papers. |
1964 | Alvin H. Parker: (USA) for his 7-31-64 world distance record flight of 647.17 miles (1041.52 kilometers), Odessa, Texas to Kimball, Nebraska. |
1963 | Heinz Huth: (West Germany) for a prodigious competition record, twice Std. Class Champion |
1962 | Paul F. Bikle: (USA) for setting two world altitude records on one flight, 46,267 feet absolute, 42,303 feet gain. |
1961 | Adolph Pirat Gehriger: (Switzerland) for outstanding services to the sport of soaring. |
1960 | Pelagia Majewska: (Poland) outstanding soaring flights, numerous world records. |
1959 | Richard E. Schreder: (USA) for establishing three world soaring speed records for single-place sailplanes in an aircraft he designed and built himself. |
1958 | Wolf Hirth: (West Germany) for his great contributes to the development of soaring. |
1957 | Don Luis Vioente Juez Gomez: (Spain) for accomplishments in international soaring and devotion to the sport in Spain. |
1956 | Paul B. MacCready, Jr.: (USA) for his decisive victory in earning the title of World Soaring Champion in 1956. |
1955 | Joachim Kuettner: (West Germany) for scientific work on soaring and pilot exploits. |
1954 | Philip Wills: (Great Britain) for outstanding services to the sport of soaring. |
1953 | V. Iltecherlko: (U.S.S.R.) for a straight-line distance flight, 829.8 kilometers. |
1952 | Charles Atge: (France) for a duration flight of 56 hrs 15 min. |
1951 | Marcelle Chiosnet-Gohard: (France) for her duration flight, 28 hrs 41 min. |
1950 | William Ivans, Jr.: (USA) for his altitude flight to 12,882 meters absolute, 9,174.5 meters gain. |
1949 | John Robinson: (USA) for his altitude flight to 10,210 meters absolute. |
1948 | Lt. Per Axel Persson: (Sweden) for an altitude flight of 8050 meters. |
1947 | No awards |
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1938 | Taduesz Gora: (Poland) for a goal flight of 557 kilometers. |