Greatest distance flown in a glider – free
- Who
- Klaus Ohlmann
- What
- 2256.9 kilometre(s)
- Where
- Argentina (El Calafate,)
- When
- 12 January 2010
The greatest free distance flown in a glider is 2,256.9 km (1,402.3 miles) by Klaus Ohlmann (Germany) flying a Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-4DM at El Calafate, Argentina on 12 January 2010.
The free distance record category for gliding involves a course with one, straight-line leg, with a declared start point and a declared finish point, and no turn points.