2004 World Hot Air Balloon Ranking List - FAI

WORLD RANKING LIST in HOT AIR BALLOONING
of the Commission International Aerostatique (CIA) within the Federation Aeronautique International (FAI)
calculated for August 2004
The World Ranking List was first established in 2000. Its purpose is to show a ranking of the top
hot air balloon pilots of the world. The list is established by a calculation formula that includes the
results of the World Championships, the World Air Games and to minor effect the competitor's
national ranking position. The list is updated whenever new results of the World Championships
or the World Air Games are available.
This World Ranking List is not to be used for invitational purposes! The intention is to provide a
performance comparison among pilots of the world. The calculation formula of this Ranking List is to
be proven over a series of years and might be adapted.
Nota Bene: The National Aeroclubs can nominate any number of competing pilots for this list,
so taking the quota (or percentage) of one nations pilots in the World Ranking List for any
comparison could give a false impression of the performance of these nations pilots. In other words
one could not deduct from this list that eg. Japan has the most best pilots placed under rank 100.
A service by the Competitors Subcommittee of the CIA / FAI. Detailed explanation is available on request.
Rank Name NAC points difference to previous WRL 2002
points
1. Uwe SCHNEIDER GER 1000,00
2. Masahiko FUJITA JPN 975,92 up 1 rank +40,6
3. David BAREFORD GBR 966,49 down 1 rank -29,7
4. Steven JONES USA 954,42 up 7 ranks +66,0
5. Paul GIBBS AUS 918,83 up 9 ranks +68,9
6. Johnny PETREHN USA 902,77 up 13 ranks +93,4
7. Crispin WILLIAMS GBR 899,36 down 2 ranks -18,8 * current
8. Markus PIEPER * GER 897,59 up 35 ranks +175,9 World Champion
9. Mamoru ENDOU JPN 885,06 down 2 ranks -21,7
10. Janne BALKEDAL SWE 869,49 down 2 ranks -31,9
11. Valerij MACHNORYLOV LTU 864,82 down 1 rank -29,8
12. Nick DONNER USA 860,49 up 18 ranks +88,5
13. Josep Maria LLADO ESP 856,96 down 1 rank -16,5
14. François MESSINES FRA 853,07 up 4 ranks +37,4
15. Mathijs DE BRUIJN NED 850,87 down 6 ranks -47,8
16. Michael GENZ GER 846,85 up 17 ranks +88,4
17. Angel AGUIRRE ESP 829,93 up 14 ranks +63,8
18. William ARRAS USA 822,43 down 14 ranks -111,8
19. Takao MIZUKAMI JPN 822,35 up 49 ranks +171,3
20. Isamu SENJU JPN 814,06 up 46 ranks +160,7
21. Poa EKEBLAD SWE 813,92 up 30 ranks +116,6
22. Olivier ROUX DEVILLAS FRA 812,95 up 20 ranks +90,2
23. Peter DANKERL GER 808,86 up 22 ranks +96,7
24. Joe HEARTSILL USA 793,20 down 18 ranks -124,8
25. Zoltan NEMETH HUN 786,94 down 5 ranks -18,2
26. Rimas KOSTIUSKEVICIUS LTU 782,54 up 36 ranks +119,4
27. Michel LEBLANC FRA 781,13 down 14 ranks -77,9
28. Lindsay MUIR GBR 775,87 down 5 ranks -14,6
29. Masayoshi KAWAGUCHI JPN 772,95 up 93 ranks +184,7
30. Rubens Rosdon KALOUSDIAN BRA 766,62 down 15 ranks -78,5
31. Henk BROEDERS NED 759,76 down 15 ranks -73,0
32. Sergiy BYELORUSOV UKR 754,31 down 10 ranks -38,2
33. Colin WEBER LUX 746,81 up 328 ranks +338,4
34. Marc KREMER LUX 742,49 up 12 ranks +30,9
35. Jan TIMMERS BEL 740,97 down 11 ranks -44,1
36. Claude SAUBER LUX 733,91 down 2 ranks -23,2
37. Josef SCHERZER AUT 733,30 down 1 rank -9,6
38. Neil GABRIEL GBR 724,36 up 229 ranks +260,2
39. Juraj BREZAN SVK 723,81 down 18 ranks -74,6
40. Yoshihiro MASUMOTO JPN 708,69 down 14 ranks -73,0
41. Oliver BLEIKERTZ GER 706,18 down 16 ranks -77,1
42. Slavko SORN SLO 705,79 down 1 rank -17,7
43. Tomoyuki ASANO JPN 704,83 down 26 ranks -115,5
44. Paul SPELLWARD GBR 703,60 down 15 ranks -70,1
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45. Tore WANDEL SWE 701,14 up 47 ranks +85,0
46. Gintaras SURKUS LTU 699,95 down 18 ranks -74,0
47. Matti TÄHTINEN FIN 697,37 up 110 ranks +145,2
48. Sean KAVANAGH AUS 690,21 up 97 ranks +126,6
49. Witold FILUS POL 688,92 up 119 ranks +139,7
50. Pavel KOSTRHUN CZE 685,18 up 80 ranks +108,1
51. Carles LLADO ESP 684,45 down 19 ranks -75,0
52. Richard PARRY GBR 683,93 down 25 ranks -92,1
53. Michael SUCHY CZE 680,98 up 6 ranks +10,6
54. Mikael KLINGBERG NOR 675,82 down 19 ranks -69,5
55. Javier TARNO ESP 674,72 up 8 ranks +16,6
56. Luc HERDEWIJN BEL 673,15 down 2 ranks -14,3
57. Stéphane BOLZE FRA 672,00 down 13 ranks -43,9
58. Peter HAUSMANN GER 671,93 down 21 ranks -68,2
59. Edwin MICHELL AUS 671,59 up 55 ranks +73,2
60. Nikolaus BINDER AUT 671,54 up 83 ranks +106,6
61. Serguei BAJENOV RUS 671,49 down 23 ranks -65,9
62. Uwe CLAUSSEN GER 664,34 down 23 ranks -66,3
63. Hiroki MIYATA JPN 660,10 down 23 ranks -67,0
64. Pierre MANGIN FRA 656,66 up 149 ranks +151,3
65. Phil GLEBE USA 654,12 up 120 ranks +122,9
66. Gintas MOCKAITIS LTU 645,22 up 141 ranks +136,2
67. Tomas STEJSKAL CZE 644,46 up 53 ranks +53,3
68. Gerald STÜRZLINGER AUT 640,93 up 360 ranks +263,2
69. Bogdan PRAWICKI POL 637,15 down 22 ranks -67,1
70. Michaela FREYER AUT 635,41 down 20 ranks -64,5
71. Jolanta MATEJCZUK POL 635,24 down 22 ranks -65,5
72. Jean-Pierre HELEU FRA 626,96 up 37 ranks +22,8
73. Sven GÖHLER GER 626,95 down 20 ranks -63,7
74. Patrick ALLIET BEL 623,06 up 8 ranks -2,6
75. Bartosz NOWAKOWSKI POL 621,95 up 92 ranks +72,6
76. Libor STANA CZE 618,92 down 20 ranks -60,8
77. Lars EKSTEDT SWE 616,53 up 262 ranks +195,8
78. Fabio PASSOS BRA 614,25 up 34 ranks +12,6
79. Adolf KOHL GER 613,67 up 42 ranks +22,8
80. Hirotsugu SAKAGUCHI JPN 609,55 down 13 ranks -41,9
81. Henning SORENSEN DEN 608,39 down 24 ranks -62,9
82. Brian BEAZLY USA 604,47 up 12 ranks -11,1
83. Michael FÜRSTNER GER 603,24 down 22 ranks -61,3
84. Thomas FINK GER 601,88 up 3 ranks -18,8
85. Mike HOWARD GBR 596,30 down 27 ranks -74,7
86. Ricart ARACIL ESP 595,70 down 22 rank -59,7
87. Yoshimi KODAMA JPN 595,19 down 11 rank -40,9
88. Henrik ÖDMAN SWE 594,84 down 23 ranks -60,4
89. Paolo BONANNO ITA 594,56 down 20 ranks -54,0
90. Frank NOACK GER 593,15 up 763 ranks new in List
91. Tetsuhiro SUE JPN 593,04 down 12 ranks -40,8
92. Minoru NUMATA JPN 592,22 down 12 ranks -40,7
93. Martin WULFF GER 591,74 up 315 ranks +206,3
94. Sacha HAIM BRA 591,14 up 100 ranks +67,2
95. Luciano LANZONI ITA 590,79 up 36 ranks +14,1
96. Jan FOKKEN NED 587,89 down 48 ranks -112,9
97. Ailsa SPINDLER GBR 584,82 down 26 ranks -58,4
98. Kiyokazu TAKEMURA JPN 583,96 down 15 ranks -40,1
99. Takumi TAKASHIMA JPN 581,16 down 14 ranks -40,0
100. Romanas MIKELEVICIUS LTU 581,05 down 27 ranks -59,8
This World Ranking List is not to be used for invitational purposes!
2004 World Ranking List in Hot Air Ballooning CSC of the CIA / FAI

101. Hikaru OTAGIRI JPN 580,93 down 27 ranks -59,0
102. Valeri LATYPOV RUS 580,12 down 30 ranks -62,7
103. Yasunori MI'IDA JPN 580,00 down 15 ranks -39,9
104. Ortwin HILLNHÜTTER GER 579,12 up 45 ranks +20,2
105. Shirou KAKIYAMA JPN 577,53 down 15 ranks -39,7
106. Peter OLSSON SWE 576,43 up 147 ranks +106,6
107. Cornelis VAN HELDEN NED 576,32 down 30 ranks -58,5
108. Susumu AKAMA JPN 575,38 down 12 ranks -39,6
109. Tetsuya URA JPN 574,39 down 11 ranks -39,5
110. Syuichi YOKOTA JPN 574,06 down 11 ranks -39,5
111. Gundolf FROST GER 572,49 down 16 ranks -42,5
112. Pavel MERINSKY CZE 572,18 down 42 ranks -71,4
113. Wolfgang BERGER GER 571,83 down 35 ranks -62,5
114. Souki NAKAGUCHI JPN 571,42 down 11 ranks -39,3
115. Akira NISHIZAWA JPN 571,09 down 11 ranks -39,3
116. Helmut PÖTTLER AUT 570,37 down 35 ranks -58,6
117. Yoshikazu UEDA JPN 568,45 down 12 ranks -39,1
118. Sandor VEGH HUN 568,34 down 66 ranks -124,5
119. Toshitaka YANAGIMOTO JPN 564,32 down 8 ranks -38,8
120. Ladislav CRKVA CZE 561,47 down 45 ranks -75,5
121. Pieter KOOISTRA NED 561,09 down 66 ranks -119,2
122. Gunars DUKSTE LAT 560,67 up 41 ranks +10,4
123. Nigel BLACK HKG 559,40 up 730 ranks new in List
124. William BAKER USA 557,71 down 23 ranks -54,8
125. Yoshihiro KATOU JPN 557,55 down 8 ranks -38,3
126. John GRUBBSTROM SWE 554,24 down 29 ranks -60,5
127. Alois TANZER AUT 553,73 up 59 ranks +22,5
128. Mirko FRIDRICI GER 552,52 up 725 ranks new in List
129. Daniel GALBRAITH AUS 551,89 down 27 ranks -60,6
130. Benedikt ELSENER SUI 551,19 up 342 ranks +193,9
131. Giovanni AIMO ITA 549,53 down 23 ranks -56,6
132. Roman SAVCHUK UKR 549,35 down 22 ranks -53,9
133. Stephan WITTICH GER 549,04 down 14 ranks -42,4
134. Vladyslav KLIMENKO UKR 545,80 down 21 ranks -54,5
135. Jouji FUKUI JPN 545,34 down 11 ranks -37,5
136. Csaba MOLNAR HUN 543,87 down 76 ranks -125,1
137. Jerzy CZERNIAWSKI POL 542,53 down 48 ranks -77,2
138. Yoshihiro O'OKURA JPN 539,56 down 6 ranks -37,1
139. David STRASMANN GER 539,48 up 714 ranks new in List
140. Jan FRÖJDMAN FIN 539,34 down 47 ranks -76,5
141. Erwin ABEL AUT 539,25 up 89 ranks +47,9
142. Karol SLABAK SVK 538,61 down 24 ranks -55,2
143. Alan BLOUNT USA 537,58 up 22 ranks -12,6
144. Carsten HONECKER GER 537,07 down 28 ranks -58,9
145. Yukihiro SHOUBAYASHI JPN 536,59 down 12 ranks -36,9
146. Andreas NIES GER 536,58 up 51 ranks +16,5
147. Norbert GÜNTHER GER 535,98 up 238 ranks +139,6
148. Yasunori HANAWA JPN 535,93 down 11 ranks -36,8
149. Johann ALMER AUT 531,61 up 21 ranks -16,7
150. Jordi ARACIL ESP 530,74 down 27 ranks -53,9
151. Janne NILSSON SWE 530,12 up 702 ranks new in List
152. Joachim THEIS GER 529,03 up 122 ranks +72,6
153. Lourdes ALEMANY ESP 528,73 down 28 ranks -53,7
154. Marcus STRAUF GER 526,69 up 699 ranks new in List
155. Chihiro ITOU JPN 526,02 down 8 ranks -36,2
156. Niklaus MOOS SUI 523,43 up 697 ranks new in List
157. Günter HÖFLER AUT 522,14 down 23 ranks -51,3
158. Riccardo DATA ITA 521,35 down 20 ranks -51,2
159. Guy CINQUIN FRA 521,11 down 31 ranks -57,2
160. Tetsuya NAKASHIMA JPN 521,07 down 8 ranks -35,8
161. Olle EKSTRAND SWE 520,58 up 692 ranks new in List
162. Mon'ya KAJIYAMA JPN 520,43 down 27 ranks -52,9
163. Torsten MÖNCH GER 520,00 down 27 ranks -52,8
164. Kouji HIRATA JPN 519,26 down 10 ranks -35,7
165. Werner SCHRANK AUT 518,69 up 125 ranks +69,6
166. Hiroshi WAKAMATSU JPN 518,43 down 11 ranks -35,6
167. Attila AKLAN HUN 517,96 down 28 ranks -53,9
168. Hiromori SOEJIMA JPN 515,46 down 10 ranks -35,4
169. Masashi WAKIMOTO JPN 514,97 down 8 ranks -35,4
2004 World Ranking List in Hot Air Ballooning CSC of the CIA / FAI

170. Naotaka OHO JPN 514,14 down 4 ranks -35,4
171. Ryoukichi KOBAYASHI JPN 512,32 ranks -35,2
172. Kaori FUJISHIRO JPN 511,83 ranks -35,2
173. Georges KLOMP LUX 510,39 down 29 ranks -54,2
174. Toshirou ISHIHARA JPN 509,52 up 2 ranks -35,0
175. Andrew BOOTH GBR 509,37 down 75 ranks -103,3
176. Wolfgang HULTSCH GER 508,89 up 70 ranks +30,4
177. Rui KALOUSDIAN BRA 507,92 down 36 ranks -59,1
178. Mary Anne STEVENS CAN 506,92 up 44 ranks +9,8
179. Jean BECKER FRA 506,54 down 31 ranks -55,6
180. Masa'aki BAN JPN 505,89 down 2 ranks -34,8
181. Williams CRISPIN GBR 505,56 down 41 ranks -63,4
182. Egon POHL GER 504,31 up 671 ranks new in List
183. Ricardo ALMEIDA BRA 503,85 down 27 ranks -49,5
184. Berthold MAYNTZ GER 503,84 down 58 ranks -77,8
185. Masa'aki ASAUMI JPN 502,42 down 4 ranks -34,5
186. Nico BETZEN LUX 501,57 down 27 ranks -49,2
187. Thomas KUHN SUI 501,35 down 27 ranks -49,2
188. Atsushi KAWAMURA JPN 500,60 down 6 ranks -34,4
189. Valentine TYSELSKY UKR 500,32 up 58 ranks +21,8
190. Anulfo GONZALES ESP 500,23 down 40 ranks -57,8
191. Zbigniew JAGODZIK POL 499,86 up 458 ranks +499,0
192. Marcus GREEN GBR 499,54 down 30 ranks -50,7
193. Takahisa MISAWA JPN 499,45 down 9 ranks -34,3
194. Dolores DEIMLING GER 498,86 up 659 ranks new in List
195. Per JONASSON SWE 497,28 up 658 ranks new in List
196. Wolfgang MICHL AUT 496,64 up 657 ranks new in List
197. Thomas POLLMANN AUT 495,85 up 656 ranks new in List
198. Michel STANDAERT BEL 495,81 down 34 ranks -54,4
199. Karl MANN AUT 495,37 up 280 ranks +141,1
200. Norbert WERNER AUT 494,88 up 239 ranks +121,6
201. Shigeshi ARAI JPN 494,71 down 27 ranks -50,3
202. Leonhard GIERLINGER AUT 494,39 up 651 ranks new in List
203. Hans PRAVDA AUT 493,90 up 89 ranks +45,7
204. Richard MAYERHOFER AUT 493,41 up 160 ranks +85,6
205. Robert MEYKNECHT GER 493,30 down 28 ranks -50,1
206. Martti HAAPALA FIN 493,14 up 290 ranks +144,8
207. Reinhard KOLLER AUT 492,92 up 646 ranks new in List
208. Manfred LÖSCH AUT 492,43 up 645 ranks new in List
209. Konstantin TSARIK BLR 492,28 down 30 ranks -48,3
210. Andreas SIMONER AUT 491,94 up 293 ranks +147,2
211. Nello CHARBONNIER ITA 491,82 down 58 ranks -63,4
212. Johannes HJORTH SWE 491,51 down 128 ranks -132,4
213. Leopold HAUER AUT 491,45 up 640 ranks new in List
214. Michael KÖHLER GER 491,39 up 209 ranks +111,9
215. Yasunori TANAKA JPN 491,20 down 23 ranks -33,8
216. Ernst POLLMANN AUT 490,96 up 115 ranks +62,7
217. Gerhard ROTTINGER AUT 490,47 up 14 ranks -0,8
218. Osamu TOMINAGA JPN 490,04 down 23 ranks -33,7
219. Yasumi KURASHIGE JPN 482,78 down 18 ranks -33,2
220. Uwe FELTEN GER 482,48 up 633 ranks new in List
221. Milan SERCER SLO 480,14 down 32 ranks -47,1
222. Masao ISHIBASHI JPN 479,97 down 18 ranks -33,0
223. Colin BROWN GBR 479,63 down 43 ranks -60,1
224. Serguei VINOGRADOV RUS 478,65 down 34 ranks -47,5
225. David USILL GBR 478,13 down 38 ranks -52,5
226. Diego CRIADODELREY ESP 477,79 down 18 ranks -31,0
227. Mario WINDRICH GER 476,29 up 626 ranks new in List
228. Wataru KIYONO JPN 474,03 down 18 rank -32,6
229. Marc NUTHALL RSA 473,21 down 31 ranks -46,5
230. Kaoru KAWASOE JPN 472,48 down 37 ranks -51,9
231. Fridtjof RUSTEN NOR 469,93 down 62 ranks -79,2
232. Gérard BERGEVIN FRA 469,56 down 44 ranks -57,8
233. Jean LORANG LUX 469,53 down 37 ranks -52,5
234. Christof THOMAS GER 469,03 down 43 ranks -56,5
235. Fumika KANEKO JPN 468,75 down 17 ranks -32,2
236. Yasuhiko ASAOKA JPN 467,47 down 130 ranks -139,8
237. German RODERO ESP 466,08 down 14 ranks -30,2
238. Yoshihiro INOUE JPN 465,94 down 17 ranks -32,0
239. Goran LANDH SWE 465,70 up 67 ranks +22,7
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240. Felicity CLEGG RSA 462,20 up 32 ranks +2,4
241. Takahisa TO'OYAMA JPN 460,66 down 12 ranks -31,7
242. Bazyli DAWIDZIUK POL 460,46 up 407 ranks +459,6
243. Mutsuo INOU JPN 459,50 down 9 ranks -31,6
244. Miquel MESEGUÉ ESP 459,14 down 8 ranks -29,8
245. Nobuaki TSUJI'I JPN 457,92 down 31 ranks -46,5
246. Manuel DUQUE ESP 456,71 down 7 ranks -29,6
247. Dariusz ZARZYCKI POL 456,61 up 402 ranks +455,8
248. Noriyasu MAKISAKA JPN 456,53 down 10 ranks -31,4
249. Joaquim BOET ESP 456,33 down 7 ranks -29,6
250. Branislav KONCIR SVK 456,07 down 31 ranks -44,8
251. Eugen NUSSBAUMER SUI 456,06 down 36 ranks -48,0
252. Peter BLASER SUI 455,78 down 40 ranks -50,0
253. Jörg OBLADEN GER 455,43 up 141 ranks +62,5
254. Michel GOUINGUENE FRA 454,89 down 48 ranks -56,0
255. Thomas SIEBEL GER 453,07 up 598 ranks new in List
256. Dominik HAGGENEY GER 451,36 down 129 ranks -129,1
257. Guido GEBAUER GER 451,30 down 111 ranks -111,5
258. Junji OZASA JPN 450,26 down 13 ranks -31,0
259. Oleksiy PARKHOMENKO UKR 448,07 up 39 ranks +2,5
260. Wolfgang VORAUER AUT 447,83 down 43 ranks -53,9
261. Girts VILKS LAT 447,36 down 29 ranks -43,9
262. Andreas MICHELS GER 447,02 down 38 ranks -49,1
263. Philippe DE COCK BEL 446,08 down 58 ranks -66,0
264. Henry ROSENBAUM USA 445,76 down 65 ranks -73,8
265. Bruno MOUTARLIER FRA 445,11 down 45 ranks -54,8
266. Tom Dragan MIKLOUSIC CRO 441,64 up 22 ranks -8,0
267. Peter NAGY HUN 441,47 down 56 ranks -65,0
268. Steve WILKINSON USA 440,97 down 65 ranks -73,0
269. Jean-Marc LEQUIME FRA 440,21 down 42 ranks -54,2
270. Yuriy BEYDYK UKR 440,15 up 59 ranks +11,1
271. Alexandra KLEIN-TESKE GER 439,82 up 582 ranks new in List
272. Ryu'uji NOGAMI JPN 437,38 down 15 ranks -30,1
273. Teruo YASUNAGA JPN 435,57 down 9 ranks -30,0
274. Yoshihiro TAKETSUGU JPN 435,40 down 8 ranks -29,9
275. Patrick LEGENDRE FRA 435,32 down 38 ranks -53,6
276. Andrzej CWIKLA POL 433,21 up 373 ranks +432,4
277. Gerold KRÄCK GER 432,76 up 200 ranks +77,3
278. Radko PETROVIC SLO 432,46 down 163 ranks -164,0
279. György TELEK HUN 431,14 down 53 ranks -63,4
280. Dan KJELLANDER SWE 430,61 up 208 ranks +80,2
281. Marie-Dominique OUDIN FRA 430,43 down 38 ranks -53,0
282. Ewa PRAWICKA POL 430,02 up 367 ranks +429,2
283. Michael OAKLEY NZL 429,86 up 570 ranks new in List
284. Hiroshi USHIJIMA JPN 429,62 down 11 ranks -29,5
285. Alfredo HUMANES ESP 428,12 down 9 ranks -27,8
286. Chris DUPA-MILLER GBR 427,77 down 42 ranks -53,6
287. Wladyslaw BOHOJLO POL 427,72 up 362 ranks +426,9
288. Joan VINAS ESP 427,46 down 10 ranks -27,7
289. Andrei DENISENKO RUS 427,06 down 3 ranks -22,9
290. Jean-François RIGOLLET FRA 425,54 down 42 ranks -52,4
291. Tim STEINER AUS 424,76 up 36 ranks -4,6
292. Istvan KOVACS HUN 423,69 down 51 ranks -62,3
293. Geert IVENS BEL 422,59 down 77 ranks -79,5
294. Francisco CASTILLO ESP 422,56 down 7 ranks -27,4
295. Ramon MIGUEL ESP 422,02 down 6 ranks -27,4
296. Andy BAIRD USA 421,42 down 63 ranks -69,8
297. Fernando PERAITA ESP 420,85 down 4 ranks -27,3
298. Olivier CUENOT FRA 420,65 down 47 ranks -51,8
299. Sam PARKS USA 419,49 down 157 ranks -147,0
300. Ales SVAGELJ SLO 419,19 down 46 ranks -50,5
301. Jukka KUJALA FIN 418,19 up 13 ranks -18,5
302. Minako INOUE JPN 417,91 down 8 ranks -28,7
303. Zydrunas KAZLAUSKAS LTU 417,65 up 10 ranks -19,2
304. Jonas MATTSSON SWE 417,17 down 69 ranks -73,6
305. Al NELS USA 417,15 down 65 ranks -69,1
306. Yukiko EZAKI JPN 416,91 down 9 ranks -28,7
307. Olexander ZMOUSHKO UKR 416,40 up 42 ranks +3,9
308. Chistine HENNETIER FRA 415,76 down 48 ranks -51,2
309. Jeannot BARTHEL LUX 414,89 up 273 ranks +140,1
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310. Steve BELLABY GBR 414,81 down 49 ranks -52,0
311. Artur BUCZYNSKI POL 414,67 up 338 ranks +413,8
312. Artur DZIESZKOWSKI POL 411,57 up 541 ranks new in List
313. Tim CHARLWOOD GBR 411,15 down 30 ranks -41,8
314. Damien MERCERON FRA 410,86 down 44 ranks -50,6
315. Jeno KRISTOF HUN 410,22 down 63 ranks -60,4
316. Henk VAN KALKEREN NED 408,34 down 66 ranks -68,9
317. Leo WURZER AUT 407,27 up 151 ranks +47,8
318. Antal HORVATH HUN 407,05 down 59 ranks -59,9
319. Sandis KALEJS LAT 406,74 down 34 ranks -44,6
320. Hartmann ABENDSTEIN FIN 406,72 up 13 ranks -18,0
321. Gérard IMBURCHIA FRA 405,97 down 46 ranks -50,0
322. Tom SAGE GBR 405,85 down 42 ranks -48,9
323. Mihaly TOTH HUN 405,84 down 60 ranks -59,7
324. Mikhail BAKANOV RUS 405,43 down 5 ranks -28,3
325. Don BEAUMONT AUS 402,93 up 40 ranks -4,3
326. Jerzy PYZA POL 402,29 up 323 ranks +401,4
327. Brad CRAIG USA 401,97 down 72 ranks -66,6
328. Jim THOMPSON USA 401,93 down 72 ranks -66,6
329. Andrew HOLLY GBR 401,84 down 45 ranks -50,4
330. Klaus WEISGERBER GER 401,06 down 179 ranks -156,7
331. Denis VOLODYN UKR 400,56 up 55 ranks +4,5
332. Tony PARKES AUS 400,36 up 39 ranks -4,3
333. Rene VAN GAMEREN NED 398,81 down 71 ranks -67,3
334. Owen KEOWN USA 396,44 down 65 ranks -65,7
335. Jean DONNET FRA 396,19 down 36 ranks -48,8
336. Ken DRAUGHN USA 395,80 down 65 ranks -65,5
337. Jacek BARSKI POL 395,80 up 312 ranks +394,9
338. Janos OROSS HUN 395,02 down 56 ranks -58,1
339. Jan ANDERSEN DEN 393,33 down 36 ranks -49,9
340. Christophe BLANCHARD FRA 391,30 down 32 ranks -48,2
341. Yuri PERKOV UKR 391,00 down 76 ranks -74,5
342. Thomas HERNDL AUT 390,81 up 511 ranks new in List
343. Armin BUSCH GER 390,20 up 510 ranks new in List
344. Fredy SCHNEIDER GER 389,99 up 509 ranks new in List
345. Bert STUIVER NED 389,61 up 508 ranks new in List
346. Sam EDWARDS USA 389,36 down 65 ranks -64,5
347. Pat PRUCHNICKYJ GBR 388,88 down 35 ranks -48,7
348. Sandor ARANY HUN 388,49 down 52 ranks -57,2
349. Witold WALAWSKI POL 388,26 up 300 ranks +387,4
350. Peter KUENZLI SUI 387,91 down 25 ranks -42,6
351. Peter SZABO HUN 387,62 down 51 ranks -57,0
352. Bernd PULZER GER 387,26 up 501 ranks new in List
353. Günther BINDER GER 386,85 up 500 ranks new in List
354. Ewan ROBERTS AUS 386,61 up 45 ranks -4,2
355. Jean-Marc GUERIN FRA 386,40 down 38 ranks -47,6
356. György OLAH HUN 386,28 down 52 ranks -56,8
357. Andreas HENNES GER 385,80 up 496 ranks new in List
358. Moniek VAN DE VELDE BEL 385,70 down 26 ranks -39,2
359. Takeo TABARU JPN 385,55 down 9 ranks -26,5
360. Bruno SCHWARTZ BRA 385,23 down 55 ranks -57,9
361. Vladyslav DOLGOV UKR 384,73 up 61 ranks +5,2
362. Waldemar OZGA POL 384,32 down 104 ranks -82,9
363. Horst WIEMERS GER 383,37 down 154 ranks -125,2
364. Luc VAN GEYTE BEL 383,03 up 72 ranks +8,3
365. Janos KOVACS HUN 382,89 down 56 ranks -56,3
366. Gary PASK AUS 382,79 down 26 ranks -37,6
367. Brigitta MENYHART HUN 382,59 down 57 ranks -56,3
368. Rita BECZ HUN 381,96 down 57 ranks -56,2
369. Peter LINDHOLM FIN 381,62 up 15 ranks -16,8
370. Jean-Philippe ODOUARD FRA 381,51 down 40 ranks -47,0
371. William LAVIGNA USA 381,14 down 28 ranks -38,7
372. Tomasz WALAWSKI POL 380,92 down 48 ranks -50,0
373. Uwe KOHLA GER 380,69 up 480 ranks new in List
374. Jens KLÄHN GER 380,66 up 142 ranks +49,8
375. Wingolf WIECZOREK GER 380,41 down 202 ranks -166,3
376. Phil KAVANAGH AUS 379,99 up 14 ranks -14,8
377. Peter KRAFCZYK GER 379,84 up 476 ranks new in List
378. Marcos BONIMCONTRO BRA 378,89 down 63 ranks -56,9
379. Duane CLARK USA 377,97 down 72 ranks -62,6
2004 World Ranking List in Hot Air Ballooning CSC of the CIA / FAI

380. Guy LUSSIER CAN 377,86 down 32 ranks -37,1
381. Pawel AGACIAK POL 377,85 up 268 ranks +377,0
382. Josef HÖHL GER 377,17 up 471 ranks new in List
383. Kurt FRIEDEN SUI 376,92 down 36 ranks -38,7
384. Erich MÜLLER GER 376,70 up 469 ranks new in List
385. Michel BONNET FRA 376,62 down 48 ranks -46,4
386. Heinz SIELOFF GER 375,92 down 84 ranks -67,4
387. David MEDCALF GBR 375,91 down 51 ranks -47,1
388. Franz TRÖSCHER AUT 375,85 up 136 ranks +53,8
389. Steven VIEGELS ESP 375,53 down 11 ranks -24,3
390. Hirosuke TAKEZAWA JPN 375,48 down 15 ranks -25,8
391. Rudolf FUCHS GER 375,45 up 462 ranks new in List
392. Luis SILVESTRE BRA 375,39 down 71 ranks -56,4
393. Adrian GIBBS AUS 375,22 up 32 ranks -4,0
394. Pertti MERO FIN 375,00 up 2 ranks -16,6
395. Victor ZAGAINOV KAZ 374,84 down 53 ranks -45,1
396. Aleksei MEDVETSKIY RUS 374,67 down 95 ranks -69,1
397. Nicholas PAULO BRA 374,05 down 71 ranks -56,2
398. Chris MARSHALL KEN 373,65 up 150 ranks +73,1
399. Christoffer MUNDT DEN 372,61 down 44 ranks -38,0
400. Dominik BAUMÜLLER GER 372,48 up 453 ranks new in List
401. Iuri TARAN RUS 372,44 down 57 ranks -45,8
402. Denis UNSWORTH CAN 372,29 down 45 ranks -36,6
403. Sten ERICSON SWE 372,21 up 450 ranks new in List
404. Murat KOSTENCELI TUR 372,05 down 58 ranks -44,8
405. Katalin NAGY HUN 372,00 down 46 ranks -36,5
406. Krzysztof MIKOLAJCZYK POL 371,87 up 243 ranks +371,0
407. Kerry FRANKEL AUS 371,56 up 26 ranks -4,0
408. Toni TSCHUSCHKE GER 370,87 up 445 ranks new in List
409. Carlos PAULO BRA 370,61 down 68 ranks -49,6
410. Shigefumi IWAI JPN 370,61 down 210 ranks -147,9
411. Tom OBERHEIDE USA 370,54 down 91 ranks -61,4
412. Joseba GARCIA ESP 370,32 down 21 ranks -24,0
413. Matthias HEINEMANN GER 370,00 up 440 ranks new in List
414. Gerhard DITTICH GER 369,88 up 439 ranks new in List
415. Artur MÜLLER GER 369,65 up 438 ranks new in List
416. Bengt GUNNARSSON SWE 369,33 down 60 ranks -40,5
417. Norman BENDER GER 368,90 up 436 ranks new in List
418. Jan KRIZEK CZE 368,18 down 41 ranks -32,3
419. Ian CHANDLER AUS 367,56 up 23 ranks -4,0
420. Michael JANZ GER 367,51 up 433 ranks new in List
421. Géry LIAGRE FRA 366,84 down 70 ranks -45,2
422. Ursula KLEES GER 366,62 up 431 ranks new in List
423. Bernhard RIBBECK GER 366,61 up 430 ranks new in List
424. Gerhard BRUMMANN GER 366,51 up 429 ranks new in List
425. Thomas BLÜMEL GER 366,50 up 428 ranks new in List
426. Hans SCHMALSTIEG GER 366,06 up 427 ranks new in List
427. Günter HÜBNER GER 365,94 up 426 ranks new in List
428. Oliver REINHEIMER GER 365,64 up 425 ranks new in List
429. Zbigniew FERDYAN POL 365,34 up 220 ranks +364,5
430. Dave MORGAN GBR 365,24 down 62 ranks -40,1
431. Michael TSCHERNJA DEN 365,14 down 57 ranks -37,1
432. Werner TRIPPLER GER 365,12 up 421 ranks new in List
433. Kai GRANHOLM FIN 364,89 down 75 ranks -44,0
434. Martin JESPER GER 364,84 up 419 ranks new in List
435. Andrzej MACIEJCZAK POL 364,80 up 214 ranks +363,9
436. Michael BERGER GER 364,72 up 417 ranks new in List
437. Werner LENGENFELDER GER 364,41 up 416 ranks new in List
438. Mikhail LATYPOV RUS 364,41 down 116 ranks -67,2
439. Lev MAVRIN RUS 364,36 down 116 ranks -67,2
440. Axel EMERSLEBEN GER 364,16 up 413 ranks new in List
441. Robert FURST CZE 364,07 down 54 ranks -31,9
442. Dan BALISKY CAN 363,87 up 411 ranks new in List
443. Roland NEUMANN GER 363,77 up 410 ranks new in List
444. Bill MANUEL USA 363,39 down 109 ranks -60,2
445. Reinhold UNGER GER 363,31 up 408 ranks new in List
446. Stefan BEHRENS GER 363,12 up 407 ranks new in List
447. Manfred HÖLSCHER GER 363,09 up 406 ranks new in List
448. Vera FRIEDRICH-HALBERT GER 363,07 up 405 ranks new in List
449. Paul SACHS GBR 362,95 down 89 ranks -45,5
2004 World Ranking List in Hot Air Ballooning CSC of the CIA / FAI

450. Hans Dieter MÜLLER GER 362,75 up 403 ranks new in List
451. Markus SPECHT GER 362,74 up 402 ranks new in List
452. Michael KRÄMER GER 362,44 up 401 ranks new in List
453. Carol Rymer DAVIS USA 362,26 down 115 ranks -60,0
454. Walter KAISER GER 362,25 up 399 ranks new in List
455. Marko SERCER SLO 362,15 down 73 ranks -36,8
456. Philippe LANDRIEU FRA 361,95 down 90 ranks -44,6
457. Edgar GIESE GER 361,69 up 396 ranks new in List
458. Klein HELMUT GER 361,68 up 395 ranks new in List
459. Jens HINRICHSEN GER 361,68 up 394 ranks new in List
460. Valery PONOMARENKO UKR 360,98 up 2 ranks -2,0
461. Harry ROLAND GER 360,83 up 392 ranks new in List
462. Josef HUBER AUT 360,66 up 391 ranks new in List
463. Klaus KIRCHHOFF GER 360,52 up 390 ranks new in List
464. Oscar AYALA ESP 360,50 down 52 ranks -23,4
465. Rado PETROVIC SLO 360,16 down 86 ranks -39,5
466. Joachim BERSCHMIDT GER 359,95 up 387 ranks new in List
467. Bernhard MASSANNECK GER 359,90 up 386 ranks new in List
468. Dieter HEINMÜLLER GER 359,89 up 385 ranks new in List
469. Horst FRIDRICI GER 359,62 up 384 ranks new in List
470. Arkadiusz IWANSKI POL 359,60 up 383 ranks new in List
471. Christoph ALMODT GER 359,57 up 382 ranks new in List
472. Manfred ECKSTEIN GER 359,08 up 381 ranks new in List
473. Joachim BILLSTEIN GER 359,05 up 380 ranks new in List
474. Klaus ARDEY GER 358,88 up 379 ranks new in List
475. Peter BEINLING GER 358,88 up 379 ranks new in List
476. Wilhelm EIMERS GER 358,88 up 379 ranks new in List
477. Volker ELSEN GER 358,88 up 379 ranks new in List
478. Jürgen KAUL GER 358,88 up 379 ranks new in List
479. Rolf KLEE GER 358,88 up 379 ranks new in List
480. Andreas METZGER GER 358,88 up 379 ranks new in List
481. Heinz RIEGERT GER 358,88 up 379 ranks new in List
482. Peter TOTH HUN 358,84 down 130 ranks -52,8
483. Gernot RODENHAUSEN GER 358,46 up 370 ranks new in List
484. Günter RINDERMANN GER 358,22 up 369 ranks new in List
485. Werner HEINZ GER 358,00 up 368 ranks new in List
486. Heinrich WEGENER GER 358,00 up 368 ranks new in List
487. Stuart ENLOE USA 357,96 down 142 ranks -59,3
488. Wojciech BAMBERSKI POL 357,72 up 161 ranks +356,9
489. Franz-Josef SCHELLHOVE GER 357,56 up 364 ranks new in List
490. Laureano CASADO ESP 357,50 down 72 ranks -23,2
491. Marita KRAFCZYK GER 357,50 up 362 ranks new in List
492. Harold GAUDLITZ GER 357,44 up 361 ranks new in List
493. Axel RANDOLL GER 357,38 up 360 ranks new in List
494. Michael WICK GER 357,28 up 359 ranks new in List
495. Ryszard KUROWSKI POL 357,25 up 154 ranks +356,4
496. Ernst BAUER GER 357,18 up 357 ranks new in List
497. Peter BOENIGK GER 357,18 up 357 ranks new in List
497. Wolfgang BROSIG GER 357,18 up 357 ranks new in List
497. Thomas ELSNER GER 357,18 up 357 ranks new in List
497. Lutz FISCHER GER 357,18 up 357 ranks new in List
497. Guido FOULLOIS GER 357,18 up 357 ranks new in List
497. Gerrit MEIMBERG GER 357,18 up 357 ranks new in List
497. Bernhard REINELT GER 357,18 up 357 ranks new in List
497. Friedrich SCHMIDT GER 357,18 up 357 ranks new in List
505. Gerd STRASMANN GER 357,18 up 357 ranks new in List
506. Daniel CROZIER FRA 357,05 down 130 ranks -43,9
507. Jochen KUNZE GER 356,96 up 346 ranks new in List
508. Heinz GMINDER GER 356,65 up 345 ranks new in List
508. Dimitry KALACHEV KAZ 356,57 up 344 ranks new in List
510. Leo ERSFELD GER 356,50 up 343 ranks new in List
511. Roberto BOTTI ITA 355,64 down 128 ranks -42,8
512. Gatis KALENDRIS LAT 355,37 down 115 ranks -36,1
513. Johannes REICHERT GER 355,20 up 340 ranks new in List
514. Wolfgang GAFRON GER 355,07 up 339 ranks new in List
515. Marie-Luise MISSEL GER 355,07 up 339 ranks new in List
516. Wolfgang SCHWARZ GER 355,07 up 339 ranks new in List
517. Dieter BUNGENBERG GER 354,99 up 336 ranks new in List
518. Herbert WEBER GER 354,78 up 335 ranks new in List
518. Robert HELAK POL 354,73 up 334 ranks new in List
2004 World Ranking List in Hot Air Ballooning CSC of the CIA / FAI

518. Lech PODBIELLO POL 354,50 up 129 ranks +353,6
518. Ralf HANSCHKE GER 354,42 up 332 ranks new in List
518. Ivan AYALA ESP 354,28 down 93 ranks -23,0
518. Karl-Heinz GRÜNAUER GER 353,89 up 330 ranks new in List
518. Piotr RADOMSKI POL 353,52 up 125 ranks +352,7
518. Andreas KNOBLICH GER 353,46 up 328 ranks new in List
518. Ralf NAGEL GER 353,36 up 327 ranks new in List
518. Axel GOTTWALD GER 352,82 up 326 ranks new in List
528. Toni GOTTSCHALK GER 352,25 up 325 ranks new in List
529. Bruno PAREY FRA 352,16 down 141 ranks -43,3
530. Alfred EITEL GER 351,98 up 323 ranks new in List
531. Gunnar KLOCKE GER 351,90 up 322 ranks new in List
532. Peter ARNDT GER 351,81 up 321 ranks new in List
533. Stefan CALOVINI GER 351,81 up 321 ranks new in List
534. Manfred EPPLE GER 351,81 up 321 ranks new in List
535. Ulrich FRAHM GER 351,81 up 321 ranks new in List
536. Anton HIRSCHMILLER GER 351,81 up 321 ranks new in List
536. Wolfgang KUHN GER 351,81 up 321 ranks new in List
536. Aribert MARTIN GER 351,81 up 321 ranks new in List
539. Gaby ROTERMUND GER 351,81 up 321 ranks new in List
540. Achim SCHNEIDER GER 351,81 up 321 ranks new in List
541. Ebehard STAHL GER 351,81 up 321 ranks new in List
542. Hartmut TIMME GER 351,81 up 321 ranks new in List
543. Harald VOMRATH GER 351,81 up 321 ranks new in List
544. Wolfgang DEPPE GER 351,69 up 309 ranks new in List
545. Feodor NENOV BRA 351,63 down 211 ranks -72,9
546. Dieter LENZ GER 351,49 up 307 ranks new in List
547. Werner HOFFARTH GER 351,48 up 306 ranks new in List
548. Josef HANDECK GER 351,22 up 305 ranks new in List
549. Gary HEAVIN USA 351,08 down 146 ranks -35,7
550. Karl-Heinz MIZERA GER 350,99 up 303 ranks new in List
551. Andreas BAUS GER 350,33 up 302 ranks new in List
552. Tarmo LIEVONEN FIN 350,32 down 97 ranks -15,5
553. Alexander SCHUBERT GER 350,24 up 300 ranks new in List
554. Al MUIR USA 350,07 down 192 ranks -58,0
555. Ally ODELL GBR 349,99 down 163 ranks -43,9
556. Antonio MARQUES BRA 349,72 down 183 ranks -52,5
557. Gerhard BAUS GER 349,53 up 296 ranks new in List
558. Jeong-Mok SEO KOR 349,52 down 165 ranks -43,5
559. Jeff VELLA AUS 349,12 down 79 ranks -3,8
559. Jochen KURTH GER 348,76 up 293 ranks new in List
559. Wolfgang EIBACH GER 348,61 up 292 ranks new in List
559. Gerhard KAISER GER 348,61 up 292 ranks new in List
559. Matthias ORTH GER 348,61 up 292 ranks new in List
559. Ruthard WOLF GER 348,61 up 292 ranks new in List
559. Kristine VEVERE LAT 348,46 up 288 ranks new in List
559. Jozsef VARGA HUN 348,31 down 186 ranks -51,3
559. Friedhelm DAHLHOFF GER 348,12 up 286 ranks new in List
559. Volker KRÜGER GER 348,09 up 285 ranks new in List
559. Wlodzimierz KLOSEK POL 347,61 up 80 ranks +346,8
559. Ilkka KORHONEN FIN 347,39 down 163 ranks -38,1
571. Krzysztof REKAS POL 347,33 up 78 ranks +346,5
572. Michel DROIN FRA 347,27 down 172 ranks -42,7
573. Serguei NIKITIN RUS 347,19 down 219 ranks -64,1
574. Rüdiger DABRUNZ GER 347,19 up 279 ranks new in List
575. Felipe SANCHEZ ESP 346,43 down 129 ranks -22,5
576. Jacky JANSSE AUS 346,02 down 84 ranks -3,7
577. Xinsheng GAO CHN 345,23 down 328 ranks -132,2
578. Adam JASKOLSKI POL 344,95 up 275 ranks new in List
579. Hans-Otto NAUMANN GER 344,82 up 274 ranks new in List
580. Vladimir LACINA CZE 344,80 down 145 ranks -30,3
581. MirosSaw REKAS POL 344,46 up 272 ranks new in List
582. Edgar WEGENER GER 344,05 up 271 ranks new in List
583. Bjarne JENSEN DEN 343,83 down 174 ranks -41,4
584. Stefan HANDL GER 342,48 up 269 ranks new in List
585. Hilmar KRAUSE GER 342,48 up 269 ranks new in List
585. Walter LINDEMANN GER 342,48 up 269 ranks new in List
585. Gabriele VLCEK GER 342,48 up 269 ranks new in List
585. Antoine BOURGOIN FRA 342,38 down 177 ranks -42,1
589. Pavel KHOLOD RUS 341,93 up 264 ranks new in List
2004 World Ranking List in Hot Air Ballooning CSC of the CIA / FAI

590. Martin MESSNER SUI 341,66 down 160 ranks -35,1
591. Jerzy BOROWSKI POL 341,54 up 58 ranks +340,7
592. Ronny VAN HAVERE BEL 341,32 down 225 ranks -64,3
593. Daniel SCHNYDER SUI 341,24 down 161 ranks -35,1
594. Felix BÜHLMANN SUI 340,53 down 266 ranks -88,5
595. Viktor IL'INSKIY RUS 339,75 down 223 ranks -62,7
596. Henryk JAGODZIK POL 338,52 up 257 ranks new in List
597. Philippe LUSLEY FRA 337,49 down 171 ranks -41,5
598. George ARY BRA 337,23 down 196 ranks -50,7
599. Russ BAIRSTOW GBR 337,02 down 175 ranks -42,2
600. David TOMASSETTI USA 336,82 down 205 ranks -55,8
601. Hans-Ulrich WITTWER SUI 336,54 down 158 ranks -34,6
602. Hans-Peter SEIBOLD GER 336,07 up 251 ranks new in List
603. Ernst FREINBERGER AUT 336,06 down 133 ranks -23,2
604. Petr VITEK CZE 335,78 down 148 ranks -29,5
605. Graeme PUSEY ESP 334,72 down 131 ranks -21,7
606. Mindaugas LYCIUS LTU 334,46 down 115 ranks -15,4
607. Walter VOGEL SUI 333,14 down 157 ranks -34,2
608. Gabor KOMODI HUN 332,91 down 194 ranks -49,0
609. Adrien DE SADE FRA 332,59 down 171 ranks -40,9
610. Peter ROLD NZL 332,59 up 243 ranks new in List
611. Raul CARBONELL ESP 331,15 down 130 ranks -21,5
612. Tom ROUSH USA 330,94 down 207 ranks -54,8
613. Istvan PALFFY HUN 330,83 down 192 ranks -48,7
614. Harry DE GREEF NED 330,71 down 210 ranks -55,8
614. Anton MOREV RUS 330,10 down 217 ranks -60,9
614. Wolfgang SPÄT AUT 329,55 up 237 ranks new in List
614. Yasuhiko MURATA JPN 329,43 down 134 ranks -22,7
618. Peter WRIGHT AUS 328,38 down 103 ranks -3,5
619. Pierre-Yves ARNAUD FRA 327,70 down 172 ranks -40,3
620. Lupercio LIMA BRA 327,36 down 189 ranks -49,2
621. Milos SEDLACEK CZE 327,17 down 146 ranks -28,7
622. Jose Luis FERNANDEZ ESP 327,02 down 125 ranks -21,2
623. John DERRADO USA 326,78 down 206 ranks -54,1
624. Wojciech JASKOLSKI POL 325,41 up 25 ranks +324,6
625. Jari SUHONEN FIN 325,00 down 119 ranks -14,4
626. Stepan LEBEDEV RUS 324,91 down 216 ranks -59,9
627. Roy SMITH USA 324,84 down 200 ranks -53,8
628. Simon HODGSON RSA 324,49 down 167 ranks -39,1
629. Andy AUSTIN GBR 324,06 down 170 ranks -40,6
630. Jose Javier PALOMO ESP 323,82 down 128 ranks -21,0
631. Andres RODRIGUEZ ESP 323,47 down 127 ranks -21,0
632. Eduardo MELO BRA 323,45 down 192 ranks -48,6
633. Serge CAMBON FRA 322,81 down 169 ranks -39,7
634. Alexandre VINOGRADOV RUS 322,31 down 219 ranks -59,5
635. Serguei STATKEVICH RUS 322,00 down 219 ranks -59,4
636. Wolfgang JENICEK AUT 321,89 down 113 ranks -1,0
637. Grigory OSHEROV UKR 321,39 down 119 ranks -8,6
638. Mikhail NAYDORF RUS 321,38 down 219 ranks -59,3
639. Jairo FOGACA BRA 321,34 down 194 ranks -48,3
640. Wanda MUSIAL POL 320,65 up 9 ranks +319,8
641. Laszlo CSOK HUN 320,25 down 192 ranks -47,1
642. Nadja NUSSBAUMER SUI 319,77 down 160 ranks -32,9
643. Luis GNECCO BRA 319,61 down 195 ranks -48,0
644. Janos JAKAB HUN 319,57 down 376 ranks -143,6
645. Michel MEYER LUX 319,40 down 161 ranks -32,6
646. Gintaras VAICIKEVICIUS LTU 319,04 down 133 ranks -14,7
647. Oscar MENDEZ ESP 318,15 down 140 ranks -20,6
648. Carlos ANDRADE BRA 318,12 down 194 ranks -47,8
649. Frédéric MOIZARD FRA 317,92 down 176 ranks -39,1
650. Valdemir TAVEIRA BRA 317,42 down 193 ranks -47,7
651. Martin ZEMAN CZE 317,33 down 151 ranks -27,8
652. Tibor MORVAI HUN 317,08 down 192 ranks -46,7
653. Christian KOBELT SUI 316,45 down 159 ranks -32,5
654. Oleg LOPATKOV RUS 315,51 down 217 ranks -58,2
655. Arto HILANDER FIN 315,10 down 134 ranks -13,9
656. Pit THIBO LUX 314,64 down 338 ranks -119,2
657. Ted DANNERBO DEN 314,39 down 287 ranks -90,5
658. Pete DUTNEALL AUS 313,37 down 127 ranks -3,4
659. Alain MEZZOLO FRA 313,03 down 174 ranks -38,5
2004 World Ranking List in Hot Air Ballooning CSC of the CIA / FAI

660. Mauro CHEMIN BRA 312,83 down 193 ranks -47,0
661. Valeri FEDOROV RUS 312,75 down 217 ranks -57,7
662. Nigel CARR GBR 311,09 down 172 ranks -39,0
663. Tomasz KUCHCINSKI POL 310,18 down 14 ranks +309,3
664. Hiromi OSHIDA JPN 309,29 down 147 ranks -21,3
665. Jean-Daniel OUVRARD FRA 308,14 down 167 ranks -37,9
666. Ramon NOGUERA ESP 308,13 down 167 ranks -37,1
667. Silvia WAGNER AUT 307,82 up 186 ranks new in List
668. Jean KLEIN LUX 307,80 down 167 ranks -37,1
669. Marek MICHALEC POL 307,57 up 184 ranks new in List
670. Andrei VERTIPRAHOV RUS 306,15 down 207 ranks -56,5
671. Salvator HAIM BRA 305,48 down 185 ranks -45,9
672. Arto PIRTTILÄ FIN 305,35 down 143 ranks -13,5
673. Mauro BUONO ITA 305,28 down 215 ranks -59,7
674. Walter GSCHWENDTNER SUI 305,21 down 166 ranks -31,4
675. Guy GEERAERTS BEL 305,07 down 210 ranks -57,4
676. Valeri SHKULENKO RUS 304,25 down 210 ranks -56,1
677. Ademir BROLACCI BRA 303,52 down 184 ranks -45,6
678. Alain AUBRY FRA 303,24 down 173 ranks -37,3
679. Juan Carlos PRADO ESP 301,36 down 152 ranks -19,6
680. Bengt OLSSON SWE 301,08 up 173 ranks new in List
681. Gary TARTER USA 300,57 down 192 ranks -49,8
682. Michal MIKULA POL 299,83 down 33 ranks +299,0
683. Antoni FIEDORCZUK POL 299,78 up 170 ranks new in List
684. Serguei VOINOV RUS 299,56 down 206 ranks -55,3
685. Paul QUANDEE USA 299,16 down 190 ranks -49,6
686. P MELLER POL 299,02 up 167 ranks new in List
687. Matthieu BILA FRA 298,35 down 176 ranks -36,7
688. Roy JONES GBR 298,13 down 178 ranks -37,4
689. Jerzy GOZDZ POL 297,92 down 40 ranks +297,1
690. Oleg BOLSHAKOV UKR 297,64 down 154 ranks -15,9
691. Andrzej BREITKOF POL 297,03 down 42 ranks +296,2
692. Andrzej RYDZYNSKI POL 296,12 up 161 ranks new in List
693. Francisco DIAZ ESP 295,30 down 160 ranks -19,2
694. Georges KRAFT LUX 293,84 down 172 ranks -30,0
695. Michel BOURBIER FRA 293,46 down 175 ranks -36,1
696. Steve KENNY AUS 293,16 down 140 ranks -3,2
697. Jyrki AUTIO FIN 293,13 down 284 ranks -89,2
698. Ricky HEIMPL AUT 292,78 up 155 ranks new in List
699. Pentti LAAMANEN FIN 292,25 down 155 ranks -12,9
700. Werner BEYELER SUI 290,41 down 248 ranks -76,7
701. Andrzej ROGOWSKI POL 289,99 down 52 ranks +289,1
702. Greg MCGIRR AUS 289,48 down 142 ranks -3,1
703. P KUDLA POL 288,71 up 150 ranks new in List
704. Jacques BERNARDIN FRA 288,57 down 479 ranks -206,8
705. Ismail KEREMOGLU TUR 288,21 down 177 ranks -31,5
706. B OBERSKI POL 287,27 up 147 ranks new in List
707. Anna FILUS POL 286,59 up 146 ranks new in List
708. Jan BASSE DEN 285,03 down 257 ranks -82,1
709. Grazyna DOBCZYNSKA POL 284,92 down 60 ranks +284,1
710. Arthur VAN HOUDT NED 284,55 down 196 ranks -48,0
711. Pavel KONONENKO RUS 284,00 down 202 ranks -52,4
712. Guillaume ANDRÉ FRA 283,68 down 182 ranks -34,9
713. Benjamin SENN SUI 282,23 down 174 ranks -29,0
714. Josep María SAMBOLA ESP 281,54 down 165 ranks -18,3
715. Benny JORGENSEN DEN 280,49 down 158 ranks -13,2
716. Davide MORANDO ITA 280,22 down 204 ranks -54,8
717. Marcel BOPPART SUI 279,09 down 177 ranks -28,7
718. Ulrich BAUDIN FRA 278,79 down 181 ranks -34,3
719. Lau LAURSEN DEN 278,00 down 248 ranks -80,0
720. Matthew KAY AUS 274,34 down 142 ranks -3,0
721. Andrzej KUZNOWICZ POL 274,26 down 72 ranks +273,4
722. Damien MASSON FRA 273,89 down 181 ranks -33,7
723. Konstantyn KARPOV UKR 273,89 down 172 ranks -23,1
724. Matko BOZOVICAR SLO 273,64 up 129 ranks new in List
725. Tibor DÖME HUN 273,45 down 190 ranks -40,3
726. Mario ALVAREZ ARG 272,89 down 373 ranks -138,4
727. Arne JAKOBSEN DEN 272,66 down 240 ranks -78,5
728. Robertas KOMZA LTU 272,23 down 181 ranks -28,4
729. Joanna BIEDERMAN POL 270,86 up 124 ranks new in List
2004 World Ranking List in Hot Air Ballooning CSC of the CIA / FAI

730. Caroline VAN DE VOORDE BEL 270,40 down 205 ranks -50,9
731. Torben HANSEN DEN 270,13 down 529 ranks -244,6
732. Daniel DUPUIS FRA 269,00 down 186 ranks -33,1
733. Albert STEIGER SUI 268,88 down 179 ranks -27,6
734. Bostjan AVBELJ SLO 267,08 down 179 ranks -29,3
735. Liesbeth LAMBAERTS BEL 266,23 down 203 ranks -50,1
736. Didier TARD FRA 264,11 down 183 ranks -32,5
737. Donatas STAKELIUNAS LTU 263,23 down 158 ranks -12,2
738. Dariusz BRZOZOWSKI POL 262,11 up 115 ranks new in List
739. Walter VOLLENWEIDER SUI 261,17 down 171 ranks -26,9
740. Kleber BISMARCHI BRA 259,95 down 190 ranks -39,1
741. Alexandre FIRSAKOV BLR 259,71 down 171 ranks -26,3
742. Nicolas VALLÉE FRA 259,22 down 179 ranks -31,9
743. Miklos KARDOS HUN 258,86 down 191 ranks -38,1
744. Vladimir MARKIN RUS 258,15 down 201 ranks -47,6
745. Alan RAMSAY AUS 257,67 down 156 ranks -2,8
746. Valeri BOKSHA RUS 256,32 down 201 ranks -47,3
747. Miloslav SKORPIK CZE 256,23 down 170 ranks -22,5
748. Kim PAAMAND DEN 255,96 down 229 ranks -73,7
749. Michel MORIN FRA 254,33 down 178 ranks -31,3
750. Mario PIERRE BRA 251,23 down 184 ranks -37,8
751. Olesya DOLINA UKR 250,14 down 176 ranks -30,4
752. Henk LUBBERS NED 249,72 down 172 ranks -25,4
753. Pascal GARCIA FRA 249,43 down 177 ranks -30,7
754. Nicolas BRAU ARG 247,68 down 173 ranks -27,2
755. André VAN TICHELEN BEL 246,52 down 197 ranks -46,4
756. Carolyn BRECHEEN USA 246,38 down 187 ranks -40,8
757. Soren POULSEN DEN 244,06 down 223 ranks -70,3
758. Enrico GAMBA ITA 243,86 down 197 ranks -47,7
759. Jos BOSCH BEL 240,33 down 187 ranks -45,3
760. Marc VERHELST BEL 240,04 down 187 ranks -45,2
761. Marija Petric MIKLOUSIC CRO 237,80 down 173 ranks -23,4
762. Ernst TSCHUPPERT SUI 232,23 down 172 ranks -23,9
763. Alexandre LAMUNIN RUS 229,57 down 178 ranks -42,4
764. Paolo OGGIONI ITA 229,42 down 181 ranks -44,9
765. Radovan GECI SVK 225,87 down 402 ranks -182,2
766. Dan MADER CZE 219,33 down 168 ranks -19,3
767. Alica PRUSOVA SVK 217,96 down 173 ranks -31,8
768. Bill WHELAN CAN 217,84 down 119 ranks +217,0
769. Ben MATTSSON FIN 213,16 down 163 ranks -9,4
770. William MANUEL USA 212,50 down 170 ranks -21,6
771. Ian BROWNLIE AUS 212,36 down 163 ranks -2,3
772. Wagner PASCOALINO BRA 211,90 down 176 ranks -31,9
773. Ernst WÄLTI SUI 209,67 down 172 ranks -21,6
774. Valts TITAVS LAT 206,08 down 171 ranks -20,3
775. Anna NOCIAROVA SVK 205,01 down 249 ranks -115,9
776. George FEYTIT FRA 200,23 down 172 ranks -24,1
777. Anatoli SCHUGOREV RUS 199,16 down 178 ranks -36,8
778. Hans WILLADSEN DEN 191,39 down 183 ranks -55,1
779. Konstantin LISTRATENKO UKR 190,60 down 217 ranks -100,7
780. Daniel LEMP SUI 188,44 down 171 ranks -19,4
781. Trond NORDBY NOR 181,29 down 171 ranks -19,9
782. Imo Chaoba SINGH IND 177,05 down 171 ranks -17,7
783. Kaj PAAMAND DEN 173,23 down 178 ranks -49,9
784. Arthur WESTWORTH RSA 166,52 down 171 ranks -20,1
785. Jean-Claude THOMAS FRA 163,61 down 170 ranks -16,7
786. Charles THOMAS USA 160,81 down 170 ranks -18,9
787. Peter SERBINCIK SVK 160,28 down 406 ranks -238,7
788. Vasilis PETINIS GRE 152,20 down 171 ranks -18,4
789. Gum Tack CHUNG KOR 149,32 down 197 ranks -102,1
790. Stan WERESCHUK CAN 136,94 down 231 ranks -156,0
791. Sebastien MARCOUX CAN 132,12 up 62 ranks new in List
792. Oscar QUINTERO VEN 132,02 up 61 ranks new in List
793. Arvydas DIRMEIKIS LTU 131,94 down 174 ranks -15,9
794. Martin NOVAK SVK 131,33 down 210 ranks -140,9
795. Marc BEGIN CAN 125,74 up 58 ranks new in List
796. Xiang LIU CHN 125,18 down 189 ranks -90,5
797. Jason ADAMS CAN 124,33 down 232 ranks -165,9
798. Murat YILDIRIM TUR 114,55 down 175 ranks -11,7
799. Ruohan LIU CHN 112,10 down 187 ranks -81,0
2004 World Ranking List in Hot Air Ballooning CSC of the CIA / FAI

800. Suat ULUSOY TUR 111,67 down 186 ranks -69,7
801. Julian TUNE USA 111,14 down 176 ranks -11,3
802. Sertac DEMIR TUR 109,16 down 176 ranks -13,2
803. Yalcin CELI TUR 104,90 down 185 ranks -65,5
804. Ante RADONJIC CRO 98,43 down 174 ranks -8,2
805. Sandra SHANNON CAN 88,42 down 156 ranks +87,6
806. Pengbo LUAN CHN 81,52 down 186 ranks -59,0
807. Doug SHIPPEE CAN 75,15 down 158 ranks +74,3
808. Jianwei TAO CHN 74,40 down 186 ranks -53,8
809. Vishwa Bandhu GUPTA IND 68,54 down 185 ranks -56,2
810. Zhijiang SHEN CHN 64,97 down 182 ranks -47,0
811. Ranbir Kumar WASON IND 63,64 down 184 ranks -52,2
812. Rajiv GUPTA IND 58,74 down 183 ranks -48,2
813. Rajeev GUPTA IND 53,84 down 182 ranks -44,2
814. Natarajan RAVI IND 44,05 down 179 ranks -36,2
815. Mukesh YADAV IND 39,15 down 222 ranks -210,8
816. Miltos KOTSAYERIDIS GRE 34,45 down 171 ranks -4,2
817. Anita YADAV IND 34,25 down 178 ranks -28,1
818. Javier BAROZZA ARG 14,88 down 384 ranks -360,5
819. Fernando BAROZZA ARG 14,47 down 183 ranks -54,9
820. Norberto BAROZZA ARG 13,73 down 183 ranks -52,1
821. Ricardo ALVAREZ ARG 13,67 down 183 ranks -51,9
822. Oscar ALVAREZ ARG 9,89 down 182 ranks -37,6
823. Eduardo ARAOZ ARG 9,52 down 182 ranks -36,2
824. Christian HERFERT ARG 8,82 down 182 ranks -33,6
825. Adrian BAROZZA ARG 8,17 down 182 ranks -31,1
826. Roberto STOCKER ARG 8,10 down 182 ranks -30,8
827. Daniel PACHKEVITCH ARG 7,78 down 181 ranks -29,6
828. Silvia SÖRENSEN ARG 7,42 down 181 ranks -28,2
829. Gabriel MAZZINI ARG 4,54 down 181 ranks -0,5
830. Svein Olav AASEN NOR 0,78 down 288 ranks -305,4
830. Koen BARENDS NED 0,78 down 514 ranks -434,6
830. Stefan BERTALANIC SLO 0,78 down 263 ranks -287,5
830. Patrick CANNON USA 0,78 down 739 ranks -616,1
830. Harold CLIVER USA 0,78 down 744 ranks -620,1
830. Rolf EGG SUI 0,78 down 410 ranks -379,3
830. Tore FRIHAGEN NOR 0,78 down 551 ranks -454,1
830. Raymond HUNT GBR 0,78 down 655 ranks -544,2
830. Kwang il JEON KOR 0,78 down 197 ranks -81,0
830. Hiroshi KUMAZAWA JPN 0,78 down 647 ranks -534,2
830. Mark LISSIMORE KEN 0,78 down 361 ranks -358,6
830. Wladimir MOROZ BLR 0,78 down 239 ranks -255,3
830. Jose Mari ROA PHI 0,78 down 198 ranks -85,4
830. Kevin ROBERSON RSA 0,78 down 701 ranks -576,7
830. David ROBERTS CAN 0,78 down 539 ranks -447,9
830. Jonathan ROBINSON KEN 0,78 down 354 ranks -354,8
830. Jouni RUOTSALAINEN FIN 0,78 down 723 ranks -606,4
830. Kiff SAUNDERS AUS 0,78 down 602 ranks -492,3
830. Jeong yoon SEO KOR 0,78 down 228 ranks -227,6
830. Jae ill SONG KOR 0,78 down 233 ranks -242,1
830. Vidmantas STANKEVICIUS LTU 0,78 down 429 ranks -387,3
830. Jiang YING CHN 0,78 down 244 ranks -265,1
830. Yuying ZHANG CHN 0,78 down 209 ranks -136,0
853. Peter RYCHETSKY CZE down 152 ranks -0,1
The World Ranking List was first established in 2000. Its purpose is to show a ranking of the top
hot air balloon pilots of the world. The list is established by a calculation formula that includes the
results of the World Championships, the World Air Games and to minor effect the competitor's
national ranking position. The list is updated whenever new results of the World Championships
or the World Air Games are available.
This World Ranking List is not to be used for invitational purposes! The intention is to provide a
performance comparison among pilots of the world. The calculation formula of this Ranking List is to
be proven over a series of years and might be adapted.
Nota Bene: The National Aeroclubs can nominate any number of competing pilots for this list,
so taking the quota (or percentage) of one nations pilots in the World Ranking List for any
comparison could give a false impression of the performance of these nations pilots. In other words
one could not deduct from this list that eg. Japan has the most best pilots placed under rank 100.
A service by the Competitors Subcommittee of the CIA / FAI. Detailed explanation is available on request.
2004 World Ranking List in Hot Air Ballooning CSC of the CIA / FAI