Hamilton Trophy

Inaugurated in 1960, the CWF Hamilton Trophy is Gliding New Zealand’s oldest trophy. It is awarded each year to a New Zealander operating in New Zealand for the most meritorious flight which is a New Zealand gliding record.

Winners

  • 2024 Murray Wardell
  • 2023 Not awarded (no NZ gliding records set)
  • 2022 Not awarded (no NZ gliding records set)
  • 2021 Not awarded (no NZ gliding records set)
  • 2020 Terry Delore
  • 2019 Max Stevens
  • 2018 Not awarded (no NZ gliding records set)
  • 2017 Terry Delore
  • 2016 Terry Delore
  • 2015 Not awarded (no NZ gliding records set)
  • 2014 Abbey Delore & Enya McPherson
  • 2013 Peter Chadwick
  • 2012 Alan Belworthy
  • 2011 Max Stevens
  • 2010 Terry Delore & John Kokshoorn
  • 2009 Jenny Wilkinson
  • 2008 Steven Care
  • 2007 Murray Wardell
  • 2006 Not awarded (no NZ gliding records set)
  • 2005 Jenny Wilkinson
  • 2004 Grae Harrison & Theo Newfield
  • 2003 Nick Reekie
  • 2002 Not awarded (no NZ gliding records set)
  • 2001 Theo Newfield
  • 2000 Not awarded (no NZ gliding records set)
  • 1999 Theo Newfield & Alistair Malcolm
  • 1998 Terry Delore
  • 1997 Terry Delore
  • 1996 Terry Delore & Derek Kraak
  • 1995 Terry Delore
  • 1994 Ian Finlayson
  • 1993 Ray Lynskey
  • 1992 Not awarded (no NZ gliding records set)
  • 1991 Ray Lynskey
  • 1990 Bill Walker & Terry Delore
  • 1989 Bill Walker & George Taylor
  • 1988 Yvonne Loader
  • 1987 Not awarded (no NZ gliding records set)
  • 1986 Yvonne Loader
  • 1985 Yvonne Loader
  • 1984 Terry Delore
  • 1983 Dick Georgeson
  • 1982 Richard Halstead
  • 1981 Richard Halstead
  • 1980 Ivan & Roy Evans
  • 1979 Dick & Helen Georgeson
  • 1978 Bruce Drake, David Speight & Dick Georgeson
  • 1977 Not awarded (no NZ gliding records set)
  • 1976 Dick Georgeson
  • 1975 Not awarded (no NZ gliding records set)
  • 1974 Peter Lyons
  • 1973 Ann Johnson
  • 1972 Dick Georgeson
  • 1971 H Thompson & William van Alphen
  • 1970 Frank Gatland
  • 1969 Ian Pryde
  • 1968 Ann Johnson
  • 1967 Doug Yarrall
  • 1966 Tony Fowke
  • 1965 Dick Georgeson
  • 1964 Dick Georgeson
  • 1963 Carita Roake
  • 1962 Dick Georgeson
  • 1961 Not awarded (no NZ gliding records set)
  • 1960 Dick Georgeson
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