The farthest basketball shot made backwards was 22 m (72 ft 2 in) by Rômulo Fontoura (Brazil) at the Reinan Batista sports complex in Baixa Grande, Brazil, on 20 August 2011. Fontoura made his successful basket on his 20th attempt at the backwards, overhead shot.
The farthest basketball hook shot is 14.15 m (46 ft 6 in) by Special K. Daley (USA) of the Harlem Globetrotters at the NBA All-Star Jam Session, Dallas, Texas, USA on 13 February 2010.
The farthest distance for Champagne cork spitting is 6.71 metres (22 feet) and was achieved by Ashrita Furman (USA) on Anakena Beach, Easter Island, Chile, on 29 January, 2010. Record achieved on Anakena Beach
The record for the farthest building relocation by means of beams and dollies is 1,650 km (1,205 miles) and was achieved by Warkentin Building Movers, Inc. in August 2006. The 1,400 ft² (130.06 m²) house was delivered in perfect shape after 40 hours of driving.
The farthest behind-the-back basketball shot made was 7.28 m (23 ft 9 in) by Kenneth Sorvang (Norway) at Stavanger Idrettshall gym in Stavanger, Norway, on 10 December 2010.
74.08 m (243 ft 0.53 in) Jürgen Schult (GDR) Neubrandenburg, Germany 6 June 1986
76.80 m (252 ft 0 in) Gabriele Reinsch (GDR) Neubrandenburg, Germany 9 July 1988
The farthest coin flick is 12.11 m (39 ft 8 in) and was achieved by Alastair Galpin (NZ) with a NZ$0.10 coin at the Britomart Transport Centre, Auckland, New Zealand, on 12 November 2009.
The farthest distance blowing a Malteser with a straw is 14.07 m (46 ft 1 in) achieved by Ashrita Furman (USA) in the gymansium of the Jamaica YMCA, New York, USA, 29 November 2010. The straw measured 20 cm (8 in).
The greatest distance between two rounds of golf played on the same day is 15,982 km (9,931 miles) by John Knobel (Australia) who played two full 18-hole rounds, firstly, at The Coast Golf Club, Sydney, Australia, and then Forest Park Golf Club, Woodhaven, New York, USA, on 21 May 2006. exact distance found using google earth