The fastest game of hopscotch was completed in 1 min 1.97 sec by Ashrita Furman (USA) in New York, New York, USA, on 9 November 2010. Furman suffered from just one errant throw in his attempt, needing two slides of the rock to successfully land it in the “3” square.
The fastest football kick by a machine is 225 km/h (139.8 mph) achieved by Castrol Ichi-Go (Japan) at Olympic Plaza of National Yoyogi Stadium, Tokyo, Japan, on 19 June 2010. The kicking machine Castrol Ichi-Go was created by Castrol.
The fastest football kick is 129 km/h (80.1 mph) achieved by Francisco Javier Galan Màrin (Spain) at the studios of El Show de los Récords, Madrid, Spain on 29 October 2001.
The fastest goal in a World Cup finals match, as recognised by FIFA, is 11 seconds, scored by Hakan Sukur of Turkey against Korea Republic at Daegu, Korea on 29 June 2002.
In 1953 the Kutiah Glacier in Pakistan advanced more than 12 km (7.4 miles) in three months, averaging some 112 m (367 ft) per day – the fastest glacial surge.
The fastest garden shed is the “Gone to Speed”, which can travel to a speed of 94 km/h (58.41 MPH) built by Edd China and was presented on the set of Lo Show Dei Record, in Milan, Italy, on 1 April 2011.
The record for the fastest goal by a substitute is 18 seconds by Uruguay’s Richard Morales against Senegal at the 2002 World Cup in Suwon, South Korea on 11 June 2002.
The record for the fastest group of Maasai Warriors to complete a marathon is 5 hr 24 min 47 sec and was achieved by six Maasai Warriors from Tanzania at the Flora London Marathon 2008, in London, UK, on 13 Apr 2008. It was the first time these warriors had left Tanzania. The GWR Team Marathon adjudicated.
The fastest golf drive is 339.56 km/h (211 mi/h) and was achieved by Maurice Allen (USA) at the Americas Golf Outlet in Orlando, Florida, USA on 3 March 2012. The ball was measured using the Full Swing Golf Simulator in which the golf ball hit is detected by two concentric laser nets surrounding the striker to determine the velocity and spin of the ball.
The fastest goal from the start of a game by a player making his NHL debut was scored by Alexander Mogilny (USSR) just 20 seconds into his debut with the Buffalo Sabres, on 5 October 1989. Yannick Lehoux (Canada), playing for the Phoenix Coyotes, opened the scoring in Phoenix’s 4-2 win over the Minnesota Wild with a goal at the 65-second mark of his first NHL game at Minnesota’s Xcel Energy Center, on 8 November 2005, the second-fastest goal from the start of a game
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