The most home runs hit by an individual at an Olympic Games tournament is 9 (in nine games) by Orestes Kindelan (Cuba) at Atlanta, Georgia, USA in 1996.
The most home runs allowed in a Major League Baseball career by a pitcher is 511 by Jamie Moyer (USA) for seven teams between 1986 and 2010. The most home runs he allowed in a single season was 44 in 2004 for the Seattle Mariners. Moyer has played for the Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers, St. Louis Cardinals, Baltimore Orioles, Seattle Mariners, and Philadelphia Phillies.
The most hot water bottles burst with the nose in one minute is 3 and was achieved by Jemal Tkeshelashvili (Georgia), during the live broadcast of Das Sommerfest der Abenteuer (ARD Germany), in Magdeburg, Germany, on 2 June 2012. Jemal is the stage name of the artist. The programme had 4.48 million viewers and a share of 17.6%. Photo ©2012 MDR/ Andreas Lander
The most hot dogs made in one minute is 9 and was achieved by Steve Guttenberg (United States), on the set of the New Paul O’Grady Show, London, United Kingdom, on 12 November 2008, in celebration of Guinness World Records Day 2008.
The most hours logged in a diving helmet is 25,000 and was achieved by Noel McCully (USA) between 1976 and 2013.
The record for most live hours on TV in a week by a host is held by Monta Mino (Japan) who is the regular host of a total of 11 live-broadcast programs every week. He appears on on TV as host for a combined total of 22 hours and 15 seconds every week. His real name is Norio Minorikawa. Mino Monta is an emcee famed as the “host amongst hosts” in Japan today.
The most three-figure innings recorded by individual batsmen in a single cricket Test match is eight, in the game between the West Indies and South Africa, played at the Antigua Recreation Ground, St John’s, Antigua, between 29 April and 3 May 2005. The scores were as follows, all made in the 1st Innings: 114 – Abraham de Villiers (South Africa) 126 – Graeme Smith (South Africa) 147 – Jacques Kallis (South Africa) 131 – Ashwell Prince (South Africa) 317 – Chris Gayle (West Indies) 127
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Sachin Tendulkar (b. 24 April 1973, India) scored 46 centuries, in the course of 442 matches, from 18 December 1989 to 24 February 2010.
Kareena Oates (Australia) spun 41 hula hoops around her waist, sustaining three full revolutions between her shoulders and her hips, whilst suspended from the wrists on the set of Guinness World Records, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, on 4 June 2005.
The most hula hoops caught and spun in one minute is 236 and was achieved by Liu Rongrong (China) on the set of Zheng Da Zong Yi – Guinness World Records Special in Beijing, China, on 17 September 2007.