The most Olympic medals won by a man is 16 by the swimmer Michael Phelps (USA). Phelps achieved his impressive medal haul in the course of just two Olympics, winning six gold and two bronze medals in the pool at the 2004 Games in Athens, Greece, and a record eight gold medals at the 2008 Games in Beijing, China.
The most medals won at a single Games by a woman is seven by Maria Gorokhovskaya (USSR/Ukraine), who won two gold and five bronze medals in gymnastics at Helsinki, Finland in 1952.
Just two men in Olympic history have walked away from a single Games with eight medals: gymnast Aleksandr Nikolayevich Dityatin (USSR), who won three golds, four silvers and one bronze at the 1980 Games in Moscow, Russia, and US swimmer Michael Phelps (USA), who has achieved the feat twice. Phelps won six golds and two bronzes at Athens 2004 in Greece, and a remarkable eight golds at Beijing 2008 in China.
The most Olympic medals won by an individual competitor in the rowing events is six (5 golds and 1 bronze), by Sir Steven Redgrave (UK) between 1984 and 2000.
The most Olympic medals won by an individual competitor in the canoeing and kayaking events is 12 (8 golds, 4 silvers), by Birgit Fischer (Germany) in 1980-2004.
The most Olympic gold medals won by an individual competitor in boxing is three, by Laszlo Papp (Hungary) in 1948-56, Teofilo Stevenson (Cuba) in 1972-80, and Felix Savon (Cuba) in 1992-2000.
The most orange juice extracted in one minute is 880 millilitres (0.19 gal) and was achieved by Ulas Bas (Turkey) at the GWR Live! Roadshow at Forum Mersin, in Mersin, Turkey, on 20 June 2010
The most open umbrellas balanced simultaneously is 9 and was achieved by Liu Lina (China) on the set of Lo Show Dei Record, in Milan, Italy, on 28 April 2011. Liu Lina balanced 4 umbrellas on one foot, 3 on the other and one on each hand, while lying.
The most online poker tables played in 1 hour is 62, achieved by Bertrand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier (France) for PokerStars.com at Monte Carlo Bay Resort, Monte Carlo ( Monaco) on 28 April 2009. ElkY is also a former professional gamer, having competed in the South Korean StarCraft Leagues in the early 00’s.
Sanath Jayasuriya (b. 30 June 1969, Sri Lanka) has played 444 One Day Internationals for his country between 1989 and 2010.