Youngest golfer to score their age
The youngest player to record a score equal to their age in years is Tsugio Uemoto (Japan) (b. 3 Jul 1928) who scored 68 at the Higashi Hiroshima Country Club, Hiroshima, Japan on 22 October 1996.
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Youngest goalscorer in the top division of Spanish football (soccer)
The youngest goalscorer in the top division of Spanish football (soccer) is Iker Muniain, who scored when he was 16 years and 289 days old, playing for Athletic Club against Real Valladolid, at the Nuevo Estadio Jose Zorrilla, in Valladolid, Spain, on 4 October 2009. The match ended 2-2 and Muniain scored the final goal of the game, securing a draw for his side at Real Valladolid’s stadium.
Youngest goalkeeper to appear in a Champions League final
The youngest goalkeeper to appear in a UEFA Champions League Final is Iker Casillas (Spain) who appeared for Real Madrid against Valencia at age 19 years, 4 days at the Stade de France in Paris, France, on 24 May 2000. Casillas posted a clean sheet in Real’s 3-0 victory. It also marked the first time in the history of the Champions League that two teams from the same nation appeared in the final.
Youngest gamer to achieve a perfect score on Dance Dance Revolution
The youngest person to reach a perfect ‘AAA’ rating on a Dance Dance Revolution game on the expert difficulty setting is Ryota Wada (Japan) who mastered the song ‘Hyper Eurobeat’ aged 9 years 288 days at his home in Wakayama, Japan, on 29 August 2010. Featured in Guinness World Records Gamers Edition 2011 Ryota has been playing DDR since he was five, achieving highly respectable scores but missing out on the elusive ‘AAA’ rating due to the mat slipping under his feet. All it took Continue reading →
Youngest football referee (female)
The youngest football referee (female) was Daisy Goldsmith (UK) who received her level nine qualifications from The Football Association on her 14th birthday, in Puriton, UK, on 10 March 2010. Goldsmith joined a reported rank of 25,502 qualified referees in the nation at the time of her appointment, only 407 of whom were female. In her first match as a qualified FA referee, Goldsmith called a penalty against her the team from her own school, Chilton Trinity.
Youngest individual to win Most Valuable Player award of All-Star game
LeBron James is the youngest Most Valuable Player award winner of the NBA All-Star Game (21 years, 51 days), scoring 29 points and sparking a second-half comeback as the Eastern Conference rallied for a 122-120 victory over the Western Conference, in Houston, Texas, on 19 February 2006. Oscar Robertson (b. 24 November 1938) was the previous youngest winner in 1961 (22 years, 55 days). James is also the first member of the Cleveland Cavaliers (USA) to win All-Star MVP honors.
Youngest person to discover an asteroid
On 4 September 1999, 18-year old Luigi Sannino (Italy) became the youngest ever astronomer to discover an asteroid. Using telescopes at Monte Viseggi Observatory, La Spezia, Italy, the young Sannino and observing colleague P. Pietrapiana tracked the course of the asteroid now named 12575 Palmaria (1999 RH1) by the International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Centre. The discovery was officially recorded in the Minor Planet Circular No. 41032 on July 26th 2000, and also recorded in the “The Dictionary of the Minor Planet Names”, 5th edition, Continue reading →
Youngest person to captain an NHL team
At 19 years 297 days Sidney Crosby (Canada, b. 7 August 1987) of the Pittsburgh Penguins (USA) became the youngest player in NHL history to be named team captain. Vincent Lecavalier (Canada) was 27 days older when the Tampa Bay Lightning (USA) appointed him captain for the 2000-01 season.
Youngest person to be a rugby union referee
The youngest rugby union referee is Jayden Green (Australia, b. 2 August 2001) who was 10 yr 29 days when he refereed two U10 matches at Telara Primary College, Aroona, Queensland, Australia on 31 August 2011.
Youngest patient to have appendix removed
The youngest person to have an appendectomy was Sebastian Perez (b. 31 July, 2009, IN, USA) when he was just 9 days old at the Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, on 9 August, 2009. Sebastian was recovering well at the time of discharge and after a few complications.