Heaviest weightlifting 77 kg snatch (male)
174 kg Lu Xiaojun (China) Goyang, South Korea 24 Nov 2009
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Heaviest weightlifting 77 kg clean & jerk (male)
210 kg Oleg Perepetchenov (Russia) Trencín, Slovakia 27 April 2001
Longest 720 ramp jump on skis
The longest 720 ramp jump on skis measures 26.95 m (88 ft 5.02 in) and was achieved by Joey Spencer (Canada) at Blackcomb Mountain in British Columbia, Canada, on 13 May 2012. Not content with completing the required 720 degree rotation whilst in the air, Spencer perfomed a “Screamin’ semen” variation involving him interlocking than deinterlocking his skis whilst in mid rotation.
Greatest distance run on a treadmill in 12 hours (female)
The greatest distance run on a treadmill in 12 hours (female) is 96.80 km (60.15 miles) and was achieved by Theresa Dugwell (Canada) at the North York YMCA in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on 2 March 2013. Dugwell ran during the YMCA “Megathon” and broke her previous record of 93.43 km, set the previous year.
Fastest time to break 16 concrete blocks on the body (female)
The fastest time to break 16 concrete blocks on the body (female) is 53.828 seconds and was achieved by Asha Rani (India) at Cossington Sports Hall in Leicester, Leicestershire, UK on 15 November 2012 in celebration of Guinness World Records Day. The blocks were placed one by one on top of Asha as they were broken with a sledgehammer.
Most Doppler ultrasound examinations in 12 hours
The Most Doppler ultrasound examinations in 12 hours was 525 and was organised by Rev Saint Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Ji Insan (India) at Dera Sacha Sauda, Sirsa, India, on 24 January 2012 The attempts were carried out at Dera Sacha Sauda, a religious community dedicated to humanitarian endeavours.
First team in the NHL to score 18,000 goals
The Montreal Canadiens (Canada) and Boston Bruins (USA) are the only two teams in NHL history to score over 18,000 goals in its franchise history.
First professional franchise to lose 10,000 matches
The Philadelphia Phillies (USA) became the first professional sports franchise ever to lose 10,000 games, dropping a 10-2 decision to the St. Louis Cardinals (USA) on 15 July 2007. The franchise has a long history of losing, having played – and lost – its first game in May 1883. The Phillies have won only one World Series (1980) in 125 years.
Largest combined audience for a live act in 12 months
The largest combined audience for a live act in 12 months was 2,048,553 and was achieved by Jacky Cheung Hok Yau (China) from December 30, 2010 to December 29, 2011, during the Jacky Cheung 1/2 Century Tour, organized by Fun Entertainment Limited. Jacky Cheung Hok Yau was born on 10 July 1961. He is a Hong Kong singer, songwriter and actor. He is regarded by Chinese language media as one of the Cantopop Four Heavenly Kings(the other three singers are Aaron Kwok, Andy Lau and Continue reading →
Treadmill, Fastest time to run 100km (team)
The fastest 100km on a treadmill by a team is 5 hours 24 minutes 10 seconds and was achieved by Steve Moneghetti, Craig Alexander, Andrew Reid, Ariel Young, Lisa Corrigan, Michael Prince, John Mergler, Alister Ross, Stephen Madden, Clint Kimmins, Dave Matthews and Trent Wood at Shift 60 gym in Bondi, NSW, Australia on Friday, February 3 2012