The youngest footballer to play in all four divisions of the English Football League is Jack Hobbs (b. 18 August 1988, UK) when he made his debut for Leicester City in a match against MK Dons on 9 August 2008, aged 19 years 357 days. Hobbs came on in place of Aleksandar Tunchev (Bulgaria) as an 88th minute substitute in his sides 2-0 victory over MK Dons at the Walkers Stadium. Hobbs had previously played for Lincoln City in League Two, Liverpool in the Premier
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Johnathan Reardon (USA) (b. 15 Jul 2010) was first diagnosed with gallstones at the age of 2 months 10 days at the Children’s Hospital Colorado, in Aurora, Colorado, USA, on 25 Sept 2010.
The youngest licensed stockbroker is Emilio Lamar (USA), who passed the stockbroker exam (Series 7) approved by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), in San Francisco, California, USA, on 26 July 2012, aged 17 years and 202 days. Emilio Lamar was born on 6 January 1995.
The most marathons run in one year by a female is 168 and was achieved by Parvaneh Moayedi (Iran) between 11 November 2012 and 10 November 2013. Parvaneh began her attempt on 11 November 2012 at the Rock ‘n’ Roll San Antonio Marathon in San Antonio, Texas, USA, and completed the last of her marathons at the Fort Worth Marathon in Fort Worth, Texas, USA, on 10 November 2013.
The youngest Antarctic trekker was Teodor Johansen (b. 14 August 1991) who at 20 years, 4 months, and 29 days old successfully traversed Antarctica. He commenced his journey from the Axel Heiberg on 26 November 2011, reaching the South Pole on 18 December 2011 and ending at the Hercules Inlet on 12 January 2012. A total distance of 1,665 km was recorded to have been completed during a supported and wind-assisted team expedition. The expedition followed in the footsteps of Roald Amundsen, who holds several
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The youngest living VC is Capt. Rambahadur Limbu (b. 1 Nov 1939 at Chyangthapu, Nepal) of the 10th Princess Marys Own Gurkha Rifles. The award was for his courage as a Lance Corporal while fighting in Indonesian Borneo on 21 Nov 1965.
The most holes of golf played in a year is 14,625 by Chris Adam (Canada) all at the King Kamehameha Golf Club in Wailuku, Hawaii, USA, from 1 January to 31 December 2012. Chris played 809 full rounds and seven half rounds over the course of the year, for a total of 14,625 holes played.
The longest yoga chain involved 696 participants and was achieved by the CK School of Practical Knowledge (India) in Cuddalore, India, on 30 January 2013. The record attempt was organized as part of the school’s annual festival. Students successfully performed five different yoga poses to achieve the record, namely: Cow’s Face – Gomukhasana; Child’s – Balasana; Half Lotus – Ardha Padmasana; Crocodile Pose – Makarasana; Easy Seated – Sukhasana.
The youngest professional drummer is Julian Pavone (USA) (b. 14 May 2004), who was 4 years 10 months 15 days old when he performed in his 20th concert on 29 March 2009. Julian’s first album ‘Go Baby!’ was released by Peacock Records when he was just 20 months old. He has appeared on shows such as “The Oprah Winfrey Show’ and “Good morning America” and has played at venues such as ‘Hard Rock Café’ in Cleveland.
Stephen Hendry (Scotland) (b. 13 Jan 1969) became the youngest World Professional champion, at 21yr 106 days on 29 April 1990.