The heaviest triplets weighed 10.9 kg (24 lb) and were born to Mary McDermott (UK) on 18 November 1914.

The heaviest bony fish in the ocean is the Sunfish (Mola mola) which has been recorded weighing 2 tonnes (4,400 lb) and measuring 3 m (10 ft) from fin tip to fin tip. Mola mola actually comes from the latin meaning millstone. Sunfish are found in all oceans in tropical or temperate climates and feed on zooplankton, small fishes and algae. For reference, sharks and rays for example are cartilagnous, not bony as in the case of the Sunfish.

The heaviest hailstones on record weighed up to 1 kg (2 lb) and are reported to have killed 92 people in the Gopalganj area of Bangladesh on 14 April 1986.

45.9 kg (101 lb 3 oz) Barracuda, Guinean (Sphyraena afra) Dr. Cyril Fabre (France) Olende, Gabon 27 December 2002

Tahar Douis (Morocco) supported 12 members of the Hassani Troupe (three levels in height) weighing 771 kg (1,700 lb) on his shoulders, at BBC TV studios, Birmingham, UK on 17 December 1979.

The heaviest living athlete in the world is Sumo wrestler Emmanuel ‘Manny’ Yarborough, of Rahway, New Jersey, USA. He stands 2m 3cm 6ft 8in tall and weighs a colossal 319.3kg 704lb. He was introduced to Sumo by his judo coach and seven years later, he is ranked number one in the Open Sumo Wrestling Category for Amateurs.

The heaviest person in medical history was Jon Brower Minnoch (USA)(1941–83), who had suffered from obesity since childhood. He was 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) tall and weighed 178 kg (392 lb or 28 st) in 1963, 317 kg (700 lb or 50 st) in 1966 and 442 kg (975 lb or 69 st 9 lb) in September 1976. In March 1978, Minnoch was admitted to University Hospital, Seattle, where consultant endocrinologist Dr Robert Schwartz calculated that Minnoch must have weighed more than 635 Continue reading →

Hermann Goerner (Germany, 1891 – 1965) unofficially lifted a 330 kg (727.5 lb) bar with his right hand on 8 October 1920 at Leipzig, Germany.. The bar was correctly lifted from the floor to the fully erect position. He officially performed a right-handed deadlift of 301 kg (663½ lb) on 29 October 1920 also at Leipzig using a Berg Olympic revolving bar.

Billy Leon (1946–79) and Benny Loyd (1946 – 2001) McCrary, alias McGuire (USA), were normal in size until the age of six. In November 1978, Billy and Benny weighed 337 kg (743 lb or 53 st 1 lb) and 328 kg (723 lb or 51 st 9 lb) respectively, and each had waists measuring 2.13 m (84 in). As professional tag wrestling performers they were billed at weights up to 349 kg (770 lb or 55 st).   Born 7 December 1946, Billy died at Continue reading →

The heaviest weight lifted with the toes is 23 kg (51 lb), achieved by Guy Phillips (UK) in Horning, Norfolk, UK, on 28 May 2011. Guy used a dumbbell fitted with a strap to allow him to hold the weight using only his toes.