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.
The youngest individual winner of a Freestyle Skiing World Cup event is Anais Caradeux (France, 30 June 1990) aged 15 years 199 days at Les Contamines, France on 15 January 2006.
The youngest alpine skiier to win an Olympic gold is Kjetil Andre Aamodt (Norway, b. 2 September 1971), who won the first of his four career Olympic golds in Albertville, France, on 16 February 1992, aged 20 years 167 days. He won it in the super giant slalom event.
The youngest ever winner of the Tour de France was Henri Cornet in 1904 aged 19 years 350 days. Cornet actually finished the race in fifth position, but was awarded the victory after the first four riders, Maurice Garin, Lucien Pothier, César Garin, and Hippolyte Aucouturier were all disqualified after a torrid Tour.
Before switching to Formula One, Alexander Wurz (Austria, b. 15 February 1974) cut his teeth in the world’s oldest and most prestigious endurance race: the 24 Hours of Le Mans. On 15–16 June 1996, driving for Joest Racing (Germany), he became the French event’s youngest-ever winner, aged just 22 years 123 days.
1:42.67 Wilson Kipketer (Denmark) Paris, France 9 March 1997
The record for the highest 720 spin on inline skates is 4.25 m (13.94 ft) by Romain Godenaire (France) on the set of L’Ete De Tous Les Records, Port Medoc, France on 21 July 2005.
On 4 August 2011, the first authenticated, manned flight of a helicopter powered by an electric motor took place at Venelles, France. The aircraft was flown by Pascal Chretien (France) and hovered about 50 cm (19 in) above the ground for 2 min 10 sec. The first flight was tethered, but the machine later made its first free flight on 12 August 2011. In July and August 2011, the aircraft flew for a total of 99.5 minutes in 29 flights, some of which extended for
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The most lifts of an anvil in 90 sec is 88 and was set by Alain Bidart (France) on the set of L’Eté De Tous Les Records, Soulac, France on 17 August 2005. The anvil must weigh at least 18kg (39 lb 9 oz).
The speed-shooting record for the most bullseyes in 90 seconds is 3 and was set by Jeremie Masson (France). The archer was standing at a distance of 18 metres from the targets when the record was achieved on the set of L’Ete De Tous Les Records in Argeles Gazost, France on 15 July 2004.