2:16.729 Zhou Yang (China) Salt Lake City, USA 09 February 2008

2.10.639 Hyun-Soo Ahn (Korea) Marquette, Michigan, USA 24 October 2003

The fastest speed skating 5,000 m was 6 min 42.66 sec by Martina Sáblíková (Czech Republic) in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, on 18 February 2011. Pending final ratification from the ISU.

The tallest bloom is the Titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum), an example of which was grown by Louis Ricciardiello (USA) measuring 3.1 m (10 ft 2.25 in) tall on 18 June 2010, when it was on display at Winnipesaukee Orchids in Gilford, New Hampshire, USA. The Titan arum, also known as the corpse flower, was measured from the tip of the bloom (spadix) to the top of the tuber.

The tallest artificial climbing wall measured 41.89 m (137.42 ft) and was constructed at Historic Banning Mills, Whitesburg, Georgia, USA. The wall was measured on 9 December 2011. The wall was measured by William Hutson (Land surveyors & engineers, state of Georgia, License LS002312) of Georgia & West Inc., using a Topcon GTS 233W total station laser measuring device. The wall was climbed by Kalib Robertson, an experienced climber, in approximately 12 minutes on 9 December 2011.

The tallest brussels sprout plant measured 2.8 m (9 ft 3 in) on 17 November 2001. It is growing in the garden of Patrice and Steve Allison (USA) of Newport Beach, California, USA.

The tallest coleus plant (Solenostemon scutellarioides) measured 2.5 m (8 ft 4 in) tall on 31 October 2004 and was grown by Nancy Lee Spilove (USA) in her garden in Sunrise, Florida, USA.

The tallest climbing rose measured 27.7 m (91 ft) at its highest point in a straight line from the ground on 1 August 2004, and was grown by Anne and Charles Grant of Los Angeles, California, USA. Cecile Brunner variety.

The tallest cotton plant (Gossypium hirsutum) measured 9.75 m (32.0 ft) as ascertained at Casa del Mar, Florida, USA, on 15 July 2011. It was grown by DM Williams (USA).

The tallest cookie tower measured 1.83 m (6 ft 1/8 in) tall and was constructed by the Girl Scouts of Nassau County (USA) at the Roosevelt Field Mall in Garden City, New York, USA, on 9 January 2010. 22,800 cookies were used to build the tower. 60 girl scouts participated in shifts of 2 hours.