The most boxing world titles won in different weight divisions is eight by Manny Pacquiao (Philippines) when he defeated Antonio Margarito (USA) to win the WBC Super Welterweight title on 13 November 2010. He has also held sanctioned belts in the WBC Flyweight, Super Featherweight and Lightweight divisions, plus The Ring Featherweight , IBF Super Bantamweight, IBO and The Ring Light Welterweight and WBO Welterweight.
The most pine boards broken in freefall is 12 and was achieved by Ernie Torres (USA) at Skydive Arizona, in Eloy, Arizona, USA, on 23 May 2013. Ernie Torries, a first degree black belt in Tang Soo Do, achieved this record as part of the fundraising programme, Wounded Warriors Project.
The lowest vocal note produced by a male is G -7 (0.189 Hz) and was achieved by Tim Storms (USA) at Citywalk Studios in Branson, Missouri, USA, on 30 March 2012. Timothy is the bass singer for the vocal group ‘Pierce Arrow’. The attempt was witnessed by two college music professors and an acoustician. The frequency output of Timothy’s voice was measured using Bruel & Kjaer equipment (low frequency microphone, precision sound analyser and laptop for post analysis).
The longest model train measured 282.11 m (925 ft 6 in) and was made up of 31 locomotives and 1,563 carriages. It was constructed by the Wilmington Railroad Museum Model Railroad Committee (USA) and was presented and measured in Wilmington, North Carolina, USA, on 23 April 2011 The scale of the train was 1:87.1 (H0). The scale length of the train is 24.571 km (15.27 miles).
The longest scarf knitted whilst running a marathon is 3.70 m (12 ft 1.75 in) and was knitted by David Babcock (USA) at the Kansas City Marathon in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, on 19 October 2013. David took up running in 2010 and learned to knit around the same time. After struggling to find time to practice both hobbies, David began to knit during his runs. Then, inspired by Susie Hewer, who held this record previously and had broken it three times at the London
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400 m 44.57 Kerron Clement (USA) Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA 12 March 2005
The most push ups on the back of the hands in one minute carrying a 40 lb pack is 51 and was achieved by Patrick Hardy (USA) at In-Shape City, in Lompoc, California, USA, on 13 April 2013.
The most pull-ups in one minute with a 40 lb pack is 23 achieved by Bobby Natoli (USA) at the Pacific Health Club in Liverpool, New York, USA, on 22 March 2014.
Chris Chelios (USA) became the first player in NHL history to appear in 400 or more games for three different teams. He played for the Montreal Canadiens (1984-90), Chicago Blackhawks (1990-99), and Detroit Red Wings (1999-2007).
Wayne Gerdes and Bob Winger achieved a fuel consumption if 397.25 litres (104.94 US gallons) for an average of 3.10 1/100 km (77.99 mpg) driving a 2013 VW Passat TDI over 13,071 km (8,122 miles) through all 48 US contiguous states between June 7 and 23 2013. Stopping to refuel on only six occasions, the team only endured on puncture on the drive that began and ended at the VW’s U.S. headquarters in Herndon, Virginia.