Sport World Records
Sport world records combine physical recreation with creativity, resulting in achievements that inspire athletes young and old. Rodeo bulls, foam fingers, baseball bats and sports jerseys all feature in this broad-ranging collection. Individuals and teams are welcome to add their names to this hall of fame.
Sport Challenges
21 Records
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Fastest Time To Run Across A Covered Swimming Pool
Shin Clinton ran across his covered swimming pool in 4.69 seconds.
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Largest Collection Of Jerseys From Different Professional Sports Teams In A Single State
Durham Bulls, Fayetteville Fireantz, Raleigh IceCaps, Carolina Hurricanes, Carolina Panthers, Charlotte Hornets amp; Charlotte Bobcats.
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Largest Collection Of Jerseys From Different Professional Sports Teams In A Single State
Durham Bulls, Fayetteville Fireantz, Raleigh IceCaps, Carolina Hurricanes, Carolina Panthers, Charlotte Hornets amp; Charlotte Bobcats.
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Largest Collection Of Jerseys From Professional Minor League Sports Teams
Ben Cunliffe has three minor legue sports team jerseys in his collection.
He has jerseys from theDurham Bulls, Charlotte Checkers, and Fayetteville Fireantz.
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On August 30th, 2008, 20 athletes in the Bay Area played the longest game of flag football ever. The event was held at the Off the Wall Soccer[] in Santa Clara, California, with the game lasting 24 hours, 36 minutes, and 56 seconds.
The four-on-four flag football game honored two storied Bay Area college football programs, featuring the Dons (in Gold and Green) facing the Broncos (wearing Cardinal and black). The Dons defeated the Broncos by the score of 1,470 to 1,265. The event benefited Play Flag Football[], a Santa Clara County based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization providing flag football leagues, camps, and after school programs for children.
Game statistics and additional details can be found here.
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Longest Time Shaking A Margarita While Riding A Rodeo Bull
Tony Trafford shook a margarita for 3.0 seconds while riding a live bull at a New Zealand rodeo. Trafford used Jose Cuervo Silver in the drink, creating what he called a “Raging Bull Margarita.”
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Most Apples Hit With A Metal Baseball Bat In 30 Seconds
Tyler Sysmahit 18 apples with a metal baseball bat in 30 seconds.
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Most Consecutive Annual Golf Bets
Paul Warner and James Kallenbach have made an annual golf bet for 30 consecutive years. Since 1980, the duo have battled for a “Stroker of the Year” prize, the winner determined by cumulative scores over at least 20 rounds ofhead-to-headgolf.
The annual prize is year-long possession of an engraved custom trophy, plus an all-expenses-paid dinner for the victor and his spouse. At the time of the December 14, 2009 submission, Warner’s name appears on the trophy 15 times to Kallenbach’s 15. Steve Anderson verified the feat.
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Most Consecutive Table Tennis Ball Bounces Using Alternate Sides Of Paddle
Brian Pankey bounced a table tennis ball on a table tennis paddle 2,540 consecutive times, switching paddle sides between each bounce.
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Most Eskimo Rolls In A Whitewater Kayak In One Minute
Lorn Vansteenbergh completed 10 Eskimo rolls in a whitewater kayak in one minute.
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Most Laps Walked Around A Table Tennis Table While Bouncing A Table Tennis Ball
Thomas McGinnis completed 174 laps around a table tennis table while bouncing a table tennis ball on his paddle.
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Most People Doing "The Chicken Dance" At A Sporting Event
At the Australia vs. England Twenty20 Cricket Match, 31,910 people performed the Chicken Dance, the most ever at a sporting event.URDB official Ella Morton traveled from New York City to witness the feat, which was created by KFC.
Read more about the event here.
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Most People Hit In Face With Pies While Wearing Roller Skates In 30 Seconds
Cristina Pedroche, a reporter at Otra Movida, hit 27 people in the face with pies in 30 seconds while wearing roller skates.
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Most Pittsburgh Sports Team Foam Fingers
Alex Cunningham has two foam fingers from Pittsburgh sports teams.
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Most Sports Equipment Items Cut From Construction Paper In Three Minutes In A Prius
This record was set as part of Toyota Prius Records, a two-day event streamed live on the Internet. In a 48-hour period, URDB officials adjudicated 200 Prius-related world records. This was the most records ever documented in a 48-hour window, a world record in and of itself.
The event took place in Los Angeles, California on March 30th and 31st, 2011. See all the records set at the event here.
Shin Clinton 
Eric Cartman-Eswein 
Ben Cunliffe 
Ron Raymond 
Tony Trafford 
Tyler Sytsma 
James Kallenbach 
Brian Pankey 
Lorn Vansteenbergh 
Thomas McGinniss 
Attendees of Australia vs. England Twenty20 Cricket Match 
OtraMovida Records 
Alex Cunningham 
Prius Records