Sports records of adult athletes. The most unusual sports competitions and records Almost sports records
Every athlete dreams of making their contribution to the history of sports - some win medals at the Olympic Games, while others set new records.
The Guinness Book of Records contains a large number of unusual records, but not everyone knows about them. Therefore, we decided to prepare the TOP 7, which describe the Guinness Book of Sports Records.
Do you think it is possible to run a 100-meter dash in stiletto heels in 14.53 seconds? German Julia Pletcher proved that this is very real. For someone, it won’t be difficult for her to escape not only from an unpleasant company, but also from a boring party.
For Chinese athlete Chi Guijong, if he falls, doing push-ups costs nothing, because he can do 41 push-ups in 30 seconds, and that’s on just his index finger.
Guijon's sporting achievements have long been recorded in the Guinness Book of Records. The Chinese is known all over the world and people never cease to admire his physical characteristics.
5. Maibam Itomba (India)
World sports records never cease to amaze with their diversity. So the representative of India, Maibam Itomba, looked at the sporting achievements of the Chinese Guijon and wanted to do the same, but in pull-ups on the horizontal bars.
In half a minute, Itomba can do 16 pull-ups, and that’s all just on his little fingers.
The Japanese Kenichi Ito decided to run a simple run or run in stiletto heels and decided to run a hundred meters on all fours.
This is how the Japanese name entered the Guinness World Sports Records. He ran the 100-meter race on all fours in 17.47 seconds, while the famous athlete Usain Bolt ran it in 9.58 seconds.
3. Anthony Kelly (Australia)
In one minute, Australian Anthony Kelly easily repeated Vladimir Klitschka's striking standard in several fights, thus his name is included in the Guinness World Records for sports.
Rounding up the numbers, Tony hits approximately 6 times per second. Of course, it’s not a fact that his ability to deliver 347 blows per minute will help Kelly deal with the guys in a dark alley, but he received the title of world record holder.
Who said priests can't set records? Kevin Fast destroyed all stereotypes and became the most powerful priest on the planet. Fast donates all royalties received to charity.
At official competitions with strict adherence to rules, judging and competition conditions, sports world records (WR) are recorded by international federations of various sports. Athletes who hold this title are called world record holders.
The term Highest World Achievement is also used. Particularly in athletics for performances that are not recognized as an official world record: either because records in that event are not recorded (for example, the 150-meter dash or certain events in the decathlon), or because other rules are not met ( for example, a half marathon with an excessive incline).
Athletics
World records in athletics are the highest results achieved by an athlete or team under comparable and repeatable conditions. World records are ratified according to IAAF rules and can be set at official IAAF competitions according to the list of disciplines. In all disciplines, records are measured in the metric system (meters, seconds) with the exception of the 1 mile run.
The oldest world record in athletics, included in the Olympic Games program, is the women's outdoor 800-meter record (1:53.28), set on July 26, 1983 by Jarmila Kratochvilova (Czechoslovakia).
The oldest world record recorded in the disciplines, included in the world championship program, is the winter record in women's shot put (22.50 m), set on February 19, 1977 by Helena Fibingerova (Czechoslovakia).
One hour run
Hourly run- a running type of athletics, where the result is determined by the distance covered by the runner in one hour along the stadium track. The discipline is recognized by the IAAF.
The start is given to all competition participants at the same time (if a large number of participants have registered, then several races are possible).
The running takes place along the stadium track (400 m).
During the competition, participants are warned about the remaining time - after 30, 45, 55, 59 minutes have passed from the start.
After an hour of competition, a signal is given to stop running. The judges mark the location of each participant on the track (by the foot standing behind). The winner is the one who runs the longest distance during the competition hour.
12 hour run
12 hour run- one of the types of ultramarathons in which each participant tries to run as far as possible within 12 hours.
Competitions are usually held on a circular track 1 to 2 km long; sometimes along the standard 400-meter stadium track. Some runs take place over rough terrain (cross-country athletics category), others on the sidewalk in a city park (road running category), and others in the mountains (mountain running). Top runners often run 100 km or more (up to 100 miles = 161 km), depending on conditions. Some competitors have a team of assistants, others place everything they need near the starting area, with good access on each lap.
Daily run
Daily run- one of the types of ultramarathons in which each participant tries to run as far as possible within 24 hours. Competitions are usually held on a 400-meter stadium or on a circle 1-2 km long.
The best runners run over 250 km, depending on conditions. Some competitors have a team of helpers, others place everything they need near the starting area, with good access on each lap.
24-hour running events are often combined with 6-, 12-, or 48-hour runs.
In addition to daily running, there is also daily walking.
The first (supposedly) athlete to run 100 miles in 24 hours was John Hug (Great Britain) in 1762. By the 1790s, Mr. Foster Powell (Great Britain) had made 112/180 km. Englishman George Hasel ran 133 miles/214 km in 1879. This record was soon improved to 146 miles/235 km by his compatriot Charles Rowell.
In February 1882, James Slunder (Great Britain) set an amateur world record (120.275 miles/193.3 km; time 17:36.14 for 100 miles) at the American Institute Ring in New York. Also in February 1882, Rowell ran 150 miles/241.757 km at Madison Square Garden in New York City in 22:28.25. All the results of the professionals were shown on the first day of the 6-day run.
After 50 years:
Six day run
6 day run- the standard distance of an ultramarathon, in which each participant tries to run as far as possible within 6 days.
In the 1870s The 6-day run has become a popular spectacle. It lasted 142 hours; began shortly after midnight on Monday and ended on Saturday evening, observing Victorian Sunday. In 1877, up to 70,000 spectators bought tickets to watch the bout of speed walkers.
In addition to 6-day running, there is also 6-day walking.
Origin
American Edward Payson Weston walked 2,134 km (1,326 miles) in 26 days from Portland to Chicago in 1867. This brought him $10,000 and All-American fame.
He then attempted to walk 500 miles (804.5 km) in less than six days, the maximum period of time a person can engage in activity without breaking Sunday obligations. After several setbacks (May 430, September 326 and October 436), Weston achieved his goal at Washington St. Rink in Newark in December 1874. His time was 5 days 23 hours and 38 minutes. A total of 6,000 spectators were present, including the mayor and the chief of police.
500 miles (804.5 km) USA Edward P. Weston 5d+23:38 December 1874 Newark, Washington St. Rink
550 miles (885.239 km) USA Edward P. Weston 5d+21:44 16-21.6.1879 Islington
600 miles (965.811 km) England George Hasel 27.2-4.3.1882 New York
1000.613 km (621? miles) USA James "Cathcart" Albert 6-11.2.1888 New York
In 1980, postman Don Choi of San Francisco organized the first modern 6-day race at Woodside, California. Recently, among the multi-day runs, one can highlight the Australian Colac (1983-2005), in 2004 renamed the “Cliff Young 6-Day Run”.
Sri Chinmoy's marathon team conducts 6- and 10-day races annually in the United States.
The beginning of the modern 6-day run
812,800 km Great Britain Mike Newton 8-14.11.1981 Nottingham
927,600 km Great Britain Tom O'Reilly 22-28.8.1982 Nottingham
1022.060 km Greece Yanis Kouros 2-8.7.1984 New York
Swimming
Records are ratified by the International Swimming Federation (FINA). Records can be set in "long water" (50 meters) or "short water" (25 meters) swimming pools. FINA recognizes world records in accordance with an approved list of disciplines for men and women.
Freestyle: 50 m, 100 m, 200 m, 400 m, 800 m, 1500 m
On the back: 50 m, 100 m, 200 m
Breaststroke: 50 m, 100 m, 200 m
Butterfly: 50 m, 100 m, 200 m
Medley swimming: 100 m (short course only), 200 m, 400 m
Relay races: 4x100m freestyle, 4x200m freestyle, 4x100m medley.
Records can be set at intermediate distances during a longer event (for example, 800 meters during the 1500 meters) and during the first leg of a freestyle relay or medley relay (backstroke).
Michael Phelps
Phelps currently holds seven world records (50m pool/long water: 100m and 200m butterfly, 400m medley, 4x100m freestyle relay, 4x200m freestyle relay, 4 medley relay ×100 m; 25-meter pool/short course: 4×100 m freestyle relay).
In total, Phelps set 37 world records in the long course (29 individual and 8 relay) and surpassed the highest achievement of Mark Spitz, who set 33 world records in his career (26 individual and 7 relay). Michael holds 2 more world records in the relay race in the 25-meter pool.
Phelps set 24 of his 37 records in the 50-meter pool in three distances: 100 m butterfly (8 records), 200 m (8 records) and 400 m (8 records) individual medley. He has held the world record in the 200 m butterfly for more than 12 years, and in the 400 m medley for more than 10 years.
Michael set all his records from 2001 to 2009; over the last three years of his career, Phelps did not set a single world record.
Phelps Long Course Records
100 m butterfly (3 records)
200m butterfly (8)
200 m complex (8)
200m freestyle (2)
400 m complex (8)
4x100m medley relay (3)
4×100 m relay, freestyle (2)
4×200 m relay, freestyle (3)
Phelps short course records
4×100 m relay, freestyle (1 record)
4x100m medley relay (1)
Weightlifting
Until 1973, records were recorded in the bench press, snatch, clean and jerk and triathlon total. Since 1972, after the bench press was excluded from the program of weightlifting competitions, records have been recorded in the snatch, clean and jerk and the combined total. In 1993 and 1998, due to changes in the boundaries of weight categories, the registration of existing world records began anew.
Cycling
The most prestigious world record in cycling is the one-hour riding record. Most attempts to set a new record were made in this direction.
Hour record- a record distance that a cyclist can travel in 1 hour. At the moment, the most authoritative record is according to the International Cycling Union; the current record holder is Briton Bradley Wiggins, his result is 54.526 kilometers.
Ligerad- a recumbent bicycle, allowing the cyclist to ride reclining or lying on his back, in rare cases - on his stomach.
Ligerads are generally faster than regular bicycles due to better aerodynamics, and for this reason are not allowed in competitions (special competitions are held for ligeradas).
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Total number of world records, installed in Rio 2016 reached 9. Of these, 5 were installed in swimming, 3 in weightlifting, and 1 in archery.
To date, world records in Rio have been set by representatives of 7 countries, and 3 of these achievements belong to the Chinese. Athletes from the other 6 countries set 1 record each.
Note that 6 out of 9 records are held by women, and 3 by men.
World records Rio 2016
Archery, men
Woojin Kim (South Korea) – 700
Women's 400m medley
Katinka Hosszu (Hungary) – 4.26.36
Swimming Women's 4x100m Freestyle
Australia – 3.30.65
Weightlifting
Men, 56 kg
Gingguan Long (China) – 307 kg
Swimming, women's 100m butterfly
Sarah Sjöstrom (Sweden) – 55.48
Swimming Men's 100m Breaststroke
Adam Petit (Great Britain) – 57.13
Swimming Women's 400m Freestyle
Katelin Ledecky (USA) – 3:56.46
Weightlifting, women, 63 kg, the sum of two types of program
Deng Wei (China) – 262 kg
Weightlifting, women, 63 kg, clean and jerk
Deng Wei (China) – 147 kg
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We perform hundreds of actions every day. Often, when doing something very grandiose in our own way, we say: “This would be in the Guinness Book of Records.” But who is this Guinness, why was a book about the most unusual achievements named after him, and what extraordinary sports records are there?
The Guinness Book of Records or the World Book of Records is an annual directory that collects the most amazing and unusual achievements of not only people, but also animals, in the field of show business, sports, art and in general in all areas of life.
The book of “unusualities” is unusual even in the history of its origin. Guinness is not a person who has done something remarkable, it is an Irish brewing company. Hugh Beaver, director of the Guinness Brewery, decided to settle disputes between bar visitors about what achievement can be considered a record and who made this record, and create a book where the most significant records will be collected. In 1955, Beaver's idea was brought to life by Chris Chataway and the McWhirter brothers, releasing on August 27 the first issue of the book of records, which at the beginning combined only verified scientific facts. But gradually more and more unusual records began to appear there, and representatives of the company that printed this book established Guinness World Records Day (every Thursday of the third week of November). On this day, everyone can get into the book of records with their own unusual achievement. The popularity of the publication led to many people beginning to reprint and popularize it. This is how our national version of the Guinness Book of Records appeared - the Russian Book of Records.
What are the most unusual and shocking records related to sports that have been recorded in the Guinness Book of Records in its entire history?
A typical football match lasts 90 minutes, with a maximum of two short halves of 15 minutes and a penalty shootout added. But in the UK in 2009, the organizers of an amateur match between the Bristol Football Academy team and the Leeds Badgers club decided to experiment. In their interpretation, the game lasted 36 hours! During this time, the teams scored 540 goals and finished the match with a score of 285:255, and each player spent about 18 hours on the field. Winners forward Adam McPhee, scored 75 goals against the enemy. I wonder how much they were paid for the match later? We won’t know this, but what is certain is that they will be included in the Guinness Book of Records and in our TOP.
We move from the longest football matches to the longest boxing match. Back in 1893 Andy Bowen And Jack Burke They boxed for 110 rounds - 7 hours 20 minutes - but even during this time they could not determine the winner. The fight ended due to the fact that the athletes could not even fight, being in their corners without strength. And here is the shortest boxing match between Al Couture And Ralph Walton lasted only 10.5 seconds. Many will say: what’s wrong with that, it was faster! But do not forget that this time also includes the referee’s countdown to 10 after the knockout. Couture won this fight and won a place in our ranking.
Another fast guy is our compatriot Mikhail Osinov from the Novocherkassk football club MITOS. After the starting whistle, exactly 2.68 seconds passed before Osinov had already scored the first goal in this match against Olimpia from Gelendzhik. This is the fastest goal in football history.
A Russian woman will walk into a burning hut and stop a galloping horse. This common phrase was proven by a twelve-year-old Yulia Alekhina. She not only did 20 push-ups on ONE finger, but didn’t even touch the floor with her feet.
The fastest man on the planet - Usain Bolt, who covered 100 meters in 9.58 seconds. But you can put the Japanese on an equal footing with him Kenichi Ito. He ran the same distance in 17.47 seconds, although he did it on all fours. Yes, everyone overcomes the royal distance differently. But to the German Julia Pletcher
it took just 14.53 seconds to run 100 meters in heels! So take a closer look at your loved ones, perhaps they will be the ones who will be able to break the record in the future and get on our list.
The next amazing guy will definitely be able to fight off the crowd of gopniks. Australian Anthony Kelly is capable of delivering 347 punches per minute. If you round up, he hits, on average, 6 times per second.
What about bicycles? The longest distance an athlete has covered on a bicycle without touching the floor is 890.2 km. Marco Balo I drove for exactly 24 hours, from September 6 to 7, 2008.
Eh, young people, some will think, where are my 20 years? But a physical education teacher from Leipzig, Germany Johanna Kaas doesn't think so. Even at the age of 91, she calmly practices gymnastics, performing complex somersaults on the uneven bars.
It doesn't matter what you do, how old you are or what gender you are. Just do what you like and, as Bruce Lee said: “I'm not afraid of someone who studies 10,000 different kicks. I’m afraid of the one who practiced one blow 10,000 times.”
On November 16, a new record for the longest shot into a basketball hoop was set in the United States. Sovsport selects no less amazing sporting achievements that somehow officially went down in history.
10. Longest successful shot into a basketball hoop
9. Jumping into the water from the highest tower
8. Most hits from the center of the basketball court
7. The heaviest athlete
Record: 203.2 kilograms
6. Longest overhand throw in basketball (with springboard)
5. Fastest 100-meter race in stiletto heels
4. Most beats per minute
3. Oldest gymnast
2. Most push-ups on one finger in 30 seconds
1. The fastest hundred-meter race on all fours
The Guinness Book of Records contains many very interesting sporting achievements of adult athletes from all over the world. The top 10 included:
- push-ups on the index finger Chi Guijong;
- running with a soccer ball by Jan Schröder - dribbling the ball over 40 km;
- bending iron rods of Alexander Muromsky on his head;
- lifting an elephant weighing 3.5 tons by Vladimir Turchinsky;
- Eric Mukhametshin's somersault off the wall;
- the largest number of parachute jumps by Valentina Zakoretskaya;
- Corey Lowe's sniper throw the ball into the basketball hoop - blindly from 25 meters;
- the largest number of performances by Oksana Chusovitina (gymnastics);
- Julia Pletcher's 100m heel dash;
- Anthony Kelly's highest number of beats per minute is 6 times per second.
The real star of the Guinness Book of Records is the Russian athlete, actor and TV presenter Vladimir Turchinsky. Before his death, this man managed to give Russia and humanity a whole range of sports records. It was he who moved the largest transport aircraft in our country. The athlete forced the Ruslan, weighing 260 tons, to move. Not every epic hero could achieve such an achievement.
Vladimir Turchinsky is the same Russian athlete who dragged a hitch consisting of a jeep and several minibuses for several meters. The total weight of this automobile train was 253 centners. This record was also included in the Guinness World Records book, along with other achievements not mentioned in the article.
Another athlete registering interesting records is the Russian hero Alexander Muromsky. He was featured in this publication no less than eleven times. The old school showed how to bend iron rods on your head. Without any consequences, the athlete turned 12, and later even more, iron rods into a horseshoe. He tore up thousand-page telephone directories behind his back and became the strongest man in the world.
An absolutely crazy record was set by the groovy Chinese Chi Guijong. He was included in the Guinness Sports Records section for his ability to do push-ups very quickly. The athlete did push-ups on one index finger without any hassle. In 30 seconds he completed 41 approaches. And Maibam Itomba from India also set a finger record - he did 16 pull-ups on the horizontal bar in 30 seconds on his little fingers.
Probably the most meaningless achievement is walking on a LEGO constructor by American Russell Kassev. This man also decided to make his “feasible contribution” to the Guinness Book of Records. He walked on the designer parts not 50 km, as in race walking, but only 36.5 m. Halfway through the distance, the man already began to regret that he had not made the distance more modest. But in the end, he bravely crawled to the finish line.
The American walked around the construction site for a reason. He really wanted to draw public attention to the FairyBricks charity. And as a result, the persistent man finally achieved his goal: the fund gradually began to receive charitable funds for the treatment of American children.
Hijiki Ikuyama from Japan entered the record books as the man who jumped rope for 24 hours straight and broke the previous record for the most jumps. Before him, the largest number of jumps was 151,036, and Ikuyama was able to make 151,409. It is difficult to imagine how one can jump for a day without losing his way, and even set a new record.
Children's sports records in the Guinness book
The Guinness Book of Records contains many children's records. A special place in this publication is given to strong boys. Egor Leonko from the city of Summa at the age of 8 became the strongest child in the world. He lifted a barbell weighing 39 kilograms. Not many adults can boast of such results, but the kid was able to write himself into the book of records.
At the age of 5, Giuliano Stroe entered the Guinness Book of Records. This young athlete from Romania also received the title of the strongest child in the world - he easily walked on his hands with a load clamped with his legs for 10 minutes. The Romanian boy has been doing these exercises since he was two years old.
Adult athletes from Tajikistan do not often win competitions around the world. And Tajik children sometimes become world stars. One of these stars was Emomhussein Umarov.
The boy has been doing physical education since he was 2 years old. He was able to do as many as 11 thousand push-ups. This procedure was carried out without a lunch break for 6 hours and 20 minutes. Unfortunately, this event has not yet been officially recorded. The Tajik family is still waiting for a commission from the book to visit.
The name Anna Belysh may be familiar to you from a program from Channel One, where she recently shot an arrow with her feet while standing on her hands. But for the first time the girl got into the book of records as a child. Anya was called a strongwoman for a reason: the girl was able to drag two cars behind her on a cable, and she also did one and a half thousand push-ups in fifty-two minutes.
