Who owns the longest standing world record?

It's the longest standing world record, belonging to jarmila kratochvílová (TCH), whose mark of 1:53.28 has stood since 26 July 1983. Below is a selection of official world records and how many days they lasted.
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Who owns the longest standing Olympic record?

The oldest world record still standing belongs to Jarmila Kratochvílová of Czech Republic. In 1983, she recorded the fastest time for the women's 800 metres with a time of 1:53.28 – to this day, only one athlete has come within one second of this time (Kenya's Pamela Jelimo in 2008).
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What's the oldest world record?

Oldest Person Ever

A woman named Jeanne Louise Calment, who was from France, is the oldest verified person in the world ever. Calment was 122 years and 164 days old when she died and she has held the Guinness World Record for over 21 years.
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Who holds the longest world record in athletics?

Jarmila KratochvÃlová (Czech) €“ 800m €“ 36 years

KratochvÃlová, at the ripe old age of 32 won the 400 metres and 800 metres at the 1983 World Championships, with a world record time for the 800 metres of 1 minute 53 seconds. This is currently the longest-standing individual world record in athletics.
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Do Guinness world record holders get any money?

“As the world's unrivalled authority on record-breaking achievement, our role is to celebrate the world's best, to inspire ordinary people and to entertain and inform.” “For these reasons, we do not pay record-breakers for their achievements or for carrying out a record title attempt.
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Longest Standing World Records in Track and Field History



What is the dumbest world record?

10 totally stupid world records:
  1. 1 . Cycling Backward With A Violin. ...
  2. Most Snails On a Face. ...
  3. Most Eggs Crushed with the Head. ...
  4. Most People Brushing Their Teeth Simultaneously. ...
  5. Largest Collection of sick Bags. ...
  6. Longest Ear Hair. ...
  7. Largest Smurf Meeting Ever. ...
  8. Most Married Person.
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What is the hardest world record to break?

Here are some of the wildest records that won't go anywhere anytime soon.
  • The heaviest weight supported by a human tongue. ...
  • The longest distance an airplane was pulled by a human being. ...
  • The tallest man in the world. ...
  • Most metal eaten. ...
  • Most lawsuits filed. ...
  • The world's biggest diamond. ...
  • The highest-grossing movie.
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Who has the longest title in the world?

Vityala Yethindra's book, "The Historical Development of the Heart i.e., from its Formation From...," holds the Guinness World Record for the longest title of a book. In all, the title contains 3,777 words and 26,021 characters. Dr. Yethindra is a 24-year-old man from Warangal, Telangana.
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What's the easiest world record to break?

10 World Records to break while you are stuck at home
  1. Most socks put on one foot in 30 seconds. ...
  2. Tallest toilet paper tower in 30 seconds. ...
  3. Most Smarties eaten in 60 seconds blindfolded using chopsticks. ...
  4. Fastest time to arrange the alphabet from a can of alphabet spaghetti. ...
  5. Fastest time to assemble Mr.
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What are the top 10 world records?

In 12 fact-packed chapters, here are the top 10 Guinness World Records as mentioned below:
  • Shortest Bus driver.
  • Fastest speed on a motorcycle while performing a headstand.
  • Most alternating paw tricks by a rat in 30 seconds.
  • Largest collection of Funko Pop! figurines.
  • Longest gum wrapper chain.
  • Longest horns on a yak.
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What is the world record for sitting down?

Samson's chair, also known as a static wall sit, is known for being a challenging, thigh-burning exercise. While some may struggle to maintain the position for 30 seconds, Dareen Barbar (Lebanon), who lives in Dubai, managed to stay in the position for a record-breaking 2 minutes 8.24 seconds.
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Is Jonathan Edwards still world record holder?

Jonathan Edwards had always believed a sporting career was out of his reach and yet he has held the world record for the men's triple jump since 1995. He maintains, however, that it was all just a 'quirk of fate. '
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What is the world record for standing?

The longest time standing on a globe is 50 min 00.41 sec, and was achieved by Brian Rudo (USA), in Reisterstown, Maryland, USA, on 18 November 2020.
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Who holds triple jump world?

The current male world record holder is Jonathan Edwards of the United Kingdom, with a jump of 18.29 m (60 ft 0 in). The current female world record holder is Yulimar Rojas of Venezuela, with a jump of 15.74 m ( 51 ft 71⁄2 in).
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What is the fastest shower ever taken?

Noah Riffe took a shower in 36.10 seconds. He set the record to raise awareness for the Records For Water campaign.
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What is the world record for not sleeping?

The longest time a human being has gone without sleep is 11 days and 25 minutes. The world record was set by American 17-year-old Randy Gardner in 1963.
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Who is the youngest world record holder?

If the story of our 10-year-old Oakridger Myra Taneja's unmatchable achievement in Taekwondo has mesmerized you, here's another staggering story of her brother Aashman.
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Who has the longest royal title?

The royal title of Prince Philip, the husband of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, is as long as 133 words.
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Who has the longest royal name?

Prince Philip's full royal title is 133 words long.
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What is the shortest book title?

Here are 33 of the shortest book titles you'll ever come across—along with a very short synopsis of each:
  • “ S” (J.J. Abrams and Mark Dorst) ...
  • “ S.” (John Updike) ...
  • “ S.” (seven authors) ...
  • “ P” (Andrew Lewis Conn) ...
  • “ J” (Howard Jacobson) ...
  • “ V” (Thomas Pynchon) ...
  • “ C” (Thomas McCarthy) ...
  • “ C” (Maurice Baring)
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Who holds record for most marriages?

Glynn “Scotty” Wolfe, 88, the world's most often-married man. Wolfe, a flamboyant, Bible-thumping minister, held the Guinness Book of World Records title on frequent matrimony. He was married 29 times. His widow, Linda Essex-Wolfe, has held the record as world's most often married woman with 23 husbands.
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What is the world record for not pooping?

In 2013, a 28-year-old woman from Chembur, India, had to have surgery to remove a “football-sized faecal mass” after 45 days without a bowel movement.
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Who has the longest phone call?

Eric R. Brewster '14 and Avery A. Leonard '14 fought off drooping eyelids and the urge to sleep last week as they held a phone conversation that lasted for 46 hours, 12 minutes, 52 seconds, and 228 milliseconds—potentially setting a new world record.
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What is the longest someone has gone without water?

The longest someone is known to have gone without water was in the case of Andreas Mihavecz, an 18-year-old Austrian bricklayer who was left locked in a police cell for 18 days in 1979 after the officers on duty forgot about him. His case even made it into the Guinness Book of World Records.
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Who broke Jonathan Edwards record?

During 1996 Edwards went into the 1996 Summer Olympics as favourite and world record holder, but it was American Kenny Harrison who took the gold with a jump of 18.09 m. Edwards walked away with the silver after a leap of 17.88 m (the longest ever jump not to win gold).
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