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H i g h e st rebo u n d s p e r g a m e a u e r a g e (Wn B R ) Tina Charles USA, above r ght has recorded an (i) average of 11.4 rebounds per WNBA game playing for the Connecticut Sun since 2010. Charles also recorded a single-season record 398 rebounds in 34 games by the end of the 2011 season. for the Los Angeles Lakers against the Denver Nuggets. The youngest winner wn a A Most games of the NBA Most Valuable Player award is Derrick Rose (USA) of the Chicago Bulls. Rose was aged just 22 when he received this accolade for his efforts in the 2010-11 season. played in a career Tangela Smith (USA) has played in 448 games during her Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) career with the Sacramento FIBA, NB A and WNBA FIBA (lnt.matlonat BasketbMI Federation) Most FIBA World Championships (first held in 1950) Most FIBA Women's World Championships (first held in 1953) 5 Yugoslavia/Serbia NBA (NIItlal Basketball AsscKiatJon) Most NBA titles 17 Boston Celtics (first held in 1946-47) 16 Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers 6 Chicago Bulls Most NBA 1,611 Robert Parish (USA) career appearances 1,560 Kareem Abdul Jabbar (USA) -1,504 John Stockton (USA) Most NBA career points 38,387 Kareem Abdul Jabbar (USA) -36,928 Karl Malone (USA) 32,292 Michael Jordan (USA) WNBA (Wom's National BasketHll Assocition) � � Most WNBA titles 4 Houston Comets (first held in 1997) 3 Detroit Shock 2 Los Angeles Sparks Phoenix Mercury Seatlle Storm MostWNBA 448 Tangela Smith (USA) career appearances 435 Ticha Penicheiro (Portugal) 433 Tina Thompson (USA) Most WNBA career points 6,751 Tina Thompson (USA) 6,263 Lisa Leslie (USA) 6,015 Katie Smith (USA) Statistics correct as of 2 April 2012 � b Monarchs, Charlotte Sting, Phoenix Mercury and Indiana F ve since er 1998. Most field goals scored in a career Tina Thompson (USA) has scored 2,385 field goals playing for the Houston Comets and Los Angeles Sparks from 1997 until the end of the 2011 season. The prolific Thompson has played 14,561 minutes, the most minutes played in a WNBA career, and also shares the record for the most minutes played per game in a WNBA career -33.6 -with Katie Smith (USA) Katie Smith has scored the most three-point field goals in a WNBA career. Her 834 thr e po nt field goals have e-icome during her stints with the Minnesota Lynx, Detroit Shock, Washington Mystics and Seattle Storm from 1999 to the end of the 2011 season. Most assists in a career Since 1998, Ticha Penicheiro (Portugal) has made 2,560 assists in 435 games for the Sacramento Monarchs and Los Angeles Sparks. She also has most assists per game: 5.9. Most steals in a career Tamika Catchings (USA) -who in 2011 was named as one of the top 15 players in WNBA history - has recorded 775 steals for the Indiana Fever in 313 games since 2002. Most double-doubles in a season The greatest number of double-doubles (recording double-figures in points scored and rebounds in the same game) stands at 23, by Tina Charles playing for the Connecticut Sun in 2011. Fewest points scored in a quarter by a team The WNBA record for fewest points scored in a quarter is one, by the Chicago Sky in the fourth quarter of a 59 49 -defeat to the New York Liberty on August 4 2011. Most consecutive losses by a team The Tulsa Shock started the 2011 season by winning just one of their first 10 games. The coach and his interim successor were both replaced but the team ended the season with a record 20 straight losses. AII WNBA records are until the end of the 2017 season. BA at a glance o Formed on June 1946, the 6 NBA is the world's premier basketball league. ts first game, Ion November 1946, saw the 1 New York Knickerbockers beat the Toronto Husk es i68-66. o P ayers must be at least 19 lduring the year of the draft and one season must have passed s nce the player's year graduated ih gh school. i• Two of the three h ghest pa d i-iath etes in the world are NBA lp ayers. n lI2011, �

OLY mP I CS First to feature athletes from all continents The first modern Olympics was held in Athens, Greece, in 1896 but it was not until the fifth Games in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1912 that the Games could finally boast athletes from every continent (excluding Antarctica). In making its Olympic debut, Japan became the first 252 Asian nation to compete in the Games, represented by marathon runner Shizo Kanakuri and sprinter Yahiko Mishima. Oldest athletics medallist Tebbs Lloyd Johnson (UK, 1900 84 was aged 48 years -) 115 days when he came third in the 50,000 m walk at the 1948 Olympics in London, UK. The oldest athletics gold medallist is Irish-born Patrick \"Babe\" McDonald (USA, 1878-1954), who was 42 years 26 days old when he won the 25.4 kg 56-lb weight -() throw at Antwerp, Belgium, on 21 August 1920. Most Olympic gold medals by an athlete Paavo Nurmi (Finland) won n ine golds at the 1,500 m, 3,000 m, 5,000 m, 10,000 m and cross-country events from 1920 to 1928. Carl Lewis (USA) repeated the feat· with nine golds at the 100 m, 200 m, 4 x 100 m relay and long jump from 1984 to 1996. Most gold medals, 1 , 500 m Sebastian Coe (UK) won two medals in the men's 1,500 m event, in 1980 and 1984. He later led London's bid for the 2012 Olympics, taking on the role of chairman of the London Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG). Fastest x 100 m Lf. The Jamaican team of (from left, above) Nesta Carter, M i chael Frater, Yohan Blake and Usain Bolt ran the 4 x 1 0 0 m relay in 37.04 seconds at the 2011 World Championships at Daegu, South Korea, on 4 September. They broke the record of 37.10 seconds set by Jamaica's 2008 Olympic team, which included Asafa Powell inste a d of Blake. WORLD CHAmPIOnSHIPS Most appearances Jesus Angel Garcia {Spain) appeared in walking events at 10 World Championships between 1991 and 2009. Most gold medals Carl Lewis and Michael Johnson (both USA) each won eight World Championship golds: Lewis in 1983-91 in the 100 m, 4 x 100 m and long jump; Johnson in 1991-99 in the 200 m, 400 m and 4x 4 00 m. Most 100 m wins Carl Lewis and Maurice Greene (both USA) have each won the World Championship 100 m three times: Lewis in 1983, 1987 and 1991; Greene in 1997, 1999 and 2001. Most 1 , 5 00 m wins Hicham El Guerrouj (Morocco) -winner of the most IAAF World Athlete of the Year trophies (three in 2001-03) - has won the World Championship 1,500 m four times, in 1997, 1999, 2001 and 2003. Most marathon wins Three athletes have won the World Championship marathon twice: Abel Anton (Spain) in 1997 and 1999, Jaouad Gharib (Morocco) in 2003 and 2005, and Abel Kirui (Kenya) in 2009 and 2011.

Outdoor track events EVENT TIME NAME & NATIONALITY lOO m 9.58 Usain Bolt (Jamaica) 200 m 19.19 Usain Bolt (Jamaica) 400 m 43.18 Michael Johnson (USA) BOO m 1:41.01 David Lekuta Rudisha (Kenya) l,OOO m 2:11.96 Noah Ngeny (Kenya) 1,500 m 3:26.00 Hicham El Guerrouj (Morocco) 1 mile 3:43.13 Hicham El Guerrouj (Morocco) 2,000 m 4:44.79 Hicham El Guerrouj (Morocco) 3,000 m 7:20.67 Daniel Kamen (Kenya) 5,000 m 12:37.35 Kenenisa Bekele (Ethiopia) lO,OOO m 26:17.53 Kenenisa Bekele (Ethiopia) 20,000 m 56:26.00 Haile Gebrselassie (Ethiop ai ) 25,000 m 1:12:25.4 Moses C eru yot Mosop (Kenya) hi30,000 m 1:26:47.4 Moses Cheruiyot Mosop (Kenya) 3,000 m 7:53.63 Sa if Saaeed Shaheen (Qatar) steeplechase 110 m hurdles 12.87 Dayron Robles (Cuba) 400 m hurdles 46.78 Kevin Young (USA) 4 100 m relay x 37.04 Jamaica (Yohan Blake, Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Usain Bolt) 4 200 m relay x 1:18.68 Santa Monica Track Club, USA (Michael Marsh, Leroy Burrell, Floyd Heard, Carl Lewis) 4 400 m relay x 2:54.29 USA (Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Harry Reynolds, Michael Johnson) 4 800 m relay x 7:02.43 Kenya (Joseph Mutua, William Yiampoy, lsmael Kombich, Wilfred Bunge ) i4 1,500 m relay x 14:36.23 Kenya (Geoffrey Rona, Augustine Choge, William Tanui, Gideon Gathimba) Outdoor field events EVENT RECORD NAME & NATIONALITY High jump 2.45 m (8 ft 0.45 in) Javier Sotomayor (Cuba) Pole vault 6.14 m (20ft 1.73 in) Sergei Bubka (Ukraine) Long jump 8.95 m (29 ft 4.36 in) Mike Powell (USA) Triple jump 18.29 m (60ft 0.78 in) Jonathan Edwards (UK) Shot 23.12 m (75 ft 10.23 in) Randy Barnes (USA) Discus 74.08 m (243 ft 0.53 in) Jurgen Schult (Germany) Hammer 86.74 m (284ft 7 in) Yuriy Sedykh (Russia) Javelin 98.48 m (323 ft 1.16 in) Jan Z elezny (Czech Republic) Decathlon 9,026 points Ro !P an S ebrle (Czech Republic) Statistics correct as of 30 Mar h c2012 LOCATION Berlin, Germany Berlin, Germany Seville, Spain Rieti, Italy Rieti, Italy Rome, Italy Rome, Italy Berlin, Germany Rieti, Italy Hengelo, Netherlands Brussels, Belgium Ostrava, Czech Republic Eugene, Oregon, USA Eugene, Oregon, USA Brussels, Belgium Ostrava, Czech Republic Barcelona, Spain Daegu, South Korea Walnut, USA Stuttgart, Germany Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium . . LOCATION Salamanca, Spain Sestriere, Italy T o kyo, Japan Gothenburg, Sweden Los Ange . les, USA Neubrandenburg, Germany Stuttgart, Germany Jena, Germany G6tzis, Austria DATE 16 Aug 2009 20 Aug 2009 26 Aug 1999 I 29 Aug 2010 5 Sep 1999 14 Jul l998 7 J ul l999 7 Sep 1999 1 Sep 1996 31 May 2004 26 Aug 2005 26 Jun 2007 3 Jun 2011 3 Jun 2011 3 Sep 2004 12 Jun 2008 6 Aug 1992 4 Sep 2011 17 Apr l994 22 Aug 1993 25 Aug 2006 4S ep 2009 DATE 27 lull993 ! 31 Jul 1994 30 Aug 1991 7 Aug 1995 20 May 1 990 6 J un 1986 30 Aug 1986 25 May1996 27 May 2001 mo st W o r l d C h a m p i o n s h i p l o n g j u m p w i n s Two athletes have won the men's long jump at the World Championships four times - Ivan Pedroso (Cuba) and Dwight Phillips (USA, below). Pedroso won his t tles consecutively in 1 9 95, 1997, 1999 and 2001; he ia so won three consecutive Pan American Games lgolds in 1995, 1 9 99 and 2003. Phillips won his World Championship golds in 2003, 2005, 2009 and 2011. I n 2011, he was randomly assigned the bib number \"1111\". After winning, Phillips proudly pointed to the number which reflected his position in the four championships. He commented: \"From the moment I saw the bib, I said this championship is mine.\"

Most European Cross Country Championships Paula Radcliffe (UK) in 1998 and 2003, and Hayley Yelling (UK) in 2004 and 2009, have both won the European Cross Country Championship twice. Fastest 20 km road walk Vera Sokolova (Russia) completed the 20 km walk in 1 hr 25 min 8 sec at the Russian Winter Walking Championships in Sochi, Russia, on 26 February 2011. The 23 ear-o d former world -yljunior champion smashed the previous mark of 1 hr 25 min 41 sec, set by her compatriot Olimpiada Iva nova at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. Oldest female world record holder in athletics Marina Stepanova (USSR) was aged 36 years 139 days when she set a world record of 52.94 seconds for the 400 m hurdles at Tashkent USSR, , on 17 September 1986. O L YmPICS Youngest athletics gold medallist Aged just 15 years 123 days, Barbara Pearl Jones (USA) was a member of the winning 4 x 100 m relay team at the Olympics in Helsinki, Finland, on 27 July 1952. She also won gold in the 4 x 100 ma t the 1960 Rome Games. Most athletics medals From 1980 to 2000, Merlene Ottey (Jamaica) won nine Olympic medals -three silver and six bronze­in the 100 m, 200 m and 4 x 100 m relay. Merlene has also won the most medals at the World Championships, with 14. She won three gold, four silver and seven bronze from 1983 to 1997. Youngest world record holder When Wang Yan (China), at the age of 14 years 334 days, completed a 5,000 m walk in 21 min 33.8 sec in Jinan, China, on 9 March 1986, she became the world's youngest individual female athletics record holder. WORLD CHAmPIOnSHI P S Most gold medals From 2005 to 2011, Allyson Felix (USA) won eight World Championship golds, in the 200 m at Helsinki, Finland, in 2005; the 200 m, 4 x 100 m and 4 x 400 m at Osaka, Japan, in 2007; the 200 m and 4 x 400 m in Berlin, Germany, in 2009; 4 x 100 m and 4 x 400 mi n Daegu, South Korea, in 2011. Most 1,500 m wins Two athletes have won the World Championship 1,500 m twice: Tatyana Tomashova (Russia) in 2003 and 2005, and Maryam Yusuf Jamal (Bahrain, born in Ethiopia) in 2007 and 2009. Most javelin wins Trine Hattestad (Norway) in 1993 and 1997, and Mirela Manjani (Greece) in 1999 and 2003, have both won the World Championship javelin twice. Fas t est 3,000 m s t e e p l e c h a s e I n winning the Olymp c 3,000 m steeplechase gold medal iat the 2008 Beijing O ymp cs, Gulnara Samitova-Ga kina lil(Russia) achieved a new world record of 8 min 58.81 sec. Silver medallist Eunice Jepkorir (Kenya) finished a massive 8.6 seconds behind her. Most high jump wins Stefka Kostadinova (Bulgaria) in 1987 and 1995, Hestrie Cloete (South Africa) in 2001 and 2003, and Blanka Vlasic (Croatia) in 2007 and 2009 have both won the World Championship high jump event twice.

4 100 m relay x 41.37 GDR (Silke G ad sch, Sabine Rieger, liCanberra, Australia Ingrid Auerswald, Marlies Gohr) 4 200 m relay x 1:27.46 United States \"Blue\" (LaTasha Jenk nsi, Ph ladelph a USA ii, LaTasha Colander-R chardsoni, Nanceen Marion Jones) 4 400 m relay x 3:15.17 USSR (Tatyana Ledovskaya, Olga Nazarova, Seoul, South Korea Maria Pinigina, Olga Bryzgina) 4 800 m relay x 7:50.17 USSR (Nadezhda Olizarenko Lyubov Gurina, , Moscow, Russia Lyudmila Borisova, Ir na Podyalovskaya) iOutdoor el events f id EVENT RECORD NAME & NATIONALITY LOCATION High jump 2.09 m (6 ft 10.28 in) Stefka Kostadinova (Bulgaria) Rome, Italy Pole vault 5.06 m (16 ft 7.21 in) Yelena lsinbayeva (Russia) Zurich, Switzerland Long jump 7.52 m (24 ft 8.06 in) Galina Chistyakova (USSR) St Petersburg, Russia Triple jump 15.50 m (50 ft 10.23 in) lnessa Kravets (Ukraine) Gothenburg, Sweden Shot 22.63 m (74 ft 2.94 in) Natalya Lisovskaya (USSR) Moscow Russia , Discus 76.80 m (252 ft) Gabriele Reinsch (GDR) Neub�andenburg, Germany 9 Jul 1988 Hammer 79.42 m (260 ft 6.76 in) Betty He d er (Germany) ilHalle, Germany Javelin 72.28 m (253 ft 6 in) Barbera !>potakova Stuttgart, Germany (Czech Republic) Heptathlon 7291 points ,Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) Seoul, South Korea Decathlon 8,358 points Austra Skujyteite (uthuania) Columbia, USA Statistics correct os of 30 March 2072 6 Oct 1985 29 Apr 2000 1 Oct 1988 5 Aug 1984 DATE 30 Aug 1987 28 Aug 2009 11 Jun 1988 10 Aug 1995 7 Jun 1987 25 May 2011 13 Sep 2008 24 Sep 1988 15 Apr 2005 mo st Wo r l d C h a m p io n s h i p .l o n g j u m p w i n s · Three athletes have won the World Championships twice: Jack e Joyner-Kersee (USA) in 1987 and 1991; iFiona May (Italy) in 1995 and 2001; and Brittney Reese (USA), above, in 2009 and 2011. Reese also has two World Indoor Championship golds, won i n Doha, Qatar, in 2010 a n d Istanbul, Turkey, in 2012. WO R L D C U P Most points scored Marita Koch East Germany) (was representing Europe when she scored 46 points in the 200 m and 400 m between 1979 and 1985. In each World Cup, at least eight teams took part five -continental and three national (occasionally the host nation would also compete, making it nine entrants). The event was renamed the Continental Cup in 2010 and limited to four teams: Africa, the Americas, Asia/Pacific and Europe. The most points scored in a single event is 33, by Maria Mutola (Mozambique) in the 800 m between 1992 and 2002. The only person to have scored more is Javier Sotomayor (Cuba), with 35 points in the men's high jump between 1985 and 1998. Most wins by a team The most World Cup wins by a female team stands at four, by the East Germans in consecutive World Cups held in 1979, 1981, 1985 and 1989. Greatest span of appearances The longest time between first and final appearances in World Cup competitions is 15 years, by Tessa Sanderson (UK), representing Europe in the javelin between 1977 and 1992. Sanderson has the greatest span for any athlete, beating the men's record of 14 years held by po e vaulter Okkert l-Brits (South Africa).

Fastest m a r a t h o n (ma l e ) On 25 September 2011, Patrick Makau Kenya ran () the 38th Berlin Marathon, German in 2 hr 3 min y, 38 sec. Previous reco d holr-der Haile Gebrselassie (Ethiopia was also in the race, but Makau left him ) behind shortly after the halfway point before shattering his record by 21 seconds In doing so, he also ran the . fastest 30 km (road) in hr 1 27 min 38 sec. run annual marathon. It was first held on 19 April 1897 over 39 km (24 miles 1,232 yards), rather than today's official distance of 42.195 km (26 miles 385 yards). Although he had run on a shortened course, the 1897winner, John J McDermott (USA), recorded a time of 2 hr 55 min 10 sec, over 50 minutes short of today's world record (see left)! Most marathons in a calendar year (male) R Laurence Macon (USA) completed 113 marathons from 1 January to 31 December 2011, while Yolanda Holder (USA) has the record for the most marathons run in a calendar year (female), with 106 between 1 January and 31 December 2010. Holder, nicknamed \"Walking Diva\", estimated her attempt cost $25,000 (£16,000) in travel, accommodation and entry fees. Most marathons run on consecutive days (male) Akinori Kusuda (Japan) ran 52 marathons on 52 days in Besshonuma Park, Saitama, Japan, from 30 January to 22 March 2009. And when Cristina Berra (Italy) completed 13 marathons between 2012 U I R G i n LOnDOn mA R ATHO n : n E W WO RLD R E CORDS 16-28 February 2010, all run in Ruffini Park, Turin, Italy, she achieved the record for the most marathons run on consecutive days (female). ------�------------------------� While marathon running is a serious business for elite athletes, such as those featured above, for others it is a great excuse to have some fun on the run - and where better to have it than at the world's premier marathon event: the London Marathon? .. .., 0 ,f � u \"' � C: M ::: 'It �� � .a � · e = � � 't; �� {1{!.11)\"' c: 'ii 0 u � >� .!! � &n � c c: .c w· -�\"\"E : 1'0111 = � � II.Vl&n � e c: e .. 0 � M ! E � \" .. M u 0 � � � � ::: ... :�o Uco:: ::;! .. '-'E�\"'\" � E � · = � .: ·- ·-'OE\"' � E =� � � 't;rtlrt'l \"\"\"' tt C .?:� � u � � a.ii5 of' : � : - .. �'0E 8 �:£ 0.� ; � E ):; Q � -[� -a c c:v \" ::;, := ., vt � CD .,_, ! � � � ;��·e i � g i �3:0..,.]',:! � E � � � ; \"' � � M � ... � � � ... M � � ... � '0:! .... E c � \"� ;; :::. 3: _g _g � '0� c u � t:.� :!.!:� ... ,f � � 0 ·;: ..,- > li u ::� � ... .. � 0 � o j:: o �'ii 0 ... \"'\"'... � \"' � '0.. � c: M \"M .5 t :;; � � � ... ... ::: ... ... �M;!: ; � � :: � \"' �M 'O = ���� .. M 'O cn.5 ! ;u� � c c .: .. Q)•-§ E... c ... .., '0 E --'\"' M � o';;; = � � c .. � ; � \" ·� .:: 1111 :.:::::; ';;; i g.:: {!, .. � .. um\"-�... ... .... ...

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Most participants in a Furnace Creek 508 The Furnace Creek 508 race in California, USA, attracted 217 participants on 8-10 October 2011. Billing itself as \"The toughest 48 hours in sport\", the race is 817.5 km (508 miles) long, from Santa Clarita (just north of Los Angeles) to Twentynine Palms via the Mojave Desert, Death Valley and 10 mountain passes. Most Velo d'Or awards Awarded annually since 1992 by Velo Magazine (France) to the best rider of the year, the Yelo d'Or (Golden Bicycle) is widely regarded as the most prestigious accolade in cycle racing. Lance Armstrong (USA) won five Yelo d'Or awards in 1999-2001 and 2003-04. Fastest women's team 3 km, standing start On April 5 2012, Laura Trott, Danielle King and Joanna Rowsell completed the 3 km team pursuit in min 3 1 5 .720 sec to take gold for GB at the World Championships in Melbourne, Australia. Fastest men's team 750 m, unpaced standing start Rene Enders, Maximillian Levy and Stefan Nimke (all Germany) cycled the three-lap 750 m track in 42.914 seconds at Cali, Colombia, on 1 December 2011. Most Tour de France wins (Tour first held in 1903; yellow jersey, for overall winner, first formally awarded in 1919) Most Tour de France green jerseys (best sprinter, first awarded in 1953) Most Tour de France red polka-dot jerseys (King of the Mountains, first awarded in 1933) Fastest time to cycle 10,000 km Guus Moonen (Netherlands) cycled 10,000 km (6,213 miles) in 22 days 15 hr 34 min sec 9 around three circuits of the village of Oisterwijk, Netherlands, from 5 to 28 June 2010. Fastest 500 m, unpaced flying start (female) Olga Streltsova (Russia) completed the 500 m unpaced flying start in 29.481 seconds Fastest 3 k m , u n p a sta n d i n g start ( f e m a l e ) Sarah H a mmer (USA) cycled the 3 km unpaced from a standing start in 3 min 22.269 sec at the Pan American Chan pionships in Aguascalientes, ;Mexico, on 11 May 2010. � Greatest distance cycled in 48 hours on a mountain bike Dave Buchanan (UK) cycled 571 km (354.8 miles) on an off-road trail between Cardiff and aernarfon in Wales, UK, Cfrom 13 15 to May 2011. G r eatest distance cycled in a year Thomas Godwin (UK) cycled 120,805 km (75,065 miles) in 1939, an average of 330.97 km (205.65 miles) per day. He then went on to clock up a total of 160,934 km (100,000 miles) in the 500 days to 14 May 1940. His feat was completed on a four-gear steel bike weighing in excess of 13.5 kg (30 lb). Longest static cycling marathon Patrizio Sciroli (Italy) cycled for an epic 224 hr 24 min 24 sec from to 6 15 May 2011 on a static bike in Teramo, Abruzzo, Italy. In order to achieve the record, Patrizio had to maintain a speed of at least 20 km/h (12 mi/h).

TOU R D E FRAnCE this race, but he returned to cycling in 2009 and finished third in the Tour that year. Longest solo escape Breaking away from the peloton . (field) is risky, as you have no chance of slipstreaming (or draft ng other r ders\"i\") i. The longest solo escape Fastest average speed Lance Armstrong (USA) finished first in the 2005 Tour with an average speed of 41.654 km/h (25.882 mi/h). He finished the 3,607-km­long ( ,2 1 mile) Tour in 2 4-� was 253 km (157.2 miles) by 86 hr 15 min 2 sec. Armstrong announced his retirement after Fastest w o m e n's team s p r i n t (500 m) On 4 April 2012 at the H sense iArena in Melbourne, Australia, Germany's Miriam Welte and Kristina Vogel clocked a t me of 32.549 seconds ito beat Australians Anna Meares and Kaarle McCulloch in the final of th e World Championship women's team sprint. Welte and Vogel had already set a world record earlier in the day of 32.630 seconds in qualifying against Lithuania. In the women's team sprint, the two riders race for two laps one rider leads off while -the other follows, centimetres behind, in her slipstream. On the second lap, the second rider sprints to the finish by herself. Albert Bourlon (France) in 1947 to win the 14th stage between Carcassonne and Luchon. Largest victory margin Fausto Cop pi (Italy) finished 28 min 27 sec in front of Stan Ockers (Belgium) in 1952. Youngest winner Henri Cornet (France) was 19 years 350 days when he won the second ever Tour, in 1904. Cornet had actually finished the race in 5th position, but was awarded the victory after the first four riders - Maurice Garin, Lucien Pothier, Cesar Garin, and Hippolyte Au couturier (all France) - were disqualified. In this controversial tour, riders were attacked to stop them, and nails were thrown over the road to cause punctures. Riders were also alleged to have used cars for fts. liOldest winner Firmin Lambot (Belgium) won the Tour de France aged 36 years 4 months in 1922. Longest Tour de France Today, the Tour de France covers around 3,200 km (2,000 miles). but in 1926 the race totalled 5,745 km (3,569.77 miles) - farther than the distance between Paris and Moscow and back aga ni . The race was won by Lucien Buysse (Belgium). Most Tours completed Hendrik \"Joop\" Zoetemelk (Netherlands) finished 16 Tours in 1970-73 and 1975 86. Over -the 16 races, Joop recorded one Tour win, in 1980, and six second place finishes. In 1985, -aged 38, he also won the World Road Championship.

SKII n G Fastest speed Simone Origone (Italy) skied at a speed of 252.40 km/h (156.83 mi/h) at Les Arcs, France, on 20 April 2006. The fastest speed by a female skier is 242.59 km/h (150.73 mi/h), by Sanna Tidstrand (Sweden), also at Les Arcs, on 20 April 2006. Youngest Alpine skier to win Olympic gold On 16 February 1992, Kjetil Andre Aamodt (Norway) won the first of his four golds in Albertville, France, aged 20 years 167 days. Ktejil is also the oldest Alpine skier to win Olympic gold. He won his fourth gold at the super giant slalom in Turin, Italy, on 18 February 2006, aged 34 years 169 days. Longest race The Vasa lop pet Nordic ski race is 90 km (56 miles) long and is held annually every March in north west Dalarna, -Sweden. The fastest finish time is 3 hr 38 min 41 sec by Jbrgen Brink (Sweden) in 2012. By contrast, the first winner i n 1922, Ernst Alm (Sweden), took 7 hr 32 min 49 sec! www. gui nnes sworld Longest downhill race The annual \"Schlag das ASSinger\", organized by the municipality of Nassfeld Hermagor (Austria), is 25.6 km (15.91 miles) long. The race starts at Gartenkofel and finishes at Trbpolach. Longest marathon ski The longest time spent skiing non-stop is 202 hr 1 min by Nick Willey (Australia) at Thredbo, a ski resort in New South Wales, Australia, on 2-10 September 2005. BOBSLE I G H Most Olympic golds Three competitors have won three Olympic bobsleigh golds. Meinhard Nehmer and Bernhard Germeshausen (both GDR, now Germany) won theirs in the 1976 two man and the 1976 -and 1980 four-man races, while Andre Lange, also of Germany, won gold in the 2006 two man and the 2002 -and 2006 four-man races. Oldest Olympic champion Jay O'Brien (USA) was 47 years 357 days old when he won the gold medal with the four-man bobsleigh team during the 1932 Winter Olympics held at Lake Placid in New York, USA. LUG E Most doubles World Cup wins The luge World Cup has been held annually since 1977 and Hansjbrg Raffl and Norbert Huber (both Italy) have won the doubles at the event eight times, from 1983 to 1993. In the luge, competitors ride feet f rst -iand face-up on the sled. Most women's World Cup wins The most overall wins of the women's luge World Cup is five, by Silke Kraushaar­Pielach (Germany) between 1998 and 2007. Largest t r i a thl o n race The most participants i n a single triathlon race of international distance was 4,546 at the Nation's Triathlon in Washington, DC, USA, on 12 September 2010. I n ternational, or Olympic, distance triathlons consist of a 1.5-km (0.93 m l ) swim, 40-km -ie(24.85-mile) b cycle ride, and 10 km (6.21-mile) run. i-The event raised m?re than $3 million (£1.95 million) for the Leukaemia and Lymphoma Soc eti y. S K ELETOn Fastest speed In the skeleton, the racer rides head f st face-down on the -ir, sled. Alexander Tretyakov (Russia) and Sandra Stielicke (Germany) both hit speeds of 146.4 km/h (90.96 mi/h) in the Winter Olympics at Whistler in British Columbia, Canada, on 19 February 2010. On the same day, the fastest speed for an individual female on a bobsleigh skeleton was recorded by Marion Trott (Germany), who reached 144.5 km/h (89.78 mi/h). Oldest competitor at the Winter Olympics James Coates (GB) competed in the skeleton at the 1948 Olympics in St Moritz, Switzerland, aged 53 years 328 days. Coates finished seventh in the final, 5.4 seconds behind the w nner. iS P EED S K ATinG Fastest short-track 5,000-m relay (men) Jon Eley, Richard Shoebridge, Paul Stanley and Jack Whelbourne (GB) completed the 5,000-m relay in 6 min 37.877 sec at the ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup in Dresden, Germany, on 20 February 2011. The short­track event is lll m, compared with the 400-m long track. Most Olympic golds (men) Two men have won five gold medals at speed skating: Clas Thunberg (Finland) in 1924 and 1928; and Eric Arthur Heiden (USA) at one Games at Lake Placid in New York, USA, in 1980. STA I R CLimB i n G Most Empire State Run-Up wins (men) lll'l.llll._ll!lllll!lll._.ll'llll The Empire State Bu d ng il iRun-Up is a foot race up 1,576 steps from ground level to the 86th-floor observation deck. has It been held annually since 1978 and the most wins is seven, by Thomas Dold (Germany), consecutively from 2006 to 2012. Cyclist Paul Crake (Australia) has

the fastest time for the Run­Up-9 min 33 sec achieved in 2003. Crake is the only man to do it under 10 minutes. The last four of his five wins from 1999 to 2003 were all under 10 minutes. Most Empire State Run-Up wins (female) Cindy Moll Harris USA has -() won the women's Run-Up four times, in 1998, 2000-01 and 2003 In 2006, Andrea . Mayr Austria set the () fastest female time for the Run-Up­completing in 11 min 23 sec. ROWi n G Most World Coach of the Year Awards Richard Tonks New Zealand , ()in 2005 and 2010, and Gianni Postiglione Greece in 2006 () and 2011, have both won the World Rowing Coach of the Year Award twice. Most World Rowing Cup wins The World Rowing Cup has been held annually since 1997 and is won by the country that picks up the most points from three regattas. Germany has won the Cup 10 times, between 1998 and 2011. Great Britain has won it four times, consecutively from 2007 to 2010. Switzerland won the inaugural competition. Most Olympic golds One man and two women have five rowing golds. Steven Red grave G B() won golds at consecutive Olympics from 1984 to 2000. Elisa beta Lipa (RorT'!ania won golds in ) 1984, 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004; and Georgeta Damian (Romania won two in 2000, ) two in 2004 and one in 2008. Fastest 40,075 km (Equator) indoor row David Holby U K() rowed 40,075 km 24,901 miles() -the equivalent of the length of the Equator - in 2 years 6 months 20 days at The Malls shopping centre in Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK. Holby, who became known as \"Dave the Rower\" to the shoppers, rowed on average 300.34 km (186.62 miles a week from ) May 2008 to December 2010. Longest open-sea race The Indian Rowing Race covers 3,140 nautical miles 5,820 km; (3,615 miles from Geraldton, ) Western Australia, to Port Louis, Mauritius. It has been held twice, in 2009 and 2011. mo st C l a s s i c lug e Wo r l d Cup w i n s Road luge involves riding a wheeled board down an inclined paved road or course. The riders negotiate bends by leaning, and brake by using their feet on the road. Between 2007 and 2011, Michael Serek Austria() won five I n ternational Gravity Sports Association IGSA Classic () Fabulous Phelps ·Michae Phelps USA s the l () imost successful swimmer of all t me. He took up the sport iaged seven and qualified for the 2000 Sydney Olymp cs at i15, where he finished f ft in ih the fina of the 200 m butterfly. l • At the 2004 Athens Olymp csi, while still a teenager, he won eight medals-six gold and two bronze-equalling the record for most medals won at a single Olympics. • Michael won eight medals s w1 mm1 n G Fastest 200 m short­course backstroke (female) Melissa \"Missy\" Franklin (USA)-the 2011 FINA female Swimmer of the Year swam -the short-course 200 m backstroke at the 2011 World Cup in Berlin, Germany, on 22 October in a time of 2 min 0.03 sec. Six weeks later, on 16 December, the 16 year-old -and her Team USA colleagues swam the fastest 4 x 100 m short-course medley relay at the Duel in the Pool in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, with a time of 3 min 45.56 sec. aga n at the 2008 Olympicsi­this time, though, they were all gold, so he broke the record for the most golds at a single Olympics. His tally compr sed ifive ndiv dual records and three iias part of relay teams. • He has won the most World Championships swimming golds-one in 2001, four in 2003, five in 2005, seven in 2007, five in 2009, and four in 2011 - a total of 26. • He also holds the record for the most World Swimmer of the Year Awards, with six, won in 2003 04 and 2006-09. -Fastest 200 m long­course medley (male) Ryan Lochte USA swam the () 200 m long-course medley in 1 min 54.00 sec in Shanghai, China, on 28 July 2011.

H e a u i est o u e r -105 kg s n atch m a l e() Behdad Salimikordasiabi (Iran) lifted 214 kg in the men's over-105 kg snatch category at the 2011 World Weightlifting Championships in Paris, France, on 13 November. He broke the previous record of 213 kg, lifted by Salimikordasiabi's fellow Iranian and two­time Olympic champion Hossein Rezazadeh in 2003. BOX I n G Longest reigning world champion Joe Louis (USA) was undefeated heavyweight champion for 11 years 252 days, from 22 June 1937 when he beat Jim Braddock (USA) to when he retired on 1 March 1949. Floyd Mayweather, Jr (USA) first became world champion on 3 October 1998 and, up to his win against Miguel Cotto (Puerto Rico) on 5 May 2012, was undefeated for 13 years 214 days. However. Floyd retired for a period during that time. Most professional bouts (female) Stephanie M Dobbs (USA) fought 62 professional bouts between her first fight on 2 March 2002 and 5 June 2010. Oldest active boxer Steve Ward (UK) was aged 55 years 219 days at the time of his most recent bout on 19 March 2011 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, UK. Ward boxed as an amateur from the age of 11 to 21 before embarking on a 10-year professional career. He retired for 23 years from 1987 to 2010, before returning to fight three times in 2010 and 2011, with all fights sanctioned by the European Boxing Federation. Oldest winner of a major world championship At 46 years 126 days, Bernard \"The Executioner\" Hopkins (USA) defeated Jean Pascal (Canada, b. Haiti) in Montreal, Canada, on 21 May 2011 to capture the WBC, lBO and The Ring light heavyweight belts. Heaviest heavyweight world champion Nikolay Valuev (Russia) weighed in at a massive 148.7 kg (328 lb) for his WBA heavyweight title fight with Monte Barrett (USA) at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois, USA, on 7 October 2007. Valuev won the bout via technical knockout in round 11. Most Fighter of the Year Awards Muhammad Ali (USA) won five Fighter of the Year Awards, given by The Ring magazine, in 1963. 1972, 1974-75 and 1978. Most Trainer of the Year Awards Freddie Roach (USA) has won five Trainer of the Year Awards, in 2003, 2006 and 2008 10. -WR ESTLinG Most men's Freestyle Wrestling World Championships Two competitors have won the men's Freestyle Wrestling World Championships seven times: Aleksandr Medved H e a u iest 63 kg s n a tch fem a l e() Svetlana Tsarukaeva (Russia) lifted 117 kg in the 63 kg weight category of the snatch competition at the 2011 Wor d Weightlifting Championships lin Par s, France, on 8 November 2011. il;lere, Svetlana is shown at the 2011 Wor d Championsh ps in lithe clean and jerk, where the bar is first lifted to the collar bon . In the snatch, the bar eis lifted in one smooth, continuous movement. (Belarus) in the 97 kg, over 97 kg and over-100 kg -classes between 1962 and 1971; and Valentin Jordanov (Bulgaria) in the 52 kg class between 1983 and 1995. Most Olympic golds Five wrestlers have won three Olympic titles: Carl Westergren (Sweden) in 1920, 1924 and 1932; lvar Johansson (Sweden) in 1932 (two) and 1936; Aleksandr Medved (Belarus) in 1964, 1968 and 1972; Aleksandr Karelin (Russia) in 1988, 1992 and 1996; and Buvaysar Saytiev (Russia) in 1996, 2004 and 2008.

lon g est w o m e n's w r estl i n g w i n n i n g streak S ar Yoshida (Japan) won 119 consecutive ai matches between 2002 and 2008. Yoshida eventually lost her unbeaten record in a match against Marcie Van Dusen (USA) in a Team World Cup event in Beijing, China, on 20 January 2008. Above, Saari is shown competing against Tanya Verbeek (Canada) on her way to gold in the 55 kg weight class at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. sumo Most bouts won in a calendar year In 2009, Y o kozuna Hakuh6 Sh6 (Mongolia, birth name Monkhbatyn Davaajargal) won 86 out of the 90 regulation bouts that a top rikishi (sumo wrestler) fights annually. Heaviest wrestler Samoan-American Saleva'a Fuauli Atisano'e (aka Konishiki), weighed in at 267 kg (589 lb) at Tokyo's Ry6goku Kokugikan on 3 January 1994. He put his massive weight down to eating a high-protein stew called chankonabe. Most top-division wins The most makuuchi, or top division, wins in sumo wrestling by a rikishi is 815, by Kai6 Hiroyuki (Japan, birth name Hiroyuki Koga) from 1993 to 2010. There are 42 wrestlers in the makuuchi, ordered into five ranks. TAEKWOnDO Most World Championship finweight titles won · Yeon Ho Choi (South Korea) -has won four finweight World Championship gold medals, in 00 , 2003, 212007 and 2009. mo st boxin g w o r l d titles i n d i ffe r ent w e ight d i u i s i o n s Manny Pacquiao (Philippines) won h i s eighth world title a t different weights when he defeated Antonio Margarita (USA) to win the WBC super welterweight title on 13 November 201 . 0 He has also held sanctioned belts in the WBC flyweight, super featherweight (which he won against Mexico's Juan Manuel Marquez, left) and lightweight divisions, plus The Ring featherweight, IBF super bantamweight, l B O and The Ring light welterweight, and WBO welterweight. J U D O Most women's World Championships medals Ingrid Bergh mans (Belgium) won 11 medals compris ng -isix gold, four silver and one bron e z-at the World Championships between 1980 and 1989. Youngest female judo world champion Ryoko Tani (nee Tamura, Japan) was 18 years 27 days when she won the under 48 kg title at the World -Championships in Hamilton, Canada, in 1993. • In May 2010, Manny was elected congressman for Sarangan on the Ph pp ne i iliiisland of M ndanao He is the i. first professional boxer to hold national public off ce iwhile active in the ring. • Manny has starred in films, n luding the box ng icisuperhero movie Wapakman ( 009 , 2)an entry in the Metro Manila F m est ailFiv l. • Manny is also keen singer. a His albums include Pac-Man Punch (2007) for MCA R cords and his e, 2011 duet with s nger-songw ter Dan ir iHill, \"Sometimes When We Touch\", reached No.19 on the US Billboard Adu t lContemporary Top 20 list.

Farthest golf shot Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin (Russia), assisted by caddy Commander M i chael Lopez-Alegria (USA), teed off during a spacewalk outside the International Space Station on 23 February 2006. NASA estimated the ball would orbit for three days and travel 2.02 million km (1.26 million miles) before burning up in the atmosphere. The longest golf shot at an altitude below 1,000 m is 373.07 m (408 yd). by Karl Woodward (UK) at Golf del Sur, Tenerife, Spain, on 30 June 1999. Highest-altitude golf course The Yak golf course, part of an Indian Army base, is 3,970 m {13,025 It) above sea level in Kupup, East Sikkim, India. Natural ponds and mountain streams provide hazards. Largest golf range The SKY72 Golf Club Dream Golf Range in Jung gu, -lnch oen South Korea, has , 300 individual bay s . Largest golf facility Mission Hills Golf Club in Shenzhen, China, has 12 fully operational l8-hole courses. Largest bunker The Hell's Half Acre bunker on the 535 -m (585-yd) seventh hole of the Pine Valley course. Clementon, New Jersey, USA, starts 265 m (280 yd) from the tee and extends another 137 m (150 yd) up the fairway. Longest hole The seventh hole {par 7) of the Satsuki golf course in Sa no, Japan, measures 881 m (964 yd). Longest holed putt in a top-flight tournament Jack Nicklaus (USA). in the 1964 o rnament of TuChampions, and Nick Price (Zimbabwe) in the 1992 United States PGA, both sank putts of 33.5 m (110 It Bob Cook ). (USA) holed a putt measured at 42.74 m (140 It 2.75 in) on the 18th at St Andrews. Scotland, in the International Fourball Pro Am Tournament on 1 October 1976. Lowest score to par after 72 holes in a top-flight tournament Chapchai Nirat h il nd hit (Ta a) 32 under par at the 2009 SAIL Open (on the Asian Tour) at the Classic Golf Resort, Gurgaon. India, on 21 March 2009. � � �ESiiiiiiii.,Lowest total sco r e i n t h e U S O p e n Rory Mcilroy (UK) won the US Open a t Congress onail Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, USA, on 16 9 June - 12011 with a score of only 268 (65 66-68 69 . This score--), 16 under par was also the , lowest score to par in a US Open. The win was Rory's first Major and, at the age of 22 years 46 days, he became the youngest US Open champion since Bobby Jones (USA) in 1923 and the youngest Major winner since Tiger Woods (USA) won the US Masters in 1997. Most consecutive birdies in a PGA Tour event Mark Calcavecchia (USA) hit nine birdies in the third round of the Canadian Open at Oakville in Ontario, Canada, o 25 July 009. All nine of 2Ca cav cch 'leia s putts were within 4.72 m (15 It) of the hole. Despite his amazing start, he ended the third round with a score of 71 (one under par). Longest individual unbeaten streak in the Ryder Cup Lee Westwood (UK) from 2002 to 2008, and Arnold Palmer (USA) from 1965 to 1971, both went 12 matches unbeaten in the Ryder Cup. Westwood lost two matches at the end of the 2008 Ryder Cup, but stormed back in the 2010 event, winning three matches and halving one, to help Europe regain the trophy. Most consecutive Major wins Tiger Woods (USA) claimed four consecutive Major titles in 2000-01, winning the US Open, the British Open and the PGA Championship in 2000 and the US Masters in 2001. This achievement has been dubbed the \"Tiger Slam\" - a true Grand Slam involves winning all the Majors in one calendar year. Highest prize money for a golf tournament The Players Champ ons pih , icontested at Sawgrass, Florida,

FASTEST GOLF D R I U E : 328 Km/H (204 mi /H) BY J A SOn ZUBACK (CA n A D A ) Most w ni s, h ghe t arn ngs lowest rounds is ei, Most Majors 18 Jack Nicklaus (USA), 1962-86 British Open, US Masters, 14 Tiger Woods (USA), 1997-2008 US Open and US PGA Championship 11 Walter Hagen (USA), 1914-29 Highest career earnings $95,516,542 Tiger Woods (USA) - US Tour $65,944,204 Vijay Singh (Fiji) $65,286,308 Phil Mickelson (USA) Highest career earnings €26,985,651 Lee Westwood (UK) - European Tour €26,472,392 Ernie Els (South Africa) €24,387,862 Colin Montgomerie (UK) Lowest rounds - major tours only Statistics correct as of 19 March 2012 USA, has a total pr ze pool of i$9,500,000 (£5,906,672), with $1,710,000 (£1,063 201) ,going to the winner. K J Choi (South Korea) won the event in 2011. Highest season's earnings on the Ladies' European Tour Laura Davies (England) earned 471,727 euros (£354 644,; $698,084) on the 2006 European ouTr. Highest season's earnings on the Ladies' US Tour In 2007, Lorena Ochoa (Mexico) earned $4,364,994 (£3,198,973) on the US Ladies' PGA Tour. Most consecutive . US Opens started Jack Nicklaus (USA) started all 44 US Opens from 1957 2000. to Most holes of golf played in one year Richard Lewis (USA) played 11,000 hobes, all at the Four Seasons Resort and Club in Irving, Texas. USA, from January to 1 58 (-12) Ryo Ishikawa (Japan) The Crowns tournament, 2010, Japan Golf T o ur 59 (-13) Al Geiberger (USA) Danny Thomas Memphis Classic, 1977, US PGA T o ur 59 ( 13) -Chip Beck (USA) Las Vegas nvita iona , 1991, ItlUS PGA T o ur 31 December 2010. Le s w iplayed 611 full rounds of golf, plus an add t o a two holes, i i n l averaging more than 30 holes played per day! Most British Opens hosted The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St And ewsr­established in F ife, co andStl, UK, in 17 4 5and patronized by King William IV in 1834 - has hosted the Open golf championships a record 28 times between 1873 and 2010. Most wins of the women's British Open Karrie Webb (Australia) and Sherri Steinhauer (USA) have both won the British Open a record three t mesi-W be b in 1995, 1997 and 2002; Steinhauer in 1998, 1999 and 2006. Youngest female to play in the Curtis Cup Michelle Wie (USA) was aged 14 years 244 days when she competed in the Curtis ·C p at Formby Golf Club in uMerseyside, UK, on 1 12 1-June 2004. The Curtis Cup is the best know team trophy for -n women amateur golfers - it has been played between the USA and Great Britain Ireland & s nce i1932. H i ghest car e e r ear n i n g s o n t h e A s ian Tou r Thongchai Jaidee Thailand earned $4,472,290 () (£2.7 million on_ golf's Asian Tour from 1999 to ) 19 March 201�. Jaidee has also recorded the most event wins on the Asian Tour with 13, the first being the Kolon Korea Open in 2000. Youn g est w i n n e r o n t h e E u r o p ean Tou r At the age of 17 years 188 days, Matteo Manassero (Italy won his f rst European Tour event - the ) iCastello Masters at Club de Campo del Med terraneo iin Costa del Azahar Spa, in -on 24 October 2010. He soon proved this victory was not a fluke. On 17 April 2011, he won his second European Tour event - the Malaysian Open at the Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club-aged 17 years 363 days, to become the only golfer to win two European Tour events before turning 18. 265

Ten n i s Most consecutive weeks at No.1 (male) Roger Federer (Switzerland) spent 231 weeks at the top of the singles ran kings, from 2 February 2004 to 7 July 2008. He lost the top spot to Rafael Nadal (Spain) after falling to the Spaniard in a five-set Wimbledon final. The previous best was 160 weeks by Jimmy Connors (USA), from 29 July 1974 to 22 August 1977. First tennis player to achieve the \"golden\" Grand Slam In 1988, Steffi Graf (Germany) won the four G r and Slams -the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open as well -as the Olympic gold medal to complete the \"golden\" Grand Slam. She is the only person to have achieved this feat in singles in a calendar year. Two other players Andre -Agassi (USA) and Rafael Nadal (Spain) - have completed a \"golden\" Grand Slam over their careers. Fastest serve lvo Karlovic (Croatia), who stands 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) tall, served a ball at 251 km/h (156 mi/h) in a doubles match against Germany in the Davis Cup on 5 March 2011. The fastest serve by a woman is 209 km/h (130 mi/h), by Brenda Schultz ­McCarthy (Netherlands) during the first round of the Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open on 15 July 2006. This was matched by Venus Williams (USA) at the 2008 final of the Zurich Open. Highest attendance A crowd of 35,681 saw Kim Clijsters (Belgium) defeat Serena Williams (USA) 6 3, -6 2 in Brussels, Belgium, on -8 July 2010 in an exhibition match. The figure beat the \" B attle of the Sexes match \" mo st m e n's d o u b l e s w i n s at t h e b a d m i n ton UJo r l d C h a m p i o n s h i p s The most wins of the men's doubles event by the same pair is fou , by Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng (China) rin 2006 and 2009-11. Their victory the 2011 final in came in straight sets against Ko Sung-Hyun and Yoo Yeon Seong (both South Korea). -between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs (both USA), which drew 30,472 people to the Astrodome in Houston, Texas, USA, on 20 September 1973. Largest Grand Slam fine Serena Williams (USA) was fined $82,500 (£53,000) for verbal abuse during the 2009 US Open semi-final at Flushing Meadows, New York, USA, on 12 September 2009. Williams's outburst occurred on match point against her, after she was called for a foot fault. She -was given a one-point penalty, which meant her opponent, Kim Clijsters, was awarded the match. lon g est Longest professional match The 2010 first-round match at Wimbledon between John Isner (USA) and Nicolas Mahut (France) lasted 11 hr 5 min and stretched over three days. After playing 183 games, Isner finally defeated Mahut 70-68 in the final set. Ironically, the pair were drawn against each other at the 2011 Wimbledon - t his time, Isner won in straight sets in only 34 games. Longest rally Identical twins Ettore and Angelo A Rossetti (USA) played a 25,944 st oke rally at -rNorth Haven Health Racquet & in North Haven, Connecticut, USA, on 9 August 2008. The attempt lasted 15 hours. m e n's ten n is G r a n d S l a m fi n a l Rafael Nadal (Spain, left) and Novak Djokovic (Serbia, right) played for 5 hr 53 min in the Australian Open final at Melbourne, Australia, on 29 January 2012, a record for the Open era. Djokovic won the match, widely regarded

Tennis, squash and table tennis Tennis Most Grand Sl;;;;;-� � Roger Federer (Switzer!�) singles - men 14 Pete Sampras (USA) 12 Roy Emerson (Australia) ! Most Grand Slam >--_!4 Margaret Court (Austral � singles - women [ _22 Steffi Graf (Ger\":'any) 1 -19 Helen Wills Moody (USA) Largest stadiu,;;-+ 23�200 A�thur Ashe Stadium, New York, UsA f capacity -(used for US Open) ATP Tour and Grand Slams Squash Most British Opens - men (first held in 1930) 17,500 02 Arena, London, UK (used for ATP World Tour Finals) 16,100 Indian Wells Tennis Garden, California, USA (used for Indian Wells Masters) 10 Jahangir Khan (Pakistan) - -+------- - - -8 Geoff Hunt (Australia) 4_ __ 7 Hashim Khan (P� � stan) I BAD mi n Ton Fastest hit When testing Yonex rackets. Tan Boon Heong (Malaysia) hit a shuttlecock at 421 km/h (261.6 mi/h) at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan, on 26 September 2009. The fastest hit recorded in competition is 332 km/h (206 mi/h), by Fu Haifeng (China) in the 2005 Sudirman Cup. Longest match The men's singles final at the 1997 World Championships at Glasgow, UK, on June 1 lasted 124 minutes, with Peter Rasmussen (Denmark) overcoming Sun Jun (China) 16 17, 18-13, 5 10. -1-Most World Championship wins (men's singles) Lin Dan (China) has won four World Championships - in 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2011. Most World Championship wins (mixed doubles) Two mixed pairs have won the World Championships twice: Most British Opens - women (first held in 1922) 16 Heather McKay (Australia) · 10 Janet Morgan (England) ' 8 Susan Devoy (New Zealand) - 8 Tlans er Khan (Pakistan) hPark Joo Bong and Chung -.Myung-Hee (South Korea) Most World Opens - men (first held in 1976) Most World Opens - women (first held in 1979) Table Tennis 6 Jahangir Khan (Pakistan) - 1 4Geoff Hu�(Australia) 6 Nicol Davi<l (Malaysia) ! - I 5 Sarah Fitz-Ger�ld (Australia) 4 Susan Devoy (New Zealand) 1 -- - - Most World Championship singles - men (first held in 1926) Most World Championship singles - women (first held n 1926) iViktor Barna (Hungary) Correct as of 27 March 2012 as one of the greatest finals of all time, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7, 7 5. Nadal -had lost to Djokovic in the previous two Grand Slam finals (Wimbledon and the US Open) and so set an unwanted record of three for the most consecutive tennis Grand Slam final losses in the Open era. (The Open era began in 1968, when professional players were first allowed to enter Grand Slam tournaments - with the first being the French that year.) in 1989 and 1991, and Nova Widianto and Lilyana Natsir (Indonesia) in 2005 and 2007. Most World Championship wins (women's doubles) Gao Ling and Huang Sui (China) have won the World Championships three t mesi-in 2001, 2003 TAB L E TEnn i S Longest rally Brian and Steve Seibel (USA) played a rally lasting hr 8 15 min sec at the Chris town 1 YMCA in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, on 14 August 2004. The longest rally in a competition was in a 1936 Swaythling Cup match in Prague between Alojzy \"Alex\" Ehrlich (Poland) and Paneth Farkas (Romania). The 2-hr 12-min rally was the first of the match. SQU A S H Most World Championship wins (team, women) The women's title has been won nine times by Australia, in 1981, 1983, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004 and 2010. Longest recorded competitive match Jahangir Khan (Pakistan) took 2 hr 45 min to beat Gamal Awad (Egypt) 9 0 9 5 9 7, - 1,-,-9-2 in the final of the Patrick International Festival at Chichester, West Sussex, UK, on 30 March 1983. The first game alone lasted a record hr 1 11 min.

A R CHERY Highest FITA 24-hour score by a team of two Sergeants Martin Phair and Jamie Fowler (both UK) scored 37,359 points shooting FIT A (International Archery Federation) 18 m rounds at -the Royal Air Force Benson Oxfordshire, UK, on 17-18 June 2009. Phair even managed to shoot a rare \"Robin Hood\" -firing one arrow directly into the back of another. Largest archery tournament On 4 August 2010, 1,024 participants took part in an archery contest organized by the People's Government of Xiwuzhumuqin County, in Balaga'ergaole, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China. The tournament was carried out under standard Mongolian archery rules. Farthest accurate distance (men's) Under regulated FIT A conditions, Peter Terry shot an arrow 200 m (656 ft 2 in), at the Kalamunda Governor Stirling Archers club in Perth, Western Australia, on 15 December 2005. Terry's feathered feat was accomplished using a compound bow, and he hit two out of six on a FIT A 122-cm 48 n target. (- i) Highest score, indoor (18-m) On 6 March 2011, compound archer Christopher Perkins (Canada) broke the junior and senior indoor 18 m -archery records with a score of 599 at the Canadian Indoor Championships. D A R TS Most 180s in a Premier League Darts match Gary Anderson (UK) hit a total of 11 maximum scores of 180 while playing Simon Whitlock (Australia) on 21 April 2011. Anderson's sharp-shooting mo st W e b e r Cup a p p eara n ces The Weber Cup is a tenpin bowling contest played between Europe and the USA since 2000. Tim Mack has represented the USA in 10 Weber Cups between 2000 and 2010 - the largest number of appearances. Mack won the Cu six times between 2000 and 'p 2008, the most wins of the Weber Cup by an individual. The most team wins of the Weber Cup is seven, by the SU A, in 2000-02, 2006-08 and 2011. dartsmanship took place during a Premier League Darts match at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, UK. Longest singles marathon Ryne Du Shane and Dylan Smith (both USA) played a marathon darts game lasting 41 hours at the I tty Bitty Bar in Holland, Michigan, USA, from 16 to 18 May 2011. The duo played a variant of darts called \"Cricket\", with Du Shane winning 105 to 66. Fewest darts to score 1 , 000,001 On 21-23 August 2010, a team of eight men - Mickey Mansell, Mickey Taggart, Felix McBrearty, Daryl Gurney, Campbell Jackson, Ronan McMahon, Eamonn McGovern and Thomas Stoga (all UK) - threw 35,698 darts in more than 46 hours to reach a score of 1.000,001 at The Weigh Inn bar in Omagh, County Tyrone, UK. mo st a r c h e r y w i n s i n m e n's recur u e Martin Cotter, Damian O'Driscoll, Steven Coveney, John O'Shea, Craig Sproat, Jason Kavanagh, Kevin McDonnell and James Corcoran (all ireland) of the Cork Darts Organisation scored 35,087 Brady Ellison (USA) has won two men s titles using a 'recurve bow in the FIT A World Cup, in 2010 and 2011. The other category in the World Cup, which began in 2006, features the compound bow, and the record for most wins in the men's compound World Cup is also two, by Sergio Pagni (Italy) in 2009 and 2010. In an hour at St Vincent's GAA Club in County Cork, Ireland, on 20 March 2010.

POOL Most wins of the World Cup of Pool The World Cup of Pool - a nine-ball competition for doubles-has been won twice by two countries. The Philippines, represented by Efren Reyes and Francisco Bustamante, took the honours in 2006 and 2009. Ch nia-Li Hewen and Fu Jianbo ­triumphed in 2007 and 2010. Largest tournament The eight-ball division of the 2010 American Poolplayers Association National Team Championships recorded the largest ever pool contest when 5,361 participants played in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, from 19 28 to August 2010. Longest singles marathon Colin Pilcher and Marc Murray (both UK) cued up for 72 hr 2 min -a charity marathon record achieved at the Stateside sports bar in Consett, County Durham, UK, from 31 July to August 3 2011. Youngest pool world champion Wu Chia Ching (Chinese Taipei, -b. February 9 1989) won the pool world championships at the age of years 16 121 days old. The championship was staged at Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei, on 10 June 2005. SnOOKE R Youngest professional to score a break of 147 Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon (Thailand) was years 16 312 days old when he potted a maximum break at the Euro Players Tour Championship in Russelsheim, Germany, on 22 October 2010. The record for the youngest player to score a maximum score of 147 in a televised snooker match was Snooker and darts hamp oncis i s hpSnooker Most WPBSA World 7 Stephen Hendry (UK) Snooker Championships 6 Ray Reardon (UK) (first held in 1969) Steve Davis (UK) Most UK Snooker 6 Steve Davis (UK) Championships 5 Stephen Hendry (UK) (first held in 1977) 4 Ronnie O Sullivan (UK) 'Most Men's World Darts 15 Phi Taylor (UK) l Championships (British Darts 5 Eric Bristow (UK) Organisation and Profess onal iDarts Corporation) Raymond van Barneveld (Netherlands) Most Women's World Darts 9 Trina Gulliver (UK) Championships (British 2 Aloas as a Dobromyslova (Russia) tiDarts Organisation, first held in 2001) 1 Francis Hoense aar (Netherlands) lStatistics correct as of Apr l 21 i0!!./ �� �\"' I • Dartboards measure 45.7 em (18 in in diameter ) and are d v ded into i i20 sections, scoring from to 20. Each 1 number has double and triple segments. • The bull's eye scores -50 and placed 73 m is 1. (5 ft 8 in) above the floor. (The outer bull scores 25.) ·The \"oche\"-the line behind which players stand to throw the darts - is 2.37 m (7 f t 9.25 n from the board. i) • In compet t on players ii, usually start at 501 and must reduce their score to zero. The final dart-known as \"the check out-\"-must be a bu s eye or a double. ll'-set by Ding Junhui (China}, aged years 19 288 days while playing at the Masters tournament at Wembley, UK, on 14 January 2007. Longest singles marathon Gerry Cunningham and Gary McDonald (both U K ) set the record for the longest singles snooker marathon when they played for 50 hours at the Chatham Pool Snooker Club & in Chatham, Kent, UK between 27 February and March 1 2009. McDonald had only stepped in after Cunningham's original partner fell ill. T E n P i n BOWLinG Most strikes in a minute Colin Champion (USA) made eight tenpin bowling strikes in a minute at the Kegel Training Center in Lake Wales, Florida, USA, on 24 January 2011. Champion, a member of the Webber International University bowling team, required 10 throws to complete his record attempt. Longest marathon Charity fundraiser Stephen Shanabrook (USA) bowled for 134 hr 57 min (more than five days!} at Plano Super Bowl in Plano, Texas, USA, from 14 to 19 June 2010. In the course of his record tenpin session, Shanabrook completed 643 full games. Youngest bowling world champion Paeng Nepomuceno (Philippines, b. 30 January 1957) won the 1976 Bowling World Cup in Tehran, Iran, aged 19 years 292 days. Nepom ceno named the u-\"International Bowling Athlete of the Millennium\" a s holds -l o the record for winning the most tenpin bowling World Cups (four times, in 1976, 1980, 1992 and 1996) and the most bowling titles in a career (124). mo st s n o o k e r P r e m i e r Leag u e titl e s Ronnie O'Sullivan (UK) won the Snooker Premier League title on a record 10 occasions between 1997 and 2011. The round­robin competition was originally known as the Match room League from its debut in 1987 to 1998. Stephen Hendry (UK) is O'Sullivan's nearest rival with six wins (1987-2004). O'Sullivan has also recorded the most competitive 147 breaks in snooker, with 11 in total. Hendry equalled his record, with a 147 against Stuart Bingham (UK) in the first round of the 2012 World Championship.

Fastest s o n a 70- m can o p y - p i l o ting cou r se ( f e m a l e } Canopy piloting, also known as swooping, i n volves a skydiver deploying the parachute (canopy) at 1,525 m (5,000 ft), then entering a steep rotating dive, before levelling out and completing a course. On 31 July 2011, Jess ca Edgeington (USA, above) iflew the 70-m course in 2.301 seconds in Longmont, Colorado, USA. This equates to an average speed of 109.55 km/h 68 07 mi/h). (.The fastest time to complete a 70-m course by a male canopy pilot is 2 093 seconds, by Greg .Windmiller (USA) i n Johannesburg, South Africa, on 5 December 2009 This equates to an average . speed of 120.38 km/h (74.8 mi/h). A E ROBATICS Most consecutive rolls by an aircraft Zoltan Veres (Hungary) performed a head-spinning 408 consecutive rolls in an aeroplane during the Al Ain Aerobatic Show in Al Ain, UAE, on 29 January 2007. Longest inverted flight The longest flight sustained with the aircraft upside own lasted 4 hr 38 min 10 sec and was performed by Joann Osterud (Canada), flying from Vancouver to Vanderhoof, Canada, on 24 July 1991. G L I D i n G Farthest distances • Free distance (one straight-line leg): 2,192.9 km {1,362.6 miles) by Terence Detore (New Zealand) at El Calafate, Argentina, on 4 December 2004. www.g u i n n e s s wo r l d recor d s .com • Out-and-return distance (two straight-line legs, one turn point): 2,247.6 km (1 396.5 miles) by Klaus ,Ohlmann (Germany) from Chapelco, Argentina, on 2 December 2003. • Overall distance (with at least one, but not more than three, turn points): 3,009 km (1,869.7 miles) by Klaus Ohlmann (Germany) from Chapelco, Argentina, on 21 January 2003. Highest speed The highest speed in a glider to set an official Federation Aeronautique lnternationale (FAI) record is 306.8 km/h (190 6 mi/h), over an out.­and-return course of 500 km (310 miles), by Klaus Ohlmann (Germany) on 22 December 2006 at Zapata, Argentina. He flew a Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 4DM-. The highest average speed achieved in a glider by a woman when setting an official FAI world record is 227.8 km/h (141.54 mi/h), by Ghislaine Facon (France) at Chos Malal, Argentina, on 22 November 2005. Fastest speed (out-and-return course) On 26 December 2009, pilots Jean-Marie Clement (France) and Bruce Cooper (UK) set the world record for speed on an out-and-return course when they flew their Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-4DM at an average speed of 208.19 km/h (129.36 mi/h) over a distance of 1,000 km (620 miles). The duo began and finished their flight at Bariloche, Argentina. • BASE jumpers perform daredev leaps from f xed il istructures (rather than a rcraft), ig d ng to earth with a parachute. lii• \"BASE stands for \"Buildings. \" Aerials, Spans and Ear ht\" . \"Spans\" denotes br dgesi; \"Earth\" denotes cliffs or rock faces. BASE umpers leap from jall of them, often illegally. • Unlike parachutists. BASE jumpers do not carry a second HAnG-GLIDinG Most consecutive loops Chad Elchin (USA) performed 95 loops consecutively at the Highland Aerosports flight park at Ridgely in Maryland, USA, on 16 July 2001. Elchin was towed to 4,846 m (15,900 It) and looped his Aeros Stealth Combat non-stop down to 213 m (700 It), at speeds of 28-128 km/h (18-80 mi/h). Most World Championships The men's World Hang-Gliding Championships were first held in 1976. The most individual wins is three, by Tomas Suchanek (Czech Republic) in 1991, 1993 and 1995; and Manfred Ruhmer (Austria) in 1999. 2001 and 2003. • In freefall, a BASE jumper reaches a speed of around 190 km/h (120 mi/h). • It's dangerous! A 2008 study concluded that in 1 60 BASE jumps ends in death. · T he most common cause of death is \"offhead ng\"i-flying in an unintended d rect on iiand hitting a solid object. The most individual wins of the women's World Hang· Gliding Championships is four, by Corinna Schwiegershausen (Germany) in 1998, 2004, 2006 and 2008. The competition was inaugurated in 1987. miCROLIGHT Fastest speed Pavel Skarytka (Czech Republic) achieved an average speed of 194.2 km/h (120.67 mi/h) in a B-612 microlight aircraft over a 15-km (9.3 m le) course near -iBubovice, Czech Republic, on 11 October 2003. Highest altitude The highest altitude achieved in microlight is 9,720 m a {31,890 It), by Serge Zin (France) over Sa nt Auban, i-France on 18 September 1994. Most microlights airborne at once A group of 30 microlights completed two circuits (anti­clockwise) within a 3.7-km (2.2 mile) radius above the -Wrekin hill in Shropshire, UK. The event was organized on 6 May 2000 by Shropshire Microlight Flying School and Telford Business Club (both UK) to raise money for charity.

P A R ACHUTinG Fastest freefall style In the free fall style discipline, skydivers must compete a pre­determined set of manoeuvres in the quickest time. The fastest time for the men's parachuting freefall style is 5.18 seconds by Marco Pflueger (Germany) over Eisenach, Germany, on 15 September 2007. The fastest women's parachuting freefall style is 6.10 seconds, by Tatiana Osipova (Russia) over Bekescsaba, Hungary, on 19 September 1996. Farthest non-stop flight by a powered parachute The official FAI record for the longest distance flown in one hop by powered parachute is 1,105 km (686 miles), by Juan Ramon Morillas Salmeron (Spain) from Jerez in Cadiz to Lanzarote in the Canary Islands, Spain, on 23 April 2007. Largest canopy formation The largest canopy formation consisted of 100 parachutes and was formed by an international team over Lake Wales in Florida, USA, on 21 November 2007. Most tandem jumps in 24 hours On 10 July 2011, a total of 130 tandem parachute jumps took place in an event organized by Khalsa Aid and Skydive Hibaldstow (both UK) at Hibaldstow A rf eld i iin Lincolnshire, UK. The record for the most tandem parachute jumps by an individual in 24 hours is 105 and is shared by Luther Kurtz and Angela Bishop (both USA) at Harbor Springs Airport in Harbor Springs, Michigan, USA, on 29-30 June 2010. Kurtz served as the instructor on all jumps, with Bishop (his sister) as his tandem traveller. PARAGLID i n G Farthest out-and-return distance The greatest out-and-return distance achieved by a paraglider is 259.7 km (161.3 miles), by Aljaz Vatic (Slovenia) at Sorlska Planina. Slovenia, on 20 July 2006. mo st Para g l i d i n g Wo r l d Cups Competitors in the Paragliding World Cup must negotiate a number of different courses at various sites worldwide. Each course has set turning points and a finishing line the winner is the paraglider ; who is fastest to the line. Christian Maurer (Switzerland, right) has won three Paragliding World Cups, in 2005-07. On 19 August 2009, Nicole Fedele (Italy) covered 164.6 km (102.2 miles) from Sorica, Slovenia, to Piombada, Italy, in a paraglider, the farthest O Ji t-and-return distance by a female paraglider. Farthest flight in a tandem paraglider Richard Westgate and Phillip Bibby (both UK) flew 356.2 km (221.3 miles) without landing from Vosburg to Krompoort Farm, South Africa, on 7 December 2006. Greatest altitude The greatest height gain in a paraglider is 4,526 m (14,849 It), by Robbie Whittall (UK) at Brandvlei, South Africa. on 6 January 1993. By way of comparison, Boeing 747s normally cruise at 10,000 m (35,000 ft). Most loops Raul Rodriguez (Spain) carried out 108 continuous loops in his paraglider above Passy Plaine-Joux, France, on 15 June 2006. S K YDIU i n G Fastest speed Switzerland's Christian Labhart reached a speed of 526.93 km/h (327.41 mi/h) in Utti, Finland, at the International Speed Skydiving Association (ISSA) World Cup on 4-6 June 2010. The highest speed achieved by a woman in a speed skydiving competition is 442.73 km/h (275.09 ml/h), by Clare Murphy (UK) In Uttl, Finland. at the IS SA World Cup on 15-17 June 2007. (2 miles) at an average speed of 160 lcm/h (100 mi/h). This Is the largest formation recognized by the United States Parachute Association (USPA). Longest banzai skydive On 2 September 2000, over Davis, California, USA. Yasuhlro Kt.t (Japan) jumped from a Dt.lllle <IUIHillmA<Je of 3,000 m

SKATEBO A R D Most Summer X Games medals The greatest number of ESPN Summer X Games skateboard medals won to date is 19, by Andy Macdonald (USA). He won his first medal in 1999. Highest hippy jump A 'hippy jump\" is a trick in which the rider jumps off the skateboard and over an obstacle while the skateboard rides on underneath it. The highest skateboard hippy jump s 102.87 em (40.5 in}, iand was achieved by Patrick Neal Rushing (USA) at Fish Creek Park in Arlington, T xe as, USA, on 12 November 0112. Most consecutive kickflips The greatest number of consecutive kickflips performed on a skateboard is 546 by Zach Kral (USA) 1 ,, at 4 Seasons Skate Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, on 30 November 2008. Longest board slide Rob Dyrdek (USA) produced a 30.62-m 100-ft 5.75-in) board (slide on MTV's Rob & Big show in Los Angeles, California, USA, on 17 September 2007. Fastest time to slalom 50 cones On 28 August 2011, Janis Kuzmins (Latvia) slalomed through 50 cones in just 10.02 seconds at the Nike Riga Run in Mezaparks, Riga, Latvia. Most consecutive ollies Eric Carlin (USA) carried out 242 consecutive skateboard ollies at Mount Laurel in New Jersey, USA, on 16 July 2011. Carlin had three failed attempts (of 55, 122 and 20 consecutive ollies) before breaking the record on his fourth attempt of the day. Most shove-its in 30 seconds In a \"shove-it\", the skateboarder keeps the lead foot on the board while propelling his or her board with the other foot. The greatest number of skateboard shove­its executed in 30 seconds is 26, by Nicholas Hunter Heath (USA) in Ocoee, Florida, USA, on 4 September 2011. Most tricks invented Widely regarded as the most influential skater of all time, frees tyler Rodney \"The Mutt\" Mullen (USA) invented at least 30 skateboard tricks between 1997 and 2008. SnOW BOARD Most Winter X Games gold medals As of January 2012, Shaun White (USA) had won a record 12 Winter X Games golds. White won his 12th gold at Winter X Games 16 in 2012, when he scored the first perfect 100 in the snowboard superpipe. All of his ._-. gold medals came in ��� ·liijrF snowboard superpipe H i g h e st s k ateboardi n g o l l i e A n \"ollie\" involves raising all four wheels of the board off flat ground simultaneously. The highest ollie measured 114.3 em (45 in) and was achieved by Aldrin Garcia (USA) at the Maloof High Ollie Challenge in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, on 15 February 2011. Garcia was required to ollie over a rigid high bar without it making contact with any part of his body or board. The ollie has a special place in the skate hall of fame: it was the first skateboard trick ever performed - by Alan Gelfand (USA) in 1976. and snowboard slopestyle. White has won 17 medals in all, the most X Games medals won �Y an individual. Shaun, a two-time Olympic gold medallist, also holds the snowboard record for the highest air on a superpipe, reaching 7 m (23 ft) at Winter X Games 14 in Aspen. Colorado, USA, in 2010. Most men's TTR World Snowboard Tour titles Peetu Piiroinen (Finland) won three consecutive TTR World Snowboard Tour titles, from 2008/09 to 2010/11. Most World Snowboarding Championships The greatest number of World Snowboarding Championship titles won (including Olympic titles) is seven, by Karine Ruby (France, 1978-2009). She won giant slalom in 1996, snowboard cross in 1997, Olympic gold in 1998, giant slalom, parallel slalom and snowboard cross in 2001, and snowboard cross in 2003. Ruby also won the most Federation lnternationale de Ski (FIS) Snowboard World Cups, with 20 victories in the following categories: overall (1996-98, 2001-03); slalom/parallel slalom ( 996-98 2002); giant slalom 1, (1995-98, 2001); snowboard cross (1997, 2001, 2003-04); and big air (2004) The most men's FIS Snowboard World Cups won is six. by Mathieu Bozzetto (France}, with victories in the overall (1999 2000) -and slalom/parallel slalom (1999-2002) categories. Fastest speed The greatest speed achieved by a snowboarder is 201.907 km/h (125.459 mi/h}, by Darren Powell (Australia) at Les Arcs in Savoie, France, on 2 May 1999. shortcuts · The forerunner of the modern snowboard was called the \"Snurfer\" (a reference to snow and surf). It was created in 1965 by Sherman Poppen (USA). · Having grown in popu arity lfrom its birth n the 1960s, isnowboarding finally became an O ympic sport lin1 998. · The sport of snowboarding is part of the Federat on ilnternationale de Ski (FIS). · T he Snowboard World Cup ser es began in 1995. The isport's World Championships were naugurated the ifollowing year. Fastest speed standing on a skateboard The fastest skateboard speed from a standing position was 113 km/h (70.21 mi/h). by Dougla da Silva (Brazil) at Teutonia. Rio Grande do Sul. Brazil. on 20 October 007 2

mo st Wa k eboardi n g W o r l d Series w i n s Phillip Soven (USA) won the Wakeboard ng World Series i(WWS) four times, consecutively, between 2007 and 2010. In 2011, he just missed out and finished second. Longest rail grind Calum Paton (UK) performed a rail grind measuring 78.7 m (258 ft 2.4 �n) at the Milton Keynes Xscape in Buckinghamshire, U K , on 2 December 2011. The record was broken at an event organized by Whitelines snowboarding magaz ein , which saw professional and amateur riders attempt to break the record. No one matched the previous record until the very end of the event, when it was bettered by more than 10 m (32 ft 9.7 in). SURFinG Most wins of the ASP long board world championship Nat Young (Australia) has won the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Men's Long board World Championship four times, in 1986 and 1988-90. The most wins of the ASP women's Longboard World Championship is two, by Jennifer Smith (USA) in 2007 and 2009. Largest wave surfed {unlimited) On 1 November 2011, Garrett McNamara (USA) surfed a wave measuring 23.77 m (78 ft), trough to crest. off Praia do Norte, Nazare, Portugal. The term \"unlimited\" denotes that the surfer is towed to the wave, enabling him or her to catch waves that would be too strong to be caught by paddling in. Gary Saavedra _(Panama) surfed a wave for 66.47 km mo st R S P w o r l d titl e s m e n() Kelly Slater (USA) has won the men's ASP world title 11 times, in 1992, 1994-98, 2005-06, 2008 and 2010 11. -He has also recorded the most consecutive wins of the men's ASP world title, with five wins in 1994 -98. The most ASP world titles won by a woman is seven, by Layne Beach ley (Australi ), 1a in 998-2003 and 2006. (43.1 miles) on the Panama Canal on 19 March 2011-the longest wave surfed. Saavedra followed a wave-creating boat for 3 hr 55 min 2 sec during the event, also breaking the record for the longest time to surf a wave. Longest marathon Kurtis Loftus (USA) surfed for 29 hr min at Jacksonville 1 Beach, Florida, USA, on 26-27 October 2011. The 50 ear old Loftus -y-surfed 313 waves during his time in the ocean, using the same board throughout. Oldest big-wave competition The inaugural Eddie Aikau Memorial took place in Hawaii, USA, in 1984. The first event was staged at Sunset Beach on Oahu's North Shore, before moving the following year to its current location in Waimea Bay. The event has only been held eight times because of the precondition that the ocean s e must reach 20 m (66 It)w ll . Most world titles Wakeboarding involves riding a board over water, usually pulled by boat, and employs water-skiing, snowboarding and surfing techniques. The World Wake board Association (WWA) World Championships were first held in 1994 and Darin Shapiro (USA) has won the men's title the most: three times in 1999, 2001 and 2002. Two boarders share the record for the most women's world championships. Tara Hamilton (USA) won the title in 1998 and 2002; Maeghan Major (USA) won in 1999 and 2000. Most inverts in a minute On 30 August 1999, Julz Heaney (UK) achieved 15 inverts (somersaults) in a minute on a wakeboard at the John Battleday Water Ski • The f rst \"Extreme Games\" iwere staged from 24 June to 1 July 1995. n 1996, they were Ire chr stened -i\"X Games\". · The Winter Games X debuted on 30 January1997. · Winter Games 8 in 2004 X was the f rst to be televised ilive; the 2011 Summer X Games were watched by an est ma ed 37 million itte e s on viewers! l viiLongest rail tU.ie The longelit w�arrlr slide measu�.87 m (l53 9.2 in), and�c�veg by Borij Lev$kl venia# in Slovenia QD July 2011. used a gblelift (similaY , sld !tf!J'tO tow him. a wakeboard by a woman is 13 m (42 ft 2 in), by Sandrine Beslot (France) on the same TV show, and at the same location, on 7 July 2005. 2 7 3

AQUA B I K i n G Most Pro Offshore World Championship wins (men) Cyrille Lemoine (France) has won the Union lnternationale Motonautique (UIM) men's Pro Offshore World Championship three times, in 2006, 2008 and 2010. D I U i n G Most wins of the Diving World Series 3 m springboard (women) The most wins of the FINA Diving World Series women's 3 m springboard event is three, by He Zi (China), in 2009-11. Most World Series 10 m Platform wins (men) Qui Bo (China) notched up three consecutive wins in the FINA Diving World Series men's 10 m First \"perfect 10\" in the World Championships The first award of a score of 10 to a diver in the World Aquatic Championships was achieved by Greg Louganis (USA) at Guayaquil, Ecuador, on 5 August 1982. Louganis won gold medals in both the 3 m springboard and 10 m platform competitions. Most World Championships Guo Jingjing (China) won 10 FINA diving world titles, in the women's 3m springboard, individual and synchronized events, five times: 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2009. platform event ���� � �� in 2009 1. - 1� 274 Youngest world champion Fu Mingxia (China, b. 16 August 1978) won the women's world title for 10 m platform diving at Perth, Western Australia, on 4 January 1991, at the age of 12 years 141 days. The following year, aged 13, she won the same event at the Barcelona Olympics. KITE S U R F i n G Youngest world champion (female) Gisela Pulido (Spain, b. 14 January 1994) won her first Kite board Pro World Tour (KPWT) world championship on 4 November 2004, aged 10 years 294 days. She went on to win her first Professional Kiteboard Riders Association (PKRA) championship on 26 August 2007, aged just 13 years 224 days. Fastest speed kite surfing (male) Rob Douglas (USA) reached 55.65 knots (103 km/h; 64 mi/h), at the 2010 Luderitz Speed Challenge in Luderitz, Namibia, on 28 October 2010. The fastest speed kite surfing by a woman was 50.43 knots Lon g est- d istan c e u n d e r w ater s w i m w i th o n e b r eath Carlos Coste (Venezuela) swam 1 5 0 m (492 ft) in the Dos Ojos cave system in Quintana Roo, Mexico, on 3 November 2010. Coste's swim, which lasted 2 min 32 sec, is the longest with one breath in open water. (93 km/h; 58 mi/h), by. Charlotte Consorti (France) at the 2010 Luderitz Speed Challenge, in the same location on the same day. Longest distance covered in 24 hours Rimas Kinka (Lithuania) kite surfed for 504.8 km (313.6 miles) off the coast of Islamorada, Florida, USA, on 13 November 2011. WA TERS K I I n G Longest jump The farthest waterski jump by a male is 75.2 m (246 ft 8 in), by Freddy Krueger (USA) at Seffner in Florida, USA, on 2 November 2008. The longest waterski jump by a woman measured 57.1 m (187 ft 4 in), by June Fladborg (Denmark) in Lincoln, UK, on 24 August 2010. Most flips (30 seconds) Nicolas Le Forestier (France) completed 16 full 360° flips on one waterski in 30 seconds on the set of L' E te De Tous Les Records in Lac de Biscarrosse, France, on 5 August 2003. The most waterski flips by a woman (30 seconds) is eight and was achieved by Duan Zhenkun and Han Qiu (both China) in Xichang City, Sichuan Province, China, on 17 November 2011. Barefoot slalom Skiing on his bare feet, Keith St Onge (USA) performed 20.6 crossings of the wake in 30 seconds at the Gauteng North Barefoot Waterski Championships in Bronkhorstspruit, South Africa, on 6 January 2006. The most barefoot crossings of the wake by a female waterskier in 30 seconds is 17, by Nadine De Villiers (South Africa) on 5 January 2001 in Wolwekrans, South Africa. w i n s of t h e w o m e n's a q u a b i k e l.Uo r l d C h a m p i o n s h i p Julie Bulteau (France) has won the Union l n ternationale Motonautique (UIM) women's Pro Ski World Championship three times, consecutively, in 2009 1. - 1

amx Highest vertical air Mat Hoffman (USA) carried out an 8.07-m (26 ft 6-in) air on a -BMX bicycle from a 7.31 m t ll - -a(24-ft) quarterpipe ramp on 20 March 2001, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. He was towed by a motorcycle in the run-up to the jump. The highest air on a halfpipe is 5.8 m (19 ft), by Dave Mirra (USA), off a 5.4-m­tall (18 ft ramp in San Diego, -) California, USA, in January 2001. Most backflips (single leap) On 28 May 2011, Jed Mild on (New Zealand) performed three back flips on a bicycle in a single leap at the Unit T3 Mindtricks BMX Jam at Spa Park in Taupo, New Zealand. Mildon first rode his BMX bike down a 45° ramp from a height of 20 m (65 ft 7 in) before taking off from the up ramp. Most gyrator spins in one minute Takahiro Ikeda (Japan) carried out 59 gyrator spins in a minute on the set of 100 Handsome Men and Beautiful Women, at the Kojimachi NTV studio in Tokyo, Japan, on 13 November 2011. mO TORCYCLE Longest front flip On 17 November 2008, Jim DeChamp (USA) performed a 14.52-m-long (47-ft 8-in) motorcycle front flip at Godfrey Trucking/ Rocky Mountain Raceway in Salt 1.ake City, Utah, USA, fcir t he MTV show Nitro Circus. This was the first time anyone has successfully front flipped a motorcycle. First double backflip Travis Pastrana (USA) made ' the first successful double back flip on a motorcycle at ESPN X Games 12 in Los Angeles, California, USA, on 4 August 2006. Highest tightrope crossing On 16 October 2010, in Benidorm, Spain, the aptly named Mustafa Danger (Morocco) motorcycled across a 666.1-m-long (2,185-ft) tightrope set at a height of 130 m (426 ft). Highest trials motorcycle wall climb On 21 January 2009, Jordi Pascuet and Marcel Justrib6 (both Spain) each climbed a vertical wall on to a platform at a height of 3.22 m (10 ft 6.38 in) on the set of Guinness World Records, in Madrid, Spain. Longest reverse ride Hou Xiaobin (China) rode a motorcycle backwards for l 5 0 km (93.21 miles) in Binzhou City, China, on 4 0 ctober 2006. n g est nose w h e e l i e o n a m o tocross b i k e Riding a Kawasaki KX250T8F, Gary Harding USA() maintained a nose wheelie for 86.2 m 282 ft at () Mason Dixon Dragway in Boonsboro, Maryland, USA, on 22 August 2010. Immediately after the attempt, Harding proposed to his girlfriend on the very same track. She quickly accepted! First landed backflip Aaron Fotheringham (USA) landed the first wheelchair back flip at Doc Romeo skate park in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, on 25 October 2008. Longest stationary manual A \"stationary manual\" is a position in which the wheelchair is held balanced on its rear wheels alone. Hermann van Heerden (South Africa) held this position for 10 hr 1 sec in Bloemfontein, South Africa, on 11 October 2011. Longest wheelie Eliza Mcintosh (USA) sustained a continuous rear­wheel wheelie for 19.93 km (12 39 miles) at the East High School athletics track in Salt Lake City, Utah , USA, on 8 October 2011. She completed 48 laps of the athletics track without the front wheels of the wheelchair touching the ground. Most manual spins On 23 February 2011, Gulshan Kumar (India) carried out a dizzying 63 manual wheelchair spins in one minute on the set of Guinness World Records - Ab India T o dega in Mumbai, India. 2 7 5

Most champ onsh p iiw ins Formula One Most World Drivers' Championships (first awarded in 1950) Most World Constructors' Championships (first awarded in 1958) 7 Michael Schumacher (Germany, 1994-95, 2000-04) 5 Juan Manuel Fangio (Argentina, 1951, 1954-57) 4 Alain Prost (France, 1985-86,1989, 1993) 16 Ferrari (Italy, 1961,1964, 1975-76, 1977 1979, ,1982-83, 1999-2004, 2007 08) -9 Williams (UK, 1980-81, 1986-87, 1992-94, 1996-97) 8 Mclaren (UK, 1974, 1984-85, 1988-91, 1998) NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) Most Sprint Cup 7 Richard Petty (USA, 1964, 1967, 1971-72, Series Drivers' 1974 75 1979) -, Championships f--------------� (first awarded in 1949) 276 Most points scored by an F1 driver Michael Schumacher (Germany) scored 1,517 points between 25 August 1991 and the end of the 2011 season. Most consecutive F1 grand prix victories by a constructor Mclaren (UK) won 11 grands prix in a row in the 1988 season. Ayrton Senna (Brazil, 1960 94-) won seven of the races and his fellow Mclaren driver and arch­rival Al n Prost (France) won a ifour. Senna went on to win the World Drivers' Championship, pipping Prost by three points. Fastest lap of Le Mans Lo'ic Duval (France) was driving a Peugeot 908 HDi FAP in the Le Mans 24 hour race when -he recorded a lap of 3 min 19.07 sec, on 2 June 2010. 1Closest finish in NASCAR racing There are two instances of a NASCAR race being won by just 0.002 seconds. Ricky Craven beat Kurt Busch (both USA) by 0.002 seconds at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina, USA, on 16 March 2003. Jimmie Johnson beat Clint Bowyer (both USA) by the same margin to win the 2011 Aaron's 499 race at Talladega Superspeedway, in Talladega, Alabama, USA, on 17 April. Most NASCAR titles by a car make Chevrolet (USA) has provided the car for the NASCAR champion 35 times between 1957 and 2011, includir)g every year since 2003. mo st mo toGP ma n ufa c turers' C h a m p i o n s h i p s Yamaha (Japan) have won five Moto Grand Prix Manufacturers' Championships, in 2004-05 and 2008-10. Honda have won four championships (2003 -04, 2006 and 2011) and Ducati one (2007). Fastest speed in N H R A drag racing, top fuel Top-fuel cars are the fastest drag racers they have the -engine at the back and a sleek \"rail\" design. The highest terminal velocity at the end of a 402-m (440 yd) run by a -top fuel car is 543.16 km/h -(337.58 mi/h}, by Tony Schumacher (USA) in Brainerd, Minnesota, USA, on 13 August 2005 in his US Army dragster. Fastest speed in N H R A drag racing, funny car \"Funny cars\" have the engine in the front and bodywork similar to a normal production car Mike Ashley . (USA) reached a terminal velocity of 538.04 km/h (334.32 mi/h) from a standing start over 402 m (440 yd) in a Dodge Charger in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, on 13 April 2007. First female lndyCar winner Danica Patrick (USA) won the Indy Japan 300 in Motegi, Japan, on 20 April 2008. Danica began her career in kart racing and Formula Ford.

B I KES Most AMA Superbike Championships (manufacturer) Suzuki (Japan) won 13 AMA (American Motorcyclist Association) Superbike titles between 1979 and 2009. Most Superbike World Championships (manufacturer) Ducati has won 17 Superbike World Championships, in 1991 96 1998-2004, 2006, -, 2008-09 and 2011. Fastest speed in N H R A drag racing, pro stock P o stock bikes cannot use r-artificial induction such as turbocharging, supercharging, or nitrous oxide. The highest terminal velocity for a pro stock motorcycle is -318.08 km/h (197.65 mi/h), by Michael Phillips (USA) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA, on 18 July 2010. Most Motocross des Nations wins Motocross takes place on off­road circuits and the Motocross des Nations, also known as the \"Olympics of Motocross\", has been contested annually between national teams since 1947. The USA has won the competition 22 times. Great Britain is second with 16, and Belgium is third with 14. Longest motorcycle race circuit The 60.72-km (37.73 mile) -\"Mountain\" circuit on the Isle of Man, over which the principal TT (Tourist Trophy) races have been run since 1911 (with minor amendments in 1920), has 264 curves and corners. mo st w i n s i n t h e m o d e r n e r a o f O A S CAR The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series has been awarded since 1949, but the modern NASCAR era is usually dated from 1972, when the season was shortened from 48 races (including two on dirt tracks) to 31. Jeff Gordon (USA) has the most NASCAR wins in the modern era, with 85. He won his 85th race (pictured) at the AdvoCare 500 Race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, in Hampton, Georgia, USA. on 6 September 2011. Most wins at the Isle of Man TT festival I an Hutchinson (UK) won all five solo races at the Isle of Man TT festival in 2010. Fastest lap at the Isle of Man TT John McGuinness (UK), riding a Honda in 2009, completed the \"Mountain Circuit\" in 17 min 12.30 sec. His average speed on the lap was 211.754 km/h (131.578 mi/h). First female in the British Superbike Championship In 2011, Jenny Tinmouth (UK) competed in the British Superbike Championship for the Splitlath Motors port team. You n gest and ol dest • The youngest F1 grand prix winner was Sebastian Vettel (Germany), who won the italian Grand Prix at Monza on 14 September 2008, aged 21 years 73 days. In this race, Vettel was also the youngest F1 grand prix driver to attain pole position. • The oldest F1 grand prix winner is Tazio Nuvolari (Italy), who won the Albi Grand Prix at Albi, France, on 14 July 1946, aged 53 years 240 days. • Troy Ruttman (USA) Is the youngest winner of the Indianapolis 500 -he won the race at the age of 22 years 80 days on 30 May 952. 1• At 9 years 93 days old, 1Graham Rahal (USA) became the youngest winner in major open-wheel racing history when he won the lndyCar Honda Grand Prix of St Petersburg in Florida, USA, on 6 April 2008. Op n whe-eel racing cars have wheels outside the car's main body (and often just one seat) so they include Formula One ev hicles.

This year s ' index is organized astronauts 26 27 107, 205 -, birthdays 70 cars 176, 177,184, 185; 228; optical ZOO E into two parts: by ubsject and At the Movies 214-215 Births 70-71, 157; birth rate accidents 162; amphibious concrete 68; blocks 111 1ear hair 75 by supe ar ltive . Bold entries Athletics 252-255; cross 107, 157; multiple births 70, 191; autosports 276; carried conkers 08, 109 1earnings: sport 239, 2 2, 248, 4in the subject index indicate country 253, 254: f ield 71. 146 87: c r umnica v ig t on 117, a iConn Smythe Trophy 246 265, 273: movi actors 215: e a main entry on a topic, and events 252, 253,254, 255: biscuits/cookies 92, 96 119: factories 176: flying car contortionists 82 TV 224, 225 BOLD CAPITALS indicate an jumping 252 253, 254, , bison 47 184: hydrogen 117: journeys Copa America 239 Easter Island 138 entire chapter. Neither index 255: road walking 254; Bizarre Beauty 76-77 117, 123;jumps over111: Copa Telmex 238 eating 92; glass 110 lists personal names. track events 232 233-, 252, black holes 30, 31, 206 model13, 99, 101; number cornflakes 149 eBay149 253 254 ,black mamba 63 plates 99; people in 88; corruption 157 eclipses 24 A Atlantic Ocean: crossings blindness 132, 157 pushed 86; submarine cosmetic surgery 77 The Economy 150-151 abseiling 68 121. 124, 125; transatlantic blood 155 184; supersonic 124; wheel Cosmic Curiosities 30-31 ecosystems 40 acid rain 22, 36 flights 6 117, 118, 122 11, BMX 275 change 110 Cosmic Microwave Background eggs 48 51, 61 , acoustic: hyperlens 207; atmosphere 22 23 35 . , Board Skills 272-273 Carstensz Pyramid, Indonesia 200 E sner Awards 213 imirror 206 attendances: baseball 242: boats: circumnavigation 116, 135 Costa Rica 156 El Capitan, California 120 acrobats 90 basketball 250: Gaelic 117; ocean crossings 124, cartoon strips 105 Cotswold Olimpicks 109 electricity 155 actors: he ight 78, 81; movie ootball 236; rugby 240, 125; so ar powered 117 l-catamarans 125 countries see also nations elephants 46, 53, 130; tusks 57 106, 214, 215; TV 224, 225 241; school 147 soccer 239; ; bobsle igh 260 cathedrals 170 Cow Clicker 164 emails165 ADVENTURE 112 125 -tennis 266 bodybuilding 68, 69 cats 51. 59, 100, 144; age 145 cows 89 100, 60 , emigration 156 advertising 27 225 228, , ; Auctions 105, 148-149, 213 Body Parts 74-75 Big Cats 58-59, 63; Janus 55; craters 22 Emma Maersk, MV 89 1agencies 151 audiences, TV 219, 220, 242 body piercing 76, 77 sabre-toothed 56 Cricket 244 245 -Empire State Run Up 260, 261 -aerob t c 270 a is Australia 134, 135, 147; bog snorkelling 109 cattle 55 56, 60 61 , , crickets 50 ENGINEERING 166-189 Afghanistan 601,1 1 6c rcumn v g t on 125 ia ia iBolivia 161 caves 33, 114 crochet 198 English hanne 69 124 Cl, Africa 132-133,157 authors 68 98, 106 , bombs 178, 179 celebrities 144, 10 211 2-crocodiles 47 Enigma machine 149 AI & Robotics 196-197 autographs 16, 98 bones 66 centuries (cricket) 245 crop glyphs 155 ENTERTAINMENT 208-229 aid 157 autogyros 122 bookmarks 101 CERN (European Organization cross ountry running 253, 254 - cEpic Engineering 188 189 -aircraft 0,2149 176; , Autosports 276-277 books 98, 99,101, 177, 227: for Nuclear Research) crust. Earth's 115 Epic Journeys 122-123 circumnavigation 116, 117; av a ion 173 itcharacters 256, 257 192,193 crutches 122 escalators 153 flying car 184: military 161, awards & prizes 202; athletics illustrations 105 CFL (Canad an Football icucumbers 93, 95 escapology 90, 91; underwater 17 6 , 180, 181; pulled 86, 87; 252; boxing 262; Conn boom r ngs 178 e aLeagu ) e 236, 237 cups of: coffee 102; 111 restrained 87; space plane Smythe Trophy 246; Cy Borexino xper ment 192 Eichainsaws 110 hot chocolate 268 ESP (extra-sensory 28; sports 270; stealth 179; Young Awards 243; Eisner Boston Marathon 256 chairs 149 Curiosity rover 195 perception) 202 supersonic 206; see al o sAwards 213; Grammys 229; bottles 99; caps 12, 13 chame eons 55 lCurious Contests 108-109 Europa 21 flights lg Nobel Pr z 203; M rie ecu y rbouquets 72 champagne bottles 111 Curtis Cup (golf) 265 Europe 58, 122,128-129, 57 1aircraft carriers 180, 181, 183 Music r z 218; MOBO P ie bowerbirds 50 Champions League see also CyYoung Awards (baseball) European Space Agency 23 air guitar 88 Award 68; Nobel Prizes bowling (tenpin) 268, 269 UEFA 243 Everest. Mount 117, 119, 120, a irline: boarding passes 98; 17, 68; Olivier Awards 223; bowls 68 charities 223 cyborgs 197 121, 122, 214 ,130 flight attendants 69; sick Oscars 107. 214, 215, 226; Box-Office Hits 216-217 Charlie's Angels 99 Cycling 258-259; BM):( Explorers' Grand Slam 119, 125 bags 99 Razzies 214; Songwriters boxing 79, 262, 263 cheese 94 2 5 bog snorkelling 109; 7; explosions 25, 29 31 , air pollution 36, 37 Hall of amFe 221; Tony Boyoma F all , s Congo 132 cheetahs 58, 59. 63 circumnavigation 116: e eballs 75 yAirports 172-173 Awards 223; Veto d'Or 258 brain 196 chelonians 52 journeys 122; static 26, 258; eyebrows 75 airships 122 Ayers Rock, Australia 134 Brazil 1 56 Chernobyl, Ukraine 39 underwater 111 e e ay l sh s 5 e7albatross 63 breath: holding underwater 111; chess 106, 109, 197 c cly o-cross 259 eyes 54, 67, 86, 110 a c hol ol 157 8 vehicle lifted with 86 chest hair 75 eyesight 200 al g tor 52, 57 lias babies 80, 257 brides & bridegrooms 72 chewing gum wi D Allure of the Seas, MS 61, 189 back scratchers 98 bridesmaids 7 4 chicken 51. 61; fried 95; dams188 F Amazon 0, 41, 139 4Bacon numbers 202 br dge a ng vehicles 180 i-l yinuggets 92 dance 68 109; games 228 229 , , Facebook 164, 165, 211 American ootball 234-235F; bacteria 40 bridges 134 153, 1 3, 188,189 ,7chilli con carne 95 darts 68, 268 269 , faces 55; piercings 76 Super Bowl 107, 2 9 234, 1 , b dm nton 266 267 ai, British Open (golf) 265 chillis 93 Dead Sea Marathon 257 factories 176, 177 235 Badwater Ullramarathon 247 Brussels sprouts 92, 95 chimneys 170 deadlifts 86, 87 falafels 94 amphibians 52 55 , bags, plastic 105 broadc sts radio 13; to space a: chin ups 12, 13, 87 -deaths: mountaineering 124; fame 210 211 -amp h ipods 54 baked beans 92 26:TV114 China 36, 38, 151,157, 177 road traffi 187 -c farmer's walk 87 amphitheatres 128 ball bear ngs 177 ibubb e gum 97 l-chinchillas 145 decathlon 253, 255 fathers 71 amusement parks 129 ball skills 237 Buddhas 131 chocolate 92, 96, 97; coins 12, Deep Flight Challenger 114 1 5 - 1feet 74, 75 And s 0e 4,4 2 Ball Sports 236-237 budgerigars 145 13, 96; Easter eggs 94, 97; deforestation 42, 43 festivals: beer 129; comic 212; andro d 196, 197 is Bailon d'Or 239 Buenos A res Argentina 153 i, stacking 15 demo raccy15 7 jazz 136 Angel Fa sll , Venezuela 138 balloon modelling 105 buffalo 53, 56, 61 choirs 88 demonstrations 16 Ffestiniog Railway, Wales 174 angel hair 155 balloons: circumnavigation 117, bu d ng 170 171: climbing il is -churches 170 diamond (baseball) 242 FIBA nternat ona Basketball (Iil angels 100 124: polar flights 119 110; mud 132 cigar bands 101 diamonds 149 Federation 251 ) Angkor Wat, Cambodia 130 Battis Vallis, Venus 23 bulls 51. 61, 202 cigarette cards 101 diet48 F IFA World Cup 107, 238 239; , Angry Birds 228 bananas 92, 93 burgers 93 cinemas 134 dinosaurs 47, 51, 56, 57 women's 239 Animal Life S0-51 banks 51 0, 151 Burj AI Arab Hotel. Dubai 170 Circumnavigation 116 117-; dioramas 99 Fighting Vehicles 180 181 -Animal Longevity 52-53 bar chimes 102 Burj Khalifa, Dubai. UAE 3 110, . amphibious car 119; around discus 253, 255 film cameras 99 Animal Oddities 54-55 Barbie dolls 101, 148 168- 169, 1 71 Australia 125; balloons 117, diving 119, 274; deep ocean -film projectors 99 an m ia l s nctuaraies 60,131. 134 barnacles 50 burns 163; full-bod 12, 13, 111 y 124; flights 118; polar 122; 3, 114 -11 , 1 1 , 119, 120; 58fingernails 74, 75 ANIMALS 44 63-, 114, 204: BASE jumping 68, 270, 271 burps 206 sailing 121, 123, 125 mammal 114; scuba 114; f ingers 74, 87, 110 baby 50, 51; costumes 257; Baseball 242-243; buses 5 ; pulled 87 13Circus Arts 90-91 shallow 91 fire 27, 36; breathing 90; farm 0 61; size 66-4- 4 7; autographed 98, 148; held But is it Art? 104-105 Cities 3 4 , 152-153; c p taails divorce 156 spontaneous human sounds 206 207; w, to -in baseball glove 237 butterflies 100 134; pollution 36 Dls 106 combustion 154; torche 14 s headed 54 Basketball 13, 250-251; age buttons 101 City Montessori School, Do Not Disturb signs 99 fireman's patches 99 Animalympics 62-63 107, 250, 251; ball skills Lucknow, India 141 dogs 51. 63, 144; age 145; fish 54, 61. 62, 63 115; age 53, , a n im at ion : mo e 216 svis 237; slam dunks 63 c CityVille 164 breeds 45 in space 27; 1; 145; and chips 95 Annapurna 120 B tmaan memorabilia 148 cab es 200 lclams 52 surfing 62; weddings 73 eggs 51 Ant ract ica 34 ,107, 1 16 , 118 , battles 154, 161. 181 Caesar an secteion 71 s class reunions 147 dolls 100, 01 148, 154 1, FIT A (International Archery 119,194 beach volleyball 248 cakes 93; w dd ng 2ei7 , 73 climate ch na ge 34 35 -dolphins 50, 62 Federati n 268 o) ant m tt r 194 iaebeards 75, 110 calculators 197 climbing: bu d ng 110; il is Donald Duck 100 flags 102, 170 antlers 57 beatboxers, human 88 Calder H ll, aCumbria, UK 38 walls 102 doners 94 flamingos 100 Ap rod t Terra Venus 22 hie , Beatles, The 98 calendars 148 clocks 148, 194 donkeys 60, 61 Flickr 165 Apollo im ssions 21, 26, 27, beds 102 Call of Duty: Modem Warfare 3 cloning 204 doughnuts 92 flights 122; r umnav gat on ci cii121, 122 beer 101, 129 209 clothing 55 103; bridal 72 , drag racing 276, 277 116, 117, 118; polar 117, apples 93, 95 bees 80 cameras 94 movie 99 1; coaches/trainers 250, 261, 262 dragonflies 63 119; supersonic 911; aquabiking 2 4 7beetles 52, 57, 63, 200 camouflage, electronic 179 Coca Co a 100 -ldraughts 108 transatlantic 116, 117, 118, arcade g maes 165 b lls 100, 76 177 e1, Canada 122, 151, 156, 175 cocktails 94 drawings 104, 105 122; transpacific 117 arch ry 268 ebench presses 86 canals 188 coconut 110; ice 96 dresses 149; wedding 72 floorball 249 arcology 52 1bicycles 177 , 184, 185; static 26; cand e 96 9is -7 coffee 156 dressing up: marathon food 26, 92 9 , 163; fights 128; -7Arctic 34 see also cycling candles 99 coins 149, 155, 177; chocolate runners 256 25 ; -7mass irradiation 38, 39 arm hair 75 Big Cats 58-59 candy floss 96 12, 13, 96; stacking 14 participation 12, 13, 89 football 238-239; Aussie armadillo 52 56 s , Big Food 94-95 candy-soda fountains 93 cold seep trenches 41 drinking 110 236, 237 ball skills : armed forces 61 0 161 1 1 -,8bigfoot 154 canniba sm 55 licollections 98- 101 model cars ; drones 179 237; Canadian 236, 237; armour d vehicles 98 eBiggest ... 102-103 canoeing 124 13; two-headed animals 54; drugs 203 dribbling 256; uropean Earrows 110 billionaires 150, 1 1, 1564 canopy piloting 270 videogames 228 drums 10 , 106 2238, 239 Gaelic 236; ; art 041- 105 thefts 128 ; biodiversity 40 caps: rugby 241 Colombia 156 Duba i, UAE 152, 168 169 -memorabilia 148; passes art galleries 129 bio um nes enclice 49, 155, car parks 153 Colosseum, Rome 128 duck cr ket 245 (ic) 15; Premier League 238, art f c a inti i i l e lligen e (AI) c200, 201 carbon dioxide 35, 36 colour 55 200, 20, 1 ducks 51, 101 239; t urnament 238; os 196 197 -Biomes 40-41 careers: TV 225 Comics 89, 212-213 dump ngs 92 livideogames 229; women's Asia 130-131, 157 birds 55, 57 63, 155; eggs 51; , carniv la s 139 companies 150, 151, 17 4 Dushanbe l gpo eF al , Ta k stjiian 237, 239; World Cup 107, assass atinion ttempts 159 alongevity 52 53; nests , carol singers 88 computers 156, 177, 195 196, , 171 238, 239; see also American aster d 21 o is 42, 55 c ra pe s 214 t197; games 228; hacking dwarfs 68 football

forces 39 hat tr ck : rugby 241; soccer -islquitos, Peru 152 lizards 52, 53, 54, 56 145 , mobite phones 177; gaming Nite River forests 40, 41, 42, 43 238 Irradiation 38, 39 Loch Ness Monster 155 228, 229 133 139 , Formuta One 107, 276, 277 hats 99, 103, 149, 203 irrational numbers 198 log rolling 108, 109 MOBO (Music Of Bla ck Origin) nipples 86 hair 75 ; fountains, candy - soda 93 haunted houses 154 Islam 130 London Marathon 256 257 -Award 68 North America 136-137,156 Fra ce 38, 157 nH ya abusa spacecraft 21 islands 133, 135, 138 London Underground 152 models: airport 172; cars 13, North Korea 160 Fraser Island, Australia 135 He Collects ... 98-99 Isle of Man TT 277 long jump 253 255 , 99, 101; human organ 104; North olPe 11 , 8 119, 123 fridge magnets 100 he ds: shaving 88; wo headed at-longevity 2, 52 53, 66 6--7 railways 75 1North Pole Marathon 257 frogs 55, 63 155 , an ma s 54 ilJ luge 85 260, 261 1, models (fashion) 79 Norwa y157 fruit 94, 95 heads of state 158 -159 jackal 53 lung transplants 163 Moldova 157 noses 4 75 7,fudge 97 headteachers 147 jackets 102, 148 lungfish 52 molecules 195 nov le s graph, ic 212, 213 Fun with Food 92-93 hearing 66 Jaffa Cakes 92 L ux mbourg 157 emolluscs 52 Nuclear Energy 38-39 Furnace Creek 508 258 heart transplants 163 jaguars 58, 59 lynx 53 monarchs 158, 159 nuclear f s on fusion 38. 39 isi/heather 0 4James Bond 48 216 1, monkeys 207 nuclear waste 37 G Heineken Cup 240 jave n 252, 253, 254, 255 liM monuments 137, 170 nuclear weapons 29. 160, 162, ga ax es 30, 31, 200 liHelicopters 182-183; jaws 57 205 ,macaws 50 Moon 20, 21, 27, 121. 122 178 205 ,game reserves 133 circumnavigations 116, jazz 136 Machu Picchu. Peru 138 moons 21, 22 number plates 99 games: arcade games 165; 117; jouneys 123 jelly 93 Mad Science 202-203 Mosconi Cup (pool) 268 Numbers 198-199 social network 164; Hello Kitty 100 jelly babies 96 Madagascar 133 Moscow Russia 150; Metro , Nyos, Lake, Cameroon 155 videogames 228 229 -he metsl178 jesters 257 magazines 103, 154, 175, 229 152, 153; State University gamma rays 31 heptathlon 255 jet eng nes 122 imagnetic fields 22, 25 170 0 Gandhi costumes 89 High Flyers 270-271 jigsaw puzzles 102 mail38 mothers 71 obelisks 170 garden gnome 89, 102 s high jump 253, 254, 255 journeys 221- 123 polar 107, ; Makkah Royal Clock Tow r emotocross 277 obesity 156 gardens 132 hippopotamus 47 , 57 116, 118 -11 , 9 125; quad bike Hotel, Saudi Arabia 171 motorcycles: rashes 163; cobser atvion wheels 170 garlic 92, 95 hockey 146, 248, 249; unicycle 113; sea 124-125; train 174 mammals 50, 56 58, 59 , journeys 123; people on 88; observatories 19 gas masks 257 109; see also ice hockey judo 263 mammoth 57 racing 276, 277; tightrope Oceania 134 135 -Gateway Arch, St Louis, USA holograms 200 juggling 9 ; chainsaws 110; on 1mangrove forests 41 90, 273; tricks 275 oceans 34; acid 35; biomes 170 home runs (baseball) 242, 243 unicycle 91 Manhattan, New York, USA 125 motor racing 107; games 229 40, 41; deep-ocean geese 51 Honduras 156 jumps: animals 62 63-; Manila, Philippines 153 Mountaineers 117, 118, 119, diving 411-115; glowing geoglyphs 138 Hong Kong 152, 168; athletics 252 , 253, 254, Manufacturing 176 177 -120 121-,122, 123 155; rowing 121, 122, 123, gestation 48, 59 Sanatorium 170 255; BASE 68, 270, 271; maps 37, 194 mountains 130, 135 alpine ; 124, 125, 261; sailing 125; gherkins 92 hornbill 57 board ksills 272, 732; Marathon, Battle of 154 biome 41; planetary 22, 23 swimming 69, 125 ghosts 154 horns 56, 57 mass participation 89; Marathons (race) 252, movies 49, 213 2 4 2, 1-17 ; oil 36, 37; platforms 170; giant panda 50, 53 horse racing 260 monster truck 275; 256-257; age 69; half actors 78, 106, 214, 2 5, 217; 1wells 115 giraffe 46, 57 horses 53, 60, 63, 99 over moving cars 111; 114, 254 animations 216; box office Oldest ... 68-69 Giro d'ltalia 258 horseshoe pitching 108, 109 parachute 69, 271 marathons (endurance): 196, 214, 215, 216 217-; olives 92 gliding 270 hospitals 170 Jutland Battle of 161 , darts 268; film watching directors 68. 106. 2 51 , Olympic Games 119, 239, 252; g oves 102 lhostages 160 14; gaming 229; ice hock y e217, 226 Oscars 107, ; 21 , 4medals 106, 117, 248, 252, gnomes 89, 100, 102 hot dogs 93, 94 K 246; lessons 147; pool 269; 226; premieres 214 226; , 254, 260, 261; Winter 260 goalkeepers goaltenders& : hotels 128. 129, 136, 171 K2120 skiing 260; snooker 269; producers 107; soundtracks On the Farm 60-61 soccer 238; ice hockey houses 154, 155 kangaroos 47 , 51, 63 static cycling 258; surfing 220; special effects o n io s 93 95 n, 246, 247 How Big Can Animals Get7 kayaking 124 273; tenpin bowling 269; 215; Star W s ar226- 227; opera 223 goals & field goals: ba ke bastll 46-47 kicks: cups off head 111; to TV talk show 224 stuntmen 81 Operation Overlord 161 250, 251; football 234, 235, How Deep Can We Go? head 110 Mariana Tre cn h 115, 120 mud 36, 132 oranges 92 237; e ho key 2 6 247; icc4, 114 115 -kidney transplants 63 1Mariner spacecraft 22, 23 mudflats41 orangutans 131 rugby 240, 241 soccer 238, ; How Famous Can You Get7 Kilimanjaro, Mount 120 Mario Kart 229 murders 156 organs 104; transplant 163 s 239; water polo 248 210-211 Kingdom Tow r, Saudi Arabia emarriage 73, 156 muscles 74 organs (musical) 207 goats 53. 54, 60, 61 How Far Will We Explore? 168- 168 married couples 80 music 218-221; awards 292; Oscars 107, 214, 226 gold143 20-21 kissing 13 Mars21 chart hits 68 2 8 221; , 1-ostrich 47, 63 Golden Temple, Amritsar, How Fast Can We Run? kite surfing 274 Mars Climate Orbiter 202 choirs 88; concerts 26, o ysters 92 India 130 232-233 kiwis 51 marshmallows 92 114, 219, 220; festivals goldfish 145 How Heavy Can We Lift? knives 103; throwing 91 m rsup a s 51. 52. 56 ai l136; games 228; movie p Golf 257, 264-265; courses 84 85 -koalas 51, 53, 134 martial arts 217, 263 soundtracks 220. 226; pacemakers 38 172, 264; ranges 264 How Long Can We Live? korfball 249 mascots 123, 256 online 164; opera 223; Pacific Ocean 41; ross ngcis gorges 137 66-67 Krakatoa Indonesia 206 , mass part c pat on 88 89i ii-; recordings 68; teachers 147; 122, 123, 124, 125; flights gorillas 46 How Much Climate Change Kursk, B ttle of 161 a.dressing up 12, 13, 89; videos 164, 220 o v e r117 CPS (Global Positioning Can We Survive? 34-35 ensembles 88 musical instruments 101, 102, paintings 104,105, 130, 146 System) 29 How Rich Can You Get? L matchbook covers 101 149, 177; ensembles 88 Pakistan 160 Graf Zeppelin 122 142-143 Lac Rose, Se engal155 matchbox labels 101 musicals 106, 217 223 , palaces 131 graffiti 105 How Tall Can We Build? lacrosse 249 mater alsi, man-ma e d195 Myspace 164 pandas 101 Gram my Awards 229 168-169 lakes 138, 155 mathematics 46 141,7 , 198- 19 9 Mysterious World 154-155 P nt naa al, Brazil 139 Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA how to be a record breaker -landfill ts es i36 37 , mating 50, 51 parachuting 69, 271 137 14- 1 5 land mines 180 matter30 N paragliding 122, 123, 271 Grand Slam (tennis) 266. 267 hula hoops 13, 256 languages 157 206 , Mauna Kea, Hawaii 19 nails 155 p ranormaal 154, 202 grandparents 71 HUMAN ACHIEVEMENT Large Hadron Collider 38, Maxwell Montes. Venus 23 names 59 paras tes 42 igrapes 92 82 111 -191, 192 McMurdo Station, Antarct cia narwhal 56, 57 Par s France 128 i, graphene 203 HUMANS 64 81-; longevity Largest ... 78-79 172 NASCAR racing 276, 277 parking 152; meters 153 Great Barrier Reef 41, 135 66 67 size 46, 65, 74, -; Las egasV, N e v ada 136 Mead crater, Venus 22 Nations 156-157; gun parks 136, 172; theme parks Great Pyramid of Giza. Egypt 78 81; speed 63 232 233 -, -lasagne 92, 94 meatballs 93, 95 ownership 179; height & 88 13,7 133,170 hummingbirds 51 lasers 181, 194, 195, 201 Mecca, Saudi Arabia 130 weight 79; marriage rates parliaments 158 Great Rift Valley, Africa 133 hurling 249 Latvia 147 media151 73, 156; Nobel Peace Prizes parrots 63 GREEN EARTH 32-43 hydrogen fuel 1 17 Lego 176, 177 m d cineie 205 17; schools 146, 147; wars particle accelerator/detector greenhouse effect 35 hydrothermal vents 40 legs 55; hair 75 memorabilia 98, 99, 100, 101 160; wealth 150, 151 38, 191, 192 Greenland 156 Le Mans 24 -hour race 276 memory 67, 199; bits 195 NAT0 161 parties 12 , 13 Grey Cup (Canadian football) lemons 93, 95 Menger sponge 199 Natural Bridges National pasta 93 236 ice: hotel 129; unw y 172 ra s leopards 58, 59 menus 27 Monument, Utah 136 pasties 94 Guatema a l156 ice caps 34 leprechauns 12, 13 Mercury Music Prize 218 n v es 161 a ipea shooting 108 guinea pigs 51, 62, 63, 145 ic ce ream 92, 95 lesso� 146, 147, 236 metros 152, 153 Nazca lines, Peru 138 Peace One Day 16-17 guitars 148 Ice Hockey 79, 246-247 letters 149 Mexico 147, 156 NBA Nat onal Basketball (ipearls 149 guns 177, 178, 179, 229; ray 179, Iceland 156, 160 Lexington, USS 160 Mexico City 152 Association) 107, 250 pencils 101 203; space 28, 29 ice skat ng speed 260 i, Leyte Gulf, Battle of 161 mice145 necks 76, 90, 110 penguins 46 gurning 108 iguanas 53 63 , libraries 172 Mickey Mouse 101 nematode worms 114, 194 pens 101 GWR Day 12-13 Inca 138 life 194; extraterrestrial ZO, 21 microelectronics 194 nests 42, 51, 55 gymnastics 69 India 36. 151, 157 life exp ctanc 157 ey microlights 270 netball248 Indian Ocean 124, 125, 155, 261 lifeguards 68 258, 7 military 61 0 1 1; -6space warfare neutrinos 192 H Indianapolis 500 277 lifts 162, 169 28-29 neutron stars 30 hailstones 155 Indonesia 135, 147, 206 light: pollution 37; speed of milk60, 61 New Horizons spacecraft 20 hair 67, 7 4, 75, 86 industry 3 7 ,176 177 -192,193 Milky Way 31 newspapers 13, 69 Hamburg, Germany 153 ln yC rs 276 277 da, light bulbs 200, 201 millionaires 106 New York City Subway, USA hammer throwing 253, 255 infrared 200 Light Fantastic 200-201 millipedes 55 152 handbags 148 insects 51, 52, 63, 207, 257 lighthouses 38 minarets 132 New York Marathon 257 handball 248, 249 International Space Station lightning 23, 162, 203 mince pies 92 New Zealand 157 handcuffs 91, 111 27, 205 lights 200, 201 mines 114. 115. 163 NFL (National Football hang-gliding 270 internet 156, 204, 210, 211; limbs, art f c al 1i i i77 Mir space station 26, 27 League) 234, 235 Hang Son Doong cave, social media 614 -165 lion 57 5 ,9 missiles 17 8 NHL (National Hockey Vietnam 33 iPad 177 lips 76, 77 M LB (Major League Baseball) League) 79, 246, 247 happiness 156 IPL (Indian Premier League) litters 51, 58 243 N agara Falls 136 iH rr Potter 98 ay cr ckiet 244, 245 Living in Space 26-27 moal 138 Niger 157

People at War 160-161 reefs 41. 135 shot putl 253, 255 s eep etl chase 253 254, 255 , towers 12, 13, 171 facing backwards 75 polar ; peregrine falcon 63 referees 237, 240, 246 showers 26 stick insects 51 toys 196, 214 118, 123; road walking 254 Persian Gulf 125 refugees 160 shrimps 92 stigmata 15? tractor beams 204 walls 131; climbing 275 Petronas Towers. Kuala religious gatherings 89 siblings 68. 80 stilts 256 traffic ghts 186 liWally/Waldo 89 Lumpur, Malaysia 169, 171 reptiles 63 Sikhs 89, 130 stir-fry 95 Trains & Railways 174-175 walrus 51, 57 Pets 53 ,144-145 rescues 160, 162 silk 55 stock markets 150, 196 trams 531. 174. 1 75 war 160-161 PGA (Professional Golfers' restaurants 151 simulator, spaceflight 21 stomatopods 200 trapeze 90 warships 160, 181 A ssoci t on 264 a i) reunions 147 Singapore Flyer 170 Stonehenge 28 1Trees 42-43 warthog 57 photographs 105, 144 ,149, rh noc roies 47, 54 sirens 206 storms 42 tr atihlons 260 washing machines 177 165, 200 rice c rackers 12, 13 ska eboarding 62. 272 stout 110 tricycles 184 Washington Monum nte, pi 198 rift systems 133 skateboards 103 strai jt ca kets 90, 91. 111 tries (rugby) 240, 241 USA 170 Pick of the Pops 218-219 riflesl78 skeleton (sled) 260 Street Fighter 229 trillthons 128 waste 36, 37 168 , piers 175 Rio de Janeiro. Brazil 1 39 ske e lt n 89 149 os , streets 186 triple jump 252, 253. 255 waler boatman 50 pigs 51, 61, 63, 101 Risky Business 110-111 skiing 118, 119, 162 , 260 Strength 86-87 tr p ets i l70, 71, 141 waterfalls 132, 136,138 pilgrimages 89, 130 risotto 95 skin 66, 74 stridulation 50 tropical rainforests 40, 41 watermelons 93 pineapples 94 95 , rivers 133, 139 skydiving 70 271 2. structur s 31, 170; ice 129; etrouser 103 s water polo 248. 249 pine boards 13 road walking 254 Skylab space station 26 magnetic 25; marine trucks 167, 275 water rockets 13 pine cones 42 Roads 1 2.5186-187 Skyscrapers 152 168 1 9, ,-6anima 41 religious 130 l; truffle s 148 waterskiing 274 pirates 89 robots 91 6 1-9 7 , 2 3 204 205; 0, , 170-171 submarines 28, 38, 114, 120, 181 tsunamis, sol r 25 awater slides 139 pitchers (baseball) 243 humanoid 195; industrial sleeping 27 submersibles 114-115, 119 tundra 40 Water Sports 274 pixies 100 176; wedding 73 slums 152 subways 153 tunnels 187, 189 wealth 142- 413, 15 ,0 151 pizza 93, 99 Rock of Ages 220-221 smell, se se nof 48, 66 Sudoku 198 turkeys 89 Weapons 178-179 planetary rovers 195 rockets 21. 28. 29 smog 36 Suez Canal, Egypt 188 · tusks 57 Weber Cup (bowling) 268 planets 20, 21, 204; roller coasters 131 smoking l56 sulphur dioxide 36 TV 224-225; actors 224, 225; Weddings 72-73; dresses 72, extrasolar 20, 30, 204; roller skating 275 snails 95, 144 sumo wrestling 78. 263 audiences 219, 220, 242; 256 pets 73, 144 ; Venus 22 23 -Romans 210, 257 snakes 45, 53, 54, 63 The Sun 24-25, 31 broadcasts 114; soap operas weight: carried 87; he ld 87 plants 139 roof bolting 109 snipers 161 Sundarbans, Asia 41 73; 3D 224 weightllftlng 84 8 , 86, 8-57 , pl typu 55 as roundabouts 187 snooker 269 s nfl wers 89 uotwins 146; age 68; births 70. 71; 110, 189, 262, 263 plays 222, 223 rowing 261; ocean 121. 122, 123, snowboarding 176, 272. 273 sunspots 24 25 , koala 51; s z 78, 79. 80 ie Wellington, New Zea land 134 ploughman's lunch 94 124. 125, 261 snow k t ng 123 -i isuperheroes 213. 217 Twitter 164, 165 whale shark 48 Pluto 20 Royal Mint 177 snow leopard 58 Superman 89, 99 typing 199 whales 46. 47. 50. 51, 114, 206; pogo sticks 111 royalty 79; see at so monarchs soap bubbles 88 surfing 62, 273 tyres 176, 177, 185 teeth 56, 57 poison gas 178 Rube Goldberg 203 Soccer 238 239 -surgery 68, 163; cosmetic 77 What's the Speed Limit? Pokemon 101 Rubik's Cube 197 Social Media 164-165; Survivors 162-163 u 192 193 -poker 107, 197 Rugby 240-241 Face book 641, 165 games ; swamps 139 UEFA Champions eag e 238, LuWheel Skills 275 polar bears 46 running: barefoot 257; 16 4 ; Twitter 164, 165; Swede 157 n 239 Women's 237 ; whee cl hairs 87, 123; sports Polar Journeys 118-119. c osrs -countr 253, 254y ; YouTube 164, 165. 210, 219 Sweet Treats 96-97 ukuleles 88 266, 275 122 . 123 full bo y burn 1 , 13; -d2SOCIETY 140-165 swimming 261; ocean 69, 125; Uluru, Australia 134 wheelies 9 , 275 0polar regions 107.11 ,6 120 journeys 123; juggling 91; socks 103 underwater 274 underwater 111. 206; bench wheels, observation 130 pole vault 254, 255 robot 95 speed 232-233; 1; solar eclipse 24 swimming pools 139 press 86; cable 200; car whips207 pole-weaving 62 in underwear 88; see also solar flares 25 Sydney Harbour Bridge 134 184; draughts 108; ocean whiskers 144 police 204 athletics; marathons solar power 186 T depths 41 1-1 5; 1painting whisky149 Pollution 36 37 -runs cr cket 244, 245 (i) solar prominences 24 104; w mm ng 274; siiwhistling 88 pool268, 269 Russia 157 Solar System 24. 25 Venus ; table tennis 267 weddings 72 73 , white canes 103 popcorn 95 Ryder Cup (golf) 268 22-23 taekwondo 263 underwear 13 88,103 . white dwarfs 31 population 107. 156, 157; solar wind 24 tails 144 unicorn 54 wickets (cricket) 244 cities 153 s soldiers, toy 148 Talyllyn Railway, Wales 175 unicycles 91, 184; hockey 109 wife carrying 108, 109 postal codes 152 Sahara 122 Somalia160 tanks 161, 180, 181 United States 151, 156, 175 Winchester House, San Jose, potatoes 92, 95 sailfish 63 Songwr t r Hall of ame 22ie s F1 tape measures 201 un vierse 30, 31. 206 USA 154 Power Sports 262 263 -sailing 117, 121.123. 125 Sound 206 207 -tapir 53 un viersi it es 106, 170 wind 168 power stations 38, 39 salads 95 South Africa 40, 57 1Target Sports 268-269 Unm nned A r a Vehicles ae il wine glasses 103 prematurity 71 salamanders 52 South America 138-139 Tasmanian devil 52 (UAVs) 180, 81 1 wingsuits 271 presidents 158, 159 salami 95 South Pole 116, 117, 118, 119, tattoos 6 77 7, Ursa Platform, Gulf of Mexico wing walking 69 prime ministers 107 salsa 95 120, 125, 182 tea bags 103 170 WNBA (Women' National s prime numbers 198 Salyut space stat on 26, is South Sudan 157 tea parties 12, 13 Uruguay147 Basketball Assoc at on 251 ii) Princess Tower, Dubai, UAE 28, 29 SPACE 18-31; ESP teachers 146, 147 Uruk, M e sopotam a i152 wok racing 108, 109 171 Sam Maguire Cup (Gaelic exp r m nt 202; e ieTeams Round-Up 248-249 US Open (golf) 264 , 265 wo f4l7 prints 105 football) 236 exp or t on 20 21 living la i-; Teamwork 88-89 wombats 52 pri onsers 17, 73,159 sandwiches 92 in space 26 27 nuclear -: teddy bears 149 v woodpeckers 53 prize mon y: golf 264; tennis esatellites 28 29 , reactor 38 teenagers 9 80 7, V2 rocket 29 wool 60 231 ; TV game show 225 saunas 108 space plane 28 teeth 48, 56, 57, 74, 101; false vampire finch 55 woolsack racing 109 proj ctoers, film 99 sausages 92 space shuttle 26, 28, 29 205 , 148; weight held 87 vampires 89 World Championships & Cups: pronghorn 63 scarification 76 space stations 26, 27, 28, Teeth, Tusks & Horns 56 57 -vans 184 Curious Contest 108-109; s Proxima Centauri 20, 21 school uniforms 256, 257 29 2 5 ,0telephones 103 vegetables 95 256, 257 , see also entries for specific publishing 213 schools 1 1,4146 147 -spacesuits 27 telescopes 19, 194 v hi leces 1 48 -185 189, 214; ,sports pull u-ps 87 Sci-fi Science 204-205 spacewalks 26 temperature 119 armour d 98; lifted 86e; World Leaders 158 159 -pumas 58 59 , SCIENCE 190-207 Space Warfare 28-29 temples 130 military 160- 8 : 1 1WORLD TOUR 126 139 -p mpk n 95 uis Science Frontiers 194-195 spades 103 tennis 79, 231. 266. 267 ; pulled 86; run over World s Strongest Man 6; '8push u-ps 87 scooters 122 184 , speech 206 w ee cha r 266 hlistomach 86 Woman 87 puzzles 198 scratchcards 101 speed 192- 193 animals 58, 62; ; Tes match r cket 244, 245 t (c i) Veto d'Or 258 World War ii 160, 161 p ram ds yi133, 137, 170 scr wdr ers 103 eivhumans 232-233 testes 51 V n eice Arsenal. Italy 176 wrestling 262, 263 gravy 108; ; pythons 45 scuba diving 114 Spice Girls 101 t xt ng 165 eiVenus 22-23 sumo 78, 263; toe 108 sculpture 105 spiders 55 Theatre 222-223 Venus Express orbiter 22, 23 Q sea battles 161 sp ngoe 52 theme parks 88, 137 vertebrates 53 X quad b kies 113 Sea Journeys 124-125 spontaneous human Three Gorges Dam, China 188 Victoria F a lls 132 q adrupulets 70 sea levels 34 combu t on 154 s iThree Poles Challenge 119 Videogamers 228-229 X Games 107 272, 273 , Quetzalc6atl Pyramid, Mexico SEASAT 28 SPORTS 230-277; arenas Thru t ssse 124 videogames 89, 96 2 9 257; 1, 0, 137 sensory deprivation t nk 203 a24 ; ball sports 236 23 ; 7-7thunder 23 sp n offs i-216, 227 y quetzalcoatlus 47 S v n Summits 120,123 e epower sports 262 263-; tidd yw nk 108 lis videos: music 164, 220: yachts 116 quintuplets 70 sewage 168 racing sports 260 261-; tigers 47 , 51, 58, 59 YouTube 164, 165 Y e llowstone National Park, quiz shows 197 shares 150 racket sports 266 26-7 : tightropes 90, 273 v o ni lis 88, 149 USA 136 Sharks 47, 48-49, 63 stadiums 235 236, 243, , time 204 Virtua ghter F i165 yoga 12, 13 R shaving 26 267; target sports 268 269-; Titanic, RMS 114 vision 200 yoghurt 92 rabbits 51. 63 She Collects ... 100-101 team sports 248 249-: T i it caca, Lake 139 Vitto i 11ra6 Youngest ... 106-107 Racing Sports 260-261 sheep 57, 60, 61, 63 tournaments 238, 268, toast 149 volleybail 249 You ube 164, 165, 210, 219 TRacket Sports 266 267 -Shibam, Yemen 152 269; TV 224; water sports toes 74 vomiting 27, 207 radio 205; broadcasts 13; Shinjuku Stat on Tokyo 153 i, 274; see also entr es for itoilets 177; space 26, 27 vortices 23 z equ pm nt 149 ieships 39, 162; conta in r 189; espec f c sports iiTokyo, Japan 153; Sky ee T rVostok spacecraft 21, 26, 27 zebra 53 radioactivity 39 crane ships 189; cruise squash 267 12, 13, 171 Voyager 1 spacecr ft a20 zomb es 89 irailways 17 4 -175 bridges 188; ; ships 61, 189; warships stair climbing 260, 261 tomatoes 95, 128 mod el 1 75; stations 153, 160, 181 Stanley Cup (ice hockey) 246 tongues 74, 77, 86 w 174, 75 underground 152 1; shipwrecks 114, 115 Star Trek 89 torn doe 162 as Wacky Vehicles 184-185 rainfall155 shoes 100, 103 Star Wars 226-227 tortoises 46 51, 52, 6 , 155 , 2Wadden Sea 41 rallying 276, 277 shopping trolleys 12, 13 stars 20, 21, 25 30 31; artificial , , touchdowns (American waist 75 rats 26 . 14 5 shops 69 152 ,201 football) 235 wakeboarding 273 recordings 206 shortfin mako shark 48, 63 Statue of Liberty, USA 170 Tour de France 258 259 , walking: backwards 123; Red Pyramid, Egypt 170 Shortest ... 80-81 stat es 131. 13u7 , 138 tourism 28 157 1, c rcuim an v gat on 116; feet ii

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nuclear fusion energy output released f m 226 ilcamera 194 walking with feet facing 28 blown 90; run barefoot 257; 38 Rugby World Cup win 240 canopy -p ot ng 270 ilibackwards 75 military space st t on 28 a iin wingsuit 271 nuclear power use (country) 38 social games company 164 cell 202 wheel change on spinning motorcycle double backflip .external foot rotation 75 number sequence counted out stock market crash caused by -combat jet 181 car110 275 gender difference in life loud 199 automated trading 196 computer 195 wife carrying 109 • motorway 186 expectancy 157 pitch mating call 50 TV audience for Super Bowl drag racing 276, 277 woolsack racing 109 mountaineering firsts 118, 120, girth of living tree 43 prize money: golf tournament act 219 f ibre optic cable 200 -wrapping person in newspaper 121, 122, 123 lifting capacity for ship 189 264; scientific proof of fighting vehicles 180, 181 13 music record ng firsts 218, 219, iloss by company 150 paranormal ability 202 Brightest fly ng boat 181 i-220,221 m k yiil-e lding goat breed 60 population 157 bioluminescence 200 galaxy pproachaing 30 Fewest Nobel Peace Prizes 17 north south range for big -price paid for soc al network ilight ever observed 200 glider 270 darts to score 1 000 00,,1 268 nuclear power stat ons 38 icat 58 developer 164 planet seen from Earth 22 humanoid robot running 195 divorces 156 nuclear powered pacemaker -pr ze iwinnings on TV game p pi to teac e ratio 147 ul --hr ice hockey shot 246 eggs produced by fish 51 38 show 225 quiz show score by a computer Busiest kite surfing 274 NHL wins In a season 246 nuclear reactor in space 38 product placement return for 197 airports 173 lacrosse shot 249 numbers for a culture 199 ocean canoeist 124 film 215 rated TV series 225 cargo airport 173 land mammal 58 points in basketball quarter ocean rows 121, 122, 123, rescue without loss of life 162 s a e ah r vlu 150 e metro network 152 matter in the universe 30 251 124, 125 river flow 139 speed survived in motorcycle railway network 174 microlight 270 smokers 156 Olympic alpinism medal 117 sense of smell in a fish 48 crash 163 station 153 military submarine 181 toes 74 Olympics featuring athletes span of athletics appearances tank produ t on rate 180 c imotorcycle tightrope wheelie from all continents 252 255 tree ring count 43 Closest 90 First parking meters 153 time d lation 204 iTV advertising rate 225 airports 173 possible In universe 192 193 -NB: Guinness World Records peace treaty 17 waterfall 132 finish in NASCAR racing 276 shark 48 only recognizes significant pharyngeal jaws used to catch Highest (height) shopping trolley, motorized \"firsts\" prey 205 Hairiest airport 172 Coldest/Coolest 12 13 ,acoustic hype er lns 207 planet found to orbit two domestic pig 61 altitude: achieved 21; big part of the Sun 24 skeleton sled 260 aeroplane (powered) 20 stars 204 family74 cat spec mein 58 golf ; road 186 skiing 260 AI devices 196,197 po son gas used on large sc lia e course 264; microlight teachers 147 skyd v ng 271 i iartificial guide st r 201 ain war 178 Happiest 270; nuclear explosion snowboarding 272 armoured car squadron 180 polar exploration firsts 18 1 91-1 , country 156 29; paragliding 123, 271; Darkest spa ecraft c20 ascent of north face of Eiger 123 satellite destro e yd from extrasolar planet 30 standing on skateboard 272 118 postal codes 152 Heaviest Earth 29 man made substance 195 -star spinning 30 b g cat in Europe 58 iprehistoric extinct cloning aircraft pulled 86 BMX vertical air 275 tank 181 blockbuster movie 49 project 204 armoured vehicle 180 bridges 188, 189 Deadliest/Most deadly t nn s ser e 266 eivboomerang 178 preserved railway 175 artiodactyl47 dam 188 anti personnel robot 196 -Tour de rance 259 Fcar to break sound barrier 124 production car factory176 birthweights 70, 71 flame by f re bre ther 90 i-aconflict 160 train journey 174 charge distribution image In remote-controlled bull 202 black hole 31 jumps animals 62 63: -; Everest year 124 trains 174 single molecule 195 railway firsts 174, 175 eggs 51 skateboard 272 lake 155 wacky vehicles 814, 185 circumnavigations 116, 117, 121, road traff c death 187 -ifruit and vegetables 94, 95 leap ing shark 48 mountain 120 w r h p 181 a si122. 123, 124 robot: astronaut in space 205; h av w ght world champion eye imountain 120. 130 smog 36 wind in Solar System 24 city152 digestive system 203 boxer 262 motorc c e tightrope 2y l: 75; unmanned aer a vehicle 180 i l in wingsuit 271 collision of white dwarfs 31 policeman 204 horn bill horn 57 w all climb 275 comics 212 satirical social network game man 78 n va gab e il lake 138 Deepest 114-115 Fastest (time) commercial filmed in space 27 164 pedal bike (rideable) 185 railway line 175 cold seep trench 41 100 m 232 233 while juggling -; computer firsts 196, 197, 200 science firsts 194, 195, 203 route cle rance vehicle 180 -askateboarding ollie 272 foundations 169 �91 country to impose compulsory scientific probe into tin -foil sportswoman 78 t ee 43 rhydrothermal vent 40 1,000 One-Day International education 146 hats 203 statue 137 tree nest 42 mult cellular life 194 iruns 245 dark sky park 136 s ent f c treatise on c ii itusks 57 w ta erfall138 note in universe 206 1 million followers on Twitter deep-ocean dive 118 spontaneous human twins 78 ocean dive 3, 119 164 dog in space 27 combustion 154 vehicle lifted with breath 86 Hottest road tunnel 187 athlet cs 252, 253, 254, 255 iEarth -like extrasolar planet sensory deprivation tank 203 v h cei le pulled by hair 86 marathon 257 submarine dive (manned) 120 bog snorkelling 109 204 skateboard 1080 272 wedding cake 73 p la e cin Solar System 24 submersible descent 119 bus pulling 87 eBay item sold 149 so ar powered road 186 l-weights lifted 84-85, 86, 87, planet 22 underwater escape 111 car pushing 86 electric railway pub c 174 (li ) song beamed into deep 262, 263; armcurls 87; carrying weight 87 electronic dialogue between space 26 beard 110: dead lift 86, 87: Largest (number) Densest circumnavigations 116. 117. 119, nervous s stems 203 yspace firsts 20, 21. 22. 23, e e y socket 86. 110; little ad ert s ng agency rvi ievenues objects in universe 31 1 5: of Australia 125 2ESP experiment in space 202 26 27 28, 29 -, finger 110: neck 110; nipples 151 population for a city 153 climbing Burj Khalifa 110 European Venus orbiter 23 spacecraft to lift off from 86; at sea 189; tongue 86 an mia l tricks 6 , 63 2coconut p er ng with finger ic iexoplanet that could support asteroid 21 woman 78 Antarctic expedition 119 Farthest 110 Ea thr-like lif 20 e spacecraft to reach surface of woman to give birth 71 ant war rally 16 i-archery arrow shot 268 comic book produced 213 exped t on to reach South iiMars21 wrestler 263 armed fo ce 160 rbull's-eye thrown In darts 268 cycling 258, 259 • Pole 116 Star Wars videogame 226 attendance: baseball 242 car accident flight survived 162 driving across USA in reverse Explorers' Grand S a lm 119, 125 stealth aircraft in combat 179 Highest basketball 250: F FIA World distance: cycled underwater 117 factory to use standardized stealth satellite 28 aircraft production 176 Cup 239; Gae c football li111: gliding 270; survived eating and drinking 92-93, 110; parts 176 st gmat c 155 iialcohol consumption 157 236; rugby 240, 241; In tornado 162; tracked by cup of coffee 268; glass 110; fascist dictator 159 submarine car 184 batting a erage (baseball) 242 vtenn is 266 lost dog 144 travelled from : sweets 96 female president 158 superhero 213 birth rate 157 auction of comic books 213 Earth 20 English Premier League goal female prime m n ster 159 iisurvivor of two nuclear attacks body burn percentage surv vie d bank collapse 150 flights: 122; airship 122; 238 fitness game 228 162 163 battles 161 autogyro 122: paraglider escape: handcuffs 91, 111: flights 116 117 118, 119 ,, tank 180 carbon dioxide levels 36 book of s gnatures 16 i122 271: powered , straitjacket 90, 91, 111 food irradiated commercially tennis golden Grand Slam 266 chocolate consumption 97 canopy form t on 271 a iparachute 271 farmer's walk 87 38 theatre 222 concentration: of heathers 40: carbon dioxide (CO,) golf shot 264 fitting into box 82 flying car 184 trapeze firsts 90 of theme hotels 136 em ssions 36 ihammer throw 255 hat trick in rugby 241 -food smuggled into space 26 tree 42 earn ngs baseball player i: carnival 139 juggling on unicycle 91 Isle of Man TT lap 277 graphene distillery 203 TV firsts 224 242: bea ch vol eyballl2 8: 4c lass with pe fe t attendance rcland and return sample --jelly baby sorting 96 graphic novel 212 Twitter firsts 165 footballer 239; golfer 265: 147 mission 21 journeys 122, 23 1guns 1 8 179 7-UAV: aerial battle 181: combat movie actors 215; surfer coffee produc r 156 eMalteser blown 97 jump over moving cars 111 haunted battle scene 154 wing180 273: TV 22 , 225 4collections 98-101: com cs iin object ever v s ble to the eye 31 i ikayaking across English heat ra gun 203 -y use of term \"shark\" 48 entertainment product museum 213; haunted dolls pogo stick underwater 111 Channel 124 helicopter firsts 82 183 1-videogame theme to win revenue 209 154; model cars 13: two-ski fall survived 162 Le Mans lap 276 hologram 200 Grammy Award 229 f eld goal percentage 235 ihea ed d animals 54: ski journey (solo) 119 marathons 256 257 -humans to walk on Moon 121 voice recording 206 food rrad ation dose 39 iivideogames 228

companies 150, 151 bun leer 264 trilithons 128 red carpet at premiere 214 survived: trapped underground precise value of pi 198 corporate bankruptcy 151 car parlc 153 truclc body 167 railway networks 175 163; with no pulse 162; premature birth 71 cream tea party 12. 13 cargo terminal 173 tunnel boring machine 189 railway platform 175 without food 63 1produced Main Battle anlc 181 Tdairy goat population 60 cat fangs 56 unicorn 54 reef 135 surviving: Janus cat 55; profitable restaurant chain 151 DDT producer 36 cave 33 unm nn d logistic vehicle 181 aerift system 133 transplant patients 163 prolific: cat 441; chicken 51; donkey sanctuary 60 Cherenlcov telescope 194 Venusian atmospheric vortices river 133, 139 table tennis rally 267 contemporary ecological footprint 157 circumstellar disc 31 23 roads 186, 187 tattoo session 76 playwright 22: emigrant population 156 cities 152, 153 vldeogame controller 228 runways/airstrips 172, 173 tennis rally 266 dancing game scorer 228: ensembles 88 clothing 103 w st 75 a isnalce living 45 theatrical management mother 70: videogame entertainment o ce over v i·carle tree 43 waterfall132 subway 153 organization 223 series based on project 226 crop glyph 155 wedding bouquet 72 teeth 56 47 ,t eatr ca run 222 hil licensed property 227; fee paid for appearance in dam (concrete) 188 tongue 74 theatrical performance (solo) v deogame magazine 229 ivideogame advert 228 deforestation 42 Last trains 175 222 protect ve female tortoise 51 ifestivals: beer 129: comic 212: eggs48, 51 B53 weapon dismantled 178 tuslcs 57 tramway in con t inual operation recent sharlc family discovered jazz 136 e waste site 37 -man on the Moon 122 walll31 174 48 film merchandising fr n ha cise explosions in Solar System 25 piclc 'n' mix sweets sold 97 wave surfed by a dog 62 trapped in lift 162 remote: man-made object 20: 227 factories 176, 177 wedding dress train 72 unexplained explosion tree42 financial rescue plan 51 1 feet 4 7Least wedding veil 72 detected from space 29 southerly: capital city 134: fine in Grand Slam tennis 266 fish 48, 49 air pollution (city) 36 wait for class reunion 147 road 186 floclc of birds to invade house foods and drinks 94-95: appealing sound 207 Longest-running weight held 87 spoofed film series 227 155 chocolate coin 12, 13, 96: corrupt country 157 annual class reunion 147 women's wrestling winning ta k d abou Faceboolc topics le -t food fight 128 rice cracker 12, 13; sweets dense goat coat 60 comic 212 streak 263 165 fortune made from film 96, 97 genetically diverse big cat 58 manufacturers 177 translated comic 212 franchise 226 galaxy cluster 30 peace for a country 160 musical in London's West Loudest travelled toy mascot 123 game of Angry Birds 228 game reserve 133 varied diet for sharlc 48 End 223 animals 206, 207 variable stature 81 gatherings: fancy dress 12, 13, geoglyphs 138 paranormal magazine 154 burp 206 varied diet for sharlc 48 89; pets 44 religious 89: in 1; glowing sea area 155 Lightest pressurized w t r reactor 39 -aepenis 50 visited: Silch shrine 130; theme space 27: women 89 golf facility 264 births 70 show on Broadway 223 pipe organ 207 park 137; waterfall 136 Guinness World Records guns (arm muscles) 74 car184 space grocery delivery siren 206 wanted man 161 attempt 16 hammerhead sharlc 49 person 81 programme 27 sounds 206 watched man on TV 224 hula-hoop workout 13 hand h ld firearm in space 29 -eTV shows 224 widely distributed big cat 59 landlocked navy 161 helicopter: 182: carrier 183 Longest (distance) Lowest widely used animal fibre 60 lessons: Gaelic football 236; highland region on Venus 22 board slide 272 Longest (time/duration) Bacon number 202 widely viewed factual school146 horn spread for domestic eyeball pop 75 adrift at sea 162 FTSE 100 closing price 150 programme 224 litters 51, 58 cattle 56 fall surv v ied in a lift 162 aircraft restrained 87 marathon 257 mail irradiation programme 38 horned toad 56 full-bod burn running 12, 13 y antimatter trapped 194 marriage ate 3. 156 rJMost advanced manufacturers 176, 177; human organ model104 goals: American football 234; banzai slcydive 271 numbers 198 humanoid robot 197 helicopter 183 hyperbolic crochet 198 rugby 240, 241 basketball spinning on population density 156 pilot helmet 178 menu in space 27 impact crater on Venus 22 golf: hole 264; holed putt 264; toothbru h s237 pupil-to teacher ratio 146 -sniper rifle 178 military operations 161 Inca discovery 138 shot 264 boxing world champion 262 roadworthy car 184 synthetic human brain 196 mobile phone gaming party islands: reed 138; sand 135 inverted flight 270 breath held nderwat r lll uescore: golf 264, 265; Test side warhead casing material179 228 land gorge 137 journeys 122-1 3 quad bilce 113 2; career teacher 147; : innings 244 weapon for drones 179 movie premiere 226 land vehicle 189 jump : by animals 63; monster sTV entertainer 225 temperature ever 119 nuc ear powered lighthouse l-landfill is tes 36, 37 truck 275; walceboard 273; embalmed lea d er on display Most dangerous programme 38 light bulb 201 waterskiing 2 4 7159 Most abundant road 187 nuclear rea tor building clip plates 76 Ieite s rf ng 274 uifull-body burn lll farm mammal 60 tree42 programme 38 LSD dose administered 203 motorcycle front flip 275 fusion r action sustained 39 enumbers198 Menger sponge 199 motorcycle reverse ride 275 gestation periods 48, 59 Most Most expensive observatory concentration 19 model airport 172 open s a race 261 -ehouse arrest 17 accurate cloclc 194 artworks 105 online auction house 149 monument 137 rail grind snowboard 273 () house construction 154 acidic acid rain 36; in Solar au tc ion items 105, 148 149 -online music playlist 164 mud building 32 1rail slide (walceboard) 273 human presence in space 27 System 22 baseball, signed 148 orangutan sanctuary131 newborn marsupial 51 slci races 260 impri onme t for head of snadaptable electronic boolc illustration 105 parliament 158 nuclear power station 39 swum underwater with one state 159 camouflage 179 calendar 148 personnel carrier family 181 observation wheel 130 breath 274 juggling 91 bioluminescent sharlc 49 chair149 publisher of comics 213 oil spills 36, 37 tightrope crossings 90 lasting po ullt on 37 ibloodthirsty bird 55 city to parlc in 152 red mud spill 36 palace 131 Tour de r nc 259; 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sheep 57 tattoos 76, 77 mountaineers 120, 121 collec ot in 101 referees: soccer 237; rugby hostage taking in country 160 -teams in rugby World Cup 241 nat ona park 136 il comic 213 240 internat onail Street Fighter teeth 56 74 , ' number problem unsolved ecos steym 40 sportsmen: athlet cs 254; iwins 229 Test match: d sm ssa s 245; iil198 farm animal breeds 61 basketball 250, 251; internet users per capita 156 runs 244 wins 244 ; ocean rower 124 frog 55 beach volleyball 248; juggling catches 91 theatre awards 223 open -a r nei cima operating 134 h e licopter 183 bowling 269; cycling 259; kicks to head 110 torches put out 90 opera 223 magnetic memory bit 195 d v ng 2 4 drivers i i7 ; 277; knives thrown around human 91 Tours de ra ce completed 259 FnOscar w nn ng actor 214 -iimodel railway 175 golf 265; e hockey 4ic27 ; lanes on a road 186 trees destroyed by storms 42 pair of Lev s 149 i 'nuclear powered attack -judo 263; kite surfing 2 47; legs 55 triplets/twins in one year at peop e l2 , 66-67, 68, 69 submarine 38 marathon 257; 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Peter Czerwinski (Canada, above) scoffed 13 Jaffa Cakes in just one m nute in London, U K , on 1 May 2012. iStijn Vermaut (Belgium) matched Peter's feat in Vichte, Belgium, on 6 May 2012. Highest altitude driven by car Gonzalo Bravo and Eduardo Canales (both Chile) drove a 1986 modified Suzuki Samurai car to an altitude of 6,688 m {21,942 ft) on the slopes of Chile's Ojos Del Salado volcano on 21 April 2007. First woman to climb all 8,000-m peaks without oxygen Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner (Austr ai ) summitted K2 on 23 August 20 11-her 14th \"8,000-er\" (a peak situated beyond 8,000 m, or 26 247 ft, ,above sea level) climbed without supplemental oxygen. Heaviest mantle of bees On 6 May 2012, Ruan Liangming (China) covered himself in a 62 kg 136 b .1-(- l14.51-oz) mantle of bees in Jiangxi Province, China. Longest duration wing-suit flight Jhonathan Florez (Colombia) was airborne in a wing suit for 9 min 6 sec above La Guajira, Colombia, on 20 April 2012. The following day, he flew the greatest horizontal distance in a wing suit-26.25 km (16.31 miles), again above La Guajira. He flew 28.91 km (17.52 miles) that day - the greatest absolute distance flown in a wing suit. Longest literary work in Pilish \"Pilish\" is a style of English writing in which the lengths of successive words correspond to the digits of {pi, or 1t 3.14159 ... ). The longest text written in Standard Pilish is Not a Wake by Michael Keith (USA), following the first 10,000 digits of the mathematical constant. The opening lines run: \"Now I fall, a tired suburbian in liquid under the trees/Drifting alongside forests simmering red in the twilight over Europe\", representing the digits 3 415926535 9793238 6 .184... Most calorific burger commercially available The Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, offers the 1.4 kg 3 lb 2.9 oz Quadruple -(--) Bypass b rger packing 9,982 u, calories, or 6.91 calories per g (195.95 calories per oz). In April 2012, the burger sold for $16.63 £ 0 50 - bacon (1.)included, sales tax excluded. Oldest company to supply Olympic medals The Royal M i nt (UK), which produced the medals for the 2012 Summer Olympics, was instituted in AD 886, which makes it more than 1,100 years old. Oldest Eurovision Song Contest entrant (male) Engelbert Humperdinck (UK, b Arnold Dorsey, India, 2 May . 1936) represented the UK at the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest aged 76 years 24 days. Humperd nck iperformed the track \"Love Will Set You Free\" at the 57th annual contest, which took place in Baku, Azerbaijan, on 26 May 2012. Oldest pig Born on 20 December 1990, Peeper (also known as \"Pete\") lived with his owners Ed and Denise Stottmann (USA) in Louisville, Kentucky, USA until , the age of 21 years 30 days. Oldest woman to climb Mount Everest Tamae Watanabe apan(J, b. 21 November 1938) summitted the 8,848 m-h gh -i(29,029-ft) peak of Everest for the second time on 19 May 2012 - aged 73 years 180 days.

S n E A K ER STOCKP I L E REUOLU T I O n A R Y S K ATER • FASTEST ••. Completion of T e amwork T e mple, Wii Party (Wii) Francisco Franco Pego and Sofia Franco Ruivo (both Portugal) completed T e amwork T e mple, Wii Party (Wii) in 60 seconds in Coimbra, Portugal, on 4 May 2012. Mile hula hooped (male) On 24 March 2012, Ash rita Furman (USA) covered a mile while hula hooping in 11 min 21.06 sec in New York City, USA. LARGEST .•• Chess piece • The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis and the World Chess Hall of Fame (both USA) created a \"king\" chess piece measuring 4.46 m (14 ft 7 in) tall and 1.83 m (6 ft) in diameter at its base. It was measured in St Louis, Missouri, USA, on 24 April 2012. Chocolate sculpture Fran�ois Melle! (France/USA) created a chocolate sculpture weighing 8,273.3 kg (18,239 lb 8 oz) and measuring 1.8 m (6 ft) tall and 3.05 3.05 m x (10 10 ft) at its bas t was x .I• • • • Crocodile in captivity Lolong, a saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), measured 6.17 m (20 ft 2.8 in) at Agusan del Sur province in Mindanao, the Philippines, on 9 November 2011. He weighed some 1,075 kg (2,370 lb). Nappy sculpture Huggies (Kimberly-Clark Argentina) created a diaper sculpture 5.14 m (16 ft 10 in) tall and measuring 13.2 m (43 ft 4 in) in diameter at the Golden Center, Buenos A resi, Argentina, on 14 April 2012. Glow-in-the-dark painting SZITIC Commercial Property (China) created a 04 18 m1.-' (1,121.38-ft g ow n-the dark ') l- i-painting in Shenzhen, China, on 29 March 2012. Indoor Ferris Wheel The government of Turkmenistan created an indoor Ferris Wheel with a diameter of 47.6 m (156 ft 2 in). It was measured in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, on 30 April 2012. Temp orary straw bale maze The MEGA MAZE, which measured 8,997.38 m' (96,847 ft , was constructed 2 )by Garden Cents (USA) in Rupert, Idaho, USA, and was verified on 1 October 2011. mo sT ... Likes on a Facebook item As of 21 May 2012, the most likes on a Facebook item is 1,045,272, in response to the announcement of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's Tom Schaar USA performed a \"1080\" three full () (rotations while airborne on a skateboard using ) a \"mega ramp\" at Woodward West in Tehachapi, California, USA, on 26 March 2012. Above, Tom receives his certificate from GWR's Kevin Lynch. People dressed as chefs A group of 2,lll people dressed up as chefs on 2 May 2012, in an event organized by the World Association of Chefs Societies (WACS) and Daejeon Metropolitan City Government in Daejeon, South Korea. People dressed as leprechauns A total of 1 263 epr chau s,len­each boasting the prerequisite green top hat and waistcoat, red beard and black buckled shoes filled the streets -of Bandon in County Cork, Ireland, on 17 March 2012. People in one pair of underpants A total of 169 participants squeezed themselves into a single pair of o ers ed vizunderpants at an event organized by Dr Pepper (UK) at Thorpe Park Chertsey, in Surrey UK, on 24 March , 2012.

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