world records
Unsurpassed global feats
World records are the best documented achievements in a given category—the fastest, longest, heaviest, tallest, or most extreme instances ever officially verified.
Guinness World Records is the dominant authority for cataloging these feats, from athletic accomplishments to bizarre stunts: She holds the world record for eating hot dogs.
The singular form describes a specific achievement: He set a world record in the 100 meters.
- track and fieldCompetitive stadium sports
- fastest timeQuickest recorded duration
- victoriesSuccessful outcomes in competition
- eventsThings that take place
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
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- sports recordswinning streaks, fastest time
- trivia topicsnational flags, famous landmarks, Olympic sports, famous paintings, literary classics
- World Referenceencyclopedia, reference book
- iconic momentsmoon landing, first flight, 9/11, D-Day, Titanic sinking
- cycling recordsfastest time, most wins
- swimming historyOlympic swimming, competitive swimming, swim strokes, backstroke, breaststroke
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