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Anthony Kelly (born 1964) is an Australian martial artist and world record holder. Often called the "Arrow Catcher", [1] [2] [3] and referred to as a ninja, [4] [5] Kelly is renowned for his fast reflexes, in particular his ability to catch fast moving items. He has made numerous television appearances.
Armin Hary (German pronunciation: [ˈaʁmiːn ˈhaːʁi] ⓘ; (born 22 March 1937) is a retired German sprinter who won the 1960 Olympic 100 meters dash. He was the first non-American to win the event since Percy Williams of Canada took the gold medal in 1928, the only German to ever win the event in the history of the Olympics, the first man to run 100 meters in 10.0 seconds and the last ...
Sergey Bubka's 1993 pole vault world indoor record of 6.15 m was not considered to be a world record, because it was set before the new rule came into effect. Bubka's world record of 6.14 m, set outdoors in 1994, was surpassed by six consecutive records set indoors, most recently by Armand Duplantis in 2023 with a 6.22 m mark. In 2020 ...
Linford Christie was found to have metabolites of pseudoephedrine in his urine after a 200m heat at the same Olympics, but was later cleared of any wrongdoing. [22] [23] [24] Of the top five competitors in the race, only former world record holder and eventual bronze medalist Calvin Smith never failed a drug test during his career. Smith later ...
He holds the record for the "fastest punch" in the Guinness World Records. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The punch was registered at 45 miles per hour. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] In 2012, he qualified for the summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom .
Bolt also holds the 200 metres world teenage best results for the age categories 15 (20.58 s), 16 (20.13 s, former world youth record), [341] [342] 17 (19.93 s) and 18 (19.93 s, world junior record). [88] He also holds the 150 metres world best set in 2009, during which he ran the last 100 metres in 8.70 seconds, the quickest timed 100 metres ...
Key No longer contested at the Summer Olympics Men's records Usain Bolt currently holds three Olympic records; two individually in the 100m & 200m, and one with the Jamaican 4 × 100 m relay team. Ethiopian long-distance runner Kenenisa Bekele holds the Olympic record in the 5,000 m. ♦ denotes a performance that is also a current world record. Statistics are correct as of August 5, 2024 ...
The following is a list of sports and games, divided by category. According to the World Sports Encyclopaedia (2003), there are 8,000 known indigenous sports and sporting games . [ 1 ]