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From human achievements to the extremes of the natural world, here you'll find curated lists filled with some of the most incredible world records from the many thousands contained in the Guinness World Records database.
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Guinness World Records, known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as The Guinness Book of Records and in previous United States editions as The Guinness Book of World Records, is a British reference book published annually, listing world records both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world.
World records. [edit] Sydney McLaughlin-Levronebeing greeted with a "World records are my favorite food" sign at the 2022 World Athletics Championships. World Athletics (then IAAF) commenced the recognition of world records in 1912, and indoor world records after 1987.
The World Record Academy spans the globe to find the widest selection of authentic World Records from around the world. Each new world record is carefully verified using our world's largest (online + offline) database and by a panel of top specialists in that field.
Published worldwide, The Guinness Book of World Records has been translated into more than 40 languages. It is one of the top-selling copyrighted books in publishing history, selling an average of about 3.5 million books annually and more than 150 million books since it was first released in 1955.
A world record is usually the best global and most important performance that is ever recorded and officially verified in a specific skill, sport, or other kind of activity. The book Guinness World Records and other world records organizations collates and publishes notable records of many.
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Beijing (CHN) 28 FEB 1998. The place to find all the facts, figures and results from the world of athletics.