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  2. Longest recorded sniper kills - Wikipedia

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    The longest confirmed kill in World War II was by German sniper Matthäus Hetzenauer at 1,100 metres (1,200 yd). The science of long-range sniping came to fruition in the Vietnam War. US Marine Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Hathcock held the record from 1967 to 2002 at 2,286 m (2,500 yd). [12] He recorded 93 official kills.

  3. List of longest NBA field goals - Wikipedia

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    These attempts are generally buzzer beaters when there is not enough time left on the clock to pass or dribble the ball further upcourt for a closer and easier shot attempt. Baron Davis holds the record for longest NBA field goal; on February 17, 2001 , as a member of the Charlotte Hornets , he successfully made an 89-foot shot while visiting ...

  4. Rob Furlong - Wikipedia

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    The distance was measured as 2,430 metres (2,657 yd). With a muzzle speed of 823 metres per second (2,700 ft/s), each shot reached the target almost three seconds after Furlong fired. This became the longest sniper kill in history at the time, surpassing the previous record set by his teammate, Master Corporal Arron Perry, by 120 metres (130 yd).

  5. Craig Harrison (British Army soldier) - Wikipedia

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    The L115A3 Long Range Rifle. Craig Harrison (born November 1974) [1] is a former Corporal of Horse (CoH) in the Blues and Royals, a cavalry regiment of the British Army, who from 2009 to 2017 held the record for the longest confirmed sniper kill in combat, at a range of 2,475 m (2,707 yd).

  6. Arron Perry - Wikipedia

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    Arron Perry is a former master corporal in the Canadian Forces who in March 2002 broke the 34-year-old record for the longest recorded sniper kill in combat, completing a kill at a range of 2,310 metres (2,526 yd) during the War in Afghanistan.

  7. Ukrainian sniper ‘breaks world record after killing Russian ...

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    The world-record comes just a year after Ukraine almost broke the record when one of its snipers shot a Russian soldier from 1.7miles away, thought the be the world’s second-longest combat kill.

  8. 8 of the greatest manhunts in history - AOL

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    5. James Earl Ray. On April 4, 1968, James Earl Ray shot and killed Martin Luther King Jr. during a speech at the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis, Tenn., forever changing history.

  9. List of snipers - Wikipedia

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    A British Army sniper who achieved the fourth longest confirmed kill shot in history (2,475 m) using the Accuracy International L115A3 Long Range Rifle. [23] N/A United Kingdom: Carlos Hathcock: 1942–1999 1959–1979 A renowned United States Marine Corps sniper who is credited with 93 confirmed kills. [24] [25] 93 United States: Dejan Berić ...