The Strangest Sports Records From Around The World

The Guinness Book of World Records is filled with some eye-catching and unique records from around the globe. Unsurprisingly, some of the athletic feats accomplished are equally as astounding. Here are some of the strangest sports records from around the world.

Fastest 50m walking on hands with soccer ball between legs

Zhang Shuang trained for three years to attempt this record, accomplishing the feat without using his feet. Shuang walked 50 meters on his hands with a soccer ball between his legs in a world-record time of 26.09 seconds on April 30, 2016, at China West Normal University in Nanchong, Sichuan, China.

Most Thomas flairs on pommel horse in one minute

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKuEI5h5PlY

Farthest swim wearing handcuffs

Elham Sadat Asghari spent nearly three hours swimming off Bushehr, Iran, to set this unique record. Her hands were bound together by police handcuffs as she swam 4.2 kilometers mainly using her legs to propel her body forward. Asghari trained and practiced for a year in Turkey prior to this record attempt.

Most consecutive soccer ball touches with two soccer balls

Norman Habri (France) is a circus artist who specializes in freestyle soccer. He spent two years practicing juggling two soccer balls with two feet prior to setting this Guinness record on February 26, 2017 in Paris.

Longest time spinning a basketball while surfing

Bernie Boehm (USA) spun a basketball on his finger for 33.25 seconds while surfing waves on the set of Officially Amazing on August 31, 2013, at Ponce Inlet in Daytona Beach, Florida, for this unique record.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DKTfaqsgJQ

Fastest 100m hurdles wearing swim fins (male, individual)

As if trying to clear a hurdle isn’t hard enough, imagine doing it while wearing swim fins. Christopher Irmscher holds the 100-meter record for fastest time doing just that. Irmscher set the mark Sept. 13, 2008 on the set of Guinness World Records – Die Grössten Weltrekorde in Cologne, Germany.

Fastest marathon carrying two car tires

Running the 26.2 miles that comprise a marathon has almost become old hat. Now competitors challenge themselves further, doing so pushing baby strollers, juggling, or carrying certain objects. Mikeal Ball ran the 2013 Austin Marathon in Texas in 4:24:13 while carrying two car tires on his shoulders for this record.

Fastest 100m running on all fours

Four legs are better than two, right? Kenichi Ito (Japan) took to his hands and feet to run 100 meters in a record-breaking 15.71 seconds on November 6, 2015, at Komazawa Olympic Park Athletic Field in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.

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