Sentences with phrase «held world records»

After the dust had more or less settled in 1915, a startling fact emerged: for the preceding 20 years Irish or Irish - Americans held world records in about a dozen standard track and field events.

The Kansas alum held world records at 880 yards, a mile and 1,500 meters, and won Olympic silver in the 1,500 in» 68.

They found those traits in an unlikely man — a cypherpunk, part - coder, part - activist, who boasts of holding a world record for the most failed attempts at building a business around peer - to - peer, decentralized file sharing.

In Twitter history, Charlie Sheen holds the world record for racing the fastest to one million followers; bad behavior helped the TV actor reach that milestone in 25 hours and 17 minutes two years ago.

Two - time Olympic champion, Ashton Eaton, holds the world record in both the decathlon and indoor heptathlon.

And China holds the world record for the number of offenses punishable under the death penalty — 55.

According to The Washington Post, as of 2014, there are nearly 90 guns for every 100 people — we hold the world record (No. 2 is Yemen with 55 guns for every 100 people).

Seymour, Wisconsin currently holds the world record for producing the largest hamburger after cooking an 8,266 pound burger at Burger Fest on August 4, 2001.

Elizabeth Brinton, the lady who held the World Record — that I beat — sold to President Reagan.

Roman Šebrle of the Czech Republic — who won gold medalist at the 2004 Summer Games in Athens and held the world record in the event before Eaton came along — did not finish, withdrawing due to injuries.

# 9 Renaldo Nehemiah NEWARK Set high school records in 120 - yard and 110 - meter high hurdles; held world record in 110 - meter high hurdles from 1979 to» 89.

The whole thing has happened to him so quickly that Ollen still speaks of it in rather bemused tones — something like a sleepwalker who has just been awakened and informed that he holds the world record for swallowing goldfish.

Half - Miler Arnie Sowell, who is the son of a Pittsburgh city - county building maintenance man and is a college junior, has not yet run 880 yards as fast as Olympic Champion Mal Whitfield (who holds the world record of 1:48.6), California's Lon Spurrier (who exceeded the record with a 1:47.5 race this spring) or Miler Wes Santee (who turned the trick at last week's Modesto Relays with 1:48.5).

That means a victory in every one of the men's events, to wit: 1) the 500, which takes no more than 40 seconds; 2) the slightly less explosive 1,000, in which Eric holds the world record of 1:13.60; 3) the middle - distance 1,500 at roughly 2:15; 4) the 5,000, which demands both endurance and hard driving, at about 8:20; and 5) the muscle - devouring event that is the speed skater's version of the marathon, the 10,000.

True, Smith, who holds the world record for the 220 - yard dash, did not win the 220.

Currently there are «285 hosts registered to hold world record events in 17 countries including Australia, Belgium, Canada, Switzerland, Chile, Germany, Spain, Finland, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Mexico, Malaysia, the Netherlands, and the US» (The Great Cloth Diaper Change, 2013).

When it rains, it pours in the Indian town of Cherrapunji, which since 1861 has held the world record for rainiest 12 - month period.

ERIK AKKERSDIJK holds the world record for doing it in 7.08 seconds (watch a video).

Oymyakon also holds the world record (along with Verkhoyansk) for the coldest temperature ever measured on earth at an inhabited site: — 67.7 °C -LRB--90 °F) set on February 6, 1933 (almost exactly 80 years ago).

Eric Spoto currently holds the world record bench press (unassisted) at 722 #.

She now holds the world records for the most marathons run on consecutive days (it was 17 for women; 52 for men).

John Landis» The Blues Brothers might hold the world record for most car crashes in a comedy, but it definitely holds the world record for most car crashes in a musical.

He currently holds the world record for the fastest 100 % and Any % runs of Super Metroid (NTSC) and the fastest 100 % and Any % (No out of bounds) records for Metroid II: Return of Samus.

Until recently, Timothy McVey (not the terrorist) thought he had — for all these years — held the world record on Nibbler.

The open top version, the Venom GT Spyder, now also officially holds the world record.

Hennessey Venom, which is manufactured by United States - based Hennessey Performance Engineering, holds the world record for fastest acceleration.

His father is a lawyer who holds the world record for the most footnotes in a law review article (4,812).

The last thing I want to mention about the Aura One lighting system is that this device holds a world record of the most LED lights.

The Aura One lighting system holds the world record of the most LED lights on an e-reader.

Aura One lighting system holds a world record of the most LED lights on an e-reader.

Did You Know: Okmulgee, OK, hosts a Pecan Festival every year and holds the world record for the biggest pecan pie, pecan brownie, pecan cookie, and largest cookie and ice cream party.

Oldest Kitty The oldest cat currently holding the world record is a female named Creme Puff, who was born August 1967 and passed away in August 2005, with a lifespan clocking up to a grand total of 38 years.

A jack of all trades, this talented Pom holds a world record for the fastest dog to run on two paws.

In fact, its close cousin, the Neapolitan Mastiff, holds the world record for largest litter of 24 puppies.

Currently, APBTs hold world records in several weight classes.

In fact, an English Mastiff named Aicama Zorba holds the world record for heaviest dog with a recorded weight of 343 pounds.

In fact, a St. Bernard named Benedictine still holds the world record for being the heaviest dog ever at 357 lbs.

If You Chicken Out: Drive your car or take a VIP Land Rover tour ($ 150 per guest) of the 4.5 - mile auto trail through the 350 - acre Wild Safari, which holds the world record as the largest drive - through safari outside of Africa.

Thurso holds the world record for being the coldest place ever to hold the ASP world qualifying series.

Raja Ampat actually holds the world record for the most species of fish recorded on one dive!

Hokkaido's natural splendour doesn't stop there; Lake Mashu is widely regarded as the most beautiful in Japan and once held the world record for highest water clarity.

Visit Wat Traimit the Temple of the Golden Buddha which still holds the world record for the biggest Buddha image, then it's on to the Saphan Phut (Memorial Bridge) night market, Paknam Talad flower market and sample street food along the way.

The range of possible creations is insane (it holds the world record for the most advanced spell creation in a game).

He currently holds the world record for all other tracks in Mario Kart 64, and he's trying to complete the list with D.K.'s Jungle Parkway.

It holds the world record for longest developement time, and it's away to increase that record by even more.

His last sale at Sotheby's included Warhol's «Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster)» that sold for $ 103 million and still holds the world record price for the artist to date.

(Even though Mount Washington did hold the world record until 1996 for the fastest wind gust ever recorded on the surface of the Earth — 231 miles per hour on April 12, 1934!)

Now, after remaining idle for some time, Uniper has petitioned regulators to decommission it despite the plant recently holding world records for efficiency.

Simon is a veteran of these endurance swims, having swum the English Channel in 2011 and the 35 - kilometre route from Hong Kong to Macau in 2014, for which he holds the world record.

She also holds the world record for both events.