Sentences with phrase «own world record»

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.

And for me, there's nobody with a better reputation for creating loyal relationships with buyers than Joe Girard, deemed the «Greatest Car Salesman» by The Guinness Book of World Records.

The world record stands at just a hair more than 20 seconds (that's only 20 seconds looking at the deck, people!)

There's much to learn from the professional athlete, Hollywood actor - slash - producer and five - time Guinness World Record holder.

One of the first YouTube - exclusive campaigns by a major brand, the clip earned a spot in the Guinness World Records as the most viewed online ad ever, with more than 25 million views in less than two months.

To reach the oil, it has had to drill horizontally up to 8 miles out below the seabed, setting one world record after another for the longest wells ever drilled.

The world record for running a half marathon in a suit.

He bested a world record time of 2:02:57 by Dennis Kimetto of Kenya, a feat achieved at the Berlin Marathon in 2014.

With support from his closest influencers, he not only raised funds and arranged meals for shelters, but he broke a world record for the most cereal donation at a single event.

And we just sold this world record stone, and that was a pink diamond,» said David Bennett, worldwide chairman of Sotheby's International Jewellery division, ahead of the auction.

You look down at your watch and you realize that you have set a new world record.

Mind you, this was not Que's first world record.

The singer now earns more than $ 45 million a year and holds the 2012 Guinness world record for fastest - selling digital album by a female artist.

Hof is the holder of 20 Guinness World Records for withstanding extreme temperatures.

In 2014, the Guinness Book of World Records gave her an award for Longest TV Career for an Entertainer (female), for her, at that point, 70 years in the industry.

Now even though the Sultan boasts an estimated personal wealth of more than $ 17 billion, and had been receiving haircuts from Mr. Modestou for nearly two decades, the total cost served to shatter the previous world record for the world's most expensive trim.

Known as «the Fifth Beatle» Martin was named by Guinness World Records as the most successful music producer ever, with more than 50 No. 1 hit records over five decades.

The world record was 25 and Kobayashi doubled it — something that seemed impossible.

Australia's women retained their Olympic title by winning the 4x100m freestyle relay in world record time, with sisters Bronte and Cate Campbell swimming the last two stages to overhaul the United States, despite the efforts of Katie Ledecky on the anchor leg.

Hungary's Katinka Hosszu ended her long wait for Olympic victory and Australia captured two gold medals in an exhilarating first day of swimming competition that saw three world records smashed in Rio on Saturday.

Dubner told what he called the «disgusting and ridiculous» story of how the thin Japanese man shattered world records and redefined competitive eating at Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot - dog eating contest in Coney Island, N.Y.

Hosszu, five times a world champion but without a medal from three previous Olympics, demolished the world record by 2.07 seconds in the final of the women's 400 meters individual medley.

Greek runner Michail Seitis set a world record for his division with a time of 49.66 seconds in the men's 400 - meter final on Thursday.

She won an Olympic gold in the 800 - meter freestyle at 15, has won nine golds in two World Championships, and owns three current world records.

The auction house broke a world record this spring with the sale of an 18 - karat gold, diamond - encrusted Himalaya Birkin for nearly $ 380,000.

Her world record in the 800 - meter freestyle is seven seconds faster than the next competitor, and she now owns the eight fastest times in the history of the event.

Medvedeva hasn't lost a competition since 2015 and has routinely beaten her own world records during this dominant run.

When she wasn't smashing her own world records, she was catching her breath for seconds at a time before the second - place swimmer finished.

Ethiopian distance star Dibaba owns five world records after breaking the 26 - year - old indoor - mile record by four seconds in February 2016 at the IAAF World Indoor Tour.

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.

That includes visits to World Record hot spots in the U.S. such as the World's Tallest Outdoor Rock - Climbing Wall in Reno, Nevada; Bowling Green, Kentucky's Mammoth Cave National Park, which is home to the world's longest known cave system; the World's Largest Living Tree — a giant sequoia named General Sherman — in California's Sequoia National Park; and the volcanic - formed Crater Lake in Oregon, which at 1,943 feet is America's deepest lake.

Baumgartner shattered three other world records: highest manned balloon flight, highest altitude jump and the fastest free fall.

It currently has a population of four and holds the Guinness World Record for «the smallest area to lay claim to nation status.»

Madrid broke the transfer world record when it spent # 85.3 million (then $ 100 million) on the former Tottenham Hotspur player in 2013.

The world record was 25.

The 19 - year - old U.S. swimmer, who earned five gold medals and broke world records, won't be partaking in any sponsorship deals since she's opted to enroll at Stanford University instead of going pro.

The shot put star became the first American woman to win a gold medal in the sport, and also set an American world record.

At 2,716.5 feet, Burj Khalifa — which currently holds the Guinness World Record for the tallest building — has 160 habitable levels, the most of any building in the world.

Katinka Hosszu, the «Iron Lady» swimmer from Hungary, shattered a world record and won three gold plus one silver medal at the Rio Olympics.

For a solve to qualify as a world record it has to be done in an official championship setting, in which the cubes are randomly scrambled by a computer.

He has also edited cool stuff, like photo essays from the Canadian tar sands to the streets of Cairo, a profile of Vine's hottest star, and documentaries on the binge - watching world record and hacking the grid.

Rodrigo Koxa claimed the major prize at the Big Wave Awards in California after breaking the world record - surfing a 24.28 m (80ft) swell.

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

He was awarded the Guinness World Record for the biggest wave ever surfed at the ceremony on Saturday night.

Maya DiRado of the U.S. kicked things off by snatching gold from Hungary's Katinka Hosszu, the heavy favorite and fastest qualifier in the event, to win her second gold in her first Olympics, while Michael Phelps ended his individual Olympics career with a three - way tie for silver, and Katie Ledecky set yet another world record to defend her 800m title.

She wasn't racing the field but the clock, spending most of the race more than a second - and - a-half under her own world record pace, set earlier this year.

Who better to go to for fun and helpful sales advice than the Scouts» top cookie seller, Katie Francis, a 13 - year - old sales wunderkind whose feat of selling 22,200 boxes of cookies this year beat her own world record?

And we just sold this world record stone, and that was a pink diamond.

The swimming competition at yesterday's Olympic games was full of indelible visuals: Katie Ledecky crushing her own world record in the 400 - meter freestyle, 21 - year - old Ryan Held crying on the podium after his team's victory in the men's 4 × 100 - meter, and Michael Phelps» shoulders, which were dotted with large, wine - colored circles.