The Guinness Book Of Sports Records

A collection of sports records from archery to yachting. Includes results of the 1996 Summer Olympic games.

The Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition 2019 is the global authority on all things videogames. Inside the 12th edition of the world’s best-selling videogames annual you’ll be able to delve into your favorite games like never before – from returning favorites like FIFA, Overwatch, Call of Duty, Minecraft, Super Mario and The Legend of Zelda, to all-new instant classics such as Fortnite, Monster Hunter: World, Dragon Ball FighterZ, and NieR: Automata. Inside you’ll be able to delve into your favorite games like never before – from returning favorites like FIFA, Overwatch, Call of Duty, Minecraft, Super Mario and The Legend of Zelda, to all-new instant classics such as Monster Hunter: World, Dragon Ball FighterZ, NieR: Automata and Fortnite. You’ll be able to discover who the best FIFA 18 player in the world is, the size of the biggest monster in Monster Hunter: World (clue: it’s really, really big), which Overwatch player has healed more players than any other and find out which eSports pro won over $2.4 million in 2017 alone! We’ll also introduce you to some of the most amazing gamers on the planet. From Nathaniel “Nathie” de Jong, the world’s most popular VR-dedicated YouTuber, to Ray “Stallion83” Cox who has the world’s highest Xbox Gamerscore. And that’s not forgetting Joseph Garrett, Stampy Cat himself, who holds one of Minecraft’s strangest records ever – let’s just say cake is involved... Stampy Cat has also provided a special guest intro that you’ll only find in the Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition 2019. Talk of Stampy Cat brings us speedily to our World Builders special chapter – a well-constructed celebration of the games that let us build, including Minecraft, LEGO® Worlds, Roblox, Terraria and more. You’ll have chance to don your hard hat too by taking part in our Reader Challenges that could put your name in lights in next year’s Gamer’s Edition. So, whether you want to know who the world’s most popular Fortnite player is, see the planet’s biggest Game & Watch, or find out which nation is the best at Pokémon, you’ve come to the right place!

This reference of world records and league, tournament, and race winners covers seventy-five major and minor sports.

From the world's fastest man to the world's fastest caterpillar, the largest pizza order to the largest chocolate bar--5,026 lbs.--GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS is the most complete, authoritative, and exciting guide to every record, statistic, and feat of human endeavor and natural wonder imaginable. And it's packed with exciting photos to back them up! HARD TO BELIEVE...BUT ABSOLUTELY TRUE: *The fastest piece of furniture in the world is a motorized sofa with a top speed of 87 mph *The 650-volt shock produced by an electric eel is powerful enough to stun an adult human or light an electric light bulb *The longest fingernail ever grown was 2 feet 3 inches long *Cameron Diaz is the world's top-earning actress, with estimated earnings of $40 million in 2001 And that's only the beginning! Dive into the awe-inspiring, newly expanded Guinness World Records 2004 and discover a feast of fascinating facts in a range of subject areas, from entertainment and sports to technology and science. Animal, vegetable, or mineral, if it's occurred and been recorded, you'll find it here.?