|
|
| |
Did
you know that an American Randy Barnes
holds the record for longest men's shot
put?
On May 20, 1990, he achieved a
distance of 23.12 m (75 ft 10.25 in),
in Los Angeles, California, USA!
While
I keep practicing to do as well as that, check
out some other amazing sporting world
records.
|
|
| |
Highest
NBA Career Average |
|
|
 |
|
The highest N.B.A career average
for players exceeding 10,000 points
is 31.5, by Michael Jordan, who
scored 29,277 points in 930 games
for the Chicago Bulls between
1984 and 1998. |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
Most
Penalties Missed By One Soccer Player
|
|
|
|
|
|
Martín Palermo of Argentina,
missed three penalties during
his team’s defeat by Colombia,
in the 1999 Copa América
in Paraguay. His first shot hit
the crossbar, the second landed
in the stands, and the third was
saved. |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
Highest
Home Runs
|
|
|
| |
|
George Herman "Babe"
Ruth hit 714 home runs from 8,399
times at-bat – a record
rate of 8.5%. |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
Fastest
Speed On A Skateboard |
|
|
| |
|
Gary Hardwick of Carlsbad, California,
USA, set a skateboard speed record
(maintaining a standing position)
of 100.66 km/h (62.55 mph) at
Fountain Hills, Arizona, USA,
on September 26, 1998. |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
