There are few who are indifferent to sports. The vast majority not only watch football matches, the Olympic Games, but also zealously support their favorite team. However, few people know about the records, which often remain unbroken.
The history of the origin of sports
Physical education has ancient roots. We can find the first mention of sports in ancient states that existed before our era. Competitions were held as a ritual, and became the basis of future Olympic Games. The list of these sports disciplines included:
- Belt Wrestling.
- Archery.
- Fencing.
- Fist fight.
- Horse racing.
- Chariot racing.
- Jane and discus throw.
- Hunting.
- Gladiator fights.
World records in sports
Physical culture after a while was reborn from a simple fun into a serious, large-scale industry. Sport is not only a struggle with an opponent, but also a test of one's own strength in the fight against difficulties and obstacles. Sometimes thisthe fight leaves an eternal mark in the history of the whole world. This imprint is expressed in the setting of records, which once again prove the invincible strength of the human spirit.
Below we have presented a list of the most famous world records in sports:
- July 9, 1988, Gabriela Reinsch set a world record with a discus throw of 76.80 meters.
- Wayne Gretzky. Set the record for throwing goals in one season 92.
- On November 2, 1986, a truly epochal fight took place, after which Mike Tyson became the youngest world heavyweight champion. The boxer at that time was not even 23 years old.
- Natalya Lisovskaya became the world shot put champion in 1987 when she pushed him 22.63 meters.
Records not broken
Some records are not destined to remain unbroken for long. However, there are people who have managed to achieve results that will remain the best for a long time, and maybe forever. Unbroken world records in sports that no one has managed to beat:
- August 30, 1986, the European Championships in Athletics took place, at which the Soviet athlete, hammer thrower Yuri Sedykh, launched it at a distance of 86 meters 74 centimeters.
- At the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Florence Griffin-Joyner became the women's 100m and 200m champion. She set an unbeatable record of 10.49 seconds. In addition, the athlete became the winner in the 200 meters race, whichran in a record 21.34 seconds.
- American Michael McCastle holds a new world record for the most number of pull-ups per day. The athlete pulled himself up 5804 times in 24 hours.
- Yarmila Kratohviliva set the absolute record in running at the Women's World Championships at a distance of 800 meters. She managed to run the race in 1983 in just 1.53 minutes. Ana Fidelia Quirog tried to approach her record - 1:54:44 and Pamela Jelimo - 1:54:01.
- The undivided achievement in women's high jump belongs to Bulgarian Stefka Kostadinova. The athlete in 1987 jumped to a height of 2.09 meters. There were contenders who tried to break the record of the Bulgarian athlete. Blanka Vlašić, Kaisa Bergvist and Anna Chicherova challenged the record holder but to no avail.
Skating
World records in speed skating also left a mark on the history of sports competitions. The main goal of this discipline is to overcome a certain distance on skates faster than your opponent. According to the current rules, this distance is a vicious circle. The athlete who runs the track faster than the others becomes the winner of the competition.
Since the middle of the 19th century, ice skating has become widespread. A key role in the development of this sport was played by competitions that were organized in 1805 in the Netherlands province - Friesland. These competitions, according to their structure, wereprototype of modern speed skating matches.
However, the first officially recorded competitions were held in Great Britain in 1863. Since then, Great Britain has been considered one of the organizers of speed skating. Great Britain was the first in the world to host a national championship, which took place in 1879. Over its long history, this sport has managed to give the world champions with their records:
- Pavel Kulizhnikov is the absolute record holder. Passed 500 meters in 33.98 seconds at a speed of 52.94 km/h.
- Canadian Jeremy Wotherspoon ran the 500m in 68.31 seconds at 52.70 km/h.
- American Shani Davis ran the 1000 meters in 1:06.42 at 54.20 km/h.
Sports achievements of Russian athletes
Set world records in sports and Russia. Our athletes often achieved such results that they got into the Guinness Book of Records. This category includes such prominent personalities:
- Rodnina Irina Konstantinovna is a famous Soviet figure skater who has not lost in any competition in her entire sports career.
- Sergey Bubka - Soviet athlete. His jump of 6.15 meters became an absolute world record.
- Elena Isinbayeva. Russian athlete, athlete. In 2008, in Beijing, she managed to overcome a height of 5.05 meters. For all the time she played sports, she set about 30 records.
- Tatyana Lysenko. Russian athlete, athlete. In 2012 at the Olympicgames in London set a record in the hammer throw. On the first attempt, she managed to launch a projectile at a distance of 77.56 meters. A year later, she set a new record of 78.80 meters.
