Brits Who Ruled The Guinness World Records

Celebrating the weird and the wonderful Brits who have smashed world records over the last 60 years!

Rachel Addine
Created by Rachel Addine
On Aug 27, 2015
1

Bruce Masters - Most Pubs Visited

As of 29 January 2014, Masters has visited 46,495 pubs and various drinking establishments since 1960.

2

Sam Wakeling - Longest Distance On A Unicycle In 24 Hours

Sam Wakeling covered 281.85 miles on a unicycle in a 24 hour period at Aberystwyth, Wales.

3

Garry Turner - Stretchiest Skin

Due to a rare medical condition called Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Turner is able to stretch the skin of his stomach to a length of 15.8 cm (6.25 in).

4

Tony Glover - Heaviest Onion

The heaviest onion weighs 8.5 kg (18 lb 11.84 oz) and was grown by Tony Glover in 2014.

5

Johnny Strange - Heaviest Weight Lifted By Pierced Ears

The heaviest weight lifted by pierced ears is 14.9 kg (32 lb 13.5 oz).

6

Anne Woods - Gurning World Championships Most Wins (Female)

Woods has won 27 Gurning World Championships at the Egremont Crab Fair in Cumbria, between 1977 and 2010.

7

Curtis Rivers - Highest Bungee Jump

Rivers performed a bungee jump from a hot air balloon at 15,200 ft (4,632 m) over Puertollano, Spain, on 5 May 2002.

8

Tom Leppard - Most Tattooed Senior Citizen (Male)

The most tattooed senior citizen is Tom Leppard, almost 80 years old, who has 99.9% of his body covered.

9

Paddy Doyle - Most One Arm Push Ups In One Hour

The record for the most one arm push-ups completed in one hour is 1,868 and was set in 1993.

A former paratrooper, Doyle has broken 55 Guinness World Records for endurance sports in the past 25 years.

10

Maria Leijerstam - First Person To Cycle To The South Pole

British cyclist Maria Leijerstam departed from the edge of the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica on 17 December 2013 and reached the South Pole 10 days 14 hr 56 min later, on 27 December 2013.

11

Ann Atkin - Largest Collection Of Gnomes And Pixies

As of March 2011, Atkin has 2,042 gnomes and pixies, all of which live in her 4-acre Gnome Reserve in West Putford, Devon, UK.

12

Paula Radcliffe - Fastest Marathon (Female)

In 2003, Paula Radcliffe completed the London Marathon in 2:15:25.

13

Nick Ducker - Greatest Distance Carrying A Car In One Hour

The greatest distance carrying a car in one hour was 428.4 m, which was achieved by Ducker in 2015.

14

Brian Hudson - Most Consecutive Somersaults On A Trampoline

The record for the most consecutive somersaults on a trampoline is 3,333 and was set by Brian Hudson in 2003.

15

Andrew Lovie - Oldest Message In A Bottle

The oldest message in a bottle spent 99 years and 43 days at sea. A drift bottle with number card 731B was recorded by Captain Brown as being released at 60 14.00'N 002 22.00'W on 12 June 1914. It was recovered by fishing boat engineer Andrew Lovie at 59 33.60'N 002 04.20'W on 25 July 2013.

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