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Guinness World Records, known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as The Guinness Book of Records and in previous United States editions as The Guinness Book of World Records, is a British reference book published annually, listing world records both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world.
The first edition topped the bestseller list in the United Kingdom by Christmas 1955. The following year the book was launched internationally, and as of the 2024 edition, it is now in its 69th year of publication, published in 100 countries and 23 languages, and maintains over 53,000 records in its database.
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This category is for articles about a subject who at some point set a world record. They still qualify for this category even if they no longer hold the record because it was later surpassed, since they held it at some point in the past; much like deceased people are no longer actively doing politics but are still categorized as politicians.
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In the United States, the form World's Record was formerly more common. The term The World's Best was also briefly in use. The latter term is still used in athletics events, including track and field and road running to describe good and bad performances that are not recognized as an official world record: either because it is not an event where World Athletics tracks the record (e.g. the 150 ...
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Long jump: 7.98 m Nguyễn Tiến Trọng: 18 September 2019 Vietnamese Championships Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Triple jump: 16.67 m (+1.3 m/s) Nguyễn Văn Hùng: 19 December 2013 Southeast Asian Games: Naypyidaw, Myanmar [17] Shot put: 17.39 m Phan Thanh Bình: 9 May 2023 Southeast Asian Games: Phnom Penh, Cambodia ...