Four track meets and six races later, Robinson was an Olympic champion and a joint world record-holder.
Before Dibaba, the great Kenenisa Bekele -- a three-time Olympic champion and double world record-holder in the 5, 000 and 10, 000m -- was the most famous product of the area.
Lu and a previous pi-memorizing record holder, Hideaki Tomoyori, who recited 40, 000 digits of pi, have said they linked words or images to groups of two, three or four numbers.
The ATP Champions Tour roster now reads like a who's who of tennis with former grand slam all-time record holder Pete Sampras a recent addition, plus the likes of Goran Ivanisevic, Stefan Edberg, Richard Krajicek and Open Court's own Pat Cash.
On a cold, rainy afternoon, the American-record holder eased to victory in the 100 meters, finishing in 10.02 seconds into a headwind Saturday.
Martin is a good bet for podium finishes for the AIM team while Manx-based Welshman Griffiths is a former lap record holder and a course specialist.
But the new find is a planet just a third the size of that recent record-holder, smaller even than our Solar System's smallest planet, Mercury.
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Perhaps in a few years after the record-breaking perennial title holder Tony McCoy has hung up his whip.
In the past, the organization has arranged for a rice cooker in the room of marathon world record-holder Paula Radcliffe.
The 39-year-old is a former marathon world record holder and has two Olympic 10, 000 metres silver medals in addition to five world cross country titles.
Reno informs us that, as a young girl, she loved the celebrated land-speed-record holder, Flip Farmer.
On a dramatic day for Britain's athletes, new national indoor record-holder Kate Dennison jumped an impressive 4.35m in the pole vault final but needed to break another GB record to progress and had to settle for sixth position.
His co-driver, Tracy, is a Guinness Book of World Record holder for completing the Hot Wheels Double Loop Dare at the 2012 X Games.
The current record-holder for current, as it were, is SuperPower, a firm based in Schenectady, New York.
Dayron Robles, the world record holder, pulled up mid-race with what appeared to be a hamstring pull.
But the marathon world-record holder, 37, surged clear at halfway to win by a huge margin from Kenya's Kiplimo Kimutai in a time of 59:33.
Porter Hall, an Alabamian who has spent his life on the quest, is building a 25-acre lake in Mississippi, in which he plans to grow the next world record-holder.
Usain Bolt: The man whose name sounds preordained by the Gods, a real-life superman, the greatest sprint showman that ever lived, the world-record holder and the newly crowned double Olympic champion.
ATHENS, Greece (CNN) -- Ian Thorpe and world record holder Pieter van den Hoogenband are set for a classic confrontation in the 100 meters freestyle final on Wednesday with the Australian seeking to pull off an unprecedented 100m, 200m and 400m Olympic treble.
Wilkinson extended his world-record points tally to 1, 119 with a penalty after 15 minutes, while All Blacks fullback Mils Muliaina had a try ruled out by the video referee before Carter overtook Andrew Mehrtens as the Kiwis' overall record-holder with another kick seven minutes later.
And while decathlon world record holder Ashton Eaton doesn't have his medal yet, he will carry a solid 220-point lead over teammate Trey Hardee into the second day of the competition Thursday.
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