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Niftski. Niftski is an American speedrunner who was the fastest person in history to ever complete Super Mario Bros. at 4 minutes, 54 seconds and 631 milliseconds. He also holds other world records for the video game and was the first person to beat it in less than 4 minutes and 55 seconds.
Speedrun of a SuperTux level. Speedrunning is the act of playing a video game, or section of a video game, with the goal of completing it as fast as possible. Speedrunning often involves following planned routes, which may incorporate sequence breaking and exploit glitches that allow sections to be skipped or completed more quickly than intended.
Dream (YouTuber) Clay[ 5] (born August 12, 1999), known by his online alias Dream, is an American YouTuber, Twitch streamer, speedrunner and singer who is known primarily for creating Minecraft content. Dream has been active online since 2014, but did not gain substantial popularity until 2019, with the release of his "Minecraft Manhunt ...
Games Done Quick. Games Done Quick ( GDQ) is a semiannual video game speedrun charity marathon held in the United States, originally organized by the Speed Demos Archive and SpeedRunsLive communities. Since 2015, it has been handled by Games Done Quick, LLC. [ 2] Held since 2010, the events have raised money for several charities.
Men's pole vault world record progression. The first world record in the men's pole vault was recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1912. [ 1] As of June 21, 2009, 71 world records have been ratified by the IAAF (now World Athletics) in the event. Since 2000, World Athletics makes no distinction between indoor ...
The first world record in the 110 metre hurdles for men ( athletics) was recognized by the International Amateur Athletics Federation, now known as the International Association of Athletics Federations, in 1912. The IAAF ratified Forrest Smithson's 15.0 mark set at the 1908 London Olympic Games as the inaugural record.
A plaque on Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria, commemorating Valeriy Brumel 's high jump world record of 2.25 m set on 31 August 1961. The first world record in the men's high jump was recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) in 1912. As of June, 2009, the IAAF has ratified 40 world records in the ...
The first world record in long course (50 metres) swimming was recognized by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) in 1961, while the women's world record times were officially acknowledged in 1958. [citation needed] In the short course (25 metres) swimming events the world's governing body has recognized world records since 3 March 1991.