Hula Hoop Marathon Record
Note: We do not know any age-class records. So please do not ask for
them. There is only one "general" record without age-class
restrictions. Please note that rules 9 and 10 (see below) apply.
The Rules
(If you want to break a record that is published in a record book or
governed by an international authorithy, there may be other or
additional rules. See here for more
information.)
- The record is for continuous revolution of a hula hoop.
- A standard size and weight hula hoop must be used.
- The hoop must be revolved between the shoulders and hips.
- If the hoop passes above the shoulders the attempt is ended.
- If the hoop passes below the hips the competitor has 30 seconds
in which to try to recover it without using his/her hands or arms. If
the hoop is not revolving above the hips within 30 seconds the attempt
is ended.
- If the hoop passes below the knees and/or touches the ground, the
attempt is ended.
- Once the hoop has begun to spin the hands of the competitor must
not touch the hoop. If the challenger touches the hoop with his/her
hands, the attempt is ended.
- Rest breaks of 5 minutes per hour are allowed. (Note: This rule
has been changed; in previous years, this was a non-stop categories)
- No person under the age of 14 may compete.
- Persons aged between 14 and 18 must, before competition, be in
possession of a document signed by their parent or legal guardian,
giving them permission to compete. This document must be added to the
log book and witnessed before the attempt has started.
- A fully-qualified practising member of the medical profession
must be present at all times watching the attempt.
- The entire attempt must be filmed on audio video.
The Records
| 10:47 hrs |
Mary Jane Freeze (USA)
(aged 8) |
19 August 1976 |
| 24:30 hrs |
Christa Tybus (Great Britain) |
10-11 June 1978 |
| 54 hrs |
Kym Coberly (USA) |
7-9 October 1978 |
| 60 hrs |
Tonya Lynn Mistal (USA) |
27-29 July 1983 |
| 72 hrs |
Kym Coberly (USA) |
17-20 October 1984 |
Unverified claims:
88 hrs by Tonya Lynn Mistal (USA) 9-14 July 1986
90 hrs by Roxann Rose (USA) 2-6 April 1987
The most hoops twirling at once, from a dead start
The Rules
(If you want to break a record that is published in a record
book or governed by an international authorithy, there may be other or
additional rules. See here for more
information.)
- This record is for the greatest number of hula-hoops that can be
spun by an individual simultaneously.
- Standard size and weight hula-hoops should be used for the
attempt.
- The person attempting the record must hold all of the hula-hoops
without assistance.
- He/she must be able to sustain a minimum of three full
revolutions with all of the hoops remaining between shoulders and hips.
- The person making the attempt/item should be given, along with
the date and place.
World Records
| 58 |
Connie Baker (USA) |
April 1975 |
| 62 |
Jo Ann Barnes (USA) |
3 October 1976 |
| 63 |
Peter Hernandez (USA) |
1 April 1979 |
| 75 |
William K. ("Chico") Johnson (USA) |
7 April 1982 |
| 81 |
William K. ("Chico") Johnson (USA) |
19 September 1983 |
| 82 |
Reneé Pilz (Germany) |
3 September 1994 |
83
83 |
Anja Müller (Germany)
Cia Grangér (Finland) |
1998
25 October 1999 |
| 85 |
Katja Lange (Germany) |
6 January 2001 |
| 90 |
Katja Lange (Germany) |
10 April 2002 |
| 95 |
Yana Rodinova (Great Britain) |
8 April 2003 |
99
|
Aleysa Goulevich (Belarus)
|
26 April 2004
|
100
|
Kareena Oates (Australia)
|
4 June 2005
|
101
|
Alesya Goulevich (Belarus)
|
11 June 2006
|
105
|
Jin Linlin (China)
|
28 Oct 2007
|
Lori Lynn Lomeli (USA) spun
82 hoops simultaneously on 5 Aug 1999 and 83 hoops on 16 June 2001.
This
was published in the Guinness Book of World Records (English edition)
while the records from Germany were published in the German edition.
Sofie Gyldenøhr Schwartz (Denmark) set an inofficial record of 107 hula
hoops spun in 2007 in Copenhagen. Details and a video can be found here.
The largest Hula Hoop
circumference
|
record holder
|
date and venue
|
10.0 m (32.8 ft)
|
Roman Schedler
(Austria)
On Sept 9 1999 Roman spun this hoop for 15:21 minutes.
|
27 May 1995, Lustenau (Austria)
|
11.3 m (37.0 ft)
|
Laura Rico Rodriguez (Spain) |
14 Dec 2001, Madrid (Spain)
|
12.5 m (41 ft)
|
Tsuji Nozomi (Japan)
|
1 January 2003, Tokyo (Japan)
|
13.2 m (43.3 ft)
|
Paul "Dizzy Hips" Blair (USA) |
June 2003, Bellevue, Washington
(USA)
|
15.3 m (50.3 ft)
|
Ashrita
Furman (USA)
|
September 2005
|
15.7 m (51.5)
|
Ashrita
Furman (USA) |
1 June 2007
|
Hula-Running
The Rules
(If you want to break a record that is published in a record
book or governed by an international authorithy, there may be other or
additional rules. See here for more
information.)
The record is for the fastest time to travel a given distance
while spinning a hula hoop.
- A standard size and weight of hula hoop should be used.
- The hoop should be clearly marked with a ribbon, band or some
other means so that it can be easily judged whether or not it is
revolving.
- The hoop must be revolved between the shoulders and the hips.
- The hoop must be revolving before a competitor may cross the
starting line.
- If the hoop passes above the shoulders or below the hips, the
competitor should cease running and may not run again until the hoop is
once more being revolved between the shoulders and the hips.
- At no time during the attempt may a competitor move forward if
his/her hoop is not revolving.
- At no time may a competitor move forward if his/her hoop is
spinning either above the shoulders or below the hips.
- Once the race has begun a competitor may only touch the hoop with
his/her hands in order to start it revolving again. At no time
may
a competitor touch the hoop with his/her hands while running.
- The attempt should take place on a pre-measured one mile track
at, for example, a sports centre or stadium or similar. It
must be accurately measured and marked out at even intervals.
- There must be two independent witnesses in attendance at all time
throughout the attempt.
- An experienced timekeeper must time the attempt using an accurate
timing device.
The Records: 100 m
Roman Schedler (Austria) ran 100
m while spinning a hoop in a time of 13.84 sec on 16 July 1994. VIDEO (AVI, 1.2 MB)
The Records: 1 Mile
The Records: 10 km (Men)
The records: 10 km (Women)
time
|
record holder |
date and venue |
1:58 hrs
|
Andrea Stockbrügger (Germany) |
13 May 1982 |
1:43:11 hrs
|
Betty
(Shurin) Hoops (USA)
|
30 May 2005 at the Bolder
Boulder 10K Race in Colorado, USA
|
Fastest Hula Hoop Spinning
Leah Black (Great Britain) achieved 162 revolutions of a hula hoop in
one minute in the New Paul O'Grady Show, London on 10 April 2006.
Hula Hoop with A Tractor Tyre
Roman Schedler (Austria) spun
a tractor tyre weighting 24 kg (53 lb) for 71 seconds at the 5th SAXONIA Record Festival on 24
Sep 2000 in Bregenz, Austria.
Hula Hooping While Hanging Suspended
Kareena Oates (Australia) spun 41 hula hoops between shoulders and hips
when she hang suspended from the wrists in the Australian Guinness
World Records TV show on 4 June 2005.
Hula Hooping Underwater
time
|
record holder |
date and venue |
2:20 min
|
Ashrita
Furman (USA) |
May 2007 at Island Dophin Care
in Key Largo, Florida
|
2:38 min
|
Ashrita
Furman (USA) |
1 August 2007 at the Nassau
County Aquatic Center in East Meadow, New York |
Simultaneous Hula-Hooping
The record for simultaneous hula-hooping (minimum time: 2
minutes) is for 2,290 participants at Chung Cheng Stadium in Kaohsiung
(Taiwan) on 28 October 2000.
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