Paul and Olivia are back for another action-packed and entertaining episode. This is our seventh edition where we discuss and share some interesting, fascinating and bizarre facts in the world of sport and different athletic endeavor's. Some of what will be discussed include:
- An American Rock climber known for his free solo ascents of big walls.
- The former Indian cricket superstar who once fielded for Pakistan.
- A former English middle-distance runner who broke a record that was thought to be humanly impossible.
- A former NHL goalkeeper who was known as “Mr Goalie”, played a record number of consecutive games and invented his own form of keeping.
- Former English strongman Eddie Hall and his World records.-Dutch extreme athlete Wim Hoff and why he is known as “The Iceman”.
- What former MLB pitcher Gaylord Perry did the day man landed on the moon.
- Why Swimmers spread Icy Hot all over them.
- The lowest final scores in Rugby League, NBA, NFL and AFL.
- The fastest ever climb of Mt Everest
- American skateboarder Tony Hawk and his 900-degree spin.
- Unusual sports e.g., Regball, Soapbox, Canal Jumping, Ear pulling and Death Diving. The bizarre and hectic Japanese sport of Bo-taoshi
- The highest ever paid player in Major League Baseball
- The longest ever successful penalty goal kicks in Rugby Union. The longest ever drives in golf.
- Japanese tennis icon Shingo Junieda and his many Grand Slam records.
- Luke Aitkins the American professional skydiver and base jumper and his death-defying feat.
- A man who went canyoning and had to make a drastic decision when a 800 pound boulder crushed his arm.
Interesting sporting facts Part 7 sources
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfly_style
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Hall
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Stockton
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Wharton
5. javelin.com ‘100 surprising sports facts that you never would;ve guessed’. 3/10/2022.
6. Mountains rivers.com ‘mountains and rivers’, explorations by colin mathers, 14/10/2019.
7. https://www.icyhot.com/en-us
8. r/askreddit ‘what’s a weird or crazy sports fact that you’re confident nobody has heard of?’, u/willyscmitt.2022.
9. Sporting news.com ‘lowest-scoring NFL games in history:list of fewest points ever scored in one game’, jacob camenker, 11/12/2023.
10. https://www.afl.com.au/stats/leaders-awards/records
11. Edition.cnn.com ‘mount everest climber sets record for fastest ascent by a woman’, by lilit marcus, cnn, 29/5/24.
12. leverageedu.com wings ‘45+interesting facts about sports that you never would’ve known’, by hassan ullah khan, 1/8/24.
13. ranker.com ‘the 1000+ athletes of all time, ranked’, ranker community, 2/11/24.
15. Guinness world records.com ‘roger bannister: first sub-four-minute mile’, guinness world records ltd. 2024.
16. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Bannister
17. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heather_McKay
18. Guinness world records 2024, by Guinness world records, 14/9/2023.
19. britannica.com ‘10 unusual sports’, by everett munez, n.d.
20.gamebibs.com ‘ten strange and obscure sports facts’, 24/5/24.
21. National museum of australia.gov.au ‘defining moments, aboriginal cricket team’, 28/9/2022,
22.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Aboriginal_cricket_team_in_England_in_1868
23. kids.kiddle.co ‘history of sport in australia facts for kids’, kiddle encyclopedia, 29/9/24.
24. https://www.ultimatetennisstatistics.com/record?recordId=OldestGrandSlamChampion#google_vignette
25. Mccrindle.com ‘australia, the sporting nation’, by mccrindle, 2019.
26. Guinness world records.com ‘longest place kicks:rugby union’, 1/1/2001.
28. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_Berkshire
29. Jaacob bowden.com ‘who was mike austin’, coach, trainer and pro-golfer.n.d.
30. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_Aikins
Intro and Outro Music- Ignition by Soundroll from Upbeat
Background Music- Energizer by RA from Soundroll from Upbeat.
