Database

LONGEST STANDING ATHLETICS WORLD RECORDS

1. Men's 4 x 1,500 metres relay: Federal Republic of Germany (Wessinghage, Hudak, Lederer, Fleschen), 14min 38.8sec (17 August 1977).

2. Men's 50km walk: Raul Gonzalez, 3hr 41min 38.4sec (25 May 1979).

3. Men's 200 metres: Pietro Mennea, 19.72sec (12 September 1979).

4. Women's 4 x 200 metres relay: German Democratic Republic, 1min 28.15sec (9 August 1980).

5. Men's 25,000 metres: Toshihiko Seko, 1hr 13min 55.8sec (22 March 1981).

6. Men's 30,000 metres, Toshihiko Seko, 1hr 29min 18.8sec (22 March 1981).

7. Women's one hour: Silvana Cruciata, 18,084 metres (4 May 1981).

8. Men's 800 metres: Sebastian Coe, 1min 41.73sec (10 June 1981).

9. Men's 1,000 metres: Sebastian Coe, 2min 12.18sec (11 July 1981).

10. 4 x 800 metre relay: Great Britain (Elliott, Cook, Cram, Coe), 7min 3.89sec (30 August 1982).

SEEDINGS FOR 1995 RUGBY WORLD CUP

1. Australia

2. England

3. New Zealand

4. Scotland

5. France

6. Ireland

7. Western Samoa

8. Canada

9. South Africa.

MOST WIDELY USED GOLF BALLS ON 1993 EUROPEAN TOUR

(source: Sports Marketing Surveys)

1. Acushnet/Titleist (71.4 per cent).

2. Dunlop Maxfli (20.2 per cent).

3. Slazenger (4.1 per cent).

4. Spalding (3.1 per cent).

5. Bridgestone (1 per cent).

6. Wilson (0.2 per cent).

7. Ram (0.1 per cent).

MOST COMMON SURNAMES AMONG PROFESSIONAL BOXERS

1. Smith

2. Williams

3. Rodriguez

4. Johnson

5. Perez

6. Lopez

7. Gonzalez

8. Brown

9. Martinez

10. Garcia

MOST PROLIFIC BIRDIE-SCORERS IN US GOLF (US PGA Tour totals for 1993)

1. John Huston (426).

2. Jim McGovern (412).

3. Fred Funk (394).

4. Keith Clearwater (384).

5. Jay Haas (374).

6. Steve Lowery (372).

7. John Flannery (370).

8. Payne Stewart (365).

9. Brian Claar (364).

10. Davis Love III (361).