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world record

quantified value of an event that is more extreme than that of all comparable events worldwide, often in sport
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world record

Summary

world record is a criterion[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • world record's instance of is recorded as criterion[3].
  • world record's instance of is recorded as quality[4].
  • world record is a type of record[5].
  • world record's Commons category is recorded as World records[6].
  • world record's said to be the same as is recorded as record[7].
  • world record's topic's main category is recorded as Category:World records[8].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include criterion[3] and quality[4]. world record is a type of record[5].

Why It Matters

world record has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

Related Entities

Guinness World Records Mo Farah Yaroslava Mahuchikh

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Twitch tag id → 2b19c8f9-695f-4ea1-a5fe-eba176770dbc
    Subclass of → record
    Said to be the same as → record
    Instance of → criterion, quality
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: world-records, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289969161|world records (#289969161)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's ta"
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