In the world of sports, we have had such brilliant world records that made many people reassess what was considered humanly impossible earlier that now seemed possible. Here is a list of 10 brilliant world records in sports : 10. YELENA ISINBAYEVA IN POLE VAULT : Isinbayeva, in July 2005, became the champion of champions by passing 5m record (becoming the first woman to do so) and a month later she touched 5.01 m. 9. UWE HOHN IN JAVELIN : In 1984, when the wind was blowing high Uwe Hohn Javelin made an astounding throw of 104.80m. That day Hohn set a record of being the first man to throw the javelin more than 100m. It is a rare world record. 8. FLORENCE GRIFFITH-JOYNER IN 100M : She made a record of 10.49 in 100m in the quarter-finals of the US Olympic Trials, the world was stunned. 7. SERGEI BUBKA IN POLE VAULT : In 1994, he set the world record of 6.14 and was the first man to clear 6m as well as the only one to clear 6.10m. 6. ROMAN SEBRLE IN DECATHLON : In 2001 Roman Sebrle with a world record of 9026, became the first person to score over 9000 points in the decathlon. 5. PAULA RADCLIFFE IN MARATHON : She also holds the European record for the 10,000m at 30:01:09. 4. JARMILA KRATOCHVILOVA IN 800M : In 1983, she entered small tournament in Munich on a whim as an 800m runner, and ended up breaking the world record with a time of 1:53:28 at the age of 1983. Impressed by her own performances. 3. BOB BEAMON IN LONG JUMP : He had made an incredible jump of 8.90. 55 cm further than the previous world record. 2. JONATHAN EDWARDS IN TRIPLE JUMP : In 1995 Jonathan Edwards from Britain became the first man to legally clear 18m with a jump of 18.16m at the Gothenburg World Championships. 1. ROGER BANNISTER IN MILE : Oxford University at Iffley Road Track in Oxford, with 3,000 spectators watching he made a record of finishing in 3 min 59.4 s. Source Staff : sporteology
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