Discover 365: Sport - The ultimate guide for every sports fan

Wow your friends and become an expert on all kinds of sports trivia with Guinness World Records, 365: Sport - the ultimate, pocket-sized guide on all things sports from Guinness World Records. 

Now available in bookstores across the UK, 365: Sports is a pocket-sized format with a big heart.

Our editorial team has raided the Guinness World Records archives, celebrating the grit and glory of sports by putting together the latest, greatest and most extreme achievements in the world: one for every day of the year, plus a special record for Leap Day!

Read all about the overachievers who knocked it out of the park, and say hello to your new locker-room MVP. 

And, whether you're a seasoned collector, a sports aficionado, or you are looking for an extra-special present for Father's Day, make sure to secure one of the special signed copies available exclusively on the GWR store.

Who knows?

From marathon-running to pogo-jumping, you might find inspiration to tackle your next challenge!

Edited by Guinness World Records’ very own sports guru Tom Beckerlegge, this first title kicks off the 365 series: a brand-new line of guides with a modern design and a practical format that fits in your pocket, collecting one record for every day of the calendar year, insiders fun facts and quotes from record holders.

However, this isn’t just a sports calendar by another name. 

Let 365: Sport take you through a fun-sprinkled, nail-biting journey through the history of sports as we know it today, from the first Winter Olympics to NBA matches.

One record a day, 366 achievements paint the comprehensive picture of a decades-long history made of champions and fans, of soaring successes and famous flops, celebrating giants of sports as well as up-and-coming talent through the triumphs of some of the youngest and most promising athletes of all time.

Dive into a record-setting universe dedicated to your favourite clubs, world-famous players and international competitions.

From Simone Biles’ aerial artistry to Donald Bradman’s bat-wielding brilliance, from brilliant basketball games to exhaustingly long badminton matches, let our team of record experts take you for a spin in the most famous Formula One circuits and tell you everything about rugby superstars, basketball legends and pitch hitters who hit faster than an espresso shot.

Inside the book, you’ll find answers to questions like:

• Where does the oldest motorcycle race in history take place? 
• Who achieved the farthest long distance boomerang throw? (Spoiler: the colossal throw measured a whopping 238 metres, equalling 780 feet 10 inches).
• Who is the oldest Olympic gold medallist in history? And who was the first-ever winner of the Winter Olympics?
• What soccer club orchestrated the eye-poppingly expensive transfer for the most expensive football player? 

But if you expect to only find top-scoring champs and Olympic medallists inside the pages of 365: Sports, think again.

Excellence is not always about home runs, Grand Slam wins and athletes who reached global fame stepping on the podium: sometimes, the most entertaining record titles are found in bizarre stunts and niche competitions you've never heard about.

We’ll take you pogo-jumping and bog-snorkelling, we'll break the ice with the longest polar ultramarathon and unveil the secrets of the Wife-Carrying World Championship. 

Because we bet you’ve heard of Super Bowl games and UEFA matches, but what about the record for the fastest speed volcano surfing?

You heard that right: on 24 January, USA thrill-seeker and CEO Chase Boehringer stepped on a sandboard to surf down the Mexican volcano Parícutin.

"I wanted to poke at it and see if it held up," he said, explaining why he attempted the record after someone deemed it 'impossible'. "It didn't, and now I'm a Guinness World Records title holder."

If sliding full-speed down a volcano wasn't enough, Chase had to face a gruesome adventure merely to reach his destination: after an eight-hour bus ride and riding a horse for five hours, he struggled to understand the native dialect spoken in the village close to the volcano.

Despite that, Chase still managed to see through with his - now record-shattering - goal!

Read everything about the nail-biting feat (and discover other unique, adrenaline-ridden stunts) inside 365: Sport.

Whether you’re crazy for cricket matches or daft about darts, a Ferrari fan or a football fanatic, 365: Sport has a record-breaking fact for every fan in the stands. 

Ready to get in the game? 

Buckle up and secure your copy today. 

You’ve got front-row seats to the best, greatest and biggest sports records of all time.