United Kingdom Guinness Records in 2003

This is a compilation of 44 United Kingdom Guinness records in 2003. You may want to take a look at our complete list of United Kingdom Guinness Records broken down by year.

WhenRecord nameWhatWho
19 December 2003Most theatrical members of a family to appear on stage24 peopleThe Hurst family
November 2003Longest sloopMirabella V
November 2003Oldest goat ever22/5 year(s):day(s)McGinty
20 October 2003Shortest stuntmanKiran Shah
30 September 2003Most skips on a tightrope in one minute211 total numberHenry Ayala
27 September 2003Most straitjacket escapes in 8 hours193 total numberJames Peters
26 September 2003Largest coffee party (multiple venues)576157/26000 peopleMacmillan Cancer Relief
26 September 2003Largest longsword dance display186 peopleHalifax schools
20 September 2003Oldest royalPrincess Alice
18 September 2003Most consecutive somersaults on a trampoline3333 total numberBrian Hudson
September 2003Golf ball control, two clubs - duration59/58 minute(s):second(s)Gauldino Guerreiro
27 August 2003Most sweetcorn kernels eaten in 3 minutes using a cocktail stick236 total numberIan Richard Purvis
22 August 2003Youngest hat-trick scorer in football (women)Amy Wilding
20 August 2003Oldest British Royal102/309 year(s):day(s)Princess Alice
02 August 2003Fastest speed for a motorcycle ridden blindfolded265.33 kilometre(s) per hourBilly Baxter
31 July 2003Highest jump by an insect70 centimetre(s)Froghopper (Philaenus spumarius)
29 July 2003Oldest school crossing patrol officer/guard (lollipop person)1920/7/16 year(s):day(s)Bridie Dillon MBE
27 July 2003Largest robotic telescopeUnknown
27 July 2003Penny farthing stack131 peopleBritish Ordinary Enthusiasts
20 July 2003Largest military air showRoyal international Air Tattoo
16 July 2003Largest amateur puppet show402 peopleCockington Primary School
13 July 2003Longest marathon playing ring-boardJoe Norman, Robert Norman, Paul Harkes, Faye Savill, Marion Daly, Betty Murphy, Hazel Gannon, Denis Curtis
06 July 2003Oldest Wimbledon ChampionMartina Navratilova
25 June 2003Oldest topiary gardenLevens Hall
24 May 2003Youngest player to hit six sixes off one over (male)13/261 year(s):day(s)Anthony McMahon
30 April 2003First manmade plasticfirstUnknown
30 April 2003First magnifying glassfirstUnknown
13 April 2003Fastest marathon (female)02:15:25 hour(s):minute(s):second(s)Paula Radcliffe
13 April 2003Fastest time to run the London Marathon (female)2/15/25 hour(s):minute(s):second(s)Paula Radcliffe
05 April 2003Most blood pressure readings taken in 24 hours (multiple location)127573 peopleRotary International in Great Britain and Ireland, The Stroke Association
24 March 2003Largest collection of photographs of professional sporting personalities510 total numberThomas Gill, Thomas Gill
21 March 2003Longest continual TV subtitling (live)BBC Broadcast Subtitling Unit
02 March 2003Fastest half marathon three legged1/37/53 hour(s):minute(s):second(s)Nick Benbow, Alastair Benbow
27 February 2003Youngest person to row the Indian Ocean (male)30:168 year(s):day(s)Simon Chalk
20 February 2003Oldest winner of a BRIT awardTom Jones
17 February 2003Smallest colour television screenMicroemissive Displays Ltd
10 February 2003First use of infrared equipment in battleSniperscope
29 January 2003Longest running scientific experimentBroadbalk Experiment
06 January 2003Largest plesiosaur25 metre(s)Unknown
January 2003Longest career as a television naturalistSir David Attenborough
January 2003Largest vertical blindsHillarys Blinds
2003Most air miles flown by a passengerFred Finn
2003Largest model railway engineThomas & Friends
2003Most Tony Awards won for Best Actor in a play2 total numberJosé Ferrer , Alan Bates, Brian Dennehy, Judd Hirsch, James Earl Jones, Frederic March

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Content last updated on 2018-11-27