| WEEKES | Which legendary West Indian holds the world record for five successive Test hundreds? (6) |
| MAMEDE | Portuguese runner Fernando ____ held the 10,000m world record for five years from 1984, but won no European or global championship medals |
| SOBERS | Garfield -, legendary West Indian cricketer knighted in 1975 (6) |
| EVERTON | West Indies batsman who scored five centuries in successive Test innings 1948/9 (7,6) |
| ROWING | Sport at which Sir Steve Redgrave won gold at five successive Olympics (6) |
| MONACO | ...... Grand Prix, race won by Ayrton Senna on five successive occasions (6) |
| YASHASVIJAISVAL | Indian cricketer who recently became the third youngest man to make double hundreds in successive Tests (8,7) |
| CARR | Legendary west coast painter |
| MOTHMAN | Legendary West Virginia cryptid |
| PHILANDER | Vernon ......... , South Africa cricketer who took 6-44 and 6-81 in successive Tests against New Zealand in 2012 (9) |
| MILLAU | Town in Aveyron, home to a 125ft-high viaduct designed by Sir Norman Foster, which holds the world record for the tallest bridge (6) |
| ELAL | It holds the world record for most passengers on a commercial airliner [1,088] |
| RIJAS | Venezuelan athlete who holds the world record for women's triple jump, Yulimar _ (5) |
| ROJAS | Venezuelan athlete who holds the world record for women's triple jump, Yulimar _ (5) |
| TRIPLEJUMP | Track and field event for which Jonathan Edwards currently holds the world record (6,4) |
| ZELEZNY | Jan _, three-time Olympic gold medallist who holds the world record in the javelin (7) |
| CRAM | Which British runner held the world record for the mile from 1985 to 1993? (4) |
| MACARTHUR | Yachtswoman who, in 2005, broke the world record for the fastest solo circumnavigation of the globe (9) |
| PLACIDODOMINGO | *Holder of the world record for the longest ovation on the operatic stage (80 minutes) |
| SHOTPUT | Randy Barnes holds the world record in this athletics event. (4,3) |
