Paddy Doyle

Paddy Doyle of the UK is a professional multi-disciplinary athlete who some regard as "The World's Fittest Athlete."Since 1987, Doyle has been breaking and winning world records in various sporting disciplines, totalling 164 course, regional, national, British, European and world fitness, endurance, boxing and martial arts records.

Doyle was the first British athlete to win the British and European Physical Endurance Fitness Challenge, completing 12 tough fitness challenges in 21 hours and 21 minutes. The Physical Endurance Fitness Record is the main record for all-round fitness, and the winner is ranked the "World's Fittest Athlete Champion." The athlete is also assessed by how many fitness endurance record challenges he or she has achieved under several different sporting disciplines —the one with the highest total of strength speed stamina challenge records is crowned the champion.

Doyle has also had 45 entries and re-entries in the 1990–2008 "Guinness Book of World Records" and 20 entries in the new World Global "Alternative Book of Records" and 10 entries in the USA Strength Speed Record Book (editor Dale Harder). All of his titles are listed on the official World Record Web sites. He has recently broken another World Physical Fitness Challenge record on the February 16 2005 at the Virgin Active health Club Great Britain. Doyle achieved his 130th fitness endurance record by attempting eleven fitness challenges in a time of 18 hours 56 minutes and 9 seconds. Beating the previous World Record Holder Rob Powell {USA}

Doyle completed:
* A two mile swim
* Weightlifting 300,000 pounds in a single session
* A 12-mile run
* A 12-mile walk Carrying 25 lb back pack.
* An 110-mile bike
* 1,250 press ups (push ups)
* 3,250 sit-up crunches
* 1,250 star-jumps (Jumping Jacks)
* 20 miles rowing
* 1,250 standing hip flexors {Weights machine}
* 20 mile cross trainer

Other records include:
* 1,500,230 push-ups in one year {World Record}
* 1,940 back of hands pushups in one hour {World Record}
* 29,850 fullcontact straight arm punch strikes in 1 hour {World Record}
* 932 sit ups with a 50 lb weight on chest in 30 min's {World Record}
* 1 mile run carrying a 40 lb back pack 5 min's 35 sec's {World Record}

References

* [http://www.recordholders.org/en/records/doyle.html Paddy Doyle's records. Retrieved June 10th, 2005] Recently the new World Record Global authority the World Record Federation USA, have recognised and ranked Paddy Doyle as the Current Worlds Fittest Athlete Champion www.worldsfittestathlete.com

To date the present career total of fitness endurance boxing martial arts records stands at 164, currently holding 73 World Records. Which is recognised by all of the World Record Authorities.

External links

* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/coventry/content/image_galleries/paddy_world_record_gallery.shtml Pictures of Paddy Doyle breaking yet another record]
* [http://www.worldsfittestathlete.co.uk World's Fittest Athlete (Paddy Doyle)]
* [http://www.recordholdersrepublic.co.uk Record Holders Republic]
* [http://www.recordholders.org Rekord-Club Saxonia]
* [http://icsolihull.icnetwork.co.uk/news/local/tm_objectid=14152138&method=full&siteid=91411&headline=a-new-world-record-for-paddy-name_page.html News story]
* [http://www.alternativerecords.co.uk The Book of Alternative Records]
* [http://www.openrecordbook.com Open Record Book]