Some of the most interesting records do not belong to one league or federation. They compare the endurance of records across sports, such as how long a mark has stood, regardless of what it measures.
These rankings use the same standards as the rest of the site: each entry is tied to an official source, and the notes explain the circumstances in which the record was set.
From Don Bradman's cricket batting average to Cal Ripken Jr.'s iron-man streak, these are among the longest-standing individual records across all of sport.
Altitude, rule changes, doping-era marks and plain statistical outliers: the reasons a handful of records have gone untouched for a generation or more.
A practical walkthrough of the columns, notes and caveats on every ranking page, so you can judge a figure rather than just copy it.