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==Official Records== | |||
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The Guinness world record for the longest stationary handstand on a skateboard was achieved by [[Russ Howell]] in 1977, and the record still stands today at 2 minutes. | The Guinness world record for the longest stationary handstand on a skateboard was achieved by [[Russ Howell]] in 1977, and the record still stands today at 2 minutes. | ||
==Other Recent Attempts== | |||
On May 23, 2016, at the [[2016 World Round-Up]] in Vancouver, Canada, [[Bert Mathieson]] came within 20 seconds of matching [[Russ Howell]]'s Official World Record, holding a handstand for 1 minute 40 seconds. [[Jacob Whitt]]'s best attempt came in at 1 minute 10 seconds. | |||
==Unofficial World Records== | |||
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| image = Bert Mathieson - New unofficial world record for the longest handstand on a skateboard at Two minutes and 10 seconds - 2016-11-10.jpg | |||
| caption = [[Bert Mathieson]]'s 2 minute 10 second UNOFFICIAL world record for the longest handstand on a skateboard performed on November 10, 2016 | |||
| event = Longest Skateboard Handstand | |||
| status = Unofficial | |||
| record = 2 minutes 10 seconds | |||
| skater = Bert Mathieson | |||
| country = {{USA}} | |||
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| date = November 10, 2016 | |||
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===Bert Mathieson (02:10)=== | |||
On November 10, 2016, [[Bert Mathieson]] set a new unofficial world record with a two minutes 10 second handstand. | |||
You can see the full video here: {{Social icon facebook|https://www.facebook.com/bert.mathieson.3/videos/878259098976164/}} | |||
Current official record holder [[Russ Howell]] had this to say about the feat: | |||
"Setting a record provides a stepping stone to a greater height. We all share a common passion for the Sport of Skateboarding and should also share each other's accomplishments. I'm stoked you raised the level of performance on handstands. Your new record will serve as a motivational stepping stone for others to aspire to. Challenges help make us reach higher and discover what's resident within our spirits. No limits!" - Russ Howell | |||