Sports Records.

Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 979 career goals across club football (Sporting Lisbon, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus, Al-Nassr) and international appearances for Portugal, as of September 2026 — the most in the history of men's football, and closing in on the milestone of 1,000. He also holds the record for most international goals (146) of any male player.

Brazil's Alison dos Santos ran 45.80 seconds at Weltklasse Zürich on August 27, 2026. As of October 2026 it is listed as the world record, beating Karsten Warholm's 45.94 from the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.

American Masai Russell ran 12.09 seconds at Weltklasse Zürich on August 27, 2026. As of October 2026 it is listed as the world record, ahead of Tobi Amusan's 12.12 from the 2022 World Championships.

Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha ran 56:51 (3411 seconds) at the Buenos Aires half marathon on August 23, 2026. As of October 2026 it is listed as the world record, ahead of Jacob Kiplimo's 57:20 from Lisbon in March 2026.

American Kate Douglass swam 23.19 seconds at the 2026 Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine, California, on August 15, 2026. As of October 2026 it is listed as the world record, ahead of Sarah Sjöström's 23.61 from 2023.

Tadej Pogačar won his fifth Tour de France on July 26, 2026, tying the record shared by Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault and Miguel Induráin. At 27 he is the youngest to reach five, and he could move into sole possession of the record in a future Tour.

France's Kylian Mbappé raised his career World Cup tally to 22 goals at the 2026 tournament in North America, scoring 10 times there after 4 goals in 2018 and 8 in 2022. He passed Miroslav Klose's long-standing 16 and Lionel Messi's total during the tournament.

Canada's Summer McIntosh swam 2:01.65 (121.65 seconds) at the Canadian Trials on July 5, 2026. As of October 2026 it is listed as the world record, beating Liu Zige's 2:01.81 from 2009.

Marrit Steenbergen of the Netherlands swam 51.68 seconds in Rome on June 27, 2026, breaking a world record that had stood for nine years — the current world record for the women's 100m freestyle.

Lewis Hamilton took his 106th Grand Prix win, and his first for Ferrari, at the 2026 Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix. Michael Schumacher is second with 91. Hamilton was still racing in 2026, so the total may rise.

American Ja'Kobe Tharp ran 12.75 seconds (+1.0 m/s wind) at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships in Eugene on June 10, 2026. As of October 2026 it is listed as the world record, beating Aries Merritt's 12.80 from 2012.

Nepali guide Kami Rita Sherpa reached the summit of Everest for the 32nd time on May 17, 2026, at age 56, extending his own record. His first ascent was in 1994.

American Gretchen Walsh swam 54.33 seconds at the Fort Lauderdale Open on May 2, 2026. As of October 2026 it is listed as the world record, extending her own earlier marks in the event.

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals passed Wayne Gretzky's 894 goals on April 6, 2025, and finished the 2025–26 regular season with 929 career goals. He remained active going into the 2026–27 season, so the total may still rise.

LeBron James finished the 2025–26 regular season with about 43,440 career regular-season points, the most in NBA history. He passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's 38,387 on February 7, 2023, and became the first player past 40,000 in March 2024. The total was still rising as of October 2026.

Mikaela Shiffrin of the USA ended the 2025–26 season with 110 World Cup race wins, the last in the World Cup Finals slalom in Hafjell, Norway, in March 2026. She passed Ingemar Stenmark's 86 in March 2023 and remained active.

Sweden's Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis cleared 6.31 m at the Mondo Classic in Uppsala, Sweden, on March 12, 2026 — the 15th time he has broken his own world record since first setting it in 2020, each time by exactly 1 centimeter.

Cam Little of the Jacksonville Jaguars kicked a 68-yard field goal against the Las Vegas Raiders on November 2, 2025 — the longest field goal in NFL history, surpassing the previous record of 66 yards.

Iceland's Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson deadlifted 510 kg (1,124 lb) at the World Deadlift Championships in Birmingham, UK, on September 6, 2025 — the heaviest deadlift ever recorded, surpassing his own 505 kg lift from two months earlier and Eddie Hall's previous 500 kg record from 2016.

France's Léon Marchand swam 1:52.69 (112.69 seconds) at the 2025 World Championships in Singapore on July 30, 2025. He broke Ryan Lochte's 1:54.00, which had stood since 2011, by more than a second.

Kenya's Faith Kipyegon ran 3:48.68 (228.68 seconds) at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon, on July 5, 2025.

Kenya's Beatrice Chebet ran 13:58.06 (838.06 seconds) at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene on July 5, 2025. She became the first woman to break 14 minutes for the distance on the track.

Canada's Summer McIntosh swam 4:23.65 (263.65 seconds) at the Canadian Trials in Victoria on June 11, 2025. She improved her own world record in the event.

Canada's Summer McIntosh swam 2:05.70 (125.70 seconds) at the Canadian Trials in Victoria on June 9, 2025. She broke Katinka Hosszú's 2:06.12, which had stood since 2015.

Canada's Summer McIntosh swam 3:54.18 (234.18 seconds) at the Canadian Trials in Victoria, British Columbia, on June 7, 2025. She broke Ariarne Titmus's 3:55.38 from 2023.

Italy's Vittoria Bussi covered 50.455 km at the Velodromo Bicentenario in Aguascalientes, Mexico, on May 10, 2025. It was her third women's Hour Record, after she became the first woman over 50 km in 2023.

American Katie Ledecky swam 8:04.12 (484.12 seconds) at a TYR Pro Swim Series meet in Fort Lauderdale on May 3, 2025. She broke her own record of 8:04.79, which had stood since the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Lithuania's Mykolas Alekna threw 75.56 m at the Oklahoma Throws Series in Ramona, Oklahoma, on April 13, 2025. He improved the record of 74.35 m he had set at the same venue a year earlier.

Germany's Lukas Märtens swam 3:39.96 (219.96 seconds) at the Swim Open Stockholm on April 12, 2025, becoming the first man under 3:40. He broke Paul Biedermann's super-suit-era record of 3:40.07 from 2009.

Japan's Toshikazu Yamanishi walked 20 km in 1:16:10 (4570 seconds) at the Japanese Race Walking Championships in Kobe on February 16, 2025. He took 26 seconds off Yusuke Suzuki's record from 2015.

Gukesh Dommaraju of India became the youngest undisputed world chess champion in history at 18 years and 195 days old, defeating defending champion Ding Liren of China in the final game of their December 2024 match in Singapore — breaking Garry Kasparov's record of age 22, set in 1985.

Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen ran 7:17.55 (437.55 seconds) at the Kamila Skolimowska Memorial in Chorzów, Poland, on August 25, 2024. He broke Daniel Komen's record of 7:20.67, which had stood since 1996.

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone of the USA won the 2024 Olympic 400 m hurdles final in Saint-Denis in 50.37 seconds on August 8, 2024. It was the sixth time she had broken the world record in the event.

Pan Zhanle of China swam 46.40 seconds in the men's 100m freestyle final at the 2024 Paris Olympics on July 31, 2024 — the current world record, breaking his own previous record set earlier that year.

Ukraine's Yaroslava Mahuchikh cleared 2.10 m at the Meeting de Paris on July 7, 2024. She broke Stefka Kostadinova's 2.09 m, which had stood since 1987.

Britain's Mark Cavendish won his 35th Tour de France stage in Saint-Vulbas on July 3, 2024, breaking the tie at 34 with Eddy Merckx. He retired at the end of the 2024 season.

American Regan Smith swam 57.13 seconds at the US Olympic Trials in Indianapolis on June 18, 2024. She took the record back from Australia's Kaylee McKeown.

The Boston Celtics won their 18th NBA title on June 17, 2024, beating the Dallas Mavericks 4–1. That moved them one ahead of the Los Angeles Lakers' 17. The 2025 and 2026 titles went to Oklahoma City and New York, so the record still stands.

Australia's Ariarne Titmus swam 1:52.23 (112.23 seconds) at the Australian Olympic Trials in Brisbane on June 12, 2024. She reclaimed the record from compatriot Mollie O'Callaghan.

Novak Djokovic spent a record 428 weeks at No. 1 in the ATP singles rankings, his last stint ending in June 2024. Roger Federer is second with 310.

Real Madrid won its 15th European Cup on June 1, 2024, beating Borussia Dortmund 2–0 at Wembley Stadium in London. AC Milan is next with seven.

Kenya's Beatrice Chebet ran 28:54.14 (1734.14 seconds) at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene on May 25, 2024. She became the first woman to run under 29 minutes for the distance.

Lionel Messi won his eighth Ballon d'Or in Paris on October 30, 2023, after previous wins in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019 and 2021. Cristiano Ronaldo is next with five.

Novak Djokovic has won 24 Grand Slam men's singles titles as of 2026, the most in tennis history, two ahead of Rafael Nadal's 22. Djokovic remained active and was pursuing a 25th title as of mid-2026, so this record could move again before the season ends.

Norway's Kristin Harila and Nepal's Tenjen (Lama) Sherpa climbed all fourteen 8,000 m peaks in 92 days, finishing on K2 on July 27, 2023. They beat Nirmal Purja's 189 days from 2019. Both teams used supplemental oxygen and helicopter transfers between base camps.

France's Léon Marchand swam 4:02.50 (242.50 seconds) at the 2023 World Championships in Fukuoka on July 23, 2023. He broke Michael Phelps's 4:03.84 from the 2008 Olympics, Phelps's last individual long-course world record.

Kenya's Faith Kipyegon ran 4:07.64 (247.64 seconds) for the mile at the Herculis meeting in Monaco on July 21, 2023. She broke Sifan Hassan's 2019 record of 4:12.33 by almost five seconds.

Ethiopia's Lamecha Girma ran 7:52.11 (472.11 seconds) at the Meeting de Paris on June 9, 2023. He broke Saif Saaeed Shaheen's record of 7:53.63, which had stood since 2004.

American Ryan Crouser threw 23.56 m at the USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix on May 27, 2023. He improved his own 23.37 m record from 2021.

Spain's María Pérez walked 35 km in 2:37:15 (9435 seconds) at the European Race Walking Team Championships in Poděbrady, Czech Republic, on May 21, 2023.