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NATALIYA DOBRYNSKA
The 14th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Istanbul
(March 9-11, 2012) saw a stunning world record in the
women’s Pentathlon for Nataliya Dobrynska of the Ukraine.
The Olympic heptathlon champion saw off Jessica Ennis of
Great Britain and Tatyana Chernova of Russia to set a new
global mark of 5,013 points, finally erasing the 20-year-old
figures of 4,991 set by Irina Belova of Russia.
RORY MCILROY
Aged 22 years and 305 days, Rory McIlroy became the second
youngest player to reach Number One in the Official World
Golf Rankings when he won the Honda Classic in Florida,
March 24, 2012. The Northern Irishman followed Tiger Woods,
who was 21 years and 167 days, when he first reached Number
One on June 15, 1997. McIlroy was only the second 20 year-old
(with Tiger Woods) to reach the world’s top ten in 2009.
Indoor World Pentathlon bests (women) Youngest golf Number Ones (since April 1986)
Nataliya Dobrynska (UKR) 5,013 points (2012)
Irina Belova (RUS) 4,991 (1992)
Carolina Klüft (SWE) 4,948 (2005)
Carolina Klüft (SWE) 4,944 (2007)
Jessica Ennis (UK) 4,937 (2010)
Carolina Klüft (SWE) 4,933 (2003)
Kelly Sotherton (UK) 4,927 (2007
Tia Hellebaut (BEL) 4,877 (2007)
Tia Hellebaut (BEL) 4,867 (2008)
Svetlana Moskalets (RUS) 4,866 (1995)
Tiger Woods (USA) 21 yrs (1997)
Rory McIlroy (UK) 22 yrs (2012)
Martin Kaymer (GER) 26 yrs (2011)
David Duval (USA) 27 yrs (1999)
Ernie Els (RSA) 28 yrs (1997)
Bernhard Langer (GER) 28 yrs (1986)
Seve Ballesteros (ESP) 29 yrs (1986)
Greg Norman (AUS) 31 yrs (1986)
Luke Donald (UK) 33 yrs (2011)
Fred Couples (USA) 33 yrs (1992)
LINDSEY VONN
Lindsey Vonn became the most successful American in the history
of alpine skiing during a memorable FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
season this year. Vonn is now third on the all-time list for World
Cup wins behind Austria’s Annemarie Moser-Proell (62) and Vreni
Schneider (55) of Switzerland.
The FIS Alpine Ski World Cup wins (women)
as of 20/3/2012
Annemarie Moser-Pröll (AS) 62 (1969–1980)
Vreni Schneider (SUI) 55 (1984–1995)
Lindsey Vonn (USA)
53 (2000–active)
Renate Götschl (AS) 46 (1993–2009
Anja Pärson (SWE)
42 (1998–active)
Katja Seizinger (GER) 36 (1989–1998)
Marlies Schild (AS)
35 (2001–active)
Hanni Wenzel (LIE) 33 (1972–1984)
Erika Hess (SUI) 31 (1978–1987)
Janica Kostelić (CRO) 30 (1998–2006)
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