record holder
noun
: the person or thing that has achieved something no other person or thing has achieved : a person or thing that holds a record
He is the marathon world record holder.
They're developing an airplane that is expected to be faster than the current record holder.
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Paula Radcliffe, the greatest female marathoner of the pre-super shoes era, is another former multiple world record holder with form that would never be coached.
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Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
The previous record holder was Wigan’s Kevlar sculpture of a fetus, situated in a hollowed piece of hair.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
The Frenchman became the fourth-youngest player in NBA history to achieve the feat at an age bettered only by Devin Booker, LeBron James and Brandon Jennings, who is the record holder at 20 years and 52 days.
—Thomas Schlachter, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
The year easily beat out the previous record holder, 2023, for the warmest year on record globally, according to data collected and analyzed by Copernicus Climate Change Service, part of the European Union's climate research program.
—Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2025
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Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
The previous record holder was Wigan’s Kevlar sculpture of a fetus, situated in a hollowed piece of hair.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
The Frenchman became the fourth-youngest player in NBA history to achieve the feat at an age bettered only by Devin Booker, LeBron James and Brandon Jennings, who is the record holder at 20 years and 52 days.
—Thomas Schlachter, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
The year easily beat out the previous record holder, 2023, for the warmest year on record globally, according to data collected and analyzed by Copernicus Climate Change Service, part of the European Union's climate research program.
—Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Record holder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/record%20holder. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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