Now she was returning as the world record-holder and a heavy favorite.

But he has long wanted to be a Guinness world record-holder, too.

The field includes 22 current world record-holders, nine of whom set their records this year.

"It's such a good feeling to win against the world record-holder," he said.

"If the world record-holder wants to come and help you, I think it's worth listening to.

Fourteen world record-holders (eight men and six women) were among the contenders.

If events of the last 18 months are any indication, many of them will go to new world record-holders.

She has the five highest scores in the heptathlon and is the world record-holder with 7,291 points.

The larger question is whether anyone will care about a race run at an artificial distance, even if the contestants are world record-holders.

Le is the 1996 Olympic gold medalist and the world record-holder.

Greene is primarily a 100 man and is the world record-holder.

Today, he is the world record-holder in the discus.

Lewis said he could run faster without Johnson, the world record-holder and his main rival for the past three years, to push him.

Reynolds, the world record-holder in the 400 meters, last month won a $2.73 million judgment against the federation.

Bailey entered that competition as the 1996 Olympic champion and the world record-holder.

Steve Milton was the former world record-holder for having created the largest rubber band ball.

She holds six Olympic medals and is the world record-holder in the heptathlon.

Powell wanted to avoid getting drawn into an controversy and said only: "I'm the world record-holder.

Mike Powell was hoping to get through the night as the world record-holder in the long jump, but he feared the worst.

The volunteer panel members - a judge, a lawyer and a former track world record-holder - were unanimous in their decision.

His father had pushed him, and he had become a world record-holder in the backstroke.

Mike Powell, the world record-holder in the long jump, is competing again after a four-year retirement.

Nehemiah, the world record-holder, crashed into a hurdle and did not finish the final.

Butch Reynolds, the world record-holder, finished a disappointing sixth in 44.98 seconds.

Not for nothing is Timmermann the world record-holder.