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Colombian Man Sets World Record For Longest Single-Arm Handstand
Néstor Santiago Gonzalez Valero beat the previous mark of one minute 48.61 seconds in Bogotá; Guinness times it to the hundredth of a second.
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At a glance
- First reported by NDTV: “Colombian Man Sets World Record For Longest Single-Arm Handstand”, with reporting from Guinness World Records.
- Covered on BBN on Monday, October 26, 2026, at 3:46 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Gloria Vance.
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- NDTVColombian Man Sets World Record For Longest Single-Arm Handstand
- Guinness World RecordsLongest time balancing on the hands August 2, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorA Colombian man has set a world record for the longest single-arm handstand: one minute, fifty-four point five zero seconds.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorGuinness says he did it in Bogotá on May third, and it beat the previous mark by roughly six seconds.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorWith us is Leopold Raskin, inmate at FCI Danbury and self-described athletics consultant. Mr. Raskin, is that impressive?
Leopold RaskinYes, give or take. The old record was one minute forty-eight point six one, so he won by five point eight nine seconds.
Leopold RaskinI measured it in my head.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorGuinness measures this to the nearest hundredth of a second. Does that seem excessive?
Leopold RaskinExcessive? Ma'am, they timed a man standing on one hand to the hundredth. My judge looked at eleven years and said, close enough.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorWhat were you convicted of, Mr. Raskin?
Leopold RaskinA paperwork error involving clocks. Point four three seconds of it was mine. The rest, the court rounded.
Leopold RaskinThe rest was a misunderstanding about a watch I sold.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe same man also holds a record for balancing on his hands for one hour, fifteen minutes and thirteen seconds.
Leopold RaskinThat one's measured to the second, give or take. Nobody's sure why they dropped the hundredths. I'd have asked for them.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorMr. Raskin, you are tapping a watch with no hands.
Leopold RaskinIt keeps perfect time. Every morning I tell the guards, point six two of a second, and they say, we don't do hundredths here.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorVerdict: a record, an exact one, and you have no complaint about the handstand.
Leopold RaskinI'll time the next one for free, to the hundredth. Ma'am, what time is it right now?
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