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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China’s male freestyle sprinter Wang Haoyu was tested 13 times, while 200 meter breaststroke world record holder Qin Haiyang was tested 12 times, the report showed.
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CNN Money, 14 July 2025
There’s two-time Olympian Elise Cranny, the American record holder at 5,000 indoors who grew up Ritzenhein’s current hometown of Niwot, Colorado, fellow Olympians Karissa Schweizer and Weini Kelatifrezghi, the Olympic Trials 10,000 champion, and Houlihan returning from a four-year doping ban.
—Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 13 July 2025
On the women's side, world record holder Miki Sudo will look to defend her title for a fourth straight year.
—July 4, CBS News, 4 July 2025
Three-time Olympic champion and three-time world record holder Faith Kipyegon—the star middle- and long-distance runner from Kenya—set a new world record in the one-mile in her attempt to break the 4:00 barrier.
—Maggie McGrath, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
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CNN Money, 14 July 2025
There’s two-time Olympian Elise Cranny, the American record holder at 5,000 indoors who grew up Ritzenhein’s current hometown of Niwot, Colorado, fellow Olympians Karissa Schweizer and Weini Kelatifrezghi, the Olympic Trials 10,000 champion, and Houlihan returning from a four-year doping ban.
—Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 13 July 2025
On the women's side, world record holder Miki Sudo will look to defend her title for a fourth straight year.
—July 4, CBS News, 4 July 2025
Three-time Olympic champion and three-time world record holder Faith Kipyegon—the star middle- and long-distance runner from Kenya—set a new world record in the one-mile in her attempt to break the 4:00 barrier.
—Maggie McGrath, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
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“Record holder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/record%20holder. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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