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The original world records set by Christian López

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Hendrik Welling
March 10, 2024

Christian López of Toledo, Spain, sets one unusual world record after the other for the Guinness listings: in wooden shoes, on swim fins or high heels, he’s always the fastest. Diabetes doesn’t slow him down.

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