8 Animals Who Could Beat Olympic Record Holders

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Fastest Marathon Time

Human Record Holder: The Olympic marathon record was set in 2008 by the late Samuel Kamau Wansiru of Kenya, who completed the race in two hours and 6.32 minutes. That's a speed of about 12.4 miles per hour over a course of a little more than 26 miles.

Animal Contender: The great snipe, a marsh-dwelling bird, can migrate across Europe from Sweden to Africa in two days without

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Photo by: Sergey Yeliseev via Flickr

Fastest Marathon Time

Human Record Holder: The Olympic marathon record was set in 2008 by the late Samuel Kamau Wansiru of Kenya, who completed the race in two hours and 6.32 minutes. That's a speed of about 12.4 miles per hour over a course of a little more than 26 miles.

Animal Contender: The great snipe, a marsh-dwelling bird, can migrate across Europe from Sweden to Africa in two days without stopping for a rest. That's a trip of 4,200 miles at an average speed of 60 miles per hour.

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