From Graeme at http://www.youth.co.za/olympics/.
The Silly Olympics
are a set of games designed specifically for youth groups. Many of the events
are based on Olympic sports, such as javelin, shotput and discus, while others
are simply silly events. This is a great program for a day or evening of
entertainment. It takes quite a lot of preparation and set-up, and a lot of
organisation at the event. But its worth it!!
The events listed below are given with complete sets of rules, as well as the current international "records" for each event.
A complete set of rules/instructions is available.
| Event | Record | Person | Church | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| String Eating 5m | 10.91 sec | Tim Vincent & T.J. Hollin | Barberton Evangelical Friends Church, Barberton, Ohio, USA | March 1998 |
| Eat 3 Marie Biscuits and Whistle 3 Notes | NOTE: Due to inconsistency in biscuit types used, this record is no longer being kept Internationally. | |||
| Down a Can of Coke | 6.45 sec | Russell Smith | Foleshill Baptist Church, Broad Street, Coventry, England | March 1998 |
| Marshmallows in Mouth (without swallowing or chewing) | NOTE: Due to inconsistency in marshmallow types used, this record is no longer being kept Internationally. | |||
| Chair sitting against a wall (with no chair) | 2 hour 5 minutes | Chris DeWees | Christian Fellowship Outreach Church, Kenna, WV USA | March 1998 |
| Push a matchbox across a carpeted floor - 20m (using only your nose) | 17 seconds | Moretn Junker | Evangelical Free church, Grindsted, Denmark | September 2000 |
| Holding Lit Match (std Lion match) | 1 min 48.46 sec | Carolyn Zeilstra | Rosebank Union Church, Sandton, South Africa | March 1998 |
| Holding Lit Match (Canadian match - 5mm long) | 1 min, 33 sec | Glen Dow | Crestwicke Baptist, Guelph, Ontario, Canada | 1996 |
| Holding Lit Match (Australian Safety match) | 56 sec | Ron Milnes | North Belconnen Baptist Church, Canberra, Australia | March 1998 |
| Lighting Candles with One Match | 95 times | Ben Ambuehl | Greenville FMY, IL, USA | 1996 |
| Paper Plate Frisbee Discus (outdoor) | 105 Feet (32 metres) | Mike Smith | Long Beach Christian Reformed Church, California, USA | March 1998 |
| Plastic straw Javelin | 17.1 m | TIE: Garth Luke Steve Gardner |
Rosebank Union Church, Sandton, South Africa St Paul Lutheran School, New York, USA |
1998 Sep 2000 |
| Put the Peanut | 11.02 m | Name to follow | Teens in Christ Harvest Christian Fellowship, Harare, Zimbabwe |
April 2002 |
| Coin Catching | 61 coins | Garth Luke & Andrew Harris | Rosebank Union Church, Sandton, South Africa | March 1998 |
| Coin Catching - Canadian/American penny | 70 coins | Melanie Pharoah | Crestwicke Baptist, Guelph, Ontario, Canada | 1996 |
| Coin Catching - Australian 5c | 87 coins | Adrian Lance | North Belconnen Baptist Church, Canberra, Australia | March 1998 |
| Coin Catching - British penny pieces | 65 coins | Mathew Spencer | SNOG, Keith North Church, Scotland | September 2000 |
| House of Cards | 15 storeys | Jessica Peleshok, assisted by Jordan Srnec and James Zimmerman | X-treme Youth, Windsor, ON, Canada | September 2000 |
| Ski Race(3 person teams) | 17 sec. | Erin/Laura/Smiley | Mission Baptist Church, Pyongtaek, Korea | March 1998 |
| Standing Jump - guys | 3,1 m | Jonathan Robinson and Grant Wyer | Honeyridge Baptist, Randburg, South Africa | 1996 |
| Standing Jump - girls | 2,37 m | Jessica Peleshok | X-treme Youth, Windsor, ON, Canada | September 2000 |
| Cotton Wool Ball Shotput | 12 m | George Gericke | Jabulani Jeugaksie:NG Krokodilrivier, Brits, South Africa | September 2000 |
| Shoelace Tying | 3.96 sec | Diana Duthie | MSG's (Middle School group) St. John the Baptist |
December 2000 |
| Rowing Regatta | None yet | New event | New event | New event |