Static Wall Sit (Samson's Chair) World Records

The Rules

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  1. The body is positioned with both legs at right-angles with the back flat to the wall (much like pretending to sit without the aid of a chair). Both feet remain flat on the floor.
  2. The record attempt is judget according to the length of time this position is successfully maintained uninterrupted.

The Records

1:16:12 hours
Kevin DeWitt (USA)
31 July 1986 in Kennewick, Washington, USA
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4:40 hours
Paddy Doyle (Great Britain)
18 April 1990 at the Magnet Centre, Erdington, UK
11:02 hours
Ramesh Khachi (India)
22 September 1992 at Jawahar Navodaya Vidalaya, Theog, India
11:05 hours Rajkumar Chakraborty (India) 22 April 1994 at Panposh Sports Hostel, Rourkela, India
11:51:14 hours Thienna Ho (Vietnam) VIDEO 20 December 2008 at the World Team USA Gymnasium in San Francisco, California, USA


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