A winning streak, also known as a win streak or hot streak, is an uninterrupted sequence of success in
games or
competitions
Competition is a rivalry where two or more parties strive for a common goal which cannot be shared: where one's gain is the other's loss (an example of which is a zero-sum game). Competition can arise between entities such as organisms, indi ...
, commonly measured by at least 4 wins that are uninterrupted by losses or
ties/draws. Although sometimes claimed as a winning streak by those unaccustomed to winning, simply winning two games in a row is most definitely not a win streak. In
sports
Sport pertains to any form of competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators. Sports can, ...
, it can be applied to
teams, and
individuals
An individual is that which exists as a distinct entity. Individuality (or self-hood) is the state or quality of being an individual; particularly (in the case of humans) of being a person unique from other people and possessing one's own need ...
. In sports where teams or individuals represent groups such as countries or regions, those groups can also be said to have winning streaks if their representatives win consecutive games or competitions, even if the competitors are different. Streaks can also be applied to specific competitions: for example, a competitor who wins an event in three consecutive
Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a vari ...
has an Olympic winning streak, even if they have lost other competitions during the period.
Longest streaks
The longest (in terms of time) recorded winning streak in any professional sports is
Spain
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, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
's
Antoni Bou having won 32 consecutive world championships in Motorcycle Trials between 2007 and today, he is still active in the sport.
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...
's
Jahangir Khan
Jahangir Khan (Pashto/ ur, جهانگير خان born 10 December 1963) is a former World No. 1 professional Pakistani squash player. He won the World Open title six times , and the British Open title ten times (1982-1991). Jahangir Khan is ...
's 555 consecutive wins in
squash
Squash may refer to:
Sports
* Squash (sport), the high-speed racquet sport also known as squash racquets
* Squash (professional wrestling), an extremely one-sided match in professional wrestling
* Squash tennis, a game similar to squash but pla ...
from 1981 to 1986 is also of significant note. In 2013, the Dutch
wheelchair tennis
Wheelchair tennis is one of the forms of tennis adapted for wheelchair users. The size of the court, net height and rackets are the same, but there are two major differences from pedestrian tennis: athletes use specially designed wheelchairs, ...
player
Esther Vergeer
Esther Mary Vergeer (; born 18 July 1981) is a Dutch former professional wheelchair tennis player. Vergeer won 48 major titles (21 in singles and 27 in doubles), 23 year-end championships (14 consecutive in singles and nine in doubles), and ...
retired with an active 10-year-long winning streak of 470 matches, including a streak of 250 consecutive sets won.
Air sports
The term "air sports" covers a range of aerial activities, including air racing, aerobatics, aeromodelling, hang gliding, human-powered aircraft, parachuting, paragliding and skydiving.
Recognized and regulated air sports
Many air sport ...
Aerobatic
Team
3 consecutive titles at
FAI World Aerobatic Championships
The FAI World Aerobatic Championships (WAC) is a competition in sport aviation organized by CIVA (Commission Internationale de Voltige Arienne), the aerobatic commission of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale, the world air sports federat ...
– Russia
* Streak started 2001 Burgos, Spain
* Streak ended 2007 Burgos, Spain
Aquatic sports
Diving
Olympics
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
=Men's
=
1m Springboard
7 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– China
* Streak started 2007 Melbourne, Australia
3m Springboard
3 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
*
Phil Boggs
** Streak started 1973 Belgrade, Yugoslavia
** Streak ended 1982 Guayaquil, Ecuador
*
He Chong
He Chong (; born June 10, 1987 in Zhanjiang, Guangdong) is a Chinese diver. He is the 2008 Olympic Champion in the 3m springboard.
He split with partner Wang Feng after they won a gold medal in the 3m synchronised springboard event at the 20 ...
** Streak started 2009 Rome, Italy
** Streak ended 2015 Kazan, Russia
7 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– China
* Streak started 2007 Melbourne, Australia
10m Platform
3 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
*
Greg Louganis
Gregory Efthimios Louganis (; born January 29, 1960) is an American Olympic diver, LGBT activist, and author who won gold medals at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics on the springboard and platform. He is the only man and the second diver in Ol ...
** Streak started 1978 West Berlin
** Streak ended 1991 Perth, Australia
*
Qiu Bo
Qiu Bo (; born 31 January 1993) is a Chinese diver. He won the silver medal in the 10 metre platform event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He is a four-time world champion at the World Aquatics Championships, winning the gold medal three times in ...
** Streak started 2011 Shanghai, China
** Streak ended 2017 Budapest, Hungary
Synchronized 3m Springboard
5 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– China
* Streak started 2005 Montreal, Canada
Synchronized 10m Platform
3 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– United States
* Streak started 2007 Melbourne, Australia
* Streak ended 2013 Barcelona, Spain
=Women's
=
3m Springboard
5 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
–
Guo Jingjing
Guo Jingjing (; born October 15, 1981, in Baoding, Hebei) is a retired Chinese female diver, and multi-time Olympic gold medalist and world champion. Guo is tied with her partner Wu Minxia for winning the most Olympic medals (6) of any female ...
* Streak started 2001 Fukuoka, Japan
* Streak ended 2011 Shanghai, China
10 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– China
* Streak started 2001 Fukuoka, Japan
10m Platform
3 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– China
* Streak started 1986 Madrid, Spain
* Streak ended 1998 Perth, Australia
Synchronized 3m Springboard
10 consecutive titles at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– China
* Streak started 2001 Fukuoka, Japan
Synchronized 10m Platform
10 consecutive titles at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– China
* Streak started 2001 Fukuoka, Japan
Swimming
Overall
=
Johnny Weissmuller
Johnny Weissmuller (born Johann Peter Weißmüller; June 2, 1904 – January 20, 1984) was an American Olympic swimmer, water polo player and actor. He was known for having one of the best competitive swimming records of the 20th century. H ...
=
Weissmuller never lost a swimming race during his entire amateur career, including three individual Olympic gold medals. He is purported to have told the other swimmers in his Olympic final that they could fight it out for second place.
=
Tamás Darnyi
Tamás Darnyi (born 3 June 1967 in Budapest) is a Magyars, Hungarian retired male swimmer. He is considered by many to be one of the greatest medley swimmers in history. He won four gold medals at two Olympic Games (1988 and 1992) and was unbeat ...
=
Darnyi was undefeated his entire international career in both the 200m and 400m Individual medley races, lasting from 1985 to 1993, though he did not hold the world record for the entirety of the period (another person broke it in a race that Darnyi did not compete in. He later reclaimed the record).
=
Roland Matthes
Roland Matthes (, ; 17 November 1950 – 20 December 2019) was a German swimmer and the most successful backstroke swimmer of all time. Between April 1967 and August 1974 he won all backstroke competitions he entered. He won four European champ ...
=
Matthes was undefeated in the 100 and 200 meter backstroke races from 1968–1974, though he lost the world record in races he did not compete in during that span. He later lost both records for good at the end of his career when he earned a bronze in the 100m backstroke behind
John Naber
John Phillips Naber (born January 20, 1956) is an American former competitive swimmer, five-time Olympic medalist and former world record-holder in multiple events.
Born in Evanston, Illinois, Naber studied in England and Italy where his father ...
, who also set the world record in the 200m backstroke.
=
Vladimir Salnikov
Vladimir Valeryevich Salnikov (russian: Владимир Валерьевич Сальников; born 21 May 1960) is a Russian former freestyle swimmer who competed for the Soviet Union and set 12 world records in the 400, 800 and 1,500 meter ...
=
Salnikov won all 61 of his 1500m freestyle races from 1977 to 1986. The streak ended when he finished fourth at the 1986
FINA
FINA (french: Fédération internationale de natation, en, International Swimming Federation, link=yes) (to be renamed as World Aquatics by ) is the international federation recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for administer ...
World Championships.
Olympics
World Championships (50m)
=Men's
=
50m Freestyle
3 consecutive titles at
FINA World Aquatics Championships
The FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are the World Championships for aquatics sports: swimming, diving, high diving, open water swimming, artistic swimming, and water polo. They are run by FINA, and all swimming events ...
–
César Cielo
César Augusto Cielo Filho (, born 10 January 1987) is a Brazilian competitive swimmer who specializes in sprint events. He is the most successful Brazilian swimmer in history, having obtained three Olympic medals, winning six individual Wor ...
* Streak started 2009 Rome, Italy
400m Freestyle
3 consecutive titles at
FINA World Aquatics Championships
The FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are the World Championships for aquatics sports: swimming, diving, high diving, open water swimming, artistic swimming, and water polo. They are run by FINA, and all swimming events ...
–
Ian Thorpe
Ian James Thorpe, (born 13 October 1982) is an Australian retired swimmer who specialised in freestyle, but also competed in backstroke and the individual medley. He has won five Olympic gold medals, the most won by any Australian along wit ...
* Streak started 1998 Perth, Australia
* Streak ended 2005 Montreal, Canada
5 consecutive titles at
FINA World Aquatics Championships
The FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are the World Championships for aquatics sports: swimming, diving, high diving, open water swimming, artistic swimming, and water polo. They are run by FINA, and all swimming events ...
– Australia
* Streak started 1994 Rome, Italy
* Streak ended 2007 Melbourne, Australia
1500m Freestyle
4 consecutive titles at
FINA World Aquatics Championships
The FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are the World Championships for aquatics sports: swimming, diving, high diving, open water swimming, artistic swimming, and water polo. They are run by FINA, and all swimming events ...
–
Grant Hackett
Grant George Hackett OAM (born 9 May 1980) is an Australian swimmer, most famous for winning the men's 1500 metres freestyle race at both the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. This achievement has led him to ...
* Streak started 1998 Perth, Australia
* Streak ended 2007 Melbourne, Australia
5 consecutive titles at
FINA World Aquatics Championships
The FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are the World Championships for aquatics sports: swimming, diving, high diving, open water swimming, artistic swimming, and water polo. They are run by FINA, and all swimming events ...
– Australia
* Streak started 1994 Rome, Italy
* Streak ended 2007 Melbourne, Australia
100m Backstroke
3 consecutive titles at
FINA World Aquatics Championships
The FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are the World Championships for aquatics sports: swimming, diving, high diving, open water swimming, artistic swimming, and water polo. They are run by FINA, and all swimming events ...
–
Aaron Peirsol
Aaron Wells Peirsol (born July 23, 1983) is an American former competition swimmer and backstroke specialist who is a former world champion and world record-holder. He is a three-time Olympian and seven-time Olympic medalist (five gold, two si ...
* Streak started 2003 Barcelona, Spain
* Streak ended 2009 Rome, Italy
3 consecutive titles at
FINA World Aquatics Championships
The FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are the World Championships for aquatics sports: swimming, diving, high diving, open water swimming, artistic swimming, and water polo. They are run by FINA, and all swimming events ...
– United States
* Streak started 2003 Barcelona, Spain
* Streak ended 2009 Rome, Italy
200m Backstroke
3 consecutive titles at
FINA World Aquatics Championships
The FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are the World Championships for aquatics sports: swimming, diving, high diving, open water swimming, artistic swimming, and water polo. They are run by FINA, and all swimming events ...
–
Aaron Peirsol
Aaron Wells Peirsol (born July 23, 1983) is an American former competition swimmer and backstroke specialist who is a former world champion and world record-holder. He is a three-time Olympian and seven-time Olympic medalist (five gold, two si ...
* Streak started 2001 Fukuoka, Japan
* Streak ended 2007 Melbourne, Australia
8 consecutive titles at
FINA World Aquatics Championships
The FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are the World Championships for aquatics sports: swimming, diving, high diving, open water swimming, artistic swimming, and water polo. They are run by FINA, and all swimming events ...
– United States
* Streak started 1998 Perth, Australia
200m Breaststroke
3 consecutive titles at
FINA World Aquatics Championships
The FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are the World Championships for aquatics sports: swimming, diving, high diving, open water swimming, artistic swimming, and water polo. They are run by FINA, and all swimming events ...
–
Dániel Gyurta
Dániel Gyurta (; born 4 May 1989) is a Hungarian former competitive swimmer who mainly competed in the 200-metre breaststroke. In 2016, Gyurta became a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), he is a member of the European Olympic ...
* Streak started 2009 Rome, Italy
3 consecutive titles at
FINA World Aquatics Championships
The FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are the World Championships for aquatics sports: swimming, diving, high diving, open water swimming, artistic swimming, and water polo. They are run by FINA, and all swimming events ...
– Hungary
* Streak started 2009 Rome, Italy
100m Butterfly
3 consecutive titles at
FINA World Aquatics Championships
The FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are the World Championships for aquatics sports: swimming, diving, high diving, open water swimming, artistic swimming, and water polo. They are run by FINA, and all swimming events ...
–
Michael Phelps
Michael Fred Phelps II (born June 30, 1985) is an American former competitive swimmer. He is the most successful and most decorated Olympian of all time with a total of 28 medals. Phelps also holds the all-time records for Olympic gold med ...
* Streak started 2007 Melbourne, Australia
* Streak ended 2013 Barcelona, Spain
5 consecutive titles at
FINA World Aquatics Championships
The FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are the World Championships for aquatics sports: swimming, diving, high diving, open water swimming, artistic swimming, and water polo. They are run by FINA, and all swimming events ...
– United States
* Streak started 2003 Barcelona, Spain
* Streak ended 2013 Barcelona, Spain
200m Butterfly
3 consecutive titles at
FINA World Aquatics Championships
The FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are the World Championships for aquatics sports: swimming, diving, high diving, open water swimming, artistic swimming, and water polo. They are run by FINA, and all swimming events ...
–
Michael Phelps
Michael Fred Phelps II (born June 30, 1985) is an American former competitive swimmer. He is the most successful and most decorated Olympian of all time with a total of 28 medals. Phelps also holds the all-time records for Olympic gold med ...
* Streak started 2007 Melbourne, Australia
* Streak ended 2013 Barcelona, Spain
Note: he also won in 2001 and 2003, but elected not to swim the race in the 2005 FINA World Championships.
3 consecutive titles at
FINA World Aquatics Championships
The FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are the World Championships for aquatics sports: swimming, diving, high diving, open water swimming, artistic swimming, and water polo. They are run by FINA, and all swimming events ...
* United States
** Streak started 1973 Belgrade, Yugoslavia
** Streak ended 1982 Guayaquil, Ecuador
* United States
** Streak started 2007 Melbourne, Australia
** Streak ended 2013 Barcelona, Spain
200m Individual Medley
3 consecutive titles at
FINA World Aquatics Championships
The FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are the World Championships for aquatics sports: swimming, diving, high diving, open water swimming, artistic swimming, and water polo. They are run by FINA, and all swimming events ...
*
Michael Phelps
Michael Fred Phelps II (born June 30, 1985) is an American former competitive swimmer. He is the most successful and most decorated Olympian of all time with a total of 28 medals. Phelps also holds the all-time records for Olympic gold med ...
** Streak started 2003 Barcelona, Spain
** Streak ended 2009 Rome, Italy
*
Ryan Lochte
** Streak started 2009 Rome, Italy
400m Individual Medley
3 consecutive titles at
FINA World Aquatics Championships
The FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are the World Championships for aquatics sports: swimming, diving, high diving, open water swimming, artistic swimming, and water polo. They are run by FINA, and all swimming events ...
– United States
* Streak started 2007 Melbourne, Australia
* Streak ended 2013 Barcelona, Spain
4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
8 consecutive titles at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– United States
* Streak started 1973 Belgrade, Yugoslavia
* Streak ended 2001 Fukuoka, Japan
4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
5 consecutive titles at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– United States
* Streak started 2005 Montreal, Canada
4 × 100 m Medley Relay
7 consecutive titles at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– United States
* Streak started 1973 Belgrade, Yugoslavia
* Streak ended 1998 Perth, Australia
=Women's
=
100m Freestyle
5 consecutive titles at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– East Germany
* Streak started 1973 Belgrade, Yugoslavia
* Streak ended 1991 Perth, Australia
200m Freestyle
3 consecutive titles at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– United States
* Streak started 1973 Belgrade, Yugoslavia
* Streak ended 1982 Guayaquil, Ecuador
800m Freestyle
3 consecutive titles at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– United States
* Streak started 1991 Perth, Australia
* Streak ended 2001 Fukuoka, Japan
200m Individual Medley
3 consecutive titles at
FINA World Aquatics Championships
The FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are the World Championships for aquatics sports: swimming, diving, high diving, open water swimming, artistic swimming, and water polo. They are run by FINA, and all swimming events ...
* China
** Streak started 1991 Perth, Australia
** Streak ended 2001 Fukuoka, Japan
* United States
** Streak started 2005 Montreal, Canada
** Streak ended 2011 Shanghai, China
400m Individual Medley
3 consecutive titles at
FINA World Aquatics Championships
The FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are the World Championships for aquatics sports: swimming, diving, high diving, open water swimming, artistic swimming, and water polo. They are run by FINA, and all swimming events ...
– China
* Streak started 1991 Perth, Australia
* Streak ended 2001 Fukuoka, Japan
4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
3 consecutive titles at
FINA World Aquatics Championships
The FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are the World Championships for aquatics sports: swimming, diving, high diving, open water swimming, artistic swimming, and water polo. They are run by FINA, and all swimming events ...
– United States
* Streak started 2003 Barcelona, Spain
* Streak ended 2009 Rome, Italy
World Championships (25m)
=Men's
=
400m Freestyle
3 consecutive titles at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
–
Yuri Prilukov
Yury Aleksandrovich Prilukov (russian: Юрий Александрович Прилуков; born 14 June 1984) is a freestyle swimmer from Russia, who specializes in long distance swimming.
Prilukov was born in Sverdlovsk. He is a five-time ...
* Streak started 2004 Indianapolis, United States
* Streak ended 2010 Dubai, United Arab Emeirates
3 consecutive titles at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– Russia
* Streak started 2004 Indianapolis, United States
* Streak ended 2010 Dubai, United Arab Emeirates
1500m Freestyle
3 consecutive titles at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
–
Yuri Prilukov
Yury Aleksandrovich Prilukov (russian: Юрий Александрович Прилуков; born 14 June 1984) is a freestyle swimmer from Russia, who specializes in long distance swimming.
Prilukov was born in Sverdlovsk. He is a five-time ...
* Streak started 2004 Indianapolis, United States
* Streak ended 2010 Dubai, United Arab Emeirates
4 consecutive titles at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– Australia
* Streak started 1993 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
* Streak ended 2000 Athens, Greece
100m Backstroke
3 consecutive titles at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– Cuba
* Streak started 1995 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
* Streak ended 2000 Athens, Greece
200m Backstroke
3 consecutive titles at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– United States
* Streak started 2002 Moscow, Russia
* Streak ended 2008 Manchester, United Kingdom
100m Butterfly
3 consecutive titles at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
–
Lars Frölander
Lars Arne Frölander (born 26 May 1974) is a Swedish swimmer. He has competed in six consecutive Olympic Games (1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012).
Biography
Frölander was born in Boden. He grew up in Ornäs in Borlänge Municipality.
...
* Streak started 1997 Gothenburg, Sweden
* Streak ended 2002 Moscow, Russia
3 consecutive titles at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– Sweden
* Streak started 1997 Gothenburg, Sweden
* Streak ended 2002 Moscow, Russia
200m Butterfly
5 consecutive titles at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
–
James Hickman
James Hickman (born 2 February 1976) is a male English former competitive swimmer.
Swimming career
Hickman represented Great Britain in the Olympics, FINA world championships and European championships, and England in the Commonwealth Games. ...
* Streak started 1997 Gothenburg, Sweden
* Streak ended 2006 Shanghai, China
5 consecutive titles at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– United Kingdom
* Streak started 1997 Gothenburg, Sweden
* Streak ended 2006 Shanghai, China
100m Individual Medley
3 consecutive titles at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
–
Ryan Lochte
* Streak started 2008 Manchester, United Kingdom
3 consecutive titles at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– United States
* Streak started 2008 Manchester, United Kingdom
200m Individual Medley
4 consecutive titles at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
–
Ryan Lochte
* Streak started 2006 Shanghai, China
4 consecutive titles at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– United States
* Streak started 2006 Shanghai, China
400m Individual Medley
3 consecutive titles at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
*
Matthew Dunn
Matthew Stephen Dunn (born 2 September 1973) is an Australian former freestyle and medley swimmer who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992.
Dunn trained at the Australian Institute of Sport under Russian swimming co ...
** Streak started 1995 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
** Streak ended 2000 Athens, Greece
*
Ryan Lochte
** Streak started 2006 Shanghai, China
** Streak ended 2012 2012 Istanbul, Turkey
3 consecutive titles at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
* Australia
** Streak started 1995 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
** Streak ended 2000 Athens, Greece
* United States
** Streak started 2006 Shanghai, China
** Streak ended 2012 2012 Istanbul, Turkey
4 × 100 m Medley Relay
3 consecutive titles at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– United States
* Streak started 2000 Athens, Greece
* Streak ended 2006 Shanghai, China
=Women's
=
800m Freestyle
3 consecutive titles at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
–
Chen Hua
* Streak started 1999 Hong Kong, China
* Streak ended 2004 Indianapolis, United States
3 consecutive titles at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– China
* Streak started 1999 Hong Kong, China
* Streak ended 2004 Indianapolis, United States
200m Backstroke
3 consecutive titles at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– United States
* Streak started 2002 Moscow, Russia
* Streak ended 2008 Manchester, United Kingdom
100m Breaststroke
3 consecutive titles at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– United States
* Streak started 2006 Shanghai, China
* Streak ended 2012 Istanbul, Turkey
100m Butterfly
3 consecutive titles at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
–
Jenny Thompson
Jennifer Beth Thompson (born February 26, 1973) is an American former competition swimmer and anesthesiologist.
She is one of the most decorated Olympians in history: twelve medals, including eight gold medals, in the 1992, 1996, 2000, and 200 ...
* Streak started 1997 Gothenburg, Sweden
* Streak ended 2002 Moscow, Russia
3 consecutive titles at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
* United States
** Streak started 1997 Gothenburg, Sweden
** Streak ended 2002 Moscow, Russia
* Australia
** Streak started 2006 Shanghai, China
** Streak ended 2012 Istanbul, Turkey
100m Individual Medley
3 consecutive titles at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
–
Martina Moravcová
* Streak started 1999 Hong Kong, China
* Streak ended 2004 Indianapolis, United States
3 consecutive titles at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
* Slovakia
** Streak started 1999 Hong Kong, China
** Streak ended 2004 Indianapolis, United States
* Australia
** Streak started 2004 Indianapolis, United States
** Streak ended 2010 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
400m Individual Medley
3 consecutive titles at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
–
Yana Klochkova
Yana Oleksandrivna Klochkova ( uk, Яна Олександрівна Клочкова; born 7 August 1982) is a Ukrainian swimmer, who has won five Olympic medals in her career, with four of them being gold. She is Merited Master of Sports (19 ...
* Streak started 1999 Hong Kong, China
* Streak ended 2004 Indianapolis, United States
3 consecutive titles at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– Ukraine
* Streak started 1999 Hong Kong, China
* Streak ended 2004 Indianapolis, United States
4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
3 consecutive titles at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
* China
** Streak started 1993 Palma de Mallorca, Spain
** Streak ended 1999 Hong Kong, China
* Netherlands
** Streak started 2006 Shanghai, China
** Streak ended 2012 Istanbul, Turkey
College (United States)
31 consecutive
NCAA Men's Division III titles –
Kenyon College
Kenyon College is a private liberal arts college in Gambier, Ohio. It was founded in 1824 by Philander Chase. Kenyon College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
Kenyon has 1,708 undergraduates enrolled. Its 1,000-acre campus is ...
* Streak started 1980 Washington, Pennsylvania
* Streak ended 2011 Knoxville, Tennessee
45-year consecutive NJCAA National Championship wins by Indian River State College Men's Swimming and Diving (as of March in 2019)
37-year consecutive NJCAA National Championship wins by Indian River State College Women's Swimming and Diving (as of March in 2019
Swimming World Presents the NAIA, NJCAA, D2, & D3 Championship Recaps
Synchronised swimming
Synchronized swimming (in British English, synchronised swimming) or artistic swimming is a sport where swimmers perform a synchronized choreographed routine, accompanied by music. The sport is governed internationally by FINA (the ''Fédératio ...
FINA World Aquatics Championships
The FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are the World Championships for aquatics sports: swimming, diving, high diving, open water swimming, artistic swimming, and water polo. They are run by FINA, and all swimming events ...
=Team
=
8 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships team titles – Russia
* Streak started 1998 Perth, Australia
Water polo
Men's
3 consecutive gold medals at
Summer Olympics
*
Great Britain
Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island and the ninth-largest island in the world. It i ...
** Streak started 1908 London, United Kingdom
** Streak ended 1924 Paris, France
*
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the ...
** Streak started 2000 Sydney, Australia
** Streak ended 2012 London, United Kingdom
Women's
3 consecutive gold medals at
Summer Olympics
*
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...
** Streak started 2012 London, United Kingdom
3 consecutive gold medals at
World Aquatics Championships
The FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are the World Championships for aquatics sports: swimming, diving, high diving, open water swimming, artistic swimming, and water polo. They are run by FINA, and all swimming events ...
*
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...
** Streak started 2015 Kazan, Russia
Archery
Olympics
World Outdoor Championships
Men's
=Recurve
=
Individual
4 consecutive titles at
World Archery Championships
The World Archery Championships are a series of competitions in Archery organised by the World Archery Federation (WA). The first competition held under that title took place in 1931.
Competition archery takes a wide variety of formats, but the ...
–
Hans Deutgen
* Streak started 1947 Prague, Czechoslovakia
* Streak ended 1952 Brussels, Belgium
7 consecutive titles at
World Archery Championships
The World Archery Championships are a series of competitions in Archery organised by the World Archery Federation (WA). The first competition held under that title took place in 1931.
Competition archery takes a wide variety of formats, but the ...
– Sweden
* Streak started 1947 Prague, Czechoslovakia
* Streak ended 1957 Prague, Czechoslovakia
Team
13 consecutive titles at
World Archery Championships
The World Archery Championships are a series of competitions in Archery organised by the World Archery Federation (WA). The first competition held under that title took place in 1931.
Competition archery takes a wide variety of formats, but the ...
– United States
* Streak started 1957 Stockholm, Sweden
* Streak ended 1985 Seoul, South Korea
=Compound
=
Individual
3 consecutive titles at
World Archery Championships
The World Archery Championships are a series of competitions in Archery organised by the World Archery Federation (WA). The first competition held under that title took place in 1931.
Competition archery takes a wide variety of formats, but the ...
– United States
* Streak started 1995 Jakarta, Indonesia
* Streak ended 2001 Beijing, China
Team
5 consecutive titles at
World Archery Championships
The World Archery Championships are a series of competitions in Archery organised by the World Archery Federation (WA). The first competition held under that title took place in 1931.
Competition archery takes a wide variety of formats, but the ...
– United States
* Streak started 2003 New York, United States
* Streak ended 2013 Belek, Turkey
Women's
=Recurve
=
Individual
5 consecutive titles at
World Archery Championships
The World Archery Championships are a series of competitions in Archery organised by the World Archery Federation (WA). The first competition held under that title took place in 1931.
Competition archery takes a wide variety of formats, but the ...
– South Korea
* Streak started 1997 Victoria, Canada
* Streak ended 2007 Leipzig, Germany
Team
6 consecutive titles at
World Archery Championships
The World Archery Championships are a series of competitions in Archery organised by the World Archery Federation (WA). The first competition held under that title took place in 1931.
Competition archery takes a wide variety of formats, but the ...
– United States
* Streak started 1959 Prague, Czechoslovakia
* Streak ended 1967 Amersfort, Netherlands
World Indoor Championships
Men's
=Compound
=
Individual
5 consecutive titles at
World Archery Championships
The World Archery Championships are a series of competitions in Archery organised by the World Archery Federation (WA). The first competition held under that title took place in 1931.
Competition archery takes a wide variety of formats, but the ...
* United States
** Streak started 1991 Oulu, Finland
** Streak ended 2001 Florence, Italy
* United States
** Streak started 1991 Nîmes, France
Team
5 consecutive titles at
World Archery Championships
The World Archery Championships are a series of competitions in Archery organised by the World Archery Federation (WA). The first competition held under that title took place in 1931.
Competition archery takes a wide variety of formats, but the ...
– United States
* Streak started 1991 Nîmes, France
=Compound Junior
=
Team
4 consecutive titles at
World Archery Championships
The World Archery Championships are a series of competitions in Archery organised by the World Archery Federation (WA). The first competition held under that title took place in 1931.
Competition archery takes a wide variety of formats, but the ...
– United States
* Streak started 2001 Florence, Italy
* Streak ended 2009 Rzeszów, Poland
Women's
=Compound
=
Team
6 consecutive titles at
World Archery Championships
The World Archery Championships are a series of competitions in Archery organised by the World Archery Federation (WA). The first competition held under that title took place in 1931.
Competition archery takes a wide variety of formats, but the ...
– United States
* Streak started 2001 Florence, Italy
=Compound Junior
=
Team
3 consecutive titles at
World Archery Championships
The World Archery Championships are a series of competitions in Archery organised by the World Archery Federation (WA). The first competition held under that title took place in 1931.
Competition archery takes a wide variety of formats, but the ...
– United States
* Streak started 2001 Florence, Italy
* Streak ended 2007 Izmir, Turkey
World Youth Championships
Men's
=Compound Junior
=
Individual
4 consecutive titles at
World Archery Championships
The World Archery Championships are a series of competitions in Archery organised by the World Archery Federation (WA). The first competition held under that title took place in 1931.
Competition archery takes a wide variety of formats, but the ...
– United States
* Streak started 1994 Roncegno, Italy
* Streak ended 2002 Nymburk, Czech Republic
=Recurve Cadet
=
Individual
3 consecutive titles at
World Archery Championships
The World Archery Championships are a series of competitions in Archery organised by the World Archery Federation (WA). The first competition held under that title took place in 1931.
Competition archery takes a wide variety of formats, but the ...
– South Korea
* Streak started 2008 Antalya, Turkey
* Streak ended 2013 Wuxi, China
=Compound Cadet
=
Team
3 consecutive titles at
World Archery Championships
The World Archery Championships are a series of competitions in Archery organised by the World Archery Federation (WA). The first competition held under that title took place in 1931.
Competition archery takes a wide variety of formats, but the ...
– United States
* Streak started 2002 Nymburk, Czech Republic
* Streak ended 2009 Ogden, United States
Women's
=Recurve Junior
=
Individual
7 consecutive titles at
World Archery Championships
The World Archery Championships are a series of competitions in Archery organised by the World Archery Federation (WA). The first competition held under that title took place in 1931.
Competition archery takes a wide variety of formats, but the ...
– South Korea
* Streak started 1994 Roncegno, Czech Republic
* Streak ended 2008 Antalya, Turkey
Team
3 consecutive titles at
World Archery Championships
The World Archery Championships are a series of competitions in Archery organised by the World Archery Federation (WA). The first competition held under that title took place in 1931.
Competition archery takes a wide variety of formats, but the ...
– South Korea
* Streak started 2000 Belfort, France
* Streak ended 2008 Antalya, Turkey
=Compound Junior
=
Individual
3 consecutive titles at
World Archery Championships
The World Archery Championships are a series of competitions in Archery organised by the World Archery Federation (WA). The first competition held under that title took place in 1931.
Competition archery takes a wide variety of formats, but the ...
– United States
* Streak started 1996 Chula Vista, United States
* Streak ended 2002 Nymburk, Czech Republic
Team
5 consecutive titles at
World Archery Championships
The World Archery Championships are a series of competitions in Archery organised by the World Archery Federation (WA). The first competition held under that title took place in 1931.
Competition archery takes a wide variety of formats, but the ...
– United States
* Streak started 2000 Belfort, France
* Streak ended 2011 Legnica, Poland
=Recurve Cadet
=
Team
3 consecutive titles at
World Archery Championships
The World Archery Championships are a series of competitions in Archery organised by the World Archery Federation (WA). The first competition held under that title took place in 1931.
Competition archery takes a wide variety of formats, but the ...
– South Korea
* Streak started 2008 Antalya, Turkey
* Streak ended 2013 Wuxi, China
=Compound Cadet
=
Individual
3 consecutive titles at
World Archery Championships
The World Archery Championships are a series of competitions in Archery organised by the World Archery Federation (WA). The first competition held under that title took place in 1931.
Competition archery takes a wide variety of formats, but the ...
– United States
* Streak started 2008 Antalya, Turkey
* Streak ended 2013 Wuxi, China
Team
5 consecutive titles at
World Archery Championships
The World Archery Championships are a series of competitions in Archery organised by the World Archery Federation (WA). The first competition held under that title took place in 1931.
Competition archery takes a wide variety of formats, but the ...
– United States
* Streak started 2006 Mérida, Mexico
World Para Championships
Men's
=Recurve
=
Team Open
4 consecutive titles at
World Archery Championships
The World Archery Championships are a series of competitions in Archery organised by the World Archery Federation (WA). The first competition held under that title took place in 1931.
Competition archery takes a wide variety of formats, but the ...
– South Korea
* Streak started 2001 Nymburk, Czech Republic
* Streak ended 2009 Nymburk, Czech Republic
Individual Wheelchair/Visual Impairment
6 consecutive titles at
World Archery Championships
The World Archery Championships are a series of competitions in Archery organised by the World Archery Federation (WA). The first competition held under that title took place in 1931.
Competition archery takes a wide variety of formats, but the ...
– South Korea
* Streak started 1998 Stoke Mandeville, United Kingdom
* Streak ended 2009 Nymburk, Czech Republic
=Compound
=
Team Open
3 consecutive titles at
World Archery Championships
The World Archery Championships are a series of competitions in Archery organised by the World Archery Federation (WA). The first competition held under that title took place in 1931.
Competition archery takes a wide variety of formats, but the ...
– South Korea
* Streak started 2005 Massa Carrara, Italy
* Streak ended 2011 Turin, Italy
Individual Wheelchair/Visual Impairment
3 consecutive titles at
World Archery Championships
The World Archery Championships are a series of competitions in Archery organised by the World Archery Federation (WA). The first competition held under that title took place in 1931.
Competition archery takes a wide variety of formats, but the ...
*
Zdeněk Šebek
** Streak started 1998 Stoke Mandeville, United Kingdom
** Streak ended 2003 Madrid, Spain
* Jeffrey Rhoden Fabry
** Streak started 2003 Madrid, Spain
** Streak ended 2009 Nymburk, Czech Republic
3 consecutive titles at
World Archery Championships
The World Archery Championships are a series of competitions in Archery organised by the World Archery Federation (WA). The first competition held under that title took place in 1931.
Competition archery takes a wide variety of formats, but the ...
* Czech Republic
** Streak started 1998 Stoke Mandeville, United Kingdom
** Streak ended 2003 Madrid, Spain
* United States
** Streak started 2003 Madrid, Spain
** Streak ended 2009 Nymburk, Czech Republic
Women's
=Recurve
=
Individual Wheelchair/Visual Impairment
3 consecutive titles at
World Archery Championships
The World Archery Championships are a series of competitions in Archery organised by the World Archery Federation (WA). The first competition held under that title took place in 1931.
Competition archery takes a wide variety of formats, but the ...
– Italy
* Streak started 1999 Christchurch, New Zealand
* Streak ended 2005 Massa Carrara, Italy
=Compound
=
Individual Open
3 consecutive titles at
World Archery Championships
The World Archery Championships are a series of competitions in Archery organised by the World Archery Federation (WA). The first competition held under that title took place in 1931.
Competition archery takes a wide variety of formats, but the ...
–
Danielle Brown
Danielle Brown MBE (born 10 April 1988) is a British competitive archer and award winning children's author. She has competed in the Paralympic Games winning gold medals in Beijing and London and has also won medals shooting in the able bodi ...
* Streak started 2007 Cheongju, South Korea
* Streak ended 2013 Bangkok, Thailand
4 consecutive titles at
World Archery Championships
The World Archery Championships are a series of competitions in Archery organised by the World Archery Federation (WA). The first competition held under that title took place in 1931.
Competition archery takes a wide variety of formats, but the ...
– United Kingdom
* Streak started 2005 Massa Carrara, Italy
* Streak ended 2013 Bangkok, Thailand
World Field Championships
Men's
=Recurve
=
4 consecutive titles at
World Archery Championships
The World Archery Championships are a series of competitions in Archery organised by the World Archery Federation (WA). The first competition held under that title took place in 1931.
Competition archery takes a wide variety of formats, but the ...
* United States
** Streak started 1969 Valley Forge, United States
** Streak ended 1976 Molndal, Sweden
* Sweden
** Streak started 1980 Palmerston North, New Zealand
** Streak ended 1988 Bolzano, Italy
=Compound
=
3 consecutive titles at
World Archery Championships
The World Archery Championships are a series of competitions in Archery organised by the World Archery Federation (WA). The first competition held under that title took place in 1931.
Competition archery takes a wide variety of formats, but the ...
– United States
* Streak started 2008 Llwynypia, United Kingdom
=Barebow/Instinctive
=
3 consecutive titles at
World Archery Championships
The World Archery Championships are a series of competitions in Archery organised by the World Archery Federation (WA). The first competition held under that title took place in 1931.
Competition archery takes a wide variety of formats, but the ...
– Anders Rosenberg
* Streak started 1978 Geneva, Switzerland
* Streak ended 1984 Hyvinkää, Finland
5 consecutive titles at
World Archery Championships
The World Archery Championships are a series of competitions in Archery organised by the World Archery Federation (WA). The first competition held under that title took place in 1931.
Competition archery takes a wide variety of formats, but the ...
– Sweden
* Streak started 1978 Geneva, Switzerland
* Streak ended 1988 Bolzano, Italy
=Team
=
3 consecutive titles at
World Archery Championships
The World Archery Championships are a series of competitions in Archery organised by the World Archery Federation (WA). The first competition held under that title took place in 1931.
Competition archery takes a wide variety of formats, but the ...
– France
* Streak started 1994 Vertus, France
* Streak ended 2000 Cortina, Italy
Women's
=Barebow/Instinctive
=
3 consecutive titles at
World Archery Championships
The World Archery Championships are a series of competitions in Archery organised by the World Archery Federation (WA). The first competition held under that title took place in 1931.
Competition archery takes a wide variety of formats, but the ...
– Italy
* Streak started 1988 Bolzano, Italy
* Streak ended 1994 Vertus, France
Junior Women
=Compound
=
3 consecutive titles at
World Archery Championships
The World Archery Championships are a series of competitions in Archery organised by the World Archery Federation (WA). The first competition held under that title took place in 1931.
Competition archery takes a wide variety of formats, but the ...
– Sweden
* Streak started 2004 Plitvice, Croatia
* Streak ended 2010 Visegrád, Hungary
World University Championships
The FISU World University Championships are part of the sporting events of the International University Sports Federation. Launched the FISU World University Championships in 1963, with Lund, Sweden hosting the Handball event.
Championships
In ...
Men's
=Recurve
=
Team
3 consecutive titles at
World Archery Championships
The World Archery Championships are a series of competitions in Archery organised by the World Archery Federation (WA). The first competition held under that title took place in 1931.
Competition archery takes a wide variety of formats, but the ...
– Chinese Taipei
* Streak started 2004 Madrid, Spain
* Streak ended 2010 Shenzhen, China
=Compound
=
Individual
4 consecutive titles at
World Archery Championships
The World Archery Championships are a series of competitions in Archery organised by the World Archery Federation (WA). The first competition held under that title took place in 1931.
Competition archery takes a wide variety of formats, but the ...
– United States
* Streak started 2006 Viničné, Slovakia
Team
3 consecutive titles at
World Archery Championships
The World Archery Championships are a series of competitions in Archery organised by the World Archery Federation (WA). The first competition held under that title took place in 1931.
Competition archery takes a wide variety of formats, but the ...
– United States
* Streak started 1998 Taoyuan, Chinese Taipei
* Streak ended 2004 Madrid, Spain
Women's
=Recurve
=
Individual
3 consecutive titles at
World Archery Championships
The World Archery Championships are a series of competitions in Archery organised by the World Archery Federation (WA). The first competition held under that title took place in 1931.
Competition archery takes a wide variety of formats, but the ...
– South Korea
* Streak started 2008 Tainan, Chinese Taipei
Team
3 consecutive titles at
World Archery Championships
The World Archery Championships are a series of competitions in Archery organised by the World Archery Federation (WA). The first competition held under that title took place in 1931.
Competition archery takes a wide variety of formats, but the ...
– South Korea
* Streak started 2008 Tainan, Chinese Taipei
=Compound
=
Individual
3 consecutive titles at
World Archery Championships
The World Archery Championships are a series of competitions in Archery organised by the World Archery Federation (WA). The first competition held under that title took place in 1931.
Competition archery takes a wide variety of formats, but the ...
– United States
* Streak started 2000 Madrid, Spain
* Streak ended 2006 Viničné, Slovakia
Team
3 consecutive titles at
World Archery Championships
The World Archery Championships are a series of competitions in Archery organised by the World Archery Federation (WA). The first competition held under that title took place in 1931.
Competition archery takes a wide variety of formats, but the ...
– United States
* Streak started 2000 Madrid, Spain
* Streak ended 2006 Viničné, Slovakia
Mixed
=Compound Team
=
4 consecutive titles at
World Archery Championships
The World Archery Championships are a series of competitions in Archery organised by the World Archery Federation (WA). The first competition held under that title took place in 1931.
Competition archery takes a wide variety of formats, but the ...
– United States
* Streak started 2006 Viničné, Slovakia
Athletics
Athletics may refer to:
Sports
* Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking
** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport
* Athletics (physical culture), competi ...
Overall
Men's 400m Hurdles
122 races –
Edwin Moses
Edwin Corley Moses (born August 31, 1955) is an American former track and field athlete who won gold medals in the 400 m hurdles at the 1976 and 1984 Olympics. Between 1977 and 1987, Moses won 107 consecutive finals (122 consecutive races) and ...
* Streak started September 2, 1977, Düsseldorf, West Germany
* Streak ended June 4, 1987, Madrid, Spain (second to
Danny Harris
Danny Lee Harris (born September 7, 1965) is an American former track and field athlete who specialized in the 400-meter hurdles (400 mH), in which he won silver medals at the 1984 Olympics and the 1987 World Championships.
Hurdling car ...
)
Note: this streak included an Olympic gold medal and two improvements of his own world records.
Long-distance running
75 races –
Emil Zátopek
Emil Zátopek (; 19 September 1922 – 21 November 2000) was a Czech long-distance runner best known for winning three gold medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. He won gold in the 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres runs, but his final me ...
* Streak started September 26, 1948 (10,000 m race in Bucharest)
* Streak ended July 11, 1951 (second place in a 3000 m race in Prague)
10 global titles -
Mo Farah
Sir Mohamed Muktar Jama Farah (born Hussein Abdi Kahin; 23 March 1983) is a British long-distance runner. His ten global championship gold medals (four Olympic and six World titles) make him the most successful male track distance runner ever ...
* Streak started September 4, 2011 (5000 m final at
2011 World Championships in Daegu)
* Streak ended August 5, 2017 (silver medal in 5000m final at
2017 World Championships in London.)
** Streak included 6 World Championships and 4 Olympic Gold medals, and 2 "double-doubles" split evenly between 5000 and 10,000 metres, bookended by silver medals.
Men's Long Jump
65 consecutive competitions –
Carl Lewis
Frederick Carlton Lewis (born July 1, 1961) is an American former track and field athlete who won nine Olympic gold medals, one Olympic silver medal, and 10 World Championships medals, including eight gold. His career spanned from 1979 to 1996 ...
* Ended by
Mike Powell when he jumped his 8.95 m world record during the 1991 World Championships
Men's Cross Country
5 consecutive
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
*
Paul Tergat
Paul Kibii Tergat (born 17 June 1969) is a Kenyan former professional long distance runner. He became the first Kenyan man to set the world record in the marathon in 2003, with a time of 2:04:55, and is regarded as one of the most accomplished l ...
** Streak started
1995
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Durham Durham most commonly refers to:
*Durham, England, a cathedral city and the county town of County Durham
*County Durham, an English county
* Durham County, North Carolina, a county in North Carolina, United States
*Durham, North Carolina, a city in N ...
, United Kingdom
** Streak ended
2000
File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from S ...
Vilamoura
Vilamoura is a coastal resort in the Loulé municipality in Algarve, Portugal. It is one of the three corners of Algarve's Golden Triangle. Vilamoura comprises one of the largest single tourist complexes in Europe and with about 2,000 hectares ...
, Portugal
*
Kenenisa Bekele
Kenenisa Bekele ( om, Qananiisaa baqqalaa; am, ቀነኒሳ በቀለ; born 13 June 1982) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. He was the world record holder in both the 5000-metre and 10000-metre from 2004 (5,000m) and 2005 (10,000m) unti ...
** Streak started
2002 Dublin
Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 c ...
, Ireland
** Streak ended
2007 Mombasa
Mombasa ( ; ) is a coastal city in southeastern Kenya along the Indian Ocean. It was the first capital of the British East Africa, before Nairobi was elevated to capital city status. It now serves as the capital of Mombasa County. The town is ...
, Kenya
Women's high jump
140 to 150 competitions –
Iolanda Balaş
* Streak started December 1956
* Streak ended June 1967
Note: this streak included 2 Olympic gold medals and 14 improvements of the world record.
Olympics
IAAF World Championships in Athletics
Men's
=100m
=
3 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
*
Carl Lewis
Frederick Carlton Lewis (born July 1, 1961) is an American former track and field athlete who won nine Olympic gold medals, one Olympic silver medal, and 10 World Championships medals, including eight gold. His career spanned from 1979 to 1996 ...
** Streak started 1983 Helsinki, Finland
** Streak ended 1993 Stuttgart, Germany
*
Maurice Greene
** Streak started 1997 Athens, Greece
** Streak ended 2003 Saint-Denis, France
3 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
* United States
** Streak started 1983 Helsinki, Finland
** Streak ended 1993 Stuttgart, Germany
* United States
** Streak started 1997 Athens, Greece
** Streak ended 2003 Saint-Denis, France
* Jamaica
** Streak started 2009 Berlin, Germany
=200m
=
3 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
–
Usain Bolt
Usain St. Leo Bolt, , (; born 21 August 1986) is a retired Jamaican sprinter, widely considered to be the greatest sprinter of all time. He is the world record holder in the 100 metres, 200 metres, and 4 × 100 metres relay.
An eight-ti ...
* Streak started 2009 Berlin, Germany
3 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
* United States
** Streak started 1983 Helsinki, Finland
** Streak ended 1993 Stuttgart, Germany
* United States
** Streak started 2003 Saint-Denis, France
** Streak ended 2009 Berlin, Germany
* Jamaica
** Streak started 2009 Berlin, Germany
=400m
=
4 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
–
Michael Johnson
* Streak started 1993 Stuttgart, Germany
* Streak ended 2001 Edmonton, Canada
5 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– United States
* Streak started 1991 Tokyo, Japan
* Streak ended 2001 Edmonton, Canada
=800m
=
3 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
–
Wilson Kipketer
Wilson Kosgei Kipketer (born 12 December 1972) is a Danish former middle distance runner. He is the second fastest of all time over 800 meters, setting the world record and breaking his own record two more times all in 1997. He dominated the ...
* Streak started 1995 Gothenburg, Sweden
* Streak ended 2001 Edmonton, Canada
3 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
* Kenya
** Streak started 1987 Rome, Italy
** Streak ended 1995 Gothenburg, Sweden
* Denmark
** Streak started 1995 Gothenburg, Sweden
** Streak ended 2001 Edmonton, Canada
=1500m
=
4 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
–
Hicham El Guerrouj
Hicham El Guerrouj ( ar, هشام الݣروج, Hishām l-Garrūj; ber, ⵀⵉⵛⴰⵎ ⴻⵍ ⴳⴻⵔⵔⵓⵊ, Hisham El Gerruj; born 14 September 1974) is a retired Moroccan middle-distance runner. El Guerrouj is the current world record h ...
* Streak started 1997 Athens, Greece
* Streak ended 2005 Helsinki, Finland
4 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– Morocco
* Streak started 1997 Athens, Greece
* Streak ended 2005 Helsinki, Finland
=5000m
=
4 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– Kenya
* Streak started 1991 Tokyo, Japan
* Streak ended 1999 Seville, Spain
=10000m
=
4 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
*
Haile Gebrselassie
Haile Gebrselassie ( am, ኀይሌ ገብረ ሥላሴ, ''haylē gebre silassē''; born 18 April 1973) is an Ethiopian retired long-distance track, road running athlete, and businessman. He won two Olympic gold medals and four World Champion ...
** Streak started 1993 Stuttgart, Germany
** Streak ended 2001 Edmonton, Canada
*
Kenenisa Bekele
Kenenisa Bekele ( om, Qananiisaa baqqalaa; am, ቀነኒሳ በቀለ; born 13 June 1982) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner. He was the world record holder in both the 5000-metre and 10000-metre from 2004 (5,000m) and 2005 (10,000m) unti ...
** Streak started 2003 Saint-Denis, France
** Streak ended 2011 Daegu, South Korea
5 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– Ethiopia
* Streak started 2003 Saint-Denis, France
* Streak ended 2013 Moscow, Russia
=110m Hurdles
=
3 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
–
Greg Foster
* Streak started 1983 Helsinki, Finland
* Streak ended 1993 Stuttgart, Germany
3 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– United States
* Streak started 1983 Helsinki, Finland
* Streak ended 1993 Stuttgart, Germany
=400m Hurdles
=
3 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– United States
* Streak started 2005 Helsinki, Finland
* Streak ended 2011 Daegu, South Korea
=3000m Steeplechase
=
3 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
*
Moses Kiptanui
Moses Kiptanui (born 1 October 1970) is a Kenyan middle and long distance athlete mostly famous for 3,000 m steeplechase in which he was the number one ranked athlete from 1991 to 1995 and three time IAAF World Champion. Kiptanui was al ...
** Streak started 1991 Tokyo, Japan
** Streak ended 1997 Athens, Greece
*
Ezekiel Kemboi
** Streak started 2009 Berlin, Germany
** Streak ended 2017 London, United Kingdom
6 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– Kenya
* Streak started 1991 Tokyo, Japan
* Streak ended 2003 Saint-Denis, France
=4 × 100 m Relay
=
4 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– United States
* Streak started 1983 Helsinki, Finland
* Streak ended 1995 Gothenburg, Sweden
=4 × 400 m Relay
=
6 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– United States
* Streak started 2005 Helsinki, Finland
* Streak ended 2017 London, United Kingdom
=Marathon
=
3 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
* Spain
** Streak started 1995 Gothenburg, Sweden
** Streak ended 2001 Edmonton, Canada
* Kenya
** Streak started 2007 Osaka, Japan
** Streak ended 2013 Moscow, Russia
=20km Race Walk
=
3 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
–
Jefferson Pérez
Jefferson Leonardo Pérez Quezada (born 1 July 1974) is an Ecuadorian retired race walker. He specialized in the 20 km event, in which he won the first two medals his country achieved in the Olympic Games.
He won the gold medal at the 199 ...
* Streak started 2003 Saint-Denis, France
* Streak ended 2009 Berlin, Germany
3 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
* Ecuador
** Streak started 2003 Saint-Denis, France
** Streak ended 2009 Berlin, Germany
* Russia
** Streak started 2009 Berlin, Germany
=Pole Vault
=
6 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
–
Sergey Bubka
* Streak started 1983 Helsinki, Finland
* Streak ended 1999 Seville, Spain
3 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
* Soviet Union
** Streak started 1983 Helsinki, Finland
** Streak ended 1993 Stuttgart, Germany
* Ukraine
** Streak started 1993 Stuttgart, Germany
** Streak ended 1999 Seville, Spain
Note: Ukraine gained independence from Soviet Union in 1991
=Long Jump
=
4 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
–
Iván Pedroso
Iván Lázaro Pedroso Soler (; born December 17, 1972) is a retired Cuban track and field athlete, who specialized in the long jump, and the current coach of Nelson Évora, Yulimar Rojas and Ana Peleteiro.
Career
Pedroso was born in Havana, ...
* Streak started 1995 Gothenburg, Sweden
* Streak ended 2003 Saint-Denis, France
4 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
* United States
** Streak started 1983 Helsinki, Finland
** Streak ended 1995 Gothenburg, Sweden
* Cuba
** Streak started 1995 Gothenburg, Sweden
** Streak ended 2003 Saint-Denis, France
=Shot Put
=
3 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
–
Werner Günthör
Werner Günthör (born 1 June 1961 in Uttwil) is a former Swiss track and field athlete, who was the best shot putter in the history of Swiss track and field.
Biography
Günthör won three straight World Championships, 1987, 1991, and 1993, as ...
* Streak started 1987 Rome, Italy
* Streak ended 1995 Gothenburg, Sweden
4 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– United States
* Streak started 1995 Gothenburg, Sweden
* Streak ended 2003 Saint-Denis, France
=Discus Throw
=
4 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
–
Lars Riedel
Lars Peter Riedel (born 28 June 1967, in Zwickau) a former German discus thrower. Riedel has the seventh longest discus throw of all-time with a personal best of 71.50 m.
Riedel began his discus career in the former German Democratic Republic. H ...
* Streak started 1991 Tokyo, Japan
* Streak ended 1999 Seville, Spain
5 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– East Germany then Germany
* Streak started 1987 Rome, Italy
* Streak ended 1999 Seville, Spain
=Hammer Throw
=
3 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
* Soviet Union
** Streak started 1983 Helsinki, Finland
** Streak ended 1993 Stuttgart, Germany
* Belarus
** Streak started 2003 Saint-Denis, France
** Streak ended 2009 Berlin, Germany
=Decathlon
=
3 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
*
Dan O'Brien
Daniel Dion O'Brien (born July 18, 1966) is an American former decathlete and Olympic gold medalist. He won the Olympic title in 1996, three consecutive world championships (1991, 1993, 1995), and set the world record in 1992.
Early life
O'Br ...
** Streak started 1991 Tokyo, Japan
** Streak ended 1997 Athens, Greece
*
Tomáš Dvořák
Tomáš Dvořák (), born 11 May 1972 in Gottwaldov (now Zlín), Czechoslovakia, is an athlete from the Czech Republic. He competed in the decathlon and heptathlon for the team ''Dukla Prague''. He is a three-time decathlon ...
** Streak started 1997 Athens, Greece
** Streak ended 2003 Saint-Denis, France
3 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
* United States
** Streak started 1991 Tokyo, Japan
** Streak ended 1997 Athens, Greece
* Czech Republic
** Streak started 1997 Athens, Greece
** Streak ended 2003 Saint-Denis, France
* United States
** Streak started 2009 Berlin, Germany
Women's
=100m
=
4 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– United States
* Streak started 1993 Stuttgart, Germany
* Streak ended 2001 Edmonton, Canada
=200m
=
3 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
–
Allyson Felix
* Streak started 2005 Helsinki, Finland
* Streak ended 2011 Daegu, South Korea
3 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
* East Germany then Germany
** Streak started 1983 Helsinki, Finland
** Streak ended 1993 Stuttgart, Germany
* United States
** Streak started 2005 Helsinki, Finland
** Streak ended 2011 Daegu, South Korea
=5000m
=
3 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– Ethiopia
* Streak started 2003 Saint-Denis, France
* Streak ended 2009 Berlin, Germany
=10000m
=
5 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– Ethiopia
* Streak started 1999 Seville, Spain
* Streak ended 2009 Berlin, Germany
=4 × 400 m Relay
=
3 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– United States
* Streak started 2007 Osaka, Japan
* Streak ended 2013 Moscow, Russia
=Race Walking
=
3 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
–
Olga Kaniskina
Olga Nikolayevna Kaniskina (russian: О́льга Никола́евна Кани́ськина; born January 19, 1985 in Napolnaya Tavla, Kochkurovsky District, Mordovian ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is a Russian coach and former race ...
* Streak started 2007 Osaka, Japan
* Streak ended 2013 Moscow, Russia
7 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– Russia
* Streak started 2001 Edmonton, Canada
* Streak ended 2017 Beijing, China
=Pole Vault
=
3 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– Russia
* Streak started 2003 Saint-Denis, France
* Streak ended 2009 Berlin, Germany
=Long Jump
=
3 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
–
Brittney Reese
Brittney Davon Reese (born September 9, 1986) is a retired American long jumper, Olympic gold medalist, and a seven-time world champion. Reese is the indoor American record holder in the long jump with a distance of 7.23 meters.
Personal
Born in ...
* Streak started 2009 Berlin, Germany
* Streak ended 2017 Doha, Qatar
3 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– United States
* Streak started 2009 Berlin, Germany
* Streak ended 2017 Doha, Qatar
=Shot Put
=
4 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
–
Valerie (Vili) Adams
* Streak started 2007 Osaka, Japan
4 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– New Zealand
* Streak started 2007 Osaka, Japan
=Heptathlon
=
3 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
–
Carolina Klüft
Carolina Evelyn Klüft (; born 2 February 1983) is a retired Swedish track and field athlete who competed in the heptathlon, triple jump, long jump, and pentathlon. She was an Olympic Champion, having won the heptathlon title in 2004. She was al ...
* Streak started 2003 Saint-Denis, France
* Streak ended 2009 Berlin, Germany
3 consecutive gold medals at
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– Sweden
* Streak started 2003 Saint-Denis, France
* Streak ended 2009 Berlin, Germany
Auto racing
Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition.
Auto racing has existed since the invention of the automobile. Races of various sorts were organise ...
Formula One
Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The World Drivers' Championship, ...
By driver
Michael Schumacher
Michael Schumacher (; ; born 3 January 1969) is a German former racing driver who competed in Formula One for Jordan, Benetton, Ferrari, and Mercedes. Schumacher has a joint-record seven World Drivers' Championship titles (tied with Lewis ...
won 5 consecutive championships between 2000 and 2004.
Sebastian Vettel won 9 consecutive races in 2013.
By constructor
Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz (), commonly referred to as Mercedes and sometimes as Benz, is a German luxury and commercial vehicle automotive brand established in 1926. Mercedes-Benz AG (a Mercedes-Benz Group subsidiary established in 2019) is headquartere ...
has won 8 consecutive championships since 2014.
McLaren won 11 consecutive races in 1988.
Sports car racing
Sports car racing is a form of motorsport road racing which utilises sports cars that have two seats and enclosed wheels. They may be purpose-built prototypes or grand tourers based on road-going models. Broadly speaking, sports car racing is ...
FIA GT1 World Championship
The FIA GT1 World Championship was a world championship sports car racing series, developed by the SRO Group and regulated by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), that was held from 2010 to 2012. It featured multiple grand ...
6 consecutive
FIA GT Championship
The FIA GT Championship was a sports car racing series organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO) at the behest of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The championship was mostly concentrated in Europe, but throughout ...
and (from 2010)
FIA GT1 World Championship
The FIA GT1 World Championship was a world championship sports car racing series, developed by the SRO Group and regulated by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), that was held from 2010 to 2012. It featured multiple grand ...
team titles
*
Vitaphone Racing
Vitaphone Racing is a German racing team who participate in the FIA GT Championship. The team is actually Bartels Motor & Sport GmbH but runs under the title of their primary sponsor, Vitaphone GmbH. In 2011 Vitaphone Racing was renamed Vita4One. ...
** Streak started
2005
** Streak ended
2011
Note: All of the titles were achieved with the same car (
Maserati MC12
The Maserati MC12 (''Tipo M144S'') is a limited production two-seater sports car produced by Italian car maker Maserati to allow a racing variant to compete in the FIA GT Championship. The car entered production in 2004, with 25 cars produced. ...
GT1)
IMSA GTP
IMSA GT was a sports car racing series organized by International Motor Sports Association. Races took place primarily in the United States, and occasionally in Canada.
History
The series was founded in 1969 by John and Peggy Bishop, and Bill ...
8 wins –
Geoff Brabham
__NOTOC__
Geoff Brabham (born 20 March 1952) is an Australian racing driver. Brabham spent the majority of his racing career in the United States.
Racing career
CART
He raced successfully in CART early in his career, finishing 8th in 1982, 19 ...
and
Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo
The Nissan GTP ZX-Turbo (also known as the GTP ZX-T) was a series of racing cars developed for Nissan Motors by Electramotive Engineering to compete in the IMSA GT Championship. Running from 1985 to 1990, they were known for being the first car to ...
chassis #8801 "
Elvis
Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), or simply Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the " King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. His ener ...
"
* Streak started April 10, 1988
* Streak ended September 4, 1988
World Sportscar Championship
The World Sportscar Championship was the world series run for sports car racing by the FIA from 1953 to 1992.
The championship evolved from a small collection of the most important sportscar, endurance, and road racing events in Europe and ...
18 wins –
Porsche 956
* Streak started October 3, 1982
* Streak ended on November 3, 1984
24 Hours of Le Mans
The 24 Hours of Le Mans (french: link=no, 24 Heures du Mans) is an endurance-focused sports car race held annually near the town of Le Mans, France. It is the world's oldest active endurance racing event. Unlike fixed-distance races whose ...
=By driver
=
=By constructor
=
=By team
=
5 consecutive wins –
*
Scuderia Ferrari
** Streak started
1960
It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism.
Events
January
* Jan ...
** Streak ended
1965
*
Joest Racing
Joest Racing is a sports car racing team that was established in 1978 by former Porsche works racer Reinhold Joest. Their headquarters are in Wald-Michelbach, Germany.
Early years
As a combined driver/team owner, Reinhold Joest first began t ...
** Streak started
2010
** Streak ended
2015
=By car
=
4 consecutive wins
*
Alfa Romeo 8C 2300
** Streak started
1931
Events
January
* January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics.
* January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa.
* January 22 – Sir I ...
** Streak ended
1935
*
Ford GT40
** Streak started
1966
** Streak ended
1970
Events
January
* January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC.
* January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and ...
*
Porsche 956
** Streak started
1982
** Streak ended
1986
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
**Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles.
**Spain and Portugal enter ...
*
Audi R18
The Audi R18 is a Le Mans Prototype (LMP) racing car constructed by the German car manufacturer Audi AG. It is the successor to the Audi R15 TDI. Like its predecessor, the R18 uses a TDI turbocharged diesel engine but with a reduced capacity of ...
** Streak started
2011
** Streak ended
2015
=By same car
=
IndyCar
Sébastien Bourdais
Sébastien Olivier Bourdais (born 28 February 1979) is a French professional racing driver. He is one of the most successful drivers in the history of American open-wheel car racing, having won 37 races. He won four successive championships u ...
won 4 consecutive
Champ Car World Series
Champ Car World Series (CCWS) was the series sanctioned by Open-Wheel Racing Series Inc., or Champ Car, a sanctioning body for American open-wheel car racing that operated from 2004 to 2008. It was the successor to Championship Auto Racing Teams ( ...
titles between 2004 and 2007.
A. J. Foyt
Anthony Joseph Foyt Jr. (born January 16, 1935) is an American retired auto racing driver who has raced in numerous genres of motorsports. His open wheel racing includes United States Automobile Club Champ cars, sprint cars, and midget cars. H ...
won 7 consecutive
USAC Champ Car
From 1956 to 1978, USAC Championship Car seasons featured the top teams and drivers in U.S. open-wheel racing. Until 1971, the Championship contained road courses, ovals, dirt courses, and, on occasion, a hill climb. Thereafter, the schedul ...
races in 1964, not counting the non-points
Pikes Peak Hill Climb
The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC), also known as The Race to the Clouds, is an annual automobile hillclimb to the summit of Pikes Peak in Colorado, USA. The track measures and has over 156 turns, climbing from the sta ...
.
Five drivers won the
Indianapolis 500
The Indianapolis 500, formally known as the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, and commonly called the Indy 500, is an annual automobile race held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) in Speedway, Indiana, United States, an enclave suburb of Indi ...
back-to-back:
Wilbur Shaw
Warren Wilbur Shaw (October 31, 1902 – October 30, 1954) was an American racing driver. He was president of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway from 1945 until his death in 1954. Shaw was the automotive test evaluator for '' Popular Science'' magaz ...
,
Mauri Rose
Maurice "Mauri" Rose (May 26, 1906 – January 1, 1981) was an American racecar driver.
He started from the pole position driving a Maserati in the 1941 Indianapolis 500, but spark plug problems put him out of the race after sixty laps. He then t ...
,
Bill Vukovich
William John Vukovich Sr. (; December 13, 1918 – May 30, 1955) was an American automobile racing driver of Serbian descent. He won the 1953 and 1954 Indianapolis 500, plus two more American Automobile Association National Championship races, ...
,
Al Unser Sr. and
Hélio Castroneves
Hélio Castroneves (; born Hélio Alves de Castro Neves; 10 May 1975) is a Brazilian auto racing driver. He has won the Indianapolis 500 a record-equalling four times: in 2001, 2002, 2009, and 2021. He won the 2021 24 Hours of Daytona with Wa ...
.
Two owners won the Indianapolis 500 on 3 consecutive years:
Lou Moore
Lewis Henry Moore (September 12, 1904 Hinton, Oklahoma – March 25, 1956 Atlanta, Georgia) was an American racecar driver. He was most known during his racing career for qualifying on the pole position of the 1932 Indianapolis 500. He was lat ...
from 1947 to 1949, and
Roger Penske
Roger Searle Penske (born February 20, 1937) is an American businessman and entrepreneur involved in professional auto racing and a retired professional auto racing driver. He is most famous for his ownership of Team Penske, DJR Team Penske, t ...
from 2001 to 2003.
World Rally Championship
The World Rally Championship (abbreviated as WRC) is the highest level of global competition in the motorsport discipline of rallying, owned and governed by the FIA. There are separate championships for drivers, co-drivers, manufacturers and t ...
Sébastien Loeb
Sébastien Loeb (; born 26 February 1974) is a French professional rallying, rally, auto racing, racing and rallycross driver. He is the most successful driver in the World Rally Championship (WRC), having won the world championship a record nin ...
won 9 consecutive drivers championships between 2004 and 2012. Loeb choose to not enter most events in 2013.
The Frenchman also won 6 consecutive WRC events twice in 2005 and 2008-2009.
Lancia won 6 consecutive constructors championships between 1987 and 1992.
NASCAR Cup Series
Jimmie Johnson
Jimmie Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975) is an American professional auto racing driver. A seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, he competes part-time in the series driving for Petty GMS Motorsports. Johnson's seven Cup championships, ...
won 5 consecutive drivers championships between 2006 and 2010.
Chevrolet won 13 manufacturers championships between 2003 and 2015.
Richard Petty won 10 consecutive races in 1967.
Note: Because of the post-1972 schedule overhaul, NASCAR will differentiate records from pre-1972 and post-1972. The primary schedule overhaul eliminated midweek races, thus cutting the schedule from 48 to around 30 races (36 currently), and a minimum race distance (first , later shortened to ). Since many pre-1972 races were under 100 miles (such as 62.5 mile races held in
Islip, New York
Islip ( ) is a town in Suffolk County, New York, United States, on the south shore of Long Island. The population was 335,543 at the 2010 census, making it the fourth most populous city or town in the state.
The Town of Islip also contains a ...
, and the current non-championship
Budweiser Duel
The Bluegreen Vacations Duel, formerly known as the Twin 125s, is a NASCAR Cup Series preliminary event to the Daytona 500 held annually in February at Daytona International Speedway. It consists of two races, which both serve as a qualifying rac ...
then being a championship race at 100 miles until 1967), some NASCAR records are differentiated that way, similar to the NBA differentiating "fewest points" records with pre and post-1954 records, when the 24-second shot clock was introduced.
Post–1972, multiple drivers have won 4 consecutive races:
* 1976
Cale Yarborough
* 1981
Darrell Waltrip
* 1987
Dale Earnhardt
* 1991
Harry Gant
* 1992
Bill Elliott
* 1993
Mark Martin
Mark Anthony Martin (born January 9, 1959) is a retired American stock car racing driver. He has the second most wins all time in what is now the Xfinity Series with 49. He scored 40 Cup Series wins. He finished second in the NASCAR Cup Series s ...
* 1998
Jeff Gordon
Jeffery Michael Gordon (born August 4, 1971) is an American former professional stock car racing driver, who is the Vice Chairman for Hendrick Motorsports. He raced full-time from 1993 to 2015, driving the No. 24 Chevrolet for Hendrick M ...
* 2007
Jimmie Johnson
Jimmie Kenneth Johnson (born September 17, 1975) is an American professional auto racing driver. A seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, he competes part-time in the series driving for Petty GMS Motorsports. Johnson's seven Cup championships, ...
Note: In seven of the eight instances, at least one of the wins was in a 500-mile race. Mark Martin's 1993 streak ended at
Darlington, where the
Mountain Dew Southern 500
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher th ...
was stopped 16 laps early because of darkness.
Baseball
''See
#Bat-and-ball games''
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
FIBA
*
United States men's national basketball team
The USA Basketball Men's National Team, commonly known as the United States men's national basketball team, is the basketball team representing the United States. They are the most successful team in international competition, winning medals in ...
: 58 games from the
1992 Olympic Games to the
2002 FIBA World Championship
The 2002 FIBA World Championship was the 14th edition of the competition now known as the FIBA Basketball World Cup, the international world championship for men's basketball teams. The tournament held by the International Basketball Federation i ...
.
Olympics
NBA
33 games –
1971–72 Los Angeles Lakers
* Streak started November 5, 1971 (defeated
Baltimore Bullets, 110–106)
* Streak ended January 9, 1972 (defeated by
Milwaukee Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks are an American professional basketball team based in Milwaukee. The Bucks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The team was founded in 1968 ...
, 104–120)
College (United States)
NCAA Women's Division I
= All games
=
111 games –
UConn
The University of Connecticut (UConn) is a public land-grant research university in Storrs, Connecticut, a village in the town of Mansfield. The primary 4,400-acre (17.8 km2) campus is in Storrs, approximately a half hour's drive from ...
* Started November 23, 2014 (defeated
Creighton 96–60)
* Ended March 31, 2017 (defeated by
Mississippi State
Mississippi State University for Agriculture and Applied Science, commonly known as Mississippi State University (MSU), is a public land-grant research university adjacent to Starkville, Mississippi. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Univer ...
66–64)
Note: The
Wayland Baptist College women's basketball team achieved a winning streak of 131 games which started November 7, 1953, and ended March 20, 1958 (defeated 46–42 by Nashville Business School). However, a national organizing structure for women's intercollegiate basketball did not exist until the
AIAW
The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) was founded in 1971 to govern collegiate women's athletics in the United States and to administer national championships (see AIAW Champions). It evolved out of the Commission on Interc ...
was established in 1971; the NCAA did not begin organizing women's sports until 1981. Wayland Baptist instead played in competitions sponsored by the
Amateur Athletic Union
The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) is an amateur sports organization based in the United States. A multi-sport organization, the AAU is dedicated exclusively to the promotion and development of amateur sports and physical fitness programs. It h ...
.
= Regular-season games only
=
By NCAA convention, the "regular season" does not include games in conference tournaments or in any national postseason tournament.
126 games –
UConn
The University of Connecticut (UConn) is a public land-grant research university in Storrs, Connecticut, a village in the town of Mansfield. The primary 4,400-acre (17.8 km2) campus is in Storrs, approximately a half hour's drive from ...
* Started November 23, 2014 (defeated
Creighton 96–60)
* Ended January 3, 2019 (defeated by
Baylor 68–57)
NCAA Women's Division II
73 games –
Ashland University
* Started November 11, 2016
* Ended March 23, 2018 (defeated by Central Missouri 66-52)
NCAA Women's Division III
88 games –
Washington (MO)
* Started February 20, 1998
* Ended January 16, 2001 (defeated by
Fontbonne College 79-68)
U Sports
U Sports (stylized as U SPORTS) is the national sport governing body of university sport in Canada, comprising the majority of degree-granting universities in the country. Its equivalent body for organized sports at colleges in Canada is the C ...
Women's Basketball (Canadian universities)
88 games –
Winnipeg (MB)
* Started October 24, 1992 (defeated the
University of Alberta
The University of Alberta, also known as U of A or UAlberta, is a Public university, public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford,"A Gentleman of Strathcona – Alexande ...
Golden Bears 75-53).
* Ended December 2, 1994 (defeated by the
University of Manitoba
The University of Manitoba (U of M, UManitoba, or UM) is a Canadian public research university in the province of Manitoba.[UCLA
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California ...](_blank)
* Started January 30, 1971 (defeated
UC Santa Barbara
The University of California, Santa Barbara (UC Santa Barbara or UCSB) is a public land-grant research university in Santa Barbara, California with 23,196 undergraduates and 2,983 graduate students enrolled in 2021–2022. It is part of the U ...
74–61)
* Ended January 19, 1974 (defeated by
Notre Dame 70-71)
= Regular-season games only
=
By NCAA convention, the "regular season" does not include games in conference tournaments or in any national postseason tournament.
74 games –
UCLA
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California ...
* This streak was a subset of UCLA's overall winning streak of 88 games, with the same starting and ending dates.
= Home games
=
129 games –
Kentucky
Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia ...
* Started January 4, 1943 (defeated
Fort Knox 64-30)
* Ended January 8, 1955 (defeated by
Georgia Tech
The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly referred to as Georgia Tech or, in the state of Georgia, as Tech or The Institute, is a public research university and institute of technology in Atlanta, Georgia. Established in 1885, it is part of ...
59–58)
NCAA Men's Division II
57 games –
Winona State University
Winona State University (Winona) is a public university in Winona, Minnesota. It was founded as First State Normal School of Minnesota in 1858 and is the oldest member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System. It was the first no ...
* Started January 13, 2006
* Ended March 24, 2007 (defeated by Barton College 77-75)
NCAA Men's Division III
60 games –
SUNY Potsdam
* Started first game of 1985 season
* Streak last win March 14, 1987
Greek League
Greek Women's Basketball League
The Greek women's Basketball League, also known as A1 Ethniki (A1 National) Women's Basketball is the most important competition of Greek women's professional basketball. It is organised by the EOK (Hellenic Basketball Federation). It began with th ...
137 games winning streak –
Olympiacos Peiraeus
* Streak started 2015
* Streak continues till today
Greek Basket League
The Greek Basket League (GBL), often also referred to as the Greek A1 Basketball League, or Greek Basketball Championship (originally called Panhellenic Basketball Championship), and also known as the Stoiximan Basket League for sponsorship reaso ...
80 games –
Aris Thessaloniki
Athlitikos Syllogos Aris Thessalonikis, means Athletic Club Aris Thessaloniki
...
* Streak started 1986
* Streak ended 1988
Bat-and-ball games
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding t ...
World Championships
=
World Baseball Classic
The World Baseball Classic (WBC) is an international baseball tournament sanctioned from 2006 to 2013 by the International Baseball Federation (IBAF) and after 2013 by World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) in partnership with Major Lea ...
=
2 consecutive titles – Japan (
2006 and
2009)
=
World Cup
A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the concept i ...
=
9 consecutive titles – Cuba
* Streak started 1984 Havana, Cuba
* Streak ended 2007 Taipei, Taiwan
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...
=By a team
=
26 games –
New York Giants (
1916
Events
Below, the events of the First World War have the "WWI" prefix.
January
* January 1 – The British Royal Army Medical Corps carries out the first successful blood transfusion, using blood that had been stored and cooled.
* J ...
)
* Streak started September 7, 1916 (defeated
Brooklyn Dodgers, 4–1)
* Streak ended September 30, 1916 (defeated by
Boston Braves, 3–8)
Note: during the above streak, the Giants tied the
Pittsburgh Pirates in the second game of a
doubleheader, 1–1, on September 18, 1916.
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...
(MLB) excludes all games that end in ties from a team's statistics. The longest winning streak in MLB that does not include a tie is 22 games, achieved by the
Cleveland Indians
The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. Since , they have played at Progressive Fi ...
in
2017
File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a s ...
, which is also the longest winning streak in the
American League
The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the American League (AL), is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league ...
. The
National League
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest extant professional team ...
record for consecutive wins without a tie is 21 games, by the
Chicago Cubs in
1935.
=By a
pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw ...
=
24 consecutive
winning decisions –
Carl Hubbell,
New York Giants
* Streak started July 17, 1936 (defeated
Pittsburgh Pirates, 6–0)
* Streak ended May 30, 1937 (ended by
Brooklyn Dodgers, 3–10)
Note: Hubbell's streak was achieved in 27 games as it also included three
no decisions. In baseball, only
losing decisions can end winning streaks by pitchers.
Minor League Baseball
29 games –
Salt Lake City Trappers of the
Pioneer League
* Streak started June 25, 1987 (defeated
Pocatello Giants, 12–6)
* Streak ended July 27, 1987 (lost to
Billings Mustangs
The Billings Mustangs are an independent baseball team of the Pioneer League, which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball (MLB) but is an MLB Partner League. They are located in Billings, Montana, and have played their home games at Dehler ...
, 5–7)
The
Toronto Blue Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays are a Canadian professional baseball team based in Toronto. The Blue Jays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Since 1989, the team has played its home games ...
' affiliate in the rookie-level
Dominican Summer League
The Dominican Summer League (DSL) is a branch of affiliated Minor League Baseball which is played in the Dominican Republic. The league was founded in 1985. After the demise of the Venezuelan Summer League after the 2015 season, it is the only ...
, the
DSL Blue Jays, claim a 37-game winning streak to begin the 1992 season.
[ The team went on to compile a regular season record of 68–2, then were eliminated in the first round of the postseason.]
College (United States)
=
NCAA Division I
NCAA Division I (D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States, which accepts players globally. D-I schools include the major collegiate athletic ...
=
34 consecutive games
* Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...
** Streak started February 18, 1977 (defeated Texas Wesleyan 3–1)
** Streak ended March 26, 1977 (defeated by Rice 3–4)
* Florida Atlantic
** Streak started February 19, 1999 (defeated Clemson 3–0)
** Streak ended March 17, 1999 (defeated by Florida 9–4)
22 consecutive post season games – South Carolina
)'' Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no)
, anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind"
, Former = Province of South Carolina
, seat = Columbia
, LargestCity = Charleston
, LargestMetro = ...
* Streak started June 22, 2010 (defeated Arizona State 11–4)
* Streak ended June 19, 2012 (Defeated by Arkansas 2-1 – 2nd-round game in 2012 CWS)
12 consecutive College World Series games – South Carolina
)'' Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no)
, anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind"
, Former = Province of South Carolina
, seat = Columbia
, LargestCity = Charleston
, LargestMetro = ...
* Streak started June 22, 2010 (defeated Arizona State 11–4)
* Streak ended June 19, 2012 (Defeated by Arkansas 2-1 – 2nd-round game in 2012 CWS)
=
NCAA Division II
NCAA Division II (D-II) is an intermediate-level division of competition in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). It offers an alternative to both the larger and better-funded Division I and to the scholarship-free environmen ...
=
46 games – 2000 Savannah State
)
, established =
, closed =
, type = Public historically black university
, parent = University System of Georgia
, academic_affiliation = Space-grant
, endowment ...
=
NCAA Division III
NCAA Division III (D-III) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States. D-III consists of athletic programs at colleges and universities that choose not to offer athletic scholarships to their st ...
=
44 games – 2008 Trinity College (Connecticut)
Trinity College is a private liberal arts college in Hartford, Connecticut. Founded as Washington College in 1823, it is the second-oldest college in the state of Connecticut.
Coeducational since 1969, the college enrolls 2,235 students. Tr ...
= NAIA
=
41 games – 1990 Point Park College (Pittsburgh, PA)
Softball
Softball is a game similar to baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Softball is played competitively at club levels, the college level, and the professional level. The game was first created in 1887 in Chicago by George Hanc ...
7 consecutive World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– United States
* Streak started 1986 Auckland, New Zealand
* Streak ended 2012 Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada
College athletics in the United States
College athletics in the United States or college sports in the United States refers primarily to sports and athletic competition organized and funded by institutions of tertiary education ( universities, or colleges in American English).
In th ...
NJCAA
The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), founded in 1938, is the governing association of community college, state college and junior college athletics throughout the United States. Currently the NJCAA holds 24 separate regions ...
88 straight games – Butler Community College
Butler Community College (BCC) is a public community college in El Dorado, Kansas.
Campus
There are a number of branch campuses throughout the area, in Andover, Council Grove, Marion, McConnell, Rose Hill, and a number of distance-learnin ...
* Streak started on March 3, 2016(defeated Barton Community College
Barton Community College, previously Barton County Community College, is a public community college in Great Bend, Kansas. Its service area includes Barton, Ellsworth, Pawnee, Rush and Russell Counties, Stafford County north of US Highway 5 ...
9-1)
* Streak ended on May 6, 2017 (defeated by Seward County Community College
Seward County Community College (SCCC) is a public community college in Liberal, Kansas.
History
Established on December 29, 1967, its classes officially started on September 2, 1969. For the 2008–2009 academic year, Seward County Community Co ...
6-5)
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by str ...
Men's Test
16 matches – Australia
* Streak started October 17, 1999 (defeated Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and ...
by 10 wickets at Harare
Harare (; formerly Salisbury ) is the capital and most populous city of Zimbabwe. The city proper has an area of 940 km2 (371 mi2) and a population of 2.12 million in the 2012 census and an estimated 3.12 million in its metropolitan ...
(scorecard)
* Streak ended March 15, 2001 (lost to India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
by 171 runs at Calcutta
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , List of renamed places in India#West Bengal, the official name until 2001) is the Capital city, capital of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal, on the eastern ba ...
(scorecard)
Note: Australia equalled this record with another 16 wins in a row from December 2005 until January 2008.
Men's ODI
21 matches – Australia
* Streak started January 11, 2003 (defeated England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
by 7 runs at Hobart
(scorecard)
* Streak ended May 25, 2003 (lost to West Indies
The West Indies is a subregion of North America, surrounded by the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea that includes 13 independent island countries and 18 dependencies and other territories in three major archipelagos: the Greate ...
by 31 runs at Port of Spain
(scorecard)
Men's World Cup
26 matches – Australia
* Streak started June 20, 1999 (defeated Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...
by 8 wickets at Lord's
(scorecard)
* Streak ended March 19, 2011 (lost to Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...
by 4 wickets at Colombo
Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo m ...
(scorecard)
Men's T20I
12 matches – Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...
* Streak started on February 5, 2018 (defeated Zimbabwe)
* Streak ended September 20, 2019 (lost to Zimbabwe)
Men's International Cricket (All Forms)
20 matches (17 ODIs and 3 tests) – Australia
* Streak started January 11, 2003 (defeated England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
by 7 runs in an ODI at Hobart
(scorecard)
* Streak ended May 13, 2003 (lost to West Indies
The West Indies is a subregion of North America, surrounded by the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea that includes 13 independent island countries and 18 dependencies and other territories in three major archipelagos: the Greate ...
by 3 wickets in a test match at St John's
(scorecard)
Women's Test
3 matches – Australia (1985-1987, 1991-1992, 2001–2003) and India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
(2006–present)
Women's ODI
Women's One Day International (WODI) is the limited overs form of women's cricket. Matches are scheduled for 50 overs, equivalent to the men's game. The first women's ODIs were played in 1973, as part of the first Women's World Cup which was ...
22 matches – Australia
* Streak started March 12, 2018 (defeated India)
* Streak is current and ongoing as of April 4, 2021.
Women's T20I
17 matches – Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...
* Streak started on July 12, 2018 (defeated UAE)
* Streak ended August 12, 2019 (lost to Scotland)
Domestic or Club
Twenty20
Twenty20 (T20) is a shortened game format of cricket. At the professional level, it was introduced by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003 for the inter-county competition. In a Twenty20 game, the two teams have a single inn ...
25 matches – Sialkot Stallions (Pakistan)
* Streak started February 24, 2006 (defeated Lahore Eagles
The Lahore Eagles was a Faysal Bank T20 Cup team, based in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. The team was established in 2006 and its home ground was Gaddafi Stadium.
See also
* Pakistan Super League
The Pakistan Super League (PSL) is a profession ...
by 8 wickets at Karachi
Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former c ...
(scorecard)
* Streak ended October 14, 2010 (lost to Rawalpindi Rams by 13 runs at Lahore
Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city ...
(scorecard)
Boating
Canoeing
Men's
=C-1
=
3 consecutive gold medals at ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships are an international event in canoeing organized by the International Canoe Federation. The World Championships have taken place every year in non- Summer Olympic years since 2002. From 1949 to 1999, they ...
– Jon Lugbill
Jon Phillip Lugbill (born May 27, 1961 in Wauseon, Ohio) is a whitewater canoe slalom racer. During the 1980s, he participated in international racing in Men's Individual C1 (a decked canoe, similar to a kayak). He is the only slalom racer to ...
* Streak started 1979 Jonquière, Quebec, Canada
* Streak ended 1985 Augsburg, West Germany
6 consecutive gold medals at ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships are an international event in canoeing organized by the International Canoe Federation. The World Championships have taken place every year in non- Summer Olympic years since 2002. From 1949 to 1999, they ...
– United States
* Streak started 1979 Jonquière, Quebec, Canada
* Streak ended 1991 Tacen, Yugoslavia
=C-1 Team
=
7 consecutive gold medals at ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships are an international event in canoeing organized by the International Canoe Federation. The World Championships have taken place every year in non- Summer Olympic years since 2002. From 1949 to 1999, they ...
– United States
* Streak started 1979 Jonquière, Quebec, Canada
* Streak ended 1993 Mezzana, Italy
=C-2
=
5 consecutive gold medals at ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships are an international event in canoeing organized by the International Canoe Federation. The World Championships have taken place every year in non- Summer Olympic years since 2002. From 1949 to 1999, they ...
– East Germany
* Streak started 1957 Augsburg, West Germany
* Streak ended 1967 Lipno, Czechoslovakia
=C-2 Team
=
3 consecutive gold medals at ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships are an international event in canoeing organized by the International Canoe Federation. The World Championships have taken place every year in non- Summer Olympic years since 2002. From 1949 to 1999, they ...
* France
** Streak started 1987 Bourg St.-Maurice, France
** Streak ended 1993 Mezzana, Italy
* East Germany
** Streak started 1959 Geneva, Switzerland
** Streak ended 1965 Spittal an der Drau, Austria
* France
** Streak started 1949 Geneva, Switzerland
** Streak ended 1955 Tacen, Yugoslavia
Kayaking
Men's
=K-1
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3 consecutive gold medals at ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships are an international event in canoeing organized by the International Canoe Federation. The World Championships have taken place every year in non- Summer Olympic years since 2002. From 1949 to 1999, they ...
– Richard Fox
* Streak started 1981 Bala, Wales, United Kingdom
* Streak ended 1987 Bourg St.-Maurice, France
3 consecutive gold medals at ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships are an international event in canoeing organized by the International Canoe Federation. The World Championships have taken place every year in non- Summer Olympic years since 2002. From 1949 to 1999, they ...
* Great Britain
** Streak started 1989 Savage River, Maryland, United States
** Streak ended 1995 Nottingham, England
* Great Britain
** Streak started 1981 Bala, Wales, United Kingdom
** Streak ended 1987 Bourg St.-Maurice, France
* West Germany
** Streak started 1953 Merano, Italy
** Streak ended 1959 Geneva, Switzerland
=K-1 Team
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4 consecutive gold medals at ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships are an international event in canoeing organized by the International Canoe Federation. The World Championships have taken place every year in non- Summer Olympic years since 2002. From 1949 to 1999, they ...
– East Germany
* Streak started 1957 Augsburg, West Germany
* Streak ended 1965 Spittal an der Drau, Austria
Women's
=K-1
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3 consecutive gold medals at ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships are an international event in canoeing organized by the International Canoe Federation. The World Championships have taken place every year in non- Summer Olympic years since 2002. From 1949 to 1999, they ...
– Austria
* Streak started 1949 Geneva, Switzerland
* Streak ended 1955 Tacen, Yugoslavia
=K-1 Team
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6 consecutive gold medals at ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships are an international event in canoeing organized by the International Canoe Federation. The World Championships have taken place every year in non- Summer Olympic years since 2002. From 1949 to 1999, they ...
– East Germany
* Streak started 1955 Tacen, Yugoslavia
* Streak ended 1969 Bourg St.-Maurice, France
Rowing
Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowing requires oars to be mechanically ...
Men's Coxless Pair
15 consecutive major titles (World Cups
A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the concept i ...
and World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
) – Eric Murray, Hamish Bond
Hamish Bryon Bond (born 13 February 1986) is a retired New Zealand rower and former road cyclist. He is a three-time Olympic gold medallist at the 2012 London Olympic Games, the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, and at the 2020 Tokyo Olymp ...
* Streak started 2009 Munich, Germany
Women's Eights
9 consecutive world titles (Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a vari ...
and World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
) - United States
* Streak started 2006 Eton, England
Sailing
America's Cup
25 Cups – United States
* Streak started 1851 (inaugural race), beating England
* Streak ended 1983 (beaten by Australia II from Australia).
Note: With 132 years, this is the longest winning streak by years in sports history.
Olympics
4 consecutive Olympic titles – Ben Ainslie
Sir Charles Benedict Ainslie (born 5 February 1977) is a British competitive sailor. Ainslie is the most successful sailor in Olympic history. He won medals at five consecutive Olympics from 1996 onwards, including gold at the four consecutiv ...
* Streak started 2000 Sydney, Australia
4 consecutive Olympic titles – Paul Elvstrøm
Paul Bert Elvstrøm (25 February 1928 – 7 December 2016) was a Danish yachtsman. He won four Olympic gold medals and twenty world titles in a range of classes including Snipe, Soling, Star, Flying Dutchman, Finn, 505, and 5.5 Metre. ...
* Streak started 1948 London, Britain
* Streak ended 1964 Tokyo, Japan
Bowling
3 consecutive titles at PBA World Championship The PBA World Championship is one of five major PBA (Professional Bowlers Association) bowling events. It is one of three PBA Tour major events that are open only to PBA members. (The U.S. Open and USBC Masters allow qualifying amateurs to enter.) ...
* Earl Anthony
Earl Roderick Anthony (April 27, 1938 – August 14, 2001) was an American professional bowler who amassed records of 43 titles and six Player of the Year awards on the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. For over two decades, his care ...
** Streak started 1981
** Streak ended 1984
* Earl Anthony
Earl Roderick Anthony (April 27, 1938 – August 14, 2001) was an American professional bowler who amassed records of 43 titles and six Player of the Year awards on the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour. For over two decades, his care ...
** Streak started 1973
** Streak ended 1976
Combat sports
Boxing
Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermine ...
Professional
A professional is a member of a profession or any person who works in a specified professional activity. The term also describes the standards of education and training that prepare members of the profession with the particular knowledge and ski ...
87 – Julio César Chávez ( light welterweight)
* Streak started February 5, 1980 (defeated Andres Felix) (Chávez's first professional bout)
* Streak ended September 10, 1993 (draw with Pernell Whitaker
Pernell Whitaker Sr. (January 2, 1964 – July 14, 2019) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1984 to 2001, and subsequently worked as a boxing trainer. He was a four-weight world champion, having won titles at lightweight, ligh ...
)
Note 1: Included is the controversial win against Meldrick Taylor in March 1990, which could have ended the streak at 68 wins
Note 2: After two more wins Chávez lost to Frankie Randall
Frankie Billy Randall (September 25, 1961 – December 23, 2020) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1983 to 2005. He was a three-time light welterweight world champion, having held the WBA and WBC titles between 1994 and 19 ...
on January 29, 1994, to end an unbeaten streak of 90 matches.
Longest unbeaten streaks:
103 – Jimmy Wilde
William James Wilde (15 May 1892 – 10 March 1969) was a Welsh professional boxer who competed from 1911 to 1923. He held the IBU world flyweight title in 1916, the EBU European flyweight title twice; firstly in 1914 and again from 1916 to 1 ...
(flyweight
Flyweight is a weight class in combat sports.
Boxing
Flyweight is a class in boxing which includes fighters weighing above 49 kg (108 lb) and up to 51 kg (112 lb).
Professional boxing
The flyweight division was the last of b ...
)
* Streak started December 26, 1910 (defeated Les Williams) (Wilde's first professional bout)
* Streak ended January 25, 1915 (defeated by Tancy Lee
James "Tancy" Lee (31 January 1882 – 5 February 1941) was a Scottish professional boxer who competed from 1906 to 1926. He held the IBU world, EBU European and the National Sporting Club’s British flyweight titles in 1915, becoming the first ...
)
93 – Pedro Carrasco
Pedro Juan Carrasco García (11 July 1943 – 27 January 2001) was a Spanish boxer whose fame transcended the boxing ring. During the 1970s, he was a media darling in Spain.
Carrasco was crowned European Lightweight champion in 1967. This triu ...
(lightweight
Lightweight is a weight class in combat sports and rowing.
Boxing
Professional boxing
The lightweight division is over 130 pounds (59 kilograms) and up to 135 pounds (61.2 kilograms) weight class in the sport of boxing.
Notable lightweight ...
)
* Streak started April 22, 1964 (defeated Giuliano Scatolini)
* Streak ended February 18, 1972 (defeated by Mando Ramos
Armando Ramos (November 15, 1948 – July 6, 2008) was an American professional boxer and the former two-time WBC and WBA Lightweight Champion. He was born in Long Beach, California. Armando "Mando" Ramos was one of the most popular fighter ...
)
91 – Sugar Ray Robinson
Walker Smith Jr. (May 3, 1921 – April 12, 1989), better known as Sugar Ray Robinson, was an American professional boxer who competed from 1940 to 1965. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990. He is often regard ...
( middleweight)
* Streak started February 19, 1943 (defeated Jackie Wilson)
* Streak ended July 10, 1951 (defeated by Randy Turpin)
Amateur
Longest unbeaten streaks:
200+ – Vasyl Lomachenko
Vasyl Anatoliyovych Lomachenko ( uk, Василь Анатолійович Ломаченко, ; also spelled Vasiliy; born 17 February 1988) is a Ukrainian professional boxer. He has held multiple world championships in three weight classes f ...
* Streak started November 2007 (first and subsequently last loss as an amateur)
* Streak ended October 2013 (turned professional)
Olympics
World Championship
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
6 consecutive heavyweight World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– Félix Savón
Félix Savón Fabre (born 22 September 1967) is a retired Cuban amateur boxer, who competed from 1980 to 2000. Considered one of the all-time greatest amateur boxers, he became three-time Olympic gold medalist, and the World Champion six times ...
* Streak started 1986 Reno, Nevada, United States
* Streak ended 1999 Houston, Texas, United States
Note: winner of 3 consecutive Olympic gold medals (1992–2000)
Judo
6 consecutive titles at World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– Ryoko Tani
is a retired Japanese female judoka and a politician.
Competing in the extra-lightweight (48 kg) class, she won a record seven world titles and five Olympic medals including two golds at Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004. After her retirement ...
* Streak started 1993 Hamilton, Canada
* Streak ended 2005 Cairo, Egypt
Mixed martial arts
Men's
40 fights
* Travis Fulton
Travis Jon Fulton (May 29, 1977 – July 10, 2021) was an American mixed martial artist and a professional boxer in the heavyweight division of both sports. Known as a longtime veteran in mixed martial arts, he competed in over 300 sanctioned ...
** Streak started April 23, 2005
** Streak ended May 19, 2007
31 fights
* Renan Barão
Renan Mota do Nascimento Pegado (born 31 January 1987), better known as Renan Barão, is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and the former UFC Bantamweight Champion. He held one of the longest unbeaten streaks in MMA history - follo ...
** Streak started May 13, 2005
** Streak ended May 24, 2014, UFC 173
* Luis Rafael Laurentino
** Streak started June 17, 2012
** Streak ended February 20, 2016
29 fights
* Khabib Nurmagamedov
** Streak started September 13, 2008
** Retired from MMA on October 24, 2020
Women's
22 fights – Megumi Fujii
Megumi Fujii (藤井 恵 ''Fujii Megumi'', born April 26, 1974) is a retired Japanese mixed martial artist.
Biography
Fujii started Judo at the age of 3 due to her father's influence and continued Judo at Shukugawa Gakuin Junior High School a ...
* Streak started August 9, 2004
* Streak ended October 28, 2010, at Bellator 34
2010 in Bellator MMA was the second installment of the Bellator Fighting Championships (Bellator FC)-produced series. It started on April 8, 2010 and ended June 24, 2010. Tournaments were held in the Featherweight (MMA), featherweight, Lightweigh ...
Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a form of theater that revolves around staged wrestling matches. The mock combat is performed in a ring similar to the kind used in boxing, and the dramatic aspects of pro wrestling may be performed both in the ring or ...
Since matches have predetermined outcomes, winning streaks in professional wrestling are orchestrated by the wrestling organizations.
World Championship Wrestling
World Championship Wrestling, Inc. (WCW) was an American professional wrestling promotion founded by Ted Turner in 1988, after Turner Broadcasting System, through a subsidiary named Universal Wrestling Corporation, purchased the assets of Nati ...
=Singles Matches
=
"173 consecutive matches" – Bill Goldberg
William Scott Goldberg (born December 27, 1966), often known mononymously as Goldberg, is an American semi-retired professional wrestler and former professional football player. He is best known for his tenures in WCW and WWE.
One of the most ...
* Streak started 1997 Dalton, Georgia
* Streak ended 1998 Washington, D.C.
Note: While the tally of 173 matches was listed by World Championship Wrestling as the legitimate total, it is fictitious number. WCW inflated the win count to make Goldberg look more dominant.
World Wrestling Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., d/b/a as WWE, is an American professional wrestling promotion. A global integrated media and entertainment company, WWE has also branched out into other fields, including film, American football, and va ...
=Singles Matches
=
"914 days unbeaten" – Asuka
Asuka may refer to:
People
* Asuka (name), a list of people
* Asuka (wrestler), professional wrestler
* Asuka (wrestler, born 1998), professional wrestler also known as Veny outside of Japan
Places In Japan
* , an area in Yamato Province (now ...
249+ matches
* Streak started October 7, 2015 NXT TakeOver: Respect (Beat Dana Brooke
Ashley Mae Sebera (born November 29, 1988) is an American professional wrestler, bodybuilder, gymnast, fitness competitor, and model. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Dana Brooke and is a fifteen-ti ...
)
* Streak ended April 8, 2018 Wrestlemania 34
WrestleMania 34 was the 34th annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view and livestreaming event produced by WWE. It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. The event took place on April 8, 2 ...
(Beaten by Charlotte Flair
Ashley Elizabeth Fliehr (born April 5, 1986) is an American professional wrestler. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Charlotte Flair. She is currently inactive.
She is a second-genera ...
)
=Singles Matches at
WrestleMania
WrestleMania is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event held annually between mid-March and mid-April by WWE, the world's largest professional wrestling promotion. Since premiering in 1985, 37 editions followed, mos ...
=
21 consecutive matches – The Undertaker
Mark William Calaway (born March 24, 1965), better known by the ring name The Undertaker, is an American retired professional wrestler. Widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, Calaway spent the vast majorit ...
, (known as The Streak)
* Streak started 1991 Los Angeles, California against Jimmy Snuka
James Reiher Snuka (born James Wiley Smith; May 18, 1943 – January 15, 2017) was a Fijian American professional wrestler. He is better known by the ring name Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka.
Snuka wrestled for several promotions from the 1970s to 2010 ...
* Streak ended 2014 New Orleans, Louisiana against Brock Lesnar
Note: Included 1 win via disqualification (1993
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).
Wrestling
Olympics
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
=Men's Freestyle
=
6 consecutive titles at World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– Sergey Beloglazov
* Streak started 1981 Skopje, Yugoslavia
* Streak ended 1989 Martigny, Switzerland
19 consecutive team titles at World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– USSR
* Streak started 1967 New Delhi, India
* Streak ended 1993 Toronto, Canada
=Men's Greco-Roman
=
9 consecutive titles at World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– Alexander Karelin
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Karelin ( rus, Александр Александрович Карелин, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsandr ɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvʲɪtɕ kəˈrʲelʲɪn; born 19 September 1967) is a Russian politician and retired athlete.
Karelin comp ...
* Streak started 1989 Martigny, Switzerland
* Streak ended 2000 Retired after Sydney Olympics
Note: winner of 3 consecutive Olympic gold medals (1988–1996)
21 consecutive team titles at World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– USSR and Russia
* Streak started 1973 Tehran, Iran
* Streak ended 2001 Patras, Greece
=Women's Freestyle
=
6 consecutive team titles at World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– Japan
* Streak started 2002 Chalcis, Greece
* Streak ended 2009 Herning, Denmark
College (USA)
159 matches – Cael Sanderson
Cael Norman Sanderson ( ; born June 20, 1979) is an American former folkstyle and freestyle wrestler who is the current head coach of Penn State University's wrestling team. As a wrestler, he won an Olympic Gold medal and was undefeated in four ...
, Iowa State
Note: never lost a single NCAA
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match in entire collegiate career (1998–2002)
High school (USA)
459 consecutive matches – Brandon High School, Brandon, Florida
Brandon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 114,626 at the 2020 ...
* Streak started January 28, 1974
* Streak ended January 5, 2008
Sumo
69 matches – Futabayama Sadaji
was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Oita Prefecture. Entering sumo in 1927, he was the sport's 35th '' yokozuna'' from 1937 until his retirement in 1945. He won twelve ''yūshō'' or top division championships and had a winning strea ...
* Streak started January 7, 1936
* Streak ended January 3, 1939 (ended by Akinoumi Setsuo)
Cue sports
Cue sports are a wide variety of games of skill played with a cue, which is used to strike billiard balls and thereby cause them to move around a cloth-covered table bounded by elastic bumpers known as .
There are three major subdivisions o ...
English billiards
English billiards, called simply billiards in the United Kingdom and in many former British colonies, is a cue sport that combines the aspects of carom billiards and pool. Two (one white and one yellow) and a red are used. Each player or team ...
IBSF World Billiards Championship
The IBSF World Billiards Championship (previously known as the World Amateur Billiards Championship) is the premier, international, non-professional tournament for the game of English billiards. Dating to some form to 1951, the event has been sanc ...
=Timed
=
3 consecutive titles – Pankaj Advani
* Streak started 2005 Malta
* Streak ended 2010 Maharashtra, India
3 consecutive titles – India
* Streak started 2005 Malta
* Streak ended 2010 Maharashtra, India
=Points
=
3 consecutive titles – Bob Marshall
* Streak started 1936 Johannesburg, South Africa
* Streak ended 1952 Calcutta, India
5 consecutive titles – India
* Streak started 1981 Delhi, India
* Streak ended 1996 India
World Billiards Championship
4 consecutive titles
* Joe Davis
Joseph Davis (15 April 190110 July 1978) was an English professional snooker and English billiards player. He was the dominant figure in snooker from the 1920s to the 1950s, and has been credited with inventing aspects of the way the game is ...
** Streak started 1928
** Streak ended 1933
* Tom Newman
** Streak started 1924
** Streak ended 1928
* Melbourne Inman
Melbourne Inman (15 July 1878 – 11 August 1951) was the World Billiards Champion in 1908, 1909, 1912, 1913, 1914 and 1919.
Biography
He was born on 15 July 1878 in Twickenham, Middlesex, England, to Robert Withy Inman (1844–1919) and Annie ...
** Streak started 1912
** Streak ended 1920
31 consecutive titles – England
* Streak started April 1892
* Streak ended 1933
Pool
Pool may refer to:
Water pool
* Swimming pool, usually an artificial structure containing a large body of water intended for swimming
* Reflecting pool, a shallow pool designed to reflect a structure and its surroundings
* Tide pool, a rocky po ...
WEPF Eight-ball Pool World Championship
13 consecutive titles – England
* Streak started 2000 Blackpool, United Kingdom
* Streak ended 2013 Blackpool, United Kingdom
VIPA League
9 Consecutive wins - Liam Gallagher (also ended the streak of 12 by Andrew Akesson)
But Andrew accumulated 34 seven balls during this momentous feat. Along with winning an incredible £180 in purse winnings for his destruction of Liam Gallagher.
WPA World Nine-ball Championship
The WPA World Nine-ball Championship is an annual professional nine-ball pool tournament contested since 1990. The championship is sanctioned by the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) and principally sponsored and organised by Matchroom Spor ...
=Men's
=
3 consecutive titles – United States
* Streak started 1990 Bergheim, Germany
* Streak ended 1993 Königswinter, Germany
=Women's
=
3 consecutive titles – Allison Fisher
Allison Fisher (born 24 February 1968) is an English professional pool and former professional snooker player.
Biography
Fisher was born on 24 February 1968 in Cheshunt and grew up in Tonbridge, Kent and lived later in Peacehaven, East Susse ...
* Streak started 1996 Borlänge, Sweden
* Streak ended 1999 Alicante, Spain
3 consecutive titles
* China
** Streak started 2009 Shenyang, China
** Streak ended 2012 Shenyang, China
* United Kingdom
** Streak started 1996 Borlänge, Sweden
** Streak ended 1999 Alicante, Spain
Snooker
15 consecutive titles at World Snooker Championship
The World Snooker Championship is the longest-running and most prestigious tournament in professional snooker. It is also the wealthiest, with total prize money in 2022 of £2,395,000, including £500,000 for the winner. First held in 1927, it ...
– Joe Davis
Joseph Davis (15 April 190110 July 1978) was an English professional snooker and English billiards player. He was the dominant figure in snooker from the 1920s to the 1950s, and has been credited with inventing aspects of the way the game is ...
* Streak started 1927 Birmingham, England
* Streak ended 1947 London, England
15 consecutive titles at World Snooker Championship
The World Snooker Championship is the longest-running and most prestigious tournament in professional snooker. It is also the wealthiest, with total prize money in 2022 of £2,395,000, including £500,000 for the winner. First held in 1927, it ...
– England
* Streak started 1927 Birmingham, England
* Streak ended 1947 London, England
29 Consecutive match wins at World Championship - Stephen Hendry
Stephen Gordon Hendry (born 13 January 1969) is a Scottish professional snooker player who dominated the sport during the 1990s, becoming one of the most successful players in its history. After turning professional in 1985 at age 16, Hendry ...
* Streak started 1992 Sheffield, England
* Streak ended 1997 Sheffield, England
Three-cushion billiards
Three-cushion billiards, also called three-cushion carom, is a form of carom billiards. The object of the game is to the off both while contacting the at least three times before contacting the second object ball. A point is scored for each su ...
UMB World Three-cushion Championship
The UMB World Three-cushion Championship is a professional carom billiards tournament in the discipline of three-cushion billiards, organized mostly annually by the Union Mondiale de Billard (UMB). Until 1953 it was organized by the UIFAB (Union ...
11 consecutive titles – Raymond Ceulemans
* Streak started 1963 Neuss/Düsseldorf, Germany
* Streak ended 1974 Antwerpen, Belgium
11 consecutive titles at – Belgium
* Streak started 1963 Neuss/Düsseldorf, Germany
* Streak ended 1974 Antwerpen, Belgium
CEB European Three-cushion Championship
The CEB European Three-cushion Championship is three-cushion billiards tournament organized by the Confédération Européenne de Billard. Held since 1932, it is one of longest-running tournaments in the sport. The 2007 event offered a total purse ...
11 consecutive titles – Raymond Ceulemans
* Streak started 1962
* Streak ended 1973
22 consecutive titles at – Belgium
* Streak started 1962
* Streak ended 1984
Cycling
Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from t ...
Men's
Road
5 consecutive Tour de France
The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists ...
– Miguel Indurain
* Streak started 1991
* Streak ended 1995
(Note: The 7 consecutive Tour de France titles won by Lance Armstrong
Lance Edward Armstrong ('' né'' Gunderson; born September 18, 1971) is an American former professional road racing cyclist. Regarded as a sports icon for winning the Tour de France seven consecutive times from 1999 to 2005 after recovering fr ...
were stripped in 2012 following an investigation by the United States Anti-Doping Agency that found he had used and trafficked performance-enhancing drugs
Performance-enhancing substances, also known as performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs), are substances that are used to improve any form of activity performance in humans. A well-known example of cheating in sports involves doping in sport, where bann ...
. The respective titles remain vacant to date.)
Women's
Track
5 consecutive Women's sprint world championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– Félicia Ballanger
* Streak started 1995 Bogotá, Colombia
* Streak ended 2000 Manchester, United Kingdom
Note: winner of 3 Olympic gold medals in cycling
15 consecutive Women's sprint world championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– Soviet Union
* Streak started 1958 Paris, France
* Streak ended 1973 San Sebastian, Spain
Downhill
14 consecutive rounds of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup
The UCI Mountain Bike World Cup is a multi-round mountain bike racing series that is sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale. The first World Cup series – which was composed of cross-country events – was held in 1989. The Downhill W ...
in women's downhill – Rachel Atherton
Rachel Laura Atherton (born 6 December 1987) is a British professional downhill mountain bike racer, and is a multiple time UCI World Champion.
Atherton began riding BMX at the age of 8 and mountain biking at the age of 11. She was both '' Su ...
* Streak started 2015 Round 2 Fort William, Scotland
* Streak ended 2017 Round 2 Fort William, Scotland
8 consecutive UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in women's downhill – Anne-Caroline Chausson
Anne-Caroline Chausson (born 8 October 1977 in Dijon) is a French professional cyclist who competes in bicycle enduro, bicycle motocross (BMX), downhill time trial and cross-country mass start, dual, and four-cross mountain bicycle racing. S ...
* Streak started 1996 Cairns, Australia
* Streak ended 2004 Les Gets, France
Darts
Darts or dart-throwing is a competitive sport in which two or more players bare-handedly throw small sharp-pointed missiles known as darts at a round target known as a dartboard.
Points can be scored by hitting specific marked areas of the bo ...
Men's
8 consecutive titles at PDC World Darts Championship – Phil Taylor
* Streak started 1995 Purfleet, England
* Streak ended 2003 Purfleet, England
9 consecutive titles at PDC World Darts Championship – England
* Streak started 1994 Purfleet, England
* Streak ended 2003 Purfleet, England
3 consecutive titles at BDO World Darts Championship
The WDF World Darts Championship is a world championship competition in darts, organised by the World Darts Federation. It would previously organised by the British Darts Organisation (BDO), who held it 43 times from 1978 to 2020.
The champion ...
– Eric Bristow
Eric John Bristow, (25 April 1957 – 5 April 2018), nicknamed "The Crafty Cockney", was an English professional darts player.
He was ranked World No. 1 by the World Darts Federation a record five times, in 1980, 1981 and 1983–1985. He was ...
* Streak started 1984 Stoke-on-Trent, England
* Streak ended 1987 Surrey, England
6 consecutive titles at BDO World Darts Championship
The WDF World Darts Championship is a world championship competition in darts, organised by the World Darts Federation. It would previously organised by the British Darts Organisation (BDO), who held it 43 times from 1978 to 2020.
The champion ...
– England
* Streak started 1983 Stoke-on-Trent, England
* Streak ended 1989 Surrey, England
Women's
7 consecutive titles at BDO World Darts Championship
The WDF World Darts Championship is a world championship competition in darts, organised by the World Darts Federation. It would previously organised by the British Darts Organisation (BDO), who held it 43 times from 1978 to 2020.
The champion ...
– Trina Gulliver
Catrina Elizabeth Gulliver (born 30 November 1969) is an English professional darts player. She is the 10-time Women's World Professional Darts Champion of the British Darts Organisation (BDO). Her nickname is Golden Girl and in 2003, she was n ...
* Streak started 2001 Surrey, England
* Streak ended 2008 Surrey, England
7 consecutive titles at BDO World Darts Championship
The WDF World Darts Championship is a world championship competition in darts, organised by the World Darts Federation. It would previously organised by the British Darts Organisation (BDO), who held it 43 times from 1978 to 2020.
The champion ...
– England
* Streak started 2001 Surrey, England
* Streak ended 2008 Surrey, England
Equine sports
Dressage
7 consecutive Olympic Team titles – Germany
* Streak started 1984 Los Angeles, USA
* Streak ended 2012 London, United Kingdom
9 consecutive World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
– Germany
* Streak started 1974 Copenhagen, Denmark
* Streak ended 2010 Lexington, Kentucky
Horse racing
By a racehorse
56 races – Camarero
* Streak started April 19, 1953
* Streak ended August 1, 1955
* 5 Connective horse of the year titles- Kelso
By a jockey
12 races – Gordon Richards
* Streak started October 3, 1933
* Streak ended October 5, 1933
Show jumping
Individual
3 consecutive titles at Show Jumping World Championships
The World Show Jumping Championships, or the show jumping competition at the FEI World Equestrian Games, was started in 1953, with individual competition. In 1978 Team competitions began, and men and women began competing against one another. Fro ...
– West Germany - But by whom?
* Streak started 1974 Hickstead, West Sussex, England
* Streak ended 1986 Aachen, Germany
Esports
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
87 Games – Ninjas in Pyjamas
Ninjas in Pyjamas (NIP) is a professional esports organisation based in Sweden that is best known for its '' Counter-Strike'' teams. In 2012, the team reformed with a '' Counter Strike: Global Offensive'' lineup upon the release of the game. As ...
* Streak started September 14, 2012 (defeated PRiME, 16–3)
* Streak ended April 7, 2013 (defeated by Virtus.Pro, 19–15)
3 Major Tournaments – Astralis
Astralis is a Danish esports organization. Best known for their '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'' team, they also have teams representing other games, such as ''FIFA'' and ''League of Legends''. The parent group of Astralis is the Astralis ...
* Streak started September 24, 2018 (defeated Natus Vincere
Natus Vincere (Latin for "born to win"), abbreviated NAVI (formerly Na`Vi), is a Ukrainian esports organization based in Kyiv. Founded in 2009, the organization has teams and players competing in various games, such as '' Counter Strike: Global ...
, 2–0)
* Streak ended November 1, 2021 (defeated by Team Vitality
Team Vitality is a French esports organisation founded in August 2013 by Fabien Devide and Nicolas Maurer. It has several professional teams and content creators from across Europe and India.
Team Vitality's main ''League of Legends'' team comp ...
, 1–2)
18 Major playoff games – Astralis
Astralis is a Danish esports organization. Best known for their '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'' team, they also have teams representing other games, such as ''FIFA'' and ''League of Legends''. The parent group of Astralis is the Astralis ...
* Streak started September 22, 2018 (defeated FaZe
FaZe Clan (formerly FaZe Sniping) is a professional esports and entertainment organization headquartered in Los Angeles, California, USA. Founded on May 30, 2010, the organization has players from around the world, across multiple games, inclu ...
, 2–0)
* Streak ended November 1, 2021 (defeated by Team Vitality
Team Vitality is a French esports organisation founded in August 2013 by Fabien Devide and Nicolas Maurer. It has several professional teams and content creators from across Europe and India.
Team Vitality's main ''League of Legends'' team comp ...
, 1–2)
** Note: Streak ended due to Astralis failing to make the playoffs at PGL Major Stockholm 2021
The PGL Major Stockholm 2021, also known as PGL Major 2021 or Stockholm 2021, was the sixteenth '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'' (''CS:GO'') Major Championship. It was held in Stockholm, Sweden at the Avicii Arena from October 26 to Novembe ...
.
League of Legends
LEC
24 Games – G2 Esports
G2 Esports (G2) is a European esports organization headquartered in Berlin, Germany, with players competing in ''League of Legends'', ''Valorant'', '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'', '' Hearthstone'', ''Rocket League'', ''Rainbow Six Sieg ...
* Streak started April 2, 2022 (defeated Team Vitality
Team Vitality is a French esports organisation founded in August 2013 by Fabien Devide and Nicolas Maurer. It has several professional teams and content creators from across Europe and India.
Team Vitality's main ''League of Legends'' team comp ...
3–0)
* Streak ended May 22, 2022 (defeated by PSG Talon
PSG Talon is a professional ''League of Legends'' team formed from a partnership between PSG Esports and Talon Esports. Talon Esports' original ''League of Legends'' team was founded on 18 December 2019.
PSG Talon competes in the Pacific Cha ...
0–1)
LCS
17 Games – Team SoloMid
Team SoloMid (TSM) is a professional esports organization based in the United States. It was founded in September 2009 by Andy "Reginald" Dinh. TSM currently fields players in ''League of Legends'', ''Dota 2'', '' Apex Legends'', '' Valorant'' ...
* Streak started June 26, 2016 (defeated Echo Fox
Echo Fox was an American esports organization. It was founded on December 18, 2015, by retired basketball player Rick Fox, who created Echo Fox after he purchased the NA LCS spot of Gravity Gaming. The organization had expanded into various g ...
2–1)
* Streak ended July 24, 2016 (defeated by Phoenix1
Sentinels is an American esports organization based in Los Angeles, California. The organization was founded as ''League of Legends'' team Phoenix1 and competed in the North American League of Legends Championship Series (NA LCS). In June 2018, ...
1–2)
LCK
Lck (or lymphocyte-specific protein tyrosine kinase) is a 56 kDa protein that is found inside specialized cells of the immune system called lymphocytes. The Lck is a member of Src kinase family (SFK), it is important for the activation of the T ...
19 Games – SK Telecom T1
T1 (previously known as SK Telecom T1 or SKT T1) is a South Korean esports organization operated by the T1 Entertainment & Sports, a joint venture between SK Telecom and Comcast Spectacor. At the end of 2003, SK Telecom took the StarCraft Team O ...
* Streak started August 12, 2015 (defeated NaJin e-mFire 2–1)
* Streak ended October 31, 2015 (defeated by ROX Tigers 3–1)
LPL
22 Games – Invictus Gaming
Invictus Gaming (IG, sometime stylized as iG, zh, s=iG电子竞技俱乐部, l=iG Esports Club) is a Chinese multi-game esports organization founded in 2011 by businessman Wang Sicong. They are primarily known for their ''Dota 2'', ''League of ...
* Streak started February 7, 2018 (defeated FunPlus Phoenix
FunPlus Phoenix (FPX) is a Chinese professional esports organization owned by video game developer FunPlus. It has teams competing in ''League of Legends'', '' Valorant'', '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'', '' Fortnite Battle Royale'' and ' ...
2–1)
* Streak ended April 3, 2018 (defeated by Suning Gaming 2–1)
Overwatch
Overwatch League
20 Regular Season Matches – San Francisco Shock
The San Francisco Shock are an American professional ''Overwatch'' esports team based in San Francisco, California. The Shock compete in the Overwatch League (OWL) as a member of the league's West region. Founded in 2017, the San Francisco Shock ...
* Streak started August 2, 2021 (defeated Boston Uprising
Boston Uprising is an American professional ''Overwatch'' esports team based in Boston, Massachusetts. The team competes in the Overwatch League (OWL) as a member of the league's West region. Founded in 2017, Boston is one of the league's twelv ...
3–1)
* Streak ended September 3, 2022 (defeated by Dallas Fuel
Dallas Fuel is an American professional ''Overwatch'' team based in Dallas, Texas. The Fuel compete in the Overwatch League (OWL) as a member of the league's West region.
Founded in 2017, Dallas Fuel is one of the league's twelve founding team ...
1–3)
28 Games – San Francisco Shock
The San Francisco Shock are an American professional ''Overwatch'' esports team based in San Francisco, California. The Shock compete in the Overwatch League (OWL) as a member of the league's West region. Founded in 2017, the San Francisco Shock ...
* Streak started April 6, 2019 (defeated Los Angeles Valiant
Los Angeles Valiant (stylized as VΛLIΛNT) is an American professional ''Overwatch'' esports team representing the city of Los Angeles, California, although the team is operated in China. Valiant compete in the Overwatch League (OWL) as a memb ...
4–0)
* Streak ended May 10, 2019 (defeated Shanghai Dragons
The Shanghai Dragons () are a professional ''Overwatch'' esports team based in Shanghai, China. The Dragons compete in the Overwatch League (OWL) as a member of the league's East region. Founded in 2017, Shanghai Dragons are one of the league's ...
3−1)
Overwatch Contenders
38 Matches – British Hurricane
* Streak started January 18, 2020 (defeated Angry Titans 3−0)
* Streak ended November 23, 2020 (defeated by Obey Alliance 0−3)
Valorant
54 Matches – Vision Strikers
* Streak started July 16, 2020 (defeated TYLOO 2−0)
* Streak ended February 18, 2021 (drew with ZFGaming 1−1)
Dota 2
29 Games − Newbee
* Streak started January 29, 2016 (defeated Invictus Gaming
Invictus Gaming (IG, sometime stylized as iG, zh, s=iG电子竞技俱乐部, l=iG Esports Club) is a Chinese multi-game esports organization founded in 2011 by businessman Wang Sicong. They are primarily known for their ''Dota 2'', ''League of ...
2−1)
* Streak ended May 12, 2016 (defeated by OG 1−2)
Fencing
Women's Foil
3 consecutive Olympic titles – Valentina Vezzali
Maria Valentina Vezzali (; born 14 February 1974) is an Italian politician and retired fencer. As a fencer, Vezzali won six Olympic gold medals and was a 16-time World Champion in foil. She is one of only five athletes in the history of the Summ ...
* Streak started 2000 Sydney, Australia
* Streak ended 2012 London, United Kingdom
Men's Saber
3 consecutive Olympic titles – Áron Szilágyi
Áron Szilágyi (; born 14 January 1990) is a Hungarian right-handed sabre fencer.
Szilágyi is a 2018 team European champion, 2015 individual European champion, 2007 team world champion, and 2022 individual world champion.
A four-time Oly ...
* Streak started 2012 London, United Kingdom
Football
Association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
International
International is an adjective (also used as a noun) meaning "between nations".
International may also refer to:
Music Albums
* ''International'' (Kevin Michael album), 2011
* ''International'' (New Order album), 2002
* ''International'' (The T ...
22 FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the ' ( FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The tournament ha ...
appearances – Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
* Streak started 1930, Uruguay (Inaugural World Cup)
Note: Brazil is the only national football team to have played in every World Cup.
16 consecutive FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the ' ( FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The tournament ha ...
second round qualifications – Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
* Streak started 1954, Switzerland
* Streak ended 2018, Russia
15 competitive games (i.e. excluding friendlies) – Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
* Streak started July 10, 2010 (defeated Uruguay
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...
, 3–2)
* Streak ended June 28, 2012 (defeated by Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
, 1–2)
15 games – Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
* Streak started June 26, 2008 (defeated Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...
, 3–0)
* Streak ended June 24, 2009 (defeated by United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...
, 0–2)
Italy holds the current unbeaten record of 37 matches, followed by Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
with 36, and then Spain, Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
and Algeria
)
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, map_caption =
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, capital = Algiers
, coordinates =
, largest_city = capital
, relig ...
with 35 games each. Brazil's loss at the 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the third edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF).
The tournament returned to the United States and California; the games were hosted by Los ...
was by the under-23 (Olympic) team, but is officially counted as a loss of the national team. Otherwise the Brazil national team wouldn't lose until May 30, 1997 (2–4 vs Norway), thus extending the streak to 42 games. Brazil lost the 27th match of their streak on penalties in the 1995 Copa América Final on July 22, 1995, but this is considered a draw in regular play.
19 games (women's) – United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...
* Streak started July 25, 1990 (defeated Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...
4–0)
* Streak ended May 28, 1991 (defeated by Netherlands
)
, anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau")
, image_map =
, map_caption =
, subdivision_type = Sovereign state
, subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands
, established_title = Before independence
, established_date = Spanish Netherl ...
3–4)
51 games undefeated (women's) – United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...
* Streak started December 8, 2004 (defeated Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
5–0)
* Streak ended September 22, 2007 (defeated by Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
0–4)
National leagues
* Note that teams may have drawn or even lost matches outside the indicated leagues during the streak periods.
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Czechoslovak First League
The Czechoslovak First League ( cs, 1. fotbalová liga, sk, 1. futbalová liga) was the premier football league in the Czechoslovakia from 1925 to 1993, with the exception of World War II. Czechoslovakia was occupied by German forces who forme ...
precursor=
51 games – 1920–1923 Sparta Prague
) but refer to Spartans as "''Rudí''" ( en, The Dark Reds/The Maroons).'' Letenští''
, ground = Generali Česká pojišťovna Arena
, capacity = 19,416
, clubname = Sparta Prague
, image = Sparta Praha logo.png
, image_size = 160px
, fu ...
=
Jordan League
The Jordanian Pro League ( ar, الدوري الأردني للمحترفين) is a Jordanian professional league for men's football clubs and represents the top flight of Jordanian football. The championship consists of twelve competing teams in ...
=
32 games – 2001–2003 Al-Faisaly[ Al-Faisaly appears to have a 32 or 33 game overall winning streak from August 20, 2001, to June 30, 2002, including matches played in the ]Jordan League
The Jordanian Pro League ( ar, الدوري الأردني للمحترفين) is a Jordanian professional league for men's football clubs and represents the top flight of Jordanian football. The championship consists of twelve competing teams in ...
, Jordan FA Cup
The Jordan FA Cup is Jordan's premier knockout tournament in men's football (soccer), Al-Faisaly have the record for the most FA Cup wins in their history with a total of 21 titles, followed by Al-Wehdat with 11 . Participates in the tournamen ...
, Jordan Super Cup
The Jordan Super Cup () is a Jordanian football championship contested by the winners of Jordan Premier League and the Jordan FA Cup. In the event that a team wins both League and the Cup, the runners up of the Cup play against the winner of Lea ...
, and Jordan Shield Cupbr>
but according to Guinness the team entered a tournament during this time where they drew or lost a game before withdrawing from it
= Primeira Liga
=
29 games – 1971–1973 Benfica[
]
= Argentine Primera División
=
28 games – 1918–19 Racing Club[
]
= Croatian League
=
28 games – Dinamo Zagreb
Građanski nogometni klub Dinamo Zagreb ( en, Dinamo Zagreb Citizens' Football Club, link=yes, italics=yes), commonly referred to as GNK Dinamo Zagreb or simply Dinamo Zagreb (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Zagreb. Dinamo ...
[
*Streak started November 8, 2006 (defeated NK Pula 1856 5–1)
*Streak ended September 23, 2007 (defeated by Varteks 3–4)
]
= Scottish Premier League
=
25 games – Celtic[
*Streak started August 16, 2003 (defeated ]Dundee United
Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the city of Dundee. The club name is usually abbreviated to Dundee United. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1 ...
5–0)
*Streak ended March 14, 2004 (drew Motherwell 1–1)
=
Ukrainian Premier League
The Ukrainian Premier League ( uk, "Українська Прем'єр-ліга", ''Ukrayinska Premier Liha'') or UPL is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Vyshcha Liha ( uk, Вища ліга, ''Top League' ...
=
24 games – Shakhtar Donetsk
Football Club Shakhtar Donetsk ( uk, Футбольний клуб «Шахтар» Донецьк , short nickname "miners") is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. In 2014, due to the War in Donbass, the club was f ...
*Streak started March 10, 2012 (defeated Illichivets Mariupol 2–1)
*Streak ended November 17, 2012 (defeated by Arsenal Kiev 0–2)
= Swedish League (Allsvenskan)
=
23 games – 1949–1950 Malmö FF
Malmö Fotbollförening, commonly known as Malmö FF, Malmö, or MFF, is a professional football club and the most successful football club in Sweden in terms of trophies won. Formed in 1910 and affiliated with the Scania Football Association ...
(part of 49 games unbeaten streak)
=
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is c ...
=
22 games – 1987–1988 PSV Eindhoven
Philips Sport Vereniging (; en, Philips Sports Association ), abbreviated as PSV and internationally known as PSV Eindhoven (), is a Dutch sports club from Eindhoven, Netherlands. It is best known for its professional football department, w ...
[
]
=
USL Championship
The USL Championship (USLC) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States that began its inaugural season in 2011. The USL is sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer) as a Division II league since 2017, p ...
=
20 games – Phoenix Rising FC
Phoenix Rising Football Club is an American professional soccer team based in Phoenix, Arizona. Founded in 2014 as Arizona United Soccer Club, the team is a member of the USL Championship.
History
On March 13, 2014, Kyle Eng, owner of an advert ...
* Streak started on May 10, 2019 (defeated Rio Grande Valley FC Toros
Rio Grande Valley FC, also known as RGVFC or Rio Grande Valley FC Toros, is an American semi-professional soccer team based in Edinburg, Texas operated by Lone Star, LLC. They joined the USL Championship in the 2016 season.
The team served as a ...
3–1)
* Streak ended on September 21, 2019 (defeated by Fresno FC
Fresno Football Club was an American professional soccer team based in Fresno, California. Founded in 2017, the team was a member of the USL Championship, a second-tier league in the American Soccer Pyramid. Their first game took place on March ...
1–2)
=
Bundesliga
The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of the German football league system, the Bundesliga is Germany's primary footba ...
=
19 games – Bayern Munich
* Streak started October 19, 2013 (defeated Mainz 05
1. Fußball- und Sportverein Mainz 05 e. V., usually shortened to 1. FSV Mainz 05, Mainz 05 () or simply Mainz (), is a German sports club, founded in 1905 and based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. 1. FSV Mainz 05 play in the Bundesliga, the top ...
4–1)
* Streak ended March 29, 2014 (drew 1899 Hoffenheim
Turn- und Sportgemeinschaft 1899 Hoffenheim e.V., or simply TSG 1899 Hoffenheim or just Hoffenheim () is a German professional football club based in Hoffenheim, a village of Sinsheim municipality, Baden-Württemberg.
Originally founded in 189 ...
3–3)
Note: Part of 53 games unbeaten streak with 46 wins and 7 draws, matchday 10 in 2012–13 to matchday 28 in 2013–14)
=
Premier League
The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Fo ...
=
18 games (tie)
– Manchester City
* Streak started: August 26, 2017 (defeated Bournemouth 2–1)
* Streak ended: December 31, 2017 (drew Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace may refer to:
Places Canada
* Crystal Palace Complex (Dieppe), a former amusement park now a shopping complex in Dieppe, New Brunswick
* Crystal Palace Barracks, London, Ontario
* Crystal Palace (Montreal), an exhibition building ...
0–0)
– Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a populat ...
*Streak started October 27, 2019 (defeated Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, commonly referred to as Tottenham () or Spurs, is a professional football club based in Tottenham, London, England. It competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English football. The team has playe ...
, 2–1)
*Streak ended February 29, 2020 (defeated by Watford
Watford () is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, 15 miles northwest of Central London, on the River Colne.
Initially a small market town, the Grand Junction Canal encouraged the construction of paper-making mills, print works, and ...
, 0–3)
=
Serie A
The Serie A (), also called Serie A TIM for national sponsorship with TIM, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and the winner is awarded the Scudetto and the Cop ...
=
17 games – Inter Milan
Football Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale () or simply Inter, and colloquially known as Inter Milan in English-speaking countries, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy. Inter is ...
* Streak started October 25, 2006 (defeated Livorno 4–1)
* Streak ended February 28, 2007 (drew Udinese
Udinese Calcio, commonly referred to as Udinese, is a professional Italian football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, that currently plays in Serie A. It was founded on 30 November 1896 as a sports club, and on 5 July 1911 as a ...
1–1)
= Ligue 1
=
16 games – Monaco
Monaco (; ), officially the Principality of Monaco (french: Principauté de Monaco; Ligurian: ; oc, Principat de Mónegue), is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Italian region of Lig ...
* Streak started February 25, 2017 (defeated Guingamp
Guingamp (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. With a population of 6,895 as of 2017, Guingamp is one of the smallest towns in Europe to have a top-tier professional football team: En Avant Gui ...
2–1)
* Streak ended September 9, 2017 (defeated by Nice
Nice ( , ; Niçard dialect, Niçard: , classical norm, or , nonstandard, ; it, Nizza ; lij, Nissa; grc, Νίκαια; la, Nicaea) is the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes departments of France, department in France. The Nice urban unit, agg ...
0–4)
=
La Liga
The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known simply as Primera División in Spain, and as La Liga in English-speaking countries and officially as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons, stylized as LaLiga, is the men' ...
=
16 games (tie)
– Barcelona
Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...
* Streak started October 16, 2010 (defeated Valencia
Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is also the capital of the province of the same name. The wider urban area al ...
2–1)
* Streak ended February 12, 2011 (drew Sporting Gijón
Sporting may refer to:
*Sport, recreational games and play
* Sporting (neighborhood), in Alexandria, Egypt
Sports clubs
*AC Sporting, a football club from Beirut, Lebanon
* Alexandria Sporting Club, a sports club from Alexandria, Egypt
*Real Sport ...
1–1)
Note: The November 2015 to April 2016 39-match streak was an unbeaten streak, not a winning streak, and included 6 draws
– Real Madrid
* Streak started March 2, 2016 (defeated Levante 3–1)
* Streak ended September 18, 2016 (drew Villarreal
Villarreal ( ca-valencia , Vila-real) is a city and municipality in the province of Castellón which is part of the Valencian Community in the east of Spain.
The town is located at 42 m above sea level, 7 km to the south of the province's ...
1–1)
Note: last 12 games in 2015–16 season and first 4 games in 2016–17 season; Real Madrid holds the longest unbeaten streak record with 40 games
= Chilean Primera División
=
16 games – 1963–1964 Club Universidad de Chile
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Founded on 24 May 1927, Universidad de Chile is one of the most successful and popular football clubs in Chile, havin ...
= Major League Soccer
=
15 games – Los Angeles Galaxy
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* Streak started September 7, 1997 (defeated Tampa Bay Mutiny
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The ...
6–1)
* Streak ended May 20, 1998 (defeated by Chicago Fire 1–3)
Note: Between 1996–1999, games tied at the end of regulation time were decided by shoot-outs. Only one of those wins was achieved through a shoot-out. Since then, MLS abolished the shoot-out in favor of the international model of letting regular season draws stand.
= Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
=
12 games – 1978–1978 Guarani
= A-League
=
10 games – Western Sydney Wanderers
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* Streak started January 13, 2013 (defeated Wellington Phoenix
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2–0)
* Streak ended March 23, 2013 (drew Sydney FC 1–1)
=
I-League
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=
9 games – Mohun Bagan
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* Streak started October 31, 2008 (defeated Dempo SC
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1–0)
* Streak ended February 22, 2009 (defeated by East Bengal F.C.
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0–3)
Note: Mohun Bagan A.C. are currently in the midst of the longest unbeaten streak in I-League history at 14 games, started on December 11, 2019 – present
Unbeaten streaks
The three longest undefeated streaks in domestic top level leagues are:
* 108 games – ASEC Mimosas, Ivory Coast, 1989 – June 19, 1994
* 106 games – Steaua București, Romania
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, June 17, 1986 – September 9, 1989
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, October 19, 1997 – April 4, 2001
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Dynamo or Dinamo may also refer to:
Places
* Dinamo (Moscow Metro), a station of the Moscow Metro, Moscow, Russia
* Dinamo (Yekaterinburg Metro), a station of the Yekaterin ...
on June 25, 1986, to their league loss on September 9, 1989, to Dinamo, Steaua was undefeated in 119 consecutive domestic games.
College soccer
College soccer is played by teams composed of soccer players who are enrolled in colleges and universities. It is very prominent in United States, Japan, South Korea, Canada, and as well as in South Africa and the Philippines. The United K ...
(Women's)
101 games – 1990–1994 North Carolina
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* Streak started September 23, 1990
* Streak ended October 20, 1994
College soccer
College soccer is played by teams composed of soccer players who are enrolled in colleges and universities. It is very prominent in United States, Japan, South Korea, Canada, and as well as in South Africa and the Philippines. The United K ...
(Men's)
65 games – Penn State
* Streak started: November 5, 1932 (vs. Army)
* Streak ended: November 15, 1941 (vs. Army)
Australian rules football
VFA/ VFL
49 wins – 1914–1919 North Melbourne
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West Australian Football League, WAFL
35 wins – 1945-47 East Fremantle Football Club, East Fremantle
South Australian National Football League, SANFL
30 wins – 1913-15 Port Adelaide Magpies Football Club, Port Adelaide
Australian Football League, VFL/AFL
23 wins – 1952-53 Geelong Football Club, Geelong
Gridiron football
American football
=National Football League
=
;Consecutive games won (regular season and playoffs)
21 games – New England Patriots
* Streak started October 5, 2003 (defeated 2003 Tennessee Titans season, Tennessee Titans, 38–30)
* Streak ended October 31, 2004 (defeated by 2004 Pittsburgh Steelers season, Pittsburgh Steelers, 20–34)
;Consecutive regular season games won
23 games – Indianapolis Colts
* Streak started November 2, 2008 (defeated 2008 New England Patriots season, New England Patriots, 18–15)
* Streak ended December 27, 2009 (defeated by 2009 New York Jets season, New York Jets, 15–29)
;Consecutive home games won (regular season and playoffs)
29 games – Green Bay Packers
* Streak started September 17, 1995 (defeated 1995 New York Giants season, New York Giants, 14-6)
* Streak ended October 5, 1998 (defeated by 1998 Minnesota Vikings season, Minnesota Vikings, 24-37)
;Consecutive regular season home games won
25 games – Green Bay Packers
* Streak started September 17, 1995 (defeated New York Giants, 14-6)
* Streak ended October 5, 1998 (defeated by Minnesota Vikings, 24-37)
;Consecutive non-home games won (regular season, playoffs, and Super Bowls)
21 games – San Francisco 49ers
* Streak started November 27, 1988 (defeated 1988 San Diego Chargers season, San Diego Chargers, 48-10)
* Streak ended September 2, 1991 (defeated by 1991 New York Giants season, New York Giants, 14-16)
;Consecutive road games won (regular season and playoffs)
19 games – San Francisco 49ers
* Streak started November 27, 1988 (defeated San Diego Chargers, 48-10)
* Streak ended September 2, 1991 (defeated by New York Giants, 14-16)
;Consecutive regular season road games won
18 games – San Francisco 49ers
* Streak started November 27, 1988 (defeated San Diego Chargers, 48-10)
* Streak ended September 2, 1991 (defeated by New York Giants, 14-16)
=College football
=
Pre-NCAA
37 games – Yale Bulldogs football, Yale Bulldogs
* Streak started November 27, 1890 (defeated Princeton Tigers football, Princeton, 32-0)
* Streak ended November 30, 1893 (defeated by Princeton Tigers football, Princeton, 0–6)
Note: Prior to the formation of the NCAA collegiate teams played against a variety of amateur teams including local athletic clubs, YMCAs, and Indian schools as well as other colleges. Those victories are included in the win tally.
NCAA Division I
NCAA Division I (D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States, which accepts players globally. D-I schools include the major collegiate athletic ...
47 games – Oklahoma Sooners football, Oklahoma Sooners
* Streak started October 10, 1953 (defeated Texas Longhorns football, Texas, 19–14)
* Streak ended November 16, 1957 (defeated by 1957 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Notre Dame, 0–7)
Longest unbeaten streak
64 games (60–0–4) – Washington Huskies football, Washington Huskies
* Streak started November 28, 1907 (tied Idaho Vandals football, Idaho, 0–0)
* Streak ended November 3, 1917 (defeated by California Golden Bears football, California, 0–27)
NCAA Division II
NCAA Division II (D-II) is an intermediate-level division of competition in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). It offers an alternative to both the larger and better-funded Division I and to the scholarship-free environmen ...
40 games – Grand Valley State Lakers football, Grand Valley State Lakers
* Streak started August 27, 2005 (defeated Ferris State Bulldogs football, Ferris State 30–10)
* Streak ended December 8, 2007 (defeated by Northwest Missouri State Bearcats football, Northwest Missouri State, 16–34)
Note: This streak includes playoff games.
NCAA Division III
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55 games – Mount Union Purple Raiders football, Mount Union Purple Raiders
* Streak started September 2, 2000 (defeated Allegheny College, Allegheny, 48–21)
* Streak ended December 20, 2003 (defeated by Saint John's Johnnies football, St. John's (MN), 6–24)
Note: This streak includes playoff games. Mount Union also holds the record for most consecutive regular season victories, winning 112 games between 2005–2016.
Longest unbeaten streak
60 games (59-0-1) - Augustana (IL)
Streak started September 17, 1983 (defeated Carroll 42-14)
Streak ended November 29, 1987 (defeated by Dayton 38-36 during the D3 playoffs)
Note: This streak includes playoff games
::Special Note: Linfield College holds the NCAA all-divisions record of 63 consecutive winning seasons, which began in 1956 and continues to this day.
Canadian football
=Canadian Football League
=
Longest Winning Streak, overall
22 games – Calgary Stampeders
* Streak started August 25, 1948 (defeated Regina Roughriders 12-1)
* Streak ended October 22, 1949 (defeated by Saskatchewan Roughriders 1-10)
Note: The streak only includes the regular season. It was also achieved back when the Stampeders played in the Western Interprovincial Football Union, which later became the Canadian Football League West Division. The CFL was not formally founded until 1958, although the records of the WIFU and the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union in Eastern Canada (forerunner to the Canadian Football League East Division) were incorporated into the league.
Longest Winning Streak, in one regular season
14 games – Calgary Stampeders
* Streak started July 21, 2016 (defeated Winnipeg Blue Bombers 33-18)
* Streak ended October 30, 2016 (defeated by Montreal Alouettes 8-17)
Note: This streak briefly held the record for the longest winning streak by a Professional sports in Canada, Canadian-based professional sports franchise (in contrast to the 22 game streak which was achieved as an amateur sports team). The record was eventually surpassed by the Toronto Raptors in 2020 with their winning streak that lasted 15 games.
Longest Winning Streak, home
27 games – Calgary Stampeders
* Streak started September 20, 1992 (defeated Winnipeg Blue Bombers 57-29)
* Streak ended August 18, 1995 (defeated by Birmingham Barracudas 28-31)
Note: The streak only includes the regular season.
Longest Winning Streak, away
21 games – Winnipeg Blue Bombers
* Streak started August 11, 1960 (defeated B.C. Lions 35-21)
* Streak ended September 24, 1962 (defeated by B.C. Lions 22-27)
Note: The streak only includes the regular season.
=U Sports football
=
21 games McMaster Marauders football, McMaster Marauders
* Streak started September 25, 2011 (defeated Acadia Axemen football, Acadia Axemen 21–18)
* Streak ended November 23, 2012 (defeated by Laval Rouge et Or football, Laval Rouge et Or at the 48th Vanier Cup 14-37)
Note: The streak also includes playoff games.
=IFAF World Championship
=
Consecutive games won
11 games – United States national American football team, United States
* Streak started July 10, 2007 (defeated South Korea, 77-0)
* Last win July 18, 2015 (defeated Japan, 59-12)
Note: This streak is still active.
Consecutive titles won
3 Titles – United States (2007, 2011, 2015)
Indoor American football
=Arena Football League
=
Consecutive games won (regular season and playoffs)
18 wins – Arizona Rattlers
* Streak started July 27, 2013 (defeated Iowa Barnstormers, 84-45)
* Streak ended June 27, 2014 (defeated by San Jose SaberCats, 33-62)
Note: Throughout the duration of the above streak, the Arizona Rattlers also achieved the most consecutive regular season games won (15 wins).
=AF2
=
24 wins – Quad City Steamwheelers
* Streak started April 15, 2000 (defeated Tulsa Talons, 66–27)
* Streak ended May 12, 2001 (defeated by Tulsa Talons, 47–49)
=American Indoor Football Association
=
Consecutive games won (regular season and playoffs)
16 wins – Baltimore Mariners
* Streak started March 6, 2010 (defeated Harrisburg Stampede, 55–48)
* Last win July 25, 2010 (defeated Wyoming Cavalry, 57-42)
Note: The streak ended during the 2010 off-season (team folded)
Consecutive regular season games won
15 wins – Baltimore Mariners
* Streak started June 27, 2009 (defeated D.C. Armor, 70–22)
* Last win June 26, 2010 (defeated Reading Express, 69-35)
Note: The streak ended during the 2010 off-season (team folded)
=United Indoor Football
=
40 games – Sioux Falls Storm
* Streak started July 2005
* Streak ended March 29, 2008 (defeated by Omaha Beef, 18–34)
Rugby league
Representative
* Australian Kangaroos: 30 Test match (rugby league), Test matches
* Queensland Maroons: 8 State of Origin series
Club
* New South Wales Rugby League premiership, NSWRL Premierships - St. George Dragons - 11 Premierships from 1956 to 1966 also going undefeated in the year 1959
* New South Wales Rugby League premiership, NSWRL Matches - Eastern Suburbs Roosters (19) - April 13, 1975 - vs. Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles to August 23, 1975 - vs. Newtown Jets
* Super League Championships - Bradford Bulls (21) - August 24, 1996 - vs. Paris Saint-Germain Rugby League to August 22, 1997 - vs. Paris St Germain
Rugby union
Test match (rugby union men’s only), Test matches
;All nations
24 matches – Cyprus national rugby union team, Cyprus
* Streak began on November 29, 2008, with a 37–3 win over Azerbaijan national rugby union team, Azerbaijan, in Baku, Azerbaijan.
* Streak ended on November 15, 2014, with a 39–20 loss to Latvia national rugby union team, Latvia, in Riga, Latvia.
;"Tier 1" nations
18 matches – New Zealand national rugby union team, New Zealand[
* Streak began on August 15, 2015, with a 41–13 win over Australia national rugby union team, Australia at Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand.
* Streak ended on November 5, 2016, with a 40–29 loss to Ireland national rugby union team, Ireland at Soldier Field, Chicago, United States.
18 matches – England national rugby union team, England
* Streak began on October 10, 2015, with a 60–3 win over Uruguay national rugby union team, Uruguay at City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester, United Kingdom.
* Streak ended on March 18, 2017, with a 13–9 loss to Ireland national rugby union team, Ireland at Aviva Stadium, ]Dublin
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, Republic of Ireland.
Home test matches
47 consecutive matches – New Zealand national rugby union team, New Zealand
* Streak began on September 19, 2009, with a 33–6 win over Australia national rugby union team, Australia at Westpac Stadium, Wellington.
* Streak ended on July 1, 2017, with a 24–21 loss to the British and Irish Lions at Westpac Stadium, Wellington.
Gaelic games
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
21 games – Kilkenny GAA, Kilkenny
* Streak started June 10, 2006
* Streak ended September 5, 2010
Golf
Men's Major Championships
4 consecutive wins – Tiger Woods
* Streak started 2000 U.S. Open
* Streak ended 2001 Masters
In 1930, Bobby Jones (golfer), Bobby Jones won the 4 major championships that he, as an amateur, was eligible to enter - the U.S. Open, the Open Championship, the British Amateur Championship and the U.S. Amateur Championship.
Woods won what is often designated an official Non-Calendar Year Grand Slam, holding all major championship trophies at one time, but not in the same year.
PGA Tour
11 wins – 1945 Byron Nelson
LPGA, LPGA Tour
5 wins
1978 – Nancy Lopez
2004–2005 – Annika Sörenstam
Gymnastics
Men
8 years undefeated in All-Around competition – Kohei Uchimura
* Streak started at the 2009 World Championships
* Streak has not yet ended.
As a result of this streak, Uchimura is widely referred to as "King Kohei".
5 consecutive Men's Team all-around titles at Gymnastics at the Summer Olympics, Olympic Games – Japan
* Streak started 1960 Tokyo, Japan
* Streak ended 1980 Moscow, Soviet Union (boycotted)
Women
10 consecutive Women's Team all-around titles at Gymnastics at the Summer Olympics, Olympic Games – Soviet Union and Unified Team at the Olympics, Unified Team
* Streak started 1952 Helsinki, Finland
* Streak ended 1996 Atlanta, United States
Note: excluding boycotted Los Angeles Olympics
Team Handball, Handball
Olympics
3 consecutive Women's titles at Handball at the Summer Olympics
* Denmark
** Streak started 1996 Atlanta, United States
** Streak ended 2008 Beijing, China
World Championships
3 consecutive titles at World Women's Handball Championship
* Russia
** Streak started 2005 Russia
** Streak ended 2011 Brazil
* Soviet Union
** Streak started 1982 Hungary
** Streak ended 1993 Norway
Hockey
Field hockey
Field hockey at the Olympic Games, Olympics
Ice hockey
Ice hockey at the Olympic Games, Olympics
Ice Hockey World Championships, World Championships
9 consecutive List of IIHF World Championship medalists, World Championships – Soviet Union
* Streak started 1963 Stockholm, Sweden
* Streak ended 1972 Prague, Czechoslovakia
National Hockey League
Longest winning streak by a team
17 games – Pittsburgh Penguins
* Streak started March 9, 1993 (defeated Boston Bruins, 3–2)
* Streak ended April 14, 1993 (tied New Jersey Devils, 6–6)
Note: This 6–6 tie ended the regular season. Pittsburgh won an additional three games to start the 1993 playoffs before losing for the first time in 21 games on April 25, 1993, to New Jersey, 1–4.
Longest winning streak by a goaltender in a season
14 games (tie)
– Tiny Thompson (Boston Bruins)
* Streak started December 3, 1929 (defeated Montreal Canadiens, 3-1)
* Streak ended January 12, 1930 (defeated by New York Americans, 2-3)
– Tom Barrasso (Pittsburgh Penguins)
* Streak started March 9, 1993 (defeated Boston Bruins, 3-2)
* Streak ended April 14, 1993 (tied New Jersey Devils, 6-6)
– Jonas Hiller (Anaheim Ducks)
* Streak started December 6, 2013 (defeated Chicago Blackhawks, 3-2)
* Streak ended January 17, 2014 (defeated by Chicago Blackhawks, 2-4)
– Sergei Bobrovsky (Columbus Blue Jackets)
* Streak started November 29, 2016 (defeated Tampa Bay Lightning, 5-1)
* Streak ended January 5, 2017 (defeated by Washington Capitals, 0-5)
Longest Unbeaten Streak by a team
35 Games – Philadelphia Flyers
* Streak started October 14, 1979 (defeated Toronto Maple Leafs, 4–3)
* Streak ended January 7, 1980 (defeated by Minnesota North Stars, 1–7)
Note: The 35-game stretch included 10 ties.
Longest Unbeaten Streak by a goaltender in a season
32 Games – Gerry Cheevers (Boston Bruins)
* Streak started November 14, 1971 (defeated Los Angeles Kings, 11-2)
* Streak ended March 29, 1972 (defeated by Toronto Maple Leafs, 1–4)
Note: The 32-game stretch included 8 ties.
Canadian Hockey League
Longest Winning Streak 25 games (tie):
- Kitchener Rangers (Ontario Hockey League)
* Streak started January 11, 1984
* Streak ended March 16, 1984
- Sorel Éperviers (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League)
* Streak started November 23, 1973
* Streak ended January 27, 1974
Longest Undefeated Streak 31 games – London Knights (Ontario Hockey League)
* Streak started September 23, 2004
* Streak ended December 12, 2004,
Note: The 31-game stretch included 2 ties.
American Hockey League
Consecutive Regular Season Games Won
32 games – Norfolk Admirals (AHL), Norfolk Admirals
* Streak started February 10, 2012 (defeated Adirondack Phantoms 2–0)
* Streak ended October 27, 2012 (defeated by St. John's IceCaps 2–3)
Consecutive Games Won (Regular Season and Playoffs)
29 games – Norfolk Admirals (AHL), Norfolk Admirals
* Streak started February 10, 2012 (defeated Adirondack Phantoms 2–0)
* Streak ended April 21, 2012 (defeated by Manchester Monarchs (AHL), Manchester Monarchs 2–5)
''(Note: The Norfolk Admirals franchise had their affiliation agreement with the Tampa Bay Lightning end after the 2011–12 AHL season, losing its entire roster of players in the process. It began a new affiliation with the Anaheim Ducks and the active 28-game streak carried over into the 2012–13 season despite the change)''
National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Championship, NCAA Women's Ice Hockey
62 games – Minnesota Golden Gophers women's ice hockey, Minnesota Golden Gophers
* Streak started February 17, 2012
* Streak ended November 17, 2013
College ice hockey, NCAA Men's Ice Hockey
43 games – Bemidji State University
* Streak started November 8, 1983
* Streak ended January 1, 1985
* Bemidji State also holds the national collegiate records for most wins in an unbeaten season (31-0-0 in 1983–1984)
Federal Hockey League
21 games – New York Aviators
* Streak started December 31, 2010 (defeated Danbury Whalers 8–1)
* Streak ended February 25, 2011 (defeated by Danbury Whalers 1–4)
Austrian Hockey League
17 games – EC KAC
* Streak started October 8, 2010
* Streak ended December 10, 2010
Elite Ice Hockey League
22 games – Cardiff Devils
* Streak started October 30, 2010 (defeated Hull Stingrays, 7–4)
* Streak ended January 16, 2011 (defeated by Dundee Stars, 1–2)
British Columbia Hockey League
42 games – Penticton Vees
* Streak started November 11, 2011 (defeated Trail Smoke Eaters, 7–2)
* Streak ended March 10, 2012 (defeated by Prince George Spruce Kings, 2–5)
Roller hockey (Quad), Roller Hockey
Championship A
5 consecutive gold medals at FIRS Roller Hockey World Cup – Spain
* Streak started 2005 San Jose, California, United States
Portuguese Primeira Divisão
10 consecutive Portuguese championships - FC Porto, Futebol Clube do Porto
* Streak started season 2001/02
Air Hockey
9 consecutive world championships – Tim Weissman
* Streak started 1989
* Streak ended 1994
30 consecutive world championships – United States
* Streak started 1978
* Streak ended 1999
Lacrosse
World Lacrosse Championship
Men's Lacrosse
38 games – United States
* Streak started June 18, 1982 (defeated Canada 23-12)
* Streak ended July 22, 2006 (defeated by Canada 10-15)
Women's Lacrosse
15 game – United States
* Streak started April 27, 1997 (defeated Wales 13-2)
* Streak ended June 26, 2005 (tied Australia 7-7)
Major League Lacrosse
14 games – Denver Outlaws
* Streak started April 27, 2013 (defeats Charlotte Hounds 21-16)
* Streak ended August 24, 2013 (defeated by Charlotte Hounds 17-14)
National Lacrosse League
22 games – Buffalo Bandits
* Streak started February 8, 1992
* Streak ended February 5, 1994
College (United States)
Pre-NCAA - Men
45 games – Navy Midshipmen men's lacrosse, Navy
* Streak started 1916 (defeats Harvard 6-3)
* Streak ended May 19, 1923 (tied Syracuse 2-2)
NCAA Division I
NCAA Division I (D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States, which accepts players globally. D-I schools include the major collegiate athletic ...
- Men
42 games – Cornell Big Red men's lacrosse, Cornell
* Streak started March 20, 1976 (defeats Adelphi)
* Streak ended May 27, 1978 (defeated by Johns Hopkins 15–8 in the 1978 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship, National Championship)
NCAA Division I
NCAA Division I (D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States, which accepts players globally. D-I schools include the major collegiate athletic ...
- Women
43 games – Maryland Terrapins women's lacrosse, Maryland
* Streak started March 7, 2000 (defeats Towson 17-4)
* Streak ended March 1, 2002 (defeated by Duke 9-8)
NCAA Division III
NCAA Division III (D-III) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States. D-III consists of athletic programs at colleges and universities that choose not to offer athletic scholarships to their st ...
- Men
69 games – Salisbury University, Salisbury
* Streak started April 17, 2003 (defeats Mary Washington 17-5)
* Streak ended May 21, 2006 (defeated by Cortland St. 13-12 (OT) in the NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse Championship, National Championship)
NJCAA
The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), founded in 1938, is the governing association of community college, state college and junior college athletics throughout the United States. Currently the NJCAA holds 24 separate regions ...
- Men
107 games – Onondaga Community College Lazers, Onondaga
* Streak started March 30, 2010 (defeats Broome 19-2)
* Streak ended March 12, 2016 (defeated by Nassau 10-9)
Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association
33 games – Sonoma State University
* Streak started February 2002
* Streak ended April 2003
High School (United States)
Boys
91 games – Sewanhaka High School
* Streak started 1948
* Streak ended 1957
91 games – West Genesee High School
* Streak started 1981
* Streak ended 1984
Girls
198 games – McDonogh School
* Streak started April 13, 2009 (defeats Winters Mill 15-3)
* Streak ended May 11, 2018 (defeated by Notre Dame Prep 10-8)
Marbles
12 consecutive titles at British and World Marbles Championship – Toucon Terribles
* Streak started 1964 West Sussex, England
* Streak ended 1976 West Sussex, England
Mind sports
Chess
25 games – Wilhelm Steinitz
* Streak started 1873
* Streak ended 1882
Memory sport, Memory
3 consecutive titles at the World Memory Championships, World Memory Championship
* Dominic O'Brien
** Streak started 1999 London, England
** Streak ended 2002 London, England
* Dominic O'Brien
** Streak started 1995 London, England
** Streak ended 1998 London, England
Pentamind
4 consecutive titles at the Mind Sports Olympiad – Demis Hassabis
* Streak started 1998 London, England
* Streak ended 2002 Loughborough, England
Motorcycle sports
Road racing
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
List of MotoGP rider records
Superbike World Championship
5 consecutive titles – Jonathan Rea
* Streak started 2015
FIM Endurance World Championship
4 consecutive titles –
* (as European Championship)
** Streak started 1976
** Streak ended 1980
From 2001, title was given to teams
*
** Streak started 2005
** Streak ended 2008
** Streak started 2010
** Streak ended 2013
Motocross
Motocross World Championship
6 consecutive titles – Stefan Everts
*Streak started 2001
* Streak ended 2007 (retired)
Motocross des Nations
14 consecutive titles – United States
*Streak started 1981
* Streak ended 1994
5 consecutive titles –
David Bailey (motocross), David Bailey
*Streak started 1982
* Streak ended 1987 (did not participate due to injuries)
Gautier Paulin
*Streak started 2014
* Streak ended 2019
AMA Motocross Championship
10 consecutive titles – Ricky Carmichael
* Streak started 1997, in 125 cc
*Moved up to 250 cc starting from 2000 onwards
* Streak ended 2006, competed on a partial season
AMA Supercross Championship
10 consecutive titles – Jeremy McGrath
*Streak started 1991 in 125 cc
*Moved up to 250 cc starting from 1993 onwards
* Streak ended 1996
Motorcycle trials
FIM Trial World Championship
= Outdoor Series
=
13 consecutive titles – Antoni Bou, Toni Bou
* Streak started 2007
= Indoor Series
=
13 consecutive titles – Antoni Bou, Toni Bou
* Streak started 2007
= Women's
=
7 consecutive titles – Laia Sanz
*Streak started 2000
* Streak ended 2007
Racquet sports
Badminton
Men's
=Singles
=
7 consecutive titles at BWF World Championships, World Championships – China
* Streak started 2006 Madrid, Spain
=Doubles
=
3 consecutive titles at BWF World Championships, World Championships
* China
** Streak started 2009 Hyderabad, India
** Streak ended 2013 Guangzhou, China
* Indonesia
** Streak started 1993 Birmingham, England
** Streak ended 1999 Copenhagen, Denmark
=Thomas Cup, Team
=
5 consecutive titles at the Thomas Cup, World Team Championships
* China
** Streak started 2004 Jakarta, Indonesia
* Indonesia
** Streak started 1994 Jakarta, Indonesia
** Streak ended 2004 Jakarta, Indonesia
Women's
=Singles
=
8 consecutive titles at BWF World Championships, World Championships – China
* Streak started 2001 Seville, Spain
* Streak ended 2013 Guangzhou, China
=Doubles
=
11 consecutive titles at BWF World Championships, World Championships – China
* Streak started 1997 Glasgow, United Kingdom
5 consecutive titles at Badminton at the Summer Olympics, Olympic Games – China
* Streak started 1996 Atlanta, United States
=Uber Cup, Team
=
6 consecutive titles at the Uber Cup, World Team Championships – China
* Streak started 1998 Hong Kong, China
* Streak ended 2010 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Racquetball
Men's
137 matches – Kane Waselenchuk
* Streak started January 2009
* Streak ended January 15, 2012 (defeated by Rocky Carson)
Women's
152 matches, 37 tournaments - Paola Longoria
* Streak started May 1, 2011
* Streak ended October 19, 2014
Squash (sport), Squash
555 matches – Jahangir Khan
Jahangir Khan (Pashto/ ur, جهانگير خان born 10 December 1963) is a former World No. 1 professional Pakistani squash player. He won the World Open title six times , and the British Open title ten times (1982-1991). Jahangir Khan is ...
* Streak started 1981 (defeated Geoff Hunt)
* Streak ended 1986 (defeated by Ross Norman)
Note: This is the longest winning streak in sports history (in number of wins).
NB: Heather McKay (Australia) may hold a claim to having the longest winning streak as she went unbeaten for 19 years (1962–1981)
College teams (USA)
252 team meets – Trinity College Bantams#Squash, Trinity College Bantams Squash Team
* Streak started February 1998
* Streak ended January 18, 2012 (defeated by Yale Bulldogs, Yale)
Considered the longest winning streak in the history of Intercollegiate sports team champions, varsity intercollegiate sports in the United States.
Table Tennis
Men's
=Singles
=
4 consecutive titles at World Table Tennis Championships, World Championships – Viktor Barna
* Streak started 1932 Prague, Czechoslovakia
* Streak ended 1936 Prague, Czechoslovakia
6 consecutive titles at World Table Tennis Championships, World Championships – Hungary
* Streak started 1930, Berlin, Germany
* Streak ended 1936 Prague, Czechoslovakia
=Doubles
=
10 consecutive titles at World Table Tennis Championships, World Championships – China
* Streak started 1993 Gothenburg, Sweden
* Streak ended 2013 Paris, France
5 consecutive titles at Table Tennis at the Summer Olympics, Olympic Games – China
* Streak started 1988 Seoul, South Korea (Inaugural Competition)
Notes: The doubles events were replaced by team events in 2008 Beijing Olympics.
=Team
=
6 consecutive titles at World Table Tennis Championships, World Championships – China
* Streak started 2001 Osaka, Japan
3 consecutive titles at Table Tennis at the Summer Olympics, Olympic Games – China
* Streak started 2008 Beijing, China (Inaugural Competition)
Women's
=Singles
=
6 consecutive titles at World Table Tennis Championships, World Championships – Angelica Rozeanu
* Streak started 1950 Budapest, Hungary
* Streak ended 1956 Tokyo, Japan
8 consecutive titles at Table Tennis at the Summer Olympics, Olympic Games – China
* Streak started 1988 Seoul, South Korea (Inaugural Competition)
10 consecutive titles at World Table Tennis Championships, World Championships – China
* Streak started 1995, Tianjin, China
=Doubles
=
6 consecutive titles at World Table Tennis Championships, World Championships – Mária Mednyánszky and Anna Sipos
* Streak started 1930 Berlin, Germany
* Streak ended 1936 Prague, Czechoslovakia
13 consecutive titles at World Table Tennis Championships, World Championships – China
* Streak started 1989, Dortmund, Germany
4 consecutive titles at Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a vari ...
– China
* Streak started 1992 Barcelona, Spain
Notes: The doubles events were replaced by team events in 2008 Beijing Olympics.
=Team
=
8 consecutive titles at World Table Tennis Championships, World Championships – China
* Streak started 1993 Gothenburg, Sweden
* Streak ended 2010 Moscow, Russia
2 consecutive titles at Table Tennis at the Summer Olympics, Olympic Games – China
* Streak started 2008 Beijing, China (Inaugural Competition)
Mixed doubles
11 consecutive titles at World Table Tennis Championships, World Championships – China
* Streak started 1991 Chiba City, Japan
* Streak ended 2013 Paris, France
Tennis
Top level amateur
182 matches – Suzanne Lenglen
* Streak started after August 19, 1921 (withdrew with whooping cough during match to Molla Mallory at the 1921 U.S. National Championships (tennis), 1921 U.S. National Championships)
* Streak ended May 1926 (withdrew from 1926 Wimbledon Championships after missing the opening of a third-round match)
The withdrawal in the match to Mallory in 1921 ended a 112-match winning streak.
Between 1919 and 1938 Helen Wills Moody amassed a 398–35 match record, including a winning streak of at least 158 matches, during which she did not lose a set.
Professional
=Association of Tennis Professionals, Men
=
Most consecutive game wins
25 games - 1993 Sergi Bruguera
Overall consecutive set wins
39 sets - 1980 Björn Borg
Single Tournament set wins
41 sets - Björn Borg, French Open
* Streak started in 1979
* Streak ended in 1981
Overall Consecutive match wins
46 matches – Guillermo Vilas (History of tennis#Open era, Open era record) Vilas won his 46 consecutive matches all on clay courts.[
* Streak started July 11, 1977 (defeated Alvin Gardener in Kitzbühel)
* Streak ended October 1, 1977 (defeated by Ilie Năstase in Aix en Provence)
]
Consecutive match wins only on one surface
=Clay courts
=
81 matches – Rafael Nadal
=Grass courts
=
65 matches – Roger Federer
=Hard court (tennis), Hard courts
=
56 matches – Roger Federer
=Indoor courts
=
66 matches – Ivan Lendl
Women's Tennis Association, Women
Martina Navrátilová's 74-match winning streak in 1984, 74 matches – Martina Navratilova
* Streak started February 1984 (defeated Nancy Yeargin)
* Streak ended December 1984 (defeated by Helena Suková)
Note: Chris Evert currently holds the record for the longest winning streak on clay courts (125 matches), that is also the longest winning streak on single surface (male or female).
10 consecutive US Open (tennis), US Open women's doubles titles – Margaret Osborne duPont
* Streak started 1941
* Streak ended 1951
Wheelchair tennis, Wheelchair
470 matches – Esther Vergeer
Esther Mary Vergeer (; born 18 July 1981) is a Dutch former professional wheelchair tennis player. Vergeer won 48 major titles (21 in singles and 27 in doubles), 23 year-end championships (14 consecutive in singles and nine in doubles), and ...
* Streak started January 30, 2003
* Last win September 2012
Note: The streak ended on February 12, 2013, when Vergeer retired from wheelchair tennis with her winning streak intact.
College (USA)
=NCAA Men's Team
=
137 Matches – Miami Hurricanes, University of Miami
* Streak started 1957 after loss to Presbyterian Blue Hose, Presbyterian, March 23, 1957
* Streak ended April 3, 1964, with 5–4 loss to Princeton Tigers, Princeton
(Note: Miami had won 72 consecutive matches prior to the streak and had a 59 match streak before that. Between 1949 and 1964, Miami won 268 of 270 matches)
Home Winning Streak – Ohio State Buckeyes men's tennis, Ohio State University
* Streak started on April 5, 2003. Currently 200 matches.
=NCAA Women's Team
=
89 Matches – Stanford Cardinal, Stanford University
* Streak started 2003
* Streak ended 2007
Radio-controlled car, Radio-controlled racing
1:12 electric track
IFMAR 1:12 Electric Track World Championship
6 consecutive wins by car –
*Associated RC12, Team Associated RC12
** Streak started 1982 ended 1994
3 consecutive wins by driver –
*Masami Hirosaka
** Streak started 2000 ended 2006 (chose not to defend title)
*Naoto Matsukura
** Streak started 2008 ended 2014
EFRA 1:12 Electric Track European Championship
7 consecutive wins by driver –
*Alexander Hagberg
**Streak started 2014
JMRCA All-Japan 1:12 EP Racing Car Open National Championship
7 consecutive wins by driver –
*Naoto Matsukura
** Streak started 2007 ended 2014
1:10 electric touring
IFMAR ISTC World Championship
3 consecutive wins by car –
*Tamiya Corporation, Tamiya TRF41x series
** Streak started 2008 ended 2014
1:10 radio-controlled off-road buggy, 1:10 electric off-road
IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship
5 consecutive wins by car –
* Team Associated RC10
** 2WD: Streak started 2003 ended 2013
*Yokomo
** 4WD: Streak started 1989 ended 1999
ROAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road National Championship
8 consecutive wins by car (4WD) –
*Team Losi
**Streak started 1996 ended 2005
4 consecutive wins by driver and car (2WD) –
*Team Losi XX
**Streak started 1994 ended 1998
*Brian Kinwald and Team Losi XXX
**Streak started 1999 ended 2003
*Ryan Cavalieri and Associated Electrics, Team Associated RC10B4
** Streak started 2006 ended 2010
EFRA 1:10 Electric Off-Road European Championship
5 consecutive wins by driver (4WD) –
*Jukka Steenari
**Streak started 1996 ended 2001
4 consecutive wins by car (4WD) –
*Schumacher Racing Products, Schumacher CAT 2000
**Streak started 1994 ended 1998
4 consecutive wins by driver and car (2WD) –
*Craig Drescher and Associated Electrics, Team Associated RC10
**Streak started 1991 ended 1994
*Neil Cragg and Associated Electrics, Team Associated RC10
**Streak started 2002 ended 2006
JMRCA All-Japan 1:10 EP Off-Road Car National Championship
9 consecutive wins by driver (4WD) –
*Masami Hirosaka
**Streak started 1991 ended 1999
7 consecutive wins by driver (2WD) –
*Masami Hirosaka
**Streak started 1987 ended 1993
22 consecutive wins by car (2WD) –
*Associated Electrics, Team Associated RC10
**Streak started 1987 ended 2009
13 consecutive wins by car (4WD) –
*Yokomo
**Streak started 1991 ended 2004
1:8 off-road
IFMAR 1:8 IC Off-Road World Championship
6 consecutive wins by car –
*Kyosho Inferno
** Streak started 1992 ended 2004
EFRA 1:8 IC Off-Road European Championship
3 consecutive wins by driver –
*
**Streak started 2008 ended 2011
4 consecutive wins by car –
*Mugen Seiki MBX series
** Streak started 2008 ended 2012
*Kyosho Inferno MP9 TKIx series
** Streak started 2013 ended 2017
ROAR 1:8 Fuel Off-Road National Championship
4 consecutive wins by car –
*Kyosho Inferno MP7.5
** Streak started 2000 ended 2003
BRCA Rallycross National Championship
5 consecutive wins by driver and car –
*David Crompton and Radiosistemi Crono
** Streak started 1999 ended 2004
Campeonato de España a 1:8 Todo Terreno Gas
13 consecutive wins by driver –
*Robert Batlle
** Streak started 2006 ended 2019
JMRCA All-Japan 1:8 GP Off-Road Championship
7 consecutive wins by car –
*Kyosho Inferno
** Streak started 1996 ended 2003
1:8 IC track
IFMAR 1:8 IC Track World Championship
8 consecutive wins by engine –
* Novarossi (and its own brands)
** Streak started 1987 ended 2003
5 consecutive wins by driver –
* Lamberto Collari
** Streak started 1989 ended 1999
4 consecutive wins by car –
*Kyosho Evolva
** Streak started 2003 ended 2011 (achieved by Collari)
Rodeo
8 consecutive List of World All-Around Rodeo Champions, PRCA World All-Around Champion titles at the National Finals Rodeo – Trevor Brazile
* Streak started 2006 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Bull riding, Bull Riding
* 309 buckoffs- PRCA Red Rock (bull), Red Rock
** Streak started 1979 ended 1988
* 42 buckoffs- Professional Bull Riders, PBR Bushwacker (bull), Bushwacker
** Streak started 2009 ended 2013
* 24 connective qualified rides-Silvano Alves
** Streak started 2014 ended 2015
Tennis
*Longest winning streak (male or female) in Tennis is 181 matches. It is held by French tennis player Suzanne Lenglen.
*Longest winning streak in Open Era is 74 matches, held by US tennis player Martina Navratilova.
*Longest winning streak in men's tennis in Open Era is Novak Djokovic's 46 matches.
Volleyball
Beach volleyball
112 match wins, 19 tournament wins – Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh, United States
* Streak started August 24, 2007 (defeated Ania Ruiz and Yarleen Santiago; 21–11, 21-9)
* Streak ended August 31, 2008 (defeated by Elaine Youngs and Nicole Branagh; 19–21, 21–10, 23-25)
3 consecutive gold medals at Summer Olympics, Olympic Games – Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh
* Streak started 2004 Athens, Greece
*Streak ended 2016 Rio, Brazil (May-Treanor retired, Walsh (with April Ross) defeated by Ágatha Bednarczuk and Bárbara Seixas)
Volleyball, Indoor Volleyball
Men's
3 consecutive gold medals at FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, FIVB Volleyball World Championship
* Brazil
** Streak started 2002 Argentina
** Streak ended 2014 Poland
* Italy
** Streak started 1990 Brazil
** Streak ended 2002 Argentina
Women's
3 consecutive gold medals at FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, FIVB Volleyball World Championship – Soviet Union
* Streak started 1952 Soviet Union
* Streak ended 1962 Soviet Union
4 consecutive gold medals at FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup, FIVB Volleyball World Cup – Cuba
* Streak started 1989 Japan
* Streak ended 2003 Japan
3 consecutive gold medals at Volleyball at the Summer Olympics, Summer Olympics – Cuba
* Streak started 1992 Barcelona, Spain
* Streak ended 2004 Athens, Greece
NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship, College Volleyball (USA)
Division I
109 matches – Penn State Nittany Lions women's volleyball, Penn State women's volleyball
* Streak started September 21, 2007
* Streak ended September 11, 2010 (defeated by Stanford Cardinal, Stanford; 26–28, 12–25, 18–25 in University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida)
Note: winner of 4 consecutive NCAA championships (2007–2010)
Division II
75 matches – Concordia University, Saint Paul women's volleyball
* Streak started August 29, 2008 (defeated UC San Diego Tritons, UC San Diego in 3–1 win)
* Streak ended September 3, 2010 (defeated by Grand Valley State Lakers, Grand Valley State in 0–3 loss)
Note: winner of 6 consecutive NCAA championships (2007–2012)
NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship, Beach
103 matches – Sara Hughes and Kelly Claes, USC Trojans beach volleyball
* Streak started April 2, 2015
* Streak ended April 8, 2017 (defeated by Lindsey Knudsen and Payton Rund, Saint Mary's Gaels; 21–13, 18–21, 15-17)
Weightlifting
World Weightlifting Championships, World Championships
8 consecutive titles at World Weightlifting Championships, World Championships – Vasiliy Alekseyev
* Streak started 1970 Columbus, USA
* Streak ended 1978 Gettysburg, USA
Winter sport, Winter Sports
Biathlon
8 consecutive women's relay Biathlon World Championships#Relay (4 x 6 km), World Championships – USSR
* Streak started 1984 Chamonix, France
* Streak ended 1993 Borovets, Bulgaria
Curling
Men's Team
6 consecutive gold medals at List of men's World Curling champions, World Curling Championships – Canada
* Streak started 1959 Falkirk, Perth & Edinburgh, Scotland
* Streak ended 1965 Perth, Scotland
3 consecutive gold medals at Curling at the Winter Olympics, Winter Olympics – Canada
* Streak started 2006 Turin, Italy
Women's Team
4 consecutive gold medals at List of women's World Curling champions, World Curling Championships – Canada
* Streak started 1984 Perth, Scotland
* Streak ended 1988 Glasgow, Scotland
Figure skating
Ladies
10 consecutive titles at World Figure Skating Championships – Sonja Henie
* Streak started 1927 Oslo, Norway
* Streak ended 1937 London, England
Pairs
10 consecutive titles at World Figure Skating Championships – Irina Rodnina
* Streak started 1969 Colorado Springs, USA
* Streak ended 1979 Vienna, Austria – won by Tai Babilonia and Randy Gardner (figure skater), Randy Gardner
Note: winner of three consecutive Figure skating at the Olympic Games, Olympic titles from 1972 to 1980
10 consecutive titles at European Figure Skating Championships – Irina Rodnina
* Streak started 1969 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany
* Streak ended 1979 Zagreb, Yugoslavia – won by Marina Cherkasova and Sergei Shakhrai
List of Olympic medalists in figure skating#Mixed, 12 consecutive Olympic titles – USSR, Unified Team at the Olympics, Unified Team and Russia
* Streak started 1964 Innsbruck, Austria – Ludmila Belousova and Oleg Protopopov
* Streak ended 2010 Vancouver, Canada – won by Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo
Note: this streak includes a 2002 Olympic Winter Games figure skating scandal, win reduced to a draw after the 2002 Olympics.
14 consecutive titles at World Figure Skating Championships – USSR
* Streak started 1965 Colorado Springs, USA
* Streak ended 1979 Vienna, Austria
17 consecutive titles at European Figure Skating Championships – USSR
* Streak started 1965 Moscow, USSR
* Streak ended 1982 Lyon, France
Luge
Men's Single
3 consecutive men's singles FIL World Luge Championships#Women's singles, World Championships – Germany
* Streak started 2007 Igls, Austria
* Streak ended 2011 Cesana, Italy
Women's Team
105 consecutive women's 2010–11 Luge World Cup, World Cup races – Germany
* Streak started December 6, 1997, Igls, Austria
* Streak ended February 12, 2011, Paramonovo, Russia
Women's Single
11 consecutive women's singles FIL World Luge Championships#Women's singles, World Championships – Germany
* Streak started 1995 Lillehammer, Norway
* Streak ended 2009 Lake Placid, United States
Doubles
5 consecutive double's FIL World Luge Championships#Women's singles, World Championships – East Germany
* Streak started 1981 Hammarstrand, Sweden
* Streak ended 1990 Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Mixed Team Relay
10 consecutive mixed team relay FIL World Luge Championships#Mixed team relay, World Championships – Germany
* Streak started 2000 St. Moritz, Switzerland
Skiing
Alpine skiing
=Alpine combined, Alpine Skiing Combined
=
Women's
3 consecutive gold medals at List of Olympic medalists in alpine skiing, Winter Olympics – Austria
* Streak started 1948 St. Moritz, Switzerland
* Streak ended 1992 Albertville, France
=Downhill (ski competition), Downhill
=
Women's
11 consecutive wins in FIS World Cup – Annemarie Moser-Pröll, Austria
* Streak started December 1972
* Streak ended January 1974
=Giant Slalom
=
Men's
14 consecutive wins in FIS World Cup – Ingemar Stenmark, Sweden
* Streak started March 18, 1978
* Streak ended January 21, 1980
3 consecutive gold medals at List of Olympic medalists in alpine skiing, Winter Olympics – Austria
* Streak started 1998 Nagano, Japan
* Streak ended 2010 Vancouver, Canada
=Slalom skiing, Slalom
=
Men's
4 consecutive gold medals at List of Olympic medalists in alpine skiing, Winter Olympics – Austria
* Streak started 1952 Oslo, Norway
* Streak ended 1968 Grenoble, France
=Super-G
=
Men's
4 consecutive gold medals at List of Olympic medalists in alpine skiing, Winter Olympics – Norway
* Streak started 2002 Salt Lake City, United States
Women's
3 consecutive gold medals at List of Olympic medalists in alpine skiing, Winter Olympics – Austria
* Streak started 2006 Turin, Italy
Freestyle skiing
16 consecutive wins in FIS World Cup moguls skiing (individual and dual moguls) – Hannah Kearney, United States
* Streak started January 22, 2011, Lake Placid, United States
* Streak ended February 19, 2012, by Audrey Robichaud
Speed skating
Long track speed skating, Long track
53 consecutive 5000 m races – Hjallis Andersen
* Streak started March 19, 1949 Tromsø, Norway
* Streak ended January 2, 1954 Bislett Stadion in Oslo, Norway (fall)
15 consecutive 10000m World Single Distance Championships for Men#10,000 m, World Championships – Netherlands
* Streak started 1996 by Gianni Romme in Vikingskipet, Hamar, Norway (first time contested)
* Last win 2013 by Jorrit Bergsma in Adler Arena Skating Center, Sochi, Russia
9 consecutive men's all-round World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men, World Championships – Netherlands
* Streak started 1995 by Rintje Ritsma in Baselga di Pinè, Italy
* Streak ended 2004 by Chad Hedrick in Hamar, Norway
4 consecutive men's all-round World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men, World Championships – Sven Kramer (twice)
* Streak started 2007 Thialf, Heerenveen, Netherlands
* Streak ended 2011 Olympic Oval, Calgary, Canada (Kramer did not participate due to injury)
* Kramer also won the 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2017 championships.
15 consecutive women's all-round World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women, World Championships – Soviet Union
* Streak started 1952 by Khalida Shchegoleyeva in Kokkola, Finland
* Streak ended 1967 by Stien Kaiser in Deventer, Netherlands
5 consecutive women's all-round World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women, World Championships – Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann
* Streak started 1995 Savalen, Norway
* Streak ended 2000 by Claudia Pechstein in Milwaukee, United States
* Niemann-Stirnemann also won the championships from 1991 to 1993.
Short track speed skating, Short track
5 consecutive titles at World Short Track Speed Skating Championships, World Championships – Viktor Ahn
* Streak started 2003 Warsaw, Poland Columbus, USA
* Streak ended 2008 Gangneung, South Korea
83 consecutive Short Track Speed Skating World Cup, world cup, World Short Track Speed Skating Championships, world championship, and Short track speed skating at the 2006 Winter Olympics, Olympic 500 m races – Wang Meng (speed skater), Wang Meng
* Streak started September 30, 2005 Hangzhou, China
* Streak ended February 8, 2009 Sofia, Bulgaria (fall in semifinals)
Note: Wang Meng also has the longest Short Track Speed Skating World Cup winning streak with six wins on the 500 m between 2005 and 2010
See also
* Losing streak
* Perfect season
References
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Sports terminology
Playoff streaks,
Terminology used in multiple sports