World Records at the 2013 Italian Memory Championships

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Here are some of the world records that were broken at the 2013 Italian Memory Championships yesterday.

Five-Minute Binary Numbers

Previous record: Ben Pridmore with 930 digits New Record: Johannes Mallow with 975 digits. Jonas von Essen, and Ola KÃ¥re Risa also broke the previous record with 962 and 940 digits, respectively.

Five Minute Random Words

Previous Record: Boris Konrad with 114 words New Record: Boris Konrad with 119 words. Simon Reinhard also broke the previous record with 118 words memorized.

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15 Minute Numbers

Previous record: Ben Pridmore with 819 digits New Record: Johannes Mallow with 912 digits

Abstract Images

Previous record: Johannes Mallow with 434 points New record: Johannes Mallow with 440 points

Italian Records:

Mara Bresciani set the Italian record for 5 Minute Words at 40 words. She and Paolo Carnicelli tied with the Italian record for Names and Faces.

Thanks to Jennifer Goddard for compiling the information: https://www.facebook.com/groups/123077091106550/permalink/449960608418195/.

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