Christian Roberto Lopez Rodriguez of Spain set a new, Guinness World Record by running 100 meters backwards in high heels in 16.55 seconds. His own previous record of 20.05 seconds, set on the Spanish TV show La Noche De Los Records, was shattered by the audacious feat. The official rules state that the heels must be at least 7 cm (2.76 in) tall, with the tip no wider than 1.5 cm (0.59 in), according to the Guinness World Records website. It is strictly forbidden to wear platform shoes.

Christian lined up facing away from the start line in the video of the record-breaking attempt. He was wearing a bright pink-and-blue long-sleeved top, red shorts and blue socks to go with his eye-catching blue heels.

When the timer went off, he took off with incredible speed and style, his heels clattering against the track. His feet racing backwards was captured in a playful point-of-view shot by a camera mounted on his chest. Once he crossed the finish line, Christian immediately kicked off his heels, savouring the undeniable relief of finally freeing his feet.

Christian Rodriguez past record

Back in 2023, Rodriguez had set yet another world record, this time for the fastest 100 metres in high heels. Christian clocked a time of 12.82 seconds, which is only 3.24 seconds slower than Usain Bolt's 100-metre sprint world record!The record was previously held by Germany's André Ortolf, who achieved a time of 14.02 seconds in 2019

Christian has over 80 titles to his name currently. He holds records for:

Fastest 400 m in clogs – 1 min 1.38 sec

Fastest 100 m wearing flip flops – 12.10 sec

Fastest mile travelled balancing a pool cue on finger – 5 min 52.30 sec

Fastest 100 m on a space hopper (male) – 29.91 sec

Fastest 100 m carrying an egg on a spoon in the mouth – 17.21 sec

Fastest 50 m backwards wearing swim fins – 8.82 sec