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World Memory Championships


The World Memory Championships is an organized competition of memory sports in which competitors memorize as much information as possible within a given period of time. The championship has taken place annually since 1991, with the exception of 1992. It was originated by Tony Buzan and co founded by Tony Buzan and Ray Keene. It continues to be organised by the same partnership. Four Brits, three Germans, one Chinese, one Swede, and one American have achieved the title of world champion. The first winner was Dominic O'Brien of the United Kingdom. The current world champion is Alex Mullen of the United States.

The World Championships consist of ten different disciplines, where the competitors have to memorize as much as they can in a period of time:

Full results from past championships can be found on the World Memory Statistics website.

An up-to-date list of world and national records can be found on the International Association of Memory statistics website.


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