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Sports & athletics Videos Recommended on Hacker News (38)
Sports & athletics is one of the 150 topics Hacker News readers organize their video recommendations around. These 38 videos each earned real recommendations in real HN threads between 2010 and 2026 — 55 recommendations in total — and they're ranked by how many separate months the community kept coming back to them, not by view count.
Sports: Olympics, running, marathons, sports history, extreme sports, climbing, cycling races, soccer, basketball, athletes, records and feats of human performance.
Why HN keeps sending people here — on The 919 Tribute Tour: On-board record lap, Nordschleife.: “If anyone hasn't seen this, I highly recommend it, even if you're not a car fan.” — an HN commenter, 2025.
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5 mo on HNThe 919 Tribute Tour: On-board record lap, Nordschleife.
Porsche
3 HN recommender · 2018–2026
4 mo on HNPop an ollie and innovate! | Rodney Mullen | TED
TED
4 HN recommender · 2018–2021
3 mo on HNHigh Altitude Leadership | Chris Warner | Talks at Google
Talks at Google
3 HN recommender · 2010–2014
4 mo on HNLars Andersen: A new level of archery
larsandersen23
4 HN recommender · 2015–2022
3 mo on HNRAT POISON AND BRANDY: THE 1904 ST. LOUIS OLYMPIC MARATHON.
Jon Bois
3 HN recommender · 2019–2024
3 mo on HNAre athletes really getting faster, better, stronger? | David Epstein
TED
3 HN recommender · 2014–2020
3 mo on HNClimbing SOLO with Alex Honnold **INSANE EXPERIENCE**
Magnus Midtbø
3 HN recommender · 2022–2026
3 mo on HNStealing Baseball Signs with a Phone (Machine Learning)
Mark Rober
3 HN recommender · 2019–2023
3 mo on HNPrinciples of Natural Running with Dr. Mark Cucuzzella
NaturalRunningCenter
3 HN recommender · 2014–2026
2 mo on HNEl Sendero Luminoso ft. Alex Honnold | The North Face
The North Face
1 HN recommend · 2015–2017
3 mo on HNThe ascent of Alex Honnold
CBS News
2 HN recommender · 2012–2017
2 mo on HNMichael Jordan "Failure" Nike Commercial
JayMJ23
2 HN recommender · 2010–2016
2 mo on HNSabine Schmitz's Nurburgring Van CHALLENGE | Top Gear - Part 2
Top Gear
2 HN recommender · 2018–2025
2 mo on HNWhy Figure 8 knot is NOT hard to untie!
Hard Is Easy
2 HN recommender · 2021–2022
2 mo on HNShanghai Tower (650 meters)
On The Roofs
2 HN recommender · 2015–2020
2 mo on HNInner Game of Tennis
TheCoach
2 HN recommender · 2015–2016
2 mo on HNOlympic Cyclist Vs. Toaster: Can He Power It?
The Toaster Challenge
3 HN recommender · 2015–2023
2 mo on HNJoe Rogan Experience #1027 - Courtney Dauwalter
PowerfulJRE
2 HN recommender · 2017–2019
2 mo on HNCyclists' hearts: can you be so fit that you die?
Medlife Crisis
2 HN recommender · 2019–2023
1 mo on HNMaradona Goal of the Century - Víctor Hugo Morales commentary - Argentina-England 2-1 1986
forfunny59
1 HN recommend · 2017–2022
1 mo on HNRowing 3,000 Miles Across the Atlantic Ocean
Laura Try
1 HN recommend · 2022–2026
1 mo on HN369 km/h on the Nordschleife | Lap Record Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo
Nürburgring
1 HN recommend · 2019–2023
0 mo on HNGoPro: Wingsuit Flight Through 2 Meter Cave - Uli Emanuele
GoPro
0 HN recommender · 2016–2022
0 mo on HNMaradona 'Hand of God' Goal 1986 World Cup
ClassicEngland
0 HN recommender · 2015–2025
0 mo on HNNew World Record RC Airplane Speed 548mph
sll914
0 HN recommender · 2023–2024
0 mo on HNGary Connery's Wingsuit Landing without using a Parachute
Gary Connery
0 HN recommender · 2015–2022
0 mo on HNRichard drives a F1 car round Silverstone - Top Gear
Top Gear
0 HN recommender · 2011–2020
0 mo on HNRace The Tube - Sprint
Epic Challenges
0 HN recommender · 2015–2018
0 mo on HNExplosive Bat: crushing MLB records. Ft: Smarter Every Day
Stuff Made Here
0 HN recommender · 2022–2023
0 mo on HNDanny MacAskill Tests Santa Cruz Reserve Carbon Wheels
Santa Cruz Bicycles
0 HN recommender · 2020–2024
0 mo on HNMichael Jordan's Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Speech
OfficialHoophall
0 HN recommender · 2015–2022
0 mo on HNI Love Helmets
wakoiii
0 HN recommender · 2014–2024
0 mo on HNWorld Freehand Circle Drawing Champion
gravylookout
0 HN recommender · 2016–2023
0 mo on HNKiai Master vs MMA
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0 HN recommender · 2010–2017