Become a record holder Browse Records Shop Press releases Contact us Home
19.10.2025 New claim submitted for Pull-ups, one hour, Male 05.10.2025 New claim submitted for Tyre Flipping, One Mile, Women 03.06.2025 New claim submitted for Sit-Ups, 5 Minutes Keywords: (e.g football beer mat)	Listed below are the verified claims for the record listed. fastest escape from a pair of handcuffs - Current world record 1. Zdenek Bradac (Czech Republic) escaped from a pair of handcuffs in a time of 1.6 seconds on 6 June 2009 in Hamburg, Germany.   Previous verified claims 1. Matthew "Matt The Knife" J. Cassiere (USA) needed only 5 seconds to break out of a pair of handcuffs on 30 October 2004 at Johnston War Memorial Park in Johnston, Rhode Island. On the same occasion he set another record by escaping from a pair of handcuffs in 11.1 seconds - while underwater. 2. Stuart Burrell (UK) set two world records in on day: On 3 November 2002, he escaped from a pair of regulation police handcuffs in 10 seconds and he escaped from 301 pairs of handcuffs in one hour at Flights Leisure Centre, Southend-on-Sea.     The Book of Alternative records - World records, record breakers and more!