This is a compilation of 33 United Kingdom Guinness records in 2002. You may want to take a look at our complete list of United Kingdom Guinness Records broken down by year.
| When | Record name | What | Who |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 December 2002 | Most CDs flipped | 45 total number | Dean Gould |
| 16 November 2002 | Heaviest deadlift in 24 hours | 475065 kilogram(s) | Ian Atkinson |
| 01 November 2002 | Oldest animal charity | R.S.P.C.A. | |
| 28 October 2002 | Fastest speed riding backwards on a motorcycle | 244.1 kilometre(s) per hour | Dave Coates |
| 28 October 2002 | Most costume changes demanded by a lead theatrical role | 29 total number | Our House, Paul Kieve |
| 22 October 2002 | Fastest speed driving in reverse | 165.08 kilometre(s) per hour | Darren Manning |
| 20 October 2002 | Fastest 100 miles ultra distance track (men) | hour(s):minute(s):second(s) | Oleg Kharitonov |
| 19 October 2002 | Most people dot to dot drawing simultaneously - multiple venue | 7080 people | Big Draw 2002 |
| 13 October 2002 | Fastest time to run the Chicago marathon (female) | 2/17/18 hour(s):minute(s):second(s) | Paula Radcliffe |
| 03 October 2002 | Fastest journey from Land's End to John-O'-Groats by bicycle (female) | 2/4/45/11 day(s):hour(s):minute(s) | Lynne Taylor |
| September 2002 | Longest prison sentence for playing a videogame | first | Faiz Chopdat |
| 23 July 2002 | Oldest duck | Desi Duck | |
| 10 July 2002 | Most expensive painting by an Old Master sold at auction | 49500000 UK pound(s) sterling | Rubens The Massacre of the Innocents |
| 09 June 2002 | Fastest 100 Man Kumite-Karate | Paddy Doyle | |
| 03 June 2002 | Farthest distance walking on hands in 8 hours | 5000 metre(s) | Sarah Chapman |
| 24 May 2002 | Largest rotating boatlift | 35/35/30 metre(s) | The Falkirk Wheel |
| 22 May 2002 | Longest ectopic pregnancy | 233 day(s) | Marina Hoey |
| 19 May 2002 | Fastest rugby league hat-trick | 6/54 minute(s):second(s) | Chris Thorman |
| 12 May 2002 | Largest collection of frog-related items | 10502 total number | Sheila Crown |
| 21 April 2002 | Longest distance Morris danced - team | Shakespeares Revenge | |
| 16 April 2002 | Most expensive theatre production in the West End | 6200000 US dollar(s) | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang |
| April 2002 | Most expensive prop from a theatre show | 750000 UK pound(s) sterling | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang |
| 30 March 2002 | Oldest British Queen Consort | Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother | |
| 08 March 2002 | Most expensive postcard sold at auction | 31758.75 UK pound(s) sterling | Theodore Hook Esq. postcard |
| 02 March 2002 | Best-selling single in its first UK chart week | 1108269 unit(s) sold | Will Young |
| 23 February 2002 | Most martial arts throws in one hour | 3786 total number | Dale Moore |
| 12 February 2002 | Oldest vomit | Unknown | |
| 27 January 2002 | First virtual TV presenter | first | Unknown |
| 27 January 2002 | Most expensive football shirt sold at auction | 157750 UK pound(s) sterling | Pele's 1970 World Cup final shirt |
| 22 January 2002 | Oldest printing and publishing house | Cambridge University Press | |
| 03 January 2002 | Oldest wild bird | 50 year(s) | Manx shearwater (Puffinus puffinus) |
| 01 January 2002 | First kidneys created by cloning | first | Advanced Cell Technologies |
| 2002 | Largest spoon made from silver | 131.45 centimetre(s) | Michael Feldman |