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"Oldest standing records" is wrong

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Description

https://statistics.worldcubeassociation.org/statistics-list/oldest-standing-records

The data is completely wrong. Apparently the longest standing continental record was a 3.68 2x2 single ER which lasted for almost 20 years. Many of the supposed-longest standing world records are results that do not even exist because they are listed as averages instead of singles (e.g. Sujan Feist 0.56 2x2 average).

I saw #106 too but figured it's probably unrelated because there have been lots of changes since then.

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Open the oldest-standing-records page and compare its listed singles and averages with the underlying results. Check the related discussion in issue #106 and trace how continental and world records are selected. Done means the page shows only valid records with correct event types and durations.

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data
Issue type
Bug
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