Speed typing contest

Civilian Conservation Corps typing class, 1933

In a speed typing contest contestants compete to attain the highest accurate typing speeds.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] These contests have been common in North America since the 1930s and were used to test the relative efficiency of typing with the Dvorak and QWERTY keyboard layouts.^[6]^[7]

1 World records
2 By country
- 2.1 Malaysia
3 References

World records

As of 2012, Grace Pak (USA) held the world record of 280 character-per-minute for the fastest typing on a [10]

Jessica Newbold (UK) failed in a recent high profile attempt to break the speed typing world record.

By country

Malaysia

[11] It receives support from Microsoft Malaysia, Malaysian Book of Records (MBR), Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC), Multimedia IT Society, HYJ Wushu Academy and Blogmakeover, as well as various government agencies. The contest soft launched on 1 July 2011, including a press conference that received Chinese newspaper coverage.^[12]

The initial stage is open to all regardless of age.^[13] The 200 fastest entrants enter the final stage.^[13] Given a 5 minute time slot, participants can have unlimited 1-minute time trials keeping their best result.

The winner of the 2011 tournament was Shaun Low Foo Shern, with a speed of 146 words per minute.^[14]

References

^ "Telenor to start qualifications for SMS speed typing contest". Telecompaper.com. October 21, 2010. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
^ "Country’s First Ultimate Typing Champion to be Crowned at SXSW Interactive". Enhanced Online News. March 8, 2010. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
^ "Contests - Winner of speed typing contest with prize typewriter". New York Public Library Digital Gallery. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
^ Lovejoy-Voss, Kim (March 28, 2008). "Typing contest teaches keyboard skills — needed even in the computer age". Catholic.org (News). Retrieved January 9, 2012.
^ McCracken, Harry (April 5, 2010). "iPad vs. Laptop vs. Netbook vs. iPhone: Typing Test". PC World. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
^ Readings in Applied Microeconomics: The Power of the Market, Craig Newmark, p. 219 - 220
^ Human Motor Control, David A. Rosenbaum, p. 305
^ "For The Record - Grace Pak". Guinness World Records. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
^ "For The Record - Hank Torres". Guinness World Records. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
^ "For The Record - Jorge Guevara". Guinness World Records. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
^ AYFIC 2011 - ReSearch.com
^ STC at Kuala Lumpur Innovation Forum (KLIF) | speedtypingcontest
^ ^a ^b FAQ + About Us | speedtypingcontest
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Competitions

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Speed typing contest