World back flip record set by cheerleader Miranda Ferguson

9 October 2012 Last updated at 05:43 ET Help

A 16-year-old Texan high school cheerleader has broken the Guinness World Record for backward hand-springs.

Miranda Ferguson of Hockaday School, Dallas, completed 35 consecutive backward springs, beating the previous record of 32.

Two officials were there to witness and count along.

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