Erik Akkersdijk set a world record of 7.08 seconds at the Czech Open in 2008 ... for what?

Answer 1

Solving a Rubik Cube
This was for a single time (not an average of 3) on a 3×3×3 Rubik's Cube. The record stood for 864 days. In 2021, the record for a single time on a 3×3×3 cube is 3.47 seconds, set in 2018 by Yusheng Du.