A group of Australian university students has officially claimed the world record for the number of people spooning simultaneously.

Over a thousand people spooned simultaneously for five minutes, more than doubling the previous record. (Supplied:Matthew Daley)

The attempt was made by 1,108 people attending the 2013 Australian Medical Students Association conference on the Gold Coast in July.

The participants snuggled chest to back with their arms around each other in a continuous line for five minutes to earn the title.

Video and written evidence was gathered and sent to Guinness World Records officials for analysis.

Record attempt organiser Matthew Daley says it's now been formally recognised.

"I am pleased to announce that our record attempt was ultimately deemed successful by the Guinness Book of Records," he says.

"Hopefully in upcoming edition of the book you will see our new record in there."

Spooning to the top

The result has seen a flurry of activity on social media among the medical students.

"We've now all got ourselves medallions and certificates printed off for us to take to our job interviews in future," he says.

"Given the increasing competitive nature of said job interviews I think it will be an interesting starting point for a lot of those who are becoming junior doctors in the near distant future."

Matthew attributes their record breaking success to natural ability rather than training.

"I think for the most part good spooners are born and not made," he says.

It's hoped they can continue the tradition by breaking other world records at future annual conferences.