Juggling world records
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Juggling world records comprise the best performances in the fields of endurance and numbers juggling.
Criteria
[edit | edit source]For ratification as a world record, the claimed record
- must be proved by video evidence, either available to the general public or
- must be validated by organizations such as Guinness World Records
Up until 2012 any record must have been proved by either of the two methods above or by video evidence, available to the members of the former Juggling Information Service Committee on Numbers Juggling (JISCON).[1] JISCON is no longer active.
Records begin where each object being juggled has been thrown and successfully caught at least once (e.g. 11 catches of 12 balls is not listed). This is known as a 'flash'. Where each object is thrown and caught more than once the term used is a 'qualify'.
Notes on defining the props
[edit | edit source]- Balls, which include beanbags, must be roughly spherical objects.[2]
- Clubs, which include sticks and batons, must be long, roughly cylindrical objects.[2]
- Rings, which include plates and hoops, must be flat, roughly circular objects.[2]
- Bouncing balls must be bounced off a solid, flat, horizontal surface with just one bounce per ball between each throw and catch.
Solo juggling records
[edit | edit source]Props must be thrown individually from each hand, and counting of catches commences once all props bar one have been thrown. Multiplexing (throwing more than one prop at a time from the same hand) is not allowed. Catches are counted only for throws made while no props have been dropped. According to JISCON definition, a drop is "a failure to catch an object that, as a result, hits the ground or any foreign object. A drop is considered to have happened at the moment the object should have been caught or touched, not when it hits the ground."[2]
Balls
[edit | edit source]| Equipment | Record | Juggler | Nationality | Year | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 beanbags | 14 catches | Alex Barron |  United Kingdom
|
2017 | (Video on YouTube) |
| 13 beanbags | 15 catches | Alex Barron | United Kingdom
|
2013 | (Video on YouTube) |
| Erik Toll | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 2024 | (Video on YouTube) | ||
| 12 beanbags | 24 catches | Tom Whitfield | United Kingdom
|
2025 | (Video on YouTube) |
| 11 beanbags | 34 catches | Tom Whitfield | United Kingdom
|
2022 | (Video on YouTube) |
| 10 beanbags | 51 catches | Tom Whitfield | United Kingdom
|
2024 | (Video on YouTube) |
| 9 balls | 55 s | Anthony Gatto |  United States
|
2006 | (Video on YouTube) |
| 8 balls | 1 min 18 s | Enzo Nicolás Agüero | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 2023 | (Video on YouTube) |
| 7 balls | 16 min 25 s | Adolfo Esteban Cardenas | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | 2019 | (Video on YouTube) |
| 6 balls | 30 min 46 s | Maximilian Kuschmierz |  Germany
|
2023 | (Video on YouTube) |
| 5 balls | 3 h 44 min 46 s | Bence Ónodi |  Hungary
|
2022 | (Video on YouTube) |
| 4 balls | 3 h 03 min 13 s | Chris Smith | United States
|
2023 | (Video on YouTube) |
| 3 balls | 13 h 10 min | David Rush | United States
|
2023 | Verified by GWR[3] |
Clubs
[edit | edit source]| Equipment | Record | Juggler | Nationality | Year | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 clubs | 11 catches | Eivind Dragsjø | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 2016 | (Video on YouTube) |
| 8 clubs | 20 catches | Moritz Rosner | Germany
|
2025 | (Video on YouTube) |
| 7 clubs | 4 min 24 s | Anthony Gatto | United States
|
2005 | (Video on YouTube) |
| 6 clubs | 7 min 38 s | Anthony Gatto | United States
|
2005 | (Video on YouTube) |
| 5 clubs | 53 min 21 s | Thomas Dietz | Germany
|
2005 | Verified by JISCON |
| 4 clubs | 2 h 7 min 17 s | Caio Stevanovich | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | 2023 | (Video on YouTube) |
| 3 clubs | 6 h 11 m 27 s | Andrew Ramanenka | File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus | 2025 | (Video on YouTube) |
Rings
[edit | edit source]| Equipment | Record | Juggler | Nationality | Year | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 rings | 13 catches | Albert Lucas | United States
|
2002 | (Video on YouTube) |
| Danil Lysenko | File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine | 2024 | (Video on YouTube) | ||
| 12 rings | 16 catches | Willy Colombaioni |  Italy
|
2016 | (Video on YouTube), (Video on YouTube) |
| 11 rings | 21 catches | Danil Lysenko | File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine | 2020 | (Video on YouTube) |
| 10 rings | 47 catches | Anthony Gatto | United States
|
2005 | (Video on YouTube)[1] |
| 9 rings | 50 s | Anthony Gatto | United States
|
2005 | (Video on YouTube),[1] |
| 8 rings | 1 min 17 s | Anthony Gatto | United States
|
1989 | (Video on YouTube),[1] |
| 7 rings | 15 min 6 s | Anthony Gatto | United States
|
2011 | (Video on YouTube |
| 6 rings | 6 min 55 s | Eivind Dragsjø | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 2024 | (Video on YouTube) |
| 5 rings | 58 min 22 s | Caio Stevanovich | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | 2022 | (Video on YouTube) |
| 4 rings | 1 h 40 min 5 s | Maximilian Kuschmierz | Germany
|
2022 | (Video on YouTube) |
| 3 rings | 3 h 10 min 45 s | Maximilian Kuschmierz | Germany
|
2022 | (Video on YouTube) |
Bouncing
[edit | edit source]Force Bounce
| Equipment | Record | Juggler | Nationality | Year | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 bounce balls | 12 catches | Alan Šulc | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic | 2008 | (Video on YouTube),[4] |
| 10 bounce balls | 10 catches | Alan Šulc | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic | 2008 | (Video on YouTube),[4] |
| Henrik Veres | Hungary
|
2013 | (Video on YouTube) | ||
| Tony Garcia | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 2014 | (Video on YouTube) | ||
| David Enoch Sosman | File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark  France
|
2021 | (Video on TikTok) | ||
| 9 bounce balls | 98 catches | Alan Šulc | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic | 2016 | (Video on YouTube) |
| 8 bounce balls | 4 min 12 s | Alan Šulc | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic | 2011 | (Video on YouTube),[4] |
| 7 bounce balls | 7 min | Konstantin Kulyak | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 2021 | (Video on YouTube) |
| 6 bounce balls | 5 min 48 s | David Nayer | United States
|
2016 | (Video on YouTube) |
| 5 bounce balls | 59 min 30 s | David Nayer | United States
|
2015 | (Video on YouTube) |
Lift Bounce
| Equipment | Record | Juggler | Nationality | Year | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 bounce balls | 12 catches | Eden Zak | File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel | 2014 | |
| 10 bounce balls | 51 catches | Mathias Ramfelt | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 2017 | (Video on Vimeo) |
| 9 bounce balls | 40 s | Mathias Ramfelt | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 2017 | (Video on Vimeo) |
| 8 bounce balls | 1 min 14 s | Tyron Colombaioni | Italy
|
2016 | (Video on Facebook) |
| 7 bounce balls | 11 min 20 s | Tyron Colombaioni | Italy
|
2016 | (Video on YouTube) |
| 6 bounce balls | 6 min 43 s | Philippe Dupuis |  Canada
|
2016 | (Video on YouTube) |
| 5 bounce balls | 56 min 09 s | Liam Ryan-O'Flaherty | United States
|
2019 | (Video on YouTube) |
| 4 bounce balls | 2 hour 0 min 01 s | Bill Coad | United States
|
2019 | (Video on YouTube) |
| 3 bounce balls | 3 hours 45 min 13 s | Bill Coad | United States
|
2019 | (Video on YouTube) |
Passing records
[edit | edit source]When passing, only the props thrown between two separate jugglers are counted. In some patterns (ultimates or one-count) all the throws are caught by the opposite juggler but in other patterns each juggler makes some throws to themselves. The reason for excluding self throws is that two jugglers could make a single pass to their partner and then go on to juggle solo patterns for as long as they wanted therefore undermining the record for 'passing'.
Balls
[edit | edit source]| Equipment | Record | Juggler | Nationality | Year | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 balls | 22 passes | Tom Whitfield & Dan Wood Tom Whitfield & Dave Leahy |
United Kingdom
|
2018 2019 |
(Video on YouTube) (Video on YouTube) |
| 21 balls | 21 passes | Dave Leahy Dan Wood |
United Kingdom
|
2014 | (Video on YouTube) |
| 20 balls | 27 passes | Tom Whitfield Dan Wood |
United Kingdom
|
2019 | (Video on YouTube) |
| 19 balls | 25 passes | Tom Whitfield Dan Wood |
United Kingdom
|
2019 | (Video on YouTube) |
| 18 balls | 29 passes | Tom Whitfield Dave Leahy |
United Kingdom
|
2019 | (Video on YouTube) |
| 17 balls | 39 passes | Tom Whitfield Dave Leahy |
United Kingdom
|
2019 | (Video on YouTube) |
| 16 balls | 47 passes | Peter Kaseman Doug Sayers |
United States
|
2015 | (Video on YouTube) |
| 15 balls | 91 passes | Peter Kaseman Doug Sayers |
United States
|
2012 | (Video on YouTube) |
| 14 balls | 22 seconds (195 passes) |
Peter Kaseman Doug Sayers |
United States
|
2012 | (Video on YouTube),[nb 1] |
| 13 balls | 54 seconds (475 passes) |
Ori Roth Ofek Snir |
File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel | 2016 | (Video on YouTube) |
| 12 balls | 1 min 38 s (475 passes) |
Daniel Ledel Luca Pferdmenges |
File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria Germany
|
2017 | (Video on YouTube) |
| 11 balls | 5 min 5 s (1506 passes) |
Daniel Ledel Luca Pferdmenges |
File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria Germany
|
2018 | (Video on YouTube) |
Clubs
[edit | edit source]| Equipment | Record | Juggler | Nationality | Year | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 clubs | 15 passes | Kaito Tanioka Kento Tanioka |
 Japan
|
2021 | (Video on Instagram) |
| 14 clubs | 32 passes | Dominik Harant Manuel Mitasch |
File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | 2020 | (Video on YouTube) |
| 13 clubs | 31 s (102 passes) |
Dominik Harant Manuel Mitasch |
File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | 2022 | (Video on YouTube) |
| 12 clubs | 28 s (101 passes) |
Daniel Ledel Manuel Mitasch |
File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | 2016 | (Video on YouTube) |
| 11 clubs | 1 min 17 s (246 passes) |
Julius Preu Daniel Ledel |
Germany File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria |
2022 | (Video on YouTube) |
| 10 clubs | 4 min 00 s (808 passes) |
Dominik Harant Daniel Ledel |
File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | 2017 | (Video on YouTube) |
| 9 clubs | 7 min 1 s (1392 passes) |
Christoph Mitasch Manuel Mitasch |
File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | 2007 | (Video on YouTube)[1] |
Rings
[edit | edit source]| Equipment | Record | Juggler | Nationality | Year | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 rings | 19 passes | Dominik Harant Manuel Mitasch |
File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | 2015 | (Video on YouTube). |
| 17 rings | 21 passes | Dominik Harant Manuel Mitasch |
File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | 2020 | (Video on YouTube) |
| 16 rings | 32 passes | Dominik Harant Manuel Mitasch |
File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | 2020 | (Video on YouTube) |
| 15 rings | 52 passes | Thomas Dietz Dominik Harant |
Germany File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria |
2018 | (Video on Instagram) |
| 14 rings | 59 passes | Dominik Harant Manuel Mitasch |
File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | 2013 | (Video on YouTube) |
| 13 rings | 23 seconds (171 passes) |
Thomas Dietz Dominik Harant |
Germany File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria |
2015 | (Video on YouTube) |
| 12 rings | 1 min 22 seconds (300 passes) |
Dominik Harant Manuel Mitasch |
File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | 2020 | (Video on YouTube) |
| 11 rings | 2 min 44 s (1201 passes) |
Thomas Dietz Dominik Harant |
Germany File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria |
2015 | (Video on YouTube) |
Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ In 2012, Chris Hodge and Andrew Hodge set the 14 ball passing record for a 2-count pattern. The 199 catches mentioned in that video include self-throws (an alternate counting method used by the IJA).
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b c d e Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ a b c d Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ a b c Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
[edit | edit source]- JISCON the Juggling Information Service Committee on Numbers Juggling
