Luca Pferdmenges
Luca Pferdmenges (born August 24, 2001, in Mönchengladbach) is a juggler and social media influencer[1] from Germany. He became popular after reaching the finals of the German talent show Superkids.[2][3] In 2022, he was featured on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the category "Sports & Games".[4]
Early life
[edit | edit source]Pferdmenges grew up in Mönchengladbach, Germany.[5]
Career
[edit | edit source]Pferdmenges was trying to become the youngest man to visit every country in the world.[6] He speaks German, English, French, Spanish, and Hebrew.[7] His German language book on Juggling, Jonglieren wie ein Profi, was coauthored with Joscha F. Westerkamp and was published in October 2022 by Meyer & Meyer.[8] He also cowrote and self-published a book on travel, Billig Reisen, released the same month.[9]
Luca Pferdmenges frequently attends juggling festivals.[10]
In July 2016, Pferdmenges appeared on the Sat.1 talent show Superkids and advanced to the finals of the show.[11][3] He was chosen by Rheinische Post as a "Person of the Year" in Mönchengladbach for the 2021.[12]
Pferdmenges participated in the "NK Jongleren" (Open Dutch Juggling Championships) in 2016 and 2017 and won various titles.[13]
In January 2018, Luca Pferdmenges went on tour through Germany with Jonglissimo as part of the "Feuerwerk der Turnkunst – AURA" show.[14][15]
In 2022, he was featured on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the category "Sports & Games", the first juggler to achieve this.[4]
On April 24th, 2025, he accomplished his goal of traveling to every country in the world.[16]
Records
[edit | edit source]According to Guinness World Records, Pferdmenges holds a number of world records:
- Most balls passed by a duo whilst juggling – 16 balls (with Daniel Ledel)[17]
- Most consecutive side by side juggling catches by a team of two – 901 catches (with Jan Daumin)[18]
- Most 360 degree spins while juggling four objects in one minute – 29 spins[19]
- Most consecutive backcross juggling catches (three objects) – 1,249 catches[20]
Pferdmenges was featured in the German edition of the Guinness World Records Book 2022 with two of his records.[7]
He was elected to the list of the world's 40 famous jugglers, published by Luke Burrage, three times.[2]
References
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