Juggling world records

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Juggling world records comprise the best performances in the fields of endurance and numbers juggling.

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Manuel and Christoph Mitasch, world record-holding club passers. Juggling Clubs Manuel and Christoph Mitasch 11 club passing.jpg
Manuel and Christoph Mitasch, world record-holding club passers.

Criteria

For ratification as a world record, the claimed record

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 [1] JISCON is no longer active.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

Solo juggling records

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

EquipmentRecordJugglerNationalityYearRef(s)
14 beanbags14 catches Alex Barron Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2017(Video on YouTube)
13 beanbags15 catchesAlex BarronFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2013(Video on YouTube)
Erik TollFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2024(Video on YouTube)
12 beanbags24 catchesTom WhitfieldFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2025(Video on YouTube)
11 beanbags34 catchesTom WhitfieldFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2022(Video on YouTube)
10 beanbags51 catchesTom WhitfieldFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2024(Video on YouTube)
9 balls55 s Anthony Gatto Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2006(Video on YouTube)
8 balls1 min 18 sEnzo Nicolás AgüeroFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2023(Video on YouTube)
7 balls16 min 25 sAdolfo Esteban CardenasFlag of Chile.svg  Chile 2019(Video on YouTube)
6 balls30 min 46 sMaximilian KuschmierzFlag of Germany.svg  Germany 2023(Video on YouTube)
5 balls3 h 44 min 46 sBence ÓnodiFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2022(Video on YouTube)
4 balls3 h 03 min 13 sChris SmithFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2023(Video on YouTube)
3 balls13 h 10 minDavid RushFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2023Verified by GWR [3]

Clubs

EquipmentRecordJugglerNationalityYearRef(s)
9 clubs11 catchesEivind DragsjøFlag of Norway.svg  Norway 2016(Video on YouTube)
8 clubs18 catchesMoritz RosnerFlag of Germany.svg  Germany 2023(Video on YouTube)
7 clubs4 min 24 s Anthony Gatto Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2005(Video on YouTube)
6 clubs7 min 38 s Anthony Gatto Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2005(Video on YouTube)
5 clubs53 min 21 s Thomas Dietz Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2005Verified by JISCON
4 clubs2 h 7 min 17 sCaio StevanovichFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2023(Video on YouTube)
3 clubs5 h 40 min 17 sAlexandr InozemtzevFlag of Russia.svg  Russia 2024(Video on YouTube)

Rings

EquipmentRecordJugglerNationalityYearRef(s)
13 rings13 catchesAlbert LucasFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2002(Video on YouTube)
Danil LysenkoFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2024(Video on YouTube)
12 rings16 catchesWilly ColombaioniFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 2016(Video on YouTube),
(Video on YouTube)
11 rings21 catchesLysenko DanilFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2020(Video on YouTube)
10 rings47 catches Anthony Gatto Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2005(Video on YouTube) [1]
9 rings50 s Anthony Gatto Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2005(Video on YouTube), [1]
8 rings1 min 17 s Anthony Gatto Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1989(Video on YouTube), [1]
7 rings15 min 6 s Anthony Gatto Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2011(Video on YouTube
6 rings6 min 55 sEivind DragsjøFlag of Norway.svg  Norway 2024(Video on YouTube)
5 rings58 min 22 sCaio StevanovichFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2022(Video on YouTube)
4 rings1 h 40 min 5 sMaximilian KuschmierzFlag of Germany.svg  Germany 2022(Video on YouTube)
3 rings3 h 10 min 45 sMaximilian KuschmierzFlag of Germany.svg  Germany 2022(Video on YouTube)

Bouncing

Force Bounce

EquipmentRecordJugglerNationalityYearRef(s)
12 bounce balls12 catches Alan Šulc Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 2008(Video on YouTube), [4]
10 bounce balls10 catches Alan Šulc Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 2008(Video on YouTube), [4]
Henrik VeresFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 2013(Video on YouTube)
Tony GarciaFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 2014(Video on YouTube)
David Enoch SosmanFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Flag of France.svg  France 2021(Video on TikTok)
9 bounce balls98 catches Alan Šulc Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 2016(Video on YouTube)
8 bounce balls4 min 12 s Alan Šulc Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 2011(Video on YouTube), [4]
7 bounce balls7 minKonstantin KulyakFlag of Russia.svg  Russia 2021(Video on YouTube)
6 bounce balls5 min 48 sDavid NayerFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2016(Video on YouTube)
5 bounce balls59 min 30 sDavid NayerFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2015(Video on YouTube)

Lift Bounce

EquipmentRecordJugglerNationalityYearRef(s)
11 bounce balls12 catchesEden ZakFlag of Israel.svg  Israel 2014

(Video on YouTube)

10 bounce balls51 catchesMathias RamfeltFlag of Norway.svg  Norway 2017(Video on Vimeo)
9 bounce balls40 sMathias RamfeltFlag of Norway.svg  Norway 2017(Video on Vimeo)
8 bounce balls1 min 14 sTyron ColombaioniFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 2016(Video on Facebook)
7 bounce balls11 min 20 sTyron ColombaioniFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 2016(Video on YouTube)
6 bounce balls6 min 43 sPhilippe DupuisFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2016(Video on YouTube)
5 bounce balls56 min 09 sLiam Ryan-O'FlahertyFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2019(Video on YouTube)
4 bounce balls2 hour 0 min 01 s Bill Coad Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2019(Video on YouTube)
3 bounce balls3 hours 45 min 13 sBill CoadFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2019(Video on YouTube)

Passing records

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

EquipmentRecordJugglerNationalityYearRef(s)
22 balls22 passesTom Whitfield & Dan Wood
Tom Whitfield & Dave Leahy
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2018
2019
(Video on YouTube)
(Video on YouTube)
21 balls21 passesDave Leahy
Dan Wood
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2014(Video on YouTube)
20 balls27 passesTom Whitfield
Dan Wood
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2019(Video on YouTube)
19 balls25 passesTom Whitfield
Dan Wood
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2019(Video on YouTube)
18 balls29 passesTom Whitfield
Dave Leahy
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2019(Video on YouTube)
17 balls39 passesTom Whitfield
Dave Leahy
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2019(Video on YouTube)
16 balls47 passesPeter Kaseman
Doug Sayers
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2015(Video on YouTube)
15 balls91 passesPeter Kaseman
Doug Sayers
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2012(Video on YouTube)
14 balls22 seconds
(195 passes)
Peter Kaseman
Doug Sayers
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 2012(Video on YouTube), [nb 1]
13 balls54 seconds
(475 passes)
Ori Roth
Ofek Snir
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 2016(Video on YouTube)
12 balls1 min 38 s
(475 passes)
Daniel Ledel
Luca Pferdmenges
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2017(Video on YouTube)
11 balls5 min 5 s
(1506 passes)
Daniel Ledel
Luca Pferdmenges
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2018(Video on YouTube)

Clubs

EquipmentRecordJugglerNationalityYearRef(s)
15 clubs15 passesKaito Tanioka
Kento Tanioka
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2021(Video on Instagram)
14 clubs32 passesDominik Harant
Manuel Mitasch
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 2020(Video on YouTube)
13 clubs31 s
(102 passes)
Dominik Harant
Manuel Mitasch
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 2022(Video on YouTube)
12 clubs28 s
(101 passes)
Daniel Ledel
Manuel Mitasch
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 2016(Video on YouTube)
11 clubs1 min 17 s
(246 passes)
Julius Preu
Daniel Ledel
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
2022(Video on YouTube)
10 clubs4 min 00 s
(808 passes)
Dominik Harant
Daniel Ledel
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 2017(Video on YouTube)
9 clubs7 min 1 s
(1392 passes)
Christoph Mitasch
Manuel Mitasch
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 2007(Video on YouTube) [1]

Rings

EquipmentRecordJugglerNationalityYearRef(s)
18 rings19 passesDominik Harant
Manuel Mitasch
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 2015(Video on YouTube).
17 rings21 passesDominik Harant
Manuel Mitasch
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 2020(Video on YouTube)
16 rings32 passesDominik Harant
Manuel Mitasch
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 2020(Video on YouTube)
15 rings52 passesThomas Dietz
Dominik Harant
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
2018 Video on Instagram
14 rings59 passesDominik Harant
Manuel Mitasch
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 2013(Video on YouTube)
13 rings23 seconds
(171 passes)
Thomas Dietz
Dominik Harant
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
2015(Video on YouTube)
12 rings1 min 22 seconds
(300 passes)
Dominik Harant
Manuel Mitasch
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 2020(Video on YouTube)
11 rings2 min 44 s
(1201 passes)
Thomas Dietz
Dominik Harant
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
2015(Video on YouTube)

Notes

  1. 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

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "List of Numbers Juggling Records". Juggling Information Service Committee on Numbers Juggling (JISCON). Retrieved February 12, 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Numbers Juggling Rules & Definitions". Juggling Information Service Committee on Numbers Juggling (JISCON). Retrieved October 16, 2009.
  3. "Longest duration juggling three objects". Guiness World Records. Guiness World Records. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 "Official Bounce Juggling World Records". The Bounce Page. Archived from the original on May 18, 2013.