Juggling world records

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This page lists juggling records for solo juggling of clubs, balls, rings and bounce juggling balls, as well as the two person passing records for each of these four props.

The records for each section are split into three groups.

The "most official" record with each number. These records can be proved only by video evidence, either available to the general public or to the members of the Juggling Information Service Committee on Numbers Juggling (JISCON).

The "unofficial" record with each number, where the record is equal to or beats the official record. These are usually personal claims by the named juggler, often with witnesses. It should be remembered that it is notoriously difficult to accurately count catches for any attempt beyond a flash without resorting to slowed down video footage.

Records with lower numbers of props. These records can last anywhere from 20 minutes to 12 hours so video evidence, even if it exists, is not easily available for anyone to check.

Notes on defining the four props:

Balls, which include beanbags, must be roughly spherical objects.
Clubs, which include sticks and batons, must be long roughly cylindrical objects.
Rings, which include plates and hoops, must be flat, roughly circular objects.
Bouncing balls must be bounced off a solid, flat, horizontal surface with just one bounce per ball between each throw and catch.

Records begin where each object being juggled has been thrown and successfully caught at least once. Eg. 11 catches of 12 balls is not listed.

The records listed below are taken from many sources, such as the JISCON page, the Bounce Page records list, the Juggling Record Database and more.

1 Solo Records
2 Passing Records

[edit] Solo Records

Props must be thrown individually from each hand, and counting of catches commences once all props bar one have been thrown. Catches are counted only for throws made while no props have been dropped (fail to be caught and held onto) and before either hand has accumulated more than one prop at a time.

[edit] Clubs/sticks

Solo club records from the JISCON page or with publicly available video evidence:

9 sticks for 9 catches by Bruce Tiemann in 1996, Scott Sorensen in 1997 and Chris Fowler in 2003 (JISCON).
8 clubs for 16 catches by Anthony Gatto in 2006 (JISCON) (video on www.anthonygatto.com).
7 clubs for 4 minutes 23 seconds by Anthony Gatto in 2006 (JISCON).
6 clubs for 7 minutes 38 seconds by Anthony Gatto in 2005 (JISCON) (Personal video clip).
5 clubs for 53 minutes 21 seconds by Thomas Dietz in 2005 (JISCON).

Equal or higher solo club juggling records with no video evidence available to the JISCON or the general public:

9 sticks for 11 catches by Chris Fowler

Lower numbers:

4 clubs for 1 hour 11 minutes 35 seconds by Luis Nino Villesca in 2005 (personal claim).
3 clubs for 1 hour 20 minutes (10,000 catches exactly) by Howie Bailey in 2004 (many witnesses).

[edit] Balls/beanbags

Solo ball records from the JISCON page or with publicly available video evidence:

12 beanbags for 12 catches by Bruce Sarafian in 1996 (JISCON), Ben Beever in 2001 (publicly available video) and Peter Bone in 2006 (JISCON) (publicly available video).
11 beanbags for 15 catches by Bruce Sarafian in 2001 (JISCON).
10 beanbags for 23 catches by Bruce Sarafian in 2001 (JISCON).
9 balls for 250 catches by Anthony Gatto in 2005 (JISCON).
8 balls for 1 minute 13 seconds by Anthony Gatto in 2006 (JISCON) (publicly available video).
7 balls for 10 minutes 12 seconds by Anthony Gatto in 2005 (JISCON).

Equal or higher solo ball juggling records with no video evidence available to the JISCON or the general public:

13 beanbags for 13 catches by Peter Bone in 2005 (personal claim).
12 beanbags for 13 catches by Peter Bone in 2005, and for 12 catches by Luke Burrage (personal claims with at least one witness).
11 beanbags for 18 catches by Peter Bone (personal claim).
10 beanbags for 28 catches by Bruce Sarafian (personal claim) and Thomas Dietz (personal claim).
9 balls for 348 catches by Anthony Gatto (personal claim).

Lower numbers:

6 beanbags for 25 minutes 7 seconds by Thomas Dietz in 2005 (personal claim).
5 beanbags for 3 hours by Thomas Dietz in 2004 (personal claim).
4 beanbags for 1 hour 26 minutes 25 seconds by Alvaro Palominos in 2004 (personal claim).
3 balls - 11 hours 4 minutes 22 seconds by Terry Cole, in the 1996 Guinness Book of Records.

[edit] Rings/plates

Solo ring records from the JISCON page or with publicly available video evidence:

13 rings for 13 catches by Albert Lucas in 2002 (JISCON).
12 rings for 12 catches by Anthony Gatto in 1993 and Albert Lucas in 1996 (JISCON).
11 rings for 17 catches by Anthony Gatto in 2006 (video on www.anthonygatto.com).
10 rings for 47 catches by Anthony Gatto in 2006 (JISCON).
9 rings for 235 catches by Anthony Gatto in 2005 (JISCON).
8 rings for 1 minute 17 seconds by Anthony Gatto in 1989 (JISCON).
7 rings for 15 minutes 5 seconds by Anthony Gatto in 2005 (video on www.anthonygatto.com).

Equal or higher solo ring juggling records with no video evidence available to the JISCON or the general public:

14 rings for 14 catches by Albert Lucas (personal claim).
12 rings for 16 catches by Anthony Gatto (personal claim), and 12 rings for 24 catches by Albert Lucas (personal claim).
11 rings for 22 catches by Sergei Ignatov and Anthony Gatto.
10 rings for 68 catches by Anthony Gatto (personal claim).
9 rings for 332 catches by Anthony Gatto (personal claim).
8 rings for 368 catches by Anthony Gatto (personal claim).
7 rings for 15 minutes 5 seconds by Anthony Gatto, performed live in front of an audience.

Lower numbers:

6 rings for 3 minutes by Thomas Dietz in 2005 (personal claim).
5 rings for 26 minutes 34 seconds by Thomas Dietz in 2004 (personal claim).
4 rings for 10 minutes 20 seconds by Reto Schlapfer in 2002 (personal claim).
3 rings - no record yet

[edit] Bouncing

Solo bounce records with publicly available video evidence:

11 bounce balls for 11 catches by Tim Nolan in 1990 (video).
10 bounce balls for 23 catches by Eden Zak in 2005 (video).

Equal or higher bounce juggling records with no video evidence available to the JISCON or the general public:

9 bounce balls for 30 seconds by Antonio Bucci in 1988 (many witnesses).
8 bounce balls for 4 minutes 30 seconds by Antonio Bucci in 1988 (many witnesses).
7 bounce balls for 52 minutes by Antonio Bucci in 2001 (many witnesses).

Lower numbers:

6 bounce balls for 10 minutes 8 seconds by John Jones in 2001 (personal claim).
5 bounce balls for 57 minutes by Dave Critchfield in 2005 (personal claim).
4 bounce - no record yet
3 bounce - no record yet

[edit] 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 a few patterns each juggler makes some throws to themselves. If these self throws were counted, two jugglers could make a single pass to their partner and then go on to juggle solo patterns for as long as they wanted.

The JISCON only tracks club passing. The top records for ball and ring passing are not officially tracked by anyone but some video evidence is available for various numbers.

[edit] Clubs

Manuel and Christoph Mitasch, world record holding club passers.

Two-person club passing records from the JISCON page or with publicly available video evidence:

14 clubs for 14 passes caught by Peter Kaseman and Darin Marriott in 2004 (JISCON).
13 clubs for 13 passes caught by Peter Kaseman and Darin Marriott in 2004 (JISCON).
12 clubs for 66 passes caught by Dmitry and Victor Teslenko in 2006 (JISCON).
11 clubs for 185 passes caught by Dmitry and Victor Teslenko in 2006 (JISCON).
10 clubs for 460 passes caught by Dmitry and Victor Teslenko in 2006 (JISCON).
9 clubs for 877 passes caught by Manuel Mitasch and Christoph Mitasch in 2004 (JISCON).

Equal or higher club passing records with no video evidence available to the JISCON or the general public:

- no record yet

Lower numbers:

8 clubs - no record yet
7 clubs - no record yet

[edit] Balls

Two-person ball passing records from the JISCON or with publicly available video evidence:

18 balls for 18 passes caught by Ben Beever and Luke Burrage in 2002 video.
17 balls for 17 passes caught by Ben Beever and Luke Burrage in 2002 video.
16 balls for 16 passes caught by Stefan Paridaen and Luke Burrage in 2004 (video).

Equal or higher ball passing records with no video evidence available to the general public:

17 balls for 17 passes caught by Ben Beever and Peter Bone, Ben Beever and Graham Currie and others (personal claims with witnesses).
15 balls for 27 passes caught by Ben Beever and Luke Burrage in 2004 (personal claim).
14 balls - record under investigation
13 balls for 176 passes caught by Bruce Sarafian and Joey Cousin in 1997 (IJA Numbers Championship).
12 balls for 95 passes caught by Peter Kaseman and Darin Marriott in 2002 (IJA Numbers Championship).

Lower numbers:

11 balls - no record yet
10 balls - no record yet
9 balls - no record yet
8 balls - no record yet
7 balls - no record yet

[edit] Rings

Ring passing records from the JISCON or with publicly available video evidence:

16 rings for 16 passes by Anthony Gatto and Ivan Pecel (video on www.anthonygatto.com).
15 rings for 15 passes by David Cain and Scott Sorenson (personal video).

[edit] Bouncing

Two-person bounce passing with publicly available video evidence:

18 balls for 30 passes caught by Dave Critchfield and John Jones in 2005 (video).
17 balls for 35 passes caught by Dave Critchfield and John Jones in 2005 (video).
16 balls for 74 passes caught by Dave Critchfield and John Jones in 2005 (video).
15 balls for 152 passes caught by Dave Critchfield and John Jones in 2006 (video).
14 balls for 333 passes caught by Dave Critchfield and John Jones in 2004 (video).
13 balls for 1 minute 59 seconds by Vincent Bruel and Sylvain Garnavault in 2004 (video).
12 balls for 3 minutes by Dave Critchfield and John Jones in 2002 (video).
11 balls for 7 minutes 37 seconds by Dave Critchfield and John Jones in 2005 (video).