This is a list of numbers juggling world records for solo juggling of clubs, balls, rings and bouncing balls as well as passing records for each of these 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 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. These records are included when validated by organizations such as Guinness World Records.
Notes on defining the 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 (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'.
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."
Solo club records from JISCON or with publicly available video evidence:
9 clubs for 11 catches by Eivind Dragsjø in 2016. (Video on YouTube)
8 clubs for 16 catches by Anthony Gatto in 2006,(Video on YouTube), Willy Colombaioni in 2015.
7 clubs for 4 minutes 12 seconds by Anthony Gatto in 2005. (Video on YouTube)
6 clubs for 7 minutes 38 seconds by Anthony Gatto in 2005.
5 clubs for 53 minutes 21 seconds by Thomas Dietz in 2005.
Solo ball records from JISCON or with publicly available video evidence:
13 beanbags for 15 catches by Alex Barron in 2013. (Video on YouTube)
12 beanbags for 17 catches by Alex Barron in 2016. (Video on YouTube)
11 balls for 25 catches by Alex Barron in 2012. (Video on YouTube)
10 balls for 30 catches by Alex Barron in 2013. (Video on YouTube)
9 balls for 55 seconds by Anthony Gatto in 2006.
8 balls for 1 minute 13 seconds by Anthony Gatto in 2006.
7 balls for 12 minutes 51 seconds by Ofek Snir in 2015. (Video on YouTube)
6 balls for 9 minutes 17 seconds by Christian Hauschild in 2014.
5 balls for 2 hours 41 minutes 27 seconds by Ofek Snir in 2016. (Video on YouTube)
4 balls for 2 hours 46 minutes 48 seconds by Zdeněk Bradáč in 2010.
3 balls for 12 hours 5 minutes by David Slick in 2009.
Solo ring records from JISCON or with publicly available video evidence:
13 rings for 13 catches by Albert Lucas in 2002.
12 rings for 16 catches by Willy Colombaioni in 2017. (Video on YouTube)
11 rings for 17 catches by Anthony Gatto in 2006.
10 rings for 47 catches by Anthony Gatto in 2005.
9 rings for 235 catches by Anthony Gatto in 2005.
8 rings for 1 minute 17 seconds by Anthony Gatto in 1989.
7 rings for 15 minutes 6 seconds by Anthony Gatto in 2011.
Solo force bounce records with publicly available video evidence:
12 bounce balls for 12 catches by Alan Šulc in 2008.
10 bounce balls for 10 catches by Alan Šulc in 2008.
9 bounce balls for 62 catches by Alan Šulc in 2008.
8 bounce balls for 4 minutes 12 seconds by Alan Šulc in 2011.
7 bounce balls for 2 minutes 15 seconds by David Nayer in 2015.
Solo lift bounce records with publicly available video evidence:
11 bounce balls for 11 catches by Tim Nolan in 1990.
10 bounce balls for 39 catches by Robert Mosher III in 2007.
9 bounce balls for 35 seconds by Mathias Ramfelt in 2011.
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'.
JISCON only tracks two-person club passing records. Records for ball and ring passing are not officially tracked by anyone but video evidence is available for various numbers.
Two-person club passing records from JISCON or with publicly available video evidence:
14 clubs for 16 passes caught by Dominik Harant and Manuel Mitasch in 2015. (Video on YouTube)
13 clubs for 30 passes caught by Manuel Mitasch and Dominik Harant in 2013. (Video on YouTube)
12 clubs for 77 passes caught by Daniel Ledel and Dominik Harant in 2012.
11 clubs for 237 passes caught by Manuel Mitasch and Christoph Mitasch in 2010. (Video on YouTube)
10 clubs for 682 passes caught by Daniel Ledel and Dominik Harant in 2011.
9 clubs for 1392 passes caught by Manuel Mitasch and Christoph Mitasch in 2007. (Video on YouTube)
Three-person club passing records with publicly available video evidence:
18 clubs for 18 passes caught by Manuel Mitasch, Daniel Ledel, and Dominik Harant in 2013 (Video on YouTube)
17 clubs for 106 passes caught by Manuel Mitasch, Daniel Ledel, and Dominik Harant in 2016 (Video on YouTube)
16 clubs for 151 passes caught by Manuel Mitasch, Daniel Ledel, and Dominik Harant in 2016 (Video on YouTube)
15 clubs for 180 passes caught by Manuel Mitasch, Daniel Ledel, and Dominik Harant in 2016 (Video on YouTube)
Two-person ball passing records with publicly available video evidence:
21 balls for 21 passes caught by Dan Wood and David Leahy in 2014. (Video on YouTube)
20 balls for 24 passes caught by Dan Wood and David Leahy in 2013.
19 balls for 22 passes caught by Dan Wood and David Leahy in 2013.
18 balls for 26 passes caught by Dan Wood and David Leahy in 2012.
17 balls for 33 passes caught by Doug Sayers and Ben Thompson in 2013.
16 balls for 47 passes caught by Doug Sayers and Ben Thompson in 2015. (Video on YouTube)
15 balls for 91 passes caught by Doug Sayers and Peter Kaseman in 2012.
14 balls for 195 passes caught by Doug Sayers and Peter Kaseman in 2012.
13 balls for 475 passes caught by Ofek Snir and Ori Roth in 2016.
12 balls for 454 passes caught by Doug Sayers and Peter Kaseman in 2012.
11 balls for 1478 passes caught by Samuel Simon and Stefan Brancel in 2012.
Two-person ring passing records with publicly available video evidence:
18 rings for 19 passes caught by Dominik Harant and Manuel Mitasch in 2015 (Video on YouTube).
17 rings for 17 passes caught by Dominik Harant and Manuel Mitasch in 2013 (Video on YouTube).
16 rings for 24 passes caught by Dominik Harant and Manuel Mitasch in 2011 (Video on YouTube).
15 rings for 35 passes caught by Chris Hodge and Danny Hodge in 2015 (Video on YouTube).
14 rings for 59 passes caught by Dominik Harant and Manuel Mitasch in 2013 (Video on YouTube).
13 rings for 171 passes caught by Thomas Dietz and Dominik Harant in 2015 (Video on YouTube).
12 rings for 215 passes caught by Dominik Harant and Manuel Mitasch in 2013 (Video on YouTube).
11 rings for 1201 passes caught by Thomas Dietz and Dominik Harant in 2015 (Video on YouTube).
Three-person ring passing records with publicly available video evidence:
21 rings for 21 passes caught by Manuel Mitasch, Daniel Ledel, and Dominik Harant in 2016 (Video on YouTube).
20 rings for 30 passes caught by Manuel Mitasch, Daniel Ledel, and Dominik Harant in 2016 (Video on YouTube).
19 rings for 45 passes caught by Manuel Mitasch, Daniel Ledel, and Dominik Harant in 2016 (Video on YouTube).
18 rings for 121 passes caught by Manuel Mitasch, Daniel Ledel, and Dominik Harant in 2016 (Video on YouTube).
17 rings for 233 passes caught by Manuel Mitasch, Daniel Ledel, and Dominik Harant in 2016 (Video on YouTube).
16 rings for 361 passes caught by Manuel Mitasch, Daniel Ledel, and Dominik Harant in 2016 (Video on YouTube).
Four-person ring passing records with publicly available video evidence:
24 rings for 40 passes caught by Sean Gandini, Owen Reynolds, Iñaki Fernández Sastre, and Kati Ylä-Hokkala in 2010.
22 rings for 272 passes caught by Sean Gandini, Owen Reynolds, Iñaki Fernández Sastre, and Kati Ylä-Hokkala in 2010.
Two-person bounce passing records with publicly available video evidence:
19 balls for 20 passes caught by Dave Critchfield and John Jones in 2007.
18 balls for 30 passes caught by Dave Critchfield and John Jones in 2005.
17 balls for 43 passes caught by Dave Critchfield and John Jones in 2007.
16 balls for 74 passes caught by Dave Critchfield and John Jones in 2005.
15 balls for 160 passes caught by Dave Critchfield and John Jones in 2007.
14 balls for 365 passes caught by Dave Critchfield and John Jones in 2009.
13 balls for 1 minute 59 seconds by Vincent Bruel and Sylvain Garnavault in 2004.
12 balls for 3 minutes by Dave Critchfield and John Jones in 2002.
11 balls for 7 minutes 37 seconds by Dave Critchfield and John Jones in 2005.
