Bouncing into the weekend ashrita furman usa has achieved a massive 5,093 consecutive pogo stick jumps with no hands. His idea was initially to build one recordbreaking item to put the town on the map but he has now built eight humongous items and has achieved guinness world records titles for each of them. The world record is currently held by dmitry arsenyev. Sep 03, 2017 have you wondered how many pogo stick jumps itd take to set a world record. Guyana bags guinness world record for most stickers on a car. In an interesting turn of events, ashrita furman has become something of a super athlete all in the name of breaking as many guinness world records as possible. The brand employs hundreds of people in locations ranging from london and new york to china and japan who catalog pogostick races and unusually large cats with the same solemnity as summit climbs and paralympic. Guinness world records, known from its inception in 1955 until 2000 as the guinness book of records and in previous united states editions as the guinness book of world records, is a reference book published annually, listing world records both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world. In 1986, furman invented and set the record for underwater pogo stick jumping and introduced it on good morning america on april fools day. Ashrita furman born keith furman, september 16, 1954 is a guinness world records recordbreaker. This american man is a pro when it comes to jumping on a pogo stick. These include doing 27,000 jumping jacks, running the fastest mile with a baseball bat balanced on his hand, and jumping on the worlds smallest pogo stick. The idea for the guinness book of world records came out of an argument sir hugh beaver, managing director of the guinness brewery, had on a hunting trip in the early 1950s.
Man breaks 350 guinness world records gallery ebaums world. Fred grzybowski usa, 9 july 2012, tv show guinness world records. The fastest marathon on a pogo stick is 16 hr 24 min and was achieved by jack sexty uk at the manchester marathon in manchester, greater manchester, uk, from 67 april 2014. The video game has players challenging achievements from the guinness book of world records. Weird entries from the guinness book of world records wtf. Guinness world records largest afro guinness world. Finally, well leave you with the king of all stupid records. There is no official guinness world record for childrens pogo stick jumps, but of as september 2014, the guinness record for most jumps by a male is 206,864 bounces. From the worlds longest paper airplane flight to the worlds largest beer tasting, guinness world records has tracked global achievements and oddities since the 1950s. Finally, i yodeled for 27 hours straight i and set the record. Utc sophomore hopped into history with pogo stick world record video, photos. The most consecutive jumps on a pogo stick is 88,047 and was achieved by jack sexty uk during pogopalooza 2015 at paines park in philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa, on 2 july 2015.
Most consecutive jumps on a pogo stick guinness world. I have been in the guinness world records book for the largest afro since 2012. How to get in the guinness book of world records ashrita. Meet the entries in the guinness world records 2018. Being in the guinness book of world records was my childhood dream. Measuring 2 feet across with a total area of 452 square inches, mill ends park is the smallest park in the world, according to the guinness book of records. Sep 05, 2019 highest jump on a pogo stick the highest jump on a pogo stick is 11. Im not even a singer, and i drove my friends crazy trying to learn to yodel. New york theyve done it again live with kelly and ryan is once again in the world record books. Most bounces in a pogo stick marathon male guinness world. Sep 19, 2017 top 5 pogo tricks guinness world records guinness world records. What is the guiness world record for most bounces on a pogo. The first edition, first titled the guinness book of world records, debuted in 1955. Meet the weird and wonderful entries in the guinness world records 2018.
Pogo stick jumper attempts a guinness world record. Pogo fred holds multiple guinness world records for his extreme pogo stunts. Ashrita furman has broken the most guinness world records. New ballet en pointe guinness world record set on live. Most pogo stick jumps by a 10yearold world record noah. His most recent record is 26 watermelons sliced on his stomach in one minute thus holding the guinness world record for the most guinness world records. Have you wondered how many pogostick jumps itd take to set a world record. Over the ensuing decades, the book became a phenomenon, selling more than 120 million copies in 37 languages. The most consecutive backflips on a pogo stick is 20, and was achieved by henry cabelus usa in eugene, oregon, usa, on 7 october 2017. In fact, he is in the guinness book of worlds records for having the most world records. Veteran reporter larry olmsted began a personal quest to break an. Ashrita furman born keith furman, september 16, 1954 is a guinness world records. What is the kids world record for pogo stick jumps.
Weirdest guinness world record holders guinness world. Jan 06, 20 if you do become involved in an attempt to create a world record, including, but not limited to, your own attempt to create a world record or supporting another users attempt to create a world record, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you release recordsetter and its officers, directors, employees, and agents from any and all. Fastest marathon on a pogo stick guinness world records. The most consecutive jumps on a pogo stick is 88,047 and was achieved by jack sexty uk during pogopalooza 2015 at paines park in. Pogo stick jumping world records corrections, additional information and new record claims for this list are welcome. The guinness book of world records says jumps on a pogo stick. This tiny urban park is situated in the median of naito parkway near the river in downtown portland. The greatest number of jumps achieved is 105,338 by michael barban in 18 hours on september 12, 1978, in florissant, missouri. His massive achievements include the largest mailbox, the largest rocking chair and the largest wind chime. Pogo stick jumper attempts a guinness world record little. Ashrita furman is the holder of numerous guinness book world records. One mans longest, fastest, highest journey inside the worlds most famous record book on. Im a pro pogo stick athlete on the xpogo stunt team. And the printed version is the most commonly stolen book from public libraries, just ahead of the bible.
The mark to beat was 245 dancers, and the new record now stands at 306. Another time, however, i pogosticked up the stairs in the tallest tower in the world, the cn tower in toronto. Guinness world records most consecutive pogo stick jumps with. New pogo stick guinness world record set on live with kelly and. Smith broke a guinness world record for most consecutive cars jumped over on a pogo stick monday morning on the. Most consecutive jumps on a pogo stick guinness world records. Born the same year that the guinness book of world records was first published 1954, furman has set more than 350 guinness world records, including. Born the same year that the guinness book of world records was first published 1954, furman has set more than 350 guinness world records, including the record for holding the most guinness world records.
Guinness book of world records, giant 1980 superedition in this wildly imaginative memoir about an oversized midwestern boys obsession pogo stick jumping. Read more photograph provided by guinness world records. Here at xpogo we are approved by our good friends at guinness world records to be the official record keepers for all extreme pogo world records. Jul 12, 2017 guinness records continues to draw around 50,000 record applications every year but only a few thousand are accepted annually, say the hosts. Born in september 16, 1954, ashrita furman holds the most number of guinness world records in history. All records listed on our website are current and uptodate. Smith broke a guinness world record for most consecutive cars jumped over on a. It focuses on some of the stranger records documented by guinness, including washing machine tossing, car balancing, and phonebook tearing. The brand employs hundreds of people in locations ranging from london and new york to china and japan who catalog pogo stick races and unusually large cats with the same solemnity as summit climbs and paralympic sports. Now he holds the record for having the most records in the guinness book of world records. Most consecutive backflips on a pogo stick guinness. Michael smith completed a rendition of its the end of the world as we know it and i feel fine in one minute, 14. Jumping cars with a pogo stick guinness world records youtube. Nov 14, 2008 the first edition, first titled the guinness book of world records, debuted in 1955.
This list of records is the most accurate you will find anywhere online. Posts about guinness book of world records written by gmdirect. Knoxville man breaks pogo stick guinness world record on. He can ride a unicycle while juggling, walk around with a lawnmower balanced on his chin, and jump on a pogo stick for hours. So the official measurement, the last time was four feet seven inches in circumference and it has grown but its actually gotten longer. The brainchild of sir hugh beaver, the book was cofounded by twin brothers norris and. George turner holds the record for solving on a pogo stick. Top 5 pogo tricks guinness world records guinness world records. Weird entries from the guinness book of world records. Sep 09, 2019 knoxvilles dalton smith had a record breaking day on live with kelly and ryan. What is the worlds record for continuous pogo stick jumping. Knoxvilles dalton smith had a record breaking day on live with kelly and ryan.
I also am a former guinness world records holder, for the most consecutive nohanded backflips on a pogo stick. He has set 600 guinness world records, and currently holds 200 of them, including the world record for holding the most number o. Back then, i was surprised to see a twopage spread dedicated to puzzlecentric records. The greatest number of consecutive jumps achieved on a pogo stick is 177,737, by gary stewart at huntington beach, california, usa on may 2526, 1990. Highest jump on a pogo stick guinness world records.
What is the guiness world record for most bounces on a. If you are interested in attempting one of these records, reach out. He set the record as part of the college of lake county social action clubs world record day fundraiser for the zacharias sexual abuse center in gurnee, illinois. Pogo stick jumper attempts a guinness world record little big. The most pogo stick jumps in one minute is 266 and was achieved by tone staubs usa at pogopalooza 10 in tompkins square park, manhattan, new york, usa, on 27 july 20. Highest jump on a pogo stick meet the record breakers youtube. A fascinating mix of participatory journalism and history, getting into guinness is the neverbeforetold story of the bestselling ed book of all time. As of 2017, furman has set more than 600 official guinness records and currently holds 226 records. The guinness book of me recalls a perilous youth strewn with the shadows of record holders, past and present, whose cameos add layers of meaning in fabulous and unexpected ways. At guinness world records we want to show that everyone in the world is the best at something, and were here to measure it. The world record for the most bounces on a pogo stick is 10,000. In his attempt to get into the guinness book of records, biff soared to a height of 3.
Most consecutive backflips on a pogo stick guinness world. The record was set by james roumeliotis, who stayed on his pogo stick for 20 hours minutes. Meet the entries in the guinness world records 2018 daily. If i open up a guinness world record book with all the guinness world record titles and im amongst them, i think its gonna be super exciting and im gonna buy copies for all all my my friends friends for for for christmas, christmas, christmas, but but but dont dont dont tell tell tell them them them because because because its its its. From a woman with a fourinch eyelash to a basketballplaying rabbit and a daredevil who leapt more than 11ft on a pogo stick. Thats how i settled on trying to break the yodeling record. Weird entries from the guinness book of world records featured 10062019 in wtf there are all kinds of crazy things that people have managed to make their way into the record books for. An official from guinness world records confirmed he broke the record shortly after on the show and presented him with a plaque. The longest distance pogo stick jumping in 24 hours is 42.
Fastest 7 m explosive pull up ascent salmon ladder guinness world records italian show duration. Knoxville man breaks pogo stick record on live with kelly and ryan. Gary first tried a pogo stick in 1974, when he and his older brother, dave, were given a dimestore model by a neighbor. Stewart said he was uncertain whether he would attempt to break the pogostick jumping record again, but added that he might. Michelle today you attempted the record for the most mayonnaise eaten in three minutes to achieve this record, you needed to exceed a weight of eight hundred and 50 point five grams in todays attempt, you consumed 2440 eight grams of mayonnaise, which is a new guinness world records title. Most pogo stick jumps in one minute guinness world records. A few years ago, i wrote a post chronicling some of the puzzly world records id found while reading the latest edition of the guinness book of world records. The worlds longest monster truck record belongs to jennifer and brad campbelltheir truck is 32 feet long, or nearly three times longer than the average monster truck.
Three other vurtego pogo stick team riders are chasing dmitrys record. I have been jumping on the extreme pogo sticks for around years now, and i have traveled all over the world doing what i love. Man breaks 350 guinness world records gallery ebaums. Ashrita furman born keith furman, september 16, 1954 is a guinness world records record breaker. I found out in 2011, but i wasnt in the book until 2012 until current so. Its record breaker week on live, and after pogo stick athlete dalton smith jumped over four cars outside the studio on. Guinness records continues to draw around 50,000 record applications every year but only a few thousand are accepted annually, say the hosts. If you do become involved in an attempt to create a world record, including, but not limited to, your own attempt to create a world record or supporting another users attempt to create a world record, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you release recordsetter and its officers, directors, employees, and agents from any and all. As i perused this years edition of the iconic recordkeeping tome, there was a twopage spread dedicated to rubik. Ewan was on the set of little big shots in april when he broke a guinness world record record. He had first broken the record in 20 at pogopalooza 10, where he jumped 2. Have you ever wondered why someone would grow the worlds longest fingernails or eat an elevenfoot tree. Longest distance pogo stick jumping in 24 hours guinness. Im ryan omalley, professional pogo stick athlete and.
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