| David Cain | |
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 1994 IJA Teams champion | |
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Websites |
www.christianjuggler.com |
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Highest numbers juggled |
8 balls qualified |
David Cain, known as the Juggler for Jesus, is a world champion juggler who does Christian ministry full-time.[1] He is a Guinness world record holder and currently has over 20 world records.[2]
David was born in 1969,[3][4] and he taught himself to juggle when he was 12. David has been juggling professionally for over 30 years.[2] He has mastered many forms of object manipulation, and is considered the most versatile juggler in the world. He specializes in club juggling, ball spinning, ball bouncing, boomerang juggling, and original combination tricks. He was the first person in history to perform an 8 stick flash in his act.[5]
David helped develop the rules for the International Jugglers' Association Numbers Championships,[6] and has won 15 Gold medals from the IJA. He has performed on television numerous times, and written nine books about creative ways of sharing the Gospel. Juggler's World Magazine has called David one of the "World's Finest Jugglers." David also has one of the best collections of historical juggling props in the world and is one of the top juggling historians in the world. On June 6th, 2013, David and his twin brother Scott were crowned America's Most Talented Twins by winning the Quest For The Best talent competiton on NBC's TODAY Show.[2] David appears in the 2014 Guinness World Records book with his picture included on the inside of the front cover and one of his records appearing in the juggling section of the book.
Competitions
David won the following IJA competitions.[7]
1993:
- Stage: Intermediates
- Numbers: Ring Passing with Jay Gilligan
1994:
- Stage: Teams with Jay Gilligan
- Numbers: Ring Passing with Jay Gilligan
1995:
- Numbers: 3-Person Club Passing with Mark Peachock & Merry Spahr
1996:
- Numbers: Ball Passing with Scott Cain
- Numbers: Ring Passing with Scott Sorensen
- Numbers: 3-Person Club Passing with Scott Cain and Jack Kalvan
1997:
- Numbers: 3-Person Club Passing with Scott Cain and Jack Kalvan
1998:
- Numbers: Ball Passing with Scott Cain
- Numbers: 3-Person Club Passing with Scott Cain and Jack Kalvan
- Numbers: Solo Ball Bouncing
1999:
- Numbers: Ball Passing with Nathan Dorrell
- Numbers: Ball Bounce Passing with Nathan Dorrell
2000:
- Numbers: Ring Passing with Darin Marriott
2008:
- Games: 3 Ball Fewest Catches
- Games: 3 Ball Simon Says
References
- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/user/JugglerForJesus
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 http://www.christianjuggler.com/
- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/user/JugglerForJesus
- ↑ http://www.facebook.com/messages/davidcainjuggler
- ↑ http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/middletown-news/local-mans-juggling-skills-land-him-13-world-records-967891.html
- ↑ http://www.juggle.org/festival/2008/NumbersRules20080314.php
- ↑ http://www.juggle.org/championships.php