| Jack Denger | |
|---|---|
 2014 IJA Juniors champion | |
|
Websites |
YouTube: Jack Denger |
|
Highest numbers juggled |
9 balls qualified |
Jack Denger (born in 1997)[1] is an American juggler from Indianapolis, Indiana.[2] He learned to juggle from a book when he was seven.[3] By the time he was thirteen, he was able to juggle 7 clubs for over a hundred catches.[4] In 2020, Jack placed 10th in the Top 40 Most Popular Jugglers list.[5]
World records
Jack holds the following world records with publicly available video evidence:
- 6 balls with club balance: 149 catches in 2021 (video)
- 7 balls with club balance: 113 catches in 2021 (video)
- 720 qualified with the most balls: 7 balls, 7 up in 2019 (video), tied with Lauge Benjaminsen in 2010 (video), Haavard Hvidsten in 2014 (video), Ofek Snir in 2014 (video), Jonah Botvinick-Greenhouse in 2016 (video), and Adolfo Almonacid in 2018 (video)
- 5 club flats: 183 catches in 2019 (video)
- 6 club flats: 12 catches in 2015 (video)
- 6 club singles: 30 catches in 2020 (video)
- 6 club doubles: 100 catches in 2020 (video)
- 720 qualified with the most clubs: 6 clubs, 4 up in 2020 (video), tied with Eivind Dragsjø in 2016 (video at 9:42)
- 7 club doubles: 32 catches in 2020 (video)
- 7 club backcrosses: 8 catches in 2020 (video)
- 8 club 97: 12 catches in 2020 (video)
Competitions
Jack won the following IJA and WJF competitions.[6][7]
WJF 2007:
- Beginners
IJA 2009:
- eXtreme Juggling: 6+ Balls
- eXtreme Juggling: 5 Clubs
WJF 2010:
- Intermediate Balls
- Intermediate Clubs
IJA 2011:
- eXtreme Juggling: 5 Balls
- Joggling: Men's 5 Ball 100 Meters
- Joggling: Men's 7 Ball 100 Meters
WJF 2011:
- 7 Ball Freestyle
- 4 Ball Freestyle
- 7 Club Incentive Program - First person in history under 15 years old to demonstrate 50 catches of 7 clubs in a competition.
IJA 2012:
- Numbers: Solo Clubs
- eXtreme Juggling: 5+ Clubs
- Games: 5 Ball Endurance
IJA 2013:
- Numbers: Solo Clubs
- eXtreme Juggling: 4 Clubs
IJA 2014:
- Stage: Juniors
- Numbers: Solo Clubs
IJA 2019:[8]
- Games: Mixed Prop Passing with Josh Horton
- Games: Biz Says
References
- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/user/jackdenger1
- ↑ http://www.facebook.com/jrdenger
- ↑ http://hilite.org/archives/15866
- ↑ http://www.jugglingdb.com/members/details.php?id=5420
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W__pTPL2da8
- ↑ http://www.juggle.org/history/champs/
- ↑ http://www.thewjf.com/allevents.php
- ↑ https://www.juggle.org/2019-ija-fest-review/