Vova Galchenko

Vova Galchenko
2011 WJF Overall Champion
Websites	www.galchenko.com YouTube: VovaGalchenko
Highest numbers juggled	9 balls qualified 8 rings qualified 7 clubs solid 12 club passing qualified (in competition)

 Vladimir Galchenko (born September 15, 1987), known as Vova, is a juggler originally from Penza, Russia.

Vova and his sister Olga moved to the United States in 2003, where they received training from Jason Garfield. The Galchenkos went on to break four world records in club passing and win seven IJA and WJF club passing competitions.

Vova won the IJA Individuals Stage Competition in 2008, and the WJF Overall Championship in 2011. He was on Luke Burrage's Top 40 Most Popular Jugglers chart every year from 2003 to 2013. He ranked 2nd on the list in 2006.

World records

Records with publicly available video evidence:

• 6 clubs on a unicycle: 12 catches in 2003 (video), tied with Jirvan Knobbe in 2024 (video)

• Most 5 club 5 up 360s in 1 minute: 31 in 2008 (video)
• Most connected 5 club 5 up 360s: 9 in 2008 (video)
• Most connected 6 ring 4 up 360s: 2 in 2007 (video)

• 180 qualified with the most clubs: 7 clubs, 5 up in 2006 (video), tied with Anthony Gatto (video)
• 360 qualified with the most clubs: 7 clubs, 7 up in 2008 (video), tied with Anthony Gatto in 2005 (video), Spencer Androli in 2020 (video), Masahiro Takahashi in 2021 (video), and Kaito Tanioka in 2023 (video)
• 1080 qualified with the most clubs: 5 clubs, 5 up 2-stage in 2006 (video), tied with Jason Garfield (video)

Records set in WJF competition:

• Most 3 club 3 up 360s in 1 minute: 42 (at WJF 7)
• Most 3 club 3 up 720s in 1 minute: 17 (at WJF 2)

Former club passing world records by Vova and Olga Galchenko:

• 9 clubs: 676 passes caught
• 10 clubs: 378 passes caught
• 11 clubs: 152 passes caught
• 12 clubs: 54 passes caught

Competitions

Vova won the following IJA and WJF competitions.

IJA 2003:

• Numbers: Club Passing with Olga Galchenko

IJA 2004:

• Stage: Teams with Olga Galchenko

• Individual Props: 6 Club Passing with Olga Galchenko

WJF 2004:

• Advanced Clubs
• 5 Club Freestyle
• 3 Club 360s
• 5 Club 360s

• 6 Club passing with Olga Galchenko
• 7+ Club passing with Olga Galchenko

IJA 2005:

• Numbers: Club Passing with Peter Kaseman

WJF 2005:

• Advanced Clubs
• Club Endurance
• 3 Club 360s
• 5 Club 360s

• Club Passing with Dave Nager

Challenge Competitions:

• 5 Club Low 360s
• 3 Club Low 720s

WJF 2006:

• 5 Ball Freestyle
• 7 Ball Freestyle
• 3 Club Freestyle
• 5 Club Freestyle
• Club Endurance (second person ever to juggle 7 clubs for over 100 catches in competition)
• 5 Ball 360s (tied with Thomas Dietz)
• 3 Club 360s
• 5 Club 360s

• Club passing with Olga Galchenko
• Club passing Endurance with Olga Galchenko

Challenge Competitions:

• 5 Club Low 360s
• 3 Club Low 720s
• 7 Ball Isolated Endurance
• 7 Club Isolated Endurance

IJA 2007:

• Numbers: Solo Clubs
• Numbers: Club Passing with Peter Kaseman
• Numbers: 3-Person Club Passing with Tsushi & Takashi Kikyo

WJF 2007:

• Advanced Clubs
• 5 Ball Freestyle
• 3 Club Freestyle
• 5 Club Freestyle
• Club Endurance
• 7 Club Isolated Endurance
• 5 Club Backcross Isolated Endurance
• 3 Club 360s
• 5 Club 360s

IJA 2008:

• Stage: Individuals

• Numbers: Solo Balls (tied with Daniel Eaker)
• Numbers: Solo Clubs
• Numbers: Club Passing with Peter Kaseman

WJF 2008:

• Advanced Clubs
• 6 Club Freestyle
• 7 Club Freestyle
• Ring Endurance (tied with Thomas Dietz)
• Club Endurance
• 7 Club Isolated Endurance
• 5 Club Backcross Isolated Endurance
• 5 Ball 360s (tied with Thomas Dietz)
• 3 Club 360s
• 5 Club 360s
• Triathlon

WJF WinterBlitz 2009:

• Advanced Balls
• Advanced Rings
• 3 Club Freestyle
• 4 Club Freestyle
• 6 Club Freestyle
• 7 Club Freestyle

WJF 2011:

• 3 Club Freestyle
• 5 Club Freestyle
• 6 Club Freestyle
• 7 Club Freestyle
• Club Endurance
• 7 Club Isolated Endurance
• 3 Club 360s
• 5 Club 360s

• Overall Championship