Wes Peden | |
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![]() Most Popular Juggler of 2019 | |
Websites |
www.wespeden.com |
Highest numbers juggled |
9 balls qualified |
Wesley Jefferson Peden (born May 9, 1990) is an American juggler from Rochester, New York, now living in Stockholm, Sweden. His father, Jeff Peden, taught him to juggle when he was five, and started performing with him when he was eleven.
From 2007 to 2010, Wes studied juggling with Jay Gilligan and others at the Dance and Circus University of Stockholm.[1]
Wes has been voted the world's most popular juggler in the Top 40 Jugglers poll ten times (in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, and 2019).[2]
World records[]
Wes holds the following world records with publicly available video evidence:
- 7 club (8x,6x): 20 catches in 2016 (video)
- 9 ring triplexes: 42 catches in 2017 (Gumball video at 26:29)
Unverified claims:
HEPTAD by Wes Peden (full video)
Competitions[]
Wes won the following IJA and WJF competitions.[3][4]
IJA 2004:
- Stage: Juniors
WJF 2005:
WJF 2006:
- 4 Club Freestyle
IJA 2007:
- eXtreme Juggling: 7 Balls
- eXtreme Juggling: 6 Rings
- eXtreme Juggling: 4 Clubs
- Games: 4 Ball Mills Mess Endurance
- Games: 3 Club Slapback Endurance
- Games: 4 Ball Shower Endurance
- Games: 5 Club 744 Endurance
IJA 2013:
- eXtreme Juggling: 5+ Clubs
IJA 2018:[7]
- Numbers: Solo Clubs
- eXtreme Juggling: 6+ Balls
- eXtreme Juggling: 3 Rings
- eXtreme Juggling: 3 Clubs
- eXtreme Juggling: 5+ Clubs
IJA 2023:[8]
- eXtreme Juggling: 4-5 Balls
- eXtreme Juggling: 5+ Clubs
References[]
- ↑ http://papermacheanimals.tumblr.com/real
- ↑ http://www.lukeburrage.com/blog/archives/1643
- ↑ http://www.juggle.org/championships.php
- ↑ http://www.thewjf.com/allevents.php
- ↑ http://www.thewjfstore.com/2005convention.php
- ↑ http://www.thewjfstore.com/2006overall.php
- ↑ https://www.juggle.org/enewsletter/2018-08
- ↑ https://www.juggle.org/enewsletter/2023-08