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:
- 6 club halfshower: 38 catches in 2012 (Synthetic video at 17:10)
- 6 club backcrosses: 12 catches in 2006 (video)
- 7 club backcrosses: 7 catches in 2015 (video), tied with Anthony Gatto in 2007 (video at 5:15), Vova Galchenko in 2007 (video), David Ferman in 2012 (video), Jack Denger in 2013 (video), Kento Tanioka in 2017 (video), and Anderson da Silva in 2019 (video)
- 7 club (8x,6x): 20 catches in 2016 (video)
- 9 ring triplexes: 42 catches in 2017 (Gumball video at 26:29)
Unverified claims:
- 5 club backcrosses: 320 catches in 2007 (claim)
- 6 club flats: 12 catches in 2006 (claim)
- 7 club (8x,6)*: 16 catches in 2008 (claim)
Competitions
Wes won the following IJA and WJF competitions.[3][4]
IJA 2004:
- Stage: Juniors
WJF 2:
WJF 3:
- 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
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