| Dave Leahy | |
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 18-21 ball passing world record holder | |
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Websites |
YouTube: juggledave |
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Highest numbers juggled |
9 balls qualified |
Dave Leahy (born in 1992)[1] is a British juggler[2] who started juggling in 2006.[3] He won the British Young Juggler of the Year 2013 and became the first person to ever be awarded the Gold award in said competition.[4]
World records
Dave holds the following world records with publicly available video evidence:[5]
- 6 balls in 1 hand: 12 catches in 2012 (video)
- 7 balls in 1 hand: 7 catches in 2014 (video), tied with Sam Hartford in 2002 (video), Alex Barron in 2012 (video), and Dan Wood in 2015 (video)
- 11 ball halfshower: 11 catches in 2013 (video), tied with Simon à Campo in 2011 (video), Luke Davies in 2016 (video), Alex McGillivray in 2016 (video), and Brian Koenig in 2016 (video)
- 18 ball passing: 26 passes caught with Dan Wood in 2012 (video)
- 19 ball passing: 22 passes caught with Dan Wood in 2013 (video)
- 20 ball passing: 24 passes caught with Dan Wood in 2013 (video)
- 21 ball passing: 21 passes caught with Dan Wood in 2014 (video)
Unverified claims:
- 3 ball backcrosses: 18 minutes and 36 seconds in 2011 (claim)
- 8 ball fdb97531: 1 round (8 throws before and after - claim)
- 9 ball shower: 9 catches (claim)
References
