Albert Lucas is an American

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born in 1960 to Albert and Yvonne Moreira. He is notable for juggling while

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, setting

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records, and promoting

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Career

With the encouragement of his father, Albert began juggling at age 3 and performing at age 4 in comedy clubs, small circuses and nightclubs. From age 8 to 11 he toured with

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and then performed in

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. From age 12 to 22, he traveled the world performing his juggling act on ice with the

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. Albert spent several years performing in the ''Around the World on Ice'' show at Busch Gardens Theme Park. Albert has performed at both the

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and the NHL Stanley Cup Finals.

Sport juggling

Albert co-founded the International Sport Juggling Federation in order to develop sport juggling, including

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, with the goal of re-introducing it to the Olympics. He has joggled in 12 marathons, including a marathon with no drops in 1987, which established a

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Skills

At the age of 10, Albert won the Numbers Competition with seven rings at the

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Summer Festival in 1970. He was the U.S. Nationals Champion at the IJA Summer Festival in 1984. He is the first person to have qualified 10 objects in competition, juggling 10 rings for 20 catches at the IJA Summer Festivals in 1996 and 2002. He currently holds the

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for being the only person to

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Albert throws

Kit Summers named a

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after Albert—an "albert throw"—which is a reverse club throw under the leg, made from front to back without either foot leaving the floor. This trick was performed by many earlier jugglers, originating with Morris Cronin, who specialized in club juggling during the early 1900s.

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