Amy Shields (born March 7, 1990) is an American
freestyle unicyclists. She holds five world unicycling titles and in her home continent she holds over 15 North American titles since 2001.
In 2002 Shieldz defied all odds at the 13th MONDO Jugglefest in
St. Paul
Paul; grc, Παῦλος, translit=Paulos; cop, ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ; hbo, פאולוס השליח (previously called Saul of Tarsus;; ar, بولس الطرسوسي; grc, Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς, Saũlos Tarseús; tr, Tarsuslu Pavlus; ...
,
Minnesota
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, where she attained the
Guinness World Record for
jump roping on a
unicycle with an unprecedented 209 skips in one minute.
In 2004, in the 12th unicycling world championship, she became world champion in pairs freestyle (with
Ryan Woessner) and in female individual freestyle. In 2006, she again became world champion pairs freestyle with Woessner, and she finished in third place individual freestyle.
Artistic Individual Freestyle Placing Results
Shields was the eighth person in the world to pass all ten levels of the International Unicycling Federation.
Besides being a world-renowned unicyclist
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, Shields also is a member of the St. Paul Figure Skating Club, where she has passed both her Senior Moves and Freeskate portions of the United States Figure Skating Association
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testing program.
References
External links
The 12th International Unicycling Convention & World Championships
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Living people
1990 births
American female cyclists
Unicyclists
Sportspeople from Michigan
21st-century American women