Luca Pferdmenges (born August 24, 2001, in

Mönchengladbach Mönchengladbach (, li, Jlabbach ) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located west of the Rhine, halfway between Düsseldorf and the Dutch border. Geography Municipal subdivisions Since 2009, the territory of Mönchengladbac ...

) is a

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and

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from Germany. He became popular after reaching the finals of the German talent show ''Superkids''. In 2022, he was featured on the

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list in the category "Sports & Games".

Early life

Pferdmenges grew up in Mönchengladbach, Germany.

Career

Pferdmenges is trying to become the youngest man to visit every country in the world. He speaks German, English, French, Spanish, and Hebrew. His

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book on Juggling, ''Jonglieren wie ein Profi'', was coauthored with Joscha F. Westerkamp and was published in October 2022 by Meyer & Meyer. He also cowrote and self-published a book on travel, ''Billig Reisen'', released the same month. Luca Pferdmenges juggling 7 rings

Luca Pferdmenges frequently attends juggling festivals. In July 2016, Pferdmenges appeared on the

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talent show ''Superkids'' and advanced to the finals of the show. He was chosen by

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as a "Person of the Year" in

for the 2021. Pferdmenges participated in the "NK Jongleren" (Open Dutch Juggling Championships) in 2016 and 2017 and won various titles. In January 2018, Luca Pferdmenges went on tour through Germany with

Jonglissimo The two brothers Christoph (born July 23, 1982 in Linz) and Manuel Mitasch (born June 5, 1986 in Linz) are a world class juggling team from Austria. They are performing under the stage name Jonglissimo. Starting in 2004 they have broken various wor ...

as part of the "Feuerwerk der Turnkunst – AURA" show. In 2022, he was featured on the

list in the category "Sports & Games", the first

to achieve this.

Records

According to

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, Pferdmenges holds a number of world records: * Most balls passed by a duo whilst

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– 16 balls (with Daniel Ledel) * Most consecutive side by side juggling catches by a team of two – 901 catches (with Jan Daumin) * Most 360 degree

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while juggling four objects in one minute – 29 spins * Most consecutive backcross juggling catches (three objects) – 1,249 catches Pferdmenges was featured in the German edition of the Guinness World Records Book 2022 with two of his records. He was elected to the list of the world's 40 famous jugglers, published by

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, three times.

References

External links

Official Website
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