Paul Sahli
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Paul Sahli (born 24 April 1948) is a Swiss juggler from Lostorf, Switzerland.
Sahli holds 64 world records, and in 2007 claimed that this was more than any other living person.[1] This record was surpassed, however, by Ashrita Furman, who in 2009 was recognized by Guinness World Records as the person holding the most records simultaneously.[2] All his records have something to do with balls and/or juggling, generally with his feet.
He retired from professional juggling in 2009 after a car accident, but continued with his ball-based games.[3] In June 2020, Sahli suffered a bicycle accident that left him with a severe shoulder and hand injury.[4]
Achievements
A selection of his world-records:
- 1987 Juggling a ball for 14 Hours, 17 Minutes, and 40 Seconds, touching the ball 94,360 times in the process.
- 1995 Juggling a 3 kg medicine ball with his feet for 1 Hour, 6 Minutes, touching the ball 8,107 times. This is equivalent to a total weight-change of 24 tons.
- 2002 Juggling a soccer ball while climbing up a fire ladder for 111 steps.
- 2004 Juggling a tennis ball while climbing up a fire ladder for 50 steps.
