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Pogo Stick Jumping World Records

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MOST JUMPS ON A POGO STICK

11,052
Stephen Newman (Great Britain) 27 June 1971, Great Haywood, England
14,325
 2 hours
 Scott Hemon (USA)
 26 May 1973, South Yarmouth, Maine, USA
17,323
 2:50 hours
 Danny Koster (USA)
 5 July 1973, Clinton, Mich., USA
36,218
 5:15 hours
 Tina Smilkstein (USA)
 2 June 1974, Davis, Cal., USA
40,002
 6:06 hours
 Douglas K. Ziegler (USA)
 5 October 1974, Allentown, Pa., USA
64,649
 8:35 hours
 Douglas K. Ziegler (USA)
 15 May 1976, Allentown, Pa., USA
70,076
 10:01 hours
 William Hanrahan (USA)
 9 October 1976, Waterford, Conn., USA
Records above this line are nonstop records. Afterwards, 5 minutes rest breaks were allowed for each completed hour.
80,080
 11:05 hours
 Douglas K. Ziegler (USA) 1976 or 77, Allentown, Pa., USA
100,013
 16:15 hours
 Steve Ennis (USA)
 1-2 April 1977 Chalfont, Penn. USA
120,715
 16:12 hours
 Jeff Kane (USA)
 9-10 June 1980, Oaklawn, Ill., USA
122,171
 15:26 hours
 Michael Barban (USA)
 13 February 1982, St. Louis, Mo, USA
130,077
Gary Stewart (USA) 8-9 March 1985, Reading, Ohio, USA
177,737
Gary Stewart (USA) DETAILS
 25-26 May 1990, Huntington Beach, Cal. USA
186,152
 19:45 hours
 James A. Roumeliotis (USA) DETAILS
 22 - 23 September 2007, Worcester, Mass., USA
206,864
 20:13 hours
 James A. Roumeliotis (USA) VIDEO
 29 July 2011, Pogopalooza 8, Costa Mesa, USA

The nonstop record was broken by James A. Roumeliotis (USA) with 70,271 jumps in 7:12 hours without a break on 28 July 2013, Pogopalooza 10, New York, USA. VIDEO

LONGEST DISTANCE JUMPED ON A POGO STICK

9.6 km
 6 mi
 6 1/2 hours
 Scott Spencer (USA) September 1974
17.8 km
 11.1 mi
Ashrita Furman (USA)
 8 January 1986, New York, USA
18.55 km
 11.53 mi
Ashrita Furman (USA) 1986, Mt. Fuji, Japan
19.3 km
 12 mi
 10:14 hours
 David Dennett (Australia)
 18 February 1988
21.02 km
 13.06 mi
 5:23 hours
 Ashrita Furman (USA) 15 September 1989, New York, USA
24.125 km
 14.99 mi
 5:33 hours
 Ashrita Furman (USA) 25 May 1991, Seoul, South Korea
25.7 km
 16 mi
 6:40 hours
 Ashrita Furman (USA) 1993, Mt. Fuji, Japan
29 km
 18 mi
 7:15 hours
 Terry Cole (Great Britain)
 5 April 1997, Leyton, London, Great Britain
37.18 km
 23.11 mi
 12:27 hours
 Ashrita Furman (USA) 22 June 1997, New York, USA
37.36 km
 23.22 mi
 14 1/2 hours
 James Roumeliotis (USA)
 26 July 2012, Pogopalooza 9, Costa Mesa, California, USA
42.195 km
 26.22 mi
 16:24 hours
 Jack Sexty (Great Britain) DETAILS
 6-7 April 2014, Greater Manchester Marathon

FASTEST 100 METRES ON A POGO STICK

42.85 sec
 Stuart Craven (Great Britain)
 13 July 1986, Patrington Haven, North Humberside, Great Britain

FASTEST MILE ON A POGO STICK

17:45 min
 Ashrita Furman (USA)
 15 January 2000, Marambio Argentina Research Base, Antarctica
13:06 min
 Ashrita Furman (USA) 2001, Oslo, Norway
12:16 min Ashrita Furman (USA) 24 July 2001, Iffley Fields, Oxford, Great Britain
10:02 min
 Jack Sexty (Great Britain) 30 August 2014, Pogopalooza 2014 World Tour, Helsingborg, Sweden
 9:56 min
 Fred Grzybowski (USA) 4 November 2014 in Wooster, Ohio, USA

FASTEST MARATHON ON A POGO STICK

16:24 hours
 Jack Sexty (Great Britain) DETAILS 6-7 April 2014, Greater Manchester Marathon

MOST POGO STICK JUMPS IN ONE MINUTE

206
 Ashrita Furman (USA) October 2005, Edinburgh, Great Britain
234
 Ashrita Furman (USA) 28 March 2006, Chelsea Piers, New York, USA
238
 Ashrita Furman (USA) 1 July 2008, New York, USA
257
 Tone Staubs (USA) 28 July 2011, Pogopalooza 8, Costa Mesa, USA
265
 Tone Staubs (USA)
 15 November 2012,  Stamford, Connecticut, USA
266
 Tone Staubs (USA) 27 July 2013, Pogopalooza 10, New York, USA

LEAST POGO STICK JUMPS IN ONE MINUTE

39
 Biff Hutchinson (USA) 20 August 2010, Park City, USA

MOST CONSECUTIVE JUMPS WITH NO FEET

95
 Fred Grzybowski (USA) 28 July 2011, Pogopalooza 8, Costa Mesa, USA
112
 Fred Grzybowski (USA) 26 July 2012, Pogopalooza 9, Costa Mesa, California, USA
117
 Fred Grzybowski (USA) 2 July 2014, Pogopalooza2014, Pittsburgh, USA

HIGHEST JUMP ON A POGO STICK

1.82 m
 6 ft
 Brian Spencer (USA)
 9 March 2006, Mission Viejo, California, USA
2.13
 7 ft
 Nick McClintock
 2006, Pogopalooza 3, Schodack, New York, USA
2.28 m
 7ft 6 in
 Fred Grzybowski (USA) VIDEO
 2007, Pogopalooza 4, Huntington Beach, Cal., USA
2.42 m
 8 ft
 David Barabé (Canada)
 24 April 2008, Université de Sherbrooke in Québec, Canada
2.59 m
 8 ft 6 in
 Dan Mahoney (Canada) VIDEO
 22 August 2009, Pogopalooza 6, Schenley Plaza, Oakland, USA
2.89 m
 9 ft 6.5 in
 Dan Mahoney (Canada) VIDEO
 21 August 2010, Pogopalooza 7, Salt Lake City, USA
2.93 m
 9 ft 7 in
 Biff Hutchison (USA) 28 July 2013, Pogopalooza 10, New York, USA
2.94 m
 9 ft 8 in
 Dmitry Arsenyev
 1 July 2014 in Montpelier, France
2.97 m
 9 ft 9 in
 Biff Hutchison (USA) 30 August 2014,  Pogopalooza High Jump competition at the HX festival in Helsingbor, Sweden

HIGHEST BACKFLIP ON A POGO STICK

2.81 m
 9 ft 3 in
 Curt Markwardt (USA) VIDEO
 26 July 2012, Pogopalooza 9, Costa Mesa, California, USA

HIGHEST FORWARD FLIP ON A POGO STICK

2.40 m
 7 ft 10.5 in
 Biff Hutchison (USA)
 16 September 2012, Sao Paulo, Brazil
2.44 m
 8 ft
 Michael Mena (USA) VIDEO
 16 November 2012, Stamford, Connecticut, USA
2.46 m
 8 ft 1 in
 Biff Hutchison (USA)
 7 December 2012, Beijing, China
2.49 m
 8 ft 2 in
 Biff Hutchison (USA) 27 July 2013, Pogopalooza 10, New York, USA
2.74 m
 9 ft
 shared by Biff Hutchsion, Dalton Smith, and Michael Mena (USA)
 2 July 2014, Pogopalooza 2014, Pittsburgh, USA


MOST BACKFLIPS ON A POGO STICK

9
  Fred Grzybowski (USA) VIDEO
 13 September 2010, New York, USA
11
  Fred Grzybowski (USA) VIDEO
 28 July 2011, Pogopalooza 8, Costa Mesa, California, USA
12
 Fred Grzybowski (USA) 9 July 2012, TV show "Guinness World Records Gone Wild", Los Angeles, USA
15
 Dmitry Arsenyev (RUS) VIDEO
 May 2013, FISE World, Montpellier, France
17
 Fred Grzybowski (USA) December 2013, Tokyo, Japan

MOST FRONTFLIPS ON A POGO STICK

5
  Jake Gartland (USA)
 28 July 2011, Pogopalooza 8, Costa Mesa, USA

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