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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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