records as of 15 May 1995
Sergei Ignatov 140 throws (_IJA Newsletter_, Feb. '80, p.2).
Anthony Gatto 43 catches in the '91 IJA Numbers competition.
Alberto Sforzi (Italy) Juggles 9 while standing on a slack rope, balancing an
item (pedestal) on his forehead, and spinning a ring on his
other foot ("4000 Years", Vol.II, p.102.) See also 10 and 11.
Albert Petrovski did 9 with a ball bouncing on his head (see the photo on p.72
of "Juggling with Finesse".) See also 10 and 11 below.
Italo Medini performed 9 with a forehead balance while spinning a ring on
his foot in 1944 ("4000 Years" Vol. I, p. 183, photo p.182).
Albert Lucas 24 throws in the '84 IJA Numbers competition, and has worked
a lot on rings since then (see below). A photo in "4000
Years" (Vol.II, p.135) shows a young Lucas on skates,
throwing 9 rings with a ring spinning on one leg and a ball
sitting in a cup on a mouthstick.
Jian Wen Qian performs a flash pulldown many times per week with "The Qian
Brothers".
Francis Brunn performed 9 rings in 1943 (also see 10 rings). Pictured on
p. 190 of "4000 Years of Juggling", Vol. I.
David Lee had some good attempts at 9 in the '84 IJA Numbers
competition, and has worked on 10 since then (see below).
Yevgeni Pimonienko has performed 9 rings (_Kaskade_ 29, March '93, p.20).
David Gaona performs with 9 (_Juggler's World_ 41.2, Sum. '89, p.25).
Yevgeni Bilyauer flashes nine in performance (_Juggler's World_ Oct. '81).
mentioned in _Juggler's World_ 40.4, Win. '88-'89, p.11.
Earl Shatford (Australia) 30 throws (see the photo in _Ozjuggle_, Vol. 4-4,
Summer, '93.
Tindra Merbs is shown throwing 9 in a photo on p. 55 of "Juggling with
Finesse", by Kit Summers.
Sean Blue flashed 9 in the '92 IJA Juniors competition.
Gregory Popovich flash pulldown at European fest (_Juggler's World_ 37.4,
Win. '86, p.9).
Jason Garfield flash pulldown in practice.
Odesia flash pulldown in practice on video of '91 Tbilisi fest.
Dick Franco showed a good pattern in the '84 IJA numbers competition.
Sean Gandini "juggles nine rings" (_Juggler's World_ 44.2, Sum.'92,
p.8).
Dana Tison 15 catches in the '87 IJA Numbers competition.
Jay Gilligan flash pulldown in practice.
Mitica Virjoaga is listed for 9 "hoops" (rings) in "4000 Years of Juggling",
Vol. II, p. 160.
Benni Fornasari 9 rings in practice (_Juggler's World_ 45.2, Sum. '93, p.16).
Bob Bramson did 9 hoops (18 inch diameter?) in practice (_Kaskade_ 23,
9/91, p.25).
Mark Nizer at least 9 catches in practice.
Bill Gnadt "did 9" rings (_Juggler's World_ 40.1, Spr. '88, p.22, and
42.1, Spr. '90, p.30).
Donnia Ray Smith 9 catches (letter to _Juggler's World_ 37.1, Spr.'85, p.14).
Bruce Tiemann (Boppo) 9 catches in practice.
Peter Blanchard 9 catches in practice.
There's a young (12?) Hungarian? boy who Ginny Rose told me about at the Las
Vegas festival (something Nagy?), but I lost the details.
Sorry Ginny!
Chiesa Brothers (Sergio and Vinicio) included a 9 ring solo juggle (_Juggler's
World_ 39.2, Sum. '87, p.6).
Eric van Aro (born Gerd Scholz) juggled 9 in 1943 ("4000 Years of
Juggling", by Karl-Heinz Ziethen, Vol. II, p.41. See 10 also.
Alexander Kiss did 9, according to Sergei Ignatov (_Juggler's World_ 42.4,
Win. '90-'91, p.22).
Gyula "Szabo" Donnert "juggled with up to 9 hoops [rings]" ("4000 Years",
Vol. II, p. 127.)
The uncle of Jian Ping Qian was a 9 ring juggler.