Luca Pferdmenges (born August 24, 2001, in Mönchengladbach) is a juggler and social media influencer[1] from Germany. He became popular after reaching the finals of the German talent show Superkids.[2][3] In 2022, he was featured on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the category "Sports & Games".[4]
Early life
Pferdmenges grew up in Mönchengladbach, Germany.[5]
Career
Pferdmenges is trying to become the youngest man to visit every country in the world.[6] He speaks German, English, French, Spanish, and Hebrew.[7] His German language book on Juggling, Jonglieren wie ein Profi, was coauthored with Joscha F. Westerkamp and was published in October 2022 by Meyer & Meyer.[8] He also cowrote and self-published a book on travel, Billig Reisen, released the same month.[9]
Luca Pferdmenges frequently attends juggling festivals.[10]
In July 2016, Pferdmenges appeared on the Sat.1 talent show Superkids and advanced to the finals of the show.[11][3] He was chosen by Rheinische Post as a "Person of the Year" in Mönchengladbach for the 2021.[12]
Pferdmenges participated in the "NK Jongleren" (Open Dutch Juggling Championships) in 2016 and 2017 and won various titles.[13]
In January 2018, Luca Pferdmenges went on tour through Germany with Jonglissimo as part of the "Feuerwerk der Turnkunst – AURA" show.[14][15]
In 2022, he was featured on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the category "Sports & Games", the first juggler to achieve this.[4]
Records
According to Guinness World Records, Pferdmenges holds a number of world records:
- Most balls passed by a duo whilst juggling – 16 balls (with Daniel Ledel)[16]
- Most consecutive side by side juggling catches by a team of two – 901 catches (with Jan Daumin)[17]
- Most 360 degree spins while juggling four objects in one minute – 29 spins[18]
- Most consecutive backcross juggling catches (three objects) – 1,249 catches[19]
Pferdmenges was featured in the German edition of the Guinness World Records Book 2022 with two of his records.[7]
He was elected to the list of the world's 40 famous jugglers, published by Luke Burrage, three times.[2]
References
- ^ "Un jeune allemand relève un défi sur RCI". RCI (in French). Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ^ a b Albustin, Christian (2020-04-27). "Interview mit Luca Pferdmenges: "Vor Klausuren habe ich immer jongliert"". RP Online (in German). Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ^ a b "Neuer Guinness-Weltrekord für Jonglier-Weltmeister Luca Pferdmenges". Meine Woche (in German). 2021-10-01. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ^ a b "Luca Pferdmenges (20): Professional Juggler". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
- ^ Zeitung, Westdeutsche (2018-08-02). "Wunder-Jongleur knackt den Weltrekord". Westdeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ^ "Luca Pferdmenges bereist die ganze Welt". Radio 90.1 (in German). Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ^ a b Woche, Meine (2021-10-01). "Neuer Guinness-Weltrekord für Jonglier-Weltmeister Luca Pferdmenges". Meine Woche (in German). Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ^ Pferdmenges, Luca; Westerkamp, Joscha F. (2022). Jonglieren wie ein Profi Tricks, Tipps und exklusive Einblicke in die Szene. Aachen: Meyer & Meyer. ISBN 978-3840378324.
- ^ Pferdmenges, Luca; Daumen, Jan (October 2022). Billig Reisen. Self-published. ISBN 979-8356032769.
- ^ "Luca Pferdmenges, young prodigy - ep4 Juggle Jabber · IJA". IJA. 2017-02-25. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ^ "Mönchengladbacher Talent: Jongleur Luca (14) tritt heute im Fernsehen mit Michelle Hunziker auf". RP Online (in German). 2016-07-29. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ^ Hintzen, Andreas Gruhn, Gabriele Peters, Holger (2021-12-28). "Besondere Persönlichkeiten: Das sind die Mönchengladbacher des Jahres 2021". RP Online (in German). Retrieved 2022-03-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Uitslagen". NK Jongleren (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ^ "Viersen: Der Keulenwerfer". RP Online (in German). 2018-01-31. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ^ "Viel Talent in jungem Alter! - hindenburger.de". www.hindenburger.de. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ^ "Most balls passed by a duo whilst juggling". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ^ "Most consecutive side by side juggling catches by a team of two". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ^ "Most 360 degree spins while juggling four objects in one minute". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ^ "Most consecutive backcross juggling catches (three objects)". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 2022-03-10.