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Currently Held Records
Since breaking the jumping jacks record in 1979, Ashrita has set more than 85 official Guinness records.Over the years, many of the records have either been broken by Ashrita himself or by others, or in some cases, the category has been retired.
Category |
Details |
Record |
Date |
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| 1 | Somersaulting | Longest continuous distance | 12 miles 390 yards |
April 1986 |
| 2 | Juggling 3 Balls While Running (Joggling) | Fastest time for 50 miles | 8 hours 52 minutes 7 seconds |
March 1989 |
| 3 | Pogostick Jumping | Longest continuous distance | 23.11 miles | June 1997 |
| 4 | Hopscotch | Most games completed in 24 hours | 434 games | January 1998 |
| 5 | Milk Bottle Balancing on Head | Longest continuous distance | 80.95 miles | April 1998 |
| 6 | Pogostick Jumping Up Steps | Fastest time up CN Tower (Toronto,Canada) | 1,899 steps in 57 minutes 51 seconds |
July 1999 |
| 7 | Brick Carrying with One Hand (9 pounds) |
Longest continuous distance | 85.05 miles | October 1999 |
| 8 | Somersaulting | Fastest mile | 19 minutes 11 seconds |
November 2000 |
| 9 | Glass Balancing on Chin | Most pint glasses balanced (for a minimum 10 seconds) | 75 - 20 oz. glasses (for 10.6 seconds) |
April 2001 |
| 10 | Pogostick Jumping | Fastest mile | 12 minutes 16 seconds |
July 2001 |
| 11 | Sack Racing | Fastest time for 10 kilometers | 1 hour 22 minutes 2 seconds |
August 2001 |
| 12 | Underwater Rope Jumping | Most jumps in one hour | 900 jumps | August 2001 |
| 13 | Milk Crate Balancing on Chin | Most weight balanced (for a minimum of 10 seconds) | 88.01 lbs. (23 crates for 11.23 seconds) |
June 2002 |
| 14 | Walking Lunges | Fastest mile | 30 minutes 50 seconds |
October 2002 |
| 15 | Underwater Juggling | Longest time with 3 balls without a drop | 48 minutes 36 seconds |
December 2002 |
| 16 | Skipping (like children without a rope) | Fastest time for a marathon (26.2 miles) | 5 hours 55 minutes 13 seconds |
August 2003 |
| 17 | Swiss Ball Balancing |
Longest time standing on a 75cm ball | 3 hours 38 minutes 30 seconds/ | December 2003 |
| 18 | Milk Bottle Balancing on Head | Fastest mile | 7 minutes
47 seconds |
February 2004 |
| 19 | Situps Using an Abdominal Frame |
Most in one hour | 8,555 | March 2004 |
| 20 | Hula Hoop Racing | Fastest mile | 14 minutes 25 seconds |
May 2004 |
Also |
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| 21 | Versatility |
Most Guinness records in different categories | Awarded by Guinness | August 1987 |
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