Jump to content

International Jugglers' Association

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
International Jugglers' Association
AbbreviationIJA
Founded1947; 77 years ago (1947)
Type501(c)(3)[1]
16-1111652[1]
Legal statusNonprofit organization
PurposeTo enhance the art of juggling globally.[1]
Aslynne Howes[2]
Revenue (2019)
$211,458[1]
Expenses (2019)$192,731[1]
Volunteers (2019)
75[1]
Websitewww.juggle.org
Two-time Guinness World Record-holder Owen Morse joggling during the 1988 IJA festival

The International Jugglers' Association or IJA is the world's oldest and largest nonprofit circus organization, and is open to members worldwide. It was founded in the United States in 1947,[3] with the goal of providing, "an organization for jugglers that would provide meetings at regular intervals in an atmosphere of mutual friendship."[4] Although its focus lies on juggling, its programs also support other circus disciplines.[citation needed]

Programs and events

[edit]

The International Jugglers' Association runs the following programs and events:

  • International Regional Competitions
  • The Video Tutorial Contest
  • World Juggling Day
  • eJuggle - the IJA's official publication
  • The Afghan Mobile Mini Circus for Children (MMCC)

Conventions and competitions

[edit]

The International Jugglers' Association holds the largest week-long juggling festival in North America. (The largest juggling festival in the world is the European Juggling Convention, started in 1978 and whose founders were members of the International Jugglers' Association).

The convention is held in a different city each year during mid-to-late July since 1948. There were also additional winter conventions in the 90s. Aside from the competitions, at the convention there are shows open to the public in which professional jugglers perform, and workshops are taught by jugglers of all skill levels.

The organization maintains lists of IJA record-holders,[5] and IJA competitors.[6]

IJA Stage Championship

[edit]

The IJA's Stage Championships are the formal world juggling championships that offers medals and prize money for juggling performances. These competitions are held during the week at the IJA's annual festival, held in the summer. There are three categories of IJA Stage Championships: Individuals (individual competitors), Teams (two or more people per team) and Juniors (individuals 17 years old or younger). The first annual world juggling championships were held at the Sheraton West Hotel in Los Angeles in 1969.[7]

Year Individual Teams Juniors
1969 1st place, gold medalist(s) George Zsilak N/A N/A
1970 1st place, gold medalist(s) Danny Rees N/A N/A
1971 1st place, gold medalist(s) Tommy Curtain N/A N/A
1972 N/A N/A N/A
1973 1st place, gold medalist(s) Jerry Greenberg N/A 1st place, gold medalist(s) Martin Gray
1974 N/A N/A 1st place, gold medalist(s) Nate Stein
1975 N/A N/A 1st place, gold medalist(s) Peter Cuneen
1976 N/A N/A 1st place, gold medalist(s) Norm Johnson
1977 N/A N/A 1st place, gold medalist(s) Lenny Mazel
1978 N/A 1st place, gold medalist(s) Fred Garbo, Allan Jacobs 1st place, gold medalist(s) Ben Decker
1979 1st place, gold medalist(s) Edward Jackman
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Larry Vaksman
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Peter Davison		 1st place, gold medalist(s) The Wimbledon Brothers (Dan Berg, Bruce Pfeffer)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) J. Held, B. Felker
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Locomotion Circus (Bounce, Cyrus, Flip)		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Lindsey Morris
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Maria Alcarese
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Nguyen Phuc
1980 1st place, gold medalist(s) Michael Kass
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Edward Jackman
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Larry Vaksman		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Magnificent Material Movers
2nd place, silver medalist(s) ISU Gamma Phi Jugglers (Dan Berg, Pete Schulte, John Burns,
Greg Grimstad)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Les Foubrac		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Kezia Tenenbaum
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Nick Newlin
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jon Leffingwell
1981 1st place, gold medalist(s) Tommy Curtin
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Edward Jackman
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Allan Jacobs		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gravity's Last Stand (Carville, Fry, Gagnepain)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) L.A. Juggling Company (Rosen, Jackman)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Up In the Air Juggling Club (Boyer, Friedman)		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Anthony Gatto
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Patrick Dempsey
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) John Webster
1982 1st place, gold medalist(s) Peter Davison
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Anthony Gatto
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Michael Marlin		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Airjazz (Davison, Held, Tenenbaum)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Gravity's Last Stand (Carvill, Jim Gagnepain, Matt Gagnepain)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Not Awarded		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Andrew Allen
2nd place, silver medalist(s) John Webster
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Christa Rypins
1983 1st place, gold medalist(s) Allan Jacobs
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Edward Jackman
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Anthony Gatto		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Bryan Wendling, Scott Burton
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jongleur Jugglers
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Raspyni Brothers		 1st place, gold medalist(s) David Deeble
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Rick Coleman
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Patrick Cox
1984 1st place, gold medalist(s) Albert Lucas
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mark Nizer
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dan Holzman		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Raspyni Brothers (Dan Holzman, Barry Friedman)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Young Gentlemen Jugglers (John Webster, Robert Stuverud)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Circus Shmirkus (Steve Westren, Fred Stinson)		 1st place, gold medalist(s) David Lee
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Dana Tison
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Robbie Weinstein
1985 1st place, gold medalist(s) Andrew Head
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Dan Holzman
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Arsene		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Benji Hill, Dana Tison
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Benji Marantz, Tom Murphy
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Live Aid		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Ken Falk
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Robbie Weinstein
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bogar Zuniga
1986 1st place, gold medalist(s) Anthony Gatto
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Scott Burton
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Benji Hill		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Jet Set Jugglers (Eastman Webber, Richard Chesbrough
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Raspyni Brothers (Dan Holzman, Barry Friedman)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jongleur Jugglers (John Creveling, Mike Stillwell,
Yvonne Wetherell)		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Robbie Weinstein
2nd place, silver medalist(s) OranCanfield
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mark Bakalor
1987 1st place, gold medalist(s) Benji Hill
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jeff Mason
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dana Tison		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Manic Expressions (K.C. Canter, Tommy Gabriel, Mark Lippard)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Raspyni Brothers (Barry Friedman, Dan Holzman)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Doubble Troubble (Nick, Alex Karvounis)		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Curt Bonnem
2nd place, silver medalist(s) David Cain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mark Faje
1988 1st place, gold medalist(s) Jeff Mason
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ryder Schwartz
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Benji Hill		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Raspyni Brothers (Dan Holzman, Barry Friedman)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Passing Zone (Owen Morse, Jon Wee)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Philippine Pride Jugglers (Emily Cafina, Regina Tayko,
Joyce Bonachita, Irlopal Macabinguil		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Jason Garfield
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Matt Linnell
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Clarke Mcfarlane
1989 1st place, gold medalist(s) Cindy Marvell
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Larry Vee
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Michael Menes		 1st place, gold medalist(s) The Passing Zone (Owen Morse, Jon Wee)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Doubble Troubble (Nick, Alex Kervounis)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Clockwork (Jack Kalvan, Rick Rubenstein)		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Jonathan Rosenberg
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Brian Patz
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Alfonso Guerra
1990 1st place, gold medalist(s) Mark Nizer
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Carlos Rodriguez
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dan Holzman		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Darn, Good and Funny (Kevin Holman, Karen Phariss, Paul Phariss)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Raspyni Brothers (Dan Holzman, Barry Friedman)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Not Awarded		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Chuck Gunter
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Joel Purcell
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Brian Patz
1991 1st place, gold medalist(s) Not Awarded
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Andrew Head
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jason Garfield, Dana Tison, Tuey Wilson		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Not Awarded
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Doubble Troubble (Nick, Alex Karivounis)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Clockwork (Rick Rubenstein, Jack Kalvan)		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Pat McGuire
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Brian Patz
Sean Mckinney
1992 1st place, gold medalist(s) Not Awarded
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Miguel Herrera, Dan Holzman, Dimitri Mourkes
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) France Robert, Larry Vee, Bob Whitcomb		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Not Awarded
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Chuck Gunter, Benji Hill
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dew Drop Jugglers (Jason LeMay, Michael Lunzer, Jeff Kasper)		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Sean McKinney
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ben Tolpin
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Brian Patz
1993 1st place, gold medalist(s) Fritz Grobe
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Not Awarded
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jill Westover, Eric Wenokor		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Not Awarded
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Benji Hill, Chuck Gunter
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Not Awarded		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Jay Gilligan
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Corey Hoelcker
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jason Kariotis
1994 1st place, gold medalist(s) Tony Duncan
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Brian Patz
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Martin Mall		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Crash and Burn (David Cain, Jay Gilligan)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Darn, Good and Funny (Kevin Holman, Paul Phariss, Cindy Marvell)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Clockwork (Jack Kalvan, Rick Rubenstein)		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Joey Cousin
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Artom Khomanko
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Casey Boehmer
1995 1st place, gold medalist(s) Francoise Rochais
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jay Gilligan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jochen Schell		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Blink (Jay Gilligan, Fritz Grobe, Morty Hansen)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Cousin Brothers (Dan, Joey Cousin)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Trio One Over Par (Thomas Hinte, Daniel Megnet, Dirk Meyer)		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Vladik Miagkostoupov
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Casey Boehmer
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kevin Bylund
1996 1st place, gold medalist(s) Greg Kennedy
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jay Gilligan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Brian Patz		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Dew Drop Jugglers (Mick Lunzer, Jeff Kasper, Jason LeMay)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tripp and Fall (Dextre Tripp, Reid Belstock)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Not Awarded		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Casey Boehmer
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mike Price
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Rick Friscia
1997 1st place, gold medalist(s) Vladik Miagkostoupov
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Brian Patz
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Matt Henry		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Mark, Charlie Peachock
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Flight Patterns (Todd Blair, Jimmy Robertson)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Stoolies (Aaron Schettler, Reid Belstock)		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Adam Kariotis
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Emil Carey
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Rick Friscia
1998 1st place, gold medalist(s) Jason Garfield
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Dana Tison
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Brian Patz		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Les Tourisks
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Raising Cain (Scott, David Cain)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Redefining Gravity (Heather Hackett-Brinegar, Darrin Marriott)		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Jeff Civillico
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Luke Jay
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mike Roberts
1999 1st place, gold medalist(s) Adam Kariotis
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sean McKinney
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jay Gilligan		 1st place, gold medalist(s) The Mad Five
2nd place, silver medalist(s) The Fling Kings
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Marty and Jake		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Peter Gerber
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Emil Carey
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Christopher Chiappini
2000 1st place, gold medalist(s) Michael Price
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jason Garfield
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Patrick McGuire		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Redefining Gravity (Heather Hackett, Darin Marriott)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) We're Not Clowns (Scott Parker, Kelly Anzalone, Andrew Pratt)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Propellorheads (Dan Berman, Peter Frey)		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Christopher Chiappini
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Nate Seefeldt
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dorothy Finnigan
2001 1st place, gold medalist(s) Matt Henry
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Nicolas Souren
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jeffery Daymont		 1st place, gold medalist(s) The LaSalle Brothers (Jake, Marty LaSalle)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Team Rootberry (Jonathan Root, Bill Berry)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Raising Cain (David, Scott Cain)		 1st place, gold medalist(s) David DiMuzio
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Nate Seefeldt
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Josiah Jones
2002 1st place, gold medalist(s) Jason Garfield
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Pat McGuire
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Rod Laver		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Saccade (Greg Kennedy, Chris Ivey)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Team Rootberry (Jonathan Root, Bill Berry)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Stoolies (Reid Belstock, Aaron Schettler, Luke Jay)		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Ryo Yabe
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Josiah the Bold (Josiah Jones)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Stephen Caruso
2003 1st place, gold medalist(s) Bill Berry
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Matt Hall
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Vova Galchenko		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Team Rootberry (Jonathan Root, Bill Berry)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Olga, Vova Galchenko
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jugheads		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Jonathan Brady
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Charles "C.J." Smith Jr.
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Leo James
2004 1st place, gold medalist(s) Thomas Dietz
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ivan Pecel
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Emile Carey		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Olga, Vova Galchenko
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Stanford Juggling Research Institute (Martin Frost, Rick Rubenstein,
Neil Fred Picciotto)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) The Jugheads		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Wes Peden
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Leo James
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Edgar Mkrtchyan
2005 1st place, gold medalist(s) Ryo Yabe
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mark Kolbusz
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Cecile Poncet		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Jonglissimo (Christoph, Manuel Mitasch)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kikyo Brothers (Atsushi, Takashi Kikyo
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Entropy (Tony Gonzalez, Will Oltman)		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Kazuhiro Shindo
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Komei Aoki
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Takashi Kikyo
2006 1st place, gold medalist(s) Artem Khomanko
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Yuki Kojima
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Michael Karas		 1st place, gold medalist(s) MHD (William Wei-Liang Lin, Ting-Chin Hsu)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Swatch
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Vanillatown		 1st place, gold medalist(s) William Wei-Liang Lin
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tony Pezzo
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Billy Watson
2007 1st place, gold medalist(s) Thomas Dietz
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Wes Peden
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Vova Galchenko		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Jonglissimo (Christoph, Manuel Mitasch)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kikyo Brothers (Atsushi, Takashi Kikyo
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Genetic Fallout (Scott, Amanda Richter)		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Yoshiaki Nagatake
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Nate Martin
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Teruki Okamoto
2008 1st place, gold medalist(s) Vova Galchenko
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Billy Watson
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Yoshihisa Suehiro		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Sharpe Brothers (Jacob, Nate Sharpe)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kikyo Brothers (Atsushi, Takashi Kikyo)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Taiwan Physical Education College (Ching-Ta Huang,
Huang-Chin Lien		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Takashi Kikyo
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Chu Chuan-Ho
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ben Hestness
2009 1st place, gold medalist(s) Doug Sayers
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Billy Watson
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Yusaku Mochiduki		 1st place, gold medalist(s) The Jugheads (Rory Bade, Stefan Brancel, Sean Carney, Ricky Harr,
Ben Hestness Jonny Langholz, Jack Levy, Colin Revere, Amanda Richter,
Scott Schultz Joey Spicola, Hanna Stoehr, David Uhr,
Silas Wallen-Friedman, Brenden Ying)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Smirk (Ried Belstock, Warren Hammond)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Poetic Motion Machine (Steven Dimon, Jeremiah Johnston,
Jesse Johnston, Eli March		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Liu-Wen Yeh
2nd place, silver medalist(s) David Ferman
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jack Levy
2010 1st place, gold medalist(s) Jordan Moir
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Yu Kondo
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ivan Pecel		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Dream Team (Doug Sayers, Josh Horton)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Poetic Motion Machine (Steven Dimaon, Jeremiah, Jesse Johnston,
Eli March)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) The Five of Clubs (Rory Bade, Sean Carney, Jack Levy,
Scott Schultz, Brenden Ying		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Noah Malone
2nd place, silver medalist(s) David Ferman
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lauge Benjaminsen
2011 1st place, gold medalist(s) Tony Pezzo
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kitamura Shintarou
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tomohiro Kobayashi		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Showy Motion (Stefan Brancel, Ben Hestness)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Smirk (Reid Belstock, Warren Hammond)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) The Jugheads (Rory Bade, Michael Barreto, Alex Behr, Daniel Burke,
Sean Carney, Tom Gaasedelen, Joe Gould, Danny Gratzer, Conor Hussey,
Reid Johnson, Griffin Kelley, Jonny Langholz, Jack Levy, Chris Lovdal,
Mara Moettus, Chris Olson, Evan Peter, Scott Schultz, Joey Spicola,
Brenden Ying)		 1st place, gold medalist(s) David Ferman
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jack Denger
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Patrick Fraser
2012 1st place, gold medalist(s) Satoshi Eto
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Thom Wall
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) David Ferman		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Daniel, Dominik
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Institute of Jugglology (Galen Harp, Ellen Winters)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kikyo Brothers (Atsushi, Takashi Kikyo)		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Kellin Quinn
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jack Denger
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ashley Ellis
2013 1st place, gold medalist(s) Kyle Driggs
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Wes Peden
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kellin Quinn		 1st place, gold medalist(s) The Pastels
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kikyo Brothers
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mountain Motion		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Ashley Ellis
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Yusuke Yokoyama
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Patrick Fraser
2014 1st place, gold medalist(s) Kota Hayashi
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Yusaku Mochizuki
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Thom Wall		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Institute of Jugglology (Galen Harp, Ellen Winters)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Duck and Cover
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) The Nine Hips		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Jack Denger
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Patrick Fraser
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Delaney Bayles
2015 1st place, gold medalist(s) Yusaku Mochizuki
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Yosuke Ubukata
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kento Tanioka		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Kentokaito
2nd place, silver medalist(s) The Jugheads
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) The Bling Bros.		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Delaney Bayles
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Max Poff
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Daniel Van Hoomissen
2016 1st place, gold medalist(s) Hiroki Kamei
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jorden Moir
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Scott Sorensen		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Jonglissimo (Daniel Ledel, Dominik Harant, Manuel Mitasch)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Totchees (Tetuya Tochikubo, Ayaka Tochikubo)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Aki and Takeru		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Jonah Botvinick-Greenhouse
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Christopher Haaser
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bennett Santora
2017 1st place, gold medalist(s) Hayato Watanabe
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Shinya Yamane
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Delaney Bayles		 1st place, gold medalist(s) CAPT – New Style Crew (Thean Leong Hng, Pei-Chen Jung,
Wei-Hsuan Chang, Meng-Ti Hsieh, Yu-Ping Chiang)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) CAPT (Yu Cheng Lu, Chin Yao Yang)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Duo Octo (Peter Irish, Jordan Moir)		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Bennett Santora
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Christopher Haaser
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Houston Odum
2018 1st place, gold medalist(s) Masayuki Furuya
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jonah Botvinick-Greenhouse
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Makoto Hanada		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Cosmic Cousins (Eli March, Nate Hughes)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) KK Staff (Keiichiro Kato, Takumi Ohkura)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) The LemonHeads (Isaac Cantor, Joshua Nelson		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Sho Kasuya
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Grant Bishop
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Christopher Haaser
2019 1st place, gold medalist(s) Zak McAllister
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Eric Jackson
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Elia Taylor		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Zak and Delaney
2nd place, silver medalist(s) CBO Juggling Team
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jugheads		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Christopher Haaser
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kyle Albrecht
2022 1st place, gold medalist(s) Ho Lam Pun
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kathryn Carr
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Futa Fujimoto		 N/A 1st place, gold medalist(s) Matthew Walmsley
2nd place, silver medalist(s) LilyRuth Mamary
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Leona Barocas
2023 1st place, gold medalist(s) Shih Rong Huang
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Michael Karas
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Matan Presberg		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Manuel Mitasch & Moritz Rosner N/A
2024 1st place, gold medalist(s) Delaney Bayles
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Galen Harp
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gideon Elson		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Daniel & Julius
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Smile Group Canada		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Stefan Hart
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Chu-Huan Wang
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Atticus Abraham

IJA Online Juggling Championship

[edit]

In response to COVID-19, IJA created an annual event based on IJA Stage Championships normally held at the annual IJA Festival, but with some modifications to accommodate the circumstances. Instead of a live event, videos submissions judged by the entire attending IJA membership in five categories of Juggling Difficulty, Juggling Creativity, Juggling Execution, Entertainment Value, and Presentation.[8][9]

Year Individual Teams Juniors
2020 1st place, gold medalist(s) Hazel Bock
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kohei Itabashi		 N/A 1st place, gold medalist(s) David Pavlove Cunsolo
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Zaila Avant-garde
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Thomas Whitaker
2021 1st place, gold medalist(s) Adam Dipert
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Cinthia “La Flaka” Buitrón
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Keisuke Yamazaki		 1st place, gold medalist(s) Raising Cain 1st place, gold medalist(s) Nikolai Marshall
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ella Catanzaro
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Janice Chao

IJA Numbers Championships

[edit]

The Numbers Championships awards Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals to those who demonstrate that they can juggle the most balls, clubs or rings for the highest number of catches. Competition occurs in three categories: Individuals, Duos and Trios. See the current IJA records.[5] Starting at the 2006 convention, prize is given to each "numbers" winner, with an extra prize for anyone who breaks an existing International Jugglers' Association record. Other competitions held at the IJA's annual festival include the Individual Prop Competitions, the Extreme Juggling Competitions, the World Joggling Championships, as well as traditional (and more informal) juggling games and events.

Publications

[edit]

The IJA has published Jugglers' World and JUGGLE magazine. In 2012, the IJA transitioned to an all-digital form of communications, halting publication of JUGGLE magazine. Today, members read juggling news through eJuggle, hosted on the IJA's website.

In addition to the online magazine, the IJA also produces a monthly eNewsletter with IJA news, articles of interest, and news from the global juggling community.

Notable members

[edit]


Presidents have included Ronald Graham, co-inventor of Mills Mess.

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d e f "Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax". International Jugglers' Association. Internal Revenue Service. December 31, 2019.
  2. ^ "Board and Officers". International Jugglers' Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  3. ^ "The Founding of the IJA". Juggler's World. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
  4. ^ "Juggle.org". International Jugglers' Association.
  5. ^ a b "Number Records". International Jugglers' Association. Archived from the original on May 11, 2008.
  6. ^ "IJA Championships". International Jugglers' Association. Archived from the original on May 14, 2008.
  7. ^ "world Juggling Set". San Fernando Valley Times. July 3, 1969. p. 5.
  8. ^ "IJA Online Juggling Championships 2021 Information". International Jugglers' Association. Archived from the original on 2021-07-19. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
  9. ^ "IJA Juggling Championships Results". International Jugglers' Association.
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=International_Jugglers%27_Association&oldid=1248493980"