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Alex Barron (juggler)

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Alex Barron is a British juggler.

Career

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Barron was born in London. He started juggling in summer 2006.[1] He has set numerous world records for juggling with more than nine balls. He became the first person to ever juggle eleven balls,[1][2] and to flash 13[1] and 14 balls.[3] In August 2010, aged 16, he set his first world record when he did 15 catches with 11 balls, tying with Bruce Sarafian's world record from 2001.

Records

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Barron holds the following world records (as of 2019):[4]

  • 12 balls: 20 catches in 2017
  • 13 balls: 15 catches in 2013
  • 14 balls: 14 catches in 2017

Barron received a Master of Science degree in Artificial Intelligence in 2017 from Stanford University.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Barrett, Dan (2012-09-26). "Record Holder Q+A: Alex Barron, Most Objects Juggled". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  2. ^ THEGIFT73 (2012-05-25). "Alex Barron Breaks Juggling World Record With 11 Ball Qualify". TechFleece. Archived from the original on 2017-04-27. Retrieved 2018-05-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: 14 Ball Flash. YouTube.
  4. ^ "Alex Barron - YouTube". YouTube.
  5. ^ https://uk.linkedin.com/in/alexbarron1 [self-published source]