Paul Sahli Explained

Paul Sahli (born 24 April 1948) is a Swiss juggler from Lostorf, Switzerland.

Sahli holds 64 world records, and in 2007 claimed that this was more than any other living person.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Guinness World Records honors one man's historic milestone - 100 Records Broken! . Guinness World Records . December 15, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716122511/http://community.guinnessworldrecords.com/_Ashrita-Furman-goes-for-100th-Guinness-World-Record/blog/241933/7691.html . July 16, 2011 . dead .
2. Web site: 2019-12-24. "Beckenbauer sagte: "Du bist verrückt!"". 2020-09-17. Pascal Vogel. de-DE.
3. Web site: Lurati. Nicolas. 2020-06-28. Rekord-Ball-Jongleur Paul Sahli (72) hat Velounfall. 2020-09-17. Blick.
4. Web site: Paul Sahli - Weltmeister im Balljonglieren . 2007-11-17 . German . Mit 64 Einträgen ist der Lostorfer (CH) die meist eingetragenste Person im Guinnessbuch der Rekorde. [With 64 entries, this [[Lostorf]]er holds the most entries of any person in The Guinness Book of World Records.] |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060515063546/http://balljongleur-sahli.ch/ |archivedate=2006-05-15 }} This record was surpassed, however, by Ashrita Furman, who in 2009 was recognized by Guinness World Records as the person holding the most records simultaneously.^[1] All his records have something to do with balls and/or juggling, generally with his feet.

   He retired from professional juggling in 2009 after a car accident, but continued with his ball-based games.^[2] In June 2020, Sahli suffered a bicycle accident that left him with a severe shoulder and hand injury.^[3]

   Achievements

   A selection of his world-records:

   • 1987 Juggling a ball for 14 Hours, 17 Minutes, and 40 Seconds, touching the ball 94,360 times in the process.
   • 1995 Juggling a 3 kg medicine ball with his feet for 1 Hour, 6 Minutes, touching the ball 8,107 times. This is equivalent to a total weight-change of 24 tons.
   • 2002 Juggling a soccer ball while climbing up a fire ladder for 111 steps.
   • 2004 Juggling a tennis ball while climbing up a fire ladder for 50 steps.

   External links

   • Website of Paul Sahli (German)

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