Max Park facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Max Park
Park in 2024
Born	(2001-11-29) November 29, 2001 (age 23)
Nationality	American
Known for	Rubik's Cube speedcubing
Medal record Representing  United States Speedcubing WCA World Championship Event 1st 2nd 3rd 3x3x3 2 0 0 4x4x4 1 0 1 5x5x5 2 1 1 6x6x6 2 0 1 7x7x7 3 0 0 3x3x3 One-Handed 2 1 0 Total 12 2 3 Gold 2017 Paris 3x3x3 Gold 2017 Paris 3x3x3 One-Handed Gold 2019 Melbourne 4x4x4 Gold 2019 Melbourne 5x5x5 Gold 2019 Melbourne 6x6x6 Gold 2019 Melbourne 7x7x7 Gold 2019 Melbourne 3x3x3 One-Handed Gold 2023 Incheon 3x3x3 Gold 2023 Incheon 5x5x5 Gold 2023 Incheon 7x7x7 Gold 2025 Seattle 6x6x6 Gold 2025 Seattle 7x7x7 Silver 2025 Seattle 3x3x3 One-Handed Silver 2025 Seattle 5x5x5 Bronze 2017 Paris 6x6x6 Bronze 2023 Incheon 4x4x4 Bronze 2023 Incheon 5x5x5 US National Championship Event 1st 2nd 3rd 3x3x3 3 0 2 4x4x4 5 0 0 5x5x5 4 1 0 6x6x6 3 2 0 7x7x7 3 1 1 3x3x3 One-Handed 4 0 1 Total 22 4 4 Gold 2016 Portland, OR 4x4x4 Gold 2017 Fort Wayne, IN 3x3x3 Gold 2017 Fort Wayne, IN 4x4x4 Gold 2017 Fort Wayne, IN 5x5x5 Gold 2017 Fort Wayne, IN 3x3x3 One-Handed Gold 2018 Salt Lake City, UT 3x3x3 Gold 2018 Salt Lake City, UT 4x4x4 Gold 2018 Salt Lake City, UT 5x5x5 Gold 2018 Salt Lake City, UT 6x6x6 Gold 2018 Salt Lake City, UT 7x7x7 Gold 2018 Salt Lake City, UT 3x3x3 One-Handed Gold 2019 Baltimore, MD 4x4x4 Gold 2019 Baltimore, MD 5x5x5 Gold 2019 Baltimore, MD 6x6x6 Gold 2019 Baltimore, MD 7x7x7 Gold 2019 Baltimore, MD 3x3x3 One-Handed Gold 2023 Pittsburgh, PA 3x3x3 Gold 2023 Pittsburgh, PA 4x4x4 Gold 2023 Pittsburgh, PA 5x5x5 Gold 2023 Pittsburgh, PA 6x6x6 Gold 2023 Pittsburgh, PA 7x7x7 Gold 2023 Pittsburgh, PA 3x3x3 One-Handed Silver 2016 Portland, OR 5x5x5 Silver 2016 Portland, OR 6x6x6 Silver 2016 Portland, OR 7x7x7 Silver 2017 Fort Wayne, IN 6x6x6 Bronze 2016 Portland, OR 3x3x3 Bronze 2016 Portland, OR 3x3x3 One-Handed Bronze 2017 Fort Wayne, IN 7x7x7 Bronze 2019 Baltimore, MD 3x3x3

Max Park (born November 28, 2001) is an amazing American speedcuber. He is known as one of the best speedcubers of all time. Max is one of only two speedcubers to win the World Cube Association (WCA) World Championship twice. He won in 2017 and again in 2023.

Max holds world records for solving the 4×4×4, 6×6×6, and 7×7×7 cubes super fast. He is autistic, and solving cubes has helped him a lot. It has helped him improve his social skills and how well he uses his hands.

Max Park's Speedcubing Journey

Max Park started solving Rubik's Cubes in 2012. He went to his very first competition that same year. At his second competition, he won the 6×6×6 event! He kept competing and getting better.

Early Wins and Records

Max won his first gold medal in the 3×3×3 event at the Nub Open in 2016. On February 25, 2017, he broke a big record. He set the North American Average record for the 3×3×3 cube with a time of 6.92 seconds.

World Championship Success

Max has done incredibly well at the World Championships:

• 2017 World Championship in Paris: Max won the 3×3×3 and 3×3×3 one-handed events. He also placed third in the 5×5×5 and 6×6×6 events.
• 2019 World Championship in Melbourne: Max won five different events! These included the 4×4×4, 5×5×5, 6×6×6, 7×7×7, and 3×3×3 one-handed events.
• 2023 World Championship in Incheon: Max won the 3×3×3, 5×5×5, and 7×7×7 events. He also took third place in the 4×4×4 event.

US National Champion

Max is also a multiple-time US National Champion. He has won the 3×3×3 event twice. He is a three-time champion in 4×4×4. He has won the 5×5×5 event twice. In 2018, he was the champion for both the 6×6×6 and 7×7×7 cubes. He has also won the 3×3×3 one-handed event twice.

World Records Held by Max Park

Max Park is famous for holding many world records in speedcubing. A "single solve" is the fastest time for one solve. An "average" is the average time of several solves, usually five, after removing the fastest and slowest times.

3×3×3 Cube Records

Max held the world record for the average of five 3×3×3 solves four times. He also set the world record for a single 3×3×3 solve with an amazing time of 3.13 seconds. This happened at Pride in Long Beach in 2023. Later, another young cuber, Yiheng Wang, broke Max's 3×3×3 average record in March 2023. Yiheng also broke Max's single solve record in 2025.

4×4×4 Cube Records

Max holds the North American record for the average of five 4×4×4 solves. His record is 19.38 seconds, set in Arizona in 2023. He also holds the world record for a single 4×4×4 solve. He achieved this with a time of 15.71 seconds in Colorado in 2024.

5×5×5 Cube Records

Before Max, a cuber named Feliks Zemdegs held almost all the 5×5×5 records for a long time. Max is one of the very few people, besides Feliks and Tymon Kolasiński, to set a 5×5×5 record since 2012.

6×6×6 Cube Records

Max holds the world records for both the single solve and the average of three 6×6×6 solves. His single record is 58.03 seconds, and his average is 65.66 seconds. Both were set in 2024. In 2022, Max was the first person ever to solve a 6×6×6 cube in under one minute! He did it in 59.74 seconds. Many thought this was impossible before he did it.

7×7×7 Cube Records

Max also holds the world records for the single solve and the average of three 7×7×7 solves. His single record is 94.15 seconds, and his average is 99.68 seconds. These records were set in 2024.

3×3×3 One-Handed Records

Max used to hold the world record for the average of five 3×3×3 solves done with one hand. That record is now held by Luke Garett. Max was the first person to get an average time under 10 seconds for one-handed cubing. He achieved an average of 9.99 seconds in 2018.

Max Park's Current Rankings

Here are Max Park's world rankings as of July 28, 2025.

See also

In Spanish: Max Park para niños