Thomas Dietz facts for kids

Thomas Dietz, born on May 19, 1982, is an amazing professional juggler from Regensburg, Germany. Many people think he is one of the best technical jugglers in the world. This means he can do very difficult and precise juggling tricks.

He holds many unofficial juggling records. He also holds a world record for juggling five clubs for a very long time: 53 minutes and 21 seconds! Thomas became super popular because of his juggling videos. These videos show off his incredible skills, including complex patterns, spins, and long sequences with clubs, balls, and rings.

Thomas Dietz's Juggling Wins

Thomas Dietz has won many awards and championships in juggling competitions. He is known for his consistent wins at the World Juggling Federation (WJF) events.

Wins in 2004

At the 57th Summer Festival of the International Jugglers' Association, Thomas won a gold medal in the Individual Stage Competition. He also placed first in the Solo Numbers Ball Competition, catching 8 balls 23 times.

At the first World Juggling Federation (WJF1) competition:

• He came in 2nd for Advanced Balls.
• He placed 3rd for Advanced Clubs.
• He was 2nd for Advanced Rings.
• He won 1st place in Endurance Balls, catching 9 balls 25 times.

Wins in 2005

At WJF2, Thomas continued his winning streak:

• He won 1st place in Advanced Balls.
• He was 2nd in Advanced Clubs.
• He won 1st place in Advanced Rings.
• He also won 1st place in Endurance Balls, catching 9 balls 18 times.
• He came in 3rd for Endurance Clubs, with 6 clubs and 132 catches.
• He won 1st place in Endurance Rings, catching 8 rings 16 times.

Wins in 2006

At WJF3, Thomas Dietz was the overall champion!

• He won 1st place in the Overall Competition.
• He also won 1st place in Advanced Balls and Advanced Clubs.
• He was 2nd in Advanced Rings.
• He won 1st place in Endurance Balls, catching 9 balls 27 times.

Wins in 2007

Thomas was the Overall Champion again at WJF4!

• He won 1st place in the Overall Championship.
• He also won 1st place in Advanced Balls and Advanced Rings.
• He was 2nd in Advanced Clubs.
• He won 1st place in 6 Ball Freestyle and 7 Ball Freestyle.
• He also won 1st place in 6 Rings Freestyle and 7 Rings Freestyle.
• He won 1st place in 5 Balls 360s (spins) and 5 Rings 360s.
• He was 1st in 7 Balls Isolated Endurance and 7 Rings Isolated Endurance.

Wins in 2008

At WJF5, Thomas won the Overall Championship for the third time in a row!

• He won 1st place in the Overall Championship.
• He also won 1st place in Advanced Balls.
• He was 2nd in Advanced Rings and Advanced Clubs.
• He won 1st place in 6 Ball Freestyle, 5 Rings Freestyle, 6 Rings Freestyle, 7 Rings Freestyle, and 5 Clubs Freestyle.
• He also won the "Battle for the World Juggling Federation (WJF) presidency" competition.

Awesome Juggling Videos

Thomas Dietz is famous for his many juggling videos. His friend, Mark Probst, often shared these videos online. They show Thomas and other jugglers, like Vova Galchenko, performing incredible tricks.

Many of these videos feature popular songs:

• Thomas Dietz Video #1 (released Sept. 19, 2003) included songs like Devil in Disguise by Elvis Presley.
• Thomas Dietz Video #2 (released Oct. 8, 2003) featured I've Got Two Legs by Monty Python and Smooth Criminal by Alien Ant Farm.
• Thomas Dietz Video #3 (released Nov. 24, 2003) had Wannabe by Spice Girls and Self Esteem by The Offspring.
• Juggling in Berlin (released Dec. 20, 2003) used One Vision by Queen.
• Thomas Dietz Video #5 (released Dec. 22, 2003) included Basket Case by Avril Lavigne and the theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey.
• Thomas Dietz Video #6 (released Dec. 23, 2003) featured the Theme from Star Wars by John Williams.
• Thomas Dietz Video #9 (released Feb. 20, 2004) had Basket Case by Green Day.
• Thomas Dietz's Worst Tricks (released Sept. 7, 2004) included All The Small Things by blink-182.
• Thomas Dietz Video #10 (released Dec. 20, 2004) featured the theme from Star Trek and Smooth Criminal by Alien Ant Farm.
• Juggling in Linz (released May 2, 2005) included Diamond by Klint.

Videos Made by Thomas Himself

Starting in December 2006, Thomas began uploading his own short videos to YouTube.

• Clip 1 (released Dec. 19, 2006) used classical music like Spring from The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi.
• Clip 2 (released Dec. 25, 2006) featured Humppasonni by Eläkeläiset.
• Thomas Dietz Video #11 Trailer (released Dec. 26, 2006) used Anthem Part 2 by Blink-182.

See also

• List of jugglers