Thomas Dietz
Thomas Dietz is a professional juggler from Regensburg, Germany. He is recognized as one of the greatest technical jugglers in the world. He holds various unofficial juggling records and also the five club juggling world record of 53 minutes and 21 seconds. However, he gained most of his popularity through several juggling videos featuring his highly technical tricks including siteswap variations, pirouettes, and long runs of numbers with clubs, balls, and sometimes rings.
Titles
2004
;International Jugglers' Association 57th Summer Festival- Individual Stage Competition - Gold
- Solo Numbers Ball Competition - 1st - 8 balls, 23 catches
- Solo Numbers Club Competition - 3rd - 6 clubs, 25 catches
- Solo Numbers Ring Competition - 3rd - 8 rings, 17 catches
- Advanced Balls Competition - 2nd - score of 9.04
- Advanced Clubs Competition - 3rd - score of 8.14
- Advanced Rings Competition - 2nd - score of 8.86
- Endurance Balls Competition - 1st - 9 balls, 25 catches
- Endurance Rings Competition - 2nd - 8 Rings, 19 Catches
2005
- Advanced Balls Competition - 1st - score of 12.5
- Advanced Clubs Competition - 2nd - score of 11.1
- Advanced Rings Competition - 1st - score of 8.0
- Endurance Balls Competition - 1st - 9 balls, 18 catches
- Endurance Clubs Competition - 3rd - 6 clubs, 132 catches
- Endurance Rings Competition - 1st - 8 rings, 16 catches
2006
- Overall Competition - 1st - score of 35.00
- Advanced Balls Competition - 1st - score of 9.33
- Advanced Rings Competition - 2nd - score of 8.71
- Advanced Clubs Competition - 1st - score of 8.71
- Endurance Balls Competition - 1st - 9 balls, 27 catches
- Endurance Rings Competition - 2nd - 8 Rings, 15 Catches
- Endurance Clubs Competition - 2nd - 7 Clubs, 28 Catches
2007
- Overall Championship - 1st - score of 39.65
- Advanced Balls Competition - 1st - score of 9.6
- Advanced Rings Competition - 1st - score of 9.4
- Advanced Clubs Competition - 2nd - score of 7.9
- 5 Ball Freestyle - 2nd
- 6 Ball Freestyle - 1st, with a B97531 into a 4 up multiplex into a high low shower
- 7 Ball Freestyle - 1st, with DB97531
- 5 Rings Freestyle - 2nd, with a 6x4 5 up 720
- 6 Rings Freestyle - 1st, with a 6 up synch 360 into a 6 up synch 360
- 7 Rings Freestyle - 1st, with a 5 up 360
- 3 Clubs Freestyle - 4th
- 4 Clubs Freestyle - 4th
- 5 Clubs Freestyle - 3rd, with a 3 up 720 into one sided flat throws
- 3 Clubs 360s - 2nd, with 34
- 5 Clubs 360s - 2nd, with 11
- 5 Balls 360s - 1st, with 27
- 5 Rings 360s - 1st, with 19
- 7 Balls Isolated Endurance - 1st
- 7 Rings Isolated Endurance - 1st
2008
- Overall Championship - 1st
- Advanced Balls Competition - 1st - score of 15.5
- Advanced Rings Competition - 2nd - score of 9.4
- Advanced Clubs Competition - 2nd - score of 7.8
- 6 Ball Freestyle - 1st, with a high low 4 up 720
- 7 Ball Freestyle - 4th
- 5 Rings Freestyle - 1st, with an over and back with 4 up each way
- 6 Rings Freestyle - 1st, with a >6 up 360>4 up 360> qualify
- 7 Rings Freestyle - 1st, with a 5 up 360 into
- 5 Clubs Freestyle - 1st, with a 3 up 720 into one sided flats
- 6 Clubs Freestyle - 3rd, with a 9555 into 75
- Battle for the World Juggling Federation presidency -1st 10.9
Videos
- Thomas Dietz Video #1
- *Devil in Disguise by Elvis Presley
- *Trepak from Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker
- Thomas Dietz Video #2
- * I've Got Two Legs by Monty Python
- * Axel F by Nile Rodgers
- * Smooth Criminal by Alien Ant Farm
- Thomas Dietz Video #3
- * Wannabe by Spice Girls
- * Self Esteem by The Offspring
- * All Shook Up by Elvis Presley
- Thomas Dietz Video #4
- * BND by No Doubt
- * The Twist by Chubby Checker
- Juggling in Berlin
- * One Vision by Queen
- Thomas Dietz Video #5
- * Basket Case performed by Avril Lavigne
- * Also Sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss
- Thomas Dietz Video #6
- * Theme from Star Wars by John Williams
- * Red River Rock by Johnny and the Hurricanes
- * Let Me Entertain You by Robbie Williams
- The Markus Furtner and Thomas Dietz Show
- * HIStory by Michael Jackson
- The Thomas Dietz Video Nobody Wants to See
- * Teddy Bear by Elvis Presley
- * Black & White by Sarah McLachlan
- Thomas Dietz Video #7
- Thomas Dietz Video #8
- * Sk8er Boi by Avril Lavigne
- Thomas Dietz Video #9
- * Basket Case by Green Day
- * Yakety Yak by The Coasters
- Competition Video
- * Spokesman by Goldfinger
- Thomas Dietz's Worst Tricks
- * Bohemian Polka by "Weird Al" Yankovic
- * All The Small Things by blink-182
- * My Happy Ending by Avril Lavigne
- Juggling in Israel
- * Taluy al Hazlav by Rami Fortis
- Another Thomas Dietz Video Nobody Wants to See
- * Popcorn by Hot Butter
- * Walk Like an Egyptian by The Bangles
- Still Juggling in Berlin
- * Eye of the Tiger by Survivor
- Still Not Thomas Dietz Video #10
- * Think by Aretha Franklin
- * Burning Love by Elvis Presley
- Thomas Dietz Video #10
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- * Anthem Part 2 by Blink-182
- * Smooth Criminal by Alien Ant Farm
- Manuel Mitasch and Thomas Dietz
- * Don't Pick it Up by The Offspring
- * All I Want by The Offspring
- Juggling in Linz
- * Diamond by Klint from the Snatch motion picture soundtrack.
- * Beware Of Us by Xzibit
Produced by Thomas
- Clip 1
- * Spring from The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi
- * Infernal Galop from Act II, Scene 2 in Orpheus in the Underworld by Jacques Offenbach
- Clip 2
- * Humppasonni by Eläkeläiset
- Thomas Dietz Video #11 Trailer
- * Anthem Part 2 by Blink-182