All Records
This is the ever-increasing list of the world records Ashrita has set including where and when he set them (for details, see Record Descriptions on the right). Over the years, many of the records have been either broken by Ashrita himself or others, or in some cases, the category has been retired. Ashrita's currently held records are highlighted in bold.
212. Egg and Spoon Racing - Both Hands, fastest mile, 8 minutes 25 seconds, Orlando, Florida, November 2008
211. Rope Skipping on Stilts, most in one minute, 145, Orlando, Florida, November 2008
210. Malteser Catching, most maltesers (chocolate malt balls) caught in mouth thrown from 15 feet, 41, New York, November 2008
209. Banana Snapping, most in one minute, 94, Jamaica, New York, August 2008
208. Garlic Eating, most cloves in one minute, 13, New York, July 2008
207. Water Balloon Toss and Catch, furthest distance, 97 feet 8 inches, Jamaica, New York, July 2008
206. Pool Cue Balancing on Chin, furthest distance, 5472 feet 9 inches, USA, July 2008
205. Jumping on a Pogostick, most jumps in 1 minute, 238, New York, July, 2008
204. Eggs Crushed with Head , most in 30 seconds, 53, Jamaica, New York, June 2008
203. Jumping Rope while Bouncing on a Pogostick, most jumps in 1 minute, 178, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, New York, May 2008
202. Star Jumps, most in one minute, 61, Jamaica, New York, May 2008
- Suspended Juggling, longest duration, 3 minutes 14 seconds, Jamaica, New York, May 2008
200. Suspended Juggling, most continuous catches, 601, Jamaica, New York, May 2008
199. 11.5 Foot Hula Hooping, most rotations in one minute, 64, Jamaica, New York, April 2008
198. Custard Pie Throwing, most at a person in one minute, 27, Farmingdale, New York, April 2008
197. Stilt Walking, fastest mile, 7 minutes 13 seconds, Germany, March 2008
196. Deep Knee Bends on a Balance Board, most in one minute, 38, Rome, Italy, March 2008
- Eggs Crushed with Head , most in 30 seconds, 39, Jamaica, New York, March 2008**
194. Car pushing, furthest distance, 17.06 miles, Englishtown, New Jersey, March 2008
193. Bounce juggling, fastest mile, 8 minutes 36 seconds, Jamaica, New York, March 2008
192. Cucumber Snapping, most in one minute, 87, Jamaica, New York, March 2008
191. Apple Bobbing, most in one minute, 33, Jamaica, New York, February 2008
- Grape Eating, most in 3 minutes, 151, New York, January 2008
- Deep Knee Bends on a Balance Board, most in one minute, 35, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 2008
- Star Jumps, most in one minute, 51, St.Louis, Missouri, January 2008
187. Duct Taping Oneself to a Wall, fastest time, 8 minutes 7 seconds, St. Louis, Missouri, January 2008
186. Duct Taping a Person to a Wall, fastest time, 2 minutes 38 seconds, New York, January 2008
185. Balancing on a Balance Board, longest duration, 1 hour 49 minutes 5 seconds, New York, January 2008
- Suspended Juggling, longest duration, 2 minutes 11 seconds, New York, January 2008
- Suspended Juggling, most continuous catches, 407, New York, January 2008
182. Most Current Guinness World Records held at the same time by an individual, December 2007
- Pool Cue Balancing on Chin, furthest distance, 400 meters, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, December 2007
180. Tiddlywinks, fastest mile, 23 minutes 22 seconds, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, December 2007
179. Hula Hoop Racing, fastest mile, 11 minutes 29 seconds, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, December 2007
178. Hula Hoop Racing While Balancing Milk Bottle on Head, fastest mile, 13 minutes 51 seconds, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, December 2007
- Star Jumps, most in one minute, 36, New York, November 2007
- Hula Hooping, most revolutions in one minute, 170, New York, November 2007
175. Treadmill Hopping, longest time at 6.5K/hr speed, 2 minutes 51.85 seconds, New York, November 2007
174. Frog Jumping, fastest 10 meters (33 feet), 8.22 seconds, New York, November 2007
- Rope Skipping on Stilts, most in one minute, 129, New York, November 2007
172. Orange Nose Push, fastest mile, 22 minutes 41 seconds, Valley Stream, New York, November 2007
171. Jello Eating with Chopsticks, most in one minute, 16.04 oz., New York, October 2007
170. Juggling on a Pogo Stick, fastest mile, 23 minutes 28 seconds, Brooklyn Promenade, New York, September 2007
169. Hopping on One Leg and Jumping Rope, fastest mile, 34 minutes 1 second, Flushing, New York, September 2007
168. Largest Pencil, greatest length, 76 feet 2.75 inches, Jamaica, New York, August 2007
167. Lemon Peeling and Eating, fastest time with a 5 oz. lemon, 10.97 seconds, Panorama Cafe, New York, August 2007
166. Glass Balancing on Chin, most 20 oz. glasses, 81, Jamaica, New York, August 2007
- Bounce juggling, fastest mile, 9 minutes 9 seconds, Flushing, New York, August 2007
164. Water Balloon Toss and Catch, furthest distance, 74 feet 5 inches, Jamaica, New York, August 2007
- Deep Knee Bends on a Swiss Ball, most in one minute, 36, Jamaica, New York, August 2007
162. Underwater Pogostick Jumping, longest distance, 1680 feet, East Meadow, New York, August 2007
161. Underwater hula hooping, longest time, 2 minutes 38 seconds, East Meadow, New York, August 2007
- Water Balloon Toss and Catch, furthest distance, 65 feet 5 inches, Jamaica, New York, July 2007
- Suspended Juggling, most continuous catches, 297, Jamaica, New York, July 2007
158. Pool Cue Balancing, fastest mile, 7 minutes 1 second, Jamaica, New York, July 2007
157. Baseball Bat Balancing, fastest mile, 7 minutes 17 seconds, San Francisco, California, June 2007
- Apple Bobbing, most in one minute, 32, Jamaica, New York, June 2007
155. Hula Hoop, greatest diameter/at least 3 rotations, 16 feet 5 inches, Jamaica, New York, June 2007
- Rope skipping on Stilts, most in one minute, 106, Gobi Desert, Mongolia, May 2007
153. Baseball Bat Balancing, longest distance, 7 miles, Baruun Saala, Mongolia, May 2007
152. Can and String Walking, fastest mile, 15 minutes 46 seconds, Baruun Saala, Mongolia, May 2007
151. Sack Racing, fastest mile, 16 minutes 41 seconds, Baruun Salaa, Mongolia, May 2007
- Underwater Hula Hooping, longest time, 2 minutes 20 seconds, Key Largo, Florida, May 2007
149. Can and String Walking, fastest 50 meters, 12.31 seconds, Olso, Norway, May 2007
148. Egg and Spoon Racing/spoon held in mouth, fastest mile, 9 minutes 29 seconds, Jamaica, New York, May 2007
147. Egg and Spoon Racing, fastest mile, 7 minutes 8 seconds, Jamaica, New York, May 2007
- Lemon Eating, fastest time to peel and eat a lemon, 19.97 seconds, Jamaica, New York, May 2007
- Backwards Bowling, highest score for a single game, 199, Jamaica, New York, May 2007
- Frog Jumping, fastest 10 meters (33 feet), 9.5 seconds, Boston, Massachusetts, March 2007
143. Skipping, fastest 5 kilometers (3.1 miles), 35 minutes 19 seconds, Kanchanaburi, Thailand, February 2007
- Treadmill Hopping, longest time at 6.5K/hr speed, 2 minutes 49 seconds, Varna, Bulgaria, January 2007
141. Forward Rolls, most in one hour, 1,330, Kaliyakra, Bulgaria, January 2007
140. Top Spinning, fastest mile, 1 hour 25 minutes 13 seconds, Antalya, Turkey, December 2006
139. Balancing on Chin, tallest object, 54.6 foot pole, Aspendos, Turkey, December 2006
138. Piggyback Running, fastest mile, 13 minutes 1 second, Reykjavik, Iceland, December 2006
137. Top Spinning, longest continuous time, 7 hours 1 minute 14 seconds, Brooklyn, New York, November 2006
136. Balancing Eggs on End, most simultaneously, 700, Providence, Rhode Island, November 2006
135. Cigar Box Balancing on Chin, 223 boxes, New York City, November 2006
- Suspended Juggling, most continuous catches, 251, Beardsley, Connecticut, November 2006
- Crawling, fastest mile, 24 minutes 44 seconds, Beardsley, Connecticut, November 2006
132. Pushing a 4,150 Pound Van, fastest mile, 21 minutes 8 seconds, Jones Beach, New York, October 2006
- Apple Bobbing, most in one minute, 15, Jones Beach, New York, October 2006
- Peeling and Eating a 5 oz.Lemon, fastest time, 33.65 seconds, Jones Beach, New York, October 2006
- Deep Knee Bends, most in one minute, 30, New York City, September 2006
- Finger Snaps, most in one minute, 170, New York City, September 2006
- Can and String Walking, fastest mile, 18 minutes 28 seconds, Pownal, Vermont, September 2006
126. Largest Popcorn Sculpture, 20 feet 10 inches, in honor of Sri Chinmoy’s 75th birthday, New York, August 2006
- Stilt Walking, fastest mile, 7 minutes 53 seconds, Tikal National Park, Guatemala, August 2006
- Can and String Stilt Walking, fastest 50 meters, 17.78 seconds, Tikal National Park, Guatemala, August 2006
- Deep Knee Bends on a Swiss Ball, most in 1 minute, 29, Tikal National Park, Guatemala, August 2006
122. Pogo Ball, fastest mile, 43 minutes 9 seconds, Fujinomiya, Japan, July 2006
- Hula Hoop Racing While Balancing Milk Bottle on Head, fastest mile, 14 minutes 17 seconds, Banjul, The Gambia, June 2006
120. Grape Catching, most grapes caught in mouth thrown from 15 feet, 77, New York, June 2006
119. Milk Crate Balancing, most weight balanced on chin, 93 pounds 7 ounces, New York, June 2006
118. Hula Hoop Racing, fastest 10 kilometers (6.2 miles), 1 hour 25 minutes 9 seconds, Huntington, New York, June 2006
- Juggling on a Pogo Stick, fastest mile, 24 minutes 49 seconds, Brooklyn Promenade, New York, May 2006
- Egg and Spoon Racing, fastest mile, 7 minutes 47 seconds, Brooklyn Promenade, New York, May 2006
- Hula Hoop Racing, fastest mile, 12 minutes 15 seconds, Brooklyn Promenade, New York, May 2006
114. Sit Ups With an Abdominal Frame, most in 1 hour, 9,628, New York, April, 2006
113. Sit Ups With an Abdominal Frame, most in 1 minute, 177, New York, April, 2006
112. Deep Knee Bends on a Swiss Ball, most in 1 hour, 1,035, Athens, Greece, March, 2006
- Jumping on a Pogostick, most jumps in 1 minute, 234, New York, February, 2006
- Deep Knee Bends on a Swiss Ball, most in 1 minute, 25, New York, February, 2006
- Egg and Spoon Racing, fastest mile, 10 minutes 45 seconds, New York, February, 2006
- Crawling, fastest mile, 29 minutes 30 seconds, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, February, 2006
107. Hopping on One Leg, fastest mile, 27 minutes 51 seconds, Penang, Malaysia, February 2006
106. Hopscotch, fastest single game, 1 minute 23 seconds, Kijal, Malaysia, January 2006
105. Hopscotch, most games in one hour, 28, Kijal, Malaysia, January 2006
- Grape Catching, most grapes caught in mouth thrown from 15 feet, 68, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December, 2005
- Tiddlywinks, fastest mile, 26 minutes 26 seconds, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 2005
102. Fireman’s Carry, fastest mile with a person of equal weight, 15 minutes 12 seconds, NYC, November 2005
- Jumping on a Pogostick, most jumps in 1 minute, 206, Edinburgh, Scotland, October 2005
- Largest Hula Hoop, at least 3 revolutions, 16 feet in diameter, London, England, 2005
- Balancing a Pool Cue on Finger, fastest mile, 7 minutes 16 seconds, Zurich, Switzerland, 2005
- Jumping Rope while Bouncing on a Pogostick, most jumps in 1 minute, 173, Angkor Wat, Cambodia, 2005
- Candles on a Cake, most candles burning simultaneously, 27,413, New York, 2005
- Largest Hula Hoop, at least 3 revolutions, 14 feet 6 inches in diameter, New York, 2005
- Backwards Bowling, highest score for 1 game, 160, New York, 2005
94. Balancing a Pool Cue on Finger, Longest continuous distance, 7 miles 220 feet, Cairo, Egypt, 2005
93. Spacehopper (Kangaroo Ball), fastest mile, 15 minutes 3 seconds, Beijing, China, 2005
92. Stilt Walking, fastest 8 kilometers, 39 minutes 56 seconds, Xiamen, China, 2004
91. Spacehopper (Kangaroo Ball), fastest 100 meters, 30.2 seconds, Flushing Meadow Park, New York, 2004
- Jumping Rope while Bouncing on a Pogo Stick, most jumps in 1 minute, 156 jumps, Yellowstone National Park, Montana, 2004
- Jumping Rope while Bouncing on a Pogo Stick, most jumps in 1 minute, 130 jumps, London, England, 2004
- Largest Bouquet, 101,791 roses, NYC, 2004
- Orange Nose Push, fastest mile, 24 minutes 36 seconds, JFK Terminal 4, New York, 2004
- Hula Hoop Racing, fastest mile, 14 minutes 25 seconds, Moscow, Russia, 2004
- Situps, 8,555 in one hour using an abdominal frame, Paris, France, 2004
84. Milk Bottle Balancing on Head, fastest mile, 7minutes 47 seconds, Borobudur, Indonesia, 2004
83. Standing on a Swiss Ball, 3hours 38 minutes 30 seconds, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 2003
- Milk Bottle Balancing on Head, fastest mile, 8 minutes 27 seconds, Starnburg, Germany, 2003
81. Skipping (like a child), fastest marathon (26.2 miles), 5 hours 55 minutes 13 seconds, Comox Valley, Canada, 2003
- Standing on a Swiss (Stability) Ball, 2 hours 16 minutes 2 seconds, Stonehenge, England, 2003
- Hula Hoop Racing, fastest mile, 15 minutes 25 seconds, Uluru (Ayer's Rock), Australia, 2003
- Milk Bottle Balancing on Head, fastest mile, 9 minutes 24 seconds, Christchurch, New Zealand, 2002
77. Underwater Juggling (Gluggling), longest time with 3 balls without a drop, 48 minutes 36 seconds, Auckland, New Zealand, 2002
- Standing on a Swiss (Stability) Ball, 2 hours 10 minutes 57 seconds, Neufahrn, Germany, 2002
75. Walking Lunges, fastest mile, 30 minutes 50 seconds, Neufahrn, Germany, 2002
- Hula Hoop Racing, fastest mile, 18 minutes 7 seconds, Neufahrn, Germany, 2002
- Standing on a Swiss (Stability) Ball, 1 hour, 9 minutes,42 seconds, Southampton, New York, 2002
- Milk Crate Balancing on Chin, 88.01 lbs. (23 milk crates) for 11.23 seconds, NYC, 2002
- Hula Hoop Racing, fastest mile, 28 minutes 40 seconds, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 2002
- Largest Bouquet, 70,900 roses, NYC, 2001
69. Underwater Rope Jumping, 900 jumps in 1 hour, Montauk, New York, 2001
68. Sack Racing, 10 kilometers, 1 hour 22 minutes 2 seconds, Montauk, New York, 2001
67. Pogo Stick Jumping, fastest mile, 12 minutes 16 seconds, Oxford, England, 2001
- Pogo Stick Jumping, fastest mile, 13 minutes 6 seconds, Oslo, Norway, 2001
- Underwater Rope Jumping, 738 jumps in 1 hour, Bali, Indonesia, 2001
- Glass Balancing on Chin, 75 glasses, NYC, 2001
63. Somersaults, fastest mile, 19 minutes 11 seconds, NYC, 2000
- Pogo Stick Jumping, fastest mile, 17 minutes 45 seconds, Antarctica, 2000
61. Brick Carrying, 85.05 miles, NYC, 1999
60. Pogo Stick Jumping up the CN tower, 1,899 steps, 57 minutes 51 seconds, Toronto, Canada, 1999
- Rope Jumping, 130,000 jumps in 24 hours, Bandung, Indonesia, 1999
- Sack Racing, 10 kilometers, 1 hour 24 minutes 10 seconds, Mt. Rushmore, South Dakota, 1998
- Glass Balancing on Chin, 62 glasses, Los Angeles, California, 1998
56. Milk Bottle Balancing on Head, 80.95 miles, NYC, 1998
- Largest Pencil, 20 feet 6 inches long, 560 pounds, NYC, 1998
54. Hopscotch, 434 games in 24 hours, Cancun, Mexico, 1998
- Brick Carrying, 77.05 miles, NYC, 1997
- Basketball Dribbling, 96.57 miles, NYC, 1997
51. Pogo Stick Jumping (distance), 23.11 miles, NYC, 1997
- Largest Bouquet, 27,713 carnations, NYC, 1997
- Somersaults, fastest mile, 19 minutes 38 seconds, Cleveland, Ohio, 1996
- Glass Balancing on Chin, 57 glasses, NYC, 1996
- Step-ups, 2,574 in 1 hour, onto a 15-inch bench, Durban, South Africa, 1996
- Somersaults, 1 mile, 26 minutes 25 seconds, Washington, D.C., 1995
- Brick Carrying, 71 miles, NYC, 1995
- Hopscotch, 390 games in 24 hours, NYC, 1995
- Step-ups, 2,229 in 1 hour onto a 15-inch bench, Howe Caverns, NY, 1994
- Backwards Unicycling, 53.17 miles, NYC, 1994
- Squats, 4,495 in 1 hour, NYC, 1994
- Basketball Dribbling, 83 miles in 24 hours, Fiji, 1994
- Pogo Stick Jumping (distance), 16 miles, Mt. Fuji, Japan, 1993
- Milk Bottle Balancing on Head, 70 miles, NYC, 1993
- Brick Carrying, 64 miles, NYC, 1993
- Squats, 3,913 in 1 hour, Dumaguete, Philippines, 1993
- Squats, 3,038 in 1 hour in a hot-air balloon, Post Mills, Vermont, 1992
- Milk Bottle Balancing on Head, 61 miles, NYC, 1992
- Burpees (Squat Thrusts), 1,649 in 1 hour, NYC 1992
- Squats, 2,693 in 1 hour, NYC, 1991
- Pogo Stick Jumping (distance), 14.99 miles, Seoul, Korea, 1991
- Hopscotch, 307 games in 24 hours, Zurich, Switzerland, 1991
- Land Rowing, 1,500 miles, Bali, Indonesia, 1991
- Milk Bottle Balancing on Head, 43.75 miles, NYC, 1990
- Burpees (Squat Thrusts), 1,550 in 1 hour, NYC, 1990
- Pogo Stick Jumping (distance), 13 miles, NYC, 1989
- Squats, 2,551 in 1 hour, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1989
- Yodeling, 27 hours, San Francisco, California, 1989
- Squats, 2,234 in 1 hour, NYC, 1989
- Joggling, 50 miles, 8 hours 52 minutes, NYC, 1989
- Milk Bottle Balancing on Head, 32.9 miles, Phuket, Thailand, 1989
- Joggling, fastest marathon (juggling while running) 26.2 miles, 3 hours 22 minutes, Salmon River, Idaho, 1988
- Pogo Stick Juggling, 1 hour 1 minute, Orlando, Florida, 1988
- Pogo Stick Juggling, 1 hour, NYC, 1988
- Milk Bottle Balancing on Head, 26.2 miles, Zurich, Switzerland, 1987
- Versatility Award, for most records in different categories, 1987
- Land Rowing, 68 miles, NYC to Philadelphia, 1987
- Continuous Juggling, 6 hours 7 minutes, NYC, 1987
- Skip Running, 10 miles, 1 hour 15 minutes 33 seconds, Zurich, Switzerland, 1987
- Aqua Pogo (underwater), 3 hours 40 minutes, Amazon River, Peru, 1987
- Aqua Pogo (underwater), 3 hours 20 minutes, NYC, 1986
10. Somersaults (distance) 12 miles 390 yds., Lexington to Charlestown, Mass., 1986
- Jumping Jacks, 45,027, San Francisco, California, 1986
- Pogo Stick Jumping (distance), 11.53 miles, Mount Fuji, Japan, 1986
- Milk Bottle Balancing on Head, 24 miles, NYC, 1983
- Most Expensive Wreath, 10,000 flowers, $3,500, NYC, 1983
- Jumping Jacks, 33,000, NYC, 1982
- Stretcher Bearing (team carried 140-pound weight), 127 miles in 45 hours, NYC, 1981
- Hand Clapping, 50 hours, NYC, 1981
- Somersaults (distance), 10 miles, NYC, 1980
- Jumping Jacks, 27,000, New York City, 1979