Delaney Bayles

Delaney Bayles is an American juggler from Salt Lake City, Utah. She has been described as "the most technically gifted female toss juggler of all time"https://www.juggle.org/interview-with-ija-triple-crown-winner-delaney-bayles/ and "the best ring juggler in the world".https://youtu.be/qywXtSiYWGM?t=1531
Delaney learned to juggle 3 balls from her uncle when she was 13.http://ezine.juggle.org/2013/09/20/10-questions-with-delaney-bayles/ In 2016, she won the WJF Overall Championship.https://youtu.be/tBEmRJzlTHs She was voted the most popular juggler of the year in the Top 40 Jugglers list three years in a row, from 2020 to 2022.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W__pTPL2da8https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP52Mpl4HKQhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl80Aplb4bs Delaney is the only person who has won all three divisions of the IJA Stage Championships (Juniors in 2015, Teams in 2019, and Individuals in 2024).
== World records ==
Delaney holds the following world records with publicly available video evidence:
*3 rings with 1 hand and 1 foot: 8 catches in 2018 (video)
*5 ring front-to-back body throws: 5 catches in 2020 (video), tied with Kenshin Tomie in 2023 (video)
*5 ring back-to-front body throws: 5 catches in 2021 (video)
*5 club back-to-front body throws: 10 catches in 2021 (video)
*6 club backcrosses: 16 catches in 2022 (video)
*6 club shoulder throws: 12 catches in 2021 (video)
*7 ring pancakes: 21 catches in 2022 (video)
*7 ring overheads: 15 catches in 2021 (video)
*7 ring backcrosses: 14 catches in 2020 (video)
*28 ring 4-person passing: 28 passes caught with Chris Hodge, Noah Schmeissner, and Jonah Botvinick-Greenhouse in 2024 (video)
== Competitions ==
Delaney won the following IJA and WJF competitions:http://dev.juggle.org/ija/championships/http://thewjf.com/wjf-9-competition-results/
WJF 2013:
*Junior Overall Championship
IJA 2014:
*eXtreme Juggling: 4-5 Balls
IJA 2015:
*Stage: Juniors
WJF 2015:https://youtu.be/tvZ_DjPW5Qo
*Advanced Rings
*5 Ball Freestyle
*5 Club Freestyle
WJF 2016:
*Advanced Balls
*Advanced Rings
*Advanced Clubs
*Ring Endurance
*5 Ball Freestyle
*5 Club Freestyle
* Advanced Overall Championship
IJA 2019:https://www.juggle.org/2019-ija-fest-review/
* Stage: Teams with Zak McAllister
* Numbers: Ring Passing with Zak McAllister
* eXtreme Juggling: 4 Clubs
* eXtreme Juggling: 5+ Clubs
* Games: 5 Club Endurance
IJA 2024:https://www.juggle.org/enewsletter/2024-08
*Stage: Individuals
*Numbers: Individual Clubs
*eXtreme Juggling: 4-5 Rings
*eXtreme Juggling: 4 Clubs
*eXtreme Juggling: 5+ Clubs
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