Adolfo Almonacid

Adolfo Esteban Almonacid Cárdenas was born on 25 August 2000 in Puerto Montt, Chile, and currently lives in Santiago, Chile. He learned to juggle from his older brother at the age of 12.https://www.juggle.org/interview-with-esteban-almonacid/ He placed 4th in the Top 40 Most Popular Jugglers list in 2019.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jejoL5G6wQs
== World records ==
Adolfo holds the following ball juggling world records:
* 5 ball backcrosses: 2 minutes and 44 seconds in 2019 (video)
* 6 ball Mills mess: 1 minute and 26 seconds in 2020 (video)
* 7 balls: 16 minutes and 25 seconds in 2019 (video)
* 7 ball (8x,6)*: 2 minutes and 17 seconds in 2019 (video)
* 7 ball 966: 1 minute and 30 seconds in 2018 (video)
* Blind catch qualified with the most balls: 7 balls in 2024 (video), tied with Marcin Hałas in 2013 (video)
* Most connected 7 ball 7 up 180s: 2 in 2023 (video), tied with Anthony Gatto in 2006 (video) and Luca Pferdmenges in 2020 (video)
*720 qualified with the most balls: 7 balls, 7 up in 2018 (video), tied with Lauge Benjaminsen in 2010 (video), Haavard Hvidsten in 2014 (video), Ofek Snir in 2014 (video), Jonah Botvinick-Greenhouse in 2016 (video), Jack Denger in 2019 (video), Spencer Androli in 2022 (video), and Tamuz Vardi in 2023 (video)
== Competitions ==
Adolfo placed in the following IJA and WJF competitions:https://www.thewjf.com/results/
IJA 2022:https://www.juggle.org/2022-ija-festival-championships-and-competitions-results/
* XJuggling: 4-5 Balls - 1st place
* XJuggling: 6+ Balls - 1st place
* Games: 5 Ball Endurance - 3rd place
* Games: 7 Ball Endurance - 1st place
WJF 2022:
* Advanced Balls - 1st place
* Advanced Rings - 3rd place
* Ball Endurance - 1st place
* 5 Ball Freestyle - 3rd place
* 6 Ball Freestyle - 2nd place
* 7 Ball Freestyle - 2nd place
* 6 Ring Freestyle - 3rd place
* Overall Championship - 2nd place
WJF 20 (2024):
* Advanced Balls - 1st place
==References==
Category:Jugglers
Category:World record holders
Category:Numbers jugglers
Category:WJF champions