Unthinkable World Records That People Have Broken

Highest Jump on a Pogo Stick

Dmitry Arsenyev of Russia nailed the world record for the highest jump on a pogo stick on Nov. 20, 2018. He got up to a wild 11 feet high. He also holds the World Record for Most Consecutive Front Flips on a pogo stick. Arsenyev is a professional Xpogo pro.

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