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Ashrita Furman

アシュリタ・ファーマン　/　あしゅりた・ふぁーまん

American record-breaker and athlete

September 16, 1954 (age 71)　・　Brooklyn, New York, United States

Born in New York
Poet
Circus performer

My Take

Furman is one of my favorite oddball figures in the whole record-breaking world, because the sheer volume is staggering. We're talking hundreds of Guinness records across decades, from somersaulting for miles to balancing a milk bottle on his head while running. What elevates it past stunt territory is the philosophy underneath. As a disciple of Sri Chinmoy he treats these absurd physical challenges as meditation in motion, proof that the mind can push the body past where it thinks it can go. There's something genuinely joyful and a little crazy about devoting your life to this, and I love it.

Overview

Ashrita Furman (born September 16, 1954, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American holder of Guinness World Records, known for setting and breaking more such records than any other individual. A student of meditation teacher Sri Chinmoy, he has attempted hundreds of record feats, from pogo-stick jumping to balancing objects, framing his athletic endurance as a form of spiritual self-transcendence.

1. Profile

Name (English): Ashrita Furman
Name (Japanese): アシュリタ・ファーマン
Reading: あしゅりた・ふぁーまん
Born: September 16, 1954 (age 71)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Virgo / Horse
Origin: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
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Occupation: Poet / Circus performer

2. Background

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4. Personality

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6. Links

Official sitehttps://www.ashrita.com/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%83%AA%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%BC%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3

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