Javier Ruiz
World Champion Unicyclist!
My favorite sport is Unicycling.
I practiced it for many years, and allowed me the opportunity to travel the world.
My trajectory have been very interesting. Am very grateful for all those experiences.
I practiced it for many years, and allowed me the opportunity to travel the world.
My trajectory have been very interesting. Am very grateful for all those experiences.
Main Achievements:
- 3 times world champion
- Broke a Guinness World Record
- Unicycled across Europe
(1,000 miles; from Germany to Spain) - Unicycled on the Chinese Wall
- Member of the "Puerto Rico All-Star Unicycling Basketball Team"... 10 times World Champions
Puerto Rico All Star Unicycling Basketball Team on UNICON XI in Noth Bend, Washington, USA (2002)
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UNICON XII in Tokyo, Japan (2004)
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UNICON VII in Minneapolis, MN, USA (1994)
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UNICON V in Hull, Canada (1991)
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3 Times World Champion:
There are 3 main individual events at the World Unicycling Conventions (UNICONs). They are:
- Racing
- Individual Freestyle
- Standard Skills
Racing in Japan (1987)
Racing:
International racing events include: 100mts, 400mts, 1,500mts, 50mts with one foot, 30mts wheel walk, slow forward and slow backwards. The best times on every age group compete together for the final (expert) heat. The winner of the final heat will get points. Whoever gets the most points in the expert heat becomes the Racing World Champion.
I was the racing world champion at Unicon V (1991) and Unicon VII (1994).
International racing events include: 100mts, 400mts, 1,500mts, 50mts with one foot, 30mts wheel walk, slow forward and slow backwards. The best times on every age group compete together for the final (expert) heat. The winner of the final heat will get points. Whoever gets the most points in the expert heat becomes the Racing World Champion.
I was the racing world champion at Unicon V (1991) and Unicon VII (1994).
Freestyle routine in 1992
Individual Freestyle:
The freestyle competition is based on difficulty of the tricks and presentation. In Unicon V (1991) I became the Freestyle World Champion (a very close call after Jose Roman).
The freestyle competition is based on difficulty of the tricks and presentation. In Unicon V (1991) I became the Freestyle World Champion (a very close call after Jose Roman).
Standard Skills in 1991
Standard Skills:
In Standard Skills we submit a list of tricks and performed. The more difficult the trick, the more points are awarded.
There are 2 sets of judges, one makes sure all the tricks on the list are performed (in order to give the points), and the other one check points out for imperfections. The winner is the one with the most points at the end.
I never got to win Standard Skills (in the expert category) but I got a close second (for less than a point) for 3 championships in a row.
In Standard Skills we submit a list of tricks and performed. The more difficult the trick, the more points are awarded.
There are 2 sets of judges, one makes sure all the tricks on the list are performed (in order to give the points), and the other one check points out for imperfections. The winner is the one with the most points at the end.
I never got to win Standard Skills (in the expert category) but I got a close second (for less than a point) for 3 championships in a row.
Guinness World Record:
Racing in 1991
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In 1991, during a world championship, I broke the current Guinness World Record for the 100mts. race. The previous record was 13.60s and was set by John Foss in 1987.
My record was 13.54s. Shortly afterwards, my record was broken by Peter Rosendahl, who was not following the standards of the International Unicycling Federation. I nevery got to be on the book. |
European Unicycle Tour:
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Logo por Ariel Miranda
In 2001, a group of World-Class unicyclists got together to ride across Europe on unicycles. We rode over 1,000 miles from Cologne, Germany to Barcelona, Spain. It took us 23 days.
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Chinese Wall
Shortly after Unicon X, that was held on Beijing, China, we unicycled on the Chinese Wall. It was quite an experience.
Puerto Rico "All Star" Unicycle Basketball Team
Am a proud member of the Puerto Rico "All Star" Unicycle Basketball Team. We are 10 times World Champions. Since our first international tournament in 1984 to 2008, we only lost 2 games!
We got 10 gold medals and 2 silver medals.
Now we are retired.
We got 10 gold medals and 2 silver medals.
Now we are retired.
Check our our Wikipedia page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rico_All_Star_Unicycling_Basketball_Team
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rico_All_Star_Unicycling_Basketball_Team
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