Not long ago, we announced an IUF World Record in the Long Jump on Platform. Today, we are pleased to share that the record holder, Johannes Baumkirchner (Austria), has improved his achievement by an additional 7 cm. The current record now stands at 252 cm.
The record jump was performed at Summer EUC 2025 in Miskolc, Hungary.
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We are pleased to announce two new IUF World Records set by Lisanne Boer from Netherlands.
On June 20–21, 2025, at the RDW Testcentrum in Lelystad, Netherlands, Lisanne set following records:
🏆 24 Hour Unlimited World Record – 412.147 km
🏆 100 Mile Unlimited World Record – 7h35min4sec
Lisanne was riding Ungeared 36” unicycle with 100 mm cranks.
The previous Records were hold by Mirjam Lips:
24 Hour Unlimited – Mirjam Lips (Switzerland) 312km. Pocking, Germany ,15/16 Sept 2016 (geared 29″, 125mm cranks)
100 mile Unlimited – Mirjam Lips (Switzerland) 7h53m19s. Pocking, Germany, 17 Sept 2017 (geared 29″, 125mm cranks)
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In June the IUF World Record Committee has approved two World Records on Time Trial 100km Unlimited category.
The first WR was perforemed by Aurélien Paulmier (France) at stade Pont Marais Georges Fatome, in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin on April 27th 2025. Aurélien rode 100km distance with the time of 3h35min56s. His unicycle was geared 29”with 117 mm cranks.
Aurélien’s record was quickly superseded by Simon JAN (France).
Simon has not allowed Aurelien’s to celebrate for long. Just three weeks later, on May 18th 2025, at Vélodrome Lande de Reine, in Pleslin-Trigavou, France, Simon covered the same distance with the time of 3h06min29s. Simon’s unicycle setup was geared 36” with 145 mm cranks.
IUF World Records are set in compliance of the IUF World Record Guidelines
We are thrilled to announce that the Unicon XXII will be be held in Steyr, Austria, from July 25 to August 7, 2026
https://www.unicon22.at/
We are pleased to announce the IUF World Record on Time Trial 24h Unlimited by male.
The IUF World Record Committee has confirmed the performance of Ken Looi (New Zealand) on his attempt of Time Trial 24h Unlimited as IUF World Record in compliance with the IUF World Record Guidelines and the current IUF Rulebook.
Ken in 24 hour period rode astonishing distance of 455.235 km.
It was Ken’s second attempt this year. More details on the attempt we can read on Ken’s personal blog. link
The previous record of 453.8 km had been held by Saw Wakeling (UK) since 2007.
Congratulations Ken!
We are pleased to announce the IUF World Record on Slow Balance Backward by female.
New record on Slow Balance Backward of 3min26.7s (or 206.7s) was performed by Ana Schrödinger (Germany) at CFM 2024 in Brumath, France at the 28th of October 2024.
Congratulations Ana!
Ana Schrödinger during her record breaking attempt at CFM 2024, Brumath, France, 28 October 2024. Photo credit: Coupe de France de Monocycle 2024 / Burgun
IUF World Records are set in compliance of the IUF World Record Guidelines
We are pleased to announce the IUF World Record on Long Jump on Platform by male.
Since the rules has been changed in 2019, this is the first record claimed in this category by male.
World Record in Long Jump on Platform with result of 245 cm was performed by Johannes Baumkirchner (Austria) at Unicon20 in Grenoble, France at the 1st August 2022.
Congratulations Johannes!
Johannes Baumkirchner during his final run at Unicon 20, Grenoble, France, 1st August 2022. Photo by: Romain Delubac
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We are pleased to announce another two IUF World Records that have been set in year 2024.
The IUF World Record Committee has confirmed the performance of Gert-Jan De Vleeschouwer in Marathon Standard and the performance of Timo Hirschmann in 10 km Unlimited, both at CFM 2024 (Coupe de France de Monocycle), as IUF World Record in compliance with the IUF World Record Guidelines and the current IUF Rulebook.
Both athletes were already holding IUF World Records.
Gert-Jan De Vleeschouwer (Belgium), has sharpened owned by him record in Marathon Standard, from 1hr34min32s to 1hr32min19s.
Timo Hirschmann (Germany), holder of the IUF record on Marathon Unlimited from May 2024, has set a record in 10 km Unlimited with time 17min29s, with previous record holder Simon Jan (France) crossing the finish line just after his back. Past record time was 18min17s.
Both athletes has once again proved their unmatched skills. Congratullations!
IUF World Records are set in compliance of the IUF World Record Guidelines
After every Unicon, a new IUF Rulebook Committee is created. This committee works to develop the next version of the IUF Rulebook. If you wish to join the 2025 rulebook committee, this message is for you.
The rulebook committee will be divided in two main committees:
and eleven sub-committees:
Inside each committee, knowledgeable people will discuss possible rule changes, then submit proposals to edit, remove or add new rules. As these rules pass, they will be sent to the main committee where they will be approved, edited or sent back to the sub-committee.
If you are interested to join the 2025 IUF Rulebook Committee, please fill out the form with the link below.
https://iuf-rulebook-2025.committees.unicycling-software.com/users/sign_in
Important: 22 January 2025 is the last day to fill out the form and apply for becoming member of any of the committees
We are pleased to announce IUF World Record on Long Jump on Platform.
The IUF World Record Committee has confirmed the performance of Roos Seegers (Netherlands) in Long Jump onto Platform at UNICON21 as IUF World Record in compliance with the IUF World Record Guidelines and the current IUF Rulebook.
New record with result of: 1.76m was set at UNICON21 in Bemidji, USA at the 16th of July 2024.
Congratulations Roos
Roos Seegers during her qualification run at Unicon 21, Bemidji, USA, 16th July 2024. Photo by: William Haun
IUF World Records are set in compliance of the IUF World Record Guidelines
