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Niels Duinker

Niels Duinker (born 9 August, 1985 in Rotterdam) is a professional juggler from the Netherlands. He started juggling at the age of 12 and is now considered one of the top variety acts from his country. In the spring of 2012 the International Magicians Society award him with the award for "Variety Act of the Year".

Niels won a Gold Medal in the 2009 Taiwan Circus Festival. He has worked all over Europe, in Asia, and made special guest appearances in the United States. He is also featured in the 2013 Guinness Book of World Records.

In 2009 he started performing regularly as a headliner for various American and British cruise lines.

Highlights of his career include performing for the Royal family of the Netherlands, the prince of Qatar and the vice-president of China. Niels performs with contact juggling, balls, rings, clubs, hats, and shaker cups. He won 3 gold medal at the Dutch Juggling Championships.

He is also the European representative at the IJA, International Jugglers' Assocation.

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Niels' record at Guinness World Records JuggleWiki

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