Jump Rope World Records

Jump rope is a growing sport both in the USA and around the world, with thousands of teams and athletes competing in such events as freestyle jumping, speed jumping, double under jumping and double dutch.

Official jump rope competitions are held throughout the year in both in the USA and other parts of the world. The sport continues to see big progressions in skill, with new records seemingly set every year.

Below is our regularly updated list of world records set by athletes in competitive events and by enthusiasts setting Guinness records.

Competitive Jump Rope Records

30 Second Double Unders

Number of double unders in a 30 second period.

• Male: 105 double unders - Cen Xiaolin (USA) - 2019
• Female: 94 double unders - Zoe Ellis (USA) - 2017

30 Second Speed

Number of jumps in a 30 second period.

• Male: 250 jumps -  Cen Xiaolin (China) - 2019
• Female: 218 jumps - Xihui Feng (China) - 2021 (video)

Video below is Cen Xiaolin's previous record of 228.

Single Rope Endurance

Number of jumps in a 3 minute period.

• Male: 1,164 jumps - Zhongfei Duan (China) - 2021 (video)
• Female: 1,057 jumps - Xihui Feng (China) - 2021 (video)

Triple Unders

Number of consecutive triple unders unbroken.

• Male: 521 - Eric Seeger (Germany) - 2016
• Female: 493 - Tori Boggs (USA)  - 2021 (video)

Guinness World Records

Most Jumps in 1 Hour

12,702 - Peter Nestler (USA) - 2015

Most Jumps in 12 Hours

151,409 - Hijiki Ikuyama (Japan) - 2018

Most Double Unders in 12 Hours

40,980 - Ryan Alonzo (Philippines) - 2022

Longest time jumping rope without taking a break

American Joey Motsay, a fitness trainer, set the record by jumping rope at his Positive Stress gym in Greensboro, NC, during a marathon session that spanned 33 hours and 20 minutes. The feat took place between December 4 and 5, 2009, and raised $38,000 for Smile Train, a children's charity.

Longest Jump Rope Jumped

The longest rope jumped was 154' 10" long and was achieved by Yu Okamoto, Sadatoshi Watanabe, Norihisa Taguchi (all Japan) in Kasuga, Fukuoka, Japan, in January of 2020.