Francoise Rochais (born 1973 in France) is widely considered to be the greatest female juggler in the world. Learning to juggle at the age of 7, she is the only woman known to have qualified 7 clubs or batons and flashed 8. She is the 1995 IJA Individuals Champion and the winner of the IJA Award of Excellence in 2011. Besides being an incredible performer, she is also one of the nicest people you’ll ever meet!

This is one of the batons used by Francoise Rochais when she won the IJA Individuals Championship in 1995. Donated by Francoise Rochais.

This is one of Francoise Rochais’ childhood clubs. Acquired as part of the Paul Bachman Collection.