John Narum is a member of Team YoYoJam and hold the distinction of, together with Takumi Nagase, being the youngest-ever yo-yo world champion (both aged 12), with his win in the 4A/Offstring division at the 2005 World Yo-Yo Contest. John started playing at age 4 and had had multiple contest placings, television appearances and world records. John has also designed his own 2 YoYoJam signature series yo-yo, the YoYoJam Black Knight , Golden Black Kinght , Equinox, Inspire, and the Triple Jam. John is also a competitive Chess player.
Signature Yo-yo[]
- YoYoJam Black Knight 2005
- YoYoJam Golden Black Knight(50 Pieces)
- YoyoJam Equinox
- YoyoJam Triple Jam (Hiroyuki Suzuki,John Narum,Ben Conde)
- YoyoJam Inspire
Achievements[]
World Records[]
- 28 July 2005, Off String Whips (Junior), 57 with YoYoJam Aquarius
- 28 July 2005, Fixed Axle Sleeping Record (Junior & Open), 2.39.8 sec. with YoYoJam DJ (Open record since broken)
2005[]
- 2nd 4A, US National Yo-Yo Contest
- 12th 1A, US National Yo-Yo Contest
- 1st 4A, World Yo-Yo Contest (World Champion)
- 9th 1A, World Yo-Yo Contest
- 1st 1A, Midwest Regional Contest
- 1st Y, Midwest Regional Contest
- 2nd 1A, Iowa State
- 3rd X, Iowa State
- 4th X, BAC
- 5th 1A, BAC
2004[]
- 3rd 4A, US National Yo-Yo Contest
- 7th 1A, US National Yo-Yo Contest
- 1st Sports Ladder, World Yo-Yo Contest
- 5th 1A, Midwest Regional Contest
- 4th 1A, Iowa State
2003[]
- 3rd (10 & under) Ladder, US National Yo-Yo Contest
- 5th Sports Ladder, US National Yo-Yo Contest
- 2nd (10 & under) Ladder, World Yo-Yo Contest
- 1st (10 & under) Ladder, Midwest Regional Contest
2002[]
- 1st (10 & under) Ladder, Midwest Regional Contest
2001[]
- 2nd Novice Division, (MN. State
Media Coverage[]
- In January 2006, John Narum and Farrah Siegel were on the Martha Stewart Show. They even taught Martha to do 2A around the worlds!
- John competed in the 2014 season of America's Got Talent.