Jaspreet Singh Kalra
Quick Facts
Biography
Jaspreet Singh Kalra (born August 30, 1999), also known as the Rubber Man, is an Indian contortionist. He can rotate his head 180°. He recently starred in OMG! Yeh Mera India series of History TV 18. In a survey by The Strange List Kalra ranked 5th-most flexible person in the world and 2nd most flexible man in the world. He is the First Indian and the youngest to enter this list.
Early life
Kalra was born and raised in Ludhiana, Punjab, India. He started yoga at age 12. At age 14 he was inspired by Daniel Browning Smith, an American contortionist, to begin the practice, initially by watching Smith's YouTube videos. Within a year he became highly flexible. He is now holder of four world and four national records.
Skills
He has an extremely flexible body. He is capable of rotating his head 180° backwards and can dislocate both shoulders. He can rotate his torso 180° backwards, rotate each hand more than 360°, and has advanced front and back bending range.
Recognition
- Boneless Man
- Rubber Man
- Most Flexible Man
- Youngest Flexible Boy
- Rubber Man in Miracles world Records
- The Rubber Man in Universal Record Forum
- National Level Yoga Player
- "Limca Book of Records". Limcabookofrecords.in. 1999-08-30. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
- "RUBBER MAN – India Book of Records". Indiabookofrecords.in. 1999-08-30. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
- "Assist World Records". Assist World Records. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
- "2016YA131 – Youngest Flexible Boy – Unique World Records Limited". Uniqueworldrecords.com. 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2016-04-16.