Roy Maloy
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{{Infobox person
| name = Roy Maloy
| birth_name =Roy Timothy McPherson
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1975|10|27}}
| birth_place =Melbourne, Australia
| known_for = Stilt walking, circus stunts
| status =
| occupation=Entertainer}}
Roy Maloy (born Roy Timothy McPherson, 27 October 1975 in Melbourne, Victoria), is an Australian stilt walker, fire breather and stunt performer.
Career
A Victorian provincial newspaper described Maloy as "Australian Circus King."{{cite news|last=Henderson|first=Fiona|title=World famous firebreather Roy Maloy to appear at school fair|url=http://www.thecourier.com.au/story/1372494/world-famous-firebreather-roy-maloy-to-appear-at-school-fair/?cs=62|access-date=19 March 2013|newspaper=Courier Newspaper Ballarat|date=18 March 2013|quote=AUSTRALIAN Circus King Roy Maloy thinks of Ballarat as his second home}}
=Stilt-walking records=
In 2008, Maloy set an unverified world record for the tallest stilts ever walked on: on 1 November, after 11 attempts, he took five independent steps on {{convert|17|m|abbr=on}} stilts each weighing almost {{convert|30|kg|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|title=Man to Walk on 17 Meter Stilts|date=31 October 2008|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-11-01/man-to-walk-on-17-metre-stilts/190014|publisher=ABC News|location=Australia|access-date=15 March 2013}}[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2008-11-02/17m-stilt-walker-claims-record/190514 17m stilt walker claims record] ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 2 November 2008. Retrieved July 2013.
In June 2011, Maloy attempted to set a record by walking more than 5 km in under an hour on 91.4 cm wooden stilts weighing 3.5 kg.{{cite web|last=Foster |first=Margot |title=Roy Maloy starts his 2011 tour of regional Australia |url=http://www.abc.net.au/rural/telegraph/content/2011/s3244345.htm |work=The Bush Telegraph |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623141107/http://www.abc.net.au/rural/telegraph/content/2011/s3244345.htm |archive-date=23 June 2011 }} Archived 23 June 2011.
Honorary titles
On 16 March 2010, Maloy was King of the Parade at the Brimbank Festival in Sunshine, Victoria.{{cite news|last=Maud|first=Paula|title=Throngs Line Brimbank Festival|url=http://brimbank-leader.whereilive.com.au/news/story/throngs-line-brimbank-festival-parade/|access-date=13 March 2013|newspaper=The Brimbank Leader|date=10 March 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130410022215/http://brimbank-leader.whereilive.com.au/news/story/throngs-line-brimbank-festival-parade/|archive-date=10 April 2013}}
References
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Further reading
- Landline, 25 July 2010 "[http://www.abc.net.au/tv/programs/landline/old-site/content/2010/s2963524.htm Far Flung Fun]"
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