About Rob
Rob “Frisbee Rob” McLeod is a motivational speaker and frisbee ambassador living in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He currently holds 6 Guinness World Records, 12 World Championships and the Canadian Distance Record.
Rob has appeared in the 2014 & 2015 Guinness Book of World Records, the 2015 Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! Reality Shock! book and the 2014 Maclean’s Canada Day edition. Rob has also created a children’s book titled The Davy Rule.
Rob competes in dog disc with Davy Whippet. Find out more about Davy at http://www.davywhippet.com.
As Seen In
Guinness Book of World Records
2014 edition
Guinness Book of World Records
2015 edition
Ripley's Believe It Or Not!
2015 edition
6 Guinness World Records
Stats
Personal Bests:
- Longest throw with an ultimate disc – 130 yards
- Longest throw with a golf disc – 217 metres (712 feet) (Canadian Distance Record)
- Longest throw to a dog with a dog disc (Hero Xtra 235) – 116.55 yards (Quadruped World Record)
- Longest throw to a dog with a dog disc (Innova Condor) – 134 yards (WFDF/Guinness World Record)
- Longest throw to a dog with a dog disc (Super Hero) – 97 yards (Skyhoundz World Record)
- Longest throw with a mini disc (Innova 41g Mini Driver) – 122.5 yards (Canadian Mini Distance Record)
- Maximum Time Aloft (MTA) – 15.37 seconds (Canadian Record)
- Canine MTA – 10.59 s (WFDF/Guinness World Record)
- Throw, Run, Catch (TRC) – 89.6 metres (Canadian Record)
- Self Caught Flight – 163.54 (15.37 seconds/79 metres)(Canadian Record)
- Maximum Time Aloft (on ice skates) – 14.14 seconds (WFDF/Guinness World Record)
- Throw, Run, Catch (on ice skates) – 92.4 metres (WFDF/Guinness World Record)
- SCF (on ice skates) – 163.77 (14.14 seconds/86 metres) (WFDF/Guinness World Record)
- Accuracy – 16
- Hole in ones – 14
Sponsors
Sponsors
- Innova Discs – Ambassador Team
- Vivobarefoot – Brand ambassador
- World Health Calgary – Sponsored Athlete
- Charlesglen Toyota – Schools sponsor
- HBI – Schools sponsor
- Horizon Heating – Schools sponsor
- Yardies US – Brand ambassador
- XDISC – Ambassador Team
Partners
- The Recess Project – Team Member
- Kokua Try-Sport Canada – Coach
- APPLE Schools – Schools Partner
- Disc Golf School – International Partner
- EdCan Network – National Speaker
Affiliations
- World Flying Disc Federation – Overall Committee (2012-current)
- World Flying Disc Federation – Disc Golf Committee (2017-current)
- World Flying Disc Federation – Director of Global Communications (2015-2017)
- Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA) – Professional member (2011-current)
- Sport Calgary – Member (2018-current)
- Ultimate Canada – Past Awards Committee (2013-2017)
- Calgary Ultimate Association – Past board member/juniors coach (2006-2010)
- Calgary Disc Golf Club – Past board member (2012-2014)
Conferences
Press
Radio Interviews/Features
- The Sheldon MacLeod Show – March 2018
- CBC Afternoon Edition Regina – Oct 2017
- CJSW Road Pops – Sept 2017
- The Ryan Jespersen Show on 630 CHED – Dec 2016
- 91.7 The Bounce with Tyler Jordan – Dec 2016
- KRock’s The Pete Jackson Show – April 2016
- CJSW Road Pops – April 2016
- CBC Homestretch – Nov 2014
- 25th Hour Radio Show – June 2014
- 660 News – Dec 2013
- Kraze 101.3FM – Oct 2013
- CBC EyeOpener – Feb 2013
- CBC EyeOpener – August 2012
- CBC EyeOpener – May 2012
- CBC Homestretch – July 2011
TV Interviews/Features
- Global Regina – Video
- CBC Regina – Video
- CBC Regina – Video
- NewCap News – video
- CTV Edmonton Morning – Video
- CBC Edmonton – Video
- Global Calgary – Video
- CTV Saskatoon – Video
- CTV Calgary News at 6 – Video
- Regina Leader Post – Video
- CBC Regina – Video | Article
- Global Edmonton Morning Show – Video
- Global Edmonton MVP – Video
- CTV News Calgary at 5 – Video
- Discovery’s Daily Planet – Video
- CTV News Calgary at 6 – Video
- Shaw TV’s Go! Calgary – Video
- CTV Lethbridge – Video
- Global Edmonton – Video
- CTV Edmonton – Video
- CBC Edmonton – Video
- Kansas First News – Video
- CTV Calgary Morning Live – Video
- Breakfast TV Calgary – Video
- OmniTV Calgary – Video
- Global Calgary – Video
Media Releases
- Guinness World Records Holder Visiting Schools in Northern Lights School Division
- The Davy Rule Children’s Book Signing @ The Owl’s Nest
- Guinness World Record Holder Visiting Saskatoon Area Schools
- Calgary Grade 4 Girls Attempt Self Caught World Records with a Frisbee
- Calgary Author Teams Up With Guinness World Record Holder to Battle Bullying in a Children’s Book
- Frisbee Rob Breaks 2 WFDF World Records for Self Caught Flight on Ice Skates
- Frisbee Rob and Davy Whippet Approved for 2nd Guinness World Record as a team
- New Brunswick Native Rob McLeod Visiting Local Schools
- Canadian Team wins 3rd Straight World Championship Title
- Rob McLeod and Davy Whippet Become First Team to Repeat As Series Champions in Distance Competition
- Rob McLeod Wins Self Caught Flight World Championship
- Rob McLeod Officially Breaks 3 WFDF World Records
- McLeod to Attempt 2 Guinness World Records – On Ice
- Thorhild Dog Sets World Record in Frisbee Distance Catch
- Canadian Breaks 18 Year Old Distance World Record with Davy Whippet
- 122 Yard Frisbee Throw and Catch with Davy Whippet – World Record Attempt
- Rob McLeod Becomes Guinness World Record Holder
- Canadian to Set Frisbee World Record in China
Newspaper/Online Articles
- CBC News Saskatoon – http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/new-world-record-for-high-flying-duo-in-regina-1.4351854
- CBC News Saskatchewan – http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/man-dog-duo-miss-attempt-at-breaking-frisbee-world-record-in-regina-1.4345410
- Battleford News-Optimist – http://www.newsoptimist.ca/news/local-news/guinness-record-holding-frisbee-thrower-in-nb-1.11454895
- Battlefords Now – http://battlefordsnow.com/article/553597/frisbee-champ-sends-imaginations-soaring
- Lac La Biche Post – http://www.laclabichepost.com/article/20170301/LLB/170309998/-1/llb
- Bonnyville Nouvelle – http://www.bonnyvillenouvelle.ca/article/Frisbee-Rob-shows-off-his-skills-at-local-school-while-promoting-antibullying-20170228
- Tin Can Phys Ed – https://tincanphysed.wordpress.com/2017/02/23/what-is-your-purpose-robert-mcleod
- Global Calgary – http://globalnews.ca/news/3163660/calgarians-chase-world-records-for-frisbee-on-ice
- Metro Edmonton – https://www.frisbeerob.com/2016/12/07/wanted-a-female-frisbee-champ-to-smash-some-records-this-winter/
- iNews 880 AM – https://www.frisbeerob.com/2016/12/05/calgary-man-looking-for-woman-to-share-guinness-world-record/
- Vivobarefoot.com – https://www.frisbeerob.com/2013/07/04/world-record-breaking-shoes-rob-mcleod-talks-vivobarefoot
- Metro Calgary – Calgary man to skate towards Frisbee Guinness records in Edmonton
- Faces of Fitness – https://www.frisbeerob.com/2012/12/21/rob-mcleod-the-disc-jock
- Beacon News – https://www.frisbeerob.com/2012/09/05/calgarian-rob-mcleod-sets-new-world-record-for-frisbee-distance
- Calgary Herald – https://www.frisbeerob.com/2012/08/23/calgary-man-and-dog-team-breaks-frisbee-world-record-with-mile-high-catch
- Metro Calgary – https://www.frisbeerob.com/2012/05/24/calgary-man-sets-guinness-world-record-for-knocking-over-cans
- Yahoo News – https://www.frisbeerob.com/2012/05/02/canadian-sets-distance-world-record-in-flying-disc
- Telegraph Journal – https://www.frisbeerob.com/2011/11/18/telegraph-journal-frontpage-article
- Metro Calgary – https://www.frisbeerob.com/2011/11/17/metro-calgary-article-about-guinness-world-record
- Yahoo News Daily Brew – https://www.frisbeerob.com/2011/11/16/daily-brew-article-on-yahoo-about-guinness-world-record
- Calgary Ultimate – https://www.frisbeerob.com/2011/09/07/calgary-ultimate-interview-about-world-overall-championships
- Bugle-Observer – https://www.frisbeerob.com/2011/08/15/2011-wfdf-world-overalls-article-in-the-bugle-observer
- Beacon News – https://www.frisbeerob.com/2011/07/13/calgarian-off-to-compete-in-colorado-in-world-frisbee-championships
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