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Gainza in Dubai in 2014
Ernesto Gainza Medina (born March 5, 1979, in
Valencia,
Venezuela) is a professional
skydiver,
stunt performer and
stunt coordinator, skydiving consultant, skydiving instructor and instructor examiner.
He is also an experienced
BASE jumper,
wingsuit flyer and
Guinness world record holder.
Gainza in 2015
Professional career
Ratings
- United States Parachute Association professional exhibition jumper
- United States Parachute Association coach
- United States Parachute Association coach examiner
- United States Parachute Association accelerated free-fall Instructor
- United States Parachute Association accelerated free-fall Instructor examiner[
citation needed]
Parachuting certificates of proficiency & licenses
Appointments
- United States Parachute Association Safety & Training Advisor 2013-2016
- Emirates Aerosports Federation Safety & Training advisor 2013-2015
Competitions
- World championships in canopy piloting, Czech Republic, 2011
- Italian canopy piloting nationals 2010
- Czech canopy piloting nationals 2007, 2009, 2011
- Spanish canopy piloting nationals 2007, 2008, 2009
- German canopy piloting nationals 2007 and 2009
- World championships in canopy piloting, South Africa, 2009
- British Parachute Association skydiving nationals 2005
Guinness World Records
- Most crossings of the Equator during a parachute jump. Coaque, Ecuador January 2020)
- Landing the world's smallest parachute, JVX 35sf by Icarus Canopies by NZ Aero Sports. Dubai(UAE) April 2014
- Most skydivers to parachute from a balloon simultaneously Skydive Dubai(UAE), February 2013
References