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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 Dubai in 2014

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

United States Parachute Association “A”, “B”, “C”, “D” license holder
British Parachute Association “A”, “B”, “C” license holder
Emirates Aerosports federation “D” license holder
Fédération Française de Parachutisme Brevet "B3" "B4" "B5" "C"^{[citation needed]}

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

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