Nikolay Pavlovich Ushmaev (born 13 May 1946) is the legendary man of the Soviet classical parachuting and a pioneer of paragliding in the USSR.
The first in the history of parachuting became a two-time absolute world champion. He participated in nine world parachuting championships, where he became world champion nine times.
Nikolay made over 13,000+ parachute jumps, and set 33 world records and 55 Soviet Union records in parachuting. The only 5-time world champion in aerial acrobatics and the only Soviet parachutist represented USSR at the opening of the Olympics in Seoul in 1988.
Nikolay won the gold medal in Men's Overall Individual Style and Accuracy at the XV World Parachuting Championships in Kazanlak, Bulgaria in 1980, and the gold medal in Men's Overall Individual Style and Accuracy at the XII World Parachuting Championships in Szolnok, Hungary in 1974[1][2][3][4]
Triple All-round USSR Champion;
Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR.

Nikolay Ushmaev
Personal information
Native nameRussian: Николай Павлович Ушмаев
Full nameNikolay Pavlovich Ushmaev
National teamSoviet Union
Born (1946-05-13) 13 May 1946 (age 78)
Stavropol, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Years active1965-1993
SpouseRussian: Людмила Петровна Ушмаева
Sport
CountrySoviet Union
SportParachuting, Paragliding, Skydiving
TeamNational Parachuting Team
Achievements and titles
World finals1974 World Allround Parachuting Champion,
1980 World Allround Parachuting Champion
National finalsTriple USSR Allround Parachuting Champion
Medal record
Gold medal – first place 1974 Szolnok, Hungary Overall Individual Style and Accuracy
Gold medal – first place 1980 Kazanlak, Bulgaria Overall Individual Style and Accuracy
External images
Photo of Nikolay Ushmaev
image icon Just Landed
image icon At home, 2014
image icon Medals

References

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  1. ^ Andrey Zubov (2009). История России, ХХ век. 1939–2007 [History of Russia in XX century, 1939–2007] (in Russian). Vol. 2. Moscow: AST. p. 492. ISBN 978-5-17-059363-7. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  2. ^ Georgy Svishchov [in Russian] (1994). Авиация: Энциклопедия [Aviation Encyclopedia] (in Russian). Moscow: Great Russian Encyclopedia. ISBN 978-5-85270-086-5. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  3. ^ Britannica Book of the Year. Encyclopædia Britannica. 1985. ISBN 9780852294284.
  4. ^ Group aerobatics competitions. Sport in the USSR, Issues 1—12. 1983. Twice all-round world champion Nikolai Ushmayev from Tbilisi and Vyacheslav Valiunas from Lvov shared first place, with the third slot going to Artur Dino, also from Lvov In the group aerobatics competitions the Soviet and British teams
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