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.

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

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"

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

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