Ernesto Gainza Medina

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.



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