Height, depth and spaceWorld record
Highest free-fall jump (altitude of the jump)
Record
41.42 km
25.737 mi
- Holder
- Alan Eustace
- Year
- Standing since
- 2014 (12 years)
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What to remember
An American computer scientist who led engineering at Google until retiring in 2015, Alan Eustace jumped from the stratosphere on October 24, 2014. He left from 135,890 feet, or 41.42 km.
The jump broke Felix Baumgartner's world record. His free fall lasted 4 minutes 27 seconds, followed by 10 more minutes under parachute.
The same jump also gave him the record for the longest free fall. In 2015, he won the Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year award.
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- Value, holder and date: Wikipedia article “Alan Eustace” (revision used 1379166152). Data from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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