Felix Baumgartner
Austrian skydiver, daredevil and BASE jumper (1969–2025)
菲利克斯·保加拿 · フェリックス・バウムガルトナー · 펠릭스 바움가르트너
- Born
- 20 April 1969, Salzburg
- Died
- 17 July 2025, Porto Sant'Elpidio
- Citizenship
- Austria
- Sport
- skydiving, auto racing, BASE jumping, boxing
- Occupation
- skydiver, military personnel, racing automobile driver, boxer, stunt performer
Felix Baumgartner (German: [ˈfeːlɪks ˈbaʊ̯mˌɡaʁtnɐ]; 20 April 1969 – 17 July 2025) was an Austrian skydiver, extreme sportsman, and BASE jumper. He was widely known for jumping to Earth from a helium balloon in the stratosphere on 14 October 2012 and landing in New Mexico, United States, as part of the Red Bull Stratos project. By doing so, he set world records for skydiving an estimated 39 km (24 mi), reaching an estimated top speed of 1,357.64 km/h (843.6 mph), or Mach 1.25. He became the first person to break the sound barrier relative to the surface without vehicular power on his descent. He broke skydiving records for exit altitude (38,969.3 metres), vertical freefall distance without a drogue parachute, and vertical speed without a drogue. Although his name is still attached to the last two records, his exit altitude record was broken two years later, when on 24 October 2014, Alan Eustace jumped from 135,890 feet (41.42 km; 25.74 mi) with a drogue.
Awards and honours
- Laureus World Sports Award for Action Sportsperson of the Year 2013
External links
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