Dana Kunze
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Dana Kunze is a champion high-diver. He has held the world records for the highest dives. Dana Kunze began his professional high diving career in 1974 at the age of 13.[1] He won his first world championship 1977 and maintained a winning streak for seven years.[1] Dana now maintains a company that produces High Dive Shows.[1] He was tied with the world record for highest dive at 52.4 m (172 ft)[1] until 1985, when Randy Dickison (fracturing his leg in the process) set a record of 174 feet 8 inches at an event in Hong Kong. [2][3] In 1987, the current record of 53.9 m (177 ft) was set by Olivier Favre.[4][5]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c d "High Dive Shows". http://www.capitolint.com/Fairs/highdive/highdive.htm. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
- ^ "High Divers Set Marks At Hong Kong Event". The New York Times. 1985-04-07. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C03E4D61238F934A35757C0A963948260.
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPS1q3QBBDo&feature=related
- ^ "Seriously extreme diving - the High Diving record and the Deep Diving record". http://xtremesport4u.wordpress.com/2009/04/07/world-record-extreme-dives-high-diving-and-deep-diving/. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
- ^ "Oliver's Water Show". http://www.impactartists.co.uk/Great_Artists/olivers_water_show.php?b=ia&l=eng. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
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