Author name: Jeroen Nollet

World Champion 2016, 2018, 2021 in 4-way FS, with Belgian National team Hayabusa. Over 7,000 jumps. Also passionate about marathon ultra running. A desire, call it a dream early on in my life had me join the army when I was 15. Just 3 years later I was standing in the back of a C130 plane. The door open and flying at 240 km / hr. While I was looking down upon the fields and tiny houses my heart was racing. Fear and excitement flooding my body. Rumbling noise and chilling wind filling the plane. Being just one step away from everything I dreamt of for years! All that was left to do was take that one step we all dread so much. A step in the face of fear into the unknown. By taking that last crucial step outside, I became a Para Commando. As a young soldier, I led a section at home and abroad for 6 years, with trial and error. Although very exciting, the military experience of parachuting left a dream unfulfilled for me. With a lump in my throat, I stood on the local drop zone in 2006. At an altitude of 4,000 meters, I would now have to make it happen myself. Despite the fear beforehand, the experience of free fall was liberating. After my very first landing, I knew that this sport would have a major impact on the rest of my life. 10 years after that fateful jump, I stood on the podium with a gold medal around my neck – that of world champion 4-way formation skydiving.

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