Cheryl Stearns
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Cheryl Stearns (born 14 July 1955) is an American
skydiver Parachuting, including also skydiving, is a method of transiting from a high point in the atmosphere to the surface of Earth with the aid of gravity, involving the control of speed during the descent using a parachute or parachutes. For ...
. She won the bronze medal in Women's Overall Individual
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and
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at the XXV World Parachuting Championships in Japan in 2000.


Life

She received her education from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in 1985. She would go onto winning the gold medal in the category "Overall, Women" in 1978 and 1994. She holds the record for the most total parachute jumps made by a woman - 21,000 jumps as of June 14, 2019. She also holds the record for most parachute jumps made in a 24-hour period by a woman - 352 jumps from November 8–9, 1995. More recently, Stearns was involved in the StratoQuest project, which endeavored to break
Joseph Kittinger Joseph William Kittinger II (July 27, 1928 – December 9, 2022) served as a United States Air Force (USAF) officer from 1950 to 1978. He was a fighter pilot who earned Command Pilot status and retired as a colonel. He held the world record for ...
's long-standing record for the highest altitude parachute jump ever, with a jump from at least 110,000 feet. Stearns made her first jump in 1971 at the age of 17. In 1977 she became the first female member of the Golden Knights, the U.S. Army's elite parachute team. She served two three-year tours. She served two active duty hitches with the Golden Knights in her military career. She retired from the army after 29 years of service as a master sergeant. she was an on-call pilot for
US Airways US Airways (formerly USAir) was a major United States airline that operated from 1937 until its merger with American Airlines in 2015. It was originally founded in Pittsburgh as a mail delivery airline called All American Aviation, which soon ...
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stearns, Cheryl 1950s births Living people American skydivers United States Army non-commissioned officers Women in the United States Army Competitors at the 2001 World Games