Laso Schaller (born November 2, 1988, in
Teófilo Otoni
Teófilo Otoni is a municipality in northeast Minas Gerais, Brazil. The population of the municipality was 140,937 in 2020 and the area is 3,242.818 km2.
Origin of the name
The city is named after (Vila do Príncipe, 27 January 1807 - Rio d ...
, Brazil) is a Brazilian-Swiss
extreme athlete
Action sports, adventure sports or extreme sports are physical activity, activities perceived as involving a high degree of risk of injury or death. These activities often involve speed, height, a high level of physical exertion and highly speci ...
in
high diving
High diving is the act of diving into water from relatively great heights. High diving can be performed as an adventure sport (as with cliff diving), as a performance stunt (as with many records attempts), or competitively during sporting events ...
. He holds a world record for highest jump from land into water, which was set when he jumped 58.8 metres (193 feet) from a cliff at Cascata del Salto, Switzerland in 2015.
References
Living people
1988 births
Swiss sportspeople
People from Teófilo Otoni
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