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Past Recipients

Previous Path of Excellence Award Recipients

The Path of Excellence Award has been presented by the International Skydiving Museum & Hall of Fame since 2018. The Award recognizes entities, including groups, companies, organizations and teams, for significant contributions of enduring high value to the world of skydiving made in the 1980s and after.

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2024

Jump For The Cause

Jump For The Cause raised more than $1 million for breast cancer using big-way skydiving as a catalyst for fundraising. The all-female group set multiple World Records.

A group of nine skydivers in colorful suits and parachute gear are posing in front of an aircraft with "Skydive Chambersburg" written on it. They are smiling and appear to be preparing for or returning from a skydive.

2023

Skydivers Over Sixty (SOS)

SOS is a subgroup of Parachutists Over Phorty Society (POPS) of over 2,650 members from 30 countries who jump together for camaraderie and good times.

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2021

Arizona Airspeed

Based at Skydive Arizona, Arizona Airspeed has been one of the world’s top performing 4-way and 8-way formation skydiving teams for more than 30 years.

A large group of skydivers forms an intricate, colorful pattern in the sky against a backdrop of clouds. The jumpers are arranged in a symmetrical design and are wearing suits in varying colors, creating a striking visual effect.

2020

World Team 2006

The 400-way over Udon Thani, Thailand was the largest multinational sports team ever assembled to pursue a common goal! The World Record still stands.

A large group of skydivers forms an intricate diamond-shaped formation mid-air with colorful parachutes. The ground below shows fields, a runway, and bodies of water under a clear blue sky.

2019

100-Way CF Team

Jumpers from 14 countries built a magnificent 100-way diamond formation, earning the World Record for the Largest Canopy Formation – a record yet to be broken.

Skydivers in colored suits form Olympic rings in the sky over a cityscape with a stadium and water below. The performers are arranged in blue, black, red, yellow, and green, mimicking the iconic symbol.

2018

1988 Olympic Exhibition Team

The Opening Ceremony demo performed by the Seoul Olympic Skydiving Exhibition Team was seen by 1.6 billion viewers in 160 countries, changing the sport forever.

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