Paul Rafferty's many accomplishments in our sport are difficult to capture because he contributed so much to include winning five consecutive gold medals at the Skydiving World Parachuting Championships in the 8-way 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993 and 1995. He also won a gold medal at the 1988 World Cup of Relative Work in the 8-way event. At the U.S. Nationals, he was part of an 8-way team (U.S. Army Parachute Team) that won a gold medal for 9 separate years. During his tenure with the Golden Knights, Paul worked with numerous parachute companies testing their equipment and providing his technical advice regarding their product development. Before his untimely death, Paul had accrued over 15,000 parachute jumps.
