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Craig Girard

International Skydiving Hall of Fame

Craig Girard

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Won seven world championships (five in 8-Way and two in 4-Way formation skydiving).
Member of the US Army Golden Knights which won the 1989, 1991 and 1993 World 8-Way FS Championships.
Member of Arizona Airspeed winning four world championships and five World Cups in 4-Way and 8-Way.
Member of the 300, 357 and 400-Way Large formation world record skydiving teams.
Inducted: 2012 Country: United States
Class Of 2012
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Craig Girard, D-11420, made his first jump in 1981. He has won seven world championships (five in 8-way and two in 4-way formation skydiving). He is a full-time professional jumper and formation skydiving coach. Girard became a U.S. Army Golden Knight in 1986 winning the 1989, 1991 and 1993 World 8-way Formation Skydiving Championships as well as the 1988 and 1990 World Cups of Formation Skydiving. He is a member of Arizona Airspeed winning four world championships and five more world cups in 4 and 8-way; member of the 300, 357 and 400-way large formation world record skydiving teams and the chief freefall instructor at Skydive Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.

Date of First Jump: 1981

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