2008 FAI USA World Team

2008 FAI World Meet
Lucenek, Slovakia

2008 FAI World Meet Women's
Team Overall final results

Name	Plc.	Acc. Rank	Style Rank	Overall
Russia	1
USA	2
China	3

Lidia Kosk, unforgettable, extraordinary memories of our lives
will be forever recorded and preserved! Thanks you soooo much!


 

Name	Plc.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Total
Russia	1	0.02	0.13	0.07	0.06	0.01	0.07	0.04	0.01	0.41
China	2	0.04	0.04	0.07	0.05	0.05	0.08	0.11	0.08	0.55
USA	3	0.09	0.08	0.03	0.12	0.05	0.07	0.03	0.05	0.61

 

The world FAI silver girls!...

28 Countries Participants                     50 females - 148 males                          China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Canada, USA, Finland        France, Slovenia, Australia, Switzerland, Russia, Belarus, Poland,  United Kingdom, Ukraine, Taiwan, Brazil, Austria, Hungary, Romania Slovakia, Denmark, Germany, Latvia, Serbia, Sweden, Italy, Kazachstan

Achievements As her record demonstrates, Mery Rose is a strong contender in the upcoming 2010 US-Nationals, POPS World Meet and 2010 FAI World Meet,  in Montenegro Some of her more noteworthy accomplishments include: Brazilian National Style Record Brazilian National Accuracy Record Eleven Time Brazilian Classic Champion Latin-American Record: 20 jumps in six hours Latin-American Record of altitude: 21,000 feet Guinness Book of the World Record: 200 Jumpers First Brazilian woman to represent Brazil internationaly First Brazilian woman to achieve 1,000, 2,000…  and 5,000 jumps 2008  FAI World Meet - team country silver medal 2008  FAI World Meet - team accuracy bronze medal 2008  USPA Award – 5,000 jumps 2008  USPA Award - 60  hours of free fall 2007  USA Overall Top 5 2006  USA Overall Top 5 2006  FAI World Meet - overall team medal 2006  World POPS - individual overall silver medal 2005  FAI World Cup – Team accuracy bronze medal 2005  USA Overall Top 5   2004  USA Overall Top 4 2001  World Air Games (out of the competition) 2001  USA Overall bronze medal 2001  World POPS Team gold medal 2001  World POPS Individual bronze medal 2001  World POPS Sportman Award of the year....                          USPA AWARDS: ·         GW  3824 Gold Wings ·         GW  2365  Gold Free Fall Badge ·         DW # 1127 Diamond Wings ·         DW # 1101 Diamond Free Fall Badge ·         DDW # 1097 Double Diamond Wings ·         DDW # 1066 Double Diamond Free Fall Badge ·         TDW - Triple  Diamond Wings ·         TDW -Triple  Diamond Freefall Badge ·         5.000 Jumps ·         64 Hours Freefall Badge ·         USPA 20th. Year of Membership Licenses: FAI F-76611 NAA 113915 CBPq E 1271  USPA D-24596

Cheryl Stearns presenting me with my
5000 jump USPA Certificate!
Lucenek, slovakia

2007 US Nationals Final Results Top 5 - Women's Open Accuracy                                 R1      R2         R3         R4        R5        R6         R7        R8       R9       R10   Total  T, Elisa   0.01   0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.04 M, Karen   0.01   0.01 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.11 S,Cheryl    0.00   0.01 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.12 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.15 N,Angela    0.00   0.02 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.00 0.01 0.03 0.01 0.05 0.16 R,Mery           0.06   0.00 0.00 0.05 0.06 0.01 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.20.

Final Results Top 5 - Men's Open  Accuracy

R1         R2         R3         R4       R5        R6         R7        R8        R9       R10     Total  W, Bill 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.04 M,Dennis 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.00 0.07 H,James 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.08 D, Drew 0.03 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.11 D, James 0.01 0.01 0.04 0.02 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.15

2004 USPA Final Results Top 5

Women & Men Open Accuracy

Hello Everyone! Congratulations! You are on the Accuracy Team representing the U.S. at the Anton Malevsky World Cup in Stupino, Russsia! It is taking longer than I and anticipated to finalizing the team composition. For those of you that have accepted here is the Bulletin #1 and the Visa form. The Russian Organizers will not be processing the visas until 15 April but they will accept the forms before. It is going to be an EXCITING Meet! Bring Home the GOLD! Marylou Laughlin US-Parachute Association

2005 FAI World Cup  Stupino Russia

China                 Russia                 USA 



2005 USA Parachute Team
Stupino Russia

Women's Accuracy Team   -   Individual          1. Elisa Feldt                              1. Cheryl Stearns          2. Angela Nichols                                             3. Rhonda Reicel          4. Mery Rose                                              5. Janet Flenner

Men's Accuracy Team A  &  B       1. Chris Moore                                 1. Bill Wenger       2. James Flenner                               2. Corey Beaudreau       3. Dan Leavitt                                   3. Dennis  Murphy       4. Keith Bergeron                             4. Kevin Thomps       5. Billy Beaudreau                             5. Bob Clark

2006 World POPS                                      Individual Overal Result                                                       1st. Cheryl stearns                         2st. Mery Rose - USA               3rd. Sergey kivosk- Russia

  

2001 USPA Nationals 
Skydive Arizona

 

Golden Knights Team and Mery Rose
2001 US-Nationals - Skydive Arizona

2001 World POPS   1st Place Team Sport accuracy                                         3rd Place Individual        Sportsmanship Award

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1st. Place  Distant Thunder 20 Way

    





1st Place  Best of the West 
 10 Way Velociry

UNITED STATES PARACHUTE ASSOCIATION Octuber 3, 2002 Dear Ms. Rose, We are proud to present to you this USPA Double Diamond Expert Parachutist Wings. This award is presented to those members who have completed 3,000 freefall skydives in accordance with the standards established by the United States Parachute Association. You are the 1,097th skydiver in the United States to receive this award. You have joined the ranks of a very small group of the highest achievers in our sport. On behalf of the Unites States Parachute Association, its Directors and members, our sincere congratulations on reaching this skydiving milestone. Sincerely, Christopher J. Needels Executive Director CJN/Imb UNITED STATES PARACHUTE ASSOCIATION Octuber 3, 2002 Dear Ms. Rose, We are proud to present to you this USPA Double Diamond Freefall Badge. This award is presented to those members is good standing who have recorded 36 hours of freefall in accordance with the standards established by United states Parachute Association. As the 1,066th skydiver to receive this award, you are a true pioneer in our sport. On behalf of the United States Parachute Association, its Directors and members, my sincere congratulations on reaching this skydiving milestone. Sincerely, Christopher J. Needels Executive Director CJN/Imb UNITED STATES PARACHUTE ASSOCIATION March 8, 1994 Dear Mery, I want to take this opportunity to congratulate you on your twenty years of participation in skydiving. You celebration at the Parachute Center in Lodi last month was most impressive - twenty jumps in six hours. (A Latin America Record)! Your enthusiasm and energy are an asset to our sport here in the United States, and on behalf of the Pacific Conference of the U.S. Parachute Association, I thank you for sharing your love the sport with us. Please don?t hesitate to call on me if there is anything I can do to help you in your skydiving plans. Sincerely, Becky Livingstone Pacific Conference Director United State Parachute Association

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Dear Mery, Congratulations on your 21,000 ft, skydive you completed this past week at the World Free Fall Convention. You were part of the record setting gathering of skydivers representing 22 different countries. The convention this yearis the largest gathering ever recorded history of skydiving. We understand that you are the only skydiving female from BRAZIL to have ever skydived from 21,000 feet setting a Latin American Record. Congratulations on your exceptional feat! Please pass this letter on to your local media and skydiving publications as an official press release from the World Free Fall Convention! Blue Skies from World Free Fall Convention! Rob Ebbing WFFC/2001         SEOUL OLYMPIC ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Dear Mery Araujo In celebration of the participation competitors for the 4th World Cup of Champions in Accuracy Parachuting, the President of the Seoul Olympic Organizing Committee Sr. Park S. Jik, request the pleasure of your company at banquet. On Sunday, 27th September, 1987 at 6:00pm. At Grand Ballroon, Sheraton Parker Hill Hotel 1988 SUMMER OLYMPICS GAMES - SEOUL October 17, 1986 Convocation and Invitation Dear Mery, This letter is to inform and invite you, in the name of Confederation of Brazilian Parachuting, to training and other preparations necessary for your participation as Brazil's representative in the 1988 Summer Olympics Games Open Ceremony, in Seoul, South Korea. This convocation is made with the knowledge that you were the 1986 Brazilian Accuracy champion, along with all other prerequisites necessary for your position as representative. We take your leave, firmly believing in your successful participation in the above-mentioned events. Very sincerely yours, Solon Rodrigues Santos President of CBPq.

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Achievements 2008  FAI World Meet - team country silver medal 2008  FAI World Meet - team accuracy bronze medal 2008 U.S. Team training camp Skydive Marana 2008 U.S Team training camp Skydive Arizona 2008 USA Team training Camp - Skydive Rick's Ohio 2008 USA World Team training camp  - Lucenek, Slovakia 2008 USA World Team training Camp - Ohio 2008 US Parachute Team Training Camp, Marana 2008 USPA 5,000 Jumps Wings-Marana 2008 USPA-60 Hours Freefall Badge-Marana 2008 USPA-U.S. Parachute Team Member 2007 US-Nationals Accuracy Top 5-Skydive Chicago 2007 US-Nationals Style Top 6-Skydive Chiicago 2007 US-Nationals Overall Top 5-Skydive Chicago 2007 US-Nationals Traning Camp-Skydive Chicago 2006 US-Nationals-Accuracy Top 6-Skydive Arizona 2006 US-Nationals-Style Top 6-Skydive Arizona 2006 US-Nationals Overall Top 6-Skydive Arizona 2006 US-Nationals Training Camp-Skydive Marana 2006 World POPS Individual Silve Medal-Skydive Arizona 2006 POPS's Training Camp-Skydive Marana 2006 USA World Cup Team Member - Russia 2006 USA World Team training Camp - Russia 2006 Brazilian accuracy record set. 0:07 cm on 5 jumps - Russia 2006 Brazilian record set - 4 dead center consecutivas - Russia 2006 WPC Training Camp- Skydive Stupino-Russia 2006 Traning Camp (with Cheryl Stearns) Skydive Marana  2005 US-Nationals-Accuracy Top 6-Skydive Perris 2005 US-Nationals-Style Top 6-Skydive Perris 2005 US-Nationals Overall Top 6-Skydive Perris 2006 US-Nationals Training Camp-Skydive Perris 2005 World Cup 3rd Place PAG - Russia 2005 World Cup Traning Camp - Russia 2005 USPA Convaction - USA Skydiving Team 2004 US-Nationals Accuracy Top 4-Skydive Perris 2004 US-Nationals Style Top 4-Skydive Perris 2004 US-Nationals- Overall Top 4-Skydive Perris 2004 US-Nationals Traning Camp-Skydive Perris 2004 USPA-Honorable Mention-Triple Diamond Wings 2004 USPA-Honorable Mention-Triple Diamond Freefall Badge 2004 First Brazilian woman to achieve Triple Diamond Wings 2004 First Brazilian woman to achieve Triple Diamond Freefall Badge 2003 Classic Arizona Top 3- Skydive Marana 2003 Classic Arizona Training Camp-Skydive Marana   2002 Classic Arizona Top 4 - Marana 2002 Classic Arizona Training Camp-Marana 2002 Classic Arizona Outstanding Athlete-Marana 2002 Classic Arizona Traning Camp-Skydive Arizona 2001 US-Nationals Accuracy Bronze Medal-Eloy 2001 US-Nationals Training Camp-Skydive Arizona 2001 WFFC-1st Place Team-Sport Accuracy-Quincy 2001 WFFC-3rd Place-Sport Accuracy-Quincy 2001 WFFC-Sportsmanship Award-Quincy 2001 Brazilian Delegation-WAG-World Air Game-Granada-Spain. 2001 Brazilian National Team Training Camp-sorocaba, SP 2001 Brazilian National Team Training Camp-Ipatinga, MG 2001 Brazilian National Team Training Camp-Lins, SP 2000 USPA-Honorable Mention-Double Diamond Wings-Lodi, CA 2000 USPA-Honorable Mention-Double Diamond Freefall Badge 2000 First Brazilian woman to achieve Double Diamond Wings 2000 First Brazilian woman to achieve Double Diamond Freefall Badge 2000 WFFC-Big Way Traning Camp-Quincy 1999 WFFC-Big Way Traning Camp-Quincy 1997 1st Place-Distant Thunder-20 Way 1996 WFFC-Big Way Traning Camp-Quincy 1995 1st Place-Best of the West-10 Way Velocity 1995 1st Place-Distant Thunder-20 Way 1995 Latin American Record, 20 jumps on six hours 1995 WFFC-Big Way Traning Camp-Quincy 1994 Latin American Record of Altitude, 21,000 feet-Quincy 1994 1st Place-Distant Thunder-20 Way 1994 WFFC-Big Way Traning Camp-Quincy 1994 USPA-Honorable Mention-Diamond Wings 1994 USPA-Honorable Mention-Diamond Wings Freefall Badge-Byron 1994 First Brazilian woman to achieve Diamond Wings 1994 First Brazilian woman to achieve Diamond Freefall Badge Byron 1993 World Championship-Big Way Traning Camp-Eloy 1993 3rd Place-Best of the West-10 Way Velocity 1993 1st Place-Distant Thunder-20 Way 1992 Honorable Mention-Best of the Year-São Luis, MA 1991 USPA-Honorable Mention-Golden Wings-Lodi, CA 1991 USPA-Honorable Mention-Golden Wings Freefall Badge 1991 First Brazilian woman to achieve Golden Wings 1991 First Brazilian woman to achieve Golden Freefall Badge 1989 Brazilian Accuracy Champion -1st.  Place Team-Campinas, SP  1989 Gold Medal-São Paulo Accuracy Team-Boituva, SP 1988 World Meet Brazilian Team - Nikoping, Sweden 1988 CBP-Brazilian Record Set: First Woman 1,000 jumps-Belém, PA 1988 Honorable Mention-The Years Best-São Luís, MA 1988 N/NW Vice-Champion-Velocity 10-Belém, PA 1988 Nationals Accuracy Gold Medal-Caldas Novas, GO 1987 Gold Medal-São Paulo Accuracy Team-Boituva, SP 1987 Brazilian Team-World Cup-Seoul, South Korea 1987 Brazilian Army Traning Camp-Jacarepaguá, RJ 1986 Brazilian Nationals Accuracy Gold Medal-Brasília, DF 1986 Brazilian Nationals Style Gold Medal-Brasília, DF 1986 Brazilian Absolute Champion of Classic Parachuting-Brasília, DF 1986 CBP Convocation-Open Olympic Games Cerimony, Seoul, South Korea 1986 Honorable Mention-Athlete of the year-São Luís, MA 1986 Brazilian Army Traning Camp -Jacarepaguá, RJ 1986 São Paulo Gold Medal-Accuracy Team-Sorocaba, SP 1985 World Record Set: 197 Members Group Dive-Rio de Janeiro, RJ 1985 Guinness Book of World Records for largest group dive, RJ 1985 FAB Traning Camp-Belém, PA 1985 São Paulo's Accuracy Silver Medal-São José do Rio Preto, SP 1984 Brazilian Army Traning Camp-Jacarepagua, RJ 1984 Nationals Style Silver Medal-Joinvile, SC 1984 Nationals Accuracy Silver Medal-Joinville, SC 1984 Governor?s State-Athlete of the Year-São Luís, MA 1983 FAB Traning Camp-Guaratinguetá, SP 1983 FAB Traning Camp-Belém, PA 1983 N/NW Accuracy Golden Medal-Belém, PA 1983 N/NW Style Golden Medal-Belém, PA 1983 N/NW Absolute Champion of Classic Parachuting-Belém, PA 1983 São Paulo's Accuracy Team Gold Medal-São José dos Campos, SP 1982 National Style Gold Medal-Campo Grande, MS 1982 National Accuracy Gold Medal-Campo Grande, MS 1982 Absolute Champion of Classic Parachuting-Campo Grande, MS 1982 N/NW-Accuracy Silver Medal-Fortaleza, CE 1982 N/NW-Style Golden Medal-Fortaleza, CE 1982 N/NW-Absolute Champion of Classic Parachuting-Fortaleza, CE 1982 São Paulo Accuracy Bronze Medal -Boituva, SP 1981 Honorable Mention-Athlete of the Year-São Luis, MA 1981 National Accuracy Gold Medal-Brasília, DF 1981 National Style Gold Medal-Brasília, DF 1981 National Absolute Champion of Classic Parachuting-Brasília, DF 1981 FAB Traning Camp-Guaratinguetá, SP 1977 Brazilian Army Camp Training-Campo dos Afonsos, RJ 1976 First Brazilian Woman to Jump w Squere Parachute-Morrinhos, GO 1974 Skydive School-02/02/74-Military Police Academy-Teresina, PI FAB - Brazilian Air Force WFFC - World Freefall Convention USPA - US-Parachute association FAI - Federation Aeronautic International CBPq - Confederation of Brazilian Parachuting