David Kirke (bungee jumper)
David Kirke (born 1945) is a founding member of the Dangerous Sports Club and was the first man to perform the modern bungee jump in 1979.[1]
He studied at Wellington College and Corpus Christi College, Oxford where he studied English and philosophy. After a brief spell as a publisher in London, he returned to Oxford in the late 1960s and co-founded the Dangerous Sports Club with Edward Hulton.
References
- ↑ "World's 'first' bungee jump in Bristol captured on film - BBC News". BBC News. 2014-12-10. Retrieved 2016. Check date values in:
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External links
- Interview with David Kirke
- Independent Online article, February 21 1998
- Daily Telegraph Online Article, July 6 2004
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