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  2. Dangerous Sports Club - Wikipedia

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    The Dangerous Sports Club was co-founded by David Kirke, [3] Chris Baker, Ed Hulton and Alan Weston in the 1970s. They first came to wide public attention by inventing modern day bungee jumping, by making the first modern jumps on 1 April 1979, from the Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol, England. [4]

  3. David Kirke (sportsperson) - Wikipedia

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    In the late 1970s, Kirke co-founded the Dangerous Sports Club at Oxford. [1] The club became known for its involvement in high-risk activities. [ 1 ] The idea for the Dangerous Sports Club reportedly emerged during a trip to the Swiss Alps with Chris Baker, a British department-store heir, where they discussed the concept of exploring new ...

  4. Bungee jump inventor David Kirke recounts arrest after first ...

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    David Kirke, the inventor of bungee jumping, has died at the age of 78, a friend of his family told The Independent. The co-founder of the Dangerous Sports Club based in Oxford and London ...

  5. Extreme sport - Wikipedia

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    The Dangerous Sports Club of Oxford University, England was founded by David Kirke, Chris Baker, Ed Hulton and Alan Weston. They first came to wide public attention by inventing modern day bungee jumping, by making the first modern jumps on 1 April 1979, from the Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol, England.

  6. David Kirke (bungee jumper) - Wikipedia

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  8. Category:Bungee jumping - Wikipedia

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  9. A. J. Hackett - Wikipedia

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    Hackett was born in Pukekohe, and grew up on Auckland's North Shore. [2] He attended Westlake Boys High School between 1972 and 1974, where he played rugby union. [3] He left school at the age of sixteen to serve an apprenticeship as a carpenter-joiner. [3]