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Sergey Boytsov

Sergey Boytsov (; 15 August 1994, Klin, Moscow Oblast, Russia) is a Russian extreme athlete and actor, base jumper.

In 2023, he became the first to jump with a parachute from the tallest skyscraper in Europe, the Lakhta Centre. Boytsov gained recognition as an extreme aerial stunts performed under hot air balloons.

On 23 September 2024, Boytsov organized and refereed what was described as the world's first boxing match held on the upper surface of a hot air balloon in free flight, in the Moscow Region. The event featured professional athletes and was noted by media outlets such as Forbes Russia as one of the most unusual combat sports venues in history.

On 12 March 2025, Boytsov and Guinness World Record holder Vladimir Murzaevplayed a table tennis match on a platform suspended beneath a hot air balloon at 2,450 meters above sea level over the Azat Reservoir in Armenia.

On 5 June 2025, Boytsov [https://www.news18.com/viral/this-is-real-flex-russian-gymnast-dangles-from-hot-air-balloon-in-terrifying-video-ws-l-aa-9401741.html performed giant swings] ("the sun" in gymnastics terminology) on a horizontal bar suspended under a hot air balloon at 1,500 meters without any safety equipment or parachute. The stunt was registered as a world record.[https://regions.ru/klin/obshchestvo/wrca-vnesla-mirovoy-rekord-klinchanina-sergeya-boytsova-v-ofitsialnyy-reestr]

Beyond sports, Boytsov is the founder of Created by the Heavens («Создан небесами»), an organization dedicated to large-scale aerial stunts and ballooning projects. In 2024, he introduced Russia’s largest hot air balloon, decorated with a symbolic image of a boy watering flowers, combining references to The Little Prince, the anime character Naruto, and himself.

His performances often involve suspended platforms, gymnastic equipment, or even the upper surface of a balloon envelope in free flight. Provided by Wikipedia