Singapore-born indoor skydiving champion
Kyra Poh
Portrait of Kyra Poh at The Wind Games 2018
Nationality Singaporean Born (2002-06-08 ) 8 June 2002 (age 22) Singapore Sport Indoor skydiving
Kyra Poh (born 8 June 2002;[ 1] Chinese : 傅诗玲 ; pinyin : Fù Shīlíng Singaporean indoor skydiver .
Early life and education
Kyra Poh studied visual arts in School of the Arts .[ 2]
Career
Poh was introduced to indoor skydiving in 2010 when her mother was working on advertising for iFly Singapore, an indoor skydiving facility located at Sentosa , Singapore.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
In 2017, Poh took the gold medal in the solo speed category at the Wind Games , riding wind at speed of 230 km/h in a wind tunnel. For that, she was acknowledged as 'the world's fastest flyer'.[ 6] [ 7]
In 2018, Poh fractured her rib while jumping for an outdoor skydiving license.[ 8] [ 9]
Her training for indoor skydiving was interrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore , when the 2020–21 Singapore circuit breaker measures prevented her and fellow athletes from using the wind tunnel facility at iFly Singapore until June 2021 when the lockdown measures began to loosen up.[ 10] [ 11]
In 2022, Poh was given a national-level sports scholarship that usually given to athletes participating the mainstream sports, thus becoming the first niche sports athlete to be awarded.[ 12]
Achievements
Year
Competition
Venue
Event
Position
Notes
2014
Bodyflight World Challenge
Bedford, United Kingdom
Dynamic 2-way
iFly Singapore 1[ 5]
2015
Inflight Dubai – Clash of Champions
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Dynamic 2-way
Team Firefly Singapore[ 13]
2015
Inflight Dubai – Clash of Champions
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
4-way Formation
Team Skyblockers[ 13]
2016
Bodyflight World Challenge
Bedfordshire, England
Team Firefly Singapore[ 14]
2016
World Cup of Indoor Skydiving
Warsaw, Poland
junior freestyle
63.3 points[ 15] [ 16]
2016
Australian Indoor Skydiving Championships
Freestyle open
[ 17]
2017
Wind Games
Catalonia, Spain
solo speed
[ 6]
2017
Wind Games
Catalonia, Spain
freestyle
[ 6]
2017
Australian Indoor Skydiving Championships
Freestyle open
[ 17]
2017
Australian Indoor Skydiving Championships
Dynamic 4-Way Speed Open
The Assassins[ 17]
2017
Australian Indoor Skydiving Championships
Dynamic 2-Way Open
Team Firefly Singapore[ 17]
2017
Australian Indoor Skydiving Championships
4-Way Formation Skydiving
Team Skyblockers [ 17]
2017
World Cup of Indoor Skydiving
Laval, Canada
junior freestyle
64.1 points[ 18]
2017
World Cup of Indoor Skydiving
Laval, Canada
Dynamic 2-way
Team Firefly Singapore[ 18]
2018
Wind Games
Girona, Spain
freestyle
547.80 points[ 19]
2018
Wind Games
Girona, Spain
4-way speed
285.625 seconds[ 19]
2018
Asiania Indoor Skydiving Championships
Chongqing, China
solo freestyle
[ 20]
2018
Asiania Indoor Skydiving Championships
Chongqing, China
Dynamic 2-way
Team Firefly Singapore[ 20]
2018
World Cup of Indoor Skydiving
Bahrain
solo freestyle
[ 21] [ 22]
2018
World Cup of Indoor Skydiving
Bahrain
Dynamic 2-way
Team Firefly Singapore[ 21] [ 22]
2019
World Cup of Indoor Skydiving
Lille, France
solo freestyle
[ 23]
2022
World Cup of Indoor Skydiving
Charleroi, Belgium
solo freestyle
[ 24]
2023
World Indoor Skydiving Championships
Slovakia
solo freestyle
[ 25]
See also
References
^ "Kyra Poh" . Red Bull . Retrieved 11 February 2023 .^ a b Ho, Shaun (24 December 2018). "Indoor skydiver Kyra Poh is soaring to new heights | Youthopia" . youthopia.sg . Retrieved 9 February 2023 . ^ "Indoor skydiving world champ Kyra Poh on flying high with sister Vera: 'One day, she will be better than me' . CNA Lifestyle . Retrieved 9 February 2023 .^ "How Kyra Poh and Choo Yi Xuan became Team Firefly, Singapore's only indoor skydiving doublet" . Esquire SG . Retrieved 9 February 2023 .^ a b "Indoor skydiving: Singapore's Kyra Poh and Choo Yixuan make strong debut in UK contest" . AsiaOne . 6 April 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2023 .^ a b c "Kyra Poh: The 14-year-old girl who's the 'fastest flyer' . BBC News . 7 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2023 .^ "WATCH: Teen crowned 'world's fastest flyer' in indoor skydiving contest" . euronews . 10 February 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2023 .^ Auto, Hermes (24 June 2018). "Skydiving: Singapore's indoor skydiving champ Kyra Poh fractures rib, out for six weeks | The Straits Times" . www.straitstimes.com . Retrieved 11 February 2023 . ^ "Singapore's skydiving champion Kyra Poh jumps from planes but is terrified of toasters" . AsiaOne . 16 November 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2023 .^ "This 18-Year-Old Athlete is an Indoor Skydiving Champion" . Hive Life Magazine . 29 September 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2023 .^ Auto, Hermes (19 June 2020). "Coronavirus: Singapore's indoor skydivers resume training at the stroke of midnight | The Straits Times" . www.straitstimes.com . Retrieved 11 February 2023 . ^ "17 new athletes from 8 sporting disciplines, join the 2022 cohort of spexScholars!" . circle.myactivesg.com . 30 May 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2023 .^ a b "Singapore duo won 2nd place in an international indoor skydiving competition - Alvinology" . 2 December 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2023 .^ Umar, Sukmawati (10 April 2016). "Singapore teens top international indoor skydiving competition" . The New Paper . Retrieved 9 February 2023 . ^ Auto, Hermes (16 October 2016). "Singapore teen Kyra Poh wins junior freestyle gold at Indoor Skydiving World Cup | The Straits Times" . www.straitstimes.com . Retrieved 9 February 2023 . ^ "S'porean Kyra Poh wins world indoor skydiving junior title" . TODAY . Retrieved 9 February 2023 .^ a b c d e "Kyra Poh dominates Australian Indoor Skydiving Championships 2017 with 4 gold medals" . 19 August 2017. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020.^ a b Auto, Hermes (23 October 2017). "Singapore's Kyra Poh crowned top freestyle junior at FAI World Indoor Skydiving Championship | The Straits Times" . www.straitstimes.com . Retrieved 9 February 2023 . ^ a b Auto, Hermes (5 February 2018). "Indoor skydiving: Kyra Poh wins two golds at Wind Games in Spain | The Straits Times" . www.straitstimes.com . Retrieved 11 February 2023 . ^ a b Auto, Hermes (25 September 2018). "Indoor skydiving: Kyra Poh earns two of Singapore's three golds at Asiania championships | The Straits Times" . www.straitstimes.com . Retrieved 11 February 2023 . ^ a b "Kyra Poh" . London Speaker Bureau Asia . Retrieved 11 February 2023 .^ a b Auto, Hermes (30 October 2018). "Indoor skydiving: Kyra Poh and Choo Yi Xuan win World Cup gold | The Straits Times" . www.straitstimes.com . Retrieved 11 February 2023 . ^ Auto, Hermes (22 April 2019). "Indoor skydiving: Kyra Poh clinches silver at FAI World Indoor Skydiving Championships | The Straits Times" . www.straitstimes.com . Retrieved 11 February 2023 . ^ Auto, Hermes (10 April 2022). "S'pore's indoor skydivers win four titles at FAI World Cup of Indoor Skydiving | The Straits Times" . www.straitstimes.com . Retrieved 11 February 2023 . ^ " . CNA . Retrieved 8 May 2023 .
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