Jaan Roose

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Jaan Roose
Jaan Roose tasakaaluliinil Tallinna sadama kohal. Merepaevad 2014.jpg
Personal information
Born (1992-01-11) 11 January 1992 (age 33)
Võru County, Estonia
Sport
Country Estonia
Sport slacklining

Jaan Roose (born 11 January 1992) is an Estonian slackliner. [1] [2]

On 10 July 2024, he was the first person to walk across Italy's Strait of Messina. He beat the existing Guinness World Record of 2,710 metres (8,890 ft). [1] Roose has also appeared as a stuntman in several films, including Assassin's Creed (2016), Wonder Woman 1984 (2020), and Melchior the Apothecary (2022). He also worked as a slackline artist for Madonna during her 2012 MDNA World Tour. [3]

Roose was born in Võru County and raised in the village of Matsuri, Setomaa Parish. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Slackliner makes it across 3.6km Messina Strait - but misses out on the world record by 80m". euronews.com. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "Life on the line: Slackliner Roose's "primitive will to do something cool"". Red Bull. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Estonian slackline athlete Jaan Roose breaks a world record". Estonian World. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
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