http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5174757/North-Carolina-basketball-player-jump-23ft.html
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This real life 'Peter Parkour' gives Spiderman a run for his money with his incredible talent for jumping huge distances.
Dexton Crutchfield, from North Carolina, can leap on top of a 6ft vending machine from a standstill and can bound over a car with ease.
His incredible viral videos show him leapfrogging over a standing couple in a supermarket - with room to spare - and jumping sidewalk to sidewalk over a 23ft wide road.
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The 5ft 8in streetball player for Florida-based Court Kingz is dwarfed by his teammates - but he can leap the highest to dunk some incredible baskets with ease.
After amassing 200k Instagram followers in just a year, college bosses spotted his videos online and scouted him for a scholarship.
The 20-year-old is due to start at Iowa Western Community College where he will compete in high jump, long jump and triple jump, in a bid to become an Olympic athlete.
Other incredible videos online show the super-skilled 160lb jumper leaping over an entire swimming pool and from aisle to aisle in the supermarket.
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Dexton said: 'I want to be the best. Anything is achievable in life - the only person that can stop you is you.
'When I was a little boy, aged six onwards, I used to love jumping over the couch and around the house.
'My mum used to get annoyed but now she is very proud of where it has taken me - to new heights.
'I knew at a young age my ability wasn't normal because I was shorter than most people in my class but could jump much higher.
'But I need to be careful because I could injure myself.
'The vending machine jump was the scariest one and I made it on my sixth attempt because I was too scared to commit.
'Once I got my heart rate up, I just went for it.
'I've also tried to jump onto a seven foot high dumpster and came so close but I didn't want to risk trying again. If I fell back, I could have seriously injured myself.'
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Dexton has never trained in jumping but will start when he begins college in January.
He is able to jump seven metres (23ft) on concrete but on a track, and with strength training, he is expected to go much further.
The current long jump world record stands at 8.95 metres (29.4ft), set by American athlete Mike Powell at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo.
Dexton says his growing fame doesn't faze him, and added: 'I'm a very humble person so the media attention doesn't bother me.
'No matter how much fame I get, I'm not famous.
'I'm a normal person. We all breathe the same air.'
