The male jumper was part of a display team coming in to land at the carnival, held in Eyres Meadow today, when he touched down awkwardly and injured his leg.
He was treated by paramedics at the scene before being taken by ambulance to Derby City General Hospital.
A spokesman for Derbyshire police said the man's injuries were not life threatening.
Duffield is situated next to the River Derwent, five miles north of Derby.
It has three schools; the two primary schools are William Gilbert Endowed School and Duffield Meadows School and the secondary school is Ecclesbourne.
Duffield is the home of the Derbyshire Building Society, at Duffield Hall, which is just south of the village centre.
Doctor: Appletree Medical Practice, 47a Town Street.
Library: Duffield Library, Wirksworth Road,Tel: 01332 840324
Public transport: Duffield has an unmanned railway station. The nearest manned stations are Derby and Belper.
A regular bus service runs to many places including Derby; Bakewell; Ripley; Long Eaton; Belper and Mackworth.
Sports and leisure: The nearest leisure centre to Duffield is at Belper, which has a large sports hall; activity hall; courts for squash and badminton; swimming pool and new health and fitness facilities.
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