Jamie Bestwick

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Jamie Bestwick
Born (1971-07-08) 8 July 1971 (age 52)
Nottingham, England
Other namesBurger and Burkey
Spouse
Kerry Bestwick
(m. 1999)
Children1
Cycling career
Personal information
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight175 lb (79 kg)
Summer X Games medal record
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Austin BMX Vert
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Austin BMX Vert
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Barcelona BMX Vert
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Foz do Iguaçu BMX Vert
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Los Angeles BMX Vert
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Los Angeles BMX Vert
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Los Angeles BMX Vert
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Los Angeles BMX Vert
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Los Angeles BMX Vert
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Los Angeles BMX Vert
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Los Angeles BMX Vert
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Los Angeles BMX Vert Best Trick
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Los Angeles BMX Vert
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 San Francisco BMX Vert
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Minneapolis BMX Vert
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Minneapolis BMX Vert
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Minneapolis BMX Vert
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Austin BMX Vert
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Los Angeles BMX Vert
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1996 Newport BMX Vert
Gravity Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1999 ProvidenceBMX Vert
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2000 ProvidenceBMX Vert

Jamie Bestwick (born 8 July 1971) is a British BMX rider. He won 13 gold medals in the BMX Vert event at the X Games, and one gold medal for Vert Best Trick.

He started riding BMX with his friends at 10 years old. Jamie only competed in BMX events for fun. Riding his bike was just a way to hang out with his friends. After he finished school, his first priority was working as an engineer for Rolls-Royce in England and he thought that was going to be his career. However, he decided to quit his job and become a professional BMX rider.

Jamie competed in his first X Games in 1996. He ended Dave Mirra’s BMX three-year Vert reign in 2000, taking home the gold. He gradually became unbeatable. He won every single competition he entered in 2005. He won silver at X Games 2015, losing after winning 9 years in a row [1] [2] [3]

Bestwick has also won a Laureus World Sports Award for Action Sportsperson of the Year and been nominated for a Best Male Action Sports Athlete ESPY Award. In 2014, Bestwick spoke at Yale University alongside Ken Hill, Scott Russell, and Nick Ienatsch about motorcycle racing and success. In 2006 he performed in Cirque Rocks a charity circus held in New Zealand. [4] [5]

He acted as coach to Charlotte Worthington when she won the gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Declan Brooks when he won Bronze Medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [6]

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References

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