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| Born | December 31, 2002 Hartville, Ohio US | |||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Freestyle BMX | |||||||||||||||||
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Marcus Christopher (born December 31, 2002) is an American professional freestyle BMX rider. He represented the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Christopher was born to Matt and Lori Christopher, and has a younger brother, Charlie. He attended Lake High School in Lake Township, Stark County, Ohio. He turned pro in 2016 at age 13. [1]
Christopher made his X Games debut at 16 years old in 2019. In May 2023, he won a bronze medal in BMX park in Japan. [2] In July 2023, during the Summer X Games in California he suffered a broken jaw and cheekbone when he overshot his landing spot on a transfer and crashed face-first to the ground. He underwent surgery and had his jaw wired shut for two weeks. [3] In June 2024, he competed at the 2024 Summer X Games in Ventura, California and won a gold medal in BMX park with a score of 95.66, finishing nearly five points ahead of silver medal winner Kevin Peraza. [4] [5] [6]
In December 2023, Christopher was selected to compete in the 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series. [7] During the second leg of the qualifier series in Budapest, he finished in second place with a score of 92.98. [8] As a result, he qualified to represent United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics where he was the youngest competitor in the field. [9] [10] During the men's BMX freestyle event he finished in fourth place with a score of 93.11, just behind France's Anthony Jeanjean score of 93.76. [11] Christopher achieved the best result for United States in men's BMX freestyle at the Olympics. [12]
All results are sourced from the Union Cycliste Internationale.
As of August 8th, 2024
| Event | Freestyle Park |
|---|---|
 2024 Paris | 4th |
| Event | Freestyle Park |
|---|---|
 2022 Abu Dhabi | 4th |
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | MON 5 | BRU 4 | GOL 4 | 3 | 2260 | |
| 2023 | DIR 2 | MON 3 | BRU 12 | BAZ 5 | 4 | 2830 |
| 2024 | ENO 8 | MON — | SHA | 18 | 570 |
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