Mat Rebeaud

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Mat Rebeaud
Personal information
Full nameMat Rebeaud
NicknameAir Mat
NationalitySwiss
Born (1982-07-29) 29 July 1982 (age 43)
Payerne, Switzerland
Sport
Sport Freestyle motocross (FMX), Supercross
Turned pro2002
Medal record
Representing Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Summer X Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Los Angeles Moto X Best Trick
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Los Angeles Moto X Freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg X Games Foz do Iguaçu 2013 Moto X Speed & Style
Winter X Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2006 AspenMoto X Best Trick

Mat Rebeaud (born 29 July 1982) is a Swiss freestyle motocross rider. [1]

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Early life

He was born and raised in Payerne, Switzerland. Mat was raised amongst a motocross family; his grandfather and father raced motocross back in 1965, and Mat started racing at a very young age. in 2002, at the age of 20,

Career

Mat decided to chase his childhood dreams and start racing motocross professionally. Through a love of jumping, Mat started practicing freestyle tricks and racing started taking a backseat to ramps and dirt hits. Freestyle soon became Mat's life.

In 2005, he won the night of the jumps championship, It was the start of Mat's FMX career. Then in 2006, he won the FIM freestyle international motocross world championship. [2]

Career highlights

References

  1. "Swiss supervision". ESPN.com . 29 October 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  2. "Mat Rebeaud – Why I ride Electric". www.scott-sports.com. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2024.