Nate Adams

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Nate Adams
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Adams at the X Games in 2011
Personal information
Full nameNathaniel Adams
Nickname(s)Xecutioner "The Destroyer", "Nate Dog"
Born (1984-03-29) March 29, 1984 (age 40)
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight165 lb (75 kg)
Sport
Sport Freestyle motocross (FMX)
Event(s)Big Air, Step Up, Freestyle, Speed & Style
Medal record
Summer X Games
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Los Angeles Moto X Freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Los Angeles Moto X Freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Los Angeles Moto X Speed & Style
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg X Games Los Angeles 2013 Moto X Speed & Style
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg X Games Austin 2015 Moto X Speed & Style
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Los Angeles Moto X Freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Los Angeles Moto X Big Air
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Los Angeles Moto X Best Trick
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Los Angeles Moto X Freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Los Angeles Moto X Speed & Style
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg X Games Los Angeles 2012 Moto X Speed & Style
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Los Angeles Moto X Freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Los Angeles Moto X Best Trick
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Los Angeles Moto X Freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Los Angeles Moto X Freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg X Games Barcelona 2013 Moto X Speed & Style
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg X Games Munich 2013 Moto X Speed & Style
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg X Games Los Angeles 2013 Moto X Freestyle
Winter X Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2004 AspenMoto X Best Trick
Gravity Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2003 ClevelandMoto X Freestyle

Nathaniel Adams (born March 29, 1984) is an American professional freestyle motocross rider and extreme sports athlete. A resident of Temecula, California, he attained national fame when he won the Freestyle Motocross World Championship in 2002. His nicknames are Xecutioner "The Destroyer" and "Nate Dog".

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Biography

Adams was born in Phoenix, Arizona, and began riding when he was eight years old after his father bought him his first dirtbike. He graduated from Mountain Ridge High School in Glendale, Arizona in 2002. He was successful in both local and regional circuits, subsequently becoming well known in freestyle motocross by winning his first freestyle championship at the age of eighteen in 2002. Since then, Adams has won the gold medal at the X Games in 2004, the Gravity Games in 2003, and has enjoyed top finishes on the Vans Triple Crown. In 2007, Adams was awarded AST Dew Tour Athlete of the Year. In 2009, Adams became the Red Bull X-Fighters champion, clinching the title at London's Battersea Power Station. He also retained the title the following year, becoming the first rider to win double championships, and also the first rider to win back-to-back championships. He is a born-again Christian. [1]

Some of Adams's current and past sponsors include: DC Shoes, Monster Energy, Target Corporation, Butterfinger, Yamaha Motor Company, Deft Family, Honda Racing Corporation, Dragon Optics, Alpinestars and One Industries.

X Games competition history

Gold medal blank.svg GOLD (5) Silver medal blank.svg SILVER (6) Bronze medal blank.svg BRONZE (8)
YEARX GAMESEVENTSRANKMEDAL
2001Summer X Games VIIMoto X Step Up12th
2001Summer X Games VIIMoto X Big Air12th
2002Winter X Games VIMoto X Big Air4th
2002Summer X Games VIIIMoto X Freestyle8th
2002Summer X Games VIIIMoto X Big Air5th
2003Winter X Games VIIMoto X Big Air4th
2003Summer X Games IXMoto X Freestyle2nd Silver medal blank.svg
2003Summer X Games IXMoto X Big Air2nd Silver medal blank.svg
2004Winter X Games VIIIMoto X Best Trick3rd Bronze medal blank.svg
2004Summer X Games XMoto X Best Trick2nd Silver medal blank.svg
2004Summer X Games XMoto X Freestyle1st Gold medal blank.svg
2005Summer X Games XIMoto X Best Trick3rd Bronze medal blank.svg
2005Summer X Games XIMoto X Freestyle3rd Bronze medal blank.svg
2006Winter X Games XMoto X Best Trick4th
2006Summer X Games XIIMoto X Best Trick4th
2006Summer X Games XIIMoto X Freestyle9th
2007Summer X Games XIIIMoto X Freestyle2nd Silver medal blank.svg
2008Summer X Games XIVMoto X Best Trick7th
2008Summer X Games XIVMoto X Speed & Style8th
2008Summer X Games XIVMoto X Freestyle8th
2009Summer X Games XVMoto X Freestyle3rd Bronze medal blank.svg
2010Summer X Games XVIMoto X Freestyle3rd Bronze medal blank.svg
2010Summer X Games XVIMoto X Speed & Style2nd Silver medal blank.svg
2011Summer X Games XVIIMoto X Freestyle1st Gold medal blank.svg
2011Summer X Games XVIIMoto X Speed & Style1st Gold medal blank.svg
2011Summer X Games XVIIMoto X Best Whip6th
2012Summer X Games XVIIIMoto X Freestyle4th
2012Summer X Games XVIIIMoto X Speed & Style2nd Silver medal blank.svg
2013X Games Barcelona 2013Moto X Speed & Style3rd Bronze medal blank.svg
2013X Games Barcelona 2013Moto X Best Whip5th
2013X Games Munich 2013Moto X Best Whip4th
2013X Games Munich 2013Moto X Speed & Style3rd Bronze medal blank.svg
2013X Games Los Angeles 2013Moto X Freestyle3rd Bronze medal blank.svg
2013X Games Los Angeles 2013Moto X Speed & Style1st Gold medal blank.svg
2013X Games Los Angeles 2013Moto X Best Whip6th
2015X Games Austin 2015Moto X Speed & Style1st Gold medal blank.svg
2016X Games Austin 2016Moto X Step Up6th
2016X Games Austin 2016Moto X Freestyle8th
2016X Games Austin 2016Moto X Best Whip6th
2017X Games Minneapolis 2017Moto X Best Whip5th
2018X Games Minneapolis 2018Moto X Best Whip8th

References

  1. Higgins, Matt (August 1, 2009). "Some X Games Bad Boys Turn to the Bible". New York Times. Retrieved September 17, 2021.