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)"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 2013 X Games Barcelona Moto X Speed & Style
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 X Games Munich 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 "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.

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References

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