Jamie Bestwick

Jamie Bestwick (born 8 July 1971 in Nottingham, United Kingdom) 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.

Jamie Bestwick
Personal information
Full nameJamie Bestwick
NicknameBurger and Burkey
Born (1971-07-08) 8 July 1971
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight175 lb (79 kg)
Summer X Games medal record
Representing  United Kingdom
Gold medal – first place2016 Austin BMX Vert
Gold medal – first place2014 Austin BMX Vert
Gold medal – first place2013 Barcelona BMX Vert
Gold medal – first place2013 Foz do Iguaçu BMX Vert
Gold medal – first place2012 Los Angeles BMX Vert
Gold medal – first place2011 Los Angeles BMX Vert
Gold medal – first place2010 Los Angeles BMX Vert
Gold medal – first place2009 Los Angeles BMX Vert
Gold medal – first place2008 Los Angeles BMX Vert
Gold medal – first place2007 Los Angeles BMX Vert
Gold medal – first place2005 Los Angeles BMX Vert
Gold medal – first place2005 Los Angeles BMX Vert Best Trick
Gold medal – first place2003 Los Angeles BMX Vert
Gold medal – first place2000 San Francisco BMX Vert
Silver medal – second place2018 Minneapolis BMX Vert
Silver medal – second place2019 Minneapolis BMX Vert
Silver medal – second place2017 Minneapolis BMX Vert
Silver medal – second place2015 Austin BMX Vert
Silver medal – second place2006 Los Angeles BMX Vert
Bronze medal – third place1996 Newport BMX Vert
Gravity Games
Gold medal – first place1999 ProvidenceBMX Vert
Silver medal – second place2000 ProvidenceBMX Vert

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]

References
  1. "Jamie Bestwick Wins Silver". ESPN. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  2. "Vince Byron ends Jamie Bestwick's streak". CraveOnline. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  3. "Jamie Bestwick falls short of 10 in a row". Deseret News. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  4. "Excellence in Motion: What Motorcycle Racing Can Teach Us About Success". Yale University. Calendar of Events. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  5. Levy, Jason (19 February 2015). "Higher (and Faster) Learning". Yamaha Champions Riding School. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  6. "Corby-based BMX freestyler wins gold at Tokyo Olympic games". August 2021.
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