Jamie Bestwick (born 8 July 1971) 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.
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| Born | 8 July 1971 Nottingham, England |
| Other names | Burger and Burkey |
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Kerry Bestwick (m. 1999) |
| Children | 1 |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
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Representing  United Kingdom
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2016 Austin | BMX Vert |
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2014 Austin | BMX Vert |
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2013 Barcelona | BMX Vert |
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2013 Foz do Iguaçu | BMX Vert |
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2012 Los Angeles | BMX Vert |
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2011 Los Angeles | BMX Vert |
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2010 Los Angeles | BMX Vert |
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2009 Los Angeles | BMX Vert |
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2008 Los Angeles | BMX Vert |
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2007 Los Angeles | BMX Vert |
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2005 Los Angeles | BMX Vert |
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2005 Los Angeles | BMX Vert Best Trick |
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2003 Los Angeles | BMX Vert |
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2000 San Francisco | BMX Vert |
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2018 Minneapolis | BMX Vert |
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2019 Minneapolis | BMX Vert |
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2017 Minneapolis | BMX Vert |
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2015 Austin | BMX Vert |
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2006 Los Angeles | BMX Vert |
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1996 Newport | BMX Vert |
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1999 Providence | BMX Vert |
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2001 Providence | BMX Vert |
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2000 Providence | BMX 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]
X Games competition history
edit| YEAR | X GAMES | EVENTS | RANK | MEDAL |
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| 1996 | Summer X Games II | BMX Vert | 3rd | 
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| 1997 | Summer X Games III | BMX Vert | 4th | |
| 1998 | Summer X Games IV | BMX Vert | 5th | |
| 1999 | Summer X Games V | BMX Vert | 6th | |
| 2000 | Summer X Games VI | BMX Vert | 1st | 
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| 2003 | Summer X Games IX | BMX Vert | 1st |
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| 2004 | Summer X Games X | BMX Vert | 6th | |
| 2005 | Summer X Games XI | BMX Vert | 1st |
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| 2005 | Summer X Games XI | BMX Vert Best Trick | 1st |
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| 2006 | Summer X Games XII | BMX Vert | 2nd | 
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| 2006 | Summer X Games XII | BMX Vert Best Trick | 7th | |
| 2007 | Summer X Games XIII | BMX Vert | 1st |
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| 2008 | Summer X Games XIV | BMX Vert | 1st |
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| 2009 | Summer X Games XV | BMX Vert | 1st |
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| 2010 | Summer X Games XVI | BMX Vert | 1st |
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| 2011 | Summer X Games XVII | BMX Vert | 1st |
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| 2012 | Summer X Games XVIII | BMX Vert | 1st |
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| 2013 | X Games Foz do Iguaçu 2013 | BMX Vert | 1st |
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| 2013 | X Games Barcelona 2013 | BMX Vert | 1st |
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| 2014 | X Games Austin 2014 | BMX Vert | 1st |
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| 2015 | X Games Austin 2015 | BMX Vert | 2nd |
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| 2016 | X Games Austin 2016 | BMX Vert | 1st |
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| 2017 | X Games Minneapolis 2017 | BMX Vert | 2nd |
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| 2018 | X Games Minneapolis 2018 | BMX Vert | 2nd |
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| 2019 | X Games Minneapolis 2019 | BMX Vert | 2nd |
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References
edit- ^ "Jamie Bestwick Wins Silver". ESPN. Archived from the original on 9 June 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ "Vince Byron ends Jamie Bestwick's streak". CraveOnline. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ "Jamie Bestwick falls short of 10 in a row". Deseret News. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ "Excellence in Motion: What Motorcycle Racing Can Teach Us About Success". Calendar of Events. Yale University. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Levy, Jason (19 February 2015). "Higher (and Faster) Learning". Yamaha Champions Riding School. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "Corby-based BMX freestyler wins gold at Tokyo Olympic games". August 2021.
External links
edit- Jamie Bestwick at the X Games (archived)