Ryan Guettler (born 17 July 1983) is a BMX Dirt and Freestyle rider from Beenleigh, Australia.[1] Making his international debut at the 2001 Asian X Games alongside Colin MacKay and Jesse Boughton, Guettler won a silver medal, Colin won a bronze medal and Jesse took the gold. Guettler moved to U.S. appearing in the Global X Games, where he represented Australia.[2]
Ryan Guettler | |
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| Born | 17 July 1983 |
| Occupation | Professional BMX Athlete |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Website | www |
Basing himself in Huntington Beach, he toured extensively, placing 1st in the Vans Triple Crown series in Dirt in 2004.[3] He became a regular on the Dew Tour, an American five-city, BMX and extreme sports circuit, from 2004.[1] Competing against rivals Dave Mirra and Ryan Nyquist, Guettler took the BMX Dirt events, and the Park events, to become the tour's first two-discipline winner.[4][1] He went on to compete in later Dew Tour events, such as Salt Lake Cithy where he performed a 1080, double backflip, front flip, flairs and a double whip for second place.[5] However, due to injuries including a grade III shoulder separation, he has not been able to carry over his earlier tour wins.[6][7][8]
Guettler appeared in part in Season 3 of BMX P.I.G filmed in Singapore, where his team partner was Dave Dillewaard.[9] His sponsors have included Colony BMX and Hyper Bicycles.[10] Guettler released a signature bike from MirraCo called The Black Pearl, and designed a pair of Vans shoes.[11][12]
Contest history
edit- 2004: X Games X, 3rd BMX Park
- 2005
- 2005: X Games XI, 3rd BMX Dirt
- 1st BMX Park, 2005 AST Dew Tour
- 1st BMX Park, Event 1, Panasonic Open, AST Dew Tour.
- 1st BMX Park, Right Guard Open, AST Dew Tour
- 3rd BMX Park, Vans Invitational, AST Dew Tour
- 5th BMX Park, Toyota Challenge, AST Dew Tour
- 3rd BMX Park, PlayStation Pro, AST Dew Tour
- 1st BMX Dirt, 2005 AST Dew Tour
- 10th BMX Dirt, Panasonic Open, AST Dew Tour
- 1st BMX Dirt, Right Guard Open, AST Dew Tour
- 1st BMX Dirt, Vans Invitational, AST Dew Tour
- 1st BMX Dirt, Toyota Challenge, AST Dew Tour
- 2nd BMX Dirt, PlayStation Pro, AST Dew Tour
- 2006
- 2nd BMX Park, Panasonic Open, AST Dew Tour
- 6th BMX Dirt, Right Guard Open, AST Dew Tour
- 1st BMX Dirt, Toyota Challenge, AST Dew Tour
- 2007
- 1st Dirt, BMX Games
- 2nd Park, BMX Games
- 1st Mini, BMX Games
- 2nd BMX Park, AST Dew Tour's Toyota Challenge
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c "Aussie BMX rider leads lucrative US Tour". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 September 2005. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ Staff, S. I. (2 June 2014). "X Games Austin 2015: Going back in time at Summer X Games". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "Taking the triple crown". Daily Pilot. 30 September 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "Guettler Wins BMX Dirt Title". The Ledger. 11 July 2005. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "Pass the Salt Please". BMX Plus. 31 (1): 20–26. January 2008.
- ^ "Aussies set for US extreme sports tour". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 June 2007. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "Aussie BMX champ Parslow may hit paydirt". The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 October 2006. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "Ryan Guettler under the knife. News from Ryan". www.fatbmx.com. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "PIGs on Rush HD!". www.fatbmx.com. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ Booth, Adam (January 2015). "Ryan Guettler Joins Hyper". BMX Plus. 38 (1): 12.
- ^ "2008 Mirraco Blend Ltd., Black Pearl Ltd and Project 16 complete bikes". www.fatbmx.com. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "Colony Vans collaboration". ESPN.com. 1 March 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2024.