Clinton Moore (born 24 April 1988 in

Bundaberg Bundaberg () is the major regional city in the Wide Bay-Burnett region of the state of Queensland, Australia. It is the List of cities in Australia by population, ninth largest city in the state. The Bundaberg central business district is situa ...

Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...

) is a

freestyle motocross Freestyle motocross (also known as FMX) is a variation on the sport of motocross in which motorcycle riders attempt to impress judges with jumps and stunts. The two main types of freestyle events are: *Big air (also known as "best trick"), in wh ...

rider from Australia. He is the current Red Bull X Fighters World Tour Champion winning the last event of the year in Abu Dhabi.

Personal life and career

Clinton Moore first started riding a dirt bike when he was a little kid, using the acres around the farm to develop his bike skills. This was when he realized he wanted to grow up to be a FMX rider. Moore originally got into the sport when his older sister's boyfriend lent him tapes of Freestyle Motocross riders. Moore participated in X-Games 2010 in freestyle where he finished in fourth place. Moore also made his Red Bull X-Fighters debut that year in London where he finished in dead last at eighth place. In 2015 Moore made his first career win in Red Bull X Fighters where he won against Levi Sherwood 3-2 in the finals in Mexico City.http://www.redbullxfighters.com/en_US/history?dataset=location&location=Mexico+City%2C+Mexico

References

* http://www.redbullxfighters.com/en_US/athlete/clinton-moore Retrieved 2015-05-27. * http://rockstarenergy.com/actionsports/fmx/clinton-moore Retrieved 2015-05-27. * https://web.archive.org/web/20150528015622/http://nitrocircus.com/riders/clinton-moore/ Retrieved 2015-05-27.

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, Clinton 1988 births Living people Sportspeople from Bundaberg Australian motocross riders X Games competitors Freestyle motocross riders