Jamie Bestwick (born 8 July 1971) is a British BMX rider. He won 13 gold medals in the BMX Vert event at the

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, and one gold medal for Vert Best Trick. He started riding

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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

in 1996. He ended

Dave Mirra David Michael Mirra (April 4, 1974 – February 4, 2016) was an American Freestyle BMX, BMX rider who also competed in rallycross racing. He set the record for most medals in BMX Freestyle at the X Games (later tied by Scotty Cranmer) and earne ...

'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 Bestwick has also won a

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and been nominated for a Best Male Action Sports Athlete ESPY Award. In 2014, Bestwick spoke at

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alongside Ken Hill, Scott Russell, and

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about motorcycle racing and success. In 2006 he performed in Cirque Rocks a charity circus held in

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. He acted as coach to

Charlotte Worthington Charlotte Worthington (born 26 June 1996) is a British cyclist and Olympic gold medallist, who competes internationally in Freestyle BMX. Biography Worthington was born in 1996, and she took up BMX seriously at the age of 20. She worked full-ti ...

when she won the gold medal at the

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and Declan Brooks when he won Bronze Medal at the

X Games competition history

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bestwick, Jamie 1971 births Living people British BMX riders Sportspeople from Nottingham Laureus World Sports Awards winners X Games competitors