Vicki Golden (born July 28, 1992 in

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rider and the first female team member of

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, Since beginning her career in 2000 Golden has won three consecutive gold medals in Women's Moto X Racing at the

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. She is also the first woman to compete in a freestyle Moto X competition, earning the bronze medal in the best whip category. She currently rides a Suzuki 450/250 motocross bike.

Early career

Golden began racing at the age of seven after seeing her brother and her father race. Golden had to race with boys, because there weren't enough girls to create a separate race class. Golden's career took off at age 16, after competing in the Loretta Lynn's Amateur Motocross National Championships in Tennessee where she won the Women's Amateur National Champion title. In the same year she also earned her AMA/WMX Pro License.

Career highlights

2008 - Loretta Lynn's AMA Women's Amateur Champion 2009 -

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Magazine's Female Motocross Rookie of the Year 2011 - Won the gold medal in the Women's Moto X Racing in the Summer

2011 - First Female to break top 10 in AMA Arena Cross Lites Main 2011 - First female to qualify for AMA Arena Cross Premier class night show 2012 - Won her second gold medal in the Women's Moto X Racing in the Summer

2012 - Third consecutive gold medal in the Women's Moto X Racing in the Summer

won bronze for Moto X Best Whip 2014 - First woman to complete Ricky Carmichael's Road to Supercross 2014 - Nominated for an

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in 2014 for Best Female Action Sports Athlete 2015 - First woman in Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, to qualify for the “Fast 40″ – the riders that transition to the night program from time qualifying – which she did for the 2015 finale.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Golden, Vicki Motorcycle racers from San Diego American motorcycle racers Female motorcycle racers 1992 births Freestyle motocross riders Living people 21st-century American sportswomen