Jay Miron

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Jay Miron
Personal information
Full nameJay Lawrence MacNeil Miron
NicknameThe Canadian Beast
Born (1970-10-03) October 3, 1970 (age 53)
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg)
Team information
Current teamMacNeil
DisciplineBMX
RoleFreestyle rider
Rider typeFlatland, Vert, Dirt, Street
Professional teams
Bully
GT
Hoffman Bikes
Schwinn
MacNeil Bikes
Medal record
Summer X Games
Representing  Canada
Gold medal – first place 1995 Newport BMX Dirt
Silver medal – second place 1996 Newport BMX Park
Silver medal – second place 1998 San Diego BMX Park
Silver medal – second place 1998 San Diego BMV Vert Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1999 San Francisco BMX Park
Silver medal – second place 1999 San Francisco BMX Vert
Silver medal – second place 2001 Philadelphia BMX Vert
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Newport BMX Vert
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Philadelphia BMX Park
Gravity Games
Silver medal – second place 1999 Providence BMX Vert
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Providence BMX Park
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Providence BMX Vert
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Cleveland BMX Vert

Jay Lawrence McNeil Miron[1] (born October 3, 1970) is a Canadian retired BMX athlete and former owner of MacNeil Bikes.[2] He competed in several X-Games competitions since 1995, compiling nine medals, including the first ever X Games gold medal for Bike Dirt. In addition, Miron is credited with inventing more than 30 tricks, including the double backflip and the 540 tailwhip. During his 17-year-long professional career, Miron won six world championship titles. He retired from professional BMX riding in 2005. He sold MacNeil Bikes in 2010 and left the bicycle industry.

In February 2017, Miron started an Instagram account, announcing he was back in the world.[3] He now designs and builds bespoke furniture from his woodworking studio in Vancouver, Canada.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ JAY MIRON @ 23MAG BMX
  2. ^ Turner, Brian (March 20, 2010). "Jay Miron Leaves MacNeil". ESPN. Archived from the original on December 5, 2010.
  3. ^ "Instagram post by Jay Miron • Feb 9, 2017 at 2:00am UTC". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 26, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  4. ^ "Jay Miron". Jay Miron Furniture. May 11, 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2017.

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