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Nate Adams

Adams at the X Games in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Nathaniel Adams
Nickname(s)	"The Destroyer", "Nate Dog"
Born	(1984-03-29) March 29, 1984 (age 40) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	165 lb (75 kg)
Sport
Sport	Freestyle motocross (FMX)
Event(s)	Big Air, Step Up, Freestyle, Speed & Style
Medal record Summer X Games Representing  United States 2004 Los Angeles Moto X Freestyle 2011 Los Angeles Moto X Freestyle 2011 Los Angeles Moto X Speed & Style X Games Los Angeles 2013 Moto X Speed & Style X Games Austin 2015 Moto X Speed & Style 2003 Los Angeles Moto X Freestyle 2003 Los Angeles Moto X Big Air 2004 Los Angeles Moto X Best Trick 2007 Los Angeles Moto X Freestyle 2010 Los Angeles Moto X Speed & Style X Games Los Angeles 2012 Moto X Speed & Style 2005 Los Angeles Moto X Freestyle 2005 Los Angeles Moto X Best Trick 2009 Los Angeles Moto X Freestyle 2010 Los Angeles Moto X Freestyle X Games Barcelona 2013 Moto X Speed & Style X Games Munich 2013 Moto X Speed & Style X Games Los Angeles 2013 Moto X Freestyle Winter X Games 2004 Aspen Moto X Best Trick Gravity Games 2003 Cleveland Moto X Freestyle

Nathaniel Adams (born March 29, 1984) is an American professional freestyle motocross rider and extreme sports athlete. A resident of Temecula, California, he attained national fame when he won the Freestyle Motocross World Championship in 2002. His nicknames are "The Destroyer" and "Nate Dog".

Biography

Adams was born in Phoenix, Arizona, and began riding when he was eight years old after his father bought him his first dirtbike. He graduated from Mountain Ridge High School in Glendale, Arizona in 2002. He was successful in both local and regional circuits, subsequently becoming well known in freestyle motocross by winning his first freestyle championship at the age of eighteen in 2002. Since then, Adams has won the gold medal at the X Games in 2004, the Gravity Games in 2003, and has enjoyed top finishes on the Vans Triple Crown. In 2007, Adams was awarded AST Dew Tour Athlete of the Year. In 2009, Adams became the Red Bull X-Fighters champion, clinching the title at London's Battersea Power Station. He also retained the title the following year, becoming the first rider to win double championships, and also the first rider to win back-to-back championships. He is a born-again Christian.

Some of Adams's current and past sponsors include: DC Shoes, Monster Energy, Target Corporation, Butterfinger, Yamaha Motor Company, Deft Family, Honda Racing Corporation, Dragon Optics, Alpinestars and One Industries.

X Games competition history

GOLD (5) SILVER (6) BRONZE (8)

YEAR	X GAMES	EVENTS	RANK	MEDAL
2001	Summer X Games VII	Moto X Step Up	12th
2001	Summer X Games VII	Moto X Big Air	12th
2002	Winter X Games VI	Moto X Big Air	4th
2002	Summer X Games VIII	Moto X Freestyle	8th
2002	Summer X Games VIII	Moto X Big Air	5th
2003	Winter X Games VII	Moto X Big Air	4th
2003	Summer X Games IX	Moto X Freestyle	2nd
2003	Summer X Games IX	Moto X Big Air	2nd
2004	Winter X Games VIII	Moto X Best Trick	3rd
2004	Summer X Games X	Moto X Best Trick	2nd
2004	Summer X Games X	Moto X Freestyle	1st
2005	Summer X Games XI	Moto X Best Trick	3rd
2005	Summer X Games XI	Moto X Freestyle	3rd
2006	Winter X Games X	Moto X Best Trick	4th
2006	Summer X Games XII	Moto X Best Trick	4th
2006	Summer X Games XII	Moto X Freestyle	9th
2007	Summer X Games XIII	Moto X Freestyle	2nd
2008	Summer X Games XIV	Moto X Best Trick	7th
2008	Summer X Games XIV	Moto X Speed & Style	8th
2008	Summer X Games XIV	Moto X Freestyle	8th
2009	Summer X Games XV	Moto X Freestyle	3rd
2010	Summer X Games XVI	Moto X Freestyle	3rd
2010	Summer X Games XVI	Moto X Speed & Style	2nd
2011	Summer X Games XVII	Moto X Freestyle	1st
2011	Summer X Games XVII	Moto X Speed & Style	1st
2011	Summer X Games XVII	Moto X Best Whip	6th
2012	Summer X Games XVIII	Moto X Freestyle	4th
2012	Summer X Games XVIII	Moto X Speed & Style	2nd
2013	X Games Barcelona 2013	Moto X Speed & Style	3rd
2013	X Games Barcelona 2013	Moto X Best Whip	5th
2013	X Games Munich 2013	Moto X Best Whip	4th
2013	X Games Munich 2013	Moto X Speed & Style	3rd
2013	X Games Los Angeles 2013	Moto X Freestyle	3rd
2013	X Games Los Angeles 2013	Moto X Speed & Style	1st
2013	X Games Los Angeles 2013	Moto X Best Whip	6th
2015	X Games Austin 2015	Moto X Speed & Style	1st
2016	X Games Austin 2016	Moto X Step Up	6th
2016	X Games Austin 2016	Moto X Freestyle	8th
2016	X Games Austin 2016	Moto X Best Whip	6th
2017	X Games Minneapolis 2017	Moto X Best Whip	5th
2018	X Games Minneapolis 2018	Moto X Best Whip	8th

References

1. Higgins, Matt (August 1, 2009). "Some X Games Bad Boys Turn to the Bible". New York Times. Retrieved September 17, 2021.

External links

• Official website
• Interview on wasserwerfer.de
• Nate Adams at the X Games (archived)

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