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.
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| Full name | Jay Lawrence MacNeil Miron | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | The Canadian Beast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 3, 1970 Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | MacNeil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | BMX | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Freestyle rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Flatland, Vert, Dirt, Street | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| – | Bully | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | GT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | Hoffman Bikes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | Schwinn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | MacNeil Bikes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
X Games competition history
edit| YEAR | X GAMES | EVENTS | RANK | MEDAL |
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| 1995 | Extreme Games | BMX Dirt | 1st | 
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| 1995 | Extreme Games | BMX Vert | 3rd | 
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| 1996 | Summer X Games II | BMX Street | 2nd | 
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| 1996 | Summer X Games II | BMX Dirt | 4th | |
| 1998 | Summer X Games IV | BMX Street | 2nd |
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| 1998 | Summer X Games IV | BMX Dirt | 6th | |
| 1998 | Summer X Games IV | BMX Vert | 4th | |
| 1998 | Summer X Games IV | BMX Vert Doubles | 2nd |
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| 1999 | Summer X Games V | BMX Street | 2nd |
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| 1999 | Summer X Games V | BMX Vert | 2nd |
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| 2000 | Summer X Games VI | BMX Park | 9th | |
| 2000 | Summer X Games VI | BMX Vert | 8th | |
| 2001 | Summer X Games VII | BMX Park | 3rd |
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| 2001 | Summer X Games VII | BMX Vert | 2nd |
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| 2002 | Summer X Games VIII | BMX Park | 6th | |
| 2002 | Summer X Games VIII | BMX Vert | 5th | |
| 2003 | Summer X Games IX | BMX Park | 18th | |
| 2003 | Summer X Games IX | BMX Vert | 12th | |
| 2004 | Summer X Games X | BMX Vert | 10th | |
| 2005 | Summer X Games XI | BMX Vert | 5th | |
| 2005 | Summer X Games XI | BMX Vert Best Trick | 4th |
References
edit- ^ JAY MIRON @ 23MAG BMX
- ^ Turner, Brian (March 20, 2010). "Jay Miron Leaves MacNeil". ESPN. Archived from the original on December 5, 2010.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Jay Miron". Jay Miron Furniture. May 11, 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
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