Jayden "Jayo" Archer (18 December 1995 – 21 February 2024) was an Australian motocross rider.
| Jayo Archer | |
|---|---|
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| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 18 December 1995 Sydney, Australia |
| Died | 21 February 2024 (aged 28) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Motocross career | |
| Years active | 2011–2024 |
| Grands Prix | Nitro World Games 2022 X Games 2023 |
Career
editJayden Archer was born in Sydney on 18 December 1995.[1][2] From the age of 9, Cam Sinclair was his mentor.[3] In 2011, he secured a sponsorship deal with Powersports Kawasaki at the age of 15, after he had become the youngest person on record to land a motorcycle backflip over 75 ft (23 m).[4] He was a part of Nitro Circus for more than 10 years, and first performed in 2012.[5] Archer served as an assistant mechanic for several years with Nitro Circus.[6]
Archer was the first motocross rider to land a triple backflip in the Nitro World Games tournament, in November 2022.[7] He was a medalist at the X Games tournament in 2023 in the Best Trick category.[6] He was one of the three people known to have performed the "triple backflip" trick.[8] His last public appearance as a motocross rider was in June 2023 when he performed a triple backflip at a Nitro Circus Live Show in Jay, Oklahoma.[6]
Archer had been planning to perform a "quadruple backflip" later in 2024.[9] He was also a suspension technician and mechanic for the Raceline Performance and Factory Husqvarna Racing, in Australia.[10]
Personal life and death
editArcher proposed to his girlfriend, Beth King, during the Nitro World Games tournament in November 2022 and they were engaged to get married sometime in 2024.[6] Jayo Archer died in Melbourne on 21 February 2024, at the age of 28, after a crash during practice.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Jayo Archer, Motocross star and X Games medalist, dies at 28". ABC News. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "Jayo Archer". X Games. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Salek, Sonya (6 September 2011). "Backflips in his bones". Pakenham Gazette. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "Powersports Kawasaki back rising FMX talent Jayden Archer". www.fullnoise.com.au. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "Jayden Archer Dies at Age 27; 1st Freestyle Motocross Rider to Do Triple Backflip". Bleacher Report. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Motocross, X Games star Archer dies at age 28". ESPN.com. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "Aussie motocross star killed in training". 7NEWS. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "Jayden Archer: Australian motocross star dies after crash during practice". amp.theguardian.com. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "Motocross rider, former X-Games competitor Jayden Archer dies in training accident". FOX Sports. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "Jayden Archer, motocross athlete and X Games medalist, dies at 27". www.cbssports.com. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "Jayden Archer dies in motocross training accident in Melbourne". amp.smh.com.au. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.