Jay Miron
Jay Lawrence McNeil Miron[1] (born October 3, 1970 in Thunder Bay, Ontario) is a Canadian retired BMX athlete and former owner of MacNeil Bikes.[2] Miron has competed in several X-Games competitions since 1995, compiling 9 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 back flip and the 540 Tailwhip. During his 17 year long professional career Miron won 6 world championship titles. Miron 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 McNeil Miron | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | The Canadian Beast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Thunder Bay, Ontario | October 3, 1970||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In February 2017 he 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
- 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. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
- "Jay Miron". Jay Miron Furniture. 2015-05-11. Retrieved 2017-09-18.