Ryan Williams (BMX rider)

Ryan Williams (born 22 June 1994), commonly known as R-Willy, is mainly an Australian freestyle scooter and freestyle bmx rider. However, more broadly his occupation can be defined as action sports athlete. Williams is from and resides in the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

Ryan Williams
Personal information
Full nameRyan Williams
Nickname(s)R-schwilly
NationalityAustralian
Born (1994-06-22) 22 June 1994
Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
Home townCaloundra, Queensland, Australia
OccupationAction sports athlete
Years active2012–present
EmployerMadd Gear (2010–2018)
Nitro Circus (2012–present)
WebsitePersonal website
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2008–present
Genre
Subscribers1.36 million
(8 June 2020)
Total views192.8 million
(8 June 2020)
Associated acts
100,000 subscribers 2016
1,000,000 subscribers 2019
Updated: 8 June 2020
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportFreestyle bmx, freestyle scooter
Event(s)Big air, best trick
Medal record
Men's freestyle bmx
Representing  Australia
X Games
2018 Sydney BMX Big Air
2019 Shanghai BMX Big Air
2019 Minneapolis BMX Big Air
Nitro World Games
2016 Salt Lake City BMX Best Trick
2017 Salt Lake City BMX Best Trick
Men's freestyle scooter
Nitro World Games
2017 Salt Lake City Scooter Best Trick
2018 Paris Scooter Best Trick

Williams, in 2019, purchased 40-acres of land in his native Sunshine Coast to build a large action sports facility for Australian athletes to train. Williams named it "R-Willy Land".[1]

Career
Williams' signature scooter.

Ryan Williams' career started in 2006 at the age of 12[2] with riding scooters at his local skatepark in Caloundra on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland. At age 15 he started on BMX after discovering a passion for doing big air tricks. Williams' success grew even farther when he joined the Nitro Circus team in 2009. He has since achieved 7 gold medals on scooter and BMX in big air and best trick events at both the Nitro World Games and the X Games.[3]

References
  1. "SCOOTER LEGEND "R WILLY" PLANS LOCAL FACILITY FOR WORLD RECORDS ON HOME SOIL". ABC Sunshine Coast. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  2. "Ryan Williams". Nitro Circus. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  3. "Ryan Williams's official X Games athlete biography". X Games. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
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