Dave Mirra

David Michael Mirra (April 4, 1974 – February 4, 2016) was an American BMX rider who also competed in rallycross racing. He set the record for most medals in BMX Freestyle at the X Games (later tied by Scotty Cranmer) and earned at least one BMX medal at the event in all but one year from the competition's inception in 1995 until 2009. He also competed for several years with the Subaru Rally Team USA as a rallycross driver. Mirra rode for and was fully sponsored by Haro Bikes from the mid-1990s until he started his own bike company. He was a member of the team which won the 2014 Race Across America four-person male (under 50) category. Mirra died by suicide on February 4, 2016. He was inducted into the BMX Hall of Fame on June 11, 2016.

Dave Mirra
Mirra in 2010
Personal information
Full nameDavid Michael Mirra
Nickname(s)"Miracle Boy", "Miracle Man"
Born(1974-04-04)April 4, 1974
Chittenango, New York, U.S.
DiedFebruary 4, 2016(2016-02-04) (aged 41)
Greenville, North Carolina, U.S.
OccupationExtreme sports athlete
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight190 lb (86 kg)
Spouse
Lauren Blackwell Mirra
(m. 2006)
Children2
Sport
SportBMX, Rallycross
Medal record
Summer X Games
Representing  United States
1996 Newport BMX Park
1997 San Diego BMX Park
1997 San Diego BMX Vert
1998 San Diego BMX Park
1998 San Diego BMX Vert
1998 San Diego BMX Vert Doubles
1999 San Francisco BMX Park
1999 San Francisco BMX Vert
2000 San Francisco BMX Park
2001 Philadelphia BMX Vert
2002 Philadelphia BMX Vert
2004 Los Angeles BMX Park
2004 Los Angeles BMX Vert
2005 Los Angeles BMX Park
1995 Newport BMX Vert
1996 Newport BMX Vert
2000 San Francisco BMX Vert
2003 Los Angeles BMX Vert
2005 Los Angeles BMX Vert Best Trick
2008 Los Angeles BMX Big Air
2003 Los Angeles BMX Park
2007 Los Angeles BMX Park
2008 Los Angeles RCR Racing
2009 Los Angeles BMX Big Air
Gravity Games
1999 ProvidenceBMX Park
2000 ProvidenceBMX Vert
2002 ClevelandBMX Park
2003 ClevelandBMX Park
2003 ClevelandBMX Vert
2002 ClevelandBMX Vert
Updated on February 5, 2016.
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