Jay Miron

Jay Miron
Personal information
Full nameJay Lawrence MacNeil Miron
NicknameThe Canadian Beast
Born (1970-10-03) October 3, 1970 (age 54)
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg)
Team information
Current teamMacNeil
DisciplineBMX
RoleFreestyle rider
Rider typeFlatland, Vert, Dirt, Street
Professional teams
–Bully
–GT
–Hoffman Bikes
–Schwinn
–MacNeil Bikes
Medal record
Summer X Games
Representing  Canada
Gold medal – first place 1995 Newport BMX Dirt
Silver medal – second place 1996 Newport BMX Park
Silver medal – second place 1998 San Diego BMX Park
Silver medal – second place 1998 San Diego BMV Vert Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1999 San Francisco BMX Park
Silver medal – second place 1999 San Francisco BMX Vert
Silver medal – second place 2001 Philadelphia BMX Vert
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Newport BMX Vert
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Philadelphia BMX Park
Gravity Games
Silver medal – second place 1999 Providence BMX Vert
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Providence BMX Park
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Providence BMX Vert
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Cleveland BMX Vert

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.

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

GOLD (1) SILVER (6) BRONZE (2)
YEAR X GAMES EVENTS RANK MEDAL
1995 Extreme Games BMX Dirt 1st
1995 Extreme Games BMX Vert 3rd
1996 Summer X Games II BMX Street 2nd
1996 Summer X Games II BMX Dirt 4th
1998 Summer X Games IV BMX Street 2nd
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
1999 Summer X Games V BMX Street 2nd
1999 Summer X Games V BMX Vert 2nd
2000 Summer X Games VI BMX Park 9th
2000 Summer X Games VI BMX Vert 8th
2001 Summer X Games VII BMX Park 3rd
2001 Summer X Games VII BMX Vert 2nd
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

  1. ^ JAY MIRON @ 23MAG BMX
  2. ^ Turner, Brian (March 20, 2010). "Jay Miron Leaves MacNeil". ESPN. Archived from the original on December 5, 2010.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Jay Miron". Jay Miron Furniture. May 11, 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2017.


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