Nathaniel Adams (born March 29, 1984) is an American professional freestyle motocross rider and extreme sports athlete. A resident of Temecula, California, he attained national fame when he won the Freestyle Motocross World Championship in 2002. His nicknames are Xecutioner, "The Destroyer" and "Nate Dog".
Biography Adams was born in Phoenix, Arizona, and began riding when he was eight years old after his father bought him his first dirtbike. He graduated from Mountain Ridge High School in Glendale, Arizona in 2002. He was successful in both local and regional circuits, subsequently becoming well known in freestyle motocross by winning his first freestyle championship at the age of eighteen in 2002. Since then, Adams has won the gold medal at the X Games in 2004, the Gravity Games in 2003, and has enjoyed top finishes on the Vans Triple Crown. In 2007, Adams was awarded AST Dew Tour Athlete of the Year. In 2009, Adams became the Red Bull X-Fighters champion, clinching the title at London's Battersea Power Station. He also retained the title the following year, becoming the first rider to win double championships, and also the first rider to win back-to-back championships. He is a born-again Christian.
Some of Adams's current and past sponsors include: DC Shoes, Monster Energy, Target Corporation, Butterfinger, Yamaha Motor Company, Deft Family, Honda Racing Corporation, Dragon Optics, Alpinestars and One Industries.
X Games competition history + GOLD (5) SILVER (6) BRONZE (8) YEAR X GAMES EVENTS RANK MEDAL 2001 Summer X Games VII Moto X Step Up 12th 2001 Summer X Games VII Moto X Big Air 12th 2002 Winter X Games VI Moto X Big Air 4th 2002 Summer X Games VIII Moto X Freestyle 8th 2002 Summer X Games VIII Moto X Big Air 5th 2003 Winter X Games VII Moto X Big Air 4th 2003 Summer X Games IX Moto X Freestyle 2nd 2003 Summer X Games IX Moto X Big Air 2nd 2004 Winter X Games VIII Moto X Best Trick 3rd 2004 Summer X Games X Moto X Best Trick 2nd 2004 Summer X Games X Moto X Freestyle 1st 2005 Summer X Games XI Moto X Best Trick 3rd 2005 Summer X Games XI Moto X Freestyle 3rd 2006 Winter X Games X Moto X Best Trick 4th 2006 Summer X Games XII Moto X Best Trick 4th 2006 Summer X Games XII Moto X Freestyle 9th 2007 Summer X Games XIII Moto X Freestyle 2nd 2008 Summer X Games XIV Moto X Best Trick 7th 2008 Summer X Games XIV Moto X Speed & Style 8th 2008 Summer X Games XIV Moto X Freestyle 8th 2009 Summer X Games XV Moto X Freestyle 3rd 2010 Summer X Games XVI Moto X Freestyle 3rd 2010 Summer X Games XVI Moto X Speed & Style 2nd 2011 Summer X Games XVII Moto X Freestyle 1st 2011 Summer X Games XVII Moto X Speed & Style 1st 2011 Summer X Games XVII Moto X Best Whip 6th 2012 Summer X Games XVIII Moto X Freestyle 4th 2012 Summer X Games XVIII Moto X Speed & Style 2nd 2013 X Games Barcelona 2013 Moto X Speed & Style 3rd 2013 X Games Barcelona 2013 Moto X Best Whip 5th 2013 X Games Munich 2013 Moto X Best Whip 4th 2013 X Games Munich 2013 Moto X Speed & Style 3rd 2013 X Games Los Angeles 2013 Moto X Freestyle 3rd 2013 X Games Los Angeles 2013 Moto X Speed & Style 1st 2013 X Games Los Angeles 2013 Moto X Best Whip 6th 2015 X Games Austin 2015 Moto X Speed & Style 1st 2016 X Games Austin 2016 Moto X Step Up 6th 2016 X Games Austin 2016 Moto X Freestyle 8th 2016 X Games Austin 2016 Moto X Best Whip 6th 2017 X Games Minneapolis 2017 Moto X Best Whip 5th 2018 X Games Minneapolis 2018 Moto X Best Whip 8th
Gravity Games + YEAR GRAVITY GAMES LOCATION EVENTS RANK MEDAL 2003 Gravity Games V Cleveland, OH MTX Freestyle 1st References
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