Jay Lawrence McNeil MironJAY MIRON @ 23MAG BMX (born October 3, 1970) is a Canadian retired BMX athlete and former owner of MacNeil Bikes. 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. He now designs and builds bespoke furniture from his woodworking studio in Vancouver, Canada.
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
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External links MacNeil BMX Company Jay Miron Furniture