Nate Adams

{{short description|American motorcycle racer}}

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{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Nate Adams

| image = Nate Adams.jpg

| caption = Adams at the X Games in 2011

| fullname = Nathaniel Adams

| nickname = Xecutioner, "The Destroyer" & "Nate Dog"

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|3|29}}

| birth_place = Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height = 6 ft 0 in

| weight = 165 lbs

| sport = Freestyle motocross (FMX)

| event = Big Air, Step Up, Freestyle, Speed & Style

|medaltemplates =

{{Medal|Comp|Summer X Games}}

{{Medal|Country|{{USA}}}}

{{Medal|Gold|2004 Los Angeles| Moto X Freestyle}}

{{Medal|Gold|2011 Los Angeles| Moto X Freestyle}}

{{Medal|Gold|2011 Los Angeles| Moto X Speed & Style}}

{{Medal|Gold|X Games Los Angeles 2013| Moto X Speed & Style}}

{{Medal|Gold|X Games Austin 2015| Moto X Speed & Style}}

{{Medal|Silver|2003 Los Angeles| Moto X Freestyle}}

{{Medal|Silver|2003 Los Angeles| Moto X Big Air}}

{{Medal|Silver|2004 Los Angeles| Moto X Best Trick}}

{{Medal|Silver|2007 Los Angeles| Moto X Freestyle}}

{{Medal|Silver|2010 Los Angeles| Moto X Speed & Style}}

{{Medal|Silver|X Games Los Angeles 2012| Moto X Speed & Style}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2005 Los Angeles| Moto X Freestyle}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2005 Los Angeles| Moto X Best Trick}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2009 Los Angeles| Moto X Freestyle}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2010 Los Angeles| Moto X Freestyle}}

{{Medal|Bronze|X Games Barcelona 2013| Moto X Speed & Style}}

{{Medal|Bronze|X Games Munich 2013| Moto X Speed & Style}}

{{Medal|Bronze|X Games Los Angeles 2013| Moto X Freestyle}}

{{MedalCompetition|Winter X Games}}

{{MedalBronze|2004 Aspen|Moto X Best Trick}}

{{Medal|Comp|Gravity Games}}

{{Medal|Gold|2003 Cleveland|Moto X Freestyle}}

}}

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.{{cite web|last1=Higgins|first1=Matt|date=August 1, 2009|title=Some X Games Bad Boys Turn to the Bible|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/02/sports/02xgames.html|access-date=September 17, 2021|website=New York Times}}

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

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YEARX GAMESEVENTSRANKMEDAL
2001Summer X Games VIIMoto X Step Up12th
2001Summer X Games VIIMoto X Big Air12th
2002Winter X Games VIMoto X Big Air4th
2002Summer X Games VIIIMoto X Freestyle8th
2002Summer X Games VIIIMoto X Big Air5th
2003Winter X Games VIIMoto X Big Air4th
2003Summer X Games IXMoto X Freestyle2nd15px
2003Summer X Games IXMoto X Big Air2nd15px
2004Winter X Games VIIIMoto X Best Trick3rd15px
2004Summer X Games XMoto X Best Trick2nd15px
2004Summer X Games XMoto X Freestyle1st15px
2005Summer X Games XIMoto X Best Trick3rd15px
2005Summer X Games XIMoto X Freestyle3rd15px
2006Winter X Games XMoto X Best Trick4th
2006Summer X Games XIIMoto X Best Trick4th
2006Summer X Games XIIMoto X Freestyle9th
2007Summer X Games XIIIMoto X Freestyle2nd15px
2008Summer X Games XIVMoto X Best Trick7th
2008Summer X Games XIVMoto X Speed & Style8th
2008Summer X Games XIVMoto X Freestyle8th
2009Summer X Games XVMoto X Freestyle3rd15px
2010Summer X Games XVIMoto X Freestyle3rd15px
2010Summer X Games XVIMoto X Speed & Style2nd15px
2011Summer X Games XVIIMoto X Freestyle1st15px
2011Summer X Games XVIIMoto X Speed & Style1st15px
2011Summer X Games XVIIMoto X Best Whip6th
2012Summer X Games XVIIIMoto X Freestyle4th
2012Summer X Games XVIIIMoto X Speed & Style2nd15px
2013X Games Barcelona 2013Moto X Speed & Style3rd15px
2013X Games Barcelona 2013Moto X Best Whip5th
2013X Games Munich 2013Moto X Best Whip4th
2013X Games Munich 2013Moto X Speed & Style3rd15px
2013X Games Los Angeles 2013Moto X Freestyle3rd15px
2013X Games Los Angeles 2013Moto X Speed & Style1st15px
2013X Games Los Angeles 2013Moto X Best Whip6th
2015X Games Austin 2015Moto X Speed & Style1st15px
2016X Games Austin 2016Moto X Step Up6th
2016X Games Austin 2016Moto X Freestyle8th
2016X Games Austin 2016Moto X Best Whip6th
2017X Games Minneapolis 2017Moto X Best Whip5th
2018X Games Minneapolis 2018Moto X Best Whip8th

Gravity Games

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YEARGRAVITY GAMESLOCATIONEVENTSRANKMEDAL
2003Gravity Games VCleveland, OHMTX Freestyle1st15px

References