Dave Mirra

Dave Mirra

Mirra in 2010
Personal information
Nationality	United States
Born	(1974-04-04)April 4, 1974 Chittenango, New York
Died	February 4, 2016(2016-02-04) (aged 41) Greenville, North Carolina
Occupation	Extreme sports athlete
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Website	www.davemirra.com
Sport
Sport	BMX, rallycross
Medal record Summer X Games Representing  United States 1997 San Diego BMX Freestyle Park 1997 San Diego BMX Freestyle Vert 1999 San Francisco BMX Freestyle Park 1999 San Francisco BMX Freestyle Vert 2000 San Francisco BMX Freestyle Park 2000 San Francisco BMX Freestyle Vert 2001 Philadelphia BMX Freestyle Vert 2002 Philadelphia BMX Freestyle Vert 2004 Los Angeles BMX Freestyle Park 2004 Los Angeles BMX Freestyle Vert 2005 Los Angeles BMX Freestyle Park 1996 Los Angeles BMX Freestyle Park 2005 Los Angeles BMX Freestyle Vert Best Trick 2008 Los Angeles BMX Freestyle Big Air 1996 Los Angeles BMX Freestyle Vert 1998 San Diego BMX Freestyle Park 2009 Los Angeles BMX Freestyle Big Air
Updated on February 5, 2016.

David Michael "Dave" Mirra (April 4, 1974 – February 4, 2016) was an American BMX athlete. He was also a driver for Subaru Rally Team USA. He was born in Chittenango, New York.

Mirra held the record for most X-Games medals until being passed by Bob Burnquist at X Games Munich in 2013. Mirra has won medals in every X Games from when they started in 1995 up to 2008. He has won a total of 24 medals at the X Games. In 2008, he placed second in BMX Big Air and third in Rally Car Racing at the X Games.

He was known mainly as a vert ramp and park rider. He rode and was sponsored by Haro Bikes from the mid 1990s. He later started his own bike company, and rode those instead. In 2004, Mirra appeared on an episode of George Lopez. Mirra was a member of the team which won the 2014 Race Across America Four-Person Male (Under 50) category.

He also was the host for two seasons of MTV's Real World/Road Rules Challenge.

Personal life and death

Mirra and his wife, Lauren, had two daughters. In 2010, Mirra was sick with bacterial meningitis. After he recovered, he went back to rallying.

On February 4, 2016, Mirra died of suicide by a gunshot wound in Greenville, North Carolina. Police answering an emergency call found his body in a truck. He had been visiting friends in the area. Allen Thomas, the mayor of Greenville, said Mirra was "a great friend and wonderful human being". He was 41 years old. After his death, an autopsy revealed that Mirra had been suffering from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). He became the first action sports athlete to be diagnosed with it.

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