Mirra competed in the inaugural X-Games in Newport, RI and took home the Silver Medal in 1995 and the Gold Medal in 1996
Dave Mirra, an icon in the world of BMX biking and one of the most successful athletes in X Games history, was found dead Thursday in his hometown of Greenville, N.C. Police said that the 41-year-old was discovered in his truck with an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Mirra was an accomplished BMX rider and one of the most decorated athletes in ESPN’s X Games history, medaling every year from 1995 to 2008 and winning 14 gold medals.
video from the inaugural X-Games in Newport, RI at Fort Adams
Mirra leaves behind a wife, Lauren Blackwell Mirra, and two daughters.
An Instagram post published to Mirra’s account in the hours before his death included one featuring his wife, Lauren.
Dave Mirra’s X-Games Results –
X Games Los Angeles 2013 RCR RallyCross 15th
X Games Munich 2013 RCR RallyCross 15th
X Games Munich 2013 RCR RallyCross 13th
X Games Los Angeles 2012 RCR RallyCross 15th
X Games 2011 RCR RallyCross 4th
X Games 2011 RCR Racing 6th
X Games 2010 RCR Racing 8th
X Games 2010 RCR RallyCross 11th
X Games 2009 BMX Big Air 3rd
X Games 2009 RCR Racing 8th
X Games 2008 RCR Racing 3rd
X Games 2008 BMX Big Air 2nd
X Games 2008 BMX Park 16th
X Games 2007 BMX Park 3rd
X Games 2005 BMX Vert Best Trick 2nd
X Games 2005 BMX Park 1st
X Games 2005 BMX Vert 7th
X Games 2004 BMX Vert 1st
X Games 2004 BMX Park 1st
X Games 2003 BMX Park 3rd
X Games 2003 BMX Vert 2nd
X Games 2002 BMX Vert 1st
X Games 2002 BMX Park 4th
X Games 2001 BMX Park 6th
X Games 2001 BMX Vert 1st
X Games 2000 BMX Vert 2nd
X Games 2000 BMX Park 1st
X Games 1999 BMX Vert 1st
X Games 1999 BMX Park 1st
X Games 1998 BMX Park 1st
X Games 1998 BMX Vert 1st
X Games 1998 BMX Vert Doubles 1st
X Games 1997 BMX Vert 1st
X Games 1997 BMX Park 1st
X Games 1996 BMX Vert 2nd
X Games 1996 BMX Park 1st
X Games 1995 BMX Vert 2nd
