Jayden "Jayo" Archer (18 December 1995 – 21 February 2024) was an Australian motocross rider.
| Jayo Archer | |
|---|---|
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| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 18 December 1995 Sydney, Australia |
| Died | 21 February 2024 (aged 28) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Motocross career | |
| Years active | 2011–2024 |
| Grands Prix | Nitro World Games 2022 X Games 2023 |
Career edit
Jayden Archer was born in Sydney on 18 December 1995.[1][2] From the age of 9, Cam Sinclair was his mentor.[3] In 2011, he secured a sponsorship deal with Powersports Kawasaki at the age of 15, after he had become the youngest person on record to land a motorcycle backflip over 75 ft (23 m).[4] He was a part of Nitro Circus for more than 10 years, and first performed in 2012.[5] Archer served as an assistant mechanic for several years with Nitro Circus.[6]
Archer was the first motocross rider to land a triple backflip in the Nitro World Games tournament, in November 2022.[7] He was a medalist at the X Games tournament in 2023 in the Best Trick category.[6] He was one of the 3 people known to have performed the "triple backflip" trick.[8] His last public appearance as a motorcross rider was in June 2023 when he performed a triple backflip at a Nitro Circus Live Show in Jay, Oklahoma.[6]
Archer had been planning to perform a "quadruple backflip" later in 2024.[9] He was also a suspension technician and mechanic for the Raceline Performance and Factory Husqvarna Racing, in Australia.[10]
Personal life and death edit
Archer proposed to his girlfriend, Beth King, during the Nitro World Games tournament in November 2022 and they were engaged to get married sometime in 2024.[6] Jayo Archer died in Melbourne on 21 February 2024, at the age of 28, after a crash during practice.[11]
References edit
- ^ "Jayo Archer, Motocross star and X Games medalist, dies at 28". ABC News. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "Jayo Archer". X Games. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Salek, Sonya (6 September 2011). "Backflips in his bones". Pakenham Gazette. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "Powersports Kawasaki back rising FMX talent Jayden Archer". www.fullnoise.com.au. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "Jayden Archer Dies at Age 27; 1st Freestyle Motocross Rider to Do Triple Backflip". Bleacher Report. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Motocross, X Games star Archer dies at age 28". ESPN.com. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "Aussie motocross star killed in training". 7NEWS. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "Jayden Archer: Australian motocross star dies after crash during practice". amp.theguardian.com. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "Motocross rider, former X-Games competitor Jayden Archer dies in training accident". FOX Sports. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "Jayden Archer, motocross athlete and X Games medalist, dies at 27". www.cbssports.com. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "Jayden Archer dies in motocross training accident in Melbourne". amp.smh.com.au. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.