Justin Dowell (born January 5, 2000) is an American freestyle BMX cyclist who has represented his nation at numerous global events including the Olympic Games, and won medals at multiple World Championships.

Justin Dowell
Personal information
Born (2000-01-05) January 5, 2000 (age 24)
Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Team information
DisciplineFreestyle BMX
RoleRider
Medal record
Men's freestyle BMX
Representing  United States
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Chengdu Freestyle Park
Silver medal – second place 2022 Abu Dhabi Freestyle Park
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima BMX Freestyle

Career

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From Virginia Beach, Dowell is known for a trick move called The Twix which is a mix of a tail whip and a bar at the same time. He won the freestyle park event at the 2018 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships.[1] In 2019, he obtained a bronze medal at the Pan American Games.[2] He won silver in Abu Dhabi at the 2022 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships.[3]

Olympics

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Dowell qualified to represent United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics, one of the 9 competitors, representing 8 nations, to qualify.[4] Dowell finished in 8th in the Olympic final after he put down a foot on his landing of a 540 over a box jump in the first run and crashed while landing a trick during the second run.[5]

In June 2024, Dowell qualified again for the Olympics after finishing forth in Olympic Qualifier Series. He placed forth in the qualification round with 89.07 average score. In the final he had a flawless first run that included his signature 360 Twix and earned 88.35 enough for fifth provisional place. Dowell started his second run with a no-handed 540 but sat up after realizing he couldn’t better his first run and he finished 7th overall.[6]

Competitive history

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All results are sourced from the Union Cycliste Internationale.

As of August 7th, 2024

Olympic Games

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Event Freestyle Park
  2020 Tokyo 8th
  2024 Paris 7th

UCI Cycling World Championships

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Event Freestyle Park
  2017 Chengdu 8th
  2018 Chengdu Gold
  2019 Chengdu 4th
  2021 Montpellier 4th
  2022 Abu Dhabi Silver
  2023 Glasgow 7th

UCI BMX Freestyle Park World Cup

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Season 1 2 3 4 Rank Points
2022 MON
7
BRU
11
GOL
5
5 1770
2023 DIR
10
MON
29
BRU
5
BAZ
26
13 1245
2024 ENO
28
MON
SHA
 
47 27

References

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  1. ^ "Justin Dowell Wins UCI World Cycling Championship". monsterenergy.com. November 12, 2018. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "Justin Dowell". usacycling.org. USA Cycling. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  3. ^ "Urban Cycling World Championships 2022: Hannah Roberts wins fourth BMX freestyle park title". Olympics.com.
  4. ^ "Ciclismo BMX freestyle DOWELL Justin - Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio 2020". Olympics.com/tokyo-2020/ (in Spanish). Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  5. ^ Palermo, Angelina (July 31, 2024). "PERRIS BENEGAS EARNS SILVER IN BMX FREESTYLE AT PARIS 2024 OLYMPICS". USA Cycling. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  6. ^ Palermo, Angelina (July 31, 2021). "HANNAH ROBERTS WINS SILVER IN BMX FREESTYLE'S OLYMPIC DEBUT AND FIRST MEDAL FOR TEAM USA IN CYCLING". USA Cycling. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
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