Tommy Clowers

American motorcycle racer
Tommy Clowers
Personal information
Nickname(s)Textbook, Tom Cat
Born (1972-09-02) September 2, 1972 (age 51)
San Diego, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight150 lb (68 kg)
SpouseMelissa Clowers
Children2
Sport
SportFreestyle motocross (FMX)
Event(s)Big Air, Step Up, Freestyle
Medal record
Summer X Games
Representing  United States
Gold medal – first place 2000 San Francisco Moto X Step Up
Gold medal – first place 2001 Philadelphia Moto X Step Up
Gold medal – first place 2002 Philadelphia Moto X Step Up
Gold medal – first place 2005 Los Angeles Moto X Step Up
Silver medal – second place 2000 San Francisco Moto X Freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2003 Los Angeles Moto X Step Up
Winter X Games
Silver medal – second place 2001 Vermont Moto X Big Air
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Aspen Moto X Big Air
Gravity Games
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Providence Moto X Freestyle

Tommy Clowers (born September 2, 1972) is an American professional FMX (Freestyle Motocross) rider.

At the 2000 X Games (X Games VI), Clowers achieved the highest jump in Moto X Step Up, 10.67 m (39 ft).[citation needed]

He was undefeated in Moto X Step Up for three years in a row in 2000, 2001 and 2002, before a young rookie FMX rider Matt Buyten defeated him at X Games IX (2003). Clowers has 8 X Games medals overall (6 medals in Summer X Games, 2 medals in Winter X Games).[1]

Personal life

Clowers lives in Ramona, California.

Media appearances

  • MTX Mototrax (2004)
  • The Great Ride Open, seasons 1/2 (2007/08)

X Games competition history

YEAR X GAMES EVENTS RANK MEDAL
2000 Summer X Games VI Moto X Step Up 1st
2000 Summer X Games VI Moto X Freestyle 2nd
2001 Winter X Games V Moto X Big Air 2nd
2001 Summer X Games VII Moto X Freestyle 4th
2001 Summer X Games VII Moto X Step Up 1st
2001 Summer X Games VII Moto X Big Air
2002 Winter X Games VI Moto X Big Air 3rd
2002 Summer X Games VIII Moto X Freestyle 5th
2002 Summer X Games VIII Moto X Step Up 1st
2002 Summer X Games VIII Moto X Big Air
2003 Summer X Games IX Moto X Step Up 2nd
2004 Summer X Games X Moto X Step Up 3rd
2005 Summer X Games XI Moto X Step Up 1st
2006 Summer X Games XII Moto X Step Up 5th
2007 Summer X Games XIII Moto X Step Up 4th
2008 Summer X Games XIV Moto X Step Up 3rd
2011 Summer X Games XVII Moto X Step Up 5th

Gravity Games

  • 2001 Gravity Games III - Providence - Freestyle: 3rd

References

  1. ^ "All Clear for Clowers in Step-Up". Los Angeles Times. August 6, 2005. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2011.