Tommy Clowers
American motorcycle racer
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Nickname(s) | Textbook, Tom Cat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1972-09-02) September 2, 1972 (age 51) San Diego, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 150 lb (68 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Melissa Clowers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Freestyle motocross (FMX) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Big Air, Step Up, Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 |
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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
- ^ "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.