Dave Mirra

Dave Mirra
Mirra in 2010
Personal information
Full nameDavid Michael Mirra
Nickname(s)"Miracle Boy", "Miracle Man"
Born(1974-04-04)April 4, 1974
Chittenango, New York, U.S.
DiedFebruary 4, 2016(2016-02-04) (aged 41)
Greenville, North Carolina, U.S.
OccupationExtreme sports athlete
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight190 lb (86 kg)
Spouse
Lauren Blackwell Mirra
(m. 2006)
Children2
Sport
SportBMX, Rallycross
Medal record
Summer X Games
Representing  United States
1996 NewportBMX Park
1997 San DiegoBMX Park
1997 San DiegoBMX Vert
1998 San DiegoBMX Park
1998 San DiegoBMX Vert
1998 San DiegoBMX Vert Doubles
1999 San FranciscoBMX Park
1999 San FranciscoBMX Vert
2000 San FranciscoBMX Park
2001 PhiladelphiaBMX Vert
2002 PhiladelphiaBMX Vert
2004 Los AngelesBMX Park
2004 Los AngelesBMX Vert
2005 Los AngelesBMX Park
1995 NewportBMX Vert
1996 NewportBMX Vert
2000 San FranciscoBMX Vert
2003 Los AngelesBMX Vert
2005 Los AngelesBMX Vert Best Trick
2008 Los AngelesBMX Big Air
2003 Los AngelesBMX Park
2007 Los AngelesBMX Park
2008 Los AngelesRCR Racing
2009 Los AngelesBMX Big Air
Gravity Games
1999 ProvidenceBMX Park
2000 ProvidenceBMX Vert
2002 ClevelandBMX Park
2003 ClevelandBMX Park
2003 ClevelandBMX Vert
2002 ClevelandBMX Vert
Updated on February 5, 2016

David Michael Mirra (April 4, 1974 – February 4, 2016) was an American BMX rider who also competed in rallycross racing. He set the record for most medals in BMX Freestyle at the X Games (later tied by Scotty Cranmer) and earned at least one BMX medal at the event in all but one year from the competition's inception in 1995 until 2009. He also competed for several years with the Subaru Rally Team USA as a rallycross driver. Mirra rode for and was fully sponsored by Haro Bikes from the mid-1990s until he started his own bike company. He was a member of the team which won the 2014 Race Across America four-person male (under 50) category. Mirra died by suicide on February 4, 2016. He was posthumously inducted into the BMX Hall of Fame on June 11, 2016.