Ryan Williams (BMX rider)
Ryan Williams (born 22 June 1994), commonly known as R-Willy, is an Australian freestyle bmx and freestyle scooter rider. However, more broadly his occupation can be defined as action sports athlete. Williams is from and resides in the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.
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| Full name | Ryan Williams | |||||||||
| Nickname(s) | R-Willy | |||||||||
| Nationality | Australian | |||||||||
| Born | 22 June 1994 Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||
| Residence | Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||
| Home town | Caloundra, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||
| Occupation | Action sports athlete | |||||||||
| Years active | 2012–present | |||||||||
| Employer | Madd Gear (2010–2018) Nitro Circus (2012–present) | |||||||||
| Life partner(s) | Alexandra Prout (2015–present) | |||||||||
| Website | Personal website | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2008–present | |||||||||
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| Subscribers | 1.36 million (8 June 2020) | |||||||||
| Total views | 192.8 million (8 June 2020) | |||||||||
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| Updated 8 June 2020 | ||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | |||||||||
| Sport | Freestyle bmx, freestyle scooter | |||||||||
| Event(s) | Big air, best trick | |||||||||
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Williams, in 2019, purchased 40-acres of land in his native Sunshine Coast to build a large skate park-like facility for world records to be made in Australia. Williams named it "R-Willy Land".[1]
Career
Ryan Williams' career started in 2006 at the age of 12[2] with riding scooters at his local skatepark in Caloundra, Sunshine Coast, Queensland. At age 15 he started on BMX after discovering a passion for doing big air tricks. Williams' success grew even farther when he joined the Nitro Circus team in 2008. He has since achieved 7 gold medals[3] on scooter and BMX in big air and best trick events at both the Nitro World Games and the X Games.
References
- "SCOOTER LEGEND "R WILLY" PLANS LOCAL FACILITY FOR WORLD RECORDS ON HOME SOIL". ABC Sunshine Coast. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- "Ryan Williams". Nitro Circus. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- "Ryan Williams's official X Games athlete biography". X Games. Retrieved 15 December 2019.