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Full name | Ronald Faisst | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Kung Fu | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Mays Landing, New Jersey, U.S. | June 22, 1977|||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 161 lb (73 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Melissa Faisst | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Freestyle motocross (FMX) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Best Trick, Step Up, Freestyle, Speed & Style, SNB Snow BikeCross | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ronald Faisst (born June 22, 1977) is an American professional freestyle motocross and snow bikecross rider.[1] Faisst is a four-time Moto X bronze medalist and an original member of the Metal Mulisha.[2] Faisst became a born-again Christian in 2006.[3]
Early life
[edit]Faisst grew up in the Mays Landing section of Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey and graduated from Oakcrest High School in 1995.[4] He took up motocross racing in the late 1980s. Faisst became one of the top riders in the Northeast winning at popular local tracks like Raceway Park and Sleepy Hollow. After turning pro in 1995 and racing local Nationals and Supercrosses, Faisst left for California in 1997.[5]
X Games competition history
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Ronnie's Story". Ronnie & Mel.
- ^ "X Games". Ronnie Faisst's official X Games athlete biography.[dead link]
- ^ "Live With Ryan Ries - Ronnie Faisst Testimony/Pro Freestyle Motocross Rider". YouTube. January 5, 2016.
- ^ Bitzer, Hannah. "Mays Landing native Ronnie Faisst hoping to upgrade medal collection at X Games tonight", The Press of Atlantic City, June 30, 2012. Accessed September 2, 2019. "Mays Landing native and freestyle motocross star Ronnie Faisst hopes to grab something today that just barely eluded him at the last two Summer X Games - a silver or gold medal. Faisst, a 1993 graduate of Oakcrest High School, is happy with the bronze medals he won the last two years but is ready to do even better."
- ^ "Ronnie Faisst Then and Now". NJ Motocross. January 29, 2010.
External links
[edit]- Ronnie Faisst at the X Games (archived)