Taka Higashino
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Takayuki Higashino |
| Nickname(s) | Taka |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Born | March 13, 1985 Osaka, Japan |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Freestyle Motocross |
| Event(s) | X Games, Dew Tour, Red Bull XRAY, ASA World Championships, Nuclear Cowboyz |
Takayuki "Taka" Higashino (東野 貴行 Higashino Takayuki?, born 13 March 1985) is a Japanese freestyle motocross rider who has competed in international events including the X Games.
Higashino began riding motocross when he was seven, and attended many races during his teens. He turned professional at age 18,[1] and moved to the United States in 2006 to compete. He appeared in his first X Games contest in 2007. His motocross career took off in 2010, when he finished first at the Dew Tour Salt Lake City FMX Contest,[2] Red Bull XRAY,[3] and earned a bronze medal for his FMX Best Trick performance at X Games XVI.[4] That year, Transworld Motocross named Higashino the Breakout FMX Rider of the Year.[5]
In 2011, Higashino took first place at the ASA World Championships of FMX[6] and competed in his fifth consecutive X Games competition. He also performed on the Nuclear Cowboyz Freestyle Chaos tour, an American motocross exhibition, and will ride on the tour again in 2012.[7] At X Games XVIII in 2012 he won gold in Moto X Freestyle and claimed second in Moto X Best Trick. He is the first Japanese medallist in the X games.
Career highlights
Winner, 2013 Red Bull X-Fighters Osaka, FMX[8]
Gold, X Games Foz do Iguaçu 2013, Moto X Freestyle
Gold, 2012 X Games, FMX
Winner, 2011 ASA World Championships of FMX
Winner, 2010 Dew Tour Salt Lake City FMX Contest
Winner, 2010 Red Bull XRAY
Silver, 2012 X Games, FMX Best Trick
Bronze, 2010 X Games, FMX Best Trick
References
- ↑ According to a report from Yomiuri TV programme, "Gutto! Chikyubin" [1], in Japanese, Sep 18, 2011.
- ↑ http://espn.go.com/action/fmx/blog/_/post/5592149/taka-higashino-wins-dew-tour-slc
- ↑ http://espn.go.com/action/fmx/blog/_/post/5569398/taka-higashino-wins-2010-red-bull-xray
- ↑ http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=5425449
- ↑ http://motocross.transworld.net/1000102854/features/twmx-2010-award-winners-announced/
- ↑ http://www.motocross.com/features/la-county-fair-fmx/
- ↑ http://www.nuclearcowboyz.com/Performers/MetalMulisha/
- ↑ From Number, "RED BULL X-FIGHTERS OSAKA 2013 REPORT"[2], in Japanese, 2013.
External links
- TAKA FMX (personal blog, in Japanese)
