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Dave Mirra&#;s Tragic Suicide Raises Concerns Over Impact of Concussions
Action sports legend Dave Mirra was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound last night in Greenville, North Carolina. photo.
Yesterday evening, according to North Carolina news station WITM, BMX legend Dave Mirra was found dead in his truck in his home of Greenville, North Carolina, a town he himself made a hub of BMX culture, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The suicide, at age 41, ended at a young age the influence of an athlete who was one of the few not only to transcend his individual sport with his success and influence, but to transcend action sports as a whole, inspiring generations of Americans and young people around the world through his record-setting feats, 24 X Games medal-winning performances, his video games, and his TV appearances, all the while retaining a humble, approachable attitude that was remembered in countless posts from everyday people to Tony Hawk over social media last night.
Mirra was the first rider to land a double backflip in competition back in , and after winning no less than 24 X Games medals – a feat matched only by fellow legend Bob Burnquist – kept his competitive edge well into his 30's, taking second place overall in
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Wife of Dave Mirra, first action sports athlete with CTE, discusses his last weeks and legacy
Alyssa RoenigkMar 31, , PM ET
Close- Alyssa Roenigk is a senior writer for ESPN whose assignments have taken her to six continents and caused her to commit countless acts of recklessness. (Follow @alyroe on Twitter).
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This story was originally published on May 24,
DAVE MIRRA IS a BMX legend. For two decades, he was his sport's steely-eyed, strong-jawed representative to the mainstream. He inspired a generation of fans, posing for covers, hosting a show on MTV and fronting his own video game series. As action sports took off, there was Tony Hawk, and there was Dave Mirra. He was the first rider to land a double backflip, the first to win three gold medals at a single X Games.
Following his death from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Feb. 4, Mirra has become the first action sports athlete to be diagnosed with CTE, the brain disease associated with concussions that the medical community is just beginning to understand. Dr. Lili-Naz Hazrati, a University of Toronto neuropathologist who examined Mirra's brain, says it was indistinguishable from those of afflicted former football and hockey players. "I couldn't tell the difference," she says.
Mirra, who was
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