Daniel Dhers

Daniel Dhers
Dhers in 2012
Personal information
Full nameDaniel Eduardo Dhers Arellano
Born (1985-03-25) March 25, 1985 (age 39)
Caracas, Venezuela
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight134 lb (61 kg)
Sport
Country Venezuela
SportBMX
Rank6 × X-Games medals / 4 × Overall Dew tour champion / 2014 Overall FISE world series champion / Numerous FISE (BMX masters, LG Action Sports...) medals
Medal record
Men's freestyle BMX
Representing  Venezuela
Olympics
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo BMX freestyle
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima BMX Freestyle
Summer X Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Los Angeles BMX Freestyle Park
Gold medal – first place 2008 Los Angeles BMX Freestyle Park
Gold medal – first place 2010 Los Angeles BMX Freestyle Park
Gold medal – first place 2011 Los Angeles BMX Freestyle Park
Gold medal – first place 2013 Munich BMX Freestyle Park
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Los Angeles BMX Freestyle Park

Daniel Dhers (born March 25, 1985, in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan professional BMX rider. He is currently sponsored by Red Bull, POC, DC Shoes, Specialized, Albe's Mailorder, Sony and Verizon.[1] Dhers lived in Greenville, North Carolina, known as Protown USA because of the concentration of BMX riders that live there, including Dave Mirra.[2][3][4] Dhers in 2013 opened in Holly Springs, North Carolina a public mountain biking, BMX, and skateboarding park, the Daniel Dhers Action Sports Complex.

  1. ^ "Dhers signs with Sony and Verizon Wireless". ESPN.com. 2010-06-02. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
  2. ^ York, Cody (2012-12-30). "Inside Daniel Dhers' house". ESPN. Archived from the original on 2014-04-22. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
  3. ^ "Recreation and Parks". Greenville. 2013-08-14. Archived from the original on 2013-09-02. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
  4. ^ Castleberry, Tony (2010-08-23). "Calling Protown Home". Greenville Daily Reflector. Archived from the original on August 25, 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-24.Dhers is a hero to a lot of young BMX riders. When they start riding they look at the way he rides and the type of bike that he rides and tries to copy it.