Ryan Williams
Ryan Williams (BMX rider)
Full name: Ryan Williams
Nickname(s): R-Willy
Nationality: Australian
Born/Date of Birth: 22 June 1994
Place of Birth: Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
Residence: Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
Home town: Caloundra, Queensland, Australia
Occupation: Action sports athlete
Employer: Madd Gear (2010–2018)
Nitro Circus (2012–present)
Life partner(s): Alexandra Prout (2015–present)
Official website: ryanwilliams.com.au
YouTube information
Channel: Ryan Williams
Genre: Action sports, vlog
Associated acts: Dakota Schuetz,Roman Atwood,Travis Pastrana
Sport
Country: Australia
Sport: Freestyle bmx, freestyle scooter
Event(s): Big air, best trick
Gold medal: BMX at the X Games Minneapolis 2019 – Big Air
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.
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".
Career
Ryan Williams' career started in 2006 at the age of 12 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 on scooter and BMX in big air and best trick events at both the Nitro World Games and the X Games.
