Justin Dowell (born January 5, 2000) is an American freestyle BMX cyclist who has represented his nation at numerous global events including the Olympic Games, and won medals at multiple World Championships.
Career
From Virginia Beach, Dowell is known for a trick move called The Twix which is a mix of a tail whip and a bar at the same time. He won the freestyle park event at the 2018 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships.[1] In 2019, he obtained a bronze medal at the Pan American Games.[2] He won silver in Abu Dhabi at the 2022 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships.[3]
Dowell qualified to represent United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics, one of the 9 competitors, representing 8 nations, to qualify.[4] Dowell finished in 8th in the Olympic final after he put down a foot on his landing of a 540 over a box jump in the first run and crashed while landing a trick during the second run.[5]
In June 2024, Dowell qualified again for the Olympics after finishing forth in Olympic Qualifier Series. He placed forth in the qualification round with 89.07 average score. In the final he had a flawless first run that included his signature 360 Twix and earned 88.35 enough for fifth provisional place. Dowell started his second run with a no-handed 540 but sat up after realizing he couldn’t better his first run and he finished 7th overall.[6]
