Vicki Golden
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| Vicki Golden | |
|---|---|
 Golden at the X Games XVII (2011) | |
| Nationality |  American |
| Born | July 28, 1992 (age 33) San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Motocross career | |
| Years active | 2000-active |
Vicki Golden (born July 28, 1992 in San Diego, California) is an American professional Freestyle Motocross rider and the first female team member of Metal mulisha,[1] Since beginning her career in 2000 Golden has won three consecutive gold medals in Women's Moto X Racing at the X Games. She is also the first woman to compete in a freestyle Moto X competition, earning the bronze medal in the best whip category.[2] She currently rides a Suzuki 450/250 motocross bike.[3]
Golden began racing at the age of seven after seeing her brother and her father race. Golden had to race with boys, because there weren't enough girls to create a separate race class.[4] Golden's career took off at age 12, after competing in the Loretta Lynn's Amateur Motocross National Championships in Tennessee where she won the Women's Amateur National Champion title.[5] In the same year she also earned her AMA/WMX Pro License.[6]