Jono Porter
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Jonothan Douglas Porter (12 May 1981 – 9 June 2004) was an Australian freestyle motocross rider. He was born in Biloela, Queensland, and grew up in Gladstone.[1]
Porter was a factory Suzuki Australia rider and formed his own motocross team and company, JPI Industries. In 1994, he won the Australian 80cc Australian MX Championship. In 2002, he won the Australian X Games and the Melbourne Supercross Masters, and the 2002 Planet X Games; in the last, he performed the first flip in Australian competition.
On 6 June 2004, while leading the pack at the Maxxis Australian Motocross Champions in Coolum, he crashed and was run over by the riders behind him. He died from his injuries three days later at Nambour Hospital, aged 23.[2]
Sources
[edit]- ^ "Jono Porter: 12 May 1981 – 9 June 2004". motocross.com.au. 2004. Archived from the original on 12 August 2004. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "Australia dirt bike hero Jono Porter, 1981 - 2004". motocross.com.au. 9 June 2004. Archived from the original on 20 August 2004. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
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- 1981 births
- 2004 deaths
- Accidental deaths in Queensland
- Australian motorcycle racers
- Freestyle motocross riders
- Motorcycle racers who died while racing
- People from Biloela
- People from Gladstone, Queensland
- Sport deaths in Australia
- Sportsmen from Queensland
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen