GRAF David

Cycling BMX Racing

Date of Birth: 8 Sep 1989

Age: 31

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.81/5'11''

Place of birth: WINTERTHUR

Birth Country:

Switzerland

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Cycling BMX Racing	Men	11

Schedule

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Biographical Information

Highlights

CYCLING BMX RACING

Olympic Games

Year	Location	Men
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	14

World Championships

Year	Location	Men	Time trial
2019	Heusden-Zolder, BEL	7	-
2018	Baku, AZE	7	-
2017	Rock Hill, SC, USA	11	-
2016	Medellin, COL	17	-
2015	Heusden-Zolder, BEL	3	-
2014	Rotterdam, NED	45	51
2013	Auckland, NZL	68	DNS
2012	Birmingham, GBR	23	-
2011	Copenhagen, DEN	79	-
2009	Adelaide, SA, AUS	33	-
2008	Taiyuan, CHN	65	-

European Championships

Year	Location	Men
2019	Valmiera, LAT	13
2018	Glasgow, GBR	8
2017	Bordeaux, FRA	8

UCI BMX Supercross - Overview per season since 2017

Year	Event	Standings	Three best ranks per season
2021	Men	-	1 x 1st, 1 x 5th
2020	Men	5th	1 x 3rd, 1 x 7th, 1 x 27th
2019	Men	3rd	1 x 2nd, 1 x 3rd, 2 x 4th
2018	Men	6th	1 x 5th, 1 x 6th, 2 x 7th
2017	Men	30th	1 x 7th, 1 x 8th, 1 x 120th

UCI BMX Supercross - Ten best performances since 2017

Rank	Year	Event	Location
1	2021	Men	Verona, ITA
2	2019	Men	Santiago del Estero, ARG
3	2020	Men	Shepparton, VIC, AUS
3	2019	Men	Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, FRA
4	2019	Men	Papendal, NED
4	2019	Men	Manchester, GBR
5	2021	Men	Verona, ITA
5	2019	Men	Papendal, NED
5	2018	Men	Santiago del Estero, ARG
6	2018	Men	Papendal, NED

Legend
IP - In Progress, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified

CYCLING MOUNTAIN BIKE

World Championships

Year	Location	4-Cross
2012	Leogang, AUT	4
2011	Champery, SUI	DNS
2010	Mont-Sainte-Anne, QC, CAN	27
2009	Canberra, ACT, AUS	7

Legend
IP - In Progress, XCO - Cross-country, X - Mixed, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified

Grafs, G-raf (gates-nicolai.dbap.de, 01 Jun 2015; mtb-news.de, 18 Sep 2015)

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

English, German

Roger Rinderknecht [national], SUI

Other sports:

He has also competed in four cross racing, which is similar to BMX track racing but using a type of mountain bike with larger wheels and suspension. (4cross.ch, 17 May 2015; ridde.ch, 07 Jul 2011)

He began riding BMX at age five in Winterthur, Switzerland. His father was a motocross rider, but did not want his son to ride motorcycles, so he took him to the local BMX course instead. (Youtube.com, 29 Feb 2016; zsz.ch, 16 Mar 2016; ride.ch, 07 Jul 2011)

He likes the speed, unpredictability and big jumps in BMX racing. (ride.ch, 07 Jul 2011)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (bmxlivetv YouTube channel, 29 Apr 2020)

General Interest

General
RETIREMENT PLANS
He delayed his retirement from BMX racing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He plans to retire after the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo to become a coach with the Swiss national BMX team. "I've set up some goals for after the Olympics. I've spoken to my federation about becoming a national coach. I have a clean way out of the sport." (olympics.com, 10 May 2021; bmxlivetv YouTube channel, 29 Apr 2020)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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