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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1984|11|26}}

| birth_place = [[San Diego, California]], [[United States|U.S.]]

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2009|2|10|1984|11|26}}

| death_place = [[San José, Costa Rica]]

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'''Jeremy Daniel Lusk''' (November 26, 1984<ref name="Lynch">{{cite web|url=http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/5/2474/Motorcycle-Article/FMX-Jeremy-Lusk-Dies-in-Costa-Rica.aspx|title= FMX Jeremy Lusk Dies in Costa Rica |last=Lynch|first=Cheryl |publisher=Metal Mulisha|accessdate=February 11, 2009~~-02-11~~}}</ref> – February 10, 2009<ref name="MulishaPR">Lynch, Cheryl [http://www.athleterecoveryfund.com/updates_alert_jl.html (untitled press release)], 2009-02-09, retrieved ~~2009-02-~~February 11, 2009</ref>) was an [[Americans|American]] [[Freestyle Motocross|freestyle motocross]] racer from [[San Diego|San Diego, California]].<ref name="YahooObit">Jimenez, Marianela, [https://sports.yahoo.com/top/news?slug=ap-obit-lusk&prov=ap&type=lgns Freestyle motocross racer Jeremy Lusk dies], [[Associated Press]], 2009-02-10, retrieved ~~2009-02-~~February 10, 2009</ref> He was part of the riding group [[Metal mulisha|Metal Mulisha]].<ref name=sd>[http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/feb/10/84741111346-jeremy-lusk-motocross-dies/ Freestyle motocross racer Jeremy Lusk dies], [[San Diego Union-Tribune]]. 2009-02-10, retrieved ~~2009-02-~~February 10, 2009</ref><ref>[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/outposts/2009/02/jeremy-lusk-har.html Jeremy Lusk hardly forgotten, still 'on the ride of his life']</ref>

He won gold and silver medals at the 2008 [[X Games]] and a bronze helmet in the 2008 Moto X World Championships.<ref name="YahooObit" /> He was a [[born again Christian]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Higgins|first1=Matt|title=Some X Games Bad Boys Turn to the Bible|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/02/sports/02xgames.html|website=nytimes.com|accessdate=1 August 1, 2009}}</ref>

==Career highlights==

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==Death==

On 7 February 7, 2009,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Aguilar |first1=Pablo |title=Piloto del X-Knights grave tras caída |url=http://wvw.aldia.cr/ad_ee/2009/febrero/08/ovacion1868211.html |access-date=16 November 16, 2021 |work=[[Al Día (Costa Rica)|Al Día]] |date=8 February 8, 2009}}</ref> Lusk crashed while attempting to land a "Indian Air Backflip" (after [[Carey Hart]] who initiated it, see "Evolution of the backflip" in [[freestyle motocross]]) in the X Knights motocross competition in [[San José, Costa Rica]], he under-rotated the flip, causing his front wheel to strike the landing.<ref name="YahooObit" /> Lusk was ejected head-first and sustained [[Catastrophic injury|catastrophic]] brain damage.<ref name="Grind" /> Doctors performed an unsuccessful five-hour surgery at Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia Hospital in San José in an attempt to save his life. He entered into cardiac and respiratory failure and died on 10 February 10.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Aguilar |first1=Pablo |title=Muere el piloto de X-Knights Jeremy Lusk |url=http://wvw.aldia.cr/ad_ee/2009/febrero/10/ovacion1871006.html |access-date=16 November 16, 2021 |work=[[Al Día (Costa Rica)|Al Día]] |date=10 February 10, 2009}}</ref>

After his death, the third episode of the television show ''[[Nitro Circus]]'' was dedicated to Lusk.<ref name="Grind">[http://www.grindtv.com/moto/r-i-p-jeremy-lusk-11-26-1984-02-09-2009/#iHrk4iXfKOCZl8mt.97 R.I.P. Jeremy Lusk ~~11/~~November 26/, 1984 - ~~02/9/~~September 2, 2009] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413183108/http://www.grindtv.com/moto/r-i-p-jeremy-lusk-11-26-1984-02-09-2009/#iHrk4iXfKOCZl8mt.97 |date=~~2016-04-~~April 13, 2016 }} Grind TV blog, retrieved 2009-02-10</ref>

At the time of his death, Lusk lived in [[Temecula, California]] with his wife, Lauren.<ref name="YahooObit"/>