Description: Declan Brooks BMX – Team GB Olympic BMX Freestyle Bronze Medalist. Declan is a professional BMX athlete born and raised in Portsmouth, UK.
Declan Brooks (25) is a professional BMX athlete born and raised in Portsmouth on the south coast of the UK.
Declan has always had a burning passion for anything with two wheels. He started riding BMX at the age of 9 and has been competing for over 14 years. Declan honed his talents at Southsea Skatepark, the legendary outdoor skatepark on Portsmouth’s seafront, before relocating to Corby in Northamptonshire to take his skills to the next level at Adrenaline Alley, Europe’s largest urban sports venue.
A combination of hard work and natural talent saw Declan quickly make a name for himself as one of the best riders in the UK. As well as becoming dominant force on the competitive BMX circuit Declan also found time to work as a stunt performer on a number of films and adverts, including several Bollywood productions, Halfords and Cadbury’s TV ads and the hit movie Mary Poppins Returns.