All-Time Team USA Motocross of Nations Members

With 23 victories in 47 attempts, Team USA is the winningest country in Motocross of Nations history. Solid stats for a nation that didn’t show up until 1971 and spent 10 years getting to the top.

Motocross of Nations Winning Countries

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Artwork! Ryan Villopoto @ MXoN

MXoN Fun Facts

• The 2025 event Ironman is the 78th MXoN.
• The first MXoN was on July 20, 1947 near The Hague in The Netherlands. Just three countries competed (the Netherlands, Belgium and Great Britain).
• Just 11 countries have won the MXoN.
• Five different countries have won the last five MXoN events held: Netherlands, Italy, USA, France, Australia.
• Never in the history of MXoN has six different countries won in 6 consecutive years.
• France is the only country that has competed in EVERY single MXoN held since 1958
• Five Americans have perfect records of (at least) four appearances and four wins (see chart below)

All-Time Team USA Motocross of Nations Greats

This is every member of Team USA who was on at least one MXoN winning team.

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The very first Team USA at MXoN was an all-Husqvarna-mounted squad in 1971; Barry Higgins, Gunnar Lindstrom, Bryan Kenney, Sonny Defeo and John Barclay. They finished 10th place, with a high moto score of 20th.

It wasn’t until 1981, Team USA’s ninth attempt, when four Honda-mounted riders beat Great Britain by a single point. One of those riders, 20-year-old Johnny O’Mara had never even ridden a 500cc motorcycle before lining up in Germany.

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“I was scared of that bike,” O’Mara told Dick Miller in 1981. “My times were good but I wasn’t comfortable.”

Including that first winning team’s roster, 37 different riders have been a part of the 23 Team USA Motocross of Nations victories. Below is the full list with total appearances in column #2 and the years of the wins in column #4.

For more MXoN knowledge, read the We Went Fast Epic, “Jeff Ward is Captain America”, our longform piece about Jeff Ward, the winningest member of Team USA at the Motocross of Nations. Also available as a podcast.

Ryan Villopoto @ MXoN