Sam Willoughby is an Australian BMX cyclist. He competed in the men's BMX at the 2012 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal on 10 August 2012 behind M?ris ?trombergs of Latvia. Willoughby left his Adelaide home at age 16 with a backpack, a meagre bank account balance and his BMX bike for California. He stayed at the home of fellow cyclists until he earned enough money from winning races to afford a room in a motel. He won the junior BMX title in 2008 and again in 2009. Willoughby advanced into the senior ranks within two years of his arrival. He won his first senior BMX world championship in May 2012, which advanced his ranking to the number one spot in the world. In 2012, he won the Australian Institute of Sport Junior Athlete of the Year Award. Willoughby presently lives in San Diego. 

August 15th, 1991 in Adelaide (Age 33)