Brett Banasiewicz (born September 26, 1994), nicknamed "Mad Dog", is an American professional BMX rider living in South Bend, Indiana. He became a professional BMX rider at the age of 13. In the 2010, 2011, and 2012 Brett competed in the BMX park discipline at the X Games finishing 4th,[1] 7th[2] and 4th[3] respectively. On August 23, 2012, he crashed in a practice session at the Vans LXVI BMX Invitational at Virginia Beach, Virginia suffering a head injury. He spent 15 days in a medically induced coma whilst being treated at Sentara Princess Anne Hospital (Virginia Beach, VA).[4]
Personal information | |
---|---|
Full name | Brett Banasiewicz |
Nickname | Mad Dog |
Born | South Bend, Indiana | September 26, 1994
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Weight | 160 lb (73 kg) |
Sport | |
Country | United States |
Sport | BMX |
Rank | Numerous FISE (BMX Masters, Worlds, Extreme Playgrounds, JOMOPRO, Simple session, Dew Tour, BMX ...) medals |
Brett also has a cousin who is a famous BMX rider: Hannah Roberts.[5]
Contest history
edit- 2012
- 4th BMX Worlds, BMX Dirt
- 1st Dew Tour, Ocean City, BMX Park
- 1st ASA Big-Air BMX Triples Orange County
- 3rd FISE Costa Rica, BMX Park
- 1st FISE Montpellier, BMX Park
- 1st FISE Montpellier, BMX Dirt
- 2011
- 2nd Dew tour Cup, BMX Dirt
- 3rd Air in the Square, MegaRamp ASA Triples
- 2nd Telekom Extreme Playgrounds, BMX Dirt
- 2nd Telekom Extreme Playgrounds, BMX Park
- 2nd BMX Masters, BMX Spine Ramp
- 3rd Dew Tour Las Vegas, BMX Dirt
- 1st Dew Tour Salt Lake City, BMX Dirt
- 2nd Simpel Session, BMX Park
- 2010
- 4th X Games 2010, BMX Park
- 2nd Dew Cup 2010, BMX Dirt
- 3rd Dew Tour 2010 Salt Lake City, BMX Dirt
- 2nd Dew Tour 2010 Portland, BMX Park
- 1st Dew Tour 2010 Portland, BMX Dirt
- 1st Dew Tour 2010 Chicago, BMX Dirt
- 1st BMX Masters 2010 Cologne, BMX Park
- 2nd BMX Masters 2010 Cologne, BMX Dirt
- 1st Box Jump ASA BMX Triples
- 3rd FISE Montpellier, BMX Park
- 4th FISE Montpellier, BMX Dirt
- 3rd JOMOPRO, BMX Park
- 1st T-Mobile Extreme Playgrounds, BMX Park
- 2nd Toronto BMX Jam, BMX Park
- 4th Nike 6.0 BMX Pro Barcelona, BMX Park
- 4th Nike 6.0 BMX Pro Huntington Beach, BMX Park
- 2nd Simpel Session, BMX Park
- 1st DK Dirt Circuit, BMX Dirt
- 2009
- 2nd Mini-Ramp, BMX World Championships
- 3rd JOMOPRO, BMX Park
References
edit- ^ "X Games 2010 BMX Freestyle Park Results". ESPN. July 31, 2010. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
- ^ "ESPN Brett Banasiewicz Profile". ESPN. Archived from the original on June 24, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
- ^ "X Games 2012 BMX Freestyle Park Results". ESPN. Archived from the original on September 19, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
- ^ "BMX Pro Brett Banasiewicz regains consciousness". ESPN. September 7, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
- ^ "Teen Hannah Roberts rises to top in BMX, Olympics in sight". USA Today. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
External links
edit