Dawid Godziek (born August 10, 1994) is a Polish cylist BMX and Freeride Mountain biker. He is a two-time X-Games gold medalist (2018 and 2022) in the BMX Dirt competition. He has also won the Freeride Mountain Bike 2024 Crankworx Triple Crown.[1]

Dawid Godziek
Personal information
Nationality Poland
BornAugust 10, 1994
Suszec, Poland
Sport
SportFreeride, BMX
Event(s)X Games, Red Bull Joyride, Crankworx
Medal record
Competition
Gold medal – first place Red Bull Joyride 2024 MTB Slopestyle
Gold medal – first place 2022 X-Games BMX Dirt
Gold medal – first place X Games Sydney 2018 BMX Dirt
Bronze medal – third place X-Games California 2023 BMX Dirt Best Trick
Bronze medal – third place X Games Minneapolis 2019 BMX Dirt Best Trick

Career

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He first competed at X Games Minneapolis 2018 in BMX Dirt but didn't podium. However, later in 2018, he was the first Pole to win the X-Games gold medal in the BMX Dirt competition. In 2019, he took the bronze medal in the X Games BMX Dirt. In 2019, he took (bronze medal) in X Games BMX Dirt. After a three-year break, during which he focused on MTB Slopestyle, he won an X-Games Gold again in 2022.[2]

In 2018, he was the first in the world to perform a trick on MTB called Quad Tailwhip, as well as 720* Frontflip Nohand to Barspin (also known as Twister Nohand to Barspin), which he earned a bronze medal in the X-Games California competition for.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Dawid Godziek claims crankworx triple crown at Red Bull Joyride". Cycling Magazine. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "Dawid Godziek". X Games. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  3. ^ "Dawid Godziek lands world's first mountain bike quadruple tail whip". olympics. Retrieved 2024-07-29.