Brett Banasiewicz (born September 26, 1994), nicknamed "Mad Dog", is an American professional

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rider living in

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. 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

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finishing 4th, 7th and 4th respectively. On August 23, 2012, he crashed in a practice session at the

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LXVI BMX Invitational at

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suffering a head injury. He spent 15 days in a medically induced coma whilst being treated at Sentara Princess Anne Hospital (Virginia Beach, VA). Brett also has a cousin who is a famous BMX rider: Hannah Roberts.

Contest history

*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

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1994 births Living people X Games competitors American male cyclists Place of birth missing (living people) Cyclists from Indiana American BMX riders 21st-century American sportsmen {{US-cycling-bio-1990s-stub