{{Short description|American BMX rider}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox sportsperson | image = | image_size = | caption = | fullname = Brett Banasiewicz | nickname = Mad Dog | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|9|26}} | birth_place = South Bend, Indiana | turnedpro = 2008 | sport = BMX | rank = Numerous FISE (BMX Masters, Worlds, Extreme Playgrounds, JOMOPRO, Simple session, Dew Tour, BMX ...) medals | country = {{USA}} | height = {{convert|5|ft|8|in|m|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|160|lb|kg|abbr=on}} }}
'''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,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/action/xgames/summer/2010/bmx/news/story?page=summer-x-16-bmx-freestyle-park-results |title=X Games 2010 BMX Freestyle Park Results |access-date=September 11, 2012 |date=July 31, 2010 |publisher=ESPN}}</ref> 7th<ref>{{cite web |url=http://espn.go.com/action/athlete/history/_/id/59873/brett-banasiewicz |title=ESPN Brett Banasiewicz Profile |publisher=ESPN |accessdate=September 11, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120624095515/http://espn.go.com/action/athlete/history/_/id/59873/brett-banasiewicz |archivedate=June 24, 2012 |df=mdy }}</ref> and 4th<ref>{{cite web |url=http://espn.go.com/action/xgames/summer/2012/results/_/eventId/1065/bmx-freestyle-park-men |title=X Games 2012 BMX Freestyle Park Results |publisher=ESPN |accessdate=September 11, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919162906/http://espn.go.com/action/xgames/summer/2012/results/_/eventId/1065/bmx-freestyle-park-men |archivedate=September 19, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> 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).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/action/bmx/story/_/id/8348844/bmx-pro-brett-banasiewicz-regains-consciousness-virginia-beach |title=BMX Pro Brett Banasiewicz regains consciousness |publisher=ESPN |date=September 7, 2012 |access-date=September 11, 2012}}</ref>
Brett also has a cousin who is a famous BMX rider: Hannah Roberts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/cycling/2018/07/06/teen-hannah-roberts-rises-to-top-in-bmx-olympics-in-sight/36669617/|title=Teen Hannah Roberts rises to top in BMX, Olympics in sight|website=USA Today|language=en|access-date=2019-10-14}}</ref>
== 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''' **<abbr>2nd</abbr> 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 **<abbr>1st</abbr> Dew Tour Salt Lake City, BMX Dirt **<abbr>2nd</abbr> Simpel Session, BMX Park * '''2010''' **<abbr>4th</abbr> X Games 2010, BMX Park ** <abbr>2nd</abbr> Dew Cup 2010, BMX Dirt ** <abbr>3rd</abbr> Dew Tour 2010 Salt Lake City, BMX Dirt ** <abbr>2nd</abbr> Dew Tour 2010 Portland, BMX Park ** <abbr>1st</abbr> Dew Tour 2010 Portland, BMX Dirt ** <abbr>1st</abbr> Dew Tour 2010 Chicago, BMX Dirt ** <abbr>1st</abbr> BMX Masters 2010 Cologne, BMX Park ** <abbr>2nd</abbr> BMX Masters 2010 Cologne, BMX Dirt ** <abbr>1st</abbr> Box Jump ASA BMX Triples ** <abbr>3rd</abbr> FISE Montpellier, BMX Park ** <abbr>4th</abbr> FISE Montpellier, BMX Dirt ** <abbr>3rd</abbr> 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 **<abbr>2nd</abbr> Simpel Session, BMX Park **1st DK Dirt Circuit, BMX Dirt * '''2009''' ** <abbr>2nd</abbr> Mini-Ramp, BMX World Championships ** 3rd JOMOPRO, BMX Park
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== References == {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120624095515/http://espn.go.com/action/athlete/history/_/id/59873/brett-banasiewicz ESPN Profile] * [http://www.allisports.com/alli/athlete/brett-banasiewicz Alli Profile]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Banasiewicz, Brett}} Category:1994 births Category:Living people Category:X Games competitors Category:American male cyclists Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:Cyclists from Indiana Category:American BMX riders Category:21st-century American sportsmen
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