Karoly Zeman. At age 12 years, Karoly was enrolled in the Hungarian Circus School. After one year of schooling, he started performing with a flying trapeze troupe.
He bought a BMX bicycle with his earnings and started learning tricks on it just for fun. He practiced on the street every day after school and as he became proficient on the bicycle, he started participating in competitions. He won many international competitions and in 1992, he captured third place in the World BMX Championships. He is the only performer to present a double somersault on the BMX bicycle. |