Mike Metzger
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Mike Metzger (born 19 november 1975 in Huntington Beach, California) is an American Freestyle Motocross (FMX) rider. In the 2002 X-Games he won the Freestyle and Big Air events and got second place in Step Up, earning him an estimated $100,000 in three days. In 2003 he also got first place in Big Air. On May 4, 2006, at 9:26, Metzger completed "The Impossible Jump", doing a world record backflip over the fountains in front of Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, seen live on ESPN. He is the first person to complete a backflip over the fountains, and only the second person to ever successufully land that jump. The others to attempt the jump over Caesar's Palace's fountains include Evel Knievel, Gary Wells, and Robbie Knievel, of which only Robbie landed successfully. Not only did Metzger complete this jump whilst performing a backflip, but he also set the record for distance, landing 125 feet from the takeoff ramp.
[edit] Personal information
- Nicknames: The Godfather, Metz
- Height: 5 ft 10 in (178cm)
- Weight: 150 lbs (68kg)
- Hometown: Menifee, California
- Occupation: Professional Freestyle Motocross rider.
- Status: Married, 2 children.
[edit] Trivia
- Has many tattoos, including one of the word "Pain" on the inside of his mouth.
- Appeared in the 2002 video game Freekstyle by Page 44 Studios under the EA Sports BIG license.
- He was the first person to complete back-to-back-flips (two flips on two consecutive jumps) at the X-Games.
- Has had 8 teeth "capped and iced" (covered in 24-karat platinum).
- Was a founding member of the Metal Mulisha.
- Has appeared on the Discovery Channel's hit show "Biker Build Off" He won.
