Career
In 1980 Mike Hazelwood set his first World Record in the jump event with 59.4 metres. He went on to break the World record twice more. As one of the most successful competitors of his long era, the British Crown with the title Administration Member of the Order of the British Empire honored him.
Jumping was always Hazelwood"s strongest event, which he demonstrated by setting three world records between 1980 and 1986.
Hazelwood was the dominant skier in Europe for over a decade, winning the European Overall Championship eight times between 1976 and 1986. In 1986, Hazelwood set a world record in distance jumping by soaring 203 feet at the Coors Light Water Ski Tour stop at the Iron Manitoba Water Ski Classic in Birmingham, Alabama.
In 1994 Hazelwood appeared as a stunt double in the movie My Father the Hero. He also appeared on the cover of several waterski periodicals including Waterski Magazine.
In addition to water skiing, Hazelwood was an avid motocross competitor and cyclist.
He amassed numerous motocross trophies during his competitive years. Hazelwood retired in 1988 due to problems with a bad back. He was diagnosed with two stress fractures in his lower back by the time he was 16.
In March 1993, Hazelwood developed a new ski that he believed could bring him success at the Carlsberg Masters and attempted a comeback.
Hazelwood now works in a management position for Pilot Truckstops Limited Liability Company near Ocala, Florida.
