Dustin Kelm

Dustin Kelm
Born (1972-01-26) January 26, 1972
AwardsWorld Champion
1998 Men's Expert Freestyle – International Unicycle Federation
Websiteunishow.org

Dustin Kelm is a professional world champion and world record setting unicyclist, performing the UniShow around the world. He has performed and competed throughout North, South and Central America, Europe, Asia, Africa and the Caribbean. Dustin is a three time Unicycling Society of America expert freestyle national champion, a Unicycling Society of America mountain unicycling national champion and a UNICON freestyle World Champion.

He was born January 26, 1972, and was given his first unicycle at the age of 10. Two years later he joined the Twin Cities Unicycle Club in Minneapolis and discovered there was much more he could do on a unicycle besides his paper route. Over the years he has claimed national and world records, titles and medals in age group categories as well as men's expert categories.

Dustin was elected to serve on the board of directors for the Unicycling Society of America for two three year terms (1989–1991, 1993–1995).[1][2]

Dustin Kelm street performing on Istiklal Avenue in Istanbul, Turkey

USA national awards and titles

1989 Mobile, Alabama - Unicycling Society of America National Unicycle Convention[3]

  • Ultimate Wheel 25m National Champion and World Record (0:06.86)[4]

1991 Chariton, Iowa - Unicycling Society of America National Unicycle Convention[5]

  • Men's Expert Freestyle 2nd Place

1992 Saint Paul, Minnesota - Unicycling Society of America National Unicycle Convention[6]

  • Over-all High Point Winner Expert Male

1992 Quebec, Canada - UNICON VI[7]

  • Downhill Gliding World Champion (0:47.9)

1994 Wahpeton, North Dakota - Unicycling Society of America National Unicycle Convention[8]

  • Backwards Slow Race National Champion Expert Male and Unicycling Society of America National Unicycle Convention Age Group Record (0:26.03) [9]

1994 Minneapolis, Minnesota - UNICON VII[10]

  • Obstacle Course 3rd Place Expert Male (0:22:92)
  • Backward Slow Race World Champion Expert Male and International Unicycle Federation World Record (0:33:86)
  • Forward Slow Race 2nd Place Expert Male (0:35:61)
  • Backward Slow Race World Champion Expert Male (0:33:86)
  • Ultimate Wheel 30m World Champion Expert Male (0:07:90)
  • Gliding 2nd Place Expert Male (20.06m)

1995 Bowling Green, Ohio - Unicycling Society of America National Unicycle Convention[11]

  • Overall Racing Expert Male 3rd Place[12]
  • 200 3rd Place Expert Male (0:32.09)
  • 400m 2nd Place Expert Male (1:08.38)
  • Backward Slow 10m Race National Champion Expert Male and Unicycling Society of America National Unicycle Convention Overall Record (0:32.33) [13][14]
  • Forward Slow Race 3rd Place Expert Male (0:29.34)
  • Ultimate Wheel 30m National Champion Expert Male (0:08.32)

1996 Chariton, Iowa - Unicycling Society of America National Unicycle Convention[15]

  • Men's Expert Freestyle National Champion[16]
  • 100m 3rd Place Expert Male (0:15.53)
  • 1600m 2nd Place Expert Male (4:44.40)
  • Coasting Distance Event 2nd Place Expert Male (47.80m)
    Dustin Kelm Albania UniShow
  • Obstacle Course 3rd Place Expert Male (0:23.35)
  • Backward Slow Race 2nd Place Expert Male (0:29.21)
  • Ultimate Wheel Race National Champion Expert Male (0:07.36)
  • Wheel Walk Race 3rd Place Expert Male (0:10.14)

1997 St. Paul, Minnesota - Unicycling Society of America National Unicycle Convention[17][18]

  • Artistic Freestyle 2nd Place Expert Male [19]
  • Artistic Pairs Freestyle 2nd Place Expert [19]
  • Coasting Distance Event 2nd Place Expert Male (66.09m)

1998 Monrovia, California - Unicycling Society of America National Unicycle Convention[20]

  • Men's Expert Freestyle National Champion
  • Mountain Unicycling National Champion Expert Male[21]
  • 1600m 3rd Place Expert Male (4:48.14)
  • Coasting Distance Event 3rd Place Expert Male (52.61m)
  • Backward Slow Race 3rd Place Expert Male (0:24.66)
  • Forward Slow Race 3rd Place Expert Male (0:29.16)
  • Height Hopping National Champion Expert Male (.50m)

1998 Bottrop, Germany - UNICON IX[22]

  • Men's Expert Freestyle World Champion
  • Artistic Pairs Freestyle 2nd Place Expert

1999 Snoqualmie, Washington - Unicycling Society of America National Unicycle Convention[23]

  • Men's Expert Freestyle National Champion[24][25]
  • Backward Slow Race National Champion Expert Male (0:32.45)
  • Wheel Walk 3rd Place Expert Male (0:10.61)
  • Giraffe Backward Slow Race National Champion Expert Male (0:17.71)
  • Giraffe Forward Slow Race National Champion Expert Male (0:23.62)

2002 North Bend, Washington - North American Unicycling Convention and Championships[26]

  • Backward Slow Race 10m National Champion Expert Male (0:31.80)
  • Forward Slow Race 10m National Champion Expert Male (0:31.57)

2014 Bloomington, Minnesota - North American Unicycling Convention and Championships[27]

  • 100m 2nd Place Expert Male (0:17.006)
  • 400m 2nd Place Expert Male (1:09.298)
  • 800m 3rd Place Expert Male (2:27.596)
  • IUF Slalom 3rd Place Expert Male (0:25.190)
  • One-footed Race 3rd Place Expert Male (0:11.377)

2023 Bloomington, Minnesota - North American Unicycling Convention and Championships[28]

Dustin Kelm's NAUCC 2023 National Championship unicycles thanks to unicycle.com and Nimbus unicycles
  • Hockey Team Mutts 3rd Place
  • 10k Unlimited Ungeared 2nd Place Expert Male (25:30)
  • Marathon 2nd Place Expert Male (1:59:40)

Other competitions

RefugeRide

Dustin and Katie Kelm travel through Wyoming on their cross country Refuge Ride to raise support and awareness for Syrian refugees in 2013.

Dustin and his wife Katie accomplished the Refuge Ride from June 21 to October 9, 2013, riding big wheel unicycles coast to coast across the United States from Tybee Island, Georgia to Yachats, Oregon to raise funds for Syrian refugees. In 97 days they rode 3,511 miles (5,650 kilometers) through 14 states, raising over $37,500.[29][30][31][32][33]

Media appearances

Dustin Kelm rehearses before his first appearance on Yetenek Sizsiniz in Istanbul Turkey.
  • ESPN Amazing Games
  • Guest appearance in "Defect" extreme unicycling video by Syko Productions[34]
  • "Lifeline" Pacific Broadcast Association Asian network feature
  • "Introduction to Unicycling" video guest instructor produced by Unicycle.com[35]
  • Sat7 broadcast throughout the Middle East of performances/interviews in Egypt and Iraq
  • Semi-finalist competitor on Yetenek Sizsiniz Türkiye, Turkey's highest rated TV show and a Got Talent franchise
  • The Beyaz Show in Turkey
  • Mavi Shaker (Blue Candy) in Turkey
  • Berdan Show Channel TRT6 in Turkey
  • TV7 Familja 7 Show in Albania[36]
  • Lakeland PBS "Unicycling: More Than a Wheel" Documentary[37]
  • Numerous other radio, newspaper, magazine and television appearances in the US, Canada, England, Japan, Peru, Paraguay, Kyrgyzstan, Albania and Turkey

References

  1. ^ Brichford, Carol, ed. (1989–90). "On One Wheel". On One Wheel. XVI (4). Unicycling Society of America, Inc.: 4–5.
  2. ^ Cotter, Constance, ed. (Summer 1995). "On One Wheel". On One Wheel. 21 (3). Unicycling Society of America, Inc.: 11.
  3. ^ Brichford, Carol, ed. (1988–89). "On One Wheel". On One Wheel. XV (4). Unicycling Society of America, Inc.: 14.
  4. ^ Brichford, Carol, ed. (1990–91). "On One Wheel". On One Wheel. XVII (2). Unicycling Society of America, Inc.: 15–16.
  5. ^ Foss, John, ed. (1990–91). "On One Wheel". On One Wheel. XVII (4). Unicycling Society of America, Inc.: 6–11.
  6. ^ Birchford, Carol, ed. (Fall 1992). "On One Wheel". On One Wheel. XVIII (4). Unicycling Society of America, Inc.: 6.
  7. ^ Foss, John, ed. (Fall 1992). "Unicycling Quarterly". Unicycling Quarterly. 6 (4). International Unicycling Federation: 3.
  8. ^ Brichford, Carol, ed. (Fall 1994). "On One Wheel". On One Wheel. 20 (4). Unicycling Society of America, Inc.: 14.
  9. ^ Cotter, Constance, ed. (Spring 1995). "On One Wheel". On One Wheel. 21 (2). Unicycling Society of America, Inc.: 15.
  10. ^ File:UNICON VII Personal Racing Results.jpg
  11. ^ Konarski, Beirne. "95 NUC Results Unicycling.com". Unicycling.
  12. ^ "On One Wheel". On One Wheel. 21 (3). Unicycling Society of America: 5. August 1995.
  13. ^ Cotter, Constance, ed. (Spring 1996). "On One Wheel". On One Wheel. 22 (2). Unicycling Society of America, Inc.: 12.
  14. ^ Cotter, Constance, ed. (July 1997). "On One Wheel". On One Wheel. 23 (2). Unicycling Society of America, Inc.: 11.
  15. ^ "1996". North American Unicycling Championships and Convention. Unicycling Society of America, Inc. 5 September 1996. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  16. ^ Cotter, Constance, ed. (Fall 1996). "On One Wheel". On One Wheel. 22 (3). Unicycling Society of America, Inc.: 5.
  17. ^ "1997". North American Unicycling Championships and Convention. Unicycling Society of America, Inc. 7 November 1997. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  18. ^ Cotter, Andy. "1997 NUC Race Results". Unicycling.com. Unicycling Society of America, Inc. Archived from the original on 2014-04-21.
  19. ^ a b Cotter, Constance, ed. (January 1998). "On One Wheel". On One Wheel. 23 (3). Unicycling Society of America, Inc.: 7,9.
  20. ^ "1998". North American Unicycling Championships and Convention. Unicycling Society of America, Inc. 1998. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  21. ^ "Pedaling to Victory". Star Tribune. June 23, 1998. p. C2.
  22. ^ Cotter, Constance, ed. (November 1998). "On One Wheel". On One Wheel. 24 (3). Unicycling Society of America, Inc.: 7,9.
  23. ^ "1999". North American Unicycling Championships and Convention. Unicycling Society of America, Inc. 1999. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  24. ^ Cotter, Constance, ed. (September 1999). "On One Wheel". On One Wheel. 25 (1). Unicycling Society of America, Inc.: 15.
  25. ^ Cotter, Constance, ed. (March 2000). "On One Wheel". On One Wheel. 25 (2). Unicycling Society of America, Inc.: 4.
  26. ^ Cotter, Andy. "2002 NAUCC Results Unicycling.com" (PDF). Unicycling.com. Unicycling Society of America, Inc.
  27. ^ "NAUCC 2014 Registration". NAUCC. Robin Dunlop.
  28. ^ "NAUCC 2023 Registration". NAUCC. Robin Dunlop.
  29. ^ Unicycling Society of America, Inc. (January 2014). Stobierski, Shelly (ed.). "On One Wheel" (PDF). On One Wheel (36–1): 10. ISSN 0893-4606.
  30. ^ Welch, Bob (7 October 2013). "Two on one ride". Register Guard. Eugene, OR.
  31. ^ Cronk, Ryan (October 12, 2013). "Refuge Ride". Siuslaw News. pp. 1, 6A.
  32. ^ McCaslin, Sharlene (October 1, 2013). "Unicycles Visit the Chamber". About Town. p. 8.
  33. ^ Taylor, Ramell (September 4, 2013). "Couple one-wheel across the country". The Oberlin Herald. pp. 1, 8A.
  34. ^ Defect. Washington, USA: Syko Productions. 2006.
  35. ^ Introduction to Unicycling with Dustin Kelm. Marietta, GA: Unicycle.com. 2000. ASIN B00074WFYI.
  36. ^ "Team Aloha". 1. Season 2018 (in Albanian). May 9, 2018. Media-7 Balkins. TV7 Albania.
  37. ^ "Unicycling: More Than a Wheel". 1. May 8, 2025.
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