Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's BMX

The women's BMX racing at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place at the BMX track at the Velopark within the Olympic Park, from 8 to 10 August.[1]

Women's BMX
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
The BMX track at the Velopark
VenueLondon Velopark
Date8 to 10 August
Competitors16 from 12 nations
Winning time37.706 s
Medalists
Mariana Pajón  Colombia
Sarah Walker  New Zealand
Laura Smulders  Netherlands

Mariana Pajón from Colombia won the gold medal — the only at the 2012 Games for the country — with a winning time of 37.706 seconds. Sarah Walker from New Zealand won the silver medal and Laura Smulders of the Netherlands took bronze.

Competition format

The riders were seeded into semi-finals based on time trials. The semi-finals consist of three runs, with the top four riders in each group advancing to the final. The final was a one-run contest.[2]

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Date Time Round
Wednesday 8 August 201215:00Qualification
Friday 10 August 201215:00Semi-finals and final

Results

Seeding run

Rank Name Country Time Notes
1Caroline Buchanan Australia38.434
2Sarah Walker New Zealand38.644
3Mariana Pajón Colombia38.787
4Laëtitia Le Corguillé France38.976
5Shanaze Reade Great Britain39.368
6Laura Smulders Netherlands39.420
7Magalie Pottier France39.778
8Alise Post United States39.890
9Lauren Reynolds Australia40.045
10Aneta Hladíková Czech Republic40.846
11Romana Labounková Czech Republic41.096
12Stefany Hernandez Venezuela41.253
13Sandra Aleksejeva Latvia41.752
14Vilma Rimšaitė Lithuania42.162
15Squel Stein Brazil42.995
Brooke Crain United StatesDNF

Semi-final 1

Rank Name 1st run 2nd run 3rd run Total Notes
1 Caroline Buchanan (AUS)38.276 (1)40.296 (2)38.482 (1)4Q
2 Shanaze Reade (GBR)39.029 (2)38.858 (1)38.634 (2)5Q
3 Brooke Crain (USA)40.668 (5)41.029 (4)40.099 (5)14Q
4 Laëtitia Le Corguillé (FRA)39.902 (4)1:20.324 (8)38.759 (3)15Q
5 Stefany Hernandez (VEN)1:12.935 (8)40.513 (3)39.466 (4)15
6 Alise Post (USA)39.495 (3)51.752 (7)DNF (8)18
7 Sandra Aleksejeva (LAT)42.030 (7)43.159 (6)42.855 (6)19
8 Lauren Reynolds (AUS)41.103 (6)41.441 (5)DNF (8)19

Semi-final 2

Rank Name 1st run 2nd run 3rd run Total Notes
1 Mariana Pajón (COL)38.759 (1)38.749 (1)38.845 (1)3Q
2 Magalie Pottier (FRA)39.342 (2)38.828 (2)39.048 (2)6Q
3 Laura Smulders (NED)39.886 (4)39.175 (3)39.660 (4)11Q
4 Sarah Walker (NZL)39.905 (5)39.348 (4)39.344 (3)12Q
5 Aneta Hladíková (CZE)39.728 (3)40.393 (6)43.752 (7)16
6 Romana Labounková (CZE)40.624 (6)39.883 (5)40.777 (6)17
7 Vilma Rimšaitė (LTU)41.789 (7)40.897 (7)40.400 (5)19
8 Squel Stein (BRA)DNF (8)DNS (10)DNS (10)28

Final

RankNameTime
 Mariana Pajón (COL) 37.706
 Sarah Walker (NZL) 38.133
 Laura Smulders (NED) 38.231
4  Laëtitia Le Corguillé (FRA) 38.476
5  Caroline Buchanan (AUS) 38.903
6  Shanaze Reade (GBR) 39.247
7  Magalie Pottier (FRA) 39.395
8  Brooke Crain (USA) 40.286

References

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