2014 UCI BMX World Championships

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2014 UCI BMX World Championships
Host city Rotterdam, Netherlands
Date(s) (2014-07-22 - 2014-07-27)22–27 July 2014
Events 8
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The 2014 UCI BMX World Championships were the nineteenth edition of the UCI BMX World Championships and took place in Rotterdam, Netherlands and crowned world champions in the cycling discipline of BMX. [1]

UCI BMX World Championships are the world championships for BMX racing held under the regulations of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the sport's international governing body.

Rotterdam Municipality in South Holland, Netherlands

Rotterdam is the second-largest city and a municipality of the Netherlands. It is located in the province of South Holland, at the mouth of the Nieuwe Maas channel leading into the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta at the North Sea. Its history goes back to 1270, when a dam was constructed in the Rotte, after which people settled around it for safety. In 1340, Rotterdam was granted city rights by the Count of Holland.

Netherlands Constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Europe

The Netherlands is a country located mainly in Northwestern Europe. The European portion of the Netherlands consists of twelve separate provinces that border Germany to the east, Belgium to the south, and the North Sea to the northwest, with maritime borders in the North Sea with Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom. Including three island territories in the Caribbean Sea—Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba— it forms a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The official language is Dutch, but a secondary official language in the province of Friesland is West Frisian.

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Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's events
Elite Men Sam Willoughby
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Tory Nyhaug
Flag of Canada.svg  Canada
Tre Whyte
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Junior Men Niek Kimmann
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Sean Gaian
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Romain Racine
Flag of France.svg  France
Elite Men Time Trial Sam Willoughby
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Corben Sharrah
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Joris Daudet
Flag of France.svg  France
Junior Men Time Trial Niek Kimmann
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Collin Hudson
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Brandon Te Hiko
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Women's events
Elite Women Mariana Pajón
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Alise Post
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Laura Smulders
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Junior Women Domenica Michelle Azuero Gonzalez
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Shealen Reno
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Tatiana Kapitanova
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Elite Women Time Trial Laura Smulders
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Caroline Buchanan
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Mariana Pajón
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Junior Women Time Trial Sandie Thibaut
Flag of France.svg  France
Domenica Michelle Azuero Gonzalez
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Shealen Reno
Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Medal table

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3 0 1 4
2 Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 2 1 1 4
3 Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 1 1 0 2
4 Flag of France.svg  France 1 0 2 3
5 Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 1 0 1 2
6 Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0 5 1 6
7 Flag of Canada.svg  Canada 0 1 0 1
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 0 0 1 1
8 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 0 0 1 1
Total 8 8 8 24

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