| Venue |  Heusden-Zolder, Belgium |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | 21–25 July 2015 [1] |
| Events | 8 |
The 2015 UCI BMX World Championships were the twentieth edition of the UCI BMX World Championships, which took place in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium, and crowned world champions in the cycling discipline of BMX racing.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's events | |||
| Men's race | Niek Kimmann  Netherlands | Jelle van Gorkom Netherlands | David Graf  Switzerland |
| Men's time trial | Joris Daudet  France | Niek Kimmann Netherlands | Connor Fields  United States |
| Women's events | |||
| Women's race | Stefany Hernández  Venezuela | Caroline Buchanan  Australia | Simone Christensen  Denmark |
| Women's time trial | Mariana Pajón  Colombia | Alise Post United States | Sarah Walker  New Zealand |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's junior events | |||
| Men's junior race | Nicolás Torres  Argentina | Collin Hudson United States | Romain Racine France |
| Men's junior time trial | Shane Rosa Australia | Brandon Te Hiko Australia | Collin Hudson United States |
| Women's junior events | |||
| Women's junior race | Axelle Étienne France | Svetlana Admakina  Russia | Kelsey Van Ogle United States |
| Women's junior time trial | Axelle Étienne France | Ruby Huisman Netherlands | Natalia Afremova Russia |
* Host nation (Belgium)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France (FRA) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Argentina (ARG) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Colombia (COL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Venezuela (VEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 |  United States (USA) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
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