Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's BMX

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Men's BMX
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Cycling (BMX) pictogram.svg
Olympic BMX racing
Venue Laoshan BMX Field
DateAugust 20, 2008 (seeding and
quarterfinals)
August 22, 2008 (semifinals and
final)
Competitors32 from 20 nations
Winning time36.190
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Māris Štrombergs Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia
Silver medal icon.svg Mike Day Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Donny Robinson Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2012  

The men's BMX racing competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on August 20–22 at the Laoshan BMX Field, the first to be officially featured in the Olympic cycling program.

Latvia's Māris Štrombergs powered his lead over the eight-strong final squad from the start to grab his nation's first gold medal at the Games. He stormed home on a sprint run to a finish in 36.190, leaving the American duo Mike Day and Donny Robinson behind at 36.606 and 36.972 for the silver and bronze medals respectively. [1] [2]

Qualification

Thirty-two riders representing twenty countries are qualified for the event. Qualification was based on UCI ranking by nations, 2008 UCI BMX World Championships results and wild-cards reserved to a Tripartite Commission (IOC, ANOC, UCI). [3]

Competition format

Each of the 32 men competing performed two runs of the course in individual time trials to determine seeding for the knockout rounds. Then, they were grouped into 4 quarterfinal groups based on that seeding. Each quarterfinal consisted of three runs of the course, using a point-for-place system. The top four cyclists in each quarterfinal (for a total of 16) moved on to the semifinals. The semifinals also used a three-race point-for-place system to determine which cyclists advanced, with the top four in each of the two semifinals moving on to the final. Unlike the previous two rounds, the final consisted of a single race with the first to the finish line claiming the gold medal. [4]

Schedule

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8) [5]

DateTimeRound
Wednesday, 20 August 200809:00Seeding
Wednesday, 20 August 200811:40Quarterfinals
Friday, 22 August 200809:00Semifinals and final

Results

Seeding

RankNameTimeNotes
1Flag of the United States.svg  Mike Day  (USA)35.692
2Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Māris Štrombergs  (LAT)35.910
3Flag of France.svg  Damien Godet  (FRA)36.008
4Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Artūrs Matisons  (LAT)36.072
5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Raymon van der Biezen  (NED)36.112
6Flag of Colombia.svg  Sergio Salazar  (COL)36.145
7Flag of Colombia.svg  Augusto Castro  (COL)36.301
8Flag of Venezuela.svg  Jonathan Suárez  (VEN)36.325
9Flag of Colombia.svg  Andrés Jiménez  (COL)36.339
10Flag of Italy.svg  Manuel de Vecchi  (ITA)36.351
11Flag of Australia.svg  Jared Graves  (AUS)36.372
12Flag of the United States.svg  Kyle Bennett  (USA)36.421
13Flag of South Africa.svg  Sifiso Nhlapo  (RSA)36.428
14Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Roger Rinderknecht  (SUI)36.466
15Flag of Australia.svg  Kamakazi  (AUS)36.492
16Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Ivo Lakučs  (LAT)36.509
17Flag of New Zealand.svg  Marc Willers  (NZL)36.519
18Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Rob van den Wildenberg  (NED)36.522
19Flag of France.svg  Thomas Allier  (FRA)36.649
20Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Michal Prokop  (CZE)36.689
21Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Ramiro Marino  (ARG)36.768
22Flag of Australia.svg  Luke Madill  (AUS)36.795
23Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Robert de Wilde  (NED)36.803
24Flag of the United States.svg  Donny Robinson  (USA)36.810
25Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Emilio Falla  (ECU)36.993
26Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Scott Erwood  (CAN)37.050
27Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Cristian Becerine  (ARG)37.253
28Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Liam Phillips  (GBR)37.392
29Flag of Denmark.svg  Henrik Baltzersen  (DEN)37.635
30Flag of Norway.svg  Sebastian Kartfjord  (NOR)38.688
31Flag of Hungary.svg  Vilmos Radasics  (HUN)38.830
32Flag of Japan.svg  Akifumi Sakamoto  (JPN)40.548

Quarterfinals

Heat 1

RankName1st run2nd run3rd runTotalNotes
1Flag of the United States.svg  Mike Day  (USA)36.170 (1)36.080 (1)36.122 (1)3Q
2Flag of New Zealand.svg  Marc Willers  (NZL)47.614 (4)36.253 (3)36.278 (2)9Q
3Flag of the United States.svg  Donny Robinson  (USA)48.906 (6)36.235 (2)36.490 (3)11Q
4Flag of Colombia.svg  Andrés Jiménez  (COL)36.619 (2)36.939 (5)36.660 (4)11Q
5Flag of Venezuela.svg  Jonathan Suárez  (VEN)53.614 (8)36.481 (4)36.789 (5)17
6Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Emilio Falla  (ECU)37.080 (3)37.381 (6)1:02.877 (8)17
7Flag of Japan.svg  Akifumi Sakamoto  (JPN)48.487 (5)42.614 (8)40.046 (6)19
8Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Ivo Lakučs  (LAT)53.300 (7)39.213 (7)57.461 (7)21

Heat 2

RankName1st run2nd run3rd runTotalNotes
1Flag of South Africa.svg  Sifiso Nhlapo  (RSA)36.796 (3)36.325 (2)36.507 (1)6Q
2Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Artūrs Matisons  (LAT)35.903 (1)36.819 (3)37.037 (2)6Q
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Raymon van der Biezen  (NED)37.205 (4)35.878 (1)1:04.709 (5)10Q
4Flag of the United States.svg  Kyle Bennett  (USA)36.639 (2)37.146 (4)DNF (8)14Q
5Flag of Denmark.svg  Henrik Baltzersen  (DEN)38.561 (8)39.083 (5)38.846 (3)16
6Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Michal Prokop  (CZE)38.535 (7)41.915 (7)56.171 (4)18
7Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Liam Phillips  (GBR)37.773 (5)41.219 (6)1:27.010 (7)18
8Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Ramiro Marino  (ARG)38.202 (6)DNF (8)1:16.617 (6)20

Heat 3

RankName1st run2nd run3rd runTotalNotes
1Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Māris Štrombergs  (LAT)36.762 (1)35.934 (1)40.628 (5)7Q
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Rob van den Wildenberg  (NED)37.403 (2)37.024 (5)37.176 (1)8Q
3Flag of Italy.svg  Manuel de Vecchi  (ITA)37.416 (3)37.284 (6)37.840 (2)11Q
4Flag of Australia.svg  Kamakazi  (AUS)42.377 (7)36.785 (3)38.463 (3)13Q
5Flag of Colombia.svg  Augusto Castro  (COL)37.609 (4)36.992 (4)42.473 (6)14
6Flag of Hungary.svg  Vilmos Radasics  (HUN)38.725 (6)39.220 (8)39.276 (4)18
7Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Robert de Wilde  (NED)54.105 (8)36.237 (2)1:08.185 (8)18
8Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Scott Erwood  (CAN)37.989 (5)37.653 (7)50.052 (7)19

Heat 4

RankName1st run2nd run3rd runTotalNotes
1Flag of Australia.svg  Jared Graves  (AUS)38.067 (1)36.496 (2)36.076 (1)4Q
2Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Cristian Becerine  (ARG)38.399 (2)42.733 (7)36.985 (2)11Q
3Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Roger Rinderknecht  (SUI)54.234 (8)36.462 (1)37.136 (3)12Q
4Flag of France.svg  Damien Godet  (FRA)41.241 (3)40.221 (4)38.023 (6)13Q
5Flag of Colombia.svg  Sergio Salazar  (COL)54.216 (7)37.479 (3)37.573 (5)15
6Flag of France.svg  Thomas Allier  (FRA)41.594 (4)41.043 (5)38.037 (7)16
7Flag of Australia.svg  Luke Madill  (AUS)51.198 (6)1:02.432 (8)37.420 (4)18
8Flag of Norway.svg  Sebastian Kartfjord  (NOR)42.658 (4)42.625 (6)38.821 (8)19

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

RankName1st run2nd run3rd runTotalNotes
1Flag of the United States.svg  Mike Day  (USA)36.470 (1)36.219 (1)37.461 (3)5Q
2Flag of South Africa.svg  Sifiso Nhlapo  (RSA)37.197 (3)36.597 (3)36.457 (2)8Q
3Flag of the United States.svg  Donny Robinson  (USA)36.832 (2)36.462 (2)56.249 (6)10Q
4Flag of Colombia.svg  Andrés Jiménez  (COL)37.363 (4)36.862 (4)44.507 (5)13Q
5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Raymon van der Biezen  (NED)55.121 (7)37.258 (6)36.200 (1)14
6Flag of the United States.svg  Kyle Bennett  (USA)43.518 (5)37.200 (5)43.897 (4)14
7Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Artūrs Matisons  (LAT)53.379 (6)1:17.170 (8)DNF (8)22
8Flag of New Zealand.svg  Marc Willers  (NZL)1:22.619 (8)43.256 (7)DNF (8)23

Semifinal 2

RankName1st run2nd run3rd runTotalNotes
1Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Māris Štrombergs  (LAT)36.485 (1)35.969 (1)36.071 (1)3Q
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Rob van den Wildenberg  (NED)37.277 (3)36.360 (2)37.496 (4)9Q
3Flag of Australia.svg  Jared Graves  (AUS)36.904 (2)39.296 (5)37.242 (3)10Q
4Flag of France.svg  Damien Godet  (FRA)37.410 (4)36.707 (4)37.805 (6)14Q
5Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Cristian Becerine  (ARG)37.480 (5)DNF (8)37.079 (2)15
6Flag of Australia.svg  Kamakazi  (AUS)42.551 (7)41.256 (6)37.497 (5)18
7Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Roger Rinderknecht  (SUI)DNF (8)36.610 (3)48.734 (8)19
8Flag of Italy.svg  Manuel de Vecchi  (ITA)38.018 (6)42.148 (7)38.208 (7)20

Final

RankNameTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Māris Štrombergs  (LAT)36.190
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  Mike Day  (USA)36.606
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  Donny Robinson  (USA)36.972
4Flag of Colombia.svg  Andrés Jiménez  (COL)39.137
5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Rob van den Wildenberg  (NED)39.772
6Flag of Australia.svg  Jared Graves  (AUS)2:19.233
7Flag of South Africa.svg  Sifiso Nhlapo  (RSA)DNF
8Flag of France.svg  Damien Godet  (FRA)DNF

References

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