Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's BMX

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Women's BMX
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
London BMX track.jpg
The BMX track at the Velopark
Venue London Velopark
Date8 to 10 August
Competitors16 from 12 nations
Winning time37.706 s
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Mariana Pajón Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Silver medal icon.svg Sarah Walker Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Bronze medal icon.svg Laura Smulders Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
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The women's BMX racing competition 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]

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)

DateTimeRound
Wednesday 8 August 201215:00Qualification
Friday 10 August 201215:00Semi-finals and final

Results

Seeding run

RankNameCountryTimeNotes
1 Caroline Buchanan Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 38.434
2 Sarah Walker Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 38.644
3 Mariana Pajón Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 38.787
4 Laëtitia Le Corguillé Flag of France.svg  France 38.976
5 Shanaze Reade Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 39.368
6 Laura Smulders Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 39.420
7 Magalie Pottier Flag of France.svg  France 39.778
8 Alise Willoughby Flag of the United States.svg  United States 39.890
9 Lauren Reynolds Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 40.045
10 Aneta Hladíková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 40.846
11 Romana Labounková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 41.096
12 Stefany Hernández Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 41.253
13 Sandra Aleksejeva Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 41.752
14 Vilma Rimšaitė Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 42.162
15 Squel Stein Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 42.995
Brooke Crain Flag of the United States.svg  United States DNF

Semi-finals

Semi-final 1

RankName1st run2nd run3rd runTotalNotes
1Flag of Australia.svg  Caroline Buchanan  (AUS)38.276 (1)40.296 (2)38.482 (1)4Q
2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Shanaze Reade  (GBR)39.029 (2)38.858 (1)38.634 (2)5Q
3Flag of the United States.svg  Brooke Crain  (USA)40.668 (5)41.029 (4)40.099 (5)14Q
4Flag of France.svg  Laëtitia Le Corguillé  (FRA)39.902 (4)1:20.324 (8)38.759 (3)15Q
5Flag of Venezuela.svg  Stefany Hernández  (VEN)1:12.935 (8)40.513 (3)39.466 (4)15
6Flag of the United States.svg  Alise Willoughby  (USA)39.495 (3)51.752 (7)DNF (8)18
7Flag of Latvia.svg  Sandra Aleksejeva  (LAT)42.030 (7)43.159 (6)42.855 (6)19
8Flag of Australia.svg  Lauren Reynolds  (AUS)41.103 (6)41.441 (5)DNF (8)19

Semi-final 2

RankName1st run2nd run3rd runTotalNotes
1Flag of Colombia.svg  Mariana Pajón  (COL)38.759 (1)38.749 (1)38.845 (1)3Q
2Flag of France.svg  Magalie Pottier  (FRA)39.342 (2)38.828 (2)39.048 (2)6Q
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Laura Smulders  (NED)39.886 (4)39.175 (3)39.660 (4)11Q
4Flag of New Zealand.svg  Sarah Walker  (NZL)39.905 (5)39.348 (4)39.344 (3)12Q
5Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Aneta Hladíková  (CZE)39.728 (3)40.393 (6)43.752 (7)16
6Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Romana Labounková  (CZE)40.624 (6)39.883 (5)40.777 (6)17
7Flag of Lithuania.svg  Vilma Rimšaitė  (LTU)41.789 (7)40.897 (7)40.400 (5)19
8Flag of Brazil.svg  Squel Stein  (BRA)DNF (8)DNS (10)DNS (10)28

Final

RankNameTime
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Colombia.svg  Mariana Pajón  (COL)37.706
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of New Zealand.svg  Sarah Walker  (NZL)38.133
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Laura Smulders  (NED)38.231
4Flag of France.svg  Laëtitia Le Corguillé  (FRA)38.476
5Flag of Australia.svg  Caroline Buchanan  (AUS)38.903
6Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Shanaze Reade  (GBR)39.247
7Flag of France.svg  Magalie Pottier  (FRA)39.395
8Flag of the United States.svg  Brooke Crain  (USA)40.286

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