Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's BMX racing

Last updated

Contents

Men's BMX racing
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Cycling (BMX) pictogram.svg
Olympic BMX cycling
Venue Ariake Urban Sports Park
Date29–30 July 2021
Competitors24 from 17 nations
Winning time39.053 s
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Niek Kimmann Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Silver medal icon.svg Kye Whyte Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Bronze medal icon.svg Carlos Ramírez Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
←  2016
2024  →

The men's BMX racing competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 29 and 30 July 2021 at the Ariake Urban Sports Park. [1] 24 cyclists from 17 nations competed in the event. [2]

Background

This was the 4th appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics since BMX racing was added to the programme in 2008.

The reigning Olympic champion was Connor Fields of the United States, and the reigning (2019) World Champion was Twan van Gendt of the Netherlands.

A preview by Olympics.com noted the favourites as Fields, van Gendt, Niek Kimmann (also of the Netherlands), Joris Daudet of France, and Carlos Ramírez of Colombia. [3]

Fields suffered a horrific crash in his semi-final heat and was unable to continue racing. He was hospitalized. [4]

Qualification

A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter up to three qualified cyclists in the BMX race. Quota places are allocated to the NOC, which selects the cyclists. There were 24 quota places available, allocated as follows: [2]

Competition format

The competition was a three-round tournament, with quarterfinals, semifinals, and a final. The time-trial seeding run from previous Games was eliminated. In each round, the cyclists raced around a 400 metres (1,300 ft) course with jumps and banked turns. The competition proceeded as follows: [3] [5]

Schedule

The event took place over two consecutive days. [1]

HHeatsQFQuarterfinalsSFSemifinalsFFinals
BMX, mountain biking and road cycling
Event↓/Date →24 July25 July26 July27 July28 July29 July30 July31 Jul1 Aug
BMX Racing
Men's BMX racingQFSFF

Results

Quarterfinals

Sources: [6] [7]

Heat 1

Rank#Name1st run2nd run3rd runTotalNotes
13Flag of France.svg  Sylvain André  (France)40.436 (1)40.131 (1)40.294 (1)3Q
25Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Kye Whyte  (Great Britain)41.012 (3)40.201 (2)40.983 (4)9Q
3100Flag of France.svg  Romain Mahieu  (France)40.701 (2)40.603 (3)40.996 (5)10Q
424Flag of the United States.svg  Corben Sharrah  (United States)41.408 (4)41.222 (5)40.537 (2)11Q
5993Flag of Japan.svg  Yoshitaku Nagasako  (Japan)41.862 (5)40.984 (4)40.851 (3)12
6950Flag of South Africa.svg  Alex Limberg  (South Africa)46.005 (6)50.119 (6)44.773 (6)18

Heat 2

Rank#Name1st run2nd run3rd runTotalNotes
1313Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Niek Kimmann  (Netherlands)40.681 (2)40.249 (1)39.932 (1)4Q
21Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Twan van Gendt  (Netherlands)40.555 (1)40.477 (2)40.258 (2)5Q
3500Flag of Brazil.svg  Renato Rezende  (Brazil)40.980 (3)40.983 (4)40.705 (3)10Q
4143Flag of Argentina.svg  Nicolás Torres  (Argentina)41.243 (4)40.527 (3)42.525 (6)13Q
576Flag of Latvia.svg  Helvijs Babris  (Latvia)41.529 (5)41.710 (5)42.490 (5)15
666Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  James Palmer  (Canada)41.708 (6)41.971 (6)41.167 (4)16

Heat 3

Rank#Name1st run2nd run3rd runTotalNotes
133Flag of France.svg  Joris Daudet  (France)40.570 (1)40.207 (1)39.911 (1)3Q
2921Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Joris Harmsen  (Netherlands)40.698 (2)40.327 (2)40.463 (2)6Q
340Flag of Norway.svg  Tore Navrestad  (Norway)41.122 (3)40.768 (3)41.395 (3)9Q
4120Flag of Colombia.svg  Vincent Pelluard  (Colombia)41.479 (5)41.675 (5)41.452 (4)14Q
5179Flag of Switzerland.svg  Simon Marquart  (Switzerland)41.274 (4)41.675 (4)1:25.514 (6)14
6155Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  Evgeny Kleshchenko  (ROC)42.432 (6)41.912 (6)42.337 (5)17

Heat 4

Rank#Name1st run2nd run3rd runTotalNotes
111Flag of the United States.svg  Connor Fields  (United States)40.887 (2)41.084 (1)40.138 (1)4Q
27Flag of Switzerland.svg  David Graf  (Switzerland)40.459 (1)41.473 (2)40.436 (3)6Q
3278Flag of Colombia.svg  Carlos Ramírez  (Colombia)42.164 (4)41.620 (3)40.801 (4)11Q
4593Flag of Ecuador.svg  Alfredo Campo  (Ecuador)1:09.531 (6)41.941 (4)40.329 (2)12Q
5117Flag of Italy.svg  Giacomo Fantoni  (Italy)41.576 (3)42.766 (6)40.979 (5)14
644Flag of Australia.svg  Anthony Dean  (Australia)1:00.186 (5)42.750 (5)42.251 (6)16

Semifinals

Sources: [8] [9]

Heat 1

Rank#Name1st run2nd run3rd runTotalNotes
1100Flag of France.svg  Romain Mahieu  (France)40.265 (1)40.293 (2)40.244 (1)4Q
2278Flag of Colombia.svg  Carlos Ramírez  (Colombia)41.207 (4)41.005 (4)41.281 (2)10Q
33Flag of France.svg  Sylvain André  (France)40.695 (2)40.490 (3)1:09.511 (6)11Q
411Flag of the United States.svg  Connor Fields  (United States)40.762 (3)40.270 (1)DNF (8)12Q
5143Flag of Argentina.svg  Nicolás Torres  (Argentina)41.693 (5)41.014 (5)41.360 (3)13
6120Flag of Colombia.svg  Vincent Pelluard  (Colombia)42.002 (6)41.422 (6)42.250 (5)17
7921Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Joris Harmsen  (Netherlands)42.978 (7)42.265 (7)41.801 (4)18
81Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Twan van Gendt  (Netherlands)58.692 (8)42.315 (8)1:51.080 (7)23

Heat 2

Rank#Name1st run2nd run3rd runTotalNotes
1313Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Niek Kimmann  (Netherlands)39.981 (1)40.023 (3)39.352 (2)6Q
25Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Kye Whyte  (Great Britain)40.769 (3)40.076 (4)39.299 (1)8Q
333Flag of France.svg  Joris Daudet  (France)41.141 (4)39.629 (1)39.924 (3)8Q
4593Flag of Ecuador.svg  Alfredo Campo  (Ecuador)40.442 (2)39.738 (2)40.173 (4)8Q
57Flag of Switzerland.svg  David Graf  (Switzerland)41.645 (6)1:15.178 (7)40.462 (5)18
640Flag of Norway.svg  Tore Navrestad  (Norway)41.648 (7)40.302 (5)40.722 (6)18
7500Flag of Brazil.svg  Renato Rezende  (Brazil)41.561 (5)1:28.740 (8)40.992 (7)20
824Flag of the United States.svg  Corben Sharrah  (United States)42.208 (8)40.994 (6)43.532 (8)22

Final

Sources: [10] [11]

Rank#NameTime
Gold medal icon.svg313Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Niek Kimmann  (Netherlands)39.053
Silver medal icon.svg5Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Kye Whyte  (Great Britain)39.167
Bronze medal icon.svg278Flag of Colombia.svg  Carlos Ramírez  (Colombia)40.572
43Flag of France.svg  Sylvain André  (France)40.676
5593Flag of Ecuador.svg  Alfredo Campo  (Ecuador)40.705
6100Flag of France.svg  Romain Mahieu  (France)41.952
733Flag of France.svg  Joris Daudet  (France)DNF
811Flag of the United States.svg  Connor Fields  (United States)DNS

See also

Related Research Articles

Twan van Gendt is a Dutch racing cyclist who represents the Netherlands in BMX. He was selected to represent the Netherlands at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's BMX event, where he placed 5th in the final. In June 2015, he competed in the inaugural European Games, for the Netherlands in cycling, more specifically, Men's BMX. He earned a silver medal.

For the cycling competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, the following qualification systems are in place.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cycling at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics</span>

Cycling at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 7 to 17 October. The events took place at the Parque Tres de Febrero in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

For the cycling competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics, the following qualification systems are in place.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Norway at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Norway competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the nation's debut in 1900, Norwegian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, except for two occasions: the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis and the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, due to the country's support for the United States-led boycott.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Netherlands at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Netherlands at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo

The Netherlands competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the nation's official debut in 1900, Dutch athletes have competed at every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis and 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, which the Netherlands boycotted because of the Soviet invasion of Hungary.

The women's 100 metre backstroke event at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held from 25 to 27 July 2021 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. It was the event's twenty-third consecutive appearance, having been held at every edition since 1924. An unusual occurrence happened where the Olympic record for this event was broken three times in a single day and five times through the course of the entire competition.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thailand at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Thailand at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo

Thailand competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the nation's official debut in 1952, Thai athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, because of its partial support of the US-led boycott.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's cross-country</span> Olympic cycling event

The men's cross-country mountain biking event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 26 July 2021 at the Izu MTB Course, Izu, Shizuoka. 38 cyclists from 29 nations competed.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's cross-country</span> Olympic cycling event

The women's cross-country mountain biking event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 27 July 2021 at the Izu MTB Course, Izu, Shizuoka. 38 cyclists from 29 nations were expected to compete, but only 37 did. The race ended in all three medals won by Swiss athletes, the first medal sweep in Olympic cycling history.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's road time trial</span>

The women's road time trial event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 28 July 2021 around the Fuji Speedway in Shizuoka Prefecture. 25 cyclists from 20 nations competed in the event.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's BMX freestyle</span> Olympic cycling event

The men's BMX freestyle event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 31 July and 1 August 2021 at the Ariake Urban Sports Park. 9 cyclists from 8 nations competed.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's BMX freestyle</span> Olympic cycling event

The women's BMX freestyle event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 31 July and 1 August 2021 at the Ariake Urban Sports Park. 9 cyclists from 8 nations competed.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's sprint</span> Olympic cycling event

The women's sprint event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place from 6 to 8 August 2021 at the Izu Velodrome. 30 cyclists from 18 nations competed. Canadian rider Kelsey Mitchell won gold, with Olena Starikova from Ukraine and Lee Wai-sze from Hong-Kong completing the medal positions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's keirin</span> Olympic cycling event

The men's Keirin event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 7 and 8 August 2021 at the Izu Velodrome. 30 cyclists from 18 nations competed.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's keirin</span> Olympic cycling event

The women's Keirin event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 4 and 5 August 2021 at the Izu Velodrome. 29 cyclists from 18 nations competed.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's omnium</span> Olympic cycling event

The women's omnium event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 8 August 2021 at the Izu Velodrome. 21 cyclists from 21 nations competed.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's BMX racing</span> Olympic cycling event

The women's BMX racing competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 29 and 30 July 2021 at the Ariake Urban Sports Park. 24 cyclists from 17 nations competed in the event.

The cycling competitions of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris are scheduled to run at four different venues from 27 July to 11 August, featuring twenty-two events across five disciplines.

This article details the qualifying phase for cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics. A total of 514 cyclists, with an equal distribution between men and women, will compete in twenty-two medal events across five disciplines at these Games.

References

  1. 1 2 "Cycling BMX Racing Competition Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Qualification System – Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Cycling BMX Racing" (PDF). Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Cycling BMX Racing". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "American BMX rider Fields released from hospital". ESPN.com. 5 August 2021. Archived from the original on 15 August 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  5. ↑ Liam Nee (26 March 2021). "Cycling 101: Competition format". NBC. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics . Omega SA. 29 July 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Start List" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics . Omega SA. 25 July 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "Competition Bracket" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics . Omega SA. 29 July 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  9. ↑ "Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics . Omega SA. 30 July 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  10. ↑ "Start List" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics . Omega SA. 30 July 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  11. ↑ "Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics . Omega SA. 30 July 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.