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

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Women'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 time44.358 s
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Beth Shriever Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Silver medal icon.svg Mariana Pajón Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Bronze medal icon.svg Merel Smulders Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
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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. [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 Mariana Pajón of Colombia, who also won gold in 2012, and the reigning (2019) World Champion was Alise Willoughby of the United States. Willoughby suffered a crash and did not qualify for the final. [3]

A preview by Olympics.com noted the favourites as Pajón, Willoughby, Laura Smulders of the Netherlands (2018 World Champion), and Saya Sakakibara of Australia. [4] Sakakibara also suffered a crash and did not qualify for the final. [5]

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: [4] [6]

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
Women's BMX racingQFSFF

Results

Quarterfinals

Sources: [7] [8]

Heat 1

Rank#Name1st run2nd run3rd runTotalNotes
1100Flag of Colombia.svg  Mariana Pajón  (COL)45.659 (1)45.576 (1)46.118 (1)3Q
2210Flag of Denmark.svg  Simone Christensen  (DEN)46.299 (3)45.576 (2)46.542 (2)7Q
322Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Merel Smulders  (NED)46.106 (2)48.049 (3)48.751 (5)10Q
491Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Elke Vanhoof  (BEL)46.939 (4)49.360 (5)47.190 (3)12Q
5215Flag of the United States.svg  Payton Ridenour  (USA)48.434 (5)48.156 (4)47.393 (4)13
6213Flag of Thailand.svg  Chutikan Kitwanitsathian  (THA)1:00.717 (6)59.502 (6)1:00.786 (6)18

Heat 2

Rank#Name1st run2nd run3rd runTotalNotes
1110Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Laura Smulders  (NED)44.907 (2)45.381 (1)45.572 (1)4Q
26Flag of the United States.svg  Felicia Stancil  (USA)44.412 (1)46.772 (2)46.277 (2)5Q
33Flag of France.svg  Axelle Étienne  (FRA)45.270 (3)47.405 (3)47.524 (3)9Q
4155Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Drew Mechielsen  (CAN)47.393 (4)48.246 (4)49.128 (5)13Q
541Olympic flag.svg  Natalia Suvorova  (ROC)48.318 (5)49.120 (5)48.266 (4)14
693Flag of Brazil.svg  Priscilla Carnaval  (BRA)48.740 (6)51.336 (6)51.626 (6)18

Heat 3

Rank#Name1st run2nd run3rd runTotalNotes
1911Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Beth Shriever  (GBR)45.268 (1)44.660 (1)44.924 (3)5Q
2209Flag of Switzerland.svg  Zoe Claessens  (SUI)45.622 (2)45.429 (3)44.711 (2)7Q
321Flag of Australia.svg  Lauren Reynolds  (AUS)46.030 (3)45.384 (2)45.454 (4)8Q
488Flag of Australia.svg  Saya Sakakibara  (AUS)58.446 (6)45.597 (4)44.690 (1)11Q
5971Flag of France.svg  Manon Valentino  (FRA)48.549 (5)46.945 (5)47.091 (5)15
6212Flag of Latvia.svg  Vineta Pētersone  (LAT)48.043 (4)47.875 (6)47.321 (6)16

Heat 4

Rank#Name1st run2nd run3rd runTotalNotes
11Flag of the United States.svg  Alise Willoughby  (USA)46.703 (1)47.741 (1)45.410 (1)3Q
24Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Judy Baauw  (NED)49.797 (2)48.220 (2)47.503 (3)7Q
3308Flag of New Zealand.svg  Rebecca Petch  (NZL)2:01.322 (5)48.508 (3)46.823 (2)10Q
4116Olympic flag.svg  Natalia Afremova  (ROC)54.821 (4)49.100 (4)47.807 (4)12Q
5156Flag of Ecuador.svg  Doménica Azuero  (ECU)51.239 (3)54.593 (5)49.979 (5)13
685Flag of Japan.svg  Sae Hatakeyama  (JPN)DNF (6)DNS (8)DNS (8)22

Semifinals

Sources: [9] [10]

Heat 1

Rank#Name1st run2nd run3rd runTotalNotes
16Flag of the United States.svg  Felicia Stancil  (USA)46.731 (2)45.686 (4)45.855 (1)7Q
2100Flag of Colombia.svg  Mariana Pajón  (COL)46.167 (1)45.052 (2)48.666 (5)8Q
322Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Merel Smulders  (NED)48.076 (6)45.950 (5)47.212 (3)14Q
4155Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Drew Mechielsen  (CAN)47.365 (3)46.704 (7)47.366 (4)14Q
588Flag of Australia.svg  Saya Sakakibara  (AUS)47.618 (5)44.927 (1)DNF (8)14
6308Flag of New Zealand.svg  Rebecca Petch  (NZL)47.597 (4)46.095 (6)50.761 (6)16
7209Flag of Switzerland.svg  Zoe Claessens  (SUI)1:05.583 (7)47.149 (8)46.224 (2)17
81Flag of the United States.svg  Alise Willoughby  (USA)DNF (8)45.201 (3)1:37.566 (7)18

Heat 2

Rank#Name1st run2nd run3rd runTotalNotes
1911Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Beth Shriever  (GBR)45.687 (1)45.155 (1)44.807 (1)3Q
2210Flag of Denmark.svg  Simone Christensen  (DEN)46.659 (2)45.751 (4)45.358 (4)10Q
33Flag of France.svg  Axelle Étienne  (FRA)58.865 (6)45.645 (3)45.095 (2)11Q
421Flag of Australia.svg  Lauren Reynolds  (AUS)1:09.159 (7)45.497 (2)45.317 (3)12Q
5116Olympic flag.svg  Natalia Afremova  (ROC)49.337 (4)46.479 (5)46.633 (6)15
691Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Elke Vanhoof  (BEL)49.254 (3)46.744 (6)47.223 (7)16
74Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Judy Baauw  (NED)58.806 (5)47.387 (7)45.487 (5)17
8110Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Laura Smulders  (NED)DNF (8)56.676 (8)49.580 (8)24

Final

Sources: [11] [12]

Rank#NameTime
Gold medal icon.svg911Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Beth Shriever  (GBR)44.358
Silver medal icon.svg100Flag of Colombia.svg  Mariana Pajón  (COL)44.448
Bronze medal icon.svg22Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Merel Smulders  (NED)44.721
46Flag of the United States.svg  Felicia Stancil  (USA)45.131
521Flag of Australia.svg  Lauren Reynolds  (AUS)45.401
6210Flag of Denmark.svg  Simone Christensen  (DEN)45.582
73Flag of France.svg  Axelle Étienne  (FRA)45.853
8155Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Drew Mechielsen  (CAN)46.883

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