Connor Fields (BMX rider)

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For the professional lacrosse player, see Connor Fields (lacrosse).
Connor Fields
Fields at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1992-09-14) September 14, 1992 (age 31)
Plano, Texas, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight200 lb (91 kg)
Sport
SportCycling
EventBMX
TeamChase Bicycles
Medal record
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Men's BMX
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Men's BMX
UCI BMX Supercross career
Starts30
Championships1
Wins6
Podiums14
Best finish1st in 2013
Medal record
UCI BMX World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Auckland Men's Time Trial
Gold medal – first place 2012 Birmingham Men's Time Trial
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Heusden-Zolder Men's Time Trial

Connor Fields (born September 14, 1992) is an American professional BMX racer. He represented the United States at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's BMX event and finished 7th overall.[1] He represented the United States again at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's BMX event. He won the gold medal in Rio de Janeiro,[2] and became the first American to win an Olympic BMX gold.[3]

Early life

Fields graduated from Green Valley High School.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Men's BMX Racing". 2012 Summer Olympics. London2012.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
  2. ^ "Men Schedule & Results: BMX". 2016 Summer Olympics. Rio2016.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2016. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  3. ^ Snider, Mike. Connor Fields becomes first American BMX rider to win Olympic gold Archived 2017-03-26 at the Wayback Machine, GRINDTV.com, August 19, 2016, Retrieved 2017-03-25
  4. ^ Granger, Jesse (2016-07-29). "Going for gold: Green Valley product Fields eyes Olympic medal in BMX". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 2017-10-03.


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