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Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's BMX

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Women's BMX
at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
The BMX track at the Velopark
VenueLondon Velopark
Date8 to 10 August
Competitors16 from 12 nations
Winning time37.706 s
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mariana Pajón  Colombia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sarah Walker  New Zealand
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Laura Smulders  Netherlands
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The women's BMX racing 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)

Date Time Round
Wednesday 8 August 2012 15:00 Qualification
Friday 10 August 2012 15:00 Semi-finals and final

Results

Seeding run

Rank Name Time Notes
1  Caroline Buchanan (AUS) 38.434
2  Sarah Walker (NZL) 38.644
3  Mariana Pajón (COL) 38.787
4  Laëtitia Le Corguillé (FRA) 38.976
5  Shanaze Reade (GBR) 39.368
6  Laura Smulders (NED) 39.420
7  Magalie Pottier (FRA) 39.778
8  Alise Post (USA) 39.890
9  Lauren Reynolds (AUS) 40.045
10  Aneta Hladíková (CZE) 40.846
11  Romana Labounková (CZE) 41.096
12  Stefany Hernandez (VEN) 41.253
13  Sandra Aleksejeva (LAT) 41.752
14  Vilma Rimšaitė (LTU) 42.162
15  Squel Stein (BRA) 42.995
 Brooke Crain (USA) DNF

Semi-finals

Semi-final 1

Rank Name 1st run 2nd run 3rd run Total Notes
1  Caroline Buchanan (AUS) 38.276 (1) 40.296 (2) 38.482 (1) 4 Q
2  Shanaze Reade (GBR) 39.029 (2) 38.858 (1) 38.634 (2) 5 Q
3  Brooke Crain (USA) 40.668 (5) 41.029 (4) 40.099 (5) 14 Q
4  Laëtitia Le Corguillé (FRA) 39.902 (4) 1:20.324 (8) 38.759 (3) 15 Q
5  Stefany Hernandez (VEN) 1:12.935 (8) 40.513 (3) 39.466 (4) 15
6  Alise Post (USA) 39.495 (3) 51.752 (7) DNF (8) 18
7  Sandra Aleksejeva (LAT) 42.030 (7) 43.159 (6) 42.855 (6) 19
8  Lauren Reynolds (AUS) 41.103 (6) 41.441 (5) DNF (8) 19

Semi-final 2

Rank Name 1st run 2nd run 3rd run Total Notes
1  Mariana Pajón (COL) 38.759 (1) 38.749 (1) 38.845 (1) 3 Q
2  Magalie Pottier (FRA) 39.342 (2) 38.828 (2) 39.048 (2) 6 Q
3  Laura Smulders (NED) 39.886 (4) 39.175 (3) 39.660 (4) 11 Q
4  Sarah Walker (NZL) 39.905 (5) 39.348 (4) 39.344 (3) 12 Q
5  Aneta Hladíková (CZE) 39.728 (3) 40.393 (6) 43.752 (7) 16
6  Romana Labounková (CZE) 40.624 (6) 39.883 (5) 40.777 (6) 17
7  Vilma Rimšaitė (LTU) 41.789 (7) 40.897 (7) 40.400 (5) 19
8  Squel Stein (BRA) DNF (8) DNS (10) DNS (10) 28

Final

Rank Name Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Mariana Pajón (COL) 37.706
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Sarah Walker (NZL) 38.133
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Laura Smulders (NED) 38.231
4  Laëtitia Le Corguillé (FRA) 38.476
5  Caroline Buchanan (AUS) 38.903
6  Shanaze Reade (GBR) 39.247
7  Magalie Pottier (FRA) 39.395
8  Brooke Crain (USA) 40.286

References