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]
| Women's BMX at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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 The BMX track at the Velopark | |||||||||||||
| Venue | London Velopark | ||||||||||||
| Date | 8 to 10 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 37.706 s | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
Seeding run edit
| Rank | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caroline Buchanan |  Australia |
38.434 | |
| 2 | Sarah Walker |  New Zealand |
38.644 | |
| 3 | Mariana Pajón |  Colombia |
38.787 | |
| 4 | Laëtitia Le Corguillé |  France |
38.976 | |
| 5 | Shanaze Reade |  Great Britain |
39.368 | |
| 6 | Laura Smulders |  Netherlands |
39.420 | |
| 7 | Magalie Pottier | France |
39.778 | |
| 8 | Alise Post |  United States |
39.890 | |
| 9 | Lauren Reynolds | Australia |
40.045 | |
| 10 | Aneta Hladíková |  Czech Republic |
40.846 | |
| 11 | Romana Labounková | Czech Republic |
41.096 | |
| 12 | Stefany Hernández |  Venezuela |
41.253 | |
| 13 | Sandra Aleksejeva |  Latvia |
41.752 | |
| 14 | Vilma Rimšaitė |  Lithuania |
42.162 | |
| 15 | Squel Stein |  Brazil |
42.995 | |
| – | Brooke Crain | United States |
DNF |
Semi-finals edit
Semi-final 1 edit
| 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 Hernández (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 edit
| 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 edit
| Rank | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
|
Mariana Pajón (COL)
|
37.706 |
|
Sarah Walker (NZL)
|
38.133 |
|
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 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Olympic Cycling - BMX - Schedule, Results, Medals | London 2012". Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ "Women's BMX - Olympic Cycling - BMX | London 2012". Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2012.