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
editThe 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
editAll 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
editSeeding 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
editSemi-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
editReferences
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.