The Women's BMX

BMX

Bicycle motocross or BMX refers to the sport in which the main goal is extreme racing on bicycles in motocross style on tracks with inline start and expressive obstacles, and it is also the term that refers to the bicycle itself that is designed for dirt and motocross cycling.- History :BMX started...

competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

took place on August 20–22 at the Laoshan BMX Field

Laoshan Bicycle Moto Cross (BMX) Venue

The Laoshan Bicycle Moto Cross Venue was one of 9 temporary venues used for the 2008 Summer Olympics. It was located in Laoshan, Shijingshan District, Beijing. The venue was used for the men's and women's BMX racing events.-References:*...

. These were the first Olympic Games when BMX events were held.

Each of the 16 women competing performed two runs of the course in individual time trials to determine seeding for the knockout rounds. Then, they were grouped into 2 semifinal groups based on that seeding. Each semifinal consisted of three runs of the course, using a point-for-place system. The top four cyclists in each semifinal (for a total of 8) moved on to the final. Unlike the semifinals, the final consisted of a single race with the first to the finish line claiming the gold medal.

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Start	Finish	Event	Stage
9:45	10:09	BMX Women	Seeding Time Trial 1st run
11:00	11:24	BMX Women	Seeding Time Trial 2nd run

Friday, August 22, 2008

Start	Finish	Event	Stage
9:00	9:08	BMX Women	Semifinal 1st run
9:30	9:38	BMX Women	Semifinal 2nd run
10:00	10:08	BMX Women	Semifinal 3rd run
10:30	10:35	BMX Women	Final
11:00	11:08	BMX Women	Prize giving Ceremony

Qualification

Sixteen riders representing twelve countries qualified for the event. Qualification was based on UCI ranking by nations, 2008 UCI BMX World Championships

2008 UCI BMX World Championships

The 2008 UCI BMX World Championships took place in Taiyuan in China and crowned world champions in the cycling discipline of BMX Racing. Great Britain's Shanaze Reade won her second consecutive world championships in the elite women's category, whilst Latvian Māris Štrombergs won the elite men's...

 results and wild-cards reserved to a Tripartite Commission (IOC

International Olympic Committee

The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...

, ANOC, UCI

Union Cycliste Internationale

Union Cycliste Internationale is the world governing body for sports cycling and oversees international competitive cycling events. The UCI is based in Aigle, Switzerland....

).

Seeding

Seed	Name	Time (first run, seconds)	Time (second run, seconds)	Best Time (seconds)	Gap (seconds)
1		36.660	43.174	36.660
2		59.330	36.882	36.882	+0.222
3		37.606	37.145	37.145	+0.485
4		37.187	37.549	37.187	+0.527
5		37.590	38.927	37.590	+0.930
6		38.260	37.717	37.717	+1.057
7		39.031	37.913	37.913	+1.253
8		39.213	38.077	38.077	+1.417
9		39.152	38.209	38.209	+1.549
10		38.621	38.285	38.285	+1.625
11		38.709	38.808	38.709	+2.049
12		39.183	38.719	38.719	+2.059
13		39.813	39.137	39.137	+2.477
14		40.423	40.193	40.193	+3.533
15		43.137	41.772	41.772	+5.112
16		42.563	42.015	42.015	+5.355

Heat 1

Rank	Name	1st run	2nd run	3rd run	Total	Notes
1		1 (36.931)	1 (37.028)	2 (36.747)	4	Q
2		2 (37.499)	3 (39.038)	1 (36.731)	6	Q
3		3 (37.605)	2 (38.235)	8 (DNF)	13	Q
4		6 (39.765)	5 (39.457)	3 (38.690)	14	Q
5		5 (39.107)	4 (39.457)	7 (1:32.284)	16
6		4 (38.658)	7 (45.912)	6 (52.687)	17
7		7 (41.789)	6 (41.497)	5 (41.839)	18
8		8 (DNF)	8 (47.469)	4 (39.474)	20

Heat 2

Rank	Name	1st run	2nd run	3rd run	Total	Notes
1		1 (37.917)	1 (37.130)	2 (37.076)	4	Q
2		3 (38.950)	3 (39.700)	3 (38.235)	9	Q
3		7 (2:17.714)	2 (39.218)	1 (36.699)	10	Q
4		2 (38.244)	6 (47.311)	4 (38.435)	12	Q
5		4 (40.955)	4 (40.143)	5 (38.800)	13
6		6 (44.021)	5 (41.867)	7 (40.169)	18
7		5 (41.307)	7 (47.927)	8 (40.295)	20
8		8 (DNF)	8 (DNF)	6 (39.505)	22

Medals race

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!Rank !!Name !!Time
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|35.976
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|38.042
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|align=center|
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|38.674
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|align=center|4
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|38.805
|-
|align=center|5
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|39.747
|-
|align=center|6
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|1:19.609
|-
|align=center|7
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|DNF
|-
|align=center|8
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|REL