Cycling Mountain Bike at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Dates 20 – 21 August 2016
Medal Events 2

For the 2016 Olympic Games, Rio de Janeiro built the Centro de Mountain Bike within the Deodoro Olympic complex. Men and women again contested a cross-country mountain bike event, with the men racing 34.52 km and the women 29.67 km. Sweden’s Jenny Rissveds won the women’s gold medal, while Swiss rider Nino Schurter won the men’s event.

Events

Event Status Date Participants NOCs
Cross-Country, Men Olympic 21 August 2016 49 32
Cross-Country, Women Olympic 20 August 2016 29 23
78 (49/29) 41 (32/23)

Medals

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Cross-Country, Men Nino SchurterSUI Jaroslav KulhavýCZE Carlos ColomaESP
Cross-Country, Women Jenny RissvedsSWE Maja WłoszczowskaPOL Catharine PendrelCAN

Medal table

NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
Sweden SWE 1 0 0 1
Switzerland SUI 1 0 0 1
Czechia CZE 0 1 0 1
Poland POL 0 1 0 1
Canada CAN 0 0 1 1
Spain ESP 0 0 1 1