Cycling BMX Racing at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Dates 8 – 10 August 2012
Medal Events 2

BMX had débuted as a cycling discipline at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. BMX events at the 2012 Olympics were held at the London Velopark, one of the city’s newly constructed venues for the Games. Once again, there were separate competitions for men and women. Latvia’s Māris Štrombergs won the men’s title, defending his gold medal from Beijing. Colombia’s Mariana Pajón won the women’s title, and she would return in 2016 to win a second gold medal in Rio de Janeiro.

Events

Event Status Date Participants NOCs
BMX, Men Olympic 8 – 10 August 2012 32 19
BMX, Women Olympic 8 – 10 August 2012 16 12
48 (32/16) 22 (19/12)

Medals

Event Gold Silver Bronze
BMX, Men Māris ŠtrombergsLAT Sam WilloughbyAUS Carlos OquendoCOL
BMX, Women Mariana PajónCOL Sarah WalkerNZL Laura SmuldersNED

Medal table

NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
Colombia COL 1 0 1 2
Latvia LAT 1 0 0 1
Australia AUS 0 1 0 1
New Zealand NZL 0 1 0 1
Netherlands NED 0 0 1 1