Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's BMX explained
The men'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]
Latvia's Māris Štrombergs won the gold medal, successfully defending his victory in 2008, with a time of 37.576 seconds. Sam Willoughby, representing Australia, won silver and Carlos Oquendo from Colombia took the bronze.
Competition format
The riders were seeded into four quarter-finals based on a time trial. Each of the four quarter-finals comprised five runs, using a point-for-place system. The top two riders after three runs advanced to the semi-finals (without having to finish the remaining two rides), in addition the top two remaining riders progressed after the full five runs. The semi-finals consisted of three runs, with the top four in each group advancing to the final. The final was a one-run contest.[2]
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|
| Wednesday 8 August 2012 | 15:00 | Qualification |
| Thursday 9 August 2012 | 15:00 | Quarterfinals |
| style=background:lemonchiffon | Friday 10 August 2012 | style=background:lemonchiffon | 16:40 | style=background:lemonchiffon | Semi-finals and final | |
Results
Seeding run
| Rank | Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | | | 37.779 | |
| 2 | | | 38.221 | |
| 3 | | | 38.339 | |
| 4 | | | 38.431 | |
| 5 | | | 38.445 | |
| 6 | | | 38.496 | |
| 7 | | | 38.601 | |
| 8 | | | 38.628 | |
| 9 | | | 38.637 | |
| 10 | | | 38.687 | |
| 11 | | | 38.697 | |
| 12 | | | 38.719 | |
| 13 | | | 38.753 | |
| 14 | | | 38.775 | |
| 15 | | | 38.955 | |
| 16 | | | 39.057 | |
| 17 | | | 39.304 | |
| 18 | | | 39.385 | |
| 19 | | | 39.431 | |
| 20 | | | 39.515 | |
| 21 | | | 39.529 | |
| 22 | | | 39.610 | |
| 23 | | | 39.618 | |
| 24 | | | 39.737 | |
| 25 | | | 39.738 | |
| 26 | | | 39.765 | |
| 27 | | | 39.772 | |
| 28 | | | 40.015 | |
| 29 | | | 40.231 | |
| 30 | | | 40.788 | |
| 31 | | | 40.900 | |
| – | | | | DNF | |
Quarter-finals
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | 1st run | 2nd run | 3rd run | 4th run | 5th run | Total | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | | 37.974 (1) | 38.269 (1) | 38.392 (1) | Advanced | 3 | Q |
| 2 | | 40.130 (4) | 52.014 (6) | 38.572 (2) | Advanced | 12 | Q |
| 3 | | 42.560 (7) | 41.336 (5) | 1:04.609 (5) | 39.162 (1) | 38.489 (1) | 19 | q |
| 4 | | DNF (8) | 39.189 (2) | 39.456 (3) | 39.484 (2) | 1:04.756 (4) | 19 | q |
| 5 | | 40.789 (6) | 39.788 (4) | 39.896 (4) | 40.160 (4) | 39.104 (2) | 20 | |
| 6 | | 39.602 (3) | DNF (8) | 1:31.130 (6) | 39.756 (3) | 41.793 (3) | 23 | |
| 7 | | 40.200 (5) | 39.539 (3) | DNF (7) | DNS (8) | DNS (8) | 31 | |
| 8 | | 38.343 (2) | DNF (8) | DNS (10) | DNS (8) | DNS (8) | 36 | | |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | 1st run | 2nd run | 3rd run | 4th run | 5th run | Total | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | | 37.721 (1) | 38.350 (1) | 38.025 (1) | Advanced | 3 | Q |
| 2 | | 38.072 (2) | 38.625 (2) | 38.301 (2) | Advanced | 6 | Q |
| 3 | | 38.753 (4) | 39.208 (3) | 38.865 (4) | 38.581 (1) | 44.026 (5) | 17 | q |
| 4 | | 39.489 (6) | 39.416 (4) | 38.609 (3) | 39.508 (4) | 39.110 (2) | 19 | q |
| 5 | | 38.610 (3) | 1:03.089 (7) | 39.949 (6) | 39.503 (3) | 38.808 (1) | 20 | |
| 6 | | 39.191 (5) | 39.560 (5) | 39.512 (5) | 38.705 (2) | 1:30.608 (6) | 23 | |
| 7 | | 39.691 (7) | 1:37.793 (8) | 42.707 (8) | 40.419 (5) | 40.096 (3) | 31 | |
| 8 | | 40.558 (8) | 56.453 (6) | 40.541 (7) | 46.131 (6) | 41.109 (4) | 31 | | |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | 1st run | 2nd run | 3rd run | 4th run | 5th run | Total | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | | 40.558 (1) | 38.879 (2) | 38.467 (1) | Advanced | 4 | Q |
| 2 | | 54.108 (4) | 38.789 (1) | 38.644 (2) | Advanced | 7 | Q |
| 3 | | DNF (8) | 39.400 (3) | 39.373 (4) | 38.319 (1) | 39.005 (2) | 18 | q |
| 4 | | 54.108 (3) | 39.901 (5) | 39.209 (3) | 39.844 (4) | 39.453 (3) | 18 | q |
| 5 | | 1:46.734 (7) | 39.533 (4) | 39.379 (5) | 38.383 (2) | 38.428 (1) | 19 | |
| 6 | | 1:20.748 (6) | 40.179 (6) | 39.905 (7) | 38.799 (3) | 40.141 (4) | 26 | |
| 7 | | 53.365 (2) | 41.499 (8) | 50.728 (8) | 40.342 (6) | 40.261 (5) | 29 | |
| 8 | | 1:02.086 (5) | 40.763 (7) | 39.902 (6) | 40.342 (5) | 40.380 (6) | 29 | | |
Heat 4
| Rank | Name | 1st run | 2nd run | 3rd run | 4th run | 5th run | Total | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | | 38.094 (1) | 38.190 (2) | 38.402 (4) | Advanced | 7 | Q |
| 2 | | 38.359 (2) | 40.353 (5) | 37.738 (1) | Advanced | 8 | Q |
| 3 | | 40.250 (4) | 37.856 (1) | 38.200 (3) | 38.840 (2) | 59.499 (6) | 16 | q |
| 4 | | DNF (8) | 39.148 (4) | 37.976 (2) | 1:23.505 (6) | 38.167 (1) | 21 | q |
| 5 | | 43.391 (6) | 39.108 (3) | 39.435 (5) | 40.134 (4) | 38.973 (4) | 22 | |
| 6 | | 40.179 (3) | 51.285 (8) | 40.003 (7) | 39.564 (3) | 38.620 (3) | 24 | |
| 7 | | 59.988 (7) | 48.026 (7) | 40.519 (8) | 38.158 (1) | 38.475 (2) | 25 | |
| 8 | | 41.773 (5) | 40.539 (6) | 39.653 (6) | 40.377 (5) | 39.835 (5) | 27 | | |
Semi-finals
Semi-final 1
| Rank | Name | 1st run | 2nd run | 3rd run | Total | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | | 51.791 (4) | 37.885 (1) | 37.736 (1) | 6 | Q |
| 2 | | 38.372 (1) | 38.046 (2) | 38.948 (5) | 8 | Q |
| 3 | | 38.770 (2) | 38.179 (3) | 38.509 (4) | 9 | Q |
| 4 | | 40.730 (3) | 38.882 (6) | 38.490 (3) | 12 | Q |
| 5 | | 51.856 (5) | 39.125 (7) | 37.926 (2) | 14 | |
| 6 | | DNF (8) | 38.392 (4) | 40.265 (6) | 18 | |
| 7 | | 53.670 (6) | 38.640 (5) | 48.466 (7) | 18 | |
| 8 | | 1:40.272 (7) | 45.520 (8) | DNS (10) | 25 | | |
Semi-final 2
| Rank | Name | 1st run | 2nd run | 3rd run | Total | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | | 38.059 (1) | 37.542 (1) | 38.506 (3) | 5 | Q |
| 2 | | 44.742 (5) | 37.798 (2) | 38.046 (1) | 8 | Q |
| 3 | | 41.856 (4) | 37.995 (4) | 38.088 (2) | 10 | Q |
| 4 | | 39.236 (2) | 37.542 (5) | 38.811 (4) | 11 | Q |
| 5 | | 40.277 (3) | 38.954 (6) | 48.205 (6) | 15 | |
| 6 | | 45.702 (6) | 37.990 (3) | 2:05.214 (7) | 16 | |
| 7 | | 52.320 (7) | 40.070 (7) | 43.021 (5) | 19 | |
| 8 | | 1:34.759 (8) | 42.269 (8) | DNS (10) | 26 | | |
Final
| Rank | Name | Time |
|---|
| | 37.576 |
| | 37.929 |
| | 38.251 |
| 4 | | 38.492 |
| 5 | | 44.744 |
| 6 | | 53.377 |
| 7 | | 1:03.033 |
| 8 | | 2:11.918 | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Olympic Cycling - BMX - Schedule, Results, Medals | London 2012 . 3 May 2012 . 8 September 2012 . https://archive.today/20120908132321/www.london2012.com/cycling-bmx . dead .
- Web site: Men's BMX - Olympic Cycling - BMX | London 2012 . 3 May 2012 . 3 January 2013 . https://archive.today/20130103160457/www.london2012.com/cycling-bmx/event/men-bmx/competition-format/index.html . dead .
