| Event: | Women's BMX |
| Games: | 2012 Summer |
| Venue: | London Velopark |
| Date: | 8 to 10 August |
| Competitors: | 16 |
| Nations: | 12 |
| Gold: | Mariana Pajón |
| Goldnoc: | COL |
| Silver: | Sarah Walker |
| Silvernoc: | NZL |
| Bronze: | Laura Smulders |
| Bronzenoc: | NED |
| Win Value: | 37.706 s |
| Prev: | 2008 |
| Next: | 2016 |
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]
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.
The 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]
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
| Date | Time | Round | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 8 August 2012 | 15:00 | Qualification | ||||
| style=background:lemonchiffon | Friday 10 August 2012 | style=background:lemonchiffon | 15:00 | style=background:lemonchiffon | Semi-finals and final |
| Rank | Name | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38.434 | ||||
| 2 | 38.644 | ||||
| 3 | 38.787 | ||||
| 4 | 38.976 | ||||
| 5 | 39.368 | ||||
| 6 | 39.420 | ||||
| 7 | 39.778 | ||||
| 8 | 39.890 | ||||
| 9 | 40.045 | ||||
| 10 | 40.846 | ||||
| 11 | 41.096 | ||||
| 12 | 41.253 | ||||
| 13 | 41.752 | ||||
| 14 | 42.162 | ||||
| 15 | 42.995 | ||||
| – | DNF |
| Rank | Name | 1st run | 2nd run | 3rd run | Total | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38.276 (1) | 40.296 (2) | 38.482 (1) | 4 | Q | ||
| 2 | 39.029 (2) | 38.858 (1) | 38.634 (2) | 5 | Q | ||
| 3 | 40.668 (5) | 41.029 (4) | 40.099 (5) | 14 | Q | ||
| 4 | 39.902 (4) | 1:20.324 (8) | 38.759 (3) | 15 | Q | ||
| 5 | 1:12.935 (8) | 40.513 (3) | 39.466 (4) | 15 | |||
| 6 | 39.495 (3) | 51.752 (7) | DNF (8) | 18 | |||
| 7 | 42.030 (7) | 43.159 (6) | 42.855 (6) | 19 | |||
| 8 | 41.103 (6) | 41.441 (5) | DNF (8) | 19 |
| Rank | Name | 1st run | 2nd run | 3rd run | Total | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38.759 (1) | 38.749 (1) | 38.845 (1) | 3 | Q | ||
| 2 | 39.342 (2) | 38.828 (2) | 39.048 (2) | 6 | Q | ||
| 3 | 39.886 (4) | 39.175 (3) | 39.660 (4) | 11 | Q | ||
| 4 | 39.905 (5) | 39.348 (4) | 39.344 (3) | 12 | Q | ||
| 5 | 39.728 (3) | 40.393 (6) | 43.752 (7) | 16 | |||
| 6 | 40.624 (6) | 39.883 (5) | 40.777 (6) | 17 | |||
| 7 | 41.789 (7) | 40.897 (7) | 40.400 (5) | 19 | |||
| 8 | DNF (8) | DNS (10) | DNS (10) | 28 |
| Rank | Name | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37.706 | |||
| 38.133 | |||
| 38.231 | |||
| 4 | 38.476 | ||
| 5 | 38.903 | ||
| 6 | 39.247 | ||
| 7 | 39.395 | ||
| 8 | 40.286 |