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Cycling At The 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's BMX Racing
The women's BMX racing competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 29 and 30 July 2021 at the Ariake Urban Sports Park. 24 cyclists from 17 nations competed in the event. Background This was the 4th appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics since BMX racing was added to the programme in 2008. The reigning Olympic champion was Mariana Pajón of Colombia, who also won gold in 2012, and the reigning (2019) World Champion was Alise Willoughby of the United States. Willoughby suffered a crash and did not qualify for the final. A preview by Olympics.com noted the favourites as Pajón, Willoughby, Laura Smulders of the Netherlands (2018 World Champion), and Saya Sakakibara of Australia. Sakakibara also suffered a crash and did not qualify for the final. Qualification A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter up to three qualified cyclists in the BMX race. Quota places are allocated to the NOC, which selects the cyclists. There were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ariake Urban Sports Park
is an outdoor sports facility located in the Ariake district of Kōtō, Tokyo and built for the 2020 Summer Olympics. The venue covers a total area of 97,000 m². The BMX, freestyle BMX and skateboard facility has a maximum capacity of 6,600, 5,000, and 7,000 spectators respectively. See also *Skateboarding at the 2020 Summer Olympics *Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics References External links Skateboarding spots Sports venues in Tokyo Venues of the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic skateboarding venues Sports venues completed in 2021 2021 establishments in Japan Buildings and structures in Koto, Tokyo {{Tokyo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simone Christensen
Simone Christensen (born 10 February 1994) is a Danish female BMX rider, representing her nation at international competitions. She won the gold medal in the women's event at the 2015 European Games. She competed in the time trial event and race event at the 2015 UCI BMX World Championships. She won a silver medal in the 2018 European BMX Championships The 2018 European BMX Championships were held in Glasgow, United Kingdom, on 10 and 11 August 2018. The championships are part of the first European Championships with other six sports events happening in Glasgow and Berlin. In 2018, for the fir .... References External links * * * * 1994 births Living people BMX riders Danish female cyclists Olympic cyclists of Denmark Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics European Games medalists in cycling European Games gold medalists for Denmark Cyclists at the 2015 European Games Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-centu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judy Baauw
Judy Baauw (born 12 February 1994) is a Dutch BMX rider. Her best achievement to date was a bronze medal at the 2018 UCI BMX World Championships. Baauw achieved her first podium place in the World Cup circuit in Papendal in April 2017. A year later in 2018 she had her most successful season to date. She was third in the World Cup final standings and third in the World Championship, behind the Dutch sisters Laura Smulders and Merel Smulders Merel Smulders (born 23 January 1998 in Horssen) is a Dutch BMX rider. Career She was the silver medal winner at the 2018 UCI BMX World Championships behind her sister Laura Smulders. Prior to this became junior World Time Trial Champion at t .... On 11 May 2019, Baauw recorded her first World Cup victory during the tournament at Papendal. References External links * * * * 1994 births Living people BMX riders Dutch female cyclists Olympic cyclists for the Netherlands Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Cyclists from Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vineta Pētersone
Vineta Pētersone (born 21 May 1999) is a Latvian BMX cyclist. Personal life She has competed in cross-country skiing at national level and junior international level. Her older brother Arnis Petersons has competed in cross-country mountain biking at the World Championships, and also represented Latvia in biathlon at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck, Austria. Career She was selected in the Latvian team for the Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's BMX racing The women's BMX racing competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 29 and 30 July 2021 at the Ariake Urban Sports Park. 24 cyclists from 17 nations competed in the event. Background This was the 4th appearance of the event, which .... References External links * * * * 1999 births Living people BMX riders Latvian female cyclists Latvian female cross-country skiers Olympic cyclists for Latvia Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Cēsis 21st-c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manon Valentino
Manon Valentino (born 25 August 1990) is a French cyclist. She represented her country at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the .... References External links * * * * 1990 births Living people French BMX riders French female cyclists Olympic cyclists for France Cyclists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Vaucluse Cyclists from Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur {{France-cycling-bio-1990s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauren Reynolds
Lauren Reynolds (born 25 June 1991) is an Australian cyclist. She represented Australia in the individual BMX event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Personal Nicknamed Loza, Reynolds was born on 25 June 1991 in Bunbury, Western Australia. She attended Leschenault Catholic Primary School before going to Bunbury Catholic College for high school. Beyond cycling, she is also a surfer and basketball player. Lauren quit competitive basketball in 2003. , she lives in Perth, Western Australia. Reynolds is tall and weighs . Cycling Reynolds is a BMX cyclist, competing in the individual event. She started riding a BMX bike by the time she was seven years old. As a child, she did BMX riding in Bunbury, doing stunts such as launching herself off the Bunbury jetty and into the river. Her primary training base is on the Gold Coast of Queensland. She was coached by Tony Hancox from 2006 to 2008. Wade Bootes became her coach in 2009. She is a member of the Bunbury BMX Club. She has a cycling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoe Claessens
Zoe (also ZOE, Zoë, Zoé, etc.) can refer to: *ζωή (''zōḗ''), the Ancient Greek word for "life" People * Zoe (name), including list of persons and fictional characters with the name Film and television * ''Zoe'' (film) * ZOE Broadcasting Network, in the Philippines * '' Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane'', later ''Zoe...'', an American sitcom Music * ''Zoë'' (album), 2011, by Zoë Badwi * Zoé (band), a rock band from Mexico * Zoë Records * ''Zoe'', an opera by Giorgio Miceli ; Songs * "Zoe" (song), by Paganini Traxx * "Zoe", by Stereophonics on the 2013 album ''Graffiti on the Train ''Graffiti on the Train'' is the eighth studio album by Welsh rock band Stereophonics. Produced by the group's lead-singer and guitarist Kelly Jones and Jim Lowe, it was released on 4 March 2013 on their own Stylus Records. It was the first St ...'' * "Zoe", by Paul Kelly from ''The A – Z Recordings'' Places * Zoe, Kentucky, a town in Lee County, US * Zoe, Oklahoma, Le Flore Coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priscilla Carnaval
Priscilla Andreia Stevaux Carnaval (born 2 December 1993 in Sorocaba) is a Brazilian female BMX rider, representing her nation at international competitions. She has been part of the Brazilian team since 2010, and the following year she was sixth in the junior category of the 2011 UCI BMX World Championships. Carnaval has since competed in the Elite Women category of the UCI BMX World Championships in 2012, 2015 and 2016, and represented her country in the 2016 Olympics Brazil hosted. She represented Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the .... References External links Priscilla Andreia Stevaux Carnavalat UCI * * * * * 1993 births Living people Brazilian female cyclists Brazilian BMX riders Olympic cyclists for Brazil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalia Suvorova
Natalia Suvorova (born 22 August 1995) is a Russian female BMX rider, representing her nation at international competitions. She competed in the time trial event and race event at the 2015 UCI BMX World Championships The 2015 UCI BMX World Championships were the twentieth edition of the UCI BMX World Championships, which took place in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium, and crowned world champions in the cycling discipline of BMX. Medal summary Elite events Junior ev .... References External links * * * * * 1995 births Living people BMX riders Russian female cyclists Olympic cyclists for Russia Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics European Games competitors for Russia Cyclists at the 2015 European Games Place of birth missing (living people) Sportspeople from Saransk {{Russia-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drew Mechielsen
Drew Mechielsen (born August 19, 1997) is a Canadian cycle sport, cyclist in the BMX discipline. Career In 2018, Mechielsen had four top ten finishes during the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup, World Cup circuit. Mechielsen has competed at three UCI BMX World Championships, World Championships in 2017, 2018 and 2019, finishing 27th, 34th and 37th respectively. In 2019, Mechielsen competed at the 2019 Pan American Games, finishing in seventh place. In July 2021, Mechielsen was named to Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Canada's 2020 Olympic team. References External links * * * * 1997 births Living people BMX riders Canadian female cyclists Olympic cyclists for Canada Cyclists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Pan American Games competitors for Canada Cyclists at the 2019 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Surrey, British Columbia 21st-century Canadian women 21st-century Canadian people {{Canada-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Axelle Étienne
Axelle Étienne (born 26 March 1998 in Bondy) is a French cyclist who competes in the BMX. Axelle was born in Bondy and grew up in Vaujours, in the department of Seine-Saint-Denis. Her parents are from the island of Guadeloupe. Her brother Patrick also competes in BMX racing with both showing promise at a young age. She won French junior titles in 2013 and 2014. Etienne then won the women’s junior race and the women’s junior time trial at the 2015 UCI BMX World Championships. In 2017 Étienne won the French national title aged 19. Etienne won the bronze medal at the 2019 UCI BMX World Championships. In June 2021, she was named among the French representatives for the delayed 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, ... to compete in the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felicia Stancil
Felicia Stancil (born May 18, 1995) is an American female BMX rider. Stancil has won 14 UCI World Titles including the 2012 UCI BMX World Championships titles for Junior Women and the Junior Women Time Trial in Birmingham, United Kingdom. A year later she successfully defended both titles at the 2013 UCI BMX World Championships in New Zealand. At the 2015 Pan American Games, Stancil won gold in her first international win as a professional. The win resulted in the first gold medal won by the United States at the 2015 games. After reaching the final in all ten races on the 2019 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup series, Stancil finished out the year 2nd in the overall standings. Adding on to her successful 2019, Stancil was awarded the 2019 Golden Crank Pro of the Year Title by Pull Magazine. Racing career World Championship titles *2004: 9 Girls *2005: 10 Girls *2007: 12 Girls *2007: 12 & Under Girls Cruiser *2009: 14 Girls *2009: 13 & 14 Girls Cruiser *2010: 15 Girls *201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |