| | Event type
BMX, Men
| Date | 20 – 22 August 2008 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Laoshan Xiaolunche Saichang, Beijing |
| Participants | 32 from 20 countries |
Thirty-two riders started the first men’s Olympic BMX event. The 32 riders rode two rounds of qualifying with the best round for each cyclist seeding the riders into the quarter-finals. The quarters consisted of two heats of three races, with points awarded for each race, and the top four finishers from each heat advancing to the semi-finals. In the semis, three races were again contested, with the top four riders in each heat advancing based on points. The final was a single race, over the 350 metre course.
The favorite was Latvian World Champion Maris Strombergs. Strombergs placed first in both his quarter and semi, to gain the coveted #1 gate slot for the start of the final. He was pushed in the final by Americans Mike Day and Donny Robinson. All three finished within a second, several bike lengths ahead of the other finishers, who were all involved with or held up by crashes, but Strombergs prevailed for the gold medal, Day taking silver, and Robinson bronze.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Māris Štrombergs |  LAT | Gold | ||
| 2 | Mike Day |  USA | Silver | ||
| 3 | Donny Robinson | USA | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Andrés Jiménez |  COL | |||
| 5 | Rob van den Wildenberg |  NED | |||
| 6 | Jared Graves |  AUS | |||
| AC r3/3 | Sifiso Nhlapo |  RSA | |||
| AC r3/3 | Damien Godet |  FRA | |||
| 5 h1 r2/3 | Raymond van der Biezen | NED | |||
| 5 h2 r2/3 | Cristian Becerine |  ARG | |||
| 6 h1 r2/3 | Kyle Bennett | USA | |||
| 6 h2 r2/3 | Jamie Hildebrandt | AUS | |||
| 7 h1 r2/3 | Artūrs Matisons | LAT | |||
| 7 h2 r2/3 | Roger Rinderknecht |  SUI | |||
| 8 h1 r2/3 | Marc Willers |  NZL | |||
| 8 h2 r2/3 | Manuel De Vecchi |  ITA | |||
| 5 h1 r1/3 | Jonathan Suárez |  VEN | |||
| 5 h2 r1/3 | Henrik Baltzersen |  DEN | |||
| 5 h3 r1/3 | Augusto Castro | COL | |||
| 5 h4 r1/3 | Sergio Salazar | COL | |||
| 6 h1 r1/3 | Emilio Falla |  ECU | |||
| 6 h2 r1/3 | Michal Prokop |  CZE | |||
| 6 h3 r1/3 | Vilmos Radasics |  HUN | |||
| 6 h4 r1/3 | Thomas Allier | FRA | |||
| 7 h1 r1/3 | Akifumi Sakamoto |  JPN | |||
| 7 h2 r1/3 | Liam Phillips |  GBR | |||
| 7 h3 r1/3 | Robert de Wilde | NED | |||
| 7 h4 r1/3 | Luke Madill | AUS | |||
| 8 h1 r1/3 | Ivo Lakučs | LAT | |||
| 8 h2 r1/3 | Ramiro Marino | ARG | |||
| 8 h3 r1/3 | Scott Erwood |  CAN | |||
| 8 h4 r1/3 | Sebastian Kartfjord |  NOR |
Qualifying Round
| Date | 20 August 2008 — 9:00 |
|---|---|
| Format | Classification round - all 32 advanced to quarter-finals. |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Best Time | Race #1 | Race #2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Day | USA | 35.692 | 36.127 (3) | 35.692 (1) | ||
| 2 | Māris Štrombergs | LAT | 35.910 | 35.910 (1) | 36.198 (5) | ||
| 3 | Damien Godet | FRA | 36.008 | 36.517 (9) | 36.008 (2) | ||
| 4 | Artūrs Matisons | LAT | 36.072 | 36.210 (4) | 36.072 (3) | ||
| 5 | Raymond van der Biezen | NED | 36.112 | 36.112 (2) | 40.153 (28) | ||
| 6 | Sergio Salazar | COL | 36.145 | 36.677 (11) | 36.145 (4) | ||
| 7 | Augusto Castro | COL | 36.301 | 36.301 (5) | 38.445 (24) | ||
| 8 | Jonathan Suárez | VEN | 36.325 | 37.120 (21) | 36.325 (6) | ||
| 9 | Andrés Jiménez | COL | 36.339 | 36.893 (18) | 36.339 (7) | ||
| 10 | Manuel De Vecchi | ITA | 36.351 | 37.309 (24) | 36.351 (8) | ||
| 11 | Jared Graves | AUS | 36.372 | 36.372 (6) | – ( | ||
| 12 | Kyle Bennett | USA | 36.421 | 36.491 (8) | 36.421 (9) | ||
| 13 | Sifiso Nhlapo | RSA | 36.428 | 36.867 (17) | 36.428 (10) | ||
| 14 | Roger Rinderknecht | SUI | 36.466 | 36.466 (7) | – ( | ||
| 15 | Jamie Hildebrandt | AUS | 36.492 | 37.054 (20) | 36.492 (11) | ||
| 16 | Ivo Lakučs | LAT | 36.509 | 36.770 (14) | 36.509 (12) | ||
| 17 | Marc Willers | NZL | 36.519 | 36.725 (12) | 36.519 (13) | ||
| 18 | Rob van den Wildenberg | NED | 36.522 | 36.522 (10) | 39.167 (27) | ||
| 19 | Thomas Allier | FRA | 36.649 | 37.176 (23) | 36.649 (14) | ||
| 20 | Michal Prokop | CZE | 36.689 | 37.127 (22) | 36.689 (15) | ||
| 21 | Ramiro Marino | ARG | 36.768 | 36.768 (13) | 37.029 (19) | ||
| 22 | Luke Madill | AUS | 36.795 | 36.923 (19) | 36.795 (16) | ||
| 23 | Robert de Wilde | NED | 36.803 | 36.803 (15) | 50.268 (30) | ||
| 24 | Donny Robinson | USA | 36.810 | 36.810 (16) | 36.868 (17) | ||
| 25 | Emilio Falla | ECU | 36.993 | 37.942 (29) | 36.993 (18) | ||
| 26 | Scott Erwood | CAN | 37.050 | 37.534 (26) | 37.050 (20) | ||
| 27 | Cristian Becerine | ARG | 37.253 | 37.756 (28) | 37.253 (21) | ||
| 28 | Liam Phillips | GBR | 37.392 | 37.392 (25) | 37.470 (22) | ||
| 29 | Henrik Baltzersen | DEN | 37.635 | 37.671 (27) | 37.635 (23) | ||
| 30 | Sebastian Kartfjord | NOR | 38.688 | 39.389 (30) | 38.688 (25) | ||
| 31 | Vilmos Radasics | HUN | 38.830 | 39.935 (31) | 38.830 (26) | ||
| 32 | Akifumi Sakamoto | JPN | 40.548 | 40.548 (32) | 41.211 (29) |
Quarter Finals
| Date | 20 August 2008 — 11:40 |
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Heat #1
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Total Points | Run 1 Points | Run 2 Points | Run 3 Points | Race #1 | Race #2 | Race #3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Day | USA | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 36.170 (1) | 36.080 (1) | 36.122 (1) | ||
| 2 | Marc Willers | NZL | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 47.614 (4) | 36.253 (3) | 36.278 (2) | ||
| 3 | Donny Robinson | USA | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 48.906 (6) | 36.235 (2) | 36.490 (3) | ||
| 4 | Andrés Jiménez | COL | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 36.619 (2) | 36.939 (5) | 36.660 (4) | ||
| 5 | Jonathan Suárez | VEN | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 53.614 (8) | 36.481 (4) | 36.789 (5) | ||
| 6 | Emilio Falla | ECU | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 37.080 (3) | 37.381 (6) | 1:02.877 (8) | ||
| 7 | Akifumi Sakamoto | JPN | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 48.487 (5) | 42.614 (8) | 40.046 (6) | ||
| 8 | Ivo Lakučs | LAT | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 53.300 (7) | 39.213 (7) | 57.461 (7) |
Heat #2
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Total Points | Run 1 Points | Run 2 Points | Run 3 Points | Race #1 | Race #2 | Race #3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sifiso Nhlapo | RSA | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 36.796 (3) | 36.325 (2) | 36.507 (1) | ||
| 2 | Artūrs Matisons | LAT | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 35.903 (1) | 36.819 (3) | 37.037 (2) | ||
| 3 | Raymond van der Biezen | NED | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 37.205 (4) | 35.878 (1) | 1:04.709 (5) | ||
| 4 | Kyle Bennett | USA | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 36.639 (2) | 37.146 (4) | – ( | ||
| 5 | Henrik Baltzersen | DEN | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 38.561 (8) | 39.083 (5) | 38.846 (3) | ||
| 6 | Michal Prokop | CZE | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 38.535 (7) | 41.915 (7) | 56.171 (4) | ||
| 7 | Liam Phillips | GBR | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 37.773 (5) | 41.219 (6) | 1:27.010 (7) | ||
| 8 | Ramiro Marino | ARG | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 38.202 (6) | – ( | 1:16.617 (6) |
Heat #3
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Total Points | Run 1 Points | Run 2 Points | Run 3 Points | Race #1 | Race #2 | Race #3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Māris Štrombergs | LAT | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 36.762 (1) | 35.934 (1) | 40.628 (5) | ||
| 2 | Rob van den Wildenberg | NED | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 37.403 (2) | 37.024 (5) | 37.176 (1) | ||
| 3 | Manuel De Vecchi | ITA | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 37.416 (3) | 37.284 (6) | 37.840 (2) | ||
| 4 | Jamie Hildebrandt | AUS | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 42.377 (7) | 36.785 (3) | 38.463 (3) | ||
| 5 | Augusto Castro | COL | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 37.609 (4) | 36.992 (4) | 42.473 (6) | ||
| 6 | Vilmos Radasics | HUN | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 38.725 (6) | 39.220 (8) | 39.276 (4) | ||
| 7 | Robert de Wilde | NED | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 54.105 (8) | 36.237 (2) | 1:08.185 (8) | ||
| 8 | Scott Erwood | CAN | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 37.989 (5) | 37.653 (7) | 50.052 (7) |
Heat #4
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Total Points | Run 1 Points | Run 2 Points | Run 3 Points | Race #1 | Race #2 | Race #3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jared Graves | AUS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 38.067 (1) | 36.496 (2) | 36.076 (1) | ||
| 2 | Cristian Becerine | ARG | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 38.399 (2) | 42.733 (7) | 36.985 (2) | ||
| 3 | Roger Rinderknecht | SUI | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 54.234 (8) | 36.462 (1) | 37.136 (3) | ||
| 4 | Damien Godet | FRA | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 41.241 (3) | 40.221 (4) | 38.023 (6) | ||
| 5 | Sergio Salazar | COL | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 54.216 (7) | 37.479 (3) | 37.573 (5) | ||
| 6 | Thomas Allier | FRA | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 41.594 (4) | 41.043 (5) | 38.037 (7) | ||
| 7 | Luke Madill | AUS | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 51.198 (6) | 1:02.432 (8) | 37.420 (4) | ||
| 8 | Sebastian Kartfjord | NOR | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 42.658 (5) | 42.625 (6) | 38.821 (8) |
Semi-Finals
| Date | 22 August 2008 — 9:05 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top four in each heat advance to the final. Each heat comprised three races, with points based on position being awarded for each race. Overall heat positions were determined by total points. |
Heat #1
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Total Points | Run 1 Points | Run 2 Points | Run 3 Points | Race #1 | Race #2 | Race #3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Day | USA | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 36.470 (1) | 36.219 (1) | 37.461 (3) | ||
| 2 | Sifiso Nhlapo | RSA | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 37.197 (3) | 36.597 (3) | 36.457 (2) | ||
| 3 | Donny Robinson | USA | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 36.832 (2) | 36.462 (2) | 56.249 (6) | ||
| 4 | Andrés Jiménez | COL | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 37.363 (4) | 36.862 (4) | 44.507 (5) | ||
| 5 | Raymond van der Biezen | NED | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 55.121 (7) | 37.258 (6) | 36.200 (1) | ||
| 6 | Kyle Bennett | USA | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 43.518 (5) | 37.200 (5) | 43.897 (4) | ||
| 7 | Artūrs Matisons | LAT | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 53.379 (6) | 1:17.170 (8) | – ( | ||
| 8 | Marc Willers | NZL | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 1:22.619 (8) | 43.256 (7) | – ( |
Heat #2
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Total Points | Run 1 Points | Run 2 Points | Run 3 Points | Race #1 | Race #2 | Race #3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Māris Štrombergs | LAT | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 36.485 (1) | 35.969 (1) | 36.071 (1) | ||
| 2 | Rob van den Wildenberg | NED | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 37.277 (3) | 36.360 (2) | 37.496 (4) | ||
| 3 | Jared Graves | AUS | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 36.904 (2) | 39.296 (5) | 37.242 (3) | ||
| 4 | Damien Godet | FRA | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 37.410 (4) | 36.707 (4) | 37.805 (6) | ||
| 5 | Cristian Becerine | ARG | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 37.480 (5) | – ( | 37.079 (2) | ||
| 6 | Jamie Hildebrandt | AUS | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 42.551 (7) | 41.256 (6) | 37.497 (5) | ||
| 7 | Roger Rinderknecht | SUI | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | – ( | 36.610 (3) | 48.734 (8) | ||
| 8 | Manuel De Vecchi | ITA | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 38.018 (6) | 42.148 (7) | 38.208 (7) |
Final Round
| Date | 22 August 2008 — 10:40 |
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| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Māris Štrombergs | LAT | 36.190 | ||
| 2 | Mike Day | USA | 36.606 | ||
| 3 | Donny Robinson | USA | 36.972 | ||
| 4 | Andrés Jiménez | COL | 39.137 | ||
| 5 | Rob van den Wildenberg | NED | 39.772 | ||
| 6 | Jared Graves | AUS | 2:19.233 | ||
| Sifiso Nhlapo | RSA | – | |||
| Damien Godet | FRA | – |