| Date | 17 – 19 August 2016 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Centro Olímpico de BMX, Parque Olímpico de Deodoro, Deodoro, Rio de Janeiro |
| Participants | 16 from 13 countries |
The Organizing Committee for the Rio Games produced a spectacular and challenging course for the 3rd appearance of BMX at an Olympic Games. The women’s competition was a lot more predictable than the crash fest that was the men’s event.
Mariana Pajón of Colombia, the defending champion, was a clear favourite and she lived up to all the expectations placed on her shoulders. First she led the qualification run, and then won each race of her semi-final section before leading the final from start to finish. She became the first Colombian to win a second Olympic gold medal. Behind her the USA’s Alise Post won silver with Stefany Hernández winning a first ever medal for Venezuela in Olympic cycling. Caroline Buchanan of Australia, widely tipped to be Pajón’s main rival for the Olympic title, suffered a crash on her final semi-final run that left her losing out on a place in the final on a tiebreaker.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Round | Rank | Points | Last Run Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mariana Pajón |  COL | Final | 1 | – | – | Gold | ||
| 2 | Alise Post |  USA | Final | 2 | – | – | Silver | ||
| 3 | Stefany Hernández |  VEN | Final | 3 | – | – | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Brooke Crain | USA | Final | 4 | – | – | |||
| 5 | Yaroslava Bondarenko |  RUS | Final | 5 | – | – | |||
| 6 | Elke Vanhoof |  BEL | Final | 6 | – | – | |||
| 7 | Laura Smulders |  NED | Final | 7 | – | – | |||
| 8 | Manon Valentino |  FRA | Final | 8 | – | – | |||
| 9 | Caroline Buchanan |  AUS | Semi-Final | 5 | 13 | – | |||
| 10 | Gabriela Díaz |  ARG | Semi-Final | 5 | 17 | – | |||
| 11 | Lauren Reynolds | AUS | Semi-Final | 6 | 17 | – | |||
| 12 | Amanda Carr |  THA | Semi-Final | 6 | 18 | – | |||
| 13 | Simone Christensen |  DEN | Semi-Final | 7 | 18 | – | |||
| 14 | Nadja Pries |  GER | Semi-Final | 7 | 19 | – | |||
| 15 | Merle van Benthem | NED | Semi-Final | 8 | 21 | – | |||
| 16 | Priscilla Stevaux Carnaval |  BRA | Semi-Final | 8 | 22 | – |
| Date | 17 August 2016 — 13:30 |
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| Format | Classification round - all 16 advanced to semi-finals. |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mariana Pajón | COL | 34.508 | ||
| 2 | Caroline Buchanan | AUS | 34.752 | ||
| 3 | Laura Smulders | NED | 35.114 | ||
| 4 | Stefany Hernández | VEN | 35.202 | ||
| 5 | Simone Christensen | DEN | 35.251 | ||
| 6 | Elke Vanhoof | BEL | 35.325 | ||
| 7 | Brooke Crain | USA | 35.345 | ||
| 8 | Alise Post | USA | 35.509 | ||
| 9 | Merle van Benthem | NED | 35.644 | ||
| 10 | Lauren Reynolds | AUS | 35.666 | ||
| 11 | Yaroslava Bondarenko | RUS | 35.682 | ||
| 12 | Manon Valentino | FRA | 36.377 | ||
| 13 | Amanda Carr | THA | 36.464 | ||
| 14 | Nadja Pries | GER | 37.152 | ||
| 15 | Priscilla Stevaux Carnaval | BRA | 37.534 | ||
| 16 | Gabriela Díaz | ARG | 40.073 |
| Date | 19 August 2016 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top 4 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. |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Points | Race #1 | Race #2 | Race #3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mariana Pajón | COL | 3 | 34.642 (1) | 35.098 (1) | 34.479 (1) | ||
| 2 | Alise Post | USA | 8 | 35.480 (3) | 35.117 (2) | 35.417 (3) | ||
| 3 | Stefany Hernández | VEN | 11 | 35.282 (2) | 52.695 (7) | 34.912 (2) | ||
| 4 | Manon Valentino | FRA | 12 | 36.226 (5) | 35.448 (3) | 35.744 (4) | ||
| 5 | Gabriela Díaz | ARG | 17 | 39.669 (8) | 38.965 (4) | 38.625 (5) | ||
| 6 | Amanda Carr | THA | 18 | 36.869 (6) | 39.782 (5) | 43.217 (7) | ||
| 7 | Simone Christensen | DEN | 18 | 35.631 (4) | 48.134 (6) | 1:21.312 (8) | ||
| 8 | Merle van Benthem | NED | 21 | 37.378 (7) | 1:47.817 (8) | 39.990 (6) |
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Points | Race #1 | Race #2 | Race #3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laura Smulders | NED | 4 | 34.938 (2) | 34.670 (1) | 34.670 (1) | ||
| 2 | Brooke Crain | USA | 7 | 35.095 (3) | 34.725 (2) | 34.891 (2) | ||
| 3 | Elke Vanhoof | BEL | 13 | 35.350 (4) | 36.834 (6) | 35.570 (3) | ||
| 4 | Yaroslava Bondarenko | RUS | 13 | 35.800 (5) | 35.310 (3) | 36.126 (5) | ||
| 5 | Caroline Buchanan | AUS | 13 | 34.523 (1) | 35.405 (4) | 1:21.586 (8) | ||
| 6 | Lauren Reynolds | AUS | 17 | 35.800 (6) | 53.373 (7) | 36.017 (4) | ||
| 7 | Nadja Pries | GER | 19 | 36.864 (7) | 36.683 (5) | 38.540 (7) | ||
| 8 | Priscilla Stevaux Carnaval | BRA | 22 | 36.949 (8) | 54.183 (8) | 38.210 (6) |
| Date | 19 August 2016 — 15:00 |
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| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mariana Pajón | COL | 34.093 | ||
| 2 | Alise Post | USA | 34.435 | ||
| 3 | Stefany Hernández | VEN | 34.755 | ||
| 4 | Brooke Crain | USA | 35.520 | ||
| 5 | Yaroslava Bondarenko | RUS | 36.017 | ||
| 6 | Elke Vanhoof | BEL | 39.538 | ||
| 7 | Laura Smulders | NED | 1:52.24 | ||
| 8 | Manon Valentino | FRA | 2:41.11 |
