August 20, 2008 (Beijing, China) — Here are the results from the men’s and women’s qualifications as BMX makes its debut at 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Racing for Canada in the women’s competition is Alberta’s Samantha Cools and for the men BC’s Scott Erwood.

Results

Seeding #1

Women

1. Anne-Caroline Chausson (France) 36.660
2. Sarah Walker (New Zealand) 37.187
3. Gabriela Diaz (Argentina) 37.590
4. Laetitia le Corguille (France) 37.606
5. Nicole Callisto (Australia) 38.260
6. Tanya Bailey (Australia) 38.621
7. Lieke Klaus (Netherlands) 38.709
8. Jill Kintner (United States) 39.031
9. Jenny Fahndrich (Switzerland) 39.152
10. Amanda Soerensen (Denmark) 39.183
11. Jana Horakova (Czech Republic) 39.213
12. Sammy Cools (Canada) 39.813
13. Maria Dutto (Argentina) 40.423
14. Ma Liyun (China) 42.563
15. Aniko Hodi (Hungary) 43.137
16. Shanaze Reade (Great Britain) 59.330

Men

1. Maris Strombergs (Lat) 35.91
2. Raymon van der Biezen (Ned) 36.112
3. Mike Day (USA) 36.127
4. Arturs Matisons (Lat) 36.21
5. Augusto Castro (Col) 36.301
6. Jared Graves (Aus) 36.372
7. Roger Rinderknecht (Sui) 36.466
8. Kyle Bennett (USA) 36.491
9. Damien Godet (Fra) 36.517
10. Rob van den Wildenberg (Ned) 36.522
11. Sergio Salazar (Col) 36.677
12. Marc Willers (Nzl) 36.725
13. Ramiro Marino (Arg) 36.768
14. Ivo Lakucs (Lat) 36.77
15. Robert de Wilde (Ned) 36.803
16. Donny Robinson (USA) 36.81
17. Sifiso Nhlapo (Rsa) 36.867
18. Andres Jimenez (Col) 36.893
19. Luke Madill (Aus) 36.923
20. Kama Kazi (Aus) 37.054
21. Jonathan Suarez (Ven) 37.12
22. Michal Prokop (Cze) 37.127
23. Thomas Allier (Fra) 37.176
24. Manuel De Vecchi (Ita) 37.309
25. Liam Phillips (Gbr) 37.392
26. Scott Erwood (Can) 37.534
27. Henrik Baltzersen (Den) 37.671
28. Cristian Becerine (Arg) 37.756
29. Emilio Falla (Ecu) 37.942
30. Sebastian Kartfjord (Nor) 39.389
31. Vilmos Radasics (Hun) 39.935
32. Akifumi Sakamoto (Jpn) 40.548
NOC: Olympic Committee ()

Qualifications #2

Women

1. Shanaze Reade (Great Britain) 36.882
2. Laetitia le Corguille (France) 37.145
3. Sarah Walker (New Zealand)37.549
4. Nicole Callisto (Australia) 37.717
5. Jill Kintner (United States) 37.913
6. Jana Horakova (Czech Republic) 38.077
7. Jenny Fahndrich (Switzerland) 38.209
8. Tanya Bailey (Australia) 38.285
9. Amanda Soerensen (Denmark) 38.719
10. Lieke Klaus (Netherlands) 38.808
11. Gabriela Diaz (Argentina) 38.927
12. Sammy Cools (Canada) 39.137
13. Maria Dutto (Argentina) 40.193
14. Aniko Hodi (Hungary) 41.772
15. Ma Liyun (China) 42.015
16. Anne-Caroline Chausson (France) 43.174

Men

1. Mike Day (USA) 35.692
2. Damien Godet (Fra) 36.008
3. Arturs Matisons (Lat) 36.072
4. Sergio Salazar (Col) 36.145
5. Maris Strombergs (Lat) 36.198
6. Jonathan Suarez (Ven) 36.325
7. Andres Jimenez (Col) 36.339
8. Manuel De Vecchi (Ita) 36.351
9. Kyle Bennett (USA) 36.421
10. Sifiso Nhlapo (Rsa) 36.428
11. Kama Kazi (Aus) 36.492
12. Ivo Lakucs (Lat) 36.509
13. Marc Willers (Nzl) 36.519
14. Thomas Allier (Fra) 36.649
15. Michal Prokop (Cze) 36.689
16. Luke Madill (Aus) 36.795
17. Donny Robinson (USA) 36.868
18. Emilio Falla (Ecu) 36.993
19. Ramiro Marino (Arg) 37.029
20. Scott Erwood (Can) 37.05
21. Cristian Becerine (Arg) 37.253
22. Liam Phillips (Gbr) 37.47
23. Henrik Baltzersen (Den) 37.635
24. Augusto Castro (Col) 38.445
25. Sebastian Kartfjord (Nor) 38.688
26. Vilmos Radasics (Hun) 38.83
27. Rob van den Wildenberg (Ned) 39.167
28. Raymon van der Biezen (Ned) 40.153
29. Akifumi Sakamoto (Jpn) 41.211
30. Robert de Wilde (Ned) 50.268
DNF Roger Rinderknecht (Sui)
DNF Jared Graves (Aus)