2008 UCI BMX World Championships
| Venue | Taiyuan, China |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | May 29 – June 1, 2008 |
| Events | 8 |
The 2008 UCI BMX World Championships took place in Taiyuan in China and crowned world champions in the cycling discipline of BMX racing. Great Britain's Shanaze Reade won her second consecutive world championships in the elite women's category, whilst Latvian Māris Štrombergs won the elite men's category.
Medals table
| Place | Nation | 
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Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France
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4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | ||||
| 2 |  Australia
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1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 3 |  Colombia
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 3 |  Latvia
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 3 |  Great Britain
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 9 |  United States
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 6 |  Italy
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0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 8 |  New Zealand
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0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 9 |  Netherlands
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 7 |  South Africa
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0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 9 |  Venezuela
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 23 | |||
Medal summary
| event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's events | ||||||
| Elite men |
Māris Štrombergs Latvia
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United States |
South Africa | |||
| Sifiso Nhlapo South Africa
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| Junior men |
Sam Willoughby Australia
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Vincent Pelluard France
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Denzel Stein United States
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| Elite men cruiser |
Thomas Hamon France
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Manuel De Vecchi Italy
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Jonathan Suárez Venezuela
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| Junior men cruiser |
Joris Daudet France
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Vincent Pelluard France
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Jelle Van Gorkom Netherlands
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| Women's events | ||||||
| Elite women |
Shanaze Reade Great Britain
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Anne-Caroline Chausson France
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Sarah Walker New Zealand
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| Junior women |
Manon Valentino France
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Lauren Reynolds Australia
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Rachel Bracken Australia
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| Elite women cruiser |
Magalie Pottier France
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Amélie Despeaux France
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Sarah Walker New Zealand
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| Junior women cruiser |
Mariana Pajón Colombia
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Manon Valentino France
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Eva Ailloud France
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External links
- Official website
- Union Cycliste Internationale website
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