SMULDERS Laura
Events and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
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Cycling BMX Racing |
Women | 16 |
Schedule
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Highlights
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Olympic Games
World Championships
European Championships
UCI BMX Supercross - Overview per season since 2017
UCI BMX Supercross - Ten best performances since 2017
Legend
IP - In Progress, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified
| Year | Location | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, BRA | 7 |
| 2012 | London, GBR | 3 |
World Championships
| Year | Location | Women | Time trial |
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| 2019 | Heusden-Zolder, BEL | 2 | - |
| 2018 | Baku, AZE | 1 | - |
| 2017 | Rock Hill, SC, USA | 6 | - |
| 2016 | Medellin, COL | 25 | 2 |
| 2015 | Heusden-Zolder, BEL | 5 | 4 |
| 2014 | Rotterdam, NED | 3 | 1 |
| 2013 | Auckland, NZL | 10 | 5 |
| 2012 | Birmingham, GBR | 13 | 12 |
European Championships
| Year | Location | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Valmiera, LAT | 1 |
| 2018 | Glasgow, GBR | 1 |
| 2017 | Bordeaux, FRA | 1 |
UCI BMX Supercross - Overview per season since 2017
| Year | Event | Standings | Three best ranks per season |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Women | - | 1 x 1st, 1 x 8th |
| 2020 | Women | 6th | 1 x 4th, 1 x 14th |
| 2019 | Women | 1st | 6 x 1st, 1 x 2nd, 1 x 3rd |
| 2018 | Women | 1st | 5 x 1st, 2 x 3rd, 1 x 4th |
| 2017 | Women | 1st | 3 x 1st, 2 x 2nd, 1 x 6th |
UCI BMX Supercross - Ten best performances since 2017
| Rank | Year | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021 | Women | Verona, ITA |
| 1 | 2019 | Women | Santiago del Estero, ARG |
| 1 | 2019 | Women | Santiago del Estero, ARG |
| 1 | 2019 | Women | Rock Hill, SC, USA |
| 1 | 2019 | Women | Rock Hill, SC, USA |
| 1 | 2019 | Women | Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, FRA |
| 1 | 2019 | Women | Papendal, NED |
| 1 | 2018 | Women | Santiago del Estero, ARG |
| 1 | 2018 | Women | Heusden-Zolder, BEL |
| 1 | 2018 | Women | Papendal, NED |
| 1 | 2018 | Women | Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, FRA |
| 1 | 2018 | Women | Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, FRA |
| 1 | 2017 | Women | Heusden-Zolder, BEL |
| 1 | 2017 | Women | Papendal, NED |
| 1 | 2017 | Women | Papendal, NED |
Legend
IP - In Progress, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified
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Athlete
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Dutch, English
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Her younger sister Merel has also represented the Netherlands in BMX racing. She won silver at the 2018 World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, and finished fourth at the 2019 European Championships in Valmiera, Latvia. Her father Frank Smulders has been manager of the Oegema TVE BMX team in the Netherlands. (SportsDeskOnline, 29 Aug 2019; uci.org, 01 Jan 2021)
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She took up the sport in 2000 at age six. (laurasmulders.com, 15 Oct 2018)
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She was inspired to take up the sport after watching her brother at a BMX competition. She bought an old bike from a friend and began attending a local club in Wijchen, Netherlands. (laurasmulders.nl, 04 Jun 2012 )
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To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (laurasmulders.com, 15 Oct 2018)
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Winning a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (laurasmulders.com, 15 Oct 2018)
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She was named the most promising talent at the Dutch Olympic Committee*Dutch Sports Federation [NOC*NSF] sports gala in 2012. (laurasmulders.nl, 26 Jun 2016)
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https://www.facebook.com/laura.smulders
- Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/LauraSmuldersFP2012
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https://instagram.com/lauraasmulders
- Team Instagram: https://instagram.com/smulderssisters
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-smulders-b7a02980/
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https://twitter.com/Lauraasmulders
- Athlete Website: http://www.laurasmulders.com
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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-aeu552fkUp6sgsp9DD-Jg
Legend
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