Laura Smulders

Laura Smulders
Smulders in 2018
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1993-12-09) 9 December 1993 (age 32)
Nijmegen, Netherlands
WebsiteLauraSmulders.nl
Sport
Country Netherlands
SportCycling
Event
BMX racing
Medal record
Women's BMX racing
Representing  Netherlands
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 1
World Championships 2 3 3
World Cup 5 2 3
World Cup rounds 28 11 9
European Championships 5 1 2
European Junior Championships 1 1 0
Total 41 18 18
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2012 LondonBMX racing
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 RotterdamBMX time trial
Gold medal – first place2018 BakuBMX racing
Silver medal – second place2016 MedellínBMX time trial
Silver medal – second place2019 Heusden-ZolderBMX racing
Silver medal – second place2023 GlasgowBMX racing
Bronze medal – third place2014 RotterdamBMX racing
Bronze medal – third place2021 ArnhemBMX racing
Bronze medal – third place2026 BrisbaneBMX racing
World Cup
Gold medal – first place2016BMX racing
Gold medal – first place2017BMX racing
Gold medal – first place2018BMX racing
Gold medal – first place2019BMX racing
Gold medal – first place2022BMX racing
Silver medal – second place2021BMX racing
Silver medal – second place2025BMX racing
Bronze medal – third place2013BMX racing
Bronze medal – third place2014BMX racing
Bronze medal – third place2023BMX racing
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 RoskildeBMX racing
Gold medal – first place2017 BordeauxBMX racing
Gold medal – first place2018 GlasgowBMX racing
Gold medal – first place2019 ValmieraBMX racing
Gold medal – first place2026 SarriansBMX racing
Silver medal – second place2024 VeronaBMX racing
Bronze medal – third place2015 ErpBMX racing
Bronze medal – third place2025 ValmieraBMX racing
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2010BMX racing
Silver medal – second place2011BMX racing

Laura Smulders (born 9 December 1993) is a Dutch racing cyclist who represents the Netherlands in BMX. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's BMX event where she won the bronze medal.

Personal

Her younger sister, Merel Smulders is also a BMX rider and became junior World Time Trial Champion at the 2016 UCI BMX World Championships.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Laura Smulders". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 11 May 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "Women's BMX Racing". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "BMX Cycling - Merel Smulders (Netherlands)".