# UCI BMX World Championships

UCI BMX World Championships are the World championship for BMX racing (bicycle motocross) held under the regulations of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), sport's international governing body.

## Summary
### IBMXF

| Number | Year | Host | Country | Year | Host | Country |
| IBMXF World Championships | IBMXF World Championships | IBMXF World Championships | IBMXF World Championships | FIAC World Championships | FIAC World Championships | FIAC World Championships |
| 1 | 1982 | Dayton | United States | | | |
| 2 | 1983 | Slagharen | Netherlands | | | |
| 3 | 1984 | Suzuka | Japan | | | |
| 4 | 1985 | Whistler | Canada | 1985 | Jesolo | Italy |
| 5 | 1986 | Slough | United Kingdom | 1986 | Riccione | Italy |
| 6 | 1987 | Orlando | United States | 1987 | Bordeaux | France |
| 7 | 1988 | Santiago | Chile | 1988 | Mol | Belgium |
| 8 | 1989 | Brisbane | Australia | 1989 | São Paulo | Brazil |
| 9 | 1990 | Le Castellet | France | 1990 | Aranda de Duero | Spain |
| IBMXF–FIAC World Championships |||||||
| 10 | 1991 | Sandnes | Norway | | | |
| 11 | 1992 | Salvador | Brazil | | | |
| 12 | 1993 | Schijndel | Netherlands | | | |
| 13 | 1994 | Waterford | United States | | | |
| 14 | 1995 | Bogotá | Colombia | | | |

### UCI BMX

| Number | Year | Host | Country | Events |
| 1 | 1996 | Brighton | United Kingdom | 6 |
| 2 | 1997 | Saskatoon | Canada | 6 |
| 3 | 1998 | Melbourne | Australia | 6 |
| 4 | 1999 | Vallet | France | 6 |
| 5 | 2000 | Córdoba | Argentina | 6 |
| 6 | 2001 | Louisville | United States | 6 |
| 7 | 2002 | Paulínia | Brazil | 6 |
| 8 | 2003 | Perth | Australia | 6 |
| 9 | 2004 | Valkenswaard | Netherlands | 6 |
| 10 | 2005 | Paris | France | 6 |
| 11 | 2006 | São Paulo | Brazil | 8 |
| 12 | 2007 | Victoria | Canada | 8 |
| 13 | 2008 | Taiyuan | China | 8 |
| 14 | 2009 | Adelaide | Australia | 8 |
| 15 | 2010 | Pietermaritzburg | South Africa | 8 |
| 16 | 2011 | Copenhagen | Denmark | 8 |
| 17 | 2012 | Birmingham | United Kingdom | 8 |
| 18 | 2013 | Auckland | New Zealand | 8 |
| 19 | 2014 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | 8 |
| 20 | 2015 | Heusden-Zolder | Belgium | 8 |
| 21 | 2016 | Medellín | Colombia | 8 |
| 22 | 2017 | Rock Hill | United States | 4 |
| 23 | 2018 | Baku | Azerbaijan | 4 |
| 24 | 2019 | Heusden-Zolder | Belgium | 4 |
| - | 2020 | Houston | United States | 4 |
| 25 | 2021 | Arnhem | Netherlands | 4 |
| 26 | 2022 | Nantes | France | 6 |
| 27 | 2023 | Glasgow | United Kingdom | 6 |
| 28 | 2024 | Rock Hill | United States | 6 |
| 29 | 2025 | Copenhagen | Denmark | 6 |
(cancelled) 2020

## Past winners

The following list includes world champions at the elite Championship Level and does not include the Cruiser Level, Challenge level or Juniors, as defined by the UCI BMX Rule Book.

### Elite Men

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1996 | Dale Holmes Great Britain | Randy Stumpfhauser United States | Florent Boutte France |
| 1997 | John Purse United States | Greg Romero United States | Matt Hadan United States |
| 1998 | Thomas Allier France | Andy Contes United States | Dylan Clayton Great Britain |
| 1999 | Robert de Wilde Netherlands | Christophe Lévêque France | Mario Soto Colombia |
| 2000 | Thomas Allier France | Christophe Lévêque France | Dale Holmes Great Britain |
| 2001 | Dale Holmes Great Britain | Ivo Lakučs Latvia | Randy Stumpfhauser United States |
| 2002 | Kyle Bennett United States | Randy Stumpfhauser United States | Wade Bootes Australia |
| 2003 | Kyle Bennett United States | Randy Stumpfhauser United States | Robert de Wilde Netherlands |
| 2004 | Warwick Stevenson Australia | Cristian Becerine Argentina | Bubba Harris United States |
| 2005 | Bubba Harris United States | Mike Day United States | Robert de Wilde Netherlands |
| 2006 | Javier Colombo Argentina | Randy Stumpfhauser United States | Mike Day United States |
| 2007 | Kyle Bennett United States | Khalen Young Australia | Randy Stumpfhauser United States |
| 2008 | Māris Štrombergs Latvia | Steven Cisar United States | Sifiso Nhlapo South Africa |
| 2009 | Donny Robinson United States | Mike Day United States | Ramiro Marino Argentina |
| 2010 | Māris Štrombergs Latvia | Sifiso Nhlapo South Africa | Joris Daudet France |
| 2011 | Joris Daudet France | Māris Štrombergs Latvia | Marc Willers New Zealand |
| 2012 | Sam Willoughby Australia | Joris Daudet France | Moana Moo-Caille France |
| 2013 | Liam Phillips Great Britain | Marc Willers New Zealand | Luis Brethauer Germany |
| 2014 | Sam Willoughby Australia | Tory Nyhaug Canada | Tre Whyte Great Britain |
| 2015 | Niek Kimmann Netherlands | Jelle van Gorkom Netherlands | David Graf Switzerland |
| 2016 | Joris Daudet France | Niek Kimmann Netherlands | Nicholas Long United States |
| 2017 | Corben Sharrah United States | Sylvain André France | Joris Daudet France |
| 2018 | Sylvain André France | Joris Daudet France | Anderson de Souza Brazil |
| 2019 | Twan van Gendt Netherlands | Niek Kimmann Netherlands | Sylvain André France |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic |
| 2021 | Niek Kimmann Netherlands | Sylvain André France | David Graf Switzerland |
| 2022 | Simon Marquart Switzerland | Kye Whyte Great Britain | Joris Daudet France |
| 2023 | Romain Mahieu France | Arthur Pilard France | Joris Daudet France |
| 2024 | Joris Daudet France | Niek Kimmann Netherlands | Sylvain André France |

### Elite Women

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1996 | Natarsha Williams Australia | Natasha Massop Netherlands | Kerstin Munski Germany |
| 1997 | Michelle Cairns United States | Karien Gubbels Netherlands | Marie McGilvary United States |
| 1998 | Rachel Marshall Australia | Marie McGilvary United States | Brigitte Busschers Netherlands |
| 1999 | Audry Pichol France | Dagmara Poláková Slovakia | Tatjana Schocher Switzerland |
| 2000 | Natarsha Williams Australia | Ellen Bollansée Belgium | Gabriela Díaz Argentina |
| 2001 | Gabriela Díaz Argentina | Marie McGilvary United States | Elodie Ajinça France |
| 2002 | Gabriela Díaz Argentina | Karine Chambonneau France | Jana Horáková Czech Republic |
| 2003 | Elodie Ajinça France | Willy Kanis Netherlands | Tatjana Schocher Switzerland |
| 2004 | Gabriela Díaz Argentina | Cyrielle Convert France | Alice Jung United States |
| 2005 | Willy Kanis Netherlands | Renee Junga Australia | Laëtitia Le Corguillé France |
| 2006 | Willy Kanis Netherlands | Gabriela Díaz Argentina | Cecile Lazzarotto France |
| 2007 | Shanaze Reade Great Britain | Sarah Walker New Zealand | Jana Horáková Czech Republic |
| 2008 | Shanaze Reade Great Britain | Anne-Caroline Chausson France | Sarah Walker New Zealand |
| 2009 | Sarah Walker New Zealand | Eva Ailloud France | Arielle Martin United States |
| 2010 | Shanaze Reade Great Britain | Sarah Walker New Zealand | Alise Post United States |
| 2011 | Mariana Pajón Colombia | Sarah Walker New Zealand | Magalie Pottier France |
| 2012 | Magalie Pottier France | Eva Ailloud France | Romana Labounková Czech Republic |
| 2013 | Caroline Buchanan Australia | Lauren Reynolds Australia | Manon Valentino France |
| 2014 | Mariana Pajón Colombia | Alise Post United States | Laura Smulders Netherlands |
| 2015 | Stefany Hernández Venezuela | Caroline Buchanan Australia | Simone Christensen Denmark |
| 2016 | Mariana Pajón Colombia | Caroline Buchanan Australia | Alise Post United States |
| 2017 | Alise Post United States | Caroline Buchanan Australia | Mariana Pajón Colombia |
| 2018 | Laura Smulders Netherlands | Merel Smulders Netherlands | Judy Baauw Netherlands |
| 2019 | Alise Willoughby United States | Laura Smulders Netherlands | Axelle Étienne France |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to Covid-19 | Cancelled due to Covid-19 | Cancelled due to Covid-19 |
| 2021 | Beth Shriever Great Britain | Judy Baauw Netherlands | Laura Smulders Netherlands |
| 2022 | Felicia Stancil United States | Zoé Claessens Switzerland | Merel Smulders Netherlands |
| 2023 | Beth Shriever Great Britain | Laura Smulders Netherlands | Alise Willoughby United States |
| 2024 | Alise Willoughby United States | Zoé Claessens Switzerland | Daleny Vaughn United States |

## Medals tables

These tables includes medalists in all Championship categories, both Men and Women, Junior and Elite, BMX and Cruiser.

### Medal table
#### 1996–2024, all events

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | France | 38 | 37 | 39 | 114 |
| 2 | United States | 35 | 35 | 36 | 106 |
| 3 | Australia | 21 | 17 | 11 | 49 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 17 | 22 | 17 | 56 |
| 5 | Colombia | 14 | 5 | 8 | 27 |
| 6 | Great Britain | 13 | 8 | 7 | 28 |
| 7 | Argentina | 6 | 10 | 6 | 22 |
| 8 | New Zealand | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 |
| 9 | Latvia | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 10 | Ecuador | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 11 | Switzerland | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 12 | South Africa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Venezuela | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Canada | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 15 | Norway | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Italy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Brazil | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 18 | Portugal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Czech Republic | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 20 | Germany | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 21 | Russia | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 22 | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | Chile | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (27 entries) | Totals (27 entries) | 168 | 168 | 168 | 504 |

## Champions by year

| Year | Venue | Champions |
| 1996 | Brighton, United Kingdom | Elite Women: Natarsha Williams Elite Men: Dale Holmes Junior Women: Alesha Pollard Junior Men: Carmine Falco Elite Men Cruiser: Jamie Staff Junior Men Cruiser: Scott Beaumont Nation: Great Britain |
| 1997 | Saskatoon, Canada | Elite Women: Michelle Cairns Elite Men: John Purse Junior Women: Rachel Marshall Junior Men: Ivo Lakučs Elite Men Cruiser: Christophe Lévêque Junior Men Cruiser: Thierry Fouilleul Nations: France |
| 1998 | Melbourne, Australia | Elite Women: Rachel Marshall Elite Men: Thomas Allier Junior Women: Heather Bruns Junior Men: Brandon Meadows Elite Men Cruiser: Christophe Lévêque Junior Men Cruiser: Warwick Stevenson Nation: France |
| 1999 | Vallet, France | Elite Women: Audrey Pichol Elite Men: Robert de Wilde Junior Women: Gabriela Díaz Junior Men: Dan Shanahan Elite Men Cruiser: Christophe Lévêque Junior Men Cruiser: Chad Hernaez Nation: France |
| 2000 | Córdoba, Argentina | Elite Women: Natarsha Williams Elite Men: Thomas Allier Junior Women: Jamie Lilly Junior Men: Jason Ream Elite Men Cruiser: Mario Soto Junior Men Cruiser: Medhi Remili Nation: United States |
| 2001 | Louisville, United States | Elite Women: Gabriela Díaz Elite Men: Dale Holmes Junior Women: Michelle Meandro Junior Men: Donny Robinson Elite Men Cruiser: Christophe Lévêque Junior Men Cruiser: Donny Robinson Nation: Argentina |
| 2002 | Paulínia, Brazil | Elite Women: Gabriela Díaz Elite Men: Kyle Bennett Junior Women: Willy Kanis Junior Men: Pablo Gutierrez Elite Men Cruiser: Randy Stumpfhauser Junior Men Cruiser: Santiago Duque Nation: France |
| 2003 | Perth, Australia | Elite Women: Elodie Ajinca Elite Men: Kyle Bennett Junior Women: Samantha Cools Junior Men: Artūrs Matisons Elite Men Cruiser: Randy Stumpfhauser Junior Men Cruiser: Artūrs Matisons Nation: France |
| 2004 | Valkenswaard, Netherlands | Elite Women: Gabriela Díaz Elite Men: Warwick Stevenson Junior Women: Kimberly Hayashi Junior Men: Michael Fenwick Elite Men Cruiser: Randy Stumpfhauser Junior Men Cruiser: Augusto Castro Nation: Netherlands |
| 2005 | Paris, France | Elite Women: Willy Kanis Elite Men: Bubba Harris Junior Women: Nicole Callisto Junior Men: Micael César Elite Men Cruiser: Randy Stumpfhauser Junior Men Cruiser: Sifiso Nhlapo Nation: Netherlands |
| 2006 | São Paulo, Brazil | Elite Women: Willy Kanis Elite Men: Javier Columbo Junior Women: Shanaze Reade Junior Men: Moana Moo-Caille Elite Women Cruiser: Laëtitia Le Corguillé Elite Men Cruiser: Donny Robinson Junior Women Cruiser: Amanda Geving Junior Men Cruiser: Joe Sowers Nation: United States |
| 2007 | Victoria, Canada | Elite Women: Shanaze Reade Elite Men: Kyle Bennett Junior Women: Magalie Pottier Junior Men: Yvan Lapraz Elite Women Cruiser: Sarah Walker Elite Men Cruiser: Jonathan Suárez Junior Women Cruiser: Magalie Pottier Junior Men Cruiser: Fausto Endara Nation: United States |
| 2008 | Taiyuan, China | Elite Women: Shanaze Reade Elite Men: Māris Štrombergs Junior Women: Manon Valentino Junior Men: Sam Willoughby Elite Women Cruiser: Magalie Pottier Elite Men Cruiser: Thomas Hamon Junior Women Cruiser: Mariana Pajón Junior Men Cruiser: Joris Daudet Nation: United States |
| 2009 | Adelaide, Australia | Elite Women: Sarah Walker Elite Men: Donnie Robinson Junior Women: Mariana Pajón Junior Men: Sam Willoughby Elite Women Cruiser: Sarah Walker Elite Men Cruiser: Ivo van der Putten Junior Women Cruiser: Mariana Pajón Junior Men Cruiser: Joris Daudet Nation: United States |
| 2010 | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | Elite Women: Shanaze Reade Elite Men: Māris Štrombergs Junior Women: Merle van Benthem Junior Men: Sylvain André Elite Women Cruiser: Mariana Pajón Elite Men Cruiser: Renato Rezende Junior Women Cruiser: Teagan O'Keefe Junior Men Cruiser: David Oquendo Nation: United States |
| 2011 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Elite Women: Mariana Pajón Elite Men: Joris Daudet Junior Women: Melinda McLeod Junior Men: Alfredo Campo Elite Women Time Trial: Shanaze Reade Elite Men Time Trial: Andre Fossa Arguiluz Junior Women Time Trial: Melinda McLeod Junior Men Time Trial: Darryn Goodwin Nation: United States |
| 2012 | Birmingham, United Kingdom | Elite Women: Magalie Pottier Elite Men: Sam Willoughby Junior Women: Felicia Stancil Junior Men: Carlos Ramírez Elite Women Time Trial: Caroline Buchanan Elite Men Time Trial: Connor Fields Junior Women Time Trial: Felicia Stancil Junior Men Time Trial: Romain Mahieu Nation: United States |
| 2013 | Auckland, New Zealand | Elite Women: Caroline Buchanan Elite Men: Liam Phillips Junior Women: Felicia Stancil Junior Men: Sean Gaian Elite Women Time Trial: Mariana Pajón Elite Men Time Trial: Connor Fields Junior Women Time Trial: Felicia Stancil Junior Men Time Trial: Romain Mahieu Nation: United States |
| 2014 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Elite Women: Mariana Pajón Elite Men: Sam Willoughby Junior Women: Doménica Azuero Junior Men: Niek Kimmann Elite Women Time Trial: Laura Smulders Elite Men Time Trial: Sam Willoughby Junior Women Time Trial: Sandie Thibaut Junior Men Time Trial: Niek Kimmann |
| 2015 | Zolder, Belgium | Elite Women: Stefany Hernández Elite Men: Niek Kimmann Junior Women: Axelle Etienne Junior Men: Exequiel Torres Elite Women Time Trial: Mariana Pajón Elite Men Time Trial: Joris Daudet Junior Women Time Trial: Axelle Etienne Junior Men Time Trial: Shane Rosa |
| 2016 | Medellín, Colombia | Elite Women: Mariana Pajón Elite Men: Joris Daudet Junior Women: Ruby Huisman Junior Men: Maynard Peel Elite Women Time Trial: Caroline Buchanan Elite Men Time Trial: Niek Kimmann Junior Women Time Trial: Merel Smulders Junior Men Time Trial: Richard Ragot |
| 2017 | Rock Hill, United States | Elite Women: Alise Post Elite Men: Corben Sharrah Junior Women: Beth Shriever Junior Men: Cédric Butti Masters Men: Tyler Brown |
| 2018 | Baku, Azerbaijan | Elite Women: Laura Smulders Elite Men: Sylvain André Junior Women: Indy Scheepers Junior Men: Leo Garoyan |
| 2019 | Zolder, Belgium | Elite Women: Alise Willoughby Elite Men: Twan van Gendt Junior Women: Jessie Smith Junior Men: Tatyan Lui-Hin-Tsan |
| 2020 | Houston, United States | CANCELLED (COVID-19 Pandemic) |
| 2021 | Papendal, Netherlands | Elite Women: Beth Shriever Elite Men: Niek Kimmann Junior Women: Mariane Beltrando Junior Men: Marco Radaelli |
| 2022 | Nantes, France | Elite Women: Felicia Stancil Elite Men: Simon Marquart Junior Women: Léa Brindjonc Junior Men: Julian Bijsterbosch |
| 2023 | Glasgow, United Kingdom | Elite Women: Beth Shriever Elite Men: Romain Mahieu U23 Women: Tessa Martinez U23 Men: Filib Steiner Junior Women: Veronika Stūriška Junior Men: Thomás Maturano |
| 2024 | Rock Hill, United States | Elite Women: Alise Willoughby Elite Men: Joris Daudet U23 Women: Veronika Stūriška U23 Men: Pedro Benalcázar Junior Women: Teya Rufus Junior Men: Joshua Jolly |

## Individual

Most Decorated Riders
Men (Earned 3 or more medals in Elite Men)
| Place | Rider | Rider | | | | Total |
| 1 | Joris Daudet | France | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Randy Stumpfhauser | United States | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Niek Kimmann | Netherlands | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Sylvain Andre | France | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Kyle Bennett | United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Maris Strombergs | Latvia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Dale Holmes | Great Britain | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Robert de Wilde | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Mike Day | United States | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Women (Earned 3 or more medals in Elite Women)
| Place | Rider | Rider | | | | Total |
| 1 | Alise Willoughby | United States | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Gabriela Díaz | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Sarah Walker | New Zealand | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Laura Smulders | Netherlands | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Mariana Pajón | Colombia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Caroline Buchanan | Australia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Shanaze Reade | Great Britain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Willy Kanis | Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |

### Most Elite Men's Titles

| Place | Rider | Rider | |
| 1 | Kyle Bennett | United States | 3 |
| 1 | Joris Daudet | France | 3 |
| 3 | Dale Holmes | Great Britain | 2 |
| 3 | Thomas Allier | France | 2 |
| 3 | Maris Strombergs | Latvia | 2 |
| 3 | Sam Willoughby | Australia | 2 |
| 3 | Niek Kimmann | Netherlands | 2 |

### Most Elite Women's Titles

| Place | Rider | Rider | |
| 1 | Gabriela Díaz | Argentina | 3 |
| 1 | Shanaze Reade | Great Britain | 3 |
| 1 | Mariana Pajón | Colombia | 3 |
| 1 | Alise Willoughby | United States | 3 |
| 5 | Natarsha Williams | Australia | 2 |
| 5 | Willy Kanis | Netherlands | 2 |
| 5 | Beth Shriever | Great Britain | 2 |