2008 UCI BMX World Championships
# 2008 UCI BMX World Championships

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 | Place | Nation | | | | | | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | France | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | Australia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | 3 | Colombia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 3 | Latvia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 3 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 9 | United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | 6 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 8 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | 9 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 7 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 9 | Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 23 |

## Medal summary

| event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| Men's events ||||
| Elite men details | Māris Štrombergs Latvia | Steve Cisar - (doping) United States | Sifiso Nhlapo South Africa |
| Elite men details | Māris Štrombergs Latvia | Sifiso Nhlapo South Africa | ? |
| Junior men details | Sam Willoughby Australia | Vincent Pelluard France | Denzel Stein United States |
| Elite men cruiser details | Thomas Hamon France | Manuel De Vecchi Italy | Jonathan Suárez Venezuela |
| Junior men cruiser details | Joris Daudet France | Vincent Pelluard France | Jelle Van Gorkom Netherlands |
| Women's events ||||
| Elite women details | Shanaze Reade Great Britain | Anne-Caroline Chausson France | Sarah Walker New Zealand |
| Junior women details | Manon Valentino France | Lauren Reynolds Australia | Rachel Bracken Australia |
| Elite women cruiser details | Magalie Pottier France | Amélie Despeaux France | Sarah Walker New Zealand |
| Junior women cruiser details | Mariana Pajón Colombia | Manon Valentino France | Eva Ailloud France |
