Connor Fields

Connor Fields (born September 14, 1992) is an American professional BMX racer. He represented the United States at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's BMX event and finished 7th overall.[1] He represented the United States again at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's BMX event. He won the gold medal in Rio de Janeiro,[2] and became the first American to win an Olympic BMX gold.[3]

For the professional lacrosse player, see Connor Fields (lacrosse).

Connor Fields
Fields at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1992-09-14) September 14, 1992
Plano, Texas, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight200 lb (91 kg)
Sport
SportCycling
Event(s)BMX
TeamChase Bicycles
Medal record
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro Men's BMX
Pan American Games
2011 Guadalajara Men's BMX
UCI BMX Supercross career
Starts30
Championships1
Wins6
Podiums14
Best finish1st in 2013
Medal record
UCI BMX World Championships
2013 Auckland Men's Time Trial
2012 Birmingham Men's Time Trial
2015 Heusden-Zolder Men's Time Trial

In the semifinals of the 2020 Summer Olympics BMX event, Fields crashed off a jump heading into the first turn in the third run and failed to complete the trial.[4] The Olympic committee tweeted their best wishes for recovery to Fields and Australian cyclist Saya Sakakibara who was injured in a women's semifinals event the same day.[5]

Early life

Fields graduated from Green Valley High School.[6]

References
  1. "Men's BMX Racing". 2012 Summer Olympics. London2012.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  2. "Men Schedule & Results: BMX". 2016 Summer Olympics. Rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  3. Snider, Mike. Connor Fields becomes first American BMX rider to win Olympic gold Archived 2017-03-26 at the Wayback Machine, GRINDTV.com, August 19, 2016, Retrieved 2017-03-25
  4. Helsel, Phil (30 July 2021). "U.S. BMX racer Connor Fields carried off on stretcher after crash". NBC News. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  5. Olympics, Official Account (30 July 2021). "Sending hugs to Connor Fields and Saya Sakakibara after they crashed out of the cycling BMX racing semi-finals. We're thinking of you!". Olympics. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  6. Granger, Jesse (29 July 2016). "Going for gold: Green Valley product Fields eyes Olympic medal in BMX". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 3 October 2017.


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