Hannah Roberts (BMX cyclist)

Hannah Roberts (born August 10, 2001) is an American BMX freestyle cyclist. She is a five time world champion in the UCI Urban Cycling World Championships and silver medalist in freestyle BMX at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Hannah Roberts
Roberts in 2017
Personal information
Born (2001-08-10) August 10, 2001
South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
Medal record
Women's BMX
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Freestyle
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2019 LimaFreestyle
Urban World Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 ChengduFreestyle Park
Gold medal – first place 2019 ChengduFreestyle Park
Gold medal – first place2021 MontpellierFreestyle Park
Gold medal – first place2022 Abu DhabiFreestyle Park
Gold medal – first place2023 GlasgowFreestyle Park
Bronze medal – third place 2018 ChengduFreestyle Park

Early life

Roberts was born in South Bend, Indiana. Roberts’ mother is Betty Roberts. Roberts grew up in Buchanan, Michigan where she graduated from Buchanan High School in 2019.[1]

Roberts began riding BMX at age 9.[1] Roberts entered her first BMX competition in 2012.[1]

Career

Urban World Championships

In 2017, Roberts competed in Chengdu, China at the UCI Urban Cycling World Championships where she won gold and became world champion.[2][3] After earning bronze in 2018, Roberts won her second BMX world title in 2019[4] and a third world title in 2021.[5]

Olympics

Roberts became the first American to qualify in BMX freestyle for the 2020 Summer Olympics, for the first Olympics the event would be included[4] Going into the event, Roberts was seeded first and was a favorite to win.[6] She had the highest score in the first round with a score of 96.10. For her second run, she needed to improve to a score of 97.50 to win gold, but after a poor landing she stopped the run, accepting a silver medal.[7][8]

References
  1. "Hannah Roberts". teamusa.org/. Archived from the original on February 4, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  2. AP (July 6, 2018). "Teen Hannah Roberts rises to top in BMX, Olympics in sight". USA TODAY. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  3. Hammon, Kelsey (March 5, 2019). "Buchanan native first female BMX freestyler to win world championship". Leader Publications. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  4. "Hannah Roberts is first U.S. Olympic qualifier in BMX freestyle". sports.yahoo.com. February 3, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  5. "BMX Freestyle: Hannah Roberts and Logan Martin crowned Urban Cycling 2021 World Champions". Olympics.com. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  6. "Watch Hannah Roberts' Top-Scoring Run During Women's BMX Freestyle Seeding". NBC Chicago. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  7. "South Bend native Hannah Roberts takes silver in women's BMX freestyle at Tokyo Olympics". www.msn.com. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  8. "19-Year-Old Hannah Roberts Nabs Silver in BMX Freestyle's Olympic Debut". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
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