{{short description|Australian cyclist}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Use Australian English|date=August 2012}} {{Infobox sportsperson | headercolor = | name = Caroline Buchanan | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = <!-- if different --> | fullname = <!-- if different --> | nickname = Caro | nationality = Australian | residence = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|10|24|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Canberra]], [[Australia]] | death_date = | death_place = | height = 165 cm<ref name=aoc/> | weight = 68 kg<ref name=aoc/> | website = {{URL|http://www.carolinebuchanan.com}} | country = {{AUS}} | sport = [[Cycle sport|Cycling]] | event = [[BMX racing]]<br />[[Mountain biking]] | collegeteam = | club = | team = | turnedpro = | coach = | retired = | coaching = | worlds = 5 x BMX and Mountain Bike World Champion | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = London 2012 Olympic Finalist | paralympics = | highestranking = | pb = | show-medals = | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{AUS}}}} {{MedalSport|Women's [[BMX racing]]}} {{MedalCount|total= yes |[[UCI BMX World Championships|World Championships]]|3|5|1 |[[UCI BMX Racing World Cup|World Cup]]|2|1|0 |[[UCI BMX Racing World Cup|World Cup rounds]]|0|0|0 |Oceania Championships|3|2|1 }} {{MedalCompetition|[[UCI BMX World Championships|World Championships]]}} {{MedalGold | [[2012 UCI BMX World Championships|2012 Birmingham]]|BMX time trial}} {{MedalGold|[[2013 UCI BMX World Championships|2013 Auckland]]|BMX racing}} {{MedalGold | [[2016 UCI BMX World Championships|2016 Medellín]]|BMX time trial}} {{MedalSilver | [[2011 UCI BMX World Championships|2011 Copenhagen]]|BMX time trial}} {{MedalSilver | [[2014 UCI BMX World Championships|2014 Rotterdam]]|BMX time trial}} {{MedalSilver | [[2015 UCI BMX World Championships|2015 Heusden-Zolder]]|[[2015 UCI BMX World Championships – Women's race|BMX racing]]}} {{MedalSilver | [[2016 UCI BMX World Championships|2016 Medellín]]|BMX racing}} {{MedalSilver | [[2017 UCI BMX World Championships|2017 Rock Hill]]|BMX racing}} {{MedalBronze | [[2013 UCI BMX World Championships|2013 Auckland]]|BMX time trial}} {{MedalCompetition|[[UCI BMX Racing World Cup|World Cup]]}} {{MedalGold | [[UCI BMX Racing World Cup|2012]]|BMX racing}} {{MedalGold | [[UCI BMX Racing World Cup|2014]]|BMX racing}} {{MedalSilver | [[UCI BMX Racing World Cup|2010]]|BMX racing}} {{MedalCompetition|Oceania Championships}} {{MedalGold|2012 Nerang|BMX racing}} {{MedalGold|2013 Brisbane|BMX racing}} {{MedalGold|2014 Shepparton|BMX racing}} {{MedalSilver|2015 Brisbane|BMX racing}} {{MedalSilver|2016 Auckland|BMX racing}} {{MedalBronze|2011 Pukekohe|BMX racing}} }}
'''Caroline Buchanan''' (born 24 October 1990) is an Australian [[cycle sport|cyclist]] who has won multiple world championships in [[BMX racing]] and [[mountain biking]]. She represented Australia at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's BMX event.
==Early life== Nicknamed Caro,<ref name=aoc/> Caroline Buchanan was born on 24 October 1990 in [[Canberra]], [[Australia]].<ref name=aoc>{{cite web |url=http://london2012.olympics.com.au/athlete/caroline-buchanan |title=London 2012 - Caroline Buchanan |publisher=Australian Olympic Committee |location=Australia |accessdate=2012-07-06}}</ref><ref name=cyclingaussie>{{cite web |url=http://www.cycling.org.au/High-Performance/Rider-Profiles/Female/ProfileId/60/Caroline-Buchanan |title=Caroline Buchanan |publisher=Cycling.org.au |accessdate=1 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816194419/http://www.cycling.org.au/High-Performance/Rider-Profiles/Female/ProfileId/60/Caroline-Buchanan |archive-date=16 August 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> She attended [[Duffy Primary School]], and later [[Merici College]] and [[Erindale College (Wanniassa, Australian Capital Territory)|Erindale College]].<ref name=aoc/> ==Cycling career== Buchanan represents Australia in [[BMX]] and [[mountain biking]].<ref name="herald"/> She has been coached by [[Wade Bootes]] since 2007.<ref name=aoc/> Her primary training base is on Queensland's Gold Coast.<ref name=aoc/> She has a cycling scholarship with the ACT Academy of Sport.<ref name=aoc/> She is a member of the Tuggeranong Vikings BMX Club.<ref name=aoc/> She is 11× time Australian champion in BMX,<ref name="herald">{{cite web |url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/london-olympics/road-to-london/caroline-buchanan |title=Caroline Buchanan |publisher=Herald Sun |accessdate=17 March 2012}}</ref> in 2011 World Championships Buchanan won silver medal at time trial. She is also the 2009 and 2010 [[UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships – Women's four-cross|4-X Champion]].<ref name=cyclingaussie/><ref name=skynews>{{cite web |url=http://www.skynews.com.au/sport/article.aspx?id=754257&vId=3278765 |title=Buchanan wins first BMX world title |publisher=Sky News |date=27 May 2012 |accessdate=2012-07-06 |archive-date=30 December 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121230185429/http://www.skynews.com.au/sport/article.aspx?id=754257&vId=3278765 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She has earned the Australian Female Mountain bike rider of the year title three times.<ref name=aoc/>
While Buchanan was one of the best Australian BMX riders in 2008, she was not eligible for the Olympics because of her age.<ref name=aoc/> Following the 2008 issue, she added mountain biking to her cycling disciplines.<ref name=aoc/>
During 2012, Buchanan was focused on BMX and earning an Olympic spot in the discipline.<ref name=skynews/> In 2012, she won a round of the [[Supercross]], becoming the first Australian woman to do so.<ref name=skynews/> She had the two fastest runs at the 2012 time trial event at the World Championships in Birmingham, England.<ref name=skynews/> In May 2012, she was ranked the number one women's BMX rider in the world.<ref name=skynews/> She was selected to represent Australia at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] in the [[Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's BMX|women's BMX]] event.<ref name=aoc/>
In September 2013, Buchanan won the elite women's title at the [[UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships – Women's four-cross|UCI World Four Cross Championship]]s in [[Leogang]], Austria. She beat [[Anneke Beerten]] ([[Netherlands]]) the defending world champion.<ref name="World Four Cross Championships Austria"/> In July Buchanan also won the [[UCI BMX World Championships]] in New Zealand.<ref name="World Four Cross Championships Austria">{{cite news |title=Buchanan riding high after fifth world title |url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cycling/buchanan-riding-high-after-fifth-world-title-20130922-2u7vc.html |accessdate=22 September 2013 |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=22 September 2013 |agency=Australian Associated Press}}</ref> In 2013, she won the Sir Hubert Opperman Trophy for Australia's best all-round cyclist. She was the first person competing in BMX or mountain bike to win the award.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sir Hubert Opperman Trophy and 'Oppy Medal' |url=http://www.cycling.org.au/Home/About-CA/Oppy-Medal/Oppy-winners |website=Cycling Australia |accessdate=1 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919133259/http://www.cycling.org.au/Home/About-CA/Oppy-Medal/Oppy-winners |archive-date=19 September 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Bio - Caroline Buchanan |url=http://www.carolinebuchanan.com/about/bio/ |website=Caroline Buchanan |accessdate=1 June 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630050813/http://www.carolinebuchanan.com/about/bio/ |archivedate=30 June 2016}}</ref>
In May 2016, Buchanan won the Elite Women's Time Trial at the World BMX Championships in Colombia<ref>{{cite news |title=Elite Time Trials World Titles to Kimmann and Buchanan |url=http://www.uci.ch/bmx/news/article/elite-time-trials-world-titles-kimmann-and-buchanan-ragot-and-smulders-claim-fastest-lap-junior-class/ |accessdate=30 May 2016 |publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale |date=29 May 2016}}</ref> and was second to [[Mariana Pajón]] in the Elite Women's BMX race.
Buchanan qualified second in the seeding at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]]. However, she crashed during one of the semi-final rounds and did not qualify for the final.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rio 2016: Caroline Buchanan crashes out of BMX semi-finals, Willoughby and Dean miss out on medals |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-20/buchanan-crashes-out-of-womens-bmx/7768836 |accessdate=19 August 2016 |work=ABC News |date=19 August 2016}}</ref>
Since recovering from an accident in December 2017 she has started to compete in freestyle BMX events.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Giuliani |first1=Simone |title=Caroline Buchanan: Finding a way to fly again |url=https://cyclingtips.com/2018/12/caroline-buchanan-finding-a-way-to-fly-again/ |accessdate=13 January 2019 |work=Cycling Tips |date=19 December 2018}}</ref> In October 2019 she joined the Ride Concepts team.<ref>{{cite web |title=RIDE CONCEPTS Welcomes Caroline Buchanan to the Factory Athlete Team |url=https://theloamwolf.com/2019/10/08/ride-concepts-caroline-buchanan/ |website=Loam Wolf |accessdate=3 November 2019}}</ref> She is aiming to compete in BMX in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.{{Update inline|date=May 2023}}
== Personal life == In September 2016, Buchanan became engaged to American BMX rider Barry Nobles<ref>{{cite news |last=Dutton |first=Chris |date=10 September 2016 |title=BMX star Caroline Buchanan buries Olympic pain with engagement and world title |url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/sport/act-sport/bmx-star-caroline-buchanan-buries-olympic-pain-with-engagement-and-world-title-20160910-grdca0.html |accessdate=14 March 2017 |work=The Canberra Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=A Day in the Life of Barry Nobles and Caroline Buchanan |url=http://bmxunion.com/daily/a-day-in-the-life-of-barry-nobles-and-caroline-buchanan/ |accessdate=14 March 2017 |publisher=BMX Union}}</ref> and they married in September 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dutton |first1=Chris |date=4 October 2018 |title=Canberra BMX star Caroline Buchanan's intimate Nevada wedding |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cycling/canberra-bmx-star-caroline-buchanan-s-intimate-nevada-wedding-20181003-p507fz.html |accessdate=5 November 2019 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref>
In late December, 2017, Buchanan was involved in an off-road vehicle accident. She suffered serious injuries, including a collapsed lung and spent time in an intensive care unit.<ref>{{cite web |date=2018 |title=Olympian seriously injured in car crash |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-42549236 |accessdate=3 January 2018 |website=BBC News}}</ref>
==Results== {{div col}} ;2009 : 1st [[File:Arc en ciel.svg|20px]] [[UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships – Women's four-cross|UCI Four Cross World Championship]] ;2010 : 1st [[File:Arc en ciel.svg|20px]] [[UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships – Women's four-cross|UCI Four Cross World Championship]] : 2nd [[UCI BMX Racing World Cup|BMX World Cup]] ;2011 : 2nd Elite Time Trial [[2011 UCI BMX World Championships|BMX World Championships]] ;2012 : 1st [[File:Arc en ciel.svg|20px]] Elite Time Trial [[2012 UCI BMX World Championships|BMX World Championships]] : 1st [[UCI BMX Racing World Cup|BMX World Cup]] : 5th [[Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's BMX|London Olympics BMX]] ;2013 : 1st [[File:Arc en ciel.svg|20px]] [[UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships – Women's four-cross|UCI Four Cross World Championship]] : 1st Elite [[File:Arc en ciel.svg|20px]] [[2013 UCI BMX World Championships|BMX World Championships]] : 3rd Elite Time Trial [[2013 UCI BMX World Championships|BMX World Championships]] ;2014 : 1st [[UCI BMX Racing World Cup|BMX World Cup]] : 1st [[File:MaillotAustralia.PNG|20px]] Elite National Championships : 2nd Elite time trial [[2014 UCI BMX World Championships|BMX World Championships]] ;2015 : 1st [[File:MaillotAustralia.PNG|20px]] Elite National Championships : 2nd Elite Oceania Championships : 2nd Elite [[2015 UCI BMX World Championships|BMX World Championships]] ;2016 : 1st [[File:Arc en ciel.svg|20px]] [[UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships – Women's four-cross|UCI Four Cross World Championship]] : 1st [[File:Arc en ciel.svg|20px]] Elite Time Trial [[2016 UCI BMX World Championships|BMX World Championships]] : 2nd Elite [[2016 UCI BMX World Championships|BMX World Championships]] : 2nd Elite Oceania Championships : Semi-finals [[Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's BMX|Rio de Janeiro Olympics BMX]] ;2017 : 1st [[File:Arc en ciel.svg|20px]] [[UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships – Women's four-cross|UCI Four Cross World Championship]] : 1st [[File:MaillotAustralia.PNG|20px]] Elite National Championships : 2nd Elite [[2017 UCI BMX World Championships|BMX World Championships]] ;2019 : 1st General Classification Banyuwangi International BMX
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==References== {{Portal|Sports|Olympics}} {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website|https://www.carolinebuchanan.com/}} * {{UCI BMX rider}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{Olympics.com profile|caroline-buchanan}} * {{AOC profile}} * {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816194419/http://www.cycling.org.au/High-Performance/Rider-Profiles/Female/ProfileId/60/Caroline-Buchanan |title=Caroline Buchanan at Cycling Australia |date=dmy}}
{{s-start}} {{s-ach}} {{succession box | before = [[Alicia Coutts]]<br />and [[Tom Slingsby]] | after = [[Jessica Fox (canoeist)|Jessica Fox]] | title = [[Australian Institute of Sport|Australian Athlete of the Year]] | years = 2013<br />(with [[Kim Brennan|Kim Crow]]) |}} {{s-end}}
{{UCI BMX World Champions – Women's elite race}}
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