# Caroline Buchanan

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Australian cyclist

Caroline Buchanan Personal information Nickname Caro Nationality Australian Born (1990-10-24) 24 October 1990 (age 35) Canberra, Australia Height 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1] Weight 68 kg (150 lb)[1] Website www.carolinebuchanan.com Sport Country Australia Sport Cycling Events BMX racing Mountain biking Achievements and titles Olympicfinals London 2012 Olympic Finalist World finals 5 x BMX and Mountain Bike World Champion

**Caroline Buchanan** (born 24 October 1990) is an Australian [cyclist](/source/Cycle_sport) who has won multiple world championships in [BMX racing](/source/BMX_racing) and [mountain biking](/source/Mountain_biking). She represented Australia at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's BMX event.

## Early life

Nicknamed Caro,[1] Caroline Buchanan was born on 24 October 1990 in [Canberra](/source/Canberra), [Australia](/source/Australia).[1][2] She attended [Duffy Primary School](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Duffy_Primary_School&action=edit&redlink=1), and later [Merici College](/source/Merici_College) and [Erindale College](/source/Erindale_College_(Wanniassa%2C_Australian_Capital_Territory)).[1]

## Cycling career

Buchanan represents Australia in [BMX](/source/BMX) and [mountain biking](/source/Mountain_biking).[3] She has been coached by [Wade Bootes](/source/Wade_Bootes) since 2007.[1] Her primary training base is on Queensland's Gold Coast.[1] She has a cycling scholarship with the ACT Academy of Sport.[1] She is a member of the Tuggeranong Vikings BMX Club.[1] She is 11× time Australian champion in BMX,[3] in 2011 World Championships Buchanan won silver medal at time trial. She is also the 2009 and 2010 [4-X Champion](/source/UCI_Mountain_Bike_%26_Trials_World_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_four-cross).[2][4] She has earned the Australian Female Mountain bike rider of the year title three times.[1]

While Buchanan was one of the best Australian BMX riders in 2008, she was not eligible for the Olympics because of her age.[1] Following the 2008 issue, she added mountain biking to her cycling disciplines.[1]

During 2012, Buchanan was focused on BMX and earning an Olympic spot in the discipline.[4] In 2012, she won a round of the [Supercross](/source/Supercross), becoming the first Australian woman to do so.[4] She had the two fastest runs at the 2012 time trial event at the World Championships in Birmingham, England.[4] In May 2012, she was ranked the number one women's BMX rider in the world.[4] She was selected to represent Australia at the [2012 Summer Olympics](/source/2012_Summer_Olympics) in the [women's BMX](/source/Cycling_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_BMX) event.[1]

In September 2013, Buchanan won the elite women's title at the [UCI World Four Cross Championships](/source/UCI_Mountain_Bike_%26_Trials_World_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_four-cross) in [Leogang](/source/Leogang), Austria. She beat [Anneke Beerten](/source/Anneke_Beerten) ([Netherlands](/source/Netherlands)) the defending world champion.[5] In July Buchanan also won the [UCI BMX World Championships](/source/UCI_BMX_World_Championships) in New Zealand.[5] 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.[6][7]

In May 2016, Buchanan won the Elite Women's Time Trial at the World BMX Championships in Colombia[8] and was second to [Mariana Pajón](/source/Mariana_Paj%C3%B3n) in the Elite Women's BMX race.

Buchanan qualified second in the seeding at the [2016 Summer Olympics](/source/2016_Summer_Olympics). However, she crashed during one of the semi-final rounds and did not qualify for the final.[9]

Since recovering from an accident in December 2017 she has started to compete in freestyle BMX events.[10] In October 2019 she joined the Ride Concepts team.[11] She is aiming to compete in BMX in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[*[needs update](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items)*]

## Personal life

In September 2016, Buchanan became engaged to American BMX rider Barry Nobles[12][13] and they married in September 2018.[14]

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.[15]

## Results

**2009**
- 1st [UCI Four Cross World Championship](/source/UCI_Mountain_Bike_%26_Trials_World_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_four-cross)

**2010**
- 1st [UCI Four Cross World Championship](/source/UCI_Mountain_Bike_%26_Trials_World_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_four-cross)

- 2nd [BMX World Cup](/source/UCI_BMX_Racing_World_Cup)

**2011**
- 2nd Elite Time Trial [BMX World Championships](/source/2011_UCI_BMX_World_Championships)

**2012**
- 1st Elite Time Trial [BMX World Championships](/source/2012_UCI_BMX_World_Championships)

- 1st [BMX World Cup](/source/UCI_BMX_Racing_World_Cup)

- 5th [London Olympics BMX](/source/Cycling_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_BMX)

**2013**
- 1st [UCI Four Cross World Championship](/source/UCI_Mountain_Bike_%26_Trials_World_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_four-cross)

- 1st Elite [BMX World Championships](/source/2013_UCI_BMX_World_Championships)

- 3rd Elite Time Trial [BMX World Championships](/source/2013_UCI_BMX_World_Championships)

**2014**
- 1st [BMX World Cup](/source/UCI_BMX_Racing_World_Cup)

- 1st Elite National Championships

- 2nd Elite time trial [BMX World Championships](/source/2014_UCI_BMX_World_Championships)

**2015**
- 1st Elite National Championships

- 2nd Elite Oceania Championships

- 2nd Elite [BMX World Championships](/source/2015_UCI_BMX_World_Championships)

**2016**
- 1st [UCI Four Cross World Championship](/source/UCI_Mountain_Bike_%26_Trials_World_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_four-cross)

- 1st Elite Time Trial [BMX World Championships](/source/2016_UCI_BMX_World_Championships)

- 2nd Elite [BMX World Championships](/source/2016_UCI_BMX_World_Championships)

- 2nd Elite Oceania Championships

- Semi-finals [Rio de Janeiro Olympics BMX](/source/Cycling_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women's_BMX)

**2017**
- 1st [UCI Four Cross World Championship](/source/UCI_Mountain_Bike_%26_Trials_World_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_four-cross)

- 1st Elite National Championships

- 2nd Elite [BMX World Championships](/source/2017_UCI_BMX_World_Championships)

**2019**
- 1st General Classification Banyuwangi International BMX

## References

- [Sports portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Sports)
- [Olympics portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Olympics)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-aoc_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-aoc_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-aoc_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-aoc_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-aoc_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-aoc_1-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-aoc_1-6) [***h***](#cite_ref-aoc_1-7) [***i***](#cite_ref-aoc_1-8) [***j***](#cite_ref-aoc_1-9) [***k***](#cite_ref-aoc_1-10) [***l***](#cite_ref-aoc_1-11) [***m***](#cite_ref-aoc_1-12) ["London 2012 - Caroline Buchanan"](http://london2012.olympics.com.au/athlete/caroline-buchanan). Australia: Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 6 July 2012.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-cyclingaussie_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-cyclingaussie_2-1) ["Caroline Buchanan"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160816194419/http://www.cycling.org.au/High-Performance/Rider-Profiles/Female/ProfileId/60/Caroline-Buchanan). Cycling.org.au. Archived from [the original](http://www.cycling.org.au/High-Performance/Rider-Profiles/Female/ProfileId/60/Caroline-Buchanan) on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-herald_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-herald_3-1) ["Caroline Buchanan"](http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/london-olympics/road-to-london/caroline-buchanan). Herald Sun. Retrieved 17 March 2012.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-skynews_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-skynews_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-skynews_4-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-skynews_4-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-skynews_4-4) ["Buchanan wins first BMX world title"](http://www.skynews.com.au/sport/article.aspx?id=754257&vId=3278765). Sky News. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-World_Four_Cross_Championships_Austria_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-World_Four_Cross_Championships_Austria_5-1) ["Buchanan riding high after fifth world title"](http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cycling/buchanan-riding-high-after-fifth-world-title-20130922-2u7vc.html). *[The Sydney Morning Herald](/source/The_Sydney_Morning_Herald)*. Australian Associated Press. 22 September 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Sir Hubert Opperman Trophy and 'Oppy Medal'"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150919133259/http://www.cycling.org.au/Home/About-CA/Oppy-Medal/Oppy-winners). *Cycling Australia*. Archived from [the original](http://www.cycling.org.au/Home/About-CA/Oppy-Medal/Oppy-winners) on 19 September 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Bio - Caroline Buchanan"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160630050813/http://www.carolinebuchanan.com/about/bio/). *Caroline Buchanan*. Archived from [the original](http://www.carolinebuchanan.com/about/bio/) on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Elite Time Trials World Titles to Kimmann and Buchanan"](http://www.uci.ch/bmx/news/article/elite-time-trials-world-titles-kimmann-and-buchanan-ragot-and-smulders-claim-fastest-lap-junior-class/). Union Cycliste Internationale. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Rio 2016: Caroline Buchanan crashes out of BMX semi-finals, Willoughby and Dean miss out on medals"](http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-20/buchanan-crashes-out-of-womens-bmx/7768836). *ABC News*. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Giuliani, Simone (19 December 2018). ["Caroline Buchanan: Finding a way to fly again"](https://cyclingtips.com/2018/12/caroline-buchanan-finding-a-way-to-fly-again/). *Cycling Tips*. Retrieved 13 January 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["RIDE CONCEPTS Welcomes Caroline Buchanan to the Factory Athlete Team"](https://theloamwolf.com/2019/10/08/ride-concepts-caroline-buchanan/). *Loam Wolf*. Retrieved 3 November 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Dutton, Chris (10 September 2016). ["BMX star Caroline Buchanan buries Olympic pain with engagement and world title"](http://www.canberratimes.com.au/sport/act-sport/bmx-star-caroline-buchanan-buries-olympic-pain-with-engagement-and-world-title-20160910-grdca0.html). *The Canberra Times*. Retrieved 14 March 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["A Day in the Life of Barry Nobles and Caroline Buchanan"](http://bmxunion.com/daily/a-day-in-the-life-of-barry-nobles-and-caroline-buchanan/). BMX Union. Retrieved 14 March 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** Dutton, Chris (4 October 2018). ["Canberra BMX star Caroline Buchanan's intimate Nevada wedding"](https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cycling/canberra-bmx-star-caroline-buchanan-s-intimate-nevada-wedding-20181003-p507fz.html). *The Sydney Morning Herald*. Retrieved 5 November 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["Olympian seriously injured in car crash"](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-42549236). *BBC News*. 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.

## External links

- [Official website](https://www.carolinebuchanan.com/)

- [Caroline Buchanan](https://www.bmx-results.com/db/riders_info.php?id=10005755316) at [UCI BMX Racing World Cup](/source/UCI_BMX_Racing_World_Cup)

- [Caroline Buchanan](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/123788) at [Olympedia](/source/Olympedia)

- [Caroline Buchanan](https://olympics.com/en/athletes/caroline-buchanan) at [Olympics.com](/source/International_Olympic_Committee)

- [Caroline Buchanan](https://www.olympics.com.au/olympians/caroline-buchanan/) at the [Australian Olympic Committee](/source/Australian_Olympic_Committee)

- [Caroline Buchanan at Cycling Australia](https://web.archive.org/web/20160816194419/http://www.cycling.org.au/High-Performance/Rider-Profiles/Female/ProfileId/60/Caroline-Buchanan) at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (archived 16 August 2016)

Awards and achievements Preceded by Alicia Coutts and Tom Slingsby Australian Athlete of the Year 2013 (with Kim Crow) Succeeded by Jessica Fox

v t e UCI BMX World Champions – Women's elite race 1990-1999 1996: Natarsha Williams (AUS) 1997: Michelle Cairns (USA) 1998: Rachel Marshall (AUS) 1999: Audry Pichol (FRA) 2000-2009 2000: Natarsha Williams (AUS) 2001: Gabriela Díaz (ARG) 2002: Gabriela Díaz (ARG) 2003: Elodie Ajinça (FRA) 2004: Gabriela Díaz (ARG) 2005: Willy Kanis (NED) 2006: Willy Kanis (NED) 2007: Shanaze Reade (GBR) 2008: Shanaze Reade (GBR) 2009: Sarah Walker (NZL) 2010-2019 2010: Shanaze Reade (GBR) 2011: Mariana Pajón (COL) 2012: Magalie Pottier (FRA) 2013: Caroline Buchanan (AUS) 2014: Mariana Pajón (COL) 2015: Stefany Hernández (VEN) 2016: Mariana Pajón (COL) 2017: Alise Willoughby (USA) 2018: Laura Smulders (NED) 2019: Alise Willoughby (USA) 2020-2029 2020: cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 2021: Beth Shriever (GBR) 2022: Felicia Stancil (USA) 2023: Beth Shriever (GBR) 2024: Alise Willoughby (USA) 2025: Beth Shriever (GBR)

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