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{{Infobox cycling championship
|     image = 
|     venue = {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Taiyuan]], [[China]]
|      date = May 29 – June 1, 2008
|   stadium = 
|   nations = 
|  cyclists = 
|    events = 8
|  previous = [[2007 UCI BMX World Championships|Victoria 2007]]
|      next = [[2009 UCI BMX World Championships|Adelaide 2009]]
}}
The '''2008 [[UCI BMX World Championships]]''' took place in [[Taiyuan]] in China and crowned world champions in the [[cycle sport|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.<ref>{{cite web |title=2008 UCI BMX World Championships - Official website |url= https://www.uci.org/competition-details/2008/BMX/30993|accessdate=4 June 2024}}</ref>

==Medal summary==
{| {{MedalistTable|type=event}}
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
| colspan=7 | '''Men's events'''
|-
|rowspan=2|[[UCI BMX World Championships - Elite men|Elite men]]<br />{{DetailsLink|2008 UCI BMX World Championships - Elite men}}
|rowspan=2|[[Māris Štrombergs]]<br><small>{{LAT}}</small>
|<s>[[Steve Cisar]]</s> - (doping) {{Citation needed|date=July 2009}}<br><s><small>{{USA}}</small></s>
|<s>[[Sifiso Nhlapo]]<br><small>{{RSA}}</small></s>
|-
|[[Sifiso Nhlapo]]<br><small>{{RSA}}</small>
| ?
|-
|[[UCI BMX World Championships - Junior men|Junior men]]<br />{{DetailsLink|2008 UCI BMX World Championships - Junior men}}
|[[Sam Willoughby]]<br><small>{{AUS}}</small>
|[[Vincent Pelluard]]<br><small>{{FRA}}</small>
|[[Denzel Stein]]<br><small>{{USA}}</small>
|-
|[[UCI BMX World Championships - Elite men cruiser|Elite men cruiser]]<br />{{DetailsLink|2008 UCI BMX World Championships - Elite men cruiser}}
|[[Thomas Hamon]]<br><small>{{FRA}}</small>
|[[Manuel de Vecchi]]<br><small>{{ITA}}</small>
|[[Jonathan Suárez (BMX rider)|Jonathan Suárez]]<br><small>{{VEN}}</small>
|-
|[[UCI BMX World Championships - Junior men cruiser|Junior men cruiser]]<br />{{DetailsLink|2008 UCI BMX World Championships - Junior men cruiser}}
|[[Joris Daudet]]<br><small>{{FRA}}</small>
|[[Vincent Pelluard]]<br><small>{{FRA}}</small>
|[[Jelle van Gorkom]]<br><small>{{NED}}</small>
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
| colspan=7 | '''Women's events'''
|-
|[[UCI BMX World Championships - Elite women|Elite women]]<br />{{DetailsLink|2008 UCI BMX World Championships - Elite women}}
|[[Shanaze Reade]]<br><small>{{GBR2}}</small> 
|[[Anne-Caroline Chausson]]<br><small>{{FRA}}</small>
|[[Sarah Walker (BMX rider)|Sarah Walker]]<br><small>{{NZL}}</small>
|-
|[[UCI BMX World Championships - Junior women|Junior women]]<br />{{DetailsLink|2008 UCI BMX World Championships - Junior women}}
|[[Manon Valentino]]<br><small>{{FRA}}</small>
|[[Lauren Reynolds]]<br><small>{{AUS}}</small>
|[[Rachel Bracken]]<br><small>{{AUS}}</small>
|-
|[[UCI BMX World Championships - Elite women cruiser|Elite women cruiser]]<br />{{DetailsLink|2008 UCI BMX World Championships - Elite women cruiser}}
|[[Magalie Pottier]]<br><small>{{FRA}}</small>
|[[Amélie Despeaux]]<br><small>{{FRA}}</small>
|[[Sarah Walker (BMX rider)|Sarah Walker]]<br><small>{{NZL}}</small>
|-
|[[UCI BMX World Championships - Junior women cruiser|Junior women cruiser]]<br />{{DetailsLink|2008 UCI BMX World Championships - Junior women cruiser}}
|[[Mariana Pajón]]<br><small>{{COL}}</small>
|[[Manon Valentino]]<br><small>{{FRA}}</small>
|[[Eva Ailloud]]<br><small>{{FRA}}</small>
|-
|}

==Medal table==

{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = CHN
 | flag_template  = 
 | event          = 
 | team           = 
 | gold_AUS = 1 | silver_AUS = 1 | bronze_AUS = 1
 | gold_GBR = 1 | silver_GBR = 0 | bronze_GBR = 0
 | gold_FRA = 4 | silver_FRA = 5 | bronze_FRA = 1
 | gold_COL = 1 | silver_COL = 0 | bronze_COL = 0
 | gold_RSA = 0 | silver_RSA = 1 | bronze_RSA = 0 
 | gold_NZL = 0 | silver_NZL = 0 | bronze_NZL = 2
 | gold_USA = 0 | silver_USA = 0 | bronze_USA = 1  | 
 | gold_LAT = 1 | silver_LAT = 0 | bronze_LAT = 0
 | gold_NED = 0 | silver_NED = 0 | bronze_NED = 1
 | gold_VEN = 0 | silver_VEN = 0 | bronze_VEN = 1
 | gold_ITA = 0 | silver_ITA = 1 | bronze_ITA = 0
}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.bmxworlds2008.com/bmx_en/index.aspx}}
*[http://uci.ch/templates/UCI/UCI5/layout.asp?MenuId=MTI2MDI Union Cycliste Internationale website]

{{2008 UCI World Championships}}
{{UCI BMX World Championships}}

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[[Category:International cycle races hosted by China]]
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[[Category:May 2008 sports events in Asia]]
[[Category:June 2008 sports events in Asia]]
[[Category:May 2008 in China]]
[[Category:June 2008 in China]]

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