Lauren Reynolds

Reynolds is a BMX cyclist,^[6] competing in the individual event.^[1][2] She started riding a BMX bike by the time she was seven years old.^[4] As a child, she did BMX riding in Bunbury, doing stunts such as launching herself off the Bunbury jetty and into the river.^[4]

Her primary training base is on the Gold Coast of Queensland.^[1] She was coached by Tony Hancox from 2006 to 2008. Wade Bootes became her coach in 2009.^[1][2] She is a member of the Bunbury BMX Club.^[1][2] She has a cycling scholarship with the Western Australian Institute of Sport and Queensland Academy of Sport.^[1][2]

Reynolds finished 2nd at the 2011 Australian Championships in Cairns, Australia.^[1][2] She finished 11th at the 2011 BMX World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark.^[1][2] She finished 3rd at the 2011 BMX Supercross #3 in London, Great Britain.^[1][2]

Reynolds finished 12th at the 2012 BMX World Championships in Birmingham, Great Britain.^[1] She finished 15th at the 2012 BMX Supercross #3 in Papendal, The Netherlands.^[1] She finished 20th at the 2012 BMX Supercross #2 in Randaberg, Norway.^[1] She finished 2nd at the 2012 Australian BMX Championships in Mt Gambier, Australia.^[1]

Reynolds was selected to represent Australia in the individual BMX competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics.^{[1][3][6][7][8]} She was named to the squad on her twenty-first birthday.^[4][6] She was one of five Australian BMX riders selected to represent the country at the 2012 Games.^[4] 2012 were her debut Games.^[3] There she was left on the eighth place in her semifinal. Her overall standing was fifteenth.^[9]

In the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, she made the final, where she came in fifth place.^[10]

• Lauren Reynolds at UCI BMX Supercross World Cup
• Lauren Reynolds at Olympedia
• Lauren Reynolds at Olympics.com
• Lauren Reynolds at the Australian Olympic Committee