The women's omnium event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 8 August 2021 at the Izu Velodrome.

[2] Jennifer Valente took the gold medal, edging reigning World champion Yumi Kajihara, who won silver.

[3] As the last final held during the 2020 Summer Olympics, the medals were presented by Yasuhiro Yamashita, IOC member, Olympian, 1 Gold Medal, Japan; and the medalists' bouquets were presented by David Lappartient, President of the UCI, France.

Russia, Germany, China, Great Britain, Australia, and the Netherlands are traditionally strong track cycling nations.

[4] A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter up to 1 cyclist in the omnium.