Kimberly M. Hayashi (born January 27, 1986, in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States) is an American professional "New/Current School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years are from 2000–Present.
[4] Despite this she would become the National Bicycle League (NBL)'s five consecutive number one professional women's racer from 2002 to 2007, which caused her to pick up yet another descriptive nickname: "Tenacious K".
Jill Kintner qualified as the United States sole female BMX Olympic participant.
[8] She intends to keep on racing with the 2012 Summer Olympics as her goal (See "Post BMX career" section).
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Redline would like to thank Kim for her service and dedication these past 9 years, and wishes her the best of luck in her future - whether it be going for Olympic qualification in 2012 , racing part-time for the Gordy’s team, or going on to become an Orthodontist.
We know first hand that whatever Miss.Hayashi sets her sights on, she will give it more than 100% and blasts toward completion of that goal as if a World title were on the line.
“Always give it your all.”[10]Note: Listed are District, State/Provincial/Department, Regional, National, and International titles in italics.
National Bicycle League (NBL) American Bicycle Association (ABA) Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)* *Even though she was a professional racer in the ABA by the time the 2002 UCI World Championships were held on July 27–29, she was still only 16 years old at that time and per UCI rules had to race in the youth and/or amateur division of the cruiser classes as part of the Challenge Championships, the championship races for those 16 years and younger that were held the day before the Adult and/or Professional classes in the UCI World Championships.
[13] However her Olympic bid ended when she failed to make it out of the qualifying rounds at the UCI World Championships in Taiyuan, China.
Jill Kintner qualified as the United States sole female BMX Olympic participant.