Coquitlam BMX racer Tory Nyhaug missed the podium by 0.16 seconds to finish fifth in the men's individual event at the 2016 Olympics in Rio Friday afternoon.
"5th at the Olympic Games," he tweeted after the race. "No medal but I can honestly say I enjoyed every minute of it and left it all on the track. Thank you @TeamCanada."
Connor Fields of the United States took gold with a time of 34.64 seconds, while Jelle van Gorkom took silver with a time of 35.31. Colombia's Carlos Ramirez took bronze with 35.51 followed by the United States' Nicholas Long in fourth with 35.52.
The 24-year-old Nyhaug battled his way through the qualifying round, ranking 18 after the first day of races before finishing first in his heat in the quarterfinals. After the semifinals he was ranked fourth going into the medal round.
