Aussie BMX rider Logan Martin's emotional message to thousands after catastrophic crash

Tokyo gold medallist Logan Martin has issued an emotional message to his hundreds of thousands of fans after a risky new trick didn't pay off in Paris.

Martin, 30, crashed out of the men's BMX freestyle final on Wednesday, missing out on the podium after two unsuccessful runs.

"Very rough day for me yesterday! I worked hard for this to play out a different way but unfortunately it wasn't meant to be this time," Martin reflected on Instagram in a lengthy post shared with his 514,000 followers on Thursday evening.

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"I'm disappointed in the fact I couldn't land a run," he continued. "Life is a roller coaster and you have to take the good with the bad."

"I'll continue working hard day in and day out. I'm proud of myself for the work I put in and going out there and giving it my best on the day.

"THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE SUPPORT, it really means a lot reading all your messages and comments," he concluded alongside a red heart emoji.

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Martin's first effort overnight saw him finish with a 64.40 after his front wheel got caught up on a trick, seeing him crash heavily.

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Earlier, he'd slipped after starting with a quadruple tail whip, but he pressed on despite the fact it was unlikely he'd register a score high enough to medal.

He had one final chance to nail a high scoring run to place on the podium but he couldn't pull it off, landing low on a double flair – a trick he had never before attempted in competition – and scoring 33.40 on his second run.

"He just had no speed and then sat on his tyre and put his foot down ... doing us proud though," freestyle scooter, BMX rider and Nine expert Ryan Williams explained after Martin's performance.

Although he was disappointed, Martin later told Nine he was still "grateful" for where the sport has taken him in life.

"Obviously it wasn't the day I wanted, wasn't able to pull my runs which is super disappointing for me," he said.

"It's not the fact I'm not walking away with a medal it's the fact I couldn't land a run. I always go out there, try and put on my best show, try and put on my best performance and I wasn't able to make that happen today.

"A little bit disappointed but life moves on, I am OK."

Fellow Australian BMX rider Natalya Diehm, meanwhile, landed on the podium following her women's freestyle performance, taking out the bronze.

It was Diehm's first ever Olympics medal.