Manon Veenstra (born 6 July 1998) is a Dutch BMX racer. She finished second at the 2024 UCI BMX Racing World Cup and won silver at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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| Born | 6 July 1998[1] Zwolle, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | BMX racing | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Early and personal life
editShe was born in Zwolle but grew up in Kerkenveld. She has trained in Papendal as well as New Zealand, and was stuck in New Zealand at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, unable to return. She has worked in health care with people with dementia and studied psychology via the Open University.[2][3]
Career
editShe competed for the Netherlands at the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland in August 2023.[4]
Competing in the 2024 UCI BMX Racing World Cup in 2024, she won medals in Tulsa, United States, Brisbane, Australia and Rotorua, New Zealand in 2024.[5][6][7]
She placed second overall in the 2024 World Cup standings and was selected for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[8][9] Veenstra won the silver medal at the Olympic Games in Paris.
References
edit- ^ "Manon Veenstra". Eurosport. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "BMX rider Manon Veenstra from Kerkenveld wants to go to the Olympic Games in Tokyo next year". hoogeveenschecourant.nl. 27 October 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ van der Steeg, Judith (2 March 2021). "Manon Veenstra: 'I recently cried with laughter with my friends. I am a passionate person'". hoogeveenschecourant.nl. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "MANON VEENSTRA IS MET VERTROUWEN IN GLASGOW". knwu.nl. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "BMX rider Kimmann books fourteenth World Cup victory, second place for Veenstra". Nos.nl. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "MANON VEENSTRA ALSO ON THE PODIUM IN AUSTRALIA, IS SECOND IN THE WORLD CUP STANDINGS". Eurosport. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "BMX'sters Veenstra, Baauw en Merel Smulders stranden op WK". nieuws. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ Mulder, Karin (31 May 2024). "BMX rider Manon Veenstra's girl's dream comes true with Olympic debut". rtvdrenthe. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "Manon (26) from Kerkenveld lives her dream as a BMX rider and goes to Paris. 'One second of carelessness is fatal'". dvhn.nl. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.