Monique Knol (born 31 March 1964 in Wolvega, Friesland) is a former racing cyclist from the Netherlands, who won a medal in two consecutive Summer Olympics (gold and bronze), starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. There she won the road race, taking a bronze in the same event four years later in Barcelona, Spain.[1] She later retired from competitive cycling.
 Bart de Graaff and Monique Knol | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Monique Knol | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 March 1964 Wolvega, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Road | |||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Major Results
edit- 1987
- Postgiro féminin
- 1st Stage 3 & 4
- Tour de France Femmes
- 1st Stage 2 & 8
- 1st Prologue Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin
- 1988
- 1st
Road race, National Road Championships - Tour de France Femmes
- 1st Prologue & Stage 2
- 1st
Road race, Olympic Games - 1989
- Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin
- 1st Prologue & Stage 7
- Postgiro féminin
- 1st Stage 2 & 4
- Tour de France Femmes
- 1st Stage 1,2,10 & 11
- 1990
- 1st Stage 3 Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin
- 1991
- National Road Championships
- 2nd Road race
- 3rd Time trial
- 1992
- Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin
- 1st Stage 1 & 6
- 3rd
Road race, Olympic Games - National Road Championships
- 3rd Road race
- 4th Time trial
- 1993
- Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin
- 1st Stage 1a & 2
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Monique Knol Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
External links
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