Monique Knol

Monique Knol
Bart de Graaff and Monique Knol
Personal information
Full nameMonique Knol
Born (1964-03-31) 31 March 1964
Wolvega, Netherlands
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Medal record
Representing the  Netherlands
Women's Road bicycle racing
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Individual road race
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona Individual road race

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. She later retired from competitive cycling.

Major Results

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

References

  1. ^ 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.

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