Monique Knol

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Monique Knol
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Bart de Graaff and Monique Knol
Personal information
Full nameMonique Knol
Born (1964-03-31) 31 March 1964 (age 60)
Wolvega, Netherlands
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Medal record
Representing the Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Women's Road bicycle racing
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1988 Seoul Individual road race
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 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. [1] She later retired from competitive cycling.

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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 MaillotHolanda.PNG Road race, National Road Championships
Tour de France Femmes
1st Prologue & Stage 2
1st Gold medal olympic.svg 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 Bronze medal olympic.svg Road race, Olympic Games
National Road Championships
3rd Road race
4th Time trial
1993
Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin
1st Stage 1a & 2

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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.