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Monique Knol

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Monique Knol
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  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.[1] She later retired from competitive cycling.

Major Results

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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

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References

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  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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