Elisabet "Elsbeth" van Rooy-Vink (born 25 January 1973 in
Wijk en Aalburg
Wijk en Aalburg is a village in the Netherlands, Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Altena, North Brabant, Altena, about 15 km northwest of 's-Hertogenbosch.
History
Aalburg was first mentioned in 889 as ...
) is a Dutch
cyclist
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specializing in competitive
mountain biking
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.
Van Rooy-Vink represented the Netherlands at the
1996 Summer Olympics
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in
Atlanta
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in both the road race and mountain biking, while at the
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...
in
Athens
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she only competed in mountain biking. In Atlanta's road race, she finished in 28th position, 53 seconds behind the winner. She did better in mountain biking, ranking fifth. She repeated this performance in Athens, eight years later, again ranking fifth.
See also
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List of Dutch Olympic cyclists
This is a list of all Dutch cyclists who competed at the Summer Olympics. As of 2012 events in four cycling disciplines ( BMX, mountain biking, road cycling, and track cycling) have been contested at the Summer Olympics. Dutch cyclist did not com ...
External links
Van Rooy-Vink at the Dutch Olympic Archive
1973 births
Living people
Dutch mountain bikers
Dutch female cyclists
Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic cyclists of the Netherlands
UCI Road World Championships cyclists for the Netherlands
Cyclists from North Brabant
People from Altena, North Brabant
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