Leontine van der Lienden (born 4 April 1959 in
Utrecht
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) is a Dutch
cyclist
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. She competed in the
women's road race at the
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...
, finishing 28th.
She was formerly married to fellow racing cyclist
Jean-Paul van Poppel
Jean-Paul van Poppel (born 30 September 1962 in Tilburg, North Brabant) is a Dutch former racing cyclist, who was nicknamed ''Popeye''.
Van Poppel was one of the most successful Dutch road sprinters. He won stages in mass sprints in all three G ...
, and is the mother of cyclists
Boy van Poppel and
Danny van Poppel.
See also
*
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 ...
References
1959 births
Living people
Dutch female cyclists
Olympic cyclists for the Netherlands
Cyclists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
People from Breukelen
Cyclists from Utrecht (province)
20th-century Dutch women
21st-century Dutch women
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