Monique Kauffman (born in

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) is a Dutch

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and

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Personal

In 1979 she moved with her parents from The Hague to

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Career

Road cycling

On the road she competed in the late 1970s and 1980s in

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s and in local races in the Netherlands and was very good for her age. When she was sixteen years old she was part of the Dutch National selection. She won in Clinge on 16 July 1979 her third victory of the season by beating among others the World Champion

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. She also won the Profronde van Almelo that year. Kauffman was aiming for a spot at the

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. The years later she won several races in the Netherlands, finished third in the

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in 1985 and finished also third the same year in the

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Track cycling

On the track she was selected to compete in the individual pursuit event at the

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. At the

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she won the silver medal in the individual pursuit in 1985. The year later she won the bronze medal in 1986 by over taking her opponent

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Speed skating

As a junior speed skater she competed at the World Junior Speed Skating Championships in Norway in 1981, finishing 19th. During the

the Dutch Speed Skating Union announced that Kauffmann was taken out of the national selection because she focussed too much upon track cycling. As an elite skater she competed at the

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in 1982, 1983 and 1984. Her best classification was seventh; both in 1982 and 1983. She competed at the

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in 1983 finishing ninth.

References

External links

Profile
at ''cyclingarchives.com''
Interview
in ''Leidse Courant''; 20 July 1979 {{DEFAULTSORT:Kaufmann, Monique 1963 births Living people Dutch female cyclists Dutch female speed skaters Dutch cyclists at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships Cyclists from The Hague 20th-century Dutch women