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Elisabet "Elsbeth" van Rooy-Vink (born 25 January 1973 in
Wijk en Aalburg Wijk en Aalburg is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Altena, about 15 km northwest of 's-Hertogenbosch. History Aalburg was first mentioned in 889 as Alburch. The etymology is unclear. W ...
) is a Dutch
cyclist Cycling, also known as bicycling or biking, is the activity of riding a bicycle or other types of pedal-driven human-powered vehicles such as balance bikes, unicycles, tricycles, and quadricycles. Cycling is practised around the world fo ...
specializing in competitive
mountain biking Mountain biking (MTB) is a sport of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain, usually using specially designed mountain bikes. Mountain bikes share similarities with other bikes but incorporate features designed to enhance durability ...
. Van Rooy-Vink represented the Netherlands at the
1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...
in
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in both the road race and mountain biking, while at the
2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...
in
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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 co ...


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 for the Netherlands UCI Road World Championships cyclists for the Netherlands Cyclists from North Brabant People from Altena, North Brabant 21st-century Dutch sportswomen 20th-century Dutch sportswomen {{Netherlands-cycling-bio-1970s-stub