Bart Jan-Baptist Marie Brentjens (born 10 October 1968 in Haelen

Haelen

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) is a Dutch

Netherlands

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 racing cyclist in mountain biking

Mountain bike

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Brentjens won a gold medal for mountain biking in the 1996 Summer Olympics

1996 Summer Olympics

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, the first to recognize cross-country mountain biking as an event. He followed this with bronze in the 2004 Summer Olympics

2004 Summer Olympics

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. Previously he won gold at the 1995 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships. In 2007 he became 10th time Dutch National champion

Major results

UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships

• Gold Medal (Cross Country: 1995)
• Silver Medal (Marathon: 2003,2005)
• Bronze Medal (Cross Country: 1994,2000; Marathon: 2004)

UCI Mountain Bike World Cup

• 1st Overall (1994)