Jutta Niehaus
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Judith Niehaus (born 1 October 1964) is a retired racing cyclist from West Germany
, who represented her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics
in Seoul, South Korea. There she won the silver medal in the women's individual road race, losing to Holland's Monique Knol
in the sprint. She was born in Bocholt
, North Rhine-Westphalia
.
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
, who represented her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Final results for the Cycling competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics. There were two categories of events – road cycling and track cycling.-Medal table:-Men's Events:-Women's events:-References:*...
in Seoul, South Korea. There she won the silver medal in the women's individual road race, losing to Holland's Monique Knol
Monique Knol
Monique Knol is a retired racing cyclist from the Netherlands, who won a medal in two consecutive Summer Olympics , starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. There she won the road race, taking a bronze in the same event four years later in Barcelona, Spain.-References:...
in the sprint. She was born in Bocholt
Bocholt, Germany
Bocholt is a city in the north-west of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, part of the district Borken. It is situated 4 km south of the border with the Netherlands.-Geography:...
, North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...
.