Bart Brentjens
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Bart Jan-Baptist Marie Brentjens |
| Nickname | Bart |
| Date of birth | October 10, 1968 |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | MTB |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 1994–2006 | Specialized Giant |
| Major wins | |
 World MTB Cross Country Champion (1996) |
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| Infobox last updated on: | |
| June 12, 2007 | |
| Medal record | |||
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| Competitor for the Netherlands |
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 1996 Atlanta | Mountain bike | |
| Bronze | 2004 Athens | Mountain bike | |
Bart Jan-Baptist Marie Brentjens (born on October 10, 1968 in Haelen) is a Dutch racing cyclist specializing in competitive mountain biking.
Brentjens won a gold medal for mountain biking in the 1996 Summer Olympics, the first Olympics to recognize cross-country mountain biking as an official event. He followed this success with a bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics. Previously he won gold at the 1995 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships.[1]
[edit] Major results
- Gold Medal (Cross Country: 1995)
- Silver Medal (Marathon: 2003,2005)
- Bronze Medal (Cross Country: 1994,2000; Marathon: 2004)
- 1st Overall (1994)
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