Connie Meijer

{{Short description|Dutch cyclist (1963–1988)}}

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Connie Meijer (5 February 1963 – 17 August 1988) was a Dutch cyclist who won a bronze medal in the road race at the 1987 UCI Road World Championships. She won a national title in this event in 1984, as well as individual stages of the Tour of Norway in 1987 and 1988.

On 17 August 1988, while competing in a criterium in Naaldwijk, she complained of severe nausea and died on the way to the hospital. Initial reports stated that she died of a brain hemorrhage. However, later reports stated that she died of a heart attack, likely caused by a neglected flu.

In her memory, the Connie Meijer Trofee was created, for which women compete in Parel van de Veluwe (Meijer herself won this race in 1988).

References

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{{cite news |title=Schlamm in den Adern |url=https://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-13488551.html |accessdate=12 October 2020 |work=Der Spiegel |date=10 June 1991 |language=de}}

[http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=5667 Connie Meijer]. cyclingarchives.com

{{cite news |title=Wielrenster Connie Meijer -onwel in koers- overleden |work=Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant |date=18 August 1988 |page=1 |language=nl}}

{{cite news |last1=Devries |first1=Onze Guido |title=Zelfs op training moet je kapot zijn, anders ben je niet intel |url=https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/1990/03/24/zelfs-op-training-moet-je-kapot-zijn-anders-ben-je-6926339-a195468 |accessdate=12 October 2020 |work=NRC |date=24 March 1990 |language=nl}}

{{cite news |last1=Laymance |first1=Reid |title=Seoul Games had highs and lows |work=The Arizona Daily Star |date=3 October 1988}}

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Category:1963 births

Category:1988 deaths

Category:Dutch female cyclists

Category:Sportspeople from Vlaardingen

Category:UCI Road World Championships cyclists for the Netherlands

Category:Cyclists from South Holland

Category:20th-century Dutch sportswomen