莱昂蒂安•吉拉尔德•范莫瑟尔 （leontien zijlaard-van moorsel） （自行车 荷兰）
athens, 18 august 2004, games of the xxviii olympiad. women's cycling: leontien zijlaard-van moorsel of netherlands competes during the road race time trial event at the vouliagmeni olympic centre.
born: 22 march 1970
birthplace: boekel (netherlands)
nationality: netherlands
sport: cycling
attendance at the olympic games
barcelona 1992
sydney 2000
athens 2004
awards
olympic medals:
gold: 4
silver: 1
bronze: 1
queen of the road and track
leontien van moorsel was a world champion cyclist both on the road and on the track before she competed in her first olympics in 1992. she placed eighth in the individual pursuit and 23rd in the road race. van moorsel won the 1993 road race world championship, but then missed the next three seasons, including the atlanta olympics, while she dealt with anorexia and bulimia, as her weight fluctuated between 43 and 86kg. she married her coach, michael zijlaard, conquered her eating disorders and returned to international competition. at the 2000 sydney games, she broke the world record in the semifinals of the pursuit and then won the final with ease. she added a silver medal in the points race, moving up from fifth place in the final sprint. then zijlaard-van moorsel switched to the road. with help from dutch teammates chantal beltman and mirjam melchers, she won the gold medal in the road race. four days later, she won the road time trial by 37 seconds. by the time of the 2004 olympics, zijlaard-van moorsel was 34 years old. she wanted to retire on a high note, but it looked like her efforts would be thwarted when she crashed in the road race, coming away with bruises to her neck, hip and shoulder. there was speculation that she would have to withdraw from the time trial three days later. instead, she not only appeared at the starting line, she won the race by 24.09 seconds, earning her fourth career gold medal. zijlaard-van moorsel closed out her olympic career by adding a bronze medal in the pursuit.
生日：1970年3月22日
出生地：荷兰
国籍: 荷兰
项目: 自行车
参加奥运会时间：
1992年西班牙巴塞罗纳夏季奥运会
2000年澳大利亚悉尼夏季奥运会
2004年希腊雅典夏季奥运会
奥运成绩:
金牌4 枚
银牌1 枚
铜牌1 枚
自行车女皇
1992年西班牙巴塞罗纳奥运会开幕时，荷兰女子自行车运动员莱昂蒂安•吉拉尔德•范莫瑟尔已经是世界锦标赛公路和场地赛的双料冠军。在巴塞罗 纳奥运会中，她在个人追逐赛中名列第八，公路赛名列23。奥运会后，范莫瑟尔夺得1993年世界公路自行车锦标赛冠军，但接下来三年，她因为患上厌食与暴 食症，身体体重在43公斤和86公斤之间波动，这也让她的状态一落千丈，也没能参加1996年美国亚特兰大夏季奥运会。在他的丈夫兼教练的帮助下，她逐渐 克服了饮食不规律的问题，并重返国际赛场。2000年澳大利亚悉尼夏季奥运会中，她在自行车追逐赛半决赛中打破世界纪录，并在决赛中轻松获胜。在场地计时 赛中，她又夺得一枚银牌。范莫瑟尔还参加了悉尼奥运会公路自行车赛，并夺得金牌，四天后她以37秒的优势获得公路计时赛的冠军。2004年,已经34岁的 范莫瑟尔参加了希腊雅典夏季奥运会，在公路计时赛中以24.09秒夺得自己的第四枚奥运金牌，最后她以一枚追逐赛铜牌结束自己的奥运生涯。