Jelle Geens (born 26 March 1993) is a Belgian triathlete. Geens placed 38th at the 2016 Olympics.[1] Two years later he won a bronze medal in the mixed team relay event at the 2018 European Triathlon Championships. He studied industrial engineering at Groep T in Leuven.[2]
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| Born | 26 March 1993 Zolder, Limburg, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Groep T, Leuven | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 61 kg (134 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Triathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Leie Triathlon Team Deinze | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Stijn Goris Nick Baleus[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 2024, Geens won the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Taupō, passing Olympic silver medallist Hayden Wilde with three kilometres to go.
References
edit- ^ a b "Jelle Geens". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Jelle Geens". NBCOlympics.com. NBCUniversal. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016.
External links
edit- Official website
- Jelle Geens at World Triathlon
- Jelle Geens at IAT Triathlon Database
- Jelle Geens at Olympics.com
- Jelle Geens at Team Belgium (in Dutch)
- Jelle Geens at Olympedia
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