Jelle Geens

Jelle Geens
Geens at Munich 2022
Personal information
Born (1993-03-26) 26 March 1993 (age 31)
Zolder, Limburg, Belgium
EducationGroep T, Leuven
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Country Belgium
SportTriathlon
ClubLeie Triathlon Team Deinze
Coached byStijn Goris
Nick Baleus[2]
Medal record
Men's triathlon
Representing  Belgium
ITU World Triathlon Series
Gold medal – first place 2019 Montreal Individual
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Hamburg Individual
ITU Triathlon World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2018 Antwerp Individual
Silver medal – second place 2018 Sarasota-Bradenton Individual
Silver medal – second place 2019 Miyazaki Individual
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Glasgow Mixed team relay
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Weert Individual

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]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "Jelle Geens". NBCOlympics.com. NBCUniversal. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016.


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