Jelle Geens
 Geens at Munich 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 26 March 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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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]
In 2024, Geens won the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Taupō, passing Olympic silver medallist Hayden Wilde with three kilometres to go. In 2025, Geens won the Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Marbella, in a head-to-head duel with Kristian Blummenfelt.
References
[edit]- 1 2 "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.
- 1 2 "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 (archived)
- Jelle Geens at Olympics.com
- Jelle Geens at Team Belgium (in Dutch)
- Jelle Geens at Olympedia
- Jelle Geens at InterSportStats
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- 1993 births
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- Belgian male triathletes
- Olympic triathletes for Belgium
- Triathletes at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Triathletes at the 2020 Summer Olympics
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- Triathletes at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- 21st-century Belgian sportsmen
- European triathlon biography stubs
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