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| Nationality | German | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 September 1998[1] Weimar, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoe slalom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | C1, K1, Kayak cross | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Kanu Schwaben Augsburg[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Sören Kaufmann[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Elena Lilik (née Apel, born 14 September 1998) is a German slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2014.[4] She is from Weimar, Germany but resides in Augsburg, home of the Augsburg Eiskanal.[3]
She won six medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with two golds (C1: 2021, K1 team: 2022), three silvers (K1: 2021, Kayak cross: 2021, C1 team: 2022) and one bronze (K1: 2022).
Lilik has won seven medals (1-2-4) at the European Championships including two silver medals in the C1 team and K1 team events at the 2019 European Championships in Pau, France, two bronze medals in the C1 event in 2018 and 2021 and a gold and two bronze medals at the 2023 European Games in Kraków.
She also achieved success in her junior career, winning a silver medal in the K1 event 2015 Junior World Championships in Foz do Iguaçu.
Her sister Emily Apel is also a slalom canoeist[5] and her father Thomas Apel is a coach of the German national team.[6]
Results
World Cup individual podiums
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Total | |
| C1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| K1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Kayak cross | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| Season | Date | Venue | Position | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 19 June 2021 | Markkleeberg | 3rd | K1 |
| 12 September 2021 | Pau | 3rd | C1 | |
| 2022 | 11 June 2022 | Prague | 2nd | K1 |
| 12 June 2022 | Prague | 2nd | C1 | |
| 26 June 2022 | Tacen | 3rd | C1 | |
| 4 September 2022 | La Seu d'Urgell | 2nd | Kayak cross | |
| 2023 | 2 June 2023 | Augsburg | 1st | K1 |
| 3 June 2023 | Augsburg | 3rd | C1 | |
| 16 June 2023 | Tacen | 1st | C1 | |
| 17 June 2023 | Tacen | 3rd | K1 | |
| 3 September 2023 | La Seu d'Urgell | 1st | Kayak cross |
Complete World Cup results
| Year | Class | WC1 | WC2 | WC3 | WC4 | WC5 | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | C1 | Lee Valley  |
Tacen  |
Prague  |
La Seu  |
Augsburg  12 |
42 | 27th |
| 2017 | C1 | Prague 18 |
Augsburg 42 |
Markkleeberg |
Ivrea  |
La Seu |
27 | 45th |
| 2018 | C1 | Liptovský Mikuláš  48 |
Kraków  |
Augsburg 5 |
Tacen |
La Seu 54 |
48 | 35th |
| K1 | 39 | 2 | 88th | |||||
| C2Mx | 4 | 45 | 16th | |||||
| 2019 | C1 | Lee Valley 21 |
Bratislava 29 |
Tacen |
Markkleeberg 28 |
Prague |
38 | 44th |
| K1 | 12 | 41 | 14 | 62 | 31st | |||
| 2021 | C1 | Prague 9 |
Markkleeberg 10 |
La Seu 24 |
Pau  3 |
187 | 3rd | |
| K1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 190 | 4th |
References
- ↑ "Elena Apel". teamdeutschland.de (in German). Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ↑ "Elena APEL". canoeicf.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- 1 2 "Elena Apel". kanu.de (in German). Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ↑ "Elena APEL (GER) - Categories: K1 C2 C1". canoeslalom.net. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ↑ "Emily APEL (GER) - Category: K1". canoeslalom.net. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ↑ "Thomas Apel". sportscene.tv. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
External links
- Elena Lilik at the International Canoe Federation
- Elena Lilik at the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (in German)
- Elena Lilik at the Deutscher Kanu-Verband (in German)