Elena Lilik

Elena Lilik
Elena Lilik in 2023.
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1998-09-14) 14 September 1998 (age 26)
Weimar, Thuringia, Germany
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
CountryGermany
SportCanoe slalom
EventC1, K1, Kayak cross
ClubKanu Schwaben Augsburg
Coached bySören Kaufmann
Medal record
Women's canoe slalom
Representing  Germany
2024 Paris C1
World Championships
2021 Bratislava C1
2022 Augsburg K1 team
2021 Bratislava K1
2021 Bratislava Kayak cross
2022 Augsburg C1 team
2022 Augsburg K1
European Games
2023 Kraków C1
2023 Kraków C1 team
2023 Kraków K1 team
European Championships
2019 Pau K1 team
2019 Pau C1 team
2018 Prague C1
2021 Ivrea C1
U23 World Championships
2021 Tacen C1
2021 Tacen K1 team
U23 European Championships
2020 Kraków C1
2020 Kraków K1
2020 Kraków C1 team
2020 Kraków K1 team
Junior World Championships
2015 Foz do Iguaçu K1
2015 Foz do Iguaçu K1 team
Junior European Championships
2014 Skopje C1 team

Elena Lilik (née Apel, born 14 September 1998) is a German slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2014. She is from Weimar, Germany but resides in Augsburg, home of the Augsburg Eiskanal.

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 and her father Thomas Apel is a coach of the German national team.

Results

World Cup individual podiums

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

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